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Kepler's mission to discover 'Star Trek' planetsCreative Commons Image By Jesus Belzunce via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By Dr Carole Haswell (The Open University)

31 January 2011

Will Captain Kirk and Spock ever be able to visit other worlds and walk around in their skin-hugging uniforms, breathing the air? This is the...  Read more : Kepler's mission to discover 'Star Trek' planets

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Second life: Have we found a separate genesis?NASA

By Dr David Rothery (The Open University)

03 December 2010

Although an extraordinary development, life which grows from arsenic rather than phosphorous might not be evidence of a shadow biosphere, says David Rothery.  Read more : Second life: Have we found a separate genesis?

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Space telescopes galoreCreative Commons Image photograph © copyright NASA Images

By Andrew Morris (The Open University)

15 May 2009

As the Hubble Space Telescope undergoes a service, Andrew Morris marvels at the technology behind taking photographs in space  Read more : Space telescopes galore

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Phoenix on Mars!courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona)

By Dr David Rothery (The Open University)

27 May 2008

The Phoenix lands on Mars.  Read more : Phoenix on Mars!

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Mars in 3D - NASA World WindNASA/JPL-Caltech

By Dr Tony Hirst (The Open University)

13 September 2007

Tony Hirst recommends some online applications for viewing the surface of Mars, Venus and Jupiter.  Read more : Mars in 3D - NASA World Wind

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Gamma-ray burstsNASA

By Dr Andrew Norton (The Open University)

06 July 2007

Andrew Norton tells how a mystery in the sky was solved.  Read more : Gamma-ray bursts

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OU on the BBC: The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide - Space explorationThe Open University

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

06 July 2007

What is happening at the cutting edge of space exploration now?  Read more : OU on the BBC: The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide - Space exploration

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OU on the BBC: The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide - Other worldsThe Open University

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

06 July 2007

Finding another Earth outside our solar system would be big news - but there are some surprising discoveries in our very own cosmic backyard.  Read more : OU on the BBC: The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide - Other worlds

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About The Deep Impact ProgrammeUsed with permission

By The Stardate team (The Open University)

05 July 2007

As NASA crashes a space-probe into a comet, blasting a crater the size of Wembley stadium, the award-winning Stardate will be broadcasting from mission headquarters...  Read more : About The Deep Impact Programme

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OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - About the seriesProduction team

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

03 July 2007

Top Gear presenter James May takes a tour of the 20th century- trying out for himself some of the most surprising and influential technological advances...  Read more : OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - About the series

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