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We’ve Become More Ambitious About Reaching Alpha Centauri – What Changed?

Vasudevan Mukunth 13/04/2016

The real innovation powering the idea of Starshot is...

The bright star on the left, Alpha Centauri, is in fact two stars close together: Alpha Centauri A and B. A much dimmer star, circled in red, is Proxima Centauri and is thought to be orbiting the A/B pair. The bright star on the right is Beta Centauri, considered to be a separate stellar system. Credit: Skatebiker/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Starshot, a Billionaire’s New Mission to Get to Alpha Centauri in 20 Years

Vasudevan Mukunth 13/04/2016

Yuri Milner announced a $100-million grant to find out...

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NASA Operators Manage to Bring K2 Out of Emergency Mode

The Wire Staff 12/04/2016

The reasons for why it happened aren't yet clear...

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Watch: SpaceX Lands Rocket on a Floating Ship

The Wire Staff 11/04/2016

SpaceX landed a rocket on a floating barge and...

A NASA image shows the International Space Station as it flew over Madagascar, showing three of the five spacecraft docked to the station in this photo taken by the Expedition 47 Flight Engineer Tim Peake of ESA on April 6, 2016 and released on April 8, 2016. Credit: REUTERS/Tim Peake/ESA/NASA/Handout via Reuters

SpaceX Rocket Booster Makes Breakthrough Landing at Sea

Irene Klotz 09/04/2016

The successful autonomous touchdown of the booster at sea...

The International Space Station. Credit: NASA

Will ISRO Participate in the International Space Station?

NewSpace India 09/04/2016

If India has to participate meaningfully with the ISS...

NASA's Kepler spacecraft, imaged by an artist. Credit: NASA

Planet-Hunting K2 Spacecraft in Trouble

The Wire Staff 09/04/2016

When K2 was last contacted on April 4, NASA...