First Flight on Another Planet!
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The Mars Helicopter aims to make the first powered flight on another planet when it takes off on Mars as part of the Mars 2020 mission.
Our Best View Of Bacteria Is...From Space?!
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Observing the effects of microbes using satellites can give us all sorts of useful information about life on Earth ... and other planets too.
Can We Turn Earth Into a Spaceship?
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World ending disasters are common place in science fiction, and usually an inventive plan is required to save the day.
Where does NASA keep the Moon Rocks?
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A HUGE thank you to Andrea Mosie - Lab Manager
What Can The Most Powerful Satellites Really Do?
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How powerful are satellites up in space right now? What can they do to help us on Earth?
The Most Dangerous Stuff in the Universe
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Inside neutron stars we can find the weirdest and most dangerous substance in the universe: Strange matter. What is strange matter, how dangerous is it and what can it tell us about the origin of the universe?
Under the Dark Skies
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National Geographic partnered with the International Dark-Sky Association to provide families with a true ‘dark sky’ observatory experience, free from the artificial light prevalent in city and suburban communities.
How Captain Marvel Survives in Space
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Carol Danvers received a plethora of powers when she hybridized with the Kree space aliens, but her most extraordinary is the ability to survive in space.
Three ways the universe could end
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Our universe started with the Big Bang, but how will it end? Explore cosmologists’ three possible scenarios: the Big Crunch, the Big Freeze and the Big Rip.
Building a Marsbase is a Horrible Idea: Let’s do it!
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Humans love to explore. Strangely enough even horrible places – like Mars. Let’s see how building a Mars base could work and how insanely nerve-wracking exactly it would be.
Uranus 101 | National Geographic
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Uranus is a planet beyond convention. Find out why it boasts the coldest temperatures in the solar system, what phenomena caused the unique tilt of its axis, and the curious origin of the planet's name.
Spinning Black Holes
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A pulsing black hole in the centre of a distant galaxy sheds light on black hole and galaxy formation. How fast are black holes rotating and how does that rotation change over its life-span?
Aliens under the Ice – Life on Rogue Planets
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Out in the vast coldness of outer space, there are planets that travel alone through darkness without the boundaries of a system. Here’s how this can happen – and why these frozen deserts might secretly harbor alien life.
End of Space – Creating a Prison for Humanity
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Space travel is the most exciting adventure for humanity, but in an irony of history we may stop ourselves from going into space the more we do it.
Five Firsts for Mars InSight
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Mars InSight will be the first to detect seismic activity on Mars’ surface, first to measure rate of heat transmitted from interior, first to dig nearly 5m down, first to measure magnetic fields on Mars’ surface, and first to use a robotic arm to place instruments on the surface of Mars (assuming it lands of course…)
What’s the smallest thing in the universe?
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If you were to take a coffee cup, and break it in half, then in half again, and keep carrying on, where would you end up?
ZERO-G Challenges of a Trip to Mars!
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When I got offered the chance to fly in another #zeroG plane, I jumped at the chance.