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  West Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Scientists have long assumed that all the planets in our solar system look the same beneath the surface, but a study published in Geology on Oct. 4 tells a different story. "The mantle of the earth is made mostly of a mineral called olivine, and the assumption is usually that all planets are like the Earth," said Jay Melosh, Distinguished Professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University, who led the study. "But when we look at the spectral signature of rocks exposed deep ... read more |
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Asteroid Tracking Network Observes Close ApproachPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 16, 2017 On Oct. 12 EDT (Oct. 11 PDT), a small asteroid designated 2012 TC4 will safely pass by Earth at a distance of approximately 26,000 miles (42,000 kilometers). This is a little over one tenth the dist ... more 
Moon Once Had an AtmosphereHouston TX (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 A new study shows that an atmosphere was produced around the ancient Moon, 3 to 4 billion years ago, when intense volcanic eruptions spewed gases above the surface faster than they could escape to s ... more  
Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 missionBeijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017 China's Mars probe will carry 13 types of payload, including six rovers, in its first mission to the planet, scheduled for 2020. "The Mars exploration program is we ... more  
Lockheed Martin Reveals New Details to its Mars Base Camp VisionAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 This week at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia, Lockheed Martin engineers are revealing new details of its Mars Base Camp concept including how it aligns with NAS ... more |
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Helicopter test for Jupiter icy moons radarFriedrichshafen, Germany (ESA) Oct 03, 2017 A long radar boom that will probe below the surface of Jupiter's icy moons has been tested on Earth with the help of a helicopter. ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, JUICE, is scheduled for launch in ... more 
Lockheed Martin unveils reusable water-powered Mars landerAdelaide, Australia (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 A reusable, water-powered Mars lander that will allow humans to explore the Red Planet from an orbiting 'base camp' as early as the 2030s was unveiled Friday by US defence giant Lockheed Martin. ... more 
Chinese moon missions delayed by rocket failure: reportBeijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 Two Chinese lunar missions will be delayed by the failed launch of a powerful rocket in July, a state-run newspaper said, in a setback for the country's ambitious space programme. ... more 
Moon village the first stop to Mars: ESAAdelaide, Australia (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 Setting up a permanent village on the moon is the first step towards exploring Mars, the European Space Agency said Thursday as plans to reach and colonise the Red Planet gathered pace. ... more 
Russian space agency, NASA agree to co-build lunar-orbit space stationMoscow (XNA) Sep 28, 2017 Russia's Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States said Wednesday that they have agreed to cooperate on build ... more 
NASA, Roscosmos Sign Joint Statement on Researching, Exploring Deep SpaceWashington DC (SPX) Sep 28, 2017 Building a strategic capability for advancing and sustaining human space exploration in the vicinity of the Moon will require the best from NASA, interested international partners, and U.S. industry ... more |
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 'Crash Scene Investigation' Reveals Resting Place of SMART-1 on Moon 
Russia, US shoot for the moon with joint lunar station projectMoscow (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 Russia and the United States agreed Wednesday to cooperate on a NASA-led project to build the first lunar space station, part of a long-term project to send humans to Mars. ... more
First steps: returning humanity to the MoonParis (ESA) Sep 21, 2017 In the first act of lunar exploration, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were major characters. In setting its sights on the Moon, ESA hopes to bring many more actors to this off-world stage. By ... more 
Fly me to the Moon: For some, lunar village takes shapeRiga (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 By 2040, a hundred people will live on the Moon, melting ice for water, 3D-printing homes and tools, eating plants grown in lunar soil, and competing in low-gravity, "flying" sports. ... more  
At UN, world leaders confront North Korea crisisUnited Nations, United States Sept 21, 2017 North Korea's nuclear threat takes center stage at the United Nations on Thursday as US President Donald Trump holds talks with leaders of Japan and South Korea and the Security Council meets to push for sanctions to be enforced against Pyongyang. ... more |
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  Kent UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
Six people recently returned from an eight-month long isolation experiment to test human endurance for long-term space missions. Their "journey to Mars" involved being isolated below the summit of the world's largest active volcano in Hawaii (Mauna Loa), and was designed to better understand the psychological impacts of manned missions.
NASA, which aims to send expeditions to Mars by the 2 ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 13, 2017Mimetic Martian water is highly pressurized, experiments show  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Debate over Mars exploration strategy heats up in astrobiology journal  Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 10, 2017Opportunity Feeling the Chemistry |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2017 
As NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its fateful dive into the upper atmosphere of Saturn on Sept. 15, the spacecraft was live-streaming data from eight of its science instruments, along with readings from a variety of engineering systems. While analysis of science data from the final plunge will take some time, Cassini engineers already have a pretty clear understanding of how the spacecraft itsel ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Intense storms batter Saturn's largest moon, UCLA scientists report  Tampa FL (SPX) Sep 15, 2017NASA's $3.9 bn Cassini spacecraft makes death plunge into Saturn  Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Cassini Spacecraft Demise Is Bittersweet for PSI's Hansen |
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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
Ten observatories in six European countries teamed up for recent observations of a stellar occultation by the dwarf planet Haumea, which surprisingly show a narrow and dense ring orbiting the dwarf planet.
In addition, the astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics and more than 50 further institutions were able to constrain the size, shape and density of Haumea,w ... more Granada, Spain (SPX) Oct 17, 2017Haumea, the most peculiar of Pluto companions, has a ring around it Friedrichshafen, Germany (ESA) Oct 03, 2017Helicopter test for Jupiter icy moons radar  Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Solving the Mystery of Pluto's Giant Blades of Ice |
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 Moscow (AFP) Oct 14, 2017 
Russia on Saturday launched an unmanned Progress space freighter carrying supplies to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz 2.1a rocket carrying the ship successfully reached orbit eight minutes after taking off at 11:47am Moscow time (0847 GMT), a Russian space agency commentator said in the live feed from mission control.
The event was pu ... more Miami (AFP) Oct 10, 2017US spacewalkers install 'new eyes' at space station  Paris (Sputnik) Oct 10, 2017Roscosmos: International Space Exploration to Continue Despite Geopolitical Situation  Houston TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2017NASA May Extend BEAM's Time on the International Space Station |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
Using a simple layer-by-layer coating technique, researchers from the U.S. and Korea have developed a paper-based flexible supercapacitor that could be used to help power wearable devices. The device uses metallic nanoparticles to coat cellulose fibers in the paper, creating supercapacitor electrodes with high energy and power densities - and the best performance so far in a textile-based superc ... more Houston TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Nanoscale islands dot light-driven catalyst  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Tungsten offers nano-interconnects a path of least resistance  Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Nanoparticle supersoap creates 'bijel' with potential as sculptable fluid |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
The flight preparations for the four engines that will power NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) on its first integrated flight with Orion are complete and the engines are assembled and ready to be joined to the deep space rocket's core stage. All five structures that form the massive core stage for the rocket have been built including the engine section where the RS-25 engines will be attached. ... more Paris (ESA) Oct 16, 2017Rocket motor for Ariane 6 and Vega-C is cast for testing  Wallops Flight Facility VA (SPX) Oct 10, 2017ASPIRE Successfully Launches from NASA Wallops  Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Oct 16, 2017RS-25 Engines Ready for Maiden Flight of NASA's Space Launch System |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017 
China launched three remote sensing satellites Friday on a Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The Yaogan-30 01 satellites will conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments.
The launch is the 251st flight mission of the Long March rocket family.
span class="BDL">Source: a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com">Xin ... moreBeijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017UN official commends China's role in space cooperation  Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
While it's true that space radiation is one of the biggest challenges for a human journey to Mars, it's also true that NASA is developing technologies and countermeasures to ensure a safe and successful journey to the red planet.
"Some people think that radiation will keep NASA from sending people to Mars, but that's not the current situation," said, Pat Troutman, NASA Human Exploration St ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017Saab upgrading Norwegian radars under NATO contract  Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Understanding rare earth emulsions  San Jose, United States (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Oculus unveils standalone virtual reality headset |
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 Rochester NY (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
Rochester Institute of Technology researchers played a significant role in an international announcement today that has changed the future of astrophysics.
The breakthrough discovery of colliding neutron stars marks the first time both gravitational waves and light have been detected from the same cosmic collision.
"Multimessenger astronomy," a new way of understanding the universe, ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2017NASA Missions Catch First Light from a Gravitational-Wave Event  University Park, PA (SPX) Oct 03, 2017New gravitational wave hits Earth  Oxford UK (SPX) Sep 28, 2017Gravitational twists help theoretical physicists shed light on quantum complexity |
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 Darmstadt, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2017 
On October 16 a team of scientists, including members from the LIGO and Virgo collaborations and several astronomical groups, announced the detection of both gravitational and electromagnetic waves, originating from the merger of two neutron stars. These mergers have been speculated as the yet unknown production site of heavy elements including Gold, Platinum and Uranium in the Universe.
I ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 17, 2017FAST Feature: No aliens found yet, but heartbeats of a universe heard  Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2017NASA Seeks Information from Potential Funders for Spitzer  Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 05, 2017Mysterious Dimming of Tabby's Star May Be Caused by Dust |
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Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017
China launched three remote sensing satellites Friday on a Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The Yaogan-30 01 satellites will conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments.
The launch is the 251st flight mission of the Long March rocket family.
span class="BDL">Source: a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com">Xin ... moreBeijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017UN official commends China's role in space cooperation Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 
If governments and their space agencies are serious about protecting Earth from solar storms, one team of researchers argues a giant space shield is the most logical solution.
Much attention is paid to the threat of comets and asteroids. In the past, violent collisions have triggered mass extinctions. Solar storms - intense waves of high energy particles flung into space during coronal ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2017Scientists model magnetic storm that inspired red aurora over Kyoto  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 03, 2017A RAVAN in the sun  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Parker Solar Probe Gets Its Revolutionary Heat Shield |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 10, 2017 
Turkey is set to develop its space agency following the passing of a draft law by the Turkish Parliament. According to some experts, Turkey will collaborate with Russia, China and India in order to move faster and more efficiently in this field.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim recently announced that a draft law on the establishment of the Turkish Space Agency, which was submitted t ... more Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 9, 2017SpaceX launches 10 satellites for Iridium mobile network  Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Lockheed Martin Completes First Flexible Solar Array for LM 2100 Satellite  Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Sep 29, 2017GomSpace and Luxembourg to develop space activities in the Grand Duchy |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
The house-sized asteroid 2012 TC4 is slated to give Earth a close shave on Thursday, October 12, swooshing by our planet at approximately 5:41 UTC (1:41 a.m. EDT) at a distance of about 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers). Although there were some worries that this rocky object could hit the Earth, latest observations confirm that it poses no danger to our home planet at all.
"The actual miss ... morePasadena CA (JPL) Oct 16, 2017Asteroid Tracking Network Observes Close Approach  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Team led by UCLA astrophysicist observes primitive comet 2 billion kilometres from the sun  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 06, 2017A geochemist from MSU has assessed the oxidative environment inside asteroids |
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 Singapore (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 
A robot masseuse named Emma is offering Singaporeans high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicone tips which its creators say perfectly mimic the human touch.
The robot, the brainchild of local startup AiTreat, began work at a clinic in the city-state this week and performs "tui na", a type of massage practised in traditional Chinese medicine.
Emma, which stands for Ex ... more Miami (AFP) Oct 5, 2017US spacewalkers repair aging ISS robotic arm  Raleigh NC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Sensitivity to time improves performance at remotely controlling devices  Washington (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Mattel scraps plan for digital assistant for kids |
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