The third and final shuttle mission of the year 2006 is on its way, every mission depends on the success of its predecessor, we're just another mission in a line of assembly, as important as the previous ones and as important as the ones of the...
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The catalogue of extrasolar planets is growing continuously, containing more than 200 objects, and the detection of these exoplanets has almost become a routine. However, what are the characteristics of the stellar hosts, how can we explain the...
It was long ago when the life sprout on Earth, we all know that but now the scientists know when exactly it happened. It was the stellar baby boom period of the Milky Way that sparked a flowering and crashing of life here on Earth.
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Ground based gamma-ray telescopes are providing key observations to explore the non-thermal universe. The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) is observing mainly the southern sky from Namibia at very high energies (VHE) of 100 GeV and...
Robots has long been a part of science fiction but it was only when back in 1981 Canada volunteered to build a robotic arm that would serve as a workhorse, and help astronauts with challenging and risky tasks in space. It was a dramatic moment that.
NASA is testing various Robots that will participate in NASA's Lunar Mission. The testing is being carried in Arizona's famous Meteor Crater. During the two-week campaign conducted by NASA's Desert Research and Technology Studies Team the Robots...
When your home is an aluminum spacecraft in Earth orbit - hundreds of miles from the nearest fire station - saturating a potential fire early and fast can be a lifesaver.
What if the International Space Station (ISS) catches fire, surely the...
years of debate NASA has finally come up with what I should call inconsiderate answer to the serious problem of how to dump the trash in the outer space. NASA has a reputation for ingraining responsible waste management into its astronauts and...
Galileo Galilei was used to to surprising discoveries. Using his primordial telescope, he had found new worlds orbiting Jupiter, watched planet-sized spots crossing the Sun, and explored craters on the Moon. But when Galileo turned his telescope...
It was a usual agenda for a spacewalk on Wednesday. Attach a space station antenna and install a proton detector to monitor solar eruptions. But first, a little bit of golf. But why Golf in the space, that's because Element 21 golf Co. have paid an...
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