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November 11, 2013

'Freakish' asteroid discovered, resembles rotating lawn sprinkler
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2013
Astronomers have discovered a "weird and freakish object" resembling a rotating lawn sprinkler in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The find, reported online in the Nov. 7 issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters, has left them scratching their heads and searching for an explanation for the strange asteroid's out-of-this-world appearance. Normal asteroids appear simply as tiny points of light. This bizarre asteroid has six comet-like tails of dust radiating from it like spokes on a whe ... read more

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Prolific NASA Mars Orbiter Passes Big Data Milestone NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has overhauled understanding of the Red Planet since 2006, has passed 200 terabits in the amount of science data returned. The data returned by the mission ... more		Opportunity Maneuvering Around A Dune Field Opportunity is ascending 'Solander Point' at the rim of 'Endeavour Crater.' The rover is maintaining favorable northerly tilts for improved energy production as winter approaches. Opportunity ... more		ExoMars Lander Module Named Schiaparelli The entry, descent and landing demonstrator module that will fly on the 2016 ExoMars mission has been named "Schiaparelli" in honour of the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, who famously map ... more
				Frugal Mars mission launchpad for India in global space market India's bid to become the first Asian nation to reach Mars sets a new benchmark for frugal interplanetary travel and puts it in a perfect position to grab more of the $300-billion global space market, experts say. ... more		Mars probe named in honor of 19th century astronomer Schiaparelli An instrument module set to land on Mars has been named "Schiaparelli" after the 19th century Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, European scientists say. ... more

Mythbusting India's Mars Mission The successful launch of India's Mars Orbiter Mission is a major step forward for an advancing Asian space power. The global space community has applauded the flight, which will help the world to be ... more		Six-tailed asteroid stuns scientists A strange asteroid that appears to have multiple rotating tails has been spotted with NASA's Hubble telescope between Mars and Jupiter, astronomers said Thursday. ... more		Eutelsat orders 340 new OneWeb LEO satellites from Airbus Planet secures multi year satellite contract with Swedish Armed Forces EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chief		Multiple Missions Will Get China Moving On Mars In early December, China will land its first robot spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. Shortly after landing, the Chang'e-3 lander will release a six-wheeled rover that will trundle across the re ... more
				India reaches for Mars on prestige space mission India began a countdown Sunday to the launch of its most ambitious and risky space mission to date, sending a probe to Mars which was conceived in just 15 months on a tiny budget. ... more		Dawn Enjoying Smooth Travels Deep In The Main Asteroid Belt Deep in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, Dawn is continuing its smooth, silent flight toward dwarf planet Ceres. Far behind it now is the giant protoplanet Vesta, which the spacecraf ... more

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Mars Mission: India's Tryst with the Red Planet India's first ever Mars mission would begin its travel towards the Red planet on November 5 .2013. It would take around nine-months of time for this satellite to reach Mars orbit and start taking th ... more		India mission to Mars blasts off successfully India's first mission to Mars blasted off Tuesday with the country aiming to become the only Asian nation to reach the Red Planet with a programme showcasing its low-cost space technology. ... more		HawkEye 360 boosts RF coverage with new Cluster 13 satellites Slow orbital wobble patterns drive ancient greenhouse climate swings Ordovician mass extinction cleared the way for jawed fishes to rise		Students crash rockets into the ground to test sample return proposal University of Washington students are crashing rockets into the ground - on purpose, they say - to see if samples can be returned from extreme environments. ... more
				Martian box of delights This spherical container has been engineered to house the most scientifically valuable cargo imaginable: samples brought back from the Red Planet. Still probably many years in the future and most li ... more		Seeking the Sun's Rays as Winter Approaches Opportunity is ascending the northern edge of 'Solander Point' at the rim of 'Endeavour Crater.' The rover is maintaining favorable northerly tilts for improved energy production as winter approache ... more

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Russians take Olympic torch on historic spacewalk

Russia launches Sochi Olympic torch into space

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	Indian space head braced for tricky Mars challenge The head of India's space agency warned Thursday of the immense complexity of sending a mission to Mars as the country prepares to send its first interplanetary probe to explore the atmosphere there. ... more		Curiosity Mars Rover Approaches 'Cooperstown' NASA's Mars rover Curiosity completed its first two-day autonomous drive Monday, bringing the mobile laboratory to a good vantage point for pictures useful in selecting the next target the rover wil ... more		India Prepares for Mars Mission India will launch a spacecraft to Mars on November 5 - an ambitious feat attempted only by a handful of countries. The Red Planet mission marks a major expansion of India's space program as it tries ... more		NASA to probe why Mars lost its atmosphere NASA said Monday it is on track to launch its Maven probe to Mars next month to find out why the Red Planet lost much of its atmosphere. ... more

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Mars Hand Lens Imager Sends Ultra High-Res Photo From Mars

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