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NASA may not build a moon base

Boo! NASA are likely to abandon their plans to build an outpost on the moon. The GFC is shattering dreams. Space dreams.

Spirit: the little Mars rover that could

NASA’s Mars rover, Spirit, is ailing. But he’s already done much more than expected, all with a broken sixth wheel (which actually helped dig below Mars’ surface).

Scientists shoot for the far-flung stars

A small group of scientists are attempting to use the sun’s light to power a spacecraft far enough to explore deep into outer space.

NASA: spotless sun cannot reverse climate change

So much for any hopes of a mini ice age or global warming reprieve courtesy of a natural cycle, writes Ben Sandilands.

Crikey Clarifier: When satellites collide

Is the menace of space junk out of control? Ben Sandilands has the answers.

NASA chief climate scientist’s letter to Rudd: Stop building coal-fired plants

On the 27 March, 2008, Professor James Hansen, NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Science chief climate scientist and arguably one of the world’s most eminent authorities on climate change, sent a letter to Kevin Rudd, writes Andrew Glikson.