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Scientists Develop Nano-suit to Enhance Survival in Vacuum

By Siddharth Raval on April 19, 2013

Mosquito larva wiggles in a scanning electron microscope vacuum (Credits: Yasuharu Takaku et al). Scientists have developed a thin polymer... Read more →

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Conference Tackles Rising Concerns About Planetary Defense

By Matteo Emanuelli on April 19, 2013

A session of PDC2013 took place at Meteor Crater in Arizona, on April 17 (Credits: NASA EDGE) Scientists, engineers, and policymakers gathered to... Read more →

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How to Target an Asteroid

By Staff Writers on April 18, 2013

Credits: NASA This spectacular image of comet Tempel 1 was taken 67 seconds after it obliterated Deep Impact's impactor spacecraft (Credits:... Read more →

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PulCheR – BioInspired Propulsion System by Italian Firm Alta

By Siddharth Raval on April 18, 2013

PulCheR Artwork, Credits: Alta Nature has inspired thousands of human inventions and discoveries, and now one more nature inspired innovation is... Read more →

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Antares Launch Postponed Due to Support Equipment Mishap

By Matteo Emanuelli on April 18, 2013

Antares' second stage Umbilical Interface. The power line detached, probably because of high winds (Credits: NASA TV / Spaceflight 101). The... Read more →

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Chinese FAST Telescope to Surpass Arecibo

By Staff Writers on April 17, 2013

When it comes to understand what's going on in deep space, whether asteroids and Kuiper belt objects or pulsars and galaxies, it's all about size.... Read more →