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Feb 16, 2018

Scientists find nearly 100 new ‘exoplanets’ in hunt for life in space

Posted by in categories: alien life, innovation

Scientists have discovered nearly 100 new ‘exoplanets’ in the search for Earth-like planets that could support life.

It’s a major breakthrough that reveals new planets that range in size from smaller than Earth to celestial bodies even bigger than Jupiter.

The findings were made by a team of international colleagues from the University of Denmark, NASA, the University of Tokyo and others.

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Feb 16, 2018

How the private space industry could take over lower Earth orbit — and make money off it

Posted by in categories: economics, space

What will happen when the International Space Station ends?

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Feb 16, 2018

Amateur Astronauts Flock to The Starfighters as Space Travel Becomes Reality

Posted by in category: space

The Starfighters are lobbying to become the first certified astronaut training fleet endorsed by NASA.

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Feb 16, 2018

Hubble sees Neptune’s mysterious shrinking storm

Posted by in category: space

Three billion miles away on the farthest known major planet in our solar system, an ominous, dark storm — once big enough to stretch across the Atlantic Ocean from Boston to Portugal — is shrinking out of existence as seen in pictures of Neptune taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

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Feb 16, 2018

A Scientific Search For A Ghost (Particle)

Posted by in category: particle physics

Scientists put a lot of effort into uncovering the history of these tiny bits of matter, in the hopes that it will tell us something about the universe, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser.

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Feb 16, 2018

Is Degrowth the Only Way to Save the World?

Posted by in category: futurism

Welcome to the latest gussied up version of Malthusian eco-pessimism!

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Feb 16, 2018

One in four of world’s largest cities under water stress

Posted by in category: futurism

With Cape Town in the news, it’s important to understand many other major cities around the world are also at risk.

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Feb 16, 2018

UAE seeks ‘brilliant minds’ for latest space project

Posted by in category: space

The United Arab Emirates is seeking ideas from around the world that explore the possibilities of space settlement and habitation.

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Feb 16, 2018

Dubai space center is joining the race to Mars

Posted by in category: satellites

The United Arab Emirates plans to launch a satellite this year, send a probe to Mars by 2021 and put people on the planet by 2117.

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Feb 16, 2018

Physics Creates New Form Of Light

Posted by in category: physics

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