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This article explains how intelligent design proponents, especially at the Discovery Institute, try to argue against the possibility of life emerging on other planets than Earth, bashing down any scientific discovery that would contradict their "human exceptionalism" conviction as an evil plot.

Recently, it’s low-cost competitor, Space X, succeeded in carrying out its first commercial launch. Facing a more and more competitive market, ESA and the CNES are working on building a low-cost launcher with its first flight expected in 2021.

C'est dans une ambiance musicale et chaleureuse que s'est ouvert ce deuxième rendez-vous de la saison des "Mardis de l'espace" au Café du Pont Neuf à Paris.

Could forms of life exist elsewhere in the universe? To answer this question, extraordinary space missions have been launched in recent years...

Very different paths can lead people to become researchers. Or asteroid hunters. And what if the path of computer science development had not let us to high-speed internet? What would our world be like, then? These thoughts and more, this week in MSW news.

As a kid I was something of a trekkie. Every time Star Trek was on TV I’d tune in, and wish I was the one sitting in the captain’s chair. There was a hitch, though: I grew up in the middle of the English countryside – about as far from the Starship Enterprise as you could get.

This week, as you undoubtedly know, was International Open Access Week. Events around the world explored the potential and the challenges of OA, including the three evenings in Paris hosted by MyScienceWork and all our great partners.

What’s your favorite planet? Among planetary scientists, says Julian Rodriguez, a PhD candidate at the Institute for Astrophysics of the CNRS, there’s a consensus for Mars. This week, Arthur’s head is on a distant planet, rather than in his books.

Gaia will be launched on 20 November to map our galaxy in 3D.

Whether for Haiti or for Fukushima, satellites have taken part in ground relief efforts during the early hours of emergency. The International Charter “Space and Major Disasters” is a space technologies coordination plan designed to help in the event of large-scale natural disasters.