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Water Ice Found On Dwarf Planet Ceres, Hidden in Permanent Shadow
Posted in Science on 16th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
Just like the moon and Mercury, Ceres has cold pockets of perpetual darkness on its surface where researchers have now detected ice.
Curiosity Delivers New Evidence That Life Could Have Thrived on Mars
Posted in Science on 15th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
Evidence of chemical complexity suggests that Mars had a long history with water, improving the chances that life existed on the planet.
Japanese cargo ship en route to space station
Posted in Science on 11th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
It's bringing six new lithium-ion batteries, which will replace the old nickel-hydrogen batteries used to store energy from the station's solar arrays.
Japan tests innovative magnetic tether for slowing space junk
Posted in Science on 10th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
Japan has launched a cargo ship which will use a half mile- (700m)-long tether to remove some of the vast amount of debris from Earth's orbit.
Moon Express targets trips to the moon at $10,000 per person by 2026
Posted in Business on 5th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
If all goes well in the space tourism economy, tourists will be able to book a flight to the moon within the next decade.