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Kepler exoplanet tally passes 1,000
Posted in Science on 11th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
NASA's Kepler space telescope's count of exoplanets has passed the magic 1,000 mark, including eight new "habitable" planets and 544 candidate planets.
Sandstone structures on Mars look much like structures created by microbes on Earth
Posted in Science on 8th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
The early history of Mars seems to have been very similar to that of Earth, especially with respect to the ancient hydrosphere.
'Alien Earth' is among eight new far-off planets
Posted in Science on 7th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
One of eight new planets spied in distant solar systems has usurped the title of 'most Earth-like alien world', astronomers have said.
Growing greens on the Red Planet
Posted in Science on 4th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
When the first living visitor from Earth lands on Mars we might well expect it to be a man or a woman, but if students have their way, it could be one small step for a lettuce.
NASA to hack the Mars rover Opportunity in order to fix 'amnesia' fault
Posted in Hardware on 1st Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Opportunity, which has been exploring Mars for more than 10 years, is suffering from memory problems.