Extrasolar planets or for short exoplanets have been found in orbit around many different star systems other than ours. Exoplanets are being found all the time but take a look at this database of exoplanets for an idea on their characteristics. An actual image has been shot sometime back of an exoplanet but as you [...]
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Commercial Rocket Falcon 9 Launches from Cape Canaveral into Orbit
Falcon 9 built by SpaceX reached orbit on Friday. This commercial venture is hoped by NASA to replace the government rockets that are presently taking satellites etc into orbit. Commercialisation of space was put forward as a major aim by the United States when president Obama came into power. This is one of those small [...]
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Moving the Earth Out Of the Way of That Big Bad Sun
I have always wanted to fly around in a spaceship seeing lots of lovely stars and planets and other curious beautiful things that exist out there. To stop getting too frustrated, I have looked on the Earth as a sort of spaceship travelling around giving everyone an eye on the universe. This is okay until [...]
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Best Of The Week Podcast – TDRS Data Relay Satellite System
Tracking and data relay satellite system of the TDRS sounds anything but interesting , but it’s one of those normal and secret communication systems. It’s only a 10 minute podcast so give it a go. // Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) Posts
