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Mars Curiosity rover to continue roving after technical glitchguardian.co.uk - Ian Sample, science correspondent Nasa engineers have overcome a computer glitch that shut down the space agency's car-sized Mars rover, Curiosity, earlier this week. The $2.5bn rover …
High-resolution Nasa images show magnetic braids of the sun - videoguardian.co.uk - Source: NASA Nasa images of the sun's outer atmosphere, the highest resolution pictures ever achieved. The agency launched the High Resolution Coronal Imager, or …
World's most powerful telescopes begin observation – videoguardian.co.uk - Source: ITN An £870m observatory has begun operating in a Chilean desert. The Alma group of telescopes can delve deeper into space than ever before and study …
Russia considers nuclear explosives to combat meteorites - videoguardian.co.uk - Source: Reuters Russia is considering proposals to establish nuclear explosives in space to combat meteorites. Scientists are assessing the possibility of such a …
White House Death Star petition is a no-goguardian.co.uk - Conal Urquhart and agencies The US government has rejected a petition urging it to build a "Death Star", claiming it was too expensive, conceptually flawed and did not fit in …
Pluto's moons campaign backed by Star Trek's William Shatner - videoguardian.co.uk - Source: ITN An online poll to decide a name for a pair of Pluto's newly discovered moons is taking place in the US. Star Trek actor William Shatner, along with …
Every meteorite fall on earth mappedguardian.co.uk - Simon Rogers Or at least those we know about. And where are the known meteorite landing places on earth? These impact zones show where scientists have found …
Kepler satellite: astronomers may have discovered 461 new planetsguardian.co.uk - Alok Jha and agencies Astronomers have found possible evidence for 461 new planets outside our solar system, using measurements from Nasa's planet-hunting satellite, …
Iran launches a monkey into space – and fires warning about its ambitionsguardian.co.uk - Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran joined the international dash for space in earnest on Monday when it claimed to have successfully launched a live monkey into space in an …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo How big is the universe … compared with a grain of sand? - videoguardian.co.uk - Source: Glasshead/Newton 'You'll never get your head around how big the universe is,' warns astronomer Pete Edwards of the University of Durham in this film about measuring …
Nasa Curiosity rover tests suggest life may have existed on Marsguardian.co.uk - Ian Sample, science correspondent An ancient network of rivers on Mars once made parts of the planet habitable for microbial life, according to the latest analysis from Nasa's …
Animal astronauts: the unsung heroes of space explorationguardian.co.uk - Katie Davies From intrepid turtles to pioneering jellyfish, a host of animals have made their mark as the unsung heroes of space exploration. Early animal …
