[ad_1] NASA's Kepler Planet Hunting Telescope is "close to death," it has been revealed. Earlier this week, NASA's Kepler team received an indication that the spacecraft's fuel tank was running very low. …
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[ad_1] A Russian robotic spacecraft broke the record of the time needed to reach the International Space Station (ISS), managing the feat in just three hours and 40 minutes. The Cargo Progress …
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[ad_1] March being the subject of so much exciting space research in recent times, scientists have to scramble to get their hands on some of those dusty red rocks that until now …
Read More »Scientists discover the world's oldest color – bright pink | Science
[ad_1] Scientists have discovered what they say are the world's oldest colors – and they are bright pink. The pigments were discovered after researchers crushed 1.1bn rocks found in a marine shale …
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[ad_1] ExoMars orbiter from ESA, which will serve as a relay satellite for the Sample Return mission. Photo credit: ESA T The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded contracts for technological projects to …
Read More »A 17-year-old girl prepares to be the first human on Mars
[ad_1] by Caroline Patrickis / ABC7 The 17-year-old girl is training to take part in NASA's first trip to the Red Planet, where she will spend two to three years. (Photo: NASA …
Read More »Airbus Mars rover will send samples to Earth
[ad_1] The UK has announced a new agreement with Airbus that will make it develop a special Mars vehicle for the European Space Agency (ESA). Unlike the two NASA rovers currently operating …
Read More »To find life on Mars, we will need new orbiters, more advanced robots and humans
[ad_1] This is a constant cycle. NASA publishes a press release announcing the publication of news on Mars at a press conference. Then the final announcement is enticing – but far from …
Read More »Meteorite hunters find remnants of Botswana's fireball last month
[ad_1] Piece of Meteorite Photo: PETER JENNISKENS Last month, a fireball illuminated the sky over Botswana just hours after scientists first spotted the rock that was heading for the Earth. Researchers from …
Read More »Russia Launches Progress Supply Vessel for the Fastest Trip Ever to the International Space Station
[ad_1] Last An unloaded Russian supply vessel of 2.8 tons of supplies and equipment took off from Kazakhstan and was put into orbit on Monday almost at the same time the International …
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