NASA and MIT have proven laser technology to achieve 622 Mbps download and 19 Mbps upload broadband internet speeds from the Earth to the moon and back. The technology allows…
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A video clip released by J.J. Abrams in Abu Dhabi for a chance to appear in Star Wars Episode VII shows a new creature hobbling along to great excitement for…
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Space X’s Dragon capsule safely returns to Earth
by editorby editorThe Dragon Capsule by Elon Musk’s Space X has splashed down as scheduled in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday afternoon. It was the 3rd of 12 cargo resupply missions from…
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First plant growing experiment on next Mars rover
by editorby editorThe first seeds send from Earth to grow on Mars will be sent inside a tiny green house cube aboard the next Mars rover. NASA will be sending up this…
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Japanese soft drink Pocari Sweat on the moon
by editorby editorJapanese soft drink giant Otsuka is sending a 1 kg titanium canister of its popular Pokari Sweat drink to the moon. The international promotion will be transported aboard the Falcon…
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An exo-planet with an 80,000 year orbit from its star has been discovered by astronomers at the University of Montreal, Canada. Orbiting the GU Psc star in the Pisces constellation,…
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Time to look up in a clear night sky, end of May! Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will all line up across the sky for a celestial treat starting May…
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NASA has quietly announced plans to land an astronaut on an asteroid and bring back samples in the 2020s. A replica of the Orion spacecraft that will transport the astronauts…
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At 110 light years away in the constellation Hercules, a sun-star 15% larger than our own and of the same chemical composition has been confirmed and announced in the June…
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NASA has released a new HD video of earth taken from space on the International Space Station! Check out the link to watch a 29 second video clip: http://news.yahoo.com/video/international-space-station-captures-hd-172805343.html
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The Netherlands-based Mars One space colony project has narrowed its astronaut candidates down to 705 on Monday May 5th. The plan to land the first permanent human colony on Mars…
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We’ve seen it in sci-fi movies since the genre began: scientists growing their own food and greens on space ships of one form or another. Now it’s become a reality…
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Boeing unveils 10 seater commercial spacecraft cabin
by editorby editorNot to be outdone by Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic or Elon Musk’s Space X, Boeing has unveil a 10 seater commercial spaceship cabin to be ready for flight by 2016!…
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Exciting times indeed! Space scientists have now added the Jovian moon Ganamede to a growing list of inner solar system celestial bodies that may harbor sub-surface liquid water. It now…
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Liquid water definitively confirmed on dwarf planet Ceres in our solar system. http://news.yahoo.com/telescope-spies-water-plumes-dwarf-planet-ceres-180733425.html (quoted January 23rd, 2014)
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The next generation space suit for NASA astronauts has been announced after an online poll! http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/03/nasa-z-2-spacesuit/
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And yet another exciting advancement in the search for biological life in other areas of our solar system. The NASA Cassini spacecraft has confirmed that Saturn’s moon Enceladus has a…