Space

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-telescope-reveals-largest-batch-of-earth-size-habitable-zone-planets-around →

http://m.france24.com/en/20161215-galileo-gps-european-space-agency-satellite-navigation Galileo is finally ready to be used. It should be more accurate than GPS. →

http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/23/13734214/apollo-software-engineer-margaret-hamilton-presidential-medal-of-freedom →

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37940445 European Mars mission almost succeeded in 2003. →

ESA robotic exploration of Mars has landed.  There was a tense wait as ESA determines whether Schiaparelli probe has landed safely as no signal from it has been received so far- and just few minutes ago ESA’s mission control centre as spacecraft operators watched for the signal to return, there is now back-slapping, cheers and →

http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2016/09/27/how-to-follow-rosettas-grand-finale/ →

http://m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Gaia_s_billion-star_map_hints_at_treasures_to_come →

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-hacker-from-south-africa-just-rescued-the-first-nasa-computer-in-space?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page Interesting article and video on first computer in space. →

http://www.seti.org/seti-institute/a-seti-signal?utm_content=bufferc8c19&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer Breaking news: SETI has possibly found radio transmission from aliens. →

http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/24/12604828/proxima-centauri-exoplanet-possible-alien-life-starshot?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook This is huge science news! →