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Japanese firm wants to transform the Moon into a giant solar power plant

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Shimizu Corporation, a Japanese construction firm, has recently proposed a plan to harness solar energy on a larger scale than almost any previously proposed concept. Their ambitious plan ...

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created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (51) | comments 96 | with audio podcast weblog




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Nasa receives widespread concepts for future Mars missions

NASA's call to scientists and engineers to help plan a new strategy to explore Mars has resulted in almost double the amount of expected submissions with unique and bold ideas.

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created May 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Scotland passes turbine test to harness tidal power

(Phys.org) -- An underwater turbine being used for harnessing tidal power to generate electricity for homes and businesses has successfully completed its testing period in the island of Eday, one of Orkney’s ...

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created May 20, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 41 | with audio podcast report

Lunar boom: Why we'll soon be mining the moon

As history has repeatedly shown, where there are valuable minerals to be unearthed, adventurous humans will arrive in droves – even if it means battling extreme conditions and risking life and limb.

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created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 4

Amateur astronomers to 'Target Asteroids!'

(Phys.org) -- Researchers on NASA's robotic asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, are turning to amateur astronomers for new data on near-Earth asteroids in a citizen science observing campaign called ...

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created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NASA seeks new ideas for Mars missions

The US space agency said Friday it is seeking fresh ideas for robotic missions to explore Mars, after budget cuts nixed a planned partnership with the European space agency.

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created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

NASA pinning down 'here' better than ever

Before our Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation devices can tell us where we are, the satellites that make up the GPS need to know exactly where they are. For that, they rely on a network of sites that ...

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created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's LAMP reveals lunar surface features

New maps produced by the Lyman Alpha Mapping Project aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal features at the Moon's northern and southern poles in regions that lie in perpetual darkness. LAMP, developed ...

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created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

ASU cosmologist suggests studying moon for alien artifacts

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you were part of a team sent to explore an unknown planet; and that planet had a natural orbiting moon, wouldn’t it make sense to use that moon as a base camp or remote observation ...

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created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (36) | comments 163 | with audio podcast weblog

Shooting for the moon -- to mine it

Most people don't take it literally when they're told to shoot for the moon - but thinking small isn't Naveen Jain's way. The 52-year-old Internet entrepreneur is a co-founder of Moon Express Inc., one of ...

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created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 20

The Misplaced Stuff: NASA loses moon, space rocks

Astronauts may have had the `right stuff' to go to the moon, but when it comes to keeping track of what they brought back, NASA seems to have misplaced some of that stuff.

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 13


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