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Project Icarus: The Interstellar Communication Problem
How will starships transmit signals through the light-years between the stars?
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Has NASA Scuppered Europe-led ExoMars Mission?
NASA's concerns for the future financial landscape may end Europe's Martian dreams.
3 Questions: Exoplanets [VIDEO]
What does it take to find a planet 63 light years from Earth?
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Programming Error Doomed Russian Mars Probe
Posted by Irene Klotz 1 HOUR AGO | 0
A computer programming error doomed Russia's Phobos-Grunt Mars spacecraft, a government board investigating the accident has determined. Read more
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Today in History: Shepherd Golfs on the Moon
Posted by Jennifer Ouellette 8 HOURS AGO | 0
Tiger Woods may rule the golf course here on Earth, but when it comes to extraterrestrial golfing, Alan Shepard reigns supreme. Read more
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Project Icarus: The Interstellar Communication Problem
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Guest contributor Pat Galea discusses how a starship may transmit signals across the light-years between the stars. Read more
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Project Icarus: Reaching for Interstellar Space
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What would a mission to the stars look like? Read more
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Martian 'Avalanche' Caught on Camera: Big Pic
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Thawing ice on Martian polar cliffs can create avalanches of frost... and the HiRISE camera catches one in action! Read more
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Has NASA Scuppered Europe-led ExoMars Mission?
Posted by Ian O'Neill 15 HOURS AGO | 0
NASA's concerns for the future financial landscape may end Europe's Martian dreams. Read more
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Watching a Moonset... from Space: Video
Posted Sun Feb 5, 2012 04:59 PM ET | 0
Expedition 30 astronauts recorded a dramatic time-lapse of the Moon as it set behind Earth's atmosphere. Read more
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A Portrait of Saturn's Hazy Moon Titan: Big Pic
Posted Sat Feb 4, 2012 05:04 PM ET | 0
On Jan. 30, the Cassini spacecraft executed a flyby maneuver of Saturn's biggest moon. This was the view from 20,000 miles away. Read more
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Iran Launches Another Satellite
Posted Fri Feb 3, 2012 12:22 PM ET | 0
The Navid observation satellite is expected to stay in orbit for 18-months, heightening tensions with western countries. Read more
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A Sublime Springtime for Martian Dunes: Big Pic
Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 06:45 PM ET | 0
When northern spring warms subsurface ice on Mars, dry ice eruptions paint the red dunes black. Read more
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Is That a Crashed Flying Saucer on the Seabed?
Posted by Ray Villard Thu Feb 2, 2012 03:24 PM ET | 0
Linking a murky unknown circular artifact on the ocean floor to alien visitors is leap of faith wider than jumping the Grand Canyon. Read more
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New Alien Planet Ripe for Life?
Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Feb 2, 2012 11:16 AM ET | 0
A potentially habitable alien planet that orbits a triple-star system is perfectly positioned for liquid water -- and possibly life. Read more
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Space: Massive Northern and Southern Lights Explained [VIDEO]
Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 03:00 AM ET | 0
Thanks to the largest solar radiation storm since 2003, beautiful aurorae have been popping up across the globe. Martin Berman talks to Discovery News Space Producer Ian O'Neill to understand how the aurora borealis and australis are created. Watch video
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SpaceX Test Fires Awesome New Rocket
Posted by Ian O'Neill Thu Feb 2, 2012 01:58 AM ET | 0
The private spaceflight company has test fired a new rocket that will be used to rescue launching astronauts during an emergency and propulsively land on planetary bodies. Read more
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We're Living in a Space Cloud
Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Feb 1, 2012 02:14 PM ET | 0
Our solar system is traveling slowly through an interstellar cloud of gases. Read more
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