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Satellites detect 'thousands' of new ocean-bottom mountains
Posted in Science on 4th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
It is not every day you can announce the discovery of thousands of new mountains on Earth, but that is what a US-European research team has done.
India's Mars satellite 'Mangalyaan' sends first images
Posted in Science on 25th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
India's space agency has released its first picture of Mars, taken by its satellite which entered orbit around the Red Planet on Wednesday.
NASA chooses Boeing and SpaceX to transport human crew on space missions
Posted in Hardware on 17th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
New contracts worth $6.8 billion for Boeing and SpaceX to build spacecrafts, rockets, and the like for NASAs commercial crew program.
DeOrbiter microsatellite could put wayard satellites back on track
Posted in Science on 3rd Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
Effective Space Solutions says its DeOrbiter microsatellite could also be used to rescue renegade satellites.
Lockheed Martin in space junk deal with Australian firm
Posted in Hardware on 27th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
US defence giant Lockheed Martin has struck a deal with an Australian technology firm to track space debris that can damage satellites.