ESA’s robotic ‘hamster ball’ could explore lava tubes on moon to find water and homes for colonizers

Robotic ‘hamster ball’ could explore lava tubes on the moon to find water and homes for the first colonizers of Earth’s natural satellite The European Space Agency is analyzing a robotic ‘hamster ball’  Formally known as DAEDALUS, the robot would explore lava tubes on the moon It would be lowered down into a cave and … Read more

Robotic ‘hamster ball’ could explore lava tubes on the moon to find water and homes for colonizers

Robotic ‘hamster ball’ could explore lava tubes on the moon to find water and homes for the first colonizers of Earth’s natural satellite The European Space Agency is analyzing a robotic ‘hamster ball’  Formally known as DAEDALUS, the robot would explore lava tubes on the moon It would be lowered down into a cave and … Read more

European hamster now ‘critically endangered’ and one step away from extinction, experts warn

The European hamster is now ‘critically endangered’ and is just one step away from extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned. Once abundant across Europe and Russia, populations of the European hamster — Cricetus cricetus — have declined as a result of lowered reproduction rates. While female hamsters in the wild give … Read more