space

NASA asteroid probe may find clues to origins of life on Earth

Posted in Science on 11th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

Water ice and organic materials, which are key compounds that may have made Earth habitable or even given life its start.

NASA Just Successfully Launched a Spacecraft to an Asteroid

Posted in Science on 9th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

The first step in a seven-year journey that will eventually bring us back several spoonfuls worth of dirt from an asteroid.

Planet smash-up 'brought carbon to Earth'

Posted in Science on 7th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

Much of Earth's life-giving carbon could have been delivered in a planetary collision about 4.4 billion years ago, a theory suggests.

The 'impossible' EM Drive is to be tested in space

Posted in Science on 7th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

Scientists will finally figure out if it really is possible for a rocket engine to generate thrust without any kind of exhaust or propellant.

SpaceX says it can continue launching rockets from two other launch pads

Posted in Hardware on 5th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

SpaceX says it can continue launching vehicles from its two other launch sites, one in California and another one in Cape Canaveral.