NASA has announced the landing site for its Mars 2020 rover, which is due to touch down in February 2021 in […]
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Building blocks for life found on Mars – In the News
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence that Mars could have supported ancient life, and they say their findings show […]
Continue readingCassini’s grand Saturn finale – Expert Reaction
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has begun its 142-day death spiral inside Saturn’s rings, passing through them 22 times over the coming […]
Continue readingNASA super balloon lifts off – In the News
NASA’s Super Pressure Balloon has once again taken flight from Wanaka on a mission planned to run for 100 days […]
Continue readingEffects of Kaikoura quake evident – In the News
Three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the South Island, isolating the coastal town of Kaikoura and shutting buildings […]
Continue readingAntarctic glaciers in hot water – Expert Reaction
Hundreds of metres of solid ice were lost from West Antarctica’s glaciers between 2002 and 2009, according to a US-led […]
Continue readingJuno spacecraft reaches Jupiter – In the news
After five years travelling across the solar system, the NASA spacecraft Juno has begun its final descent into orbit around […]
Continue readingHottest year on record – Expert reaction
Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest on record, according to independent analyses by NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
Continue reading2015 Hottest year on record – NASA, NOAA
Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA […]
Continue readingEvidence of liquid water on Mars – Expert reaction
Scientists have found evidence that liquid water is currently present on Mars – but does this mean that there might […]
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