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So where are the extraterrestrial beings?
Not so very long ago, astronomers were theorising about life on practically every planet in the solar system whereas today the Earth is sometimes envisaged as the only haven for living beings... have the extraterrestrial beings disappeared in-between times?
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The rapid growth of New Space
For several years, entrepreneurs have been aspiring to develop a new approach to the space industry and targeting a reduction in launch costs. Is the private sector going to revolutionise human space flight?
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Avatar’s Venture Star
The spaceship from James Cameron’s film is far less fanciful than it appears and even plausibly deals with several problems posed by interstellar travel.
Send the ISS your Christmas greetings
As the Christmas and New Year festivities draw near, NASA is suggesting that Internet users “send” Christmas cards to the crew in the International Space Station. On this dedicated website, you only have a choice of 4 cards but you can write whatever you like on the other side.
Published on 18 December 2009
