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December 04, 2014

Exploring Comets and Asteroids is an International Endeavor
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 05, 2014
NASA and space agencies across the globe are opening up new possibilities for space exploration with missions to comets, asteroids, and other celestial bodies. Following NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) spacecraft observations of the close flyby of Mars by comet Siding Spring in October, and the successful November landing of ESA's Philae lander on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched it ... read more

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Red Planet's Mystery While NASA plans to return astronauts to the Moon by 2020 for extended missions in search of more water, scientists say it might be a good idea to drop by to Mars as well. In 2011, the first real pr ... more		Traces of possible Martian biological activity inside a meteorite Did Mars ever have life? Does it still? A meteorite from Mars has reignited the old debate. An international team that includes scientists from EPFL has published a paper in the scientific journal M ... more		Orion Test Flight a Critical Step on NASA's Journey to Mars America embarks on a long-lasting trip to Mars this Thursday. Orion's maiden flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), slated to test spacecraft's crucial systems is a critical first step on our jo ... more
				Meteorite stirs life-on-Mars debate Analysis of a meteorite that fell in the Moroccan desert three years ago revives theories about life on Mars, scientists said on Tuesday. ... more		NASA's Orion Flight Test and the Journey to Mars In the not-too-distant future, astronauts destined to be the first people to walk on Mars will leave Earth aboard an Orion spacecraft. Carried aloft by the tremendous power of a Space Launch System ... more

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Republican Budget Cuts Threaten NASA's Space Exploration Plans NASA's space program is facing budget cuts from a Republican-controlled Congress from January, which will likely have in its sights a controversial plan to redirect an asteroid around the Moon as a ... more		Uwingu to Beam Almost 90,000 Messages to Mars Uwingu will launch a radio transmission to Mars on Friday, November 28th, sending almost 90,000 names, messages, and pictures from people on Earth. This is the first time messages from people on Ear ... more		UAV swarm algorithm boosts spectrum resilience in contested airspace China announces 'major' military drills around Taiwan Israeli air force deploys first laser interception system		Frost-covered chaos on Mars Thanks to a break in the dusty 'weather' over the giant Hellas Basin at the beginning of this year, ESA's Mars Express was able to look down into the seven kilometre-deep basin and onto the frosty s ... more
				Within Rover's Reach at Mars Target Area 'Alexander Hills' This view from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows a swath of bedrock called "Alexander Hills," which the rover approached for close-up inspection of selected targets. ... more		Mars Exploration Program Director Named NASA has taken another step in its Journey to Mars. Jim Watzin has been named the new director for the agency's Mars Exploration Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Watzin, whose duties beg ... more

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

Second Time Through, Mars Rover Examines Chosen Rocks NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has completed a reconnaissance "walkabout" of the first outcrop it reached at the base of the mission's destination mountain and has begun a second pass examining selecte ... more		Lockheed Martin Begins Final Assembly Of Next Mars Lander Lockheed Martin has started the assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) phase for NASA's InSight Mars lander spacecraft. The InSight mission will record the first-ever measurements of the interi ... more		Under CERES watch Earth radiation budget record reaches 25 years Multi core wildfire soot particles found to boost global warming impact Wildland fires estimated to release more organic air pollutants		Mars was warm enough for flowing water, but only briefly With the growing variety of samples collected and measurements made by NASA's Mars rovers, the scientific evidence that water once flowed freely on the surface of the Red Planet has mounted. ... more
Several Drives Push Opportunity Over 41-Kilometer Mark Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater heading towards "Marathon Valley," a putative location for abundant clay minerals about a mile (1.4 kilometers) to the south. The rover has b ... more		China researchers plan Mars mission 'around 2020': state media Chinese scientists are planning to launch a Mars rover "around 2020", state media reported Tuesday, as the country pours billions into its space programme and works to catch up with the US and Europe. ... more		Next NASA Mars Mission Reaches Milestone NASA's InSight mission has begun the assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) phase of its development, on track for a March 2016 launch to Mars. The lander, its aeroshell and cruise stage are be ... more		Warmth and flowing water on early Mars were episodic Ample evidence of ancient rivers, streams, and lakes make it clear that Mars was at some point warm enough for liquid water to flow on its surface. While that may conjure up images of a tropical Mar ... more

	Mars, too, has macroweather Weather, which changes day-to-day due to constant fluctuations in the atmosphere, and climate, which varies over decades, are familiar. More recently, a third regime, called "macroweather," has been ... more		Comet lander 'working well', but may be on slope Europe's robot lab Philae was "working well" on the surface of its host comet, though likely perched on a steep slope, ground controllers said a day after the probe made its historic landing. ... more

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NASA Seeks Ultra-lightweight Materials to Help Enable Journey to Mars

Close Encounters: Comet Siding Spring Seen Next to Mars

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Cosmic rays threaten future deep-space astronaut missions

Mars Orbiter Image Shows Comet Nucleus is Small

Increasing cosmic radiation a danger for Mars missions

Mars Odyssey Orbiter Watches Comet Fly Near

UH Manoa studies effects of long-term space travel

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Descent Data May Help With Future Mars Landings

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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Studies Comet Flyby

MAVEN Studies Passing Comet and Its Effects

Comet's Close Encounter 'One in a Million'

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