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  Tempe AZ (SPX) May 02, 2017 NASA has selected an instrument developed by Mark Robinson of ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) and Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS) to map the terrain and search for evidence of frost or ice deposits in the moon's permanently shadowed regions (PSRs). The instrument, named ShadowCam, will be a U.S. contribution to the Korea Aerospace Research Institute's (KARI) first lunar exploration mission, Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO). The ShadowCam optical camera is based on ... read more |
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Medical guidelines for astronauts to be launched in the USPlymouth UK (SPX) May 01, 2017 With Cassini making final preparations to penetrate Saturn's rings, and renewed interest in colonising the Moon and sending people to Mars, space flight and exploration are experiencing a level of i ... more 
Russia, US Ready to Give You a Lift to Moon Orbit, ISSMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2017 Russian aerospace company RSC Energia and its US partners have worked out several options of sending tourists into the Moon's orbit and to the International Space Station (ISS), Energia's General Di ... more 
India dreams of harvesting lunar dust to power fusion rectorsNew Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 24, 2017 ISRO is working on mining lunar dust, which is rich in Helium, and transport back it to India, said Dr Sivathanu Pillai, an ISRO scientist who earlier worked as the chief of the Indo-Russian venture ... more 
Swedish Institute of Space Physics goes back to the MoonStockholm, Sweden (SPX) Apr 23, 2017 On April 7, the Swedish Institute of Space Physics successfully delivered the flight model of the Advanced Small Analyzer for Neutrals (ASAN) instrument to the National Space Science Center of the C ... more |
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Rocky super-earth found in habitable zone of small red starSanta Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 One of the most successful techniques presently in use for detecting expolantes is the search for transits. Similar to the way the Moon cuts off the light of the Sun during an eclipse, a transit is ... more 
NASA Scientists Find Dynamo at Lunar Core May Have Formed Magnetic FieldHouston TX (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 The moon no longer has a magnetic field, but NASA scientists are publishing new research that shows heat from crystallization of the lunar core may have driven its now-defunct magnetic field some 3 ... more  
New method for 3-D printing extraterrestrial materialsChicago IL (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 When humans begin to colonize the moon and Mars, they will need to be able to make everything from small tools to large buildings using the limited surrounding resources. Northwestern Universi ... more  
France, Japan aim to land probe on Mars moonParis (AFP) April 13, 2017 France and Japan want to recover pieces of a Martian Moon and bring them back to Earth, the head of France's National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) said Thursday. ... more  
The long legacy of space-farming leading us to MarsWashington DC (SPX) Apr 02, 2017 Following a new NASA bill, passed in March by the US Congress and which authorizes $19.5 billion spending for space exploration in 2017, manned missions to Mars are closer to reality than ever befor ... more 
Robot Fedor to Guide Russia's Federation Spacecraft in Maiden Flight - RoscosmosMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 03, 2017 First flight of the Russian next-generation Federation spacecraft will be unmanned, the space vehicle will be guided by a robot named Fedor, Russia's Roscosmos State Space Corporation said Friday. ... more |
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 How a young-looking lunar volcano hides its true age 
Deep space gateway to open opportunities for distant destinationsWashington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 NASA is leading the next steps into deep space near the moon, where astronauts will build and begin testing the systems needed for challenging missions to deep space destinations including Mars. The ... more  
ExoTerra to become first privately owned space company to fly to an asteroidLittleton CO (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 NASA has awarded ExoTerra Corporation a $2.5M contract to demonstrate a novel solar electric propulsion system for CubeSats that will enable the shoebox-sized spacecraft to triple their available po ... more 
Surviving the long dark night of the MoonParis (ESA) Mar 27, 2017 Designers of future Moon missions and bases have to contend with a chilling challenge: how might their creations endure the fortnight-long lunar night? ESA has arrived at a low-cost way of surviving ... more 
PSI toolbox for research and exploration project funded for $5.5 millionTucson AZ (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 The Planetary Science Institute has been awarded $5.5 million by NASA to be a research node of the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) to advance basic and applied research ... more |
  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2017 
Gullies eroded into the steep inner slope of an impact crater at this location appear perfectly pristine in this image captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). Although at first glance it may appear that there are craters superimposed on the gully fans, inspection of HiRISE stereo coverage shows that the craters lie only on the pre-gully terrain.
Distinctive colors in the gull ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) May 02, 2017Several drives put opportunity closer to 'Perseverance Valley'  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2017Opportunity Nears 'Perseverance Valley'  San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2017Engineers investigate simple, no-bake recipe to make bricks on Mars |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
Toting a $12 million instrument built by the University of Colorado Boulder, NASA's Cassini spacecraft made the first of 22 dives between the rings of Saturn and the gaseous planet today, the beginning of the end for one of NASA's most successful missions ever. Launched in 1997 and pulling up at Saturn in 2004 for the first of hundreds of orbits through the Jovian system, the Cassini-Huygens mis ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 28, 2017NASA Spacecraft Dives Between Saturn and Its Rings  Washington (UPI) Apr 26, 2017Cassini makes first dive through Saturn's rings  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 25, 2017Cassini completes final Titan flyby |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) May 02, 2017 
Three weeks ago we put our New Horizons spacecraft into hibernation mode, the first time we'd done that since late 2014, before the Pluto flyby. By coincidence, that same day - April 7-was also the exact halfway mark on the calendar between our Pluto and Kuiper Belt object (KBO) flybys!
The hibernation period we're in will last through mid-September. Every Monday between now and then, the ... more Charlottesville VA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017ALMA investigates 'DeeDee,' a distant, dim member of our solar system  Laurel MD (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Nap Time for New Horizons  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Hubble spots auroras on Uranus |
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 Daytona Beach, FL (SPX) May 01, 2017 
12 new Scientist-Astronaut Candidates have graduated at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, as part of PoSSUM Class 1701 through Project PoSSUM, a non-profit research program devoted to the study of Earth's upper atmosphere.
PoSSUM, an acronym for Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere, uses research aircraft, high-altitude balloons, and commercial sub ... more Vancouver (AFP) April 30, 2017Elon Musk teases future plans at TED  Miami (AFP) April 26, 2017NASA spacesuits over budget, tight on timeline: audit  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2017AGU journal commentaries highlight importance of Earth and space science research |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
Plasmonic nanoparticles exhibit properties based on their geometries and relative positions. Researchers have now developed an easy way to manipulate the optical properties of plasmonic nanostructures that strongly depend on their spatial arrangement.
The plasmonic nanoparticles can form clusters, plasmonic metamolecules, and then interact with each other. Changing the geometry of the nano ... more Upton, NY (SPX) May 02, 2017Scientists set record resolution for drawing at the one-nanometer length scale  Lund, Sweden (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Nanotubes that build themselves  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Nanoparticles remain unpredictable |
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 Miami (AFP) May 1, 2017 
SpaceX on Monday blasted off a secretive US government satellite, known only as NROL-76, marking the first military launch for the California-based aerospace company headed by billionaire tycoon Elon Musk.
The payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, which makes and operates spy satellites for the United States, soared into the sky atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 7:15 am (1115 GMT).
Abo ... more Miami (AFP) May 01, 2017SpaceX launches classified payload for NRO; 1st Stage returns to LZ-1  Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2017New Russian Medium-Class Carrier Rocket Could Compete With SpaceX's Falcon  Los Angeles (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2017RSC Energia, Boeing Hammer Out a Deal on Sea Launch Project |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2017 
China's Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft and Tiangong-2 space lab completed their first in-orbit refueling at 7:07 p.m. Thursday, another success of the Tianzhou-1 mission.
Mastering the technique of refueling in space will help the country to build a permanent space station.
China is the third country, besides Russia and the United States, to master refueling in space.
The in-orbit ... more Beijing (Sputnik) May 01, 2017Reach for the Stars: China Plans to Ramp Up Space Flight Activity  Xi'an (XNA) Apr 26, 2017China courts international coalition set up to promote space cooperation  Beijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2017Commentary: Innovation drives China's space exploration |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
Researchers at the University of Melbourne are the first in the world to image how electrons move in two-dimensional graphene, a boost to the development of next-generation electronics.
Capable of imaging the behaviour of moving electrons in structures only one atom in thickness, the new technique overcomes significant limitations with existing methods for understanding electric currents i ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017System can 3-D print an entire building  Berkeley CA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Berkeley Lab scientists discover new atomically layered, thin magnet  Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 26, 2017SES Offers Panoramic Glimpse into the Future of TV with Live Virtual Reality Demo |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 21, 2017 
An international team of astronomers has, for the first time, seen a cosmic magnification of the light from a class of supernova called Type Ia. Type Ia supernovas - often referred to as "standard candles" because of their well-known intrinsic brightness - are frequently used by astronomers to accurately measure the expansion rate of our universe, as well as the amount of dark energy, which is t ... more Orlando FL (SPX) Apr 07, 2017ZERO-G Research aims to advance deep-space mission technology  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 01, 2017Cells adapt ultra-rapidly to zero gravity  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 22, 2017'Gravitational noise' interferes with determining distant sources |
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 Green Bank WV (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
As galaxies age, some of their basic chemical elements can also show signs of aging. This aging process can be seen as certain atoms "put on a little weight," meaning they change into heavier isotopes - atoms with additional neutrons in their nuclei.
Surprisingly, new surveys of the Milky Way with the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in West Virginia, found no ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2017James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Seen in Full Bloom  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Astrophysicists studied the 'rejuvenating' pulsar in a neighboring galaxy  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 28, 2017First global simulation yields new insights into ring system |
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Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2017
China's Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft and Tiangong-2 space lab completed their first in-orbit refueling at 7:07 p.m. Thursday, another success of the Tianzhou-1 mission.
Mastering the technique of refueling in space will help the country to build a permanent space station.
China is the third country, besides Russia and the United States, to master refueling in space.
The in-orbit ... moreBeijing (Sputnik) May 01, 2017Reach for the Stars: China Plans to Ramp Up Space Flight Activity Xi'an (XNA) Apr 26, 2017China courts international coalition set up to promote space cooperation Beijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2017Commentary: Innovation drives China's space exploration |
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 Durham, UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017  Large and small scale solar eruptions might all be triggered by a single process, according to new research that leads to better understanding of the Sun's activity. Researchers at Durham University, UK, and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, USA, used 3D computer simulations to show a theoretical link between large- and small-scale eruptions that were previously thought to be driven by differe ... more Beijing CA (SPX) Apr 25, 2017Interdisciplinary studies reveal relationship between solar activity and climate change  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 20, 2017NASA and Partners Survey Space Weather Science  Honolulu HI (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Hawaii-built Infrared Instrument for World's Largest Solar Telescope Catches its First Rays |
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 Carlsbad CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2017 
ViaSat Inc. has confirmed the scheduled launch date for the ViaSat-2 satellite is June 1, 2017.
The ViaSat-2 satellite will launch aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
The satellite will be sent into geostationary transfer orbit by the launch vehicle and will provide broadband services from an orb ... more Paris (ESA) Apr 26, 2017ESA boosting its Argentine link with deep space  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Arianespace, Intelsat and SKY Perfect JSAT sign a new Launch Services Agreement, for Horizons 3e  McLean VA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Airbus and Intelsat team up for more capacity |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2017 
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is preparing to observe Ceres on April 29 from an "opposition" position, directly between the dwarf planet's mysterious Occator Crater and the sun. This unique geometry may yield new insights about the bright material in the center of the crater.
While preparing for this observation, one of Dawn's two remaining reaction wheels stopped functioning on April 23. By elec ... more Paris (AFP) April 19, 2017Close call: When asteroids whisk past Earth  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 20, 2017Landslides on Ceres Reflect Ice Content  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2017New study ranks hazardous asteroid effects from least to most destructive |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
Geckos are well known for effortlessly scrambling up walls and upside down across ceilings. Even in slippery rain forests, the lizards maintain their grip. Now scientists have created a double-sided adhesive that copies this reversible ability to stick and unstick to surfaces even in wet conditions.
They say their development, reported in ACS' Journal of Physical Chemistry C, could be usef ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017The rise of automated art  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) May 02, 2017Your future surgery may use an automated, robotic drill  Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 19, 2017Human prejudices sneak into artificial intelligence systems |
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