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NASA DART craft punches an asteroid in the face
NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully slammed into a distant asteroid in the world’s first test of a planetary defense system to deflect a doomsday meteorite. Read more…
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NASA launches first commercial space launch from Australia
NASA launched a rocket from the remote wilderness of northern Australia on Sunday evening, the first commercial space launch in Australia. Read more…
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Airtel looks to strengthen digital business, eyes talent from Silicon Valley
Airtel is hiring people from Silicon Valley, engineering colleges and even NASA to bolster its digital services business to take on rivals. Read more…
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Voyager 1 is 43 years old, 22 billion km away and can still phone home
Voyager 1 is about to have its 45th birthday. It was launched in 1977 and we should celebrate an extraordinary achievement. Read more…
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Mars is becoming the centre of attention but what are we hoping for?
This month three missions to Mars will arrive around or on the red planet. This will add to the resources currently observing the planet. Read more…
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Water, water everywhere, on the moon, but is there a drop to drink?
The moon lacks bodies of liquid water that are a hallmark of Earth but scientists say lunar water is more widespread than previously known. Read more…
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NASA probe poised to snatch ‘pristine rock’ samples from orbiting asteroid
A NASA probe orbiting an asteroid 100 million miles from Earth will make a perilous attempt to snatch a handful of pristine asteroid rocks. Read more…
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Nokia to build 4G/LTE network on the moon, some still waiting on Earth!
Nokia has been selected by NASA to build the first cellular network on the moon. I’m struggling to get a phone signal at home on planet Earth Read more…
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Is Life on Mars in the foreseeable future?
There is a lot of speculation about Mars at the moment. Elon Musk wants to take us there, NASA wants to bring back some soil from Mars. Read more…
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NASA showcases first all-electric experimental aircraft
NASA has showcased an early version of its first all-electric experimental aircraft, the X-57 “Maxwell”. Read more…
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Move to send robots to the moon to deploy telescopes
A NASA-funded lab in Colorado aims to send robots there to deploy telescopes that will look far into our galaxy, remotely operated by orbiting astronauts. Read more…
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Fancy a getaway in space? It’s a steal at $35K a night.
NASA will allow private citizens to stay at the International Space Station (ISS) for a month-long getaway at a cost of about $35,000 per night. Read more…
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Friday Futures: shape shifting, see the speed of light, Sci-Fi
A team from NASA and MIT has created a new type of airplane wing — and it could make air travel far more efficient. Read more…
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Friday Futures: NASA goes interstellar, VC hotness and reading memories
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: NASA’s interstellar adventure; Elon Musk says he is sending his roadster into space; where VC money Read more…
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Uber is working with NASA on flying taxi management software
LISBON (Reuters) – Uber is taking part in a joint industry and government push with NASA to develop software which the company aims to use to manage “flying taxi” routes that could work like ride-hailing Read more…