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December 28, 2010
MARSDAILY
Mars Movie - I'm Dreaming Of A Blue Sunset
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 28, 2010
A new Mars movie clip gives us a rover's-eye view of a bluish Martian sunset, while another clip shows the silhouette of the moon Phobos passing in front of the sun. America's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, carefully guided by researchers with an artistic sense, has recorded images used in the simulated movies. These holiday treats from the rover's panoramic camera, or Pancam, offer travel fans a view akin to standing on Mars and watching the sky. "These visualizations of an alien ... read more

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Cassini Marks Holidays With Dramatic Views Of Rhea
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NASA Awards First Half-Million Order In Lunar Data Contract
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MOON DAILY

Apollo 8: Christmas At The Moon
Christmas Eve, 1968. As one of the most turbulent, tragic years in American history drew to a close, millions around the world were watching and listening as the Apollo 8 astronauts - Frank Borman, ... more
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MILTECH

C-17 Fleet Surpasses 2 Million Flight Hours
The worldwide fleet of C-17 Globemaster III airlifters built by Boeing surpassed 2 million flying hours during an airdrop mission over Afghanistan on Dec. 10. Reaching 2 million flight hours equates ... more
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MOON DAILY

Total Lunar Eclipse: 'Up All Night' With NASA
The December holiday sky show doesn't stop with the Geminid meteor shower - this year, the moon is also bringing a holiday gift. In the very early morning of December 21, or late night of December 2 ... more
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ECLIPSES

A Busy Day On The Celestial Calendar
With frigid temperatures already blanketing much of the United States, the arrival of the winter solstice on December 21 may not be an occasion many people feel like celebrating. But a dazzling tota ... more
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ECLIPSES

Solstice Lunar Eclipse
Everyone knows that "the moon on the breast of new-fallen snow gives the luster of mid-day to objects below." That is, except during a lunar eclipse. The luster will be a bit "off" on Dec. 21 ... more
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SATURN DAILY

Cassini Spots Potential Ice Volcano On Saturn Moon
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found possible ice volcanoes on Saturn's moon Titan that are similar in shape to those on Earth that spew molten rock. Topography and surface composition data hav ... more
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SOLAR SCIENCE

IBEX Makes First-Ever Images Of Magnetotail Structures
Invisible to the naked eye, yet massive in structure around the Earth is the magnetosphere, the region of space around the planet that ebbs and flows in response to the million-mile-per-hour flow of ... more
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SATURN DAILY

How Iapetus Got Its Ridge
For centuries, people wondered how the leopard got its spots. The consensus is pretty solid that evolution played a major role. But it's only been five years since the arrival of high-resoluti ... more
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EXO WORLDS

NASA Scientists Theorize Final Growth Spurt For Planets
A team of NASA-funded researchers has unveiled a new theory that contends planets gained the final portions of their mass from a limited number of large comet or asteroid impacts more than 4.5 billi ... more
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SPACEMART

DLR And NASA Conclude Bilateral Framework Agreement
The German Aerospace Center and NASA concluded a framework agreement for bilateral cooperation in Washington D.C. on 8 December 2010. The agreement was signed by NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden ... more
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MOON DAILY

A Softer Landing on the Moon
Getting something onto the surface of the Moon intact is always a challenge. Gravity pulls you in. There's no atmosphere to slow you down. Parachutes don't work. Your only hope is to use thrusters t ... more
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MOON DAILY

Robotic Excavations Could Help Get Helium 3 From Moon To Earth
Former ISRO Chairman Madhavan Nair has outlined the possibility of getting Helium-3, found on the moon, through "robotic excavations" to earth, in an attempt to resolve the planet's future energy ne ... more
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SATURN DAILY

Cassini Returns Images Of Bright Jets At Enceladus
NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully dipped near the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Nov. 30. NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully dipped near the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus ... more
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SATURN DAILY

Cassini Finds Warm Cracks On Enceladus
New images and data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft give scientists a unique Saturn-lit view of active fissures through the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus. They reveal a more complicat ... more
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Cassini Back To Normal, Ready For Enceladus
NASA's Cassini spacecraft resumed normal operations Nov. 24. All science instruments have been turned back on, the spacecraft is properly configured and Cassini is in good health. Mission mana ... more
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Cassini Finds Ethereal Atmosphere At Rhea
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a very tenuous atmosphere known as an exosphere, infused with oxygen and carbon dioxide around Saturn's icy moon Rhea. This is the first time a spacecraft has ... more
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MARSDAILY
First Super-Earth Atmosphere Analyzed

Citizen Scientists Join Search For Earth-Like Planets

Qatar-Led International Team Finds Its First Alien World

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'World's first' glasses-free 3D TV hits stores in Japan

Motorola Mobility buys cloud storage firm Zecter

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Launch Of New Russian Navigation Satellite Postponed To Next Year

Galileo's Navigation Control Hub Opens In Fucino

China Launches Seventh Orbiter For Indigenous Global SatNav System

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China Builds Theme Park In Spaceport

Tiangong Space Station Plans Progessing

China-Made Satellite Keeps Remote Areas In Venezuela Connected

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Meteorite Just One Piece Of An Unknown Celestial Body

Building Blocks of Life Created In "Impossible" Place

Peak viewing for 'shooting stars' meteor show

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Asteroid's Coat Of Many Colors

NASA Discovers Asteroid Delivered Assortment Of Meteorites

Research Points To Better Understanding Of Carbon In Comets

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SATURN DAILY

Cassini Back To Normal, Ready For Enceladus
NASA's Cassini spacecraft resumed normal operations, Nov. 24. All science instruments have been turned back on, the spacecraft is properly configured and Cassini is in good health. Mission managers ... more
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MOON DAILY

Neptec Wins Canadian Space Agency Contract To Develop A New Generation Of Lunar Rovers
Neptec Design Group has won a contract with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to develop the new Lunar Exploration Light Rover (LELR) - an exciting new generation of space exploration technology. ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

Condition Of China's Lunar Probe To Determine Future Application
The chief designer of China's second unmanned lunar probe, Chang'e-2, said on Tuesday that the probe's "fate" would depend on its actual condition when it finishes its mission about six months later ... more
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MOON DAILY

Mission to far side of moon proposed
A U.S. aerospace company says it is proposing a mission to send a crew to a stationary spot in orbit over the far side of the moon. ... more
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MARSDAILY

NASA Mars Rover Images Honor Apollo 12
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has visited and photographed two craters informally named for the spacecraft that carried men to the moon 41 years ago this week. Opportunity drove pa ... more
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MOON DAILY

Mining On The Moon Is A Not-So-Distant Possibility
While lunar mining might some day be economically feasible for countries and companies, a Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher believes strongly that mining in space is essential ... more
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MOON DAILY

New Analysis Explains Formation Of Lunar Farside Bulge
A bulge of elevated topography on the farside of the Moon - known as the lunar farside highlands - has defied explanation for decades. But a new study led by researchers at the University of Califor ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

China Announces Success Of Chang'e-2 Lunar Probe Mission
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Monday unveiled an image of the moon's Sinus Iridum, or Bay of Rainbows, photographed by Chang'e-2, marking the success of China's second lunar probe mission. Premie ... more
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