Stunning Pictures: Earth and Planets as you’ve never seen them
The last few weeks have seen a spate of amazing images – from the outer edges of the solar system to as nearby as Alaska. Each image, while being visually amazing, represents incredible scientific...
View ArticleWhat are the chances of life on Mars – now the Curiosity Rover has landed?
Q: Now that we’ve successfully landed a Rover on Mars does that raise the chances of there being life on Mars, and what are the odds? Asked by Hayley Stevens via Facebook The fact that NASA have...
View ArticleHow will they protect Mars astronauts from harmful cosmic radiation?
For a long-haul manned space mission like a trip to Mars, a serious risk that will be faced by astronauts is the sudden bursts of enhanced radiation associated with ‘space shocks’. Such intense...
View ArticleFlight Mars One is now boarding: will you be waiting at the gates?
It’s 2013, the global temperatures are on the rise, and the world population is steadily growing. Sometimes it can seem that the apocalypse has already begun. But why face up to our problems when we...
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