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May 02, 2016

Phase two of ExoMars mission delayed to 2020
Paris (AFP) May 2, 2016
The second part of a joint European-Russian mission to probe Mars for traces of life has been delayed two years, with a new launch date set for July 2020, officials said Monday. In the first phase, the European Space Agency (ESA) and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, hoisted in mid-March two probes bound for the Red Planet. The Tracer Gas Orbiter (TGO) will examine Mars' atmosphere, and a lander - dubbed Schiaparelli, after a 19th-century astronomer - will settle on the planet's surface in a ... read more

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Interstellar EmDrive gets boost from new theory of inertia A researcher from the UK has put forward a theory for how the EmDrive, an electromagnetic propulsion drive, might work, a question which has puzzled scientists since Roger Shawyer first designed the ... more		Airbus DS to build STEM centre at its UK Exomars facility Airbus Defence and Space has announced it will build a Pounds 2.5m STEM centre built around its Exomars Rover test facility in Stevenage. The centre aims to attract more than 5,000 students a year ... more		Opportunity robotic arm camera passes diagnostic test Opportunity is exploring 'marathon valley' on the rim of endeavour crater, trying to identify specific outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. The rover has been investigating the surface target, ca ... more
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Hiding in the Sunshine: The Search for Other Earths We humans might not be the only ones to ponder our place in the universe. If intelligent aliens do roam the cosmos, they too might ask a question that has gripped humans for centuries: Are we alone? ... more		On the Road to Finding Other Earths Scientists are getting closer to finding worlds that resemble our own "blue marble" of a planet. NASA's Kepler mission alone has confirmed more than 1,000 planets outside our solar system - a handfu ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Elektra: A New Triple Asteroid Astronomers have discovered a new satellite orbiting the main belt asteroid (130) Elektra - the smallest object visible in this image. The team, led by Bin Yang (ESO, Santiago, Chile), imaged it usi ... more
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