18 maj, 2012

BBC: Mars may not be lifeless

The Vikings probed the Martian soil back in 1976

Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists – challenging a widely-held notion of the Red Planet as barren.

What’s driving China space efforts?

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This mission is a critical step in a ”three-step” human spaceflight programme aimed at docking spacecraft together to form a small orbiting laboratory and, ultimately, building a large space station.