Space Science

Echoes of Caves 2012: New Species Brought to Light

By Tereza Pultarova on December 5, 2012

Apart from providing a unique space analogue setting, the Sardinian caves where ESA’s 2012 caving adventure took place, revealed an entirely new... Read more →

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Video: Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM)

By Staff Writers on December 5, 2012

The short video below shows how  samples are delivered and then tested in the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) suite on the Mars Curiosity rover. SAM... Read more →

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NASA Announces Robotic Mars Mission for 2020

By Staff Writers on December 5, 2012

Source: NASA NASA will be building a second rover based on Curiosity to join its predecessor on Mars. They'd better get started, though - the... Read more →

Cyber Security

Epsilon Rocket Data Stolen by Hackers

By Matteo Emanuelli on December 5, 2012

Japan's Epsilon rocket (Credits: JAXA). On Friday November 30th, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced an investigation... Read more →

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Disappointed with Curiosity’s Historic Find? You Shouldn’t Be

By Merryl Azriel on December 4, 2012

The "scoop" locations for soil analyzed by Curiosity (Credits: NASA/JPL/Caltech/MSSS). Ever since a fateful interview on November 20 with the... Read more →

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Meet ISS Expedition 34/35

By Staff Writers on December 4, 2012

On December 19, the next three inhabitants of the International Space Station will take off, joining their predecessors aboard the orbital outpost a... Read more →