Space droids battle to save Earth from comet

Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 05:06 in Astronomy & Space

A comet heading towards Earth threatens humanity’s existence – that was the virtual scenario of this year’s Zero Robotics tournament. Secondary-school students from across Europe controlled miniature satellites on the International Space Station in a competition to save our planet.

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