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Astronomers Discover an Earth-like Extra Solar Planet

Dec 16th, 2009 | By Kevin Hayden | Category: - NASA / Space Exploration

Astronomers said Wednesday that they had discovered a planet composed mostly of water. “This probably is not habitable, but it didn’t miss the habitable zone by that much…”

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Superconductor Magnet Spacecraft Heat Shield Being Developed

Nov 26th, 2009 | By Kevin Hayden | Category: - NASA / Space Exploration, - Physics & the Universe

European space agencies are developing a new re-entry heat shield that will use superconductor magnets to generate a magnetic field strong enough to deflect the superhot plasma formed during re-entry of returning spacecraft.

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NASA says Significant Amount of Water on Moon

Nov 13th, 2009 | By Kevin Hayden | Category: - NASA / Space Exploration

A “significant amount” of frozen water has been found on the moon, the US space agency said Friday heralding a giant leap forward in space exploration and boosting hopes of a permanent lunar base.

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