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Nasa finally retrieves its balloon from Antarctica after a year of blizzards

Nasa finally retrieves its balloon from Antarctica after a year of blizzards

A helium balloon the size of a football pitch was airborne around the continent of Antarctica for 12 days in 2016, but it took Nasa a whole year of waiting for the weather to be safe enough to go and pick it up. The scientists have now collected the expensive telescope the balloon carried to observe the Sun. Feb 24, 2017
Nasa finally retrieves its balloon from Antarctica after a year of blizzards

Nasa finally retrieves its balloon from Antarctica after a year of blizzards

A helium balloon the size of a football pitch was airborne around the continent of Antarctica for 12 days in 2016, but it took Nasa a whole year of waiting for the weather to be safe enough to go and pick it up. The scientists have now collected the expensive telescope the balloon carried to observe the Sun. Feb 24, 2017
What is needed for life on another planet?

What is needed for life on another planet?

Dr Robert Massey, Deputy Executive Director at the Royal Astronomical Society, tells IBTimes UK some of the most important things that a planet would need to have if it was to sustain life forms. Feb 23, 2017
What is needed for life on another planet?

What is needed for life on another planet?

Dr Robert Massey, Deputy Executive Director at the Royal Astronomical Society, tells IBTimes UK some of the most important things that a planet would need to have if it was to sustain life forms. Feb 23, 2017
Could testosterone gel help with common health problems?

Could testosterone gel help with common health problems?

Can testosterone gel improve memory, correct anemia, increase bone density or prevent the growth of coronary artery plaque in older men with low testosterone levels? Four new studies in JAMA and JAMA Internal Medicine found improvement in some of these measures. Feb 22, 2017
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Mars might be developing Saturn-like rings, and here's why

It is believed that at some point in the future, the moons will shatter after getting too close to the planet due to its gravitational pull. The process has already started and will take around 20 to 70 million years before the rings are fully formed Feb 22, 2017
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