space

Aging Stars Can Make New Habitable Zones For Planets

Posted in Science on 29th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

Scientists searching for life in the universe now have a new target: the once-icy worlds orbiting red giants.

SpaceX launches satellite and makes an ocean landing

Posted in Hardware on 28th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

SpaceX has for the fourth time landed the Falcon 9s first stage after a challenging orbital launch. Its the third time that they landed a rocket on a moving robotic barge at sea.

Mars Used To Look More White Than Red

Posted in Science on 27th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

The first concrete evidence that Mars has just exited an extreme ice age, one so intense it would have put Earth's recent frosty foray to shame.

Flexi-space room expansion suspended

Posted in Science on 27th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

The deployment of a new, expandable "room" on the International Space Station was suspended on Thursday when it failed to open up as expected.

July SpaceX launch will carry private entrance to space station

Posted in Science on 25th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

SpaceX and Boeing are competing to become the first private company to shuttle astronauts to the International Space Station in 2017 (or 2018).