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Robotic bees could take the sting out of Colony Collapse Disorder

Posted in Science on 10th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

Native honeybees, one of the most prolific pollinators in the animal kingdom, are dying off at an unprecedented rate from Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)

SpaceX to launch US spaceplane next week

Posted in Science on 2nd Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

SpaceX has recently moved from civilian launches to include military contracts in its portfolio.

Spacex Falcon 9 Block 5 targets 24 hour turnaround, no refurbishment reuse and relaunch a dozen times

Posted in Business on 30th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

The Falcon 9 Block 5 is expected to be far more reusable than the Block 3. Shotwell said a Block 5 booster could relaunch 'a dozen or so times.'

SpaceX successfully launches its 12th Falcon 9 rocket of 2017

Posted in Business on 25th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

Twelve launches in one year puts SpaceX ahead of its closes competitor in 2017, the Russian state space agency.

Astrophysicists predict Earth-like planet 16 light years away

Posted in Science on 18th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

The team investigated the star system Gliese 832 for additional exoplanets residing between the two currently known alien worlds in this system.