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Why Europe's New Mission to Mars is Such a Big Deal

Posted in Science on 12th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Early next week, the ExoMars mission launches with the goal of discovering signs of life on the Red Planet.

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.

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.

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.

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.