The most incredible selfie from space
AN ocean of troubles beset them. The tide of time was against them. But persistence has prevailed — and a light sail has unfurled — opening up new possibilities in space travel.
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Robo-apocalypse? Nope, nope, nope
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Who will win the robo-olympiad?
WE’VE created them. They’re evolving. Do they have a plan? The world’s best robots have been assembled by the US military — for an olympiad of physical and intellectual challenges.
Intimate brush with a naked alien landscape
THIS heavenly body’s beauty is incredible — in a stark, primordial kind of way. The eerie landscape of Comet 67P is unlike anything we’ve seen before.
Treasures of Xanadu uncovered
XANADU: It’s a name up there with Atlantis when it comes to exotic, mystic cities. But we know where this one is — and now it’s being excavated.
Death star fires planet-killing beam
THIS death star is fully armed and operational: The Hubble telescope has just spotted its planet-killing beam in action. Is it really moving much faster than the speed of light?
How this satellite came back from the dead
AFTER eight days in the dark, a privately funded solar sail satellite has rebooted itself and sent reassuring messages to Earth.
Staring through Medusa’s veils
BEWARE the gaze of Medusa: Her beauty may be extraordinary, but hidden behind the diaphanous veils is a story of dreadful destruction.
Lost temple emerges from quarry
ARCHAEOLOGISTS knew the 3300 year-old temple existed: It was marked on an old map. But where? Finally, they’ve found it — at the bottom of an enormous quarry.
Sailing into space on a sunbeam
COULD travelling to nearby stars be as simple as hoisting a sail? An experimental spacecraft is about to find out.
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