space

Plant life on the international space station is blossoming

Posted in Science on 9th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

What happens if you're removed from that familiar environment and placed into a situation outside your evolutionary experience?

Mike Pence shoots for the Moon (and Mars)

Posted in Science on 8th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

During his appearance, Pence came out strong with some big promises for the U.S. space program, reiterating what weve heard before from the Trump administration.

Japan wants to manned trips to the moon by 2030 with NASAs help

Posted in Science on 4th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

JAXA has ambitious plans to put an astronaut on the moon sometime around 2030, according to new proposals from the space agency.

Chinas moon programme takes a hit due to Long March rocket failure

Posted in Science on 3rd Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

Causes are still being investigated, but the second Long March mishap in two weeks was probably due more to bad luck than incompetence.

Trump signs executive order to reactivate the National Space Council

Posted in Science on 2nd Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

A move thats likely to open the way for space policy changes that have been largely put on hold during the White House transition.