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  Lima, Peru (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 The International Potato Center (CIP) launched a series of experiments to discover if potatoes can grow under Mars atmospheric conditions and thereby prove they are also able to grow in extreme climates on Earth. This Phase Two effort of CIP's proof of concept experiment to grow potatoes in simulated Martian conditions began on February 14, 2016 when a tuber was planted in a specially constructed CubeSat contained environment built by engineers from University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) ... read more |
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China Plans to Launch 1st Probe to Mars in Summer 2020Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017 China is expected to launch its first probe satellite to Mars in July or in August 2020, local media reported Tuesday. The People's Daily newspaper reported citing Wan Weixing, an academician ... more  
New evidence for a water-rich history on MarsBerkeley CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 Mars may have been a wetter place than previously thought, according to research on simulated Martian meteorites conducted, in part, at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laborato ... more 
Riding an asteroid: China's next space goalBeijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2017 After sending a probe to Mars in 2020, China plans to explore three asteroids and land on one of them to conduct scientific research, according to a Chinese asteroid research expert. The "Chin ... more 
Humans May Quickly Evolve on Mars, Biologist ClaimsHouston (Sputnik) Mar 03, 2017 An evolutionary biologist has suggested that human colonists on Mars could go through rapid evolution, eventually becoming an entirely new human species. Scott Solomon, an evolutionary biologist wit ... more |
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NASA Orbiter Steers Clear of Mars Moon PhobosPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 03, 2017 NASA's MAVEN spacecraft performed a previously unscheduled maneuver this week to avoid a collision in the near future with Mars' moon Phobos. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) space ... more  
Asteroid Split in Two and, Years Later, Developed TailsGranada, Spain (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 Asteroids on the main belt, situated between Mars and Jupiter, move around the Sun in quasi circular orbits, so they do not undergo the temperature changes which, in comets, produce the characterist ... more 
Thinking Big: China Hopes to Conduct 2nd Mission to Mars by 2030Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 03, 2017 China is likely to conduct its second Mars mission, aimed at collecting soil samples for analysis, by 2030, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). CASC con ... more 
Remnants of a mega-flood on MarsParis (ESA) Mar 03, 2017 ESA's Mars Express has captured images of one of the largest outflow channel networks on the Red Planet. The Kasei Valles channel system extends around 3000 km from its source region in Echus Chasma ... more 
NASA Explores Opportunity for Smaller Experiments to 'Hitch a Ride' to MarsWashington DC (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 NASA's goals for human deep space exploration are complex and ambitious. To maximize resources as it pushes the boundaries of exploration, the agency is exploring opportunities to take advantage of ... more 
Science checkout continues for ExoMars orbiterParis (ESA) Feb 28, 2017 Next week, the ExoMars orbiter will devote two days to making important calibration measurements at the Red Planet, which are needed for the science phase of the mission that will begin next year. T ... more |
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 Martian Winds Carve Mountains, Move Dust, Raise Dust 
Mars is more Earth-like than moon-likeBaton Rouge LA (SPX) Feb 27, 2017 Mars' mantle may be more complicated than previously thought. In a new study published in the Nature-affiliated journal Scientific Reports, researchers at LSU document geochemical changes over time ... more 
How bright is the future of space foodHonolulu HI (SPX) Feb 27, 2017 Research at the University of Hawai?i at Manoa could play a major role in NASA's goal to travel to Mars in the 2030s, including what the astronauts could eat during that historic mission. A tr ... more 
NASA mulls putting astronauts on deep space test flightMiami (AFP) Feb 25, 2017 The US space agency said Friday it is considering putting astronauts on an upcoming test flight of the deep space capsule Orion as it aims to orbit the Moon. ... more 
Dawn discovers evidence for organic material on CeresPasadena CA (JPL) Feb 22, 2017 NASA's Dawn mission has found evidence for organic material on Ceres, a dwarf planet and the largest body in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Scientists using the spacecraft's visibl ... more |
  Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 03, 2017 
ISRO boss AS Kiran Kumar says the second lunar mission Chandrayaan 2 is making good progress; it is scheduled for launch next year. But critics question why should India get into the manned spaceflight race when the US and Russia have scaled back.
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is on course to develop an engine for the moon mission Chandrayaan-2, said ISRO chairman AS Kiran ... more Houston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017An Epic Lunar Experience Lands at Space Center Houston  New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 17, 2017India Takes Russian Help to Analyze Chemical Composition of Lunar Surface  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 01, 2017Complete Lunar-cy: The Earth Has Sprayed the Moon With Oxygen for Billennia |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017 
The Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology is breaking ground on techniques to send satellites into space via rockets shot from airborne Chinese planes, China Daily reports.
According to Li Tongyu, chief of rocket development at the academy, the technology will allow scientists and engineers to quickly replace "dysfunctional" satellites, as well as launch ad hoc, last-minute satellit ... more Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2017China's 1st cargo spacecraft to make three rendezvous with Tiangong-2  Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017China Plans to Launch 1st Probe to Mars in Summer 2020  Beijing (XNA) Mar 09, 2017China to launch 6-8 latest navigation satellites in 2017 |
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 Chincoteague Island, VA (SPX) Oct 31, 2016 
This week, astronauts are unloading more than 5,000 pounds of cargo and crew supplies from the Cygnus spacecraft to support dozens of science and research investigations. However, this shipment has special significance. This shipment arrived via an Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.
Rocket launches to the International Space ... moreMiami (AFP) Oct 23, 2016Orbital cargo ship arrives at space station  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2016New Instrument on ISS to Study Ultra-Cold Quantum Gases  Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Oct 19, 2016Two Russians, one American blast off to ISS |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2017 
This close-up view of Jupiter captures the turbulent region just west of the Great Red Spot in the South Equatorial Belt, with resolution better than any previous pictures from Earth or other spacecraft.
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this image with its JunoCam citizen science instrument when the spacecraft was a mere 5,400 miles (8,700 kilometers) above Jupiter's cloudtops on Dec. 11, 2 ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 21, 2017Juno to remain in current orbit at Jupiter  Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 22, 2017Europa Flyby Mission Moves into Design Phase  Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 10, 2017NASA receives science report on Europa lander concept |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 22, 2017 
On Feb. 17, 2005, NASA's Cassini spacecraft was making the first-ever close pass over Saturn's moon Enceladus as it worked through its detailed survey of the planet's icy satellites. Exciting, to be sure, just for the thrill of exploration. But then Cassini's magnetometer instrument noticed something odd. Since NASA's two Voyager spacecraft made their distant flybys of Enceladus about 20 years p ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 31, 2017Close views show Saturn's Rings in unprecedented detail  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 23, 2017Cassini captures stunning view of Saturn moon Daphnis  Paris (ESA) Jan 17, 2017Catching Cassini's call |
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The temperature of Earth's interior affects everything from the movement of tectonic plates to the formation of the planet. A new study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) suggests the mantle - the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth's interior that lies between its super-heated core and its outer crustal layer - may be hotter than previously believed. The new finding, published Mar ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 03, 2017TRIPLESAT Constellation Tasking with SpyMeSat Mobile App  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017NASA examines deadly spring-like weather with GPM satellite  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Flashy first images arrive from NOAA's GOES-16 lightning mapper |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 
A new, nearly self-sufficient plant growth system by NASA is headed to the International Space Station soon and will help researchers better understand how plants grow in space. The Advanced Plant Habitat will be used to conduct plant bioscience research on the space station, and help NASA prepare crew to grow their own food in space during deep-space exploration missions.
Some of the comp ... more Washington DC (VOA) Mar 09, 2017Space Tourism and Business Looking Up  Lima, Peru (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Indicators show potatoes can grow on Mars  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 07, 2017NASA Releases Free Software Catalog |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 09, 2017 
On Feb. 22, astronomers announced that the ultra-cool dwarf star, TRAPPIST-1, hosts a total of seven Earth-size planets that are likely rocky, a discovery made by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in combination with ground-based telescopes. NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope also has been observing this star since December 2016. Today these additional data about TRAPPIST-1 from Kepler ar ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Hunting for giant planet analogs in our own backyard  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Faraway Planet Systems Are Shaped Like the Solar System  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Biochemical 'fossil' shows how life may have emerged without phosphate |
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 London (UPI) Mar 07, 2017 
Britain's Kelvin Hughes is launching a drone detection and tracking system based on its SharpEye X-Band radar receiver technology.
The new system, called SMS-D, provides continuously updated bearing, distance, altitude and velocity data.
It identifies targets automatically through its video tracking system, ensuring that any remedial or defensive action can be quickly implemented ... more London (UPI) Mar 8, 2017Leonardo subsidiary to buy laser technology company Daylight Solutions  London (UPI) Mar 06, 2017Hughes to provide satellite communications for SkyGuardian drones  Jacksonville FL (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Drone Aviation Delivers Enhanced WASP Tactical Aerostat to DoD |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (UPI) Mar 3, 2017  New research shows solar storms leave large portions of Earth's atmosphere without electrons.
Typically, when a solar storm reaches Earth, the collision with the planet's magnetosphere creates space through which a barrage of charged particles and electrons flood the ionosphere, an outer layer of Earth's atmosphere.
In other words, solar storms are most often associated with an e ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 01, 2017First Solar Images from NOAA's GOES-16 Satellite  Washington (UPI) Feb 25, 2017Rare 'Ring of Fire' eclipse to cross Southern Hemisphere  Tucson AZ (SPX) Feb 24, 2017NSF to Fund a Nationwide Effort to Capture the Eclipse |
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 Seattle WA (UPI) Mar 07, 2017 
Jeff Bezos introduced the latest concept from his company Blue Origin at the Satellite 2017 conference, the New Glenn rocket, which features a reusable first stage. Blue Origin released a video detailing the rocket's specs.
The rocket doesn't exist yet, but it already has a customer. Satellite provider Eutelsat will be the rocket's first client.
"We couldn't hope for a better fir ... more Cayenne (AFP) March 7, 2017Europe launches fourth Earth monitoring satellite  Eglin AFB FL (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Space squadron supports record-breaking satellites launch  San Francisco (AFP) March 5, 2017Elon Musk: tech dreamer reaching for sun, moon and stars |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 
Astronomers have used ALMA to detect a huge mass of glowing stardust in a galaxy seen when the universe was only four percent of its present age. This galaxy was observed shortly after its formation and is the most distant galaxy in which dust has been detected. This observation is also the most distant detection of oxygen in the universe. These new results provide brand-new insights into the bi ... more Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Mar 07, 2017HERA Radio Telescope Attracts Even More International Funding  Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (SPX) Mar 07, 2017A new look at the nature of dark matter  Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Revealing the origin and nature of the outskirts of stellar megalopolises |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
Mammalian cells are optimally adapted to gravity. But what happens in the microgravity environment of space if the earth's pull disappears? Previously, many experiments exhibited cell changes - after hours or even days in zero gravity. Astronauts, however, returned to Earth without any severe health problems after long missions in space, which begs the question as to how capable cells are of ada ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 22, 2017'Gravitational noise' interferes with determining distant sources  Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017New method uses heat flow to levitate variety of objects  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Increasing the sensitivity of next-generation gravitational wave detectors |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 
Nature's carbonate system, the dynamic chemistry involving carbon dioxide (CO2), carbonate (CO32-), bicarbonate (HCO3-), and carbonic acid (H2CO3), is a vital component of the biosphere. Carbonate, bicarbonate, and carbonic acid emerge when atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolves in the oceans, which is the largest sink for this greenhouse gas.
Researchers are interested in better understandi ... more Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Towards mastering terahertz waves?  Boston MA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017OLYMPUS experiment sheds light on structure of protons  Ames IA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Researchers propose technique for measuring weak or nonexistent magnetic fields |
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 Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 
DARPA has been developing a program that will leverage successes in space robotics in order to accelerate in-orbit servicing of satellites. Of particular interest are the satellites that populate the geosynchronous orbit at about 36,000 km above Earth. There are hundreds of these vehicles that operate as military, civil and commercial satellite assets.
However, once launched, there is no w ... more Tel Aviv (UPI) Mar 8, 2017Rafael completes test firing with Protector USV  Providence RI (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Robot uses social feedback to fetch objects intelligently  Washington (UPI) Mar 2, 2017Switzerland taps Kongsberg for Protector weapon system |
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Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017
The Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology is breaking ground on techniques to send satellites into space via rockets shot from airborne Chinese planes, China Daily reports.
According to Li Tongyu, chief of rocket development at the academy, the technology will allow scientists and engineers to quickly replace "dysfunctional" satellites, as well as launch ad hoc, last-minute satellit ... moreBeijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2017China's 1st cargo spacecraft to make three rendezvous with Tiangong-2 Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017China Plans to Launch 1st Probe to Mars in Summer 2020 Beijing (XNA) Mar 09, 2017China to launch 6-8 latest navigation satellites in 2017 |
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