NASA To Test Inflatable Housing Modules Created By Private Space Travel Research Company Bigelow Aerospace

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2263833/The-inflatable-module-set-International-Space-Station-extra-bedroom-32million-stay-space-hotel-follow.html The orbital balloon: NASA tests blow-up space-craft Inflatable modules hailed as cheaper to launch and transport Can be compressed into a 7ft tube for delivery Module to be tested on board International Space Station Unit could be used for deep space exploration if tested successfully Plans for £32million-a-stay space hotel and a moon base […]

Touchdown! Wild celebrations as one-ton rover lands on Mars after ‘seven minutes of terror’ descent… and it has already beamed back first picture in HD

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2184264/NASA-rover-Curiosity-lands-Mars.html Rover weighing a ton landed at 5.32 GMT (1.32 EDT) Textbook landing saw radical floating ‘sky crane’ used for the first time First pictures reveal mystery gravel on the martian surface Mission will search for the ingredients of life on the red planet’s surface using a scoop to dig into the soil President Obama […]

Cosmic ‘hiccup’ – or something more? Pulsar star changes its beat – leaving astronomers puzzled over space beacon

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2179728/Cosmic-cough–Pulsar-star-changes-beat–leaving-astronomers-puzzled-space-beacon.html Largest ‘glitch’ ever measured in a gamma ray pulsar Mysterious burnt out stars usually emit regular pulses Find could help astronomers understand these mysterious objects By Rob Waugh PUBLISHED: 03:32 EST, 27 July 2012 | UPDATED: 03:32 EST, 27 July 2012 Pulsars are the ‘beacons’ of space – tiny, burnt out stars, which emit […]

In space, nobody likes the ice cream (but astronauts will cook fresh vegetables on Mars): The Nasa scientists preparing food for three-year mission to Red Planet

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2175042/Nasa-scientists-cooking-food-year-Mars-mission.html By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 15:57 EST, 17 July 2012 | UPDATED: 16:23 EST, 17 July 2012 Through a labyrinth of hallways Nasa a group of scientists in white coats are stirring, mixing, measuring, brushing and, most important, tasting the end result of their cooking. Their mission: Build a menu for a planned journey to […]

NASA discovers portals in space between the Earth and the Sun (but don’t book your ticket just yet)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2168938/NASA-discovers-portals-space-Earth-Sun-dont-book-ticket-just-yet.html NASA has turned science fiction into science fact by announcing the discovery of hidden ‘portals’ in Earth’s magnetic field. Called X-points or electron diffusion regions, rather than being intergalactic folds in space leading to different galaxies and planets, these portals aid in the transfer of the magnetic field from the Sun to Earth. Essentially, […]

Europe to build world’s biggest telescope powerful enough to see mountains on planets beyond our solar system

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2158045/Europe-votes-build-worlds-biggest-telescope-explore-distant-rocky-planets-build-Chile-darker.html £872million project will be built on Chilean mountaintop by 2022 By Eddie Wrenn PUBLISHED: 03:52 EST, 12 June 2012 | UPDATED: 08:12 EST, 12 June 2012 A coalition of 15 European countries has announced plans to build the biggest telescope in the world. The mirror inside the telescope will measure 39metres across – four […]