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ESA gives Schiaparelli probe final commands ahead of Mars landing
Posted in Science on 10th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
With arrival at Mars set for October 19, ESA mission control is busy making last minute adjustments for the Exomars 2016 mission.
Most stars and planets are outside systems and galaxies
Posted in Featured, Science on 9th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
As many as half of all stars in the universe lie in the vast gulfs of space between galaxies.
WFIRST space telescope will use Gravitational microlensing to survey exoplanets
Posted in Science on 9th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
This will lead to a statistical census of exoplanets with masses greater than a tenth of the Earth's mass.
China's private space industry prepares to compete with SpaceX and Blue Origin
Posted in Hardware on 8th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
A new generation of Chinese commercial and tourist space endeavors are looking to compete as well.
Boeing CEO Vows to Beat SpaceX and Elon Musk to Mars
Posted in Hardware on 5th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
'Im convinced the first person to step foot on Mars will arrive there riding a Boeing rocket,'