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Solar sails to help keep pole-sitting satellites in their place
Posted in Science on 26th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
ESA says that if it proves practical, pole-sitting satellites would allow for constant observation of the high latitudes for climate science and telecommunications.
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Mars Express provides a look at ancient Martian flooding
Posted in Science on 21st Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Fracture-like features are thought to have been caused by the loss of underground ice, as well as the general evaporation of water, which was once highly abundant.
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The Case for an International Moon Base
Posted in Science on 13th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Toward the end of 2015, Russias space program announced plans to begin a series of lunar missions that would culminate in the creation of a manned moon base by 2030.
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First node of Europe's space laser network launches into orbit
Posted in Hardware on 31st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Europe has begun to roll out a data superhighway in orbit. The first node in the network is a telecommunications satellite that was launched from Kazakhstan.
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Fungi survive mars-like conditions on the space station
Posted in Science on 31st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
A study, by ESA, has found that two species of tiny fungi originally from Antarctica have survived living in Mars-like conditions for a period of 18 months.