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Google said to be in talks to invest in SpaceX at $10B valuation

Posted in Hardware on 20th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller

SpaceX has gone where most startups never have: to space. And it looks like Google may well want in on the excitement.

Musk spills details on SpaceX's internet venture

Posted in Hardware on 17th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller

Musk doesn't only plan to bring the whole world online using a fleet of low-cost communication satellites, he also wants to use the same infrastructure to provide internet on Mars.

GPS to Track Ice Migration in Real Time

Posted in Science on 1st Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller

Antarctica's melting ice sheets have been a major contributor to global sea level increases over the last decade, and the losses are expected to accelerate.

Invisible Shield Around the Earth Protects from 'Killer Electrons'

Posted in Science on 29th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

An invisible shield hovering 7,200 miles above our atmosphere is protecting Earth from "killer electrons" with the power to harm astronauts and fry satellites.

A new gravity map from the Goce satellite traces ocean circulation

Posted in Science on 25th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists have produced what they say is the most accurate space view yet of global ocean currents and the speed at which they move.