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Satellite swarms could increase space junk risk by 50 per cent

Posted in Science on 20th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

Swarms of cheap CubeSats are currently being planned by companies who want to bring wireless internet access to every corner of the globe.

Mars colony could 3D-print stuff from Red Planet dust

Posted in Science on 20th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

A technique could allow the first humans on Mars to 3D print everything from tools to temporary housing out of a tough rubber-like material using only Martian dust.

Researchers Are Preparing to Geoengineer the Atmosphere

Posted in Science on 19th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists will disperse aerosols into the stratosphere in initial tests of a controversial technique for blocking incoming solar radiation.

NASA Scientists Find That a Dynamo at The Lunar Core May Have Formed a Magnetic Field

Posted in Science on 16th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

New research that shows heat from crystallization of the lunar core may have driven its now-defunct magnetic field some 3 billion years ago.

Saturn moon may be 'able to support life'

Posted in Science on 15th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

Saturn's ice-crusted moon Enceladus may now be the single best place to go to look for life beyond Earth.