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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2017 Opportunity is at the top of "Perseverance Valley" on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is completing the remaining science as part of a walkabout campaign above Perseverance Valley before the solar conjunction moratorium in July. Although there are new considerations regarding steering (no use of the front steering actuators), Opportunity is continuing to drive. Solar conjunction is when the Sun comes between Earth and Mars, which occurs about once every 26 months. During this time, th ... read more |
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Russian Devices for ExoMars Mission to Be Ready in Fall 2017Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017 Two Russian devices to be mounted on the Mars rover of the ExoMars 2020 mission are nearly ready, by the end of 2017 they will be supplied to the European Space Agency (ESA), head of the Russian Aca ... more 
The Niagara Falls of Mars once flowed with lavaWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017 Water is often the focus of NASA's many Martian scientific missions. It's true, Mars was once a surprisingly watery world. But it also once featured large amounts of magmatic activity. ... more  
Magnetic memories of a metal worldCambridge UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 4.5 billion years ago in the violent, high-speed environment of the early solar system, a protoplanet roughly the size of Mars was involved in a series of fierce collisions with other large planetar ... more 
Laser-targeting AI Yields More Mars SciencePasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017 Artificial intelligence is changing how we study Mars. A.I. software on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has helped it zap dozens of laser targets on the Red Planet this past year, becoming a frequent sc ... more |
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No One Under 20 Has Experienced a Day Without NASA at MarsPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2017 As the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft approached its destination on July 4, 1997, no NASA mission had successfully reached the Red Planet in more than 20 years. Even the mission team anxiously awa ... more 
Mars rover Opportunity on walkabout near crater rimPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017 NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is examining rocks at the edge of Endeavour Crater for signs that they may have been either transported by a flood or eroded in place by wind. Those scen ... more 
India's Mars Orbiter Mission Completes First 1,000 Earth DaysNew Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) maiden Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also known as Mangalyaan, completed its first 1,000 Earth days in its orbit around the red planet on Monday. ... more 
Mars Orbiter spots rover ascending Mount SharpWashington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 In an image captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Martian rover Curiosity can been seen as a bright blue speck ascending the rocky terrain of Mount Sharp. ... more 
Opportunity Straightens Wheel, Resumes DrivingPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2017 Opportunity is at the top of Perseverance Valley on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover experienced a left-front wheel steering actuator stall on Sol 4750 (June 4, 2017), leaving the wheel ... more 
University Students Mine for Water at NASA's Mars Ice ChallengeHampton VA (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 For humans to survive on other worlds, they'll have to harness the resources - like water - that exist there. A recent competition held at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, aimed ... more |
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NASA, French Space Agency Express Commitment to Joint ExplorationLe Bourget, France (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 France and the United States have a long history of cooperation in space, combining their talents over the years to advance science and launch exploration missions whose results have been instrument ... more 
MAVEN's top 10 discoveries at MarsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 19, 2017 On June 17, NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission) will celebrate 1,000 Earth days in orbit around the Red Planet. Since its launch in November 2013 and its orbit insertion in ... more 
Opportunity collecting panoramas of high-value targets at Endeavour CraterPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 19, 2017 Opportunity is at the top of Perseverance Valley on the rim of Endeavour crater. The rover experienced a left-front wheel steering actuator stall on Sol 4750 (June 4, 2017) leaving the wheel ' ... more 
Martian Crater Provides Reminder of Apollo MoonwalkPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 19, 2017 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity passed near a young crater this spring during the 45th anniversary of Apollo 16's trip to Earth's moon, prompting a connection between two missions. O ... more |
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  Tokyo (Sputnik) Jun 29, 2017 
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) proposed a plan on Wednesday to send the country's astronauts to the Moon after 2025, local media reported.
According to the NHK broadcaster, the JAXA proposed the plan to the panel of the country's Science Ministry responsible for discussion of Tokyo's efforts in the issues of space exploration.
The news outlet added that the JAXA's prop ... more Tokyo (AFP) June 30, 2017Japan reveals plans to put a man on moon by 2030  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2017Russian aerospace firm to cooperate with China on Lunar exploration missions  Paris (ESA) Jun 12, 2017New NELIOTA project detects flashes from lunar impacts |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 2, 2017 
China on Sunday announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into orbit had been "unsuccessful", in a glitch for the country's ambitious space programme.
The Long March-5 Y2, Beijing's second heavy-lift rocket, blasted off at 7:23 pm (1123 GMT) Sunday from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the tropical island province of Hainan
"Abnormity was det ... more Beijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017China to launch Long March-5 Y2 in early July Beijing (AFP) July 1, 2017China prepares to launch second heavy-lift carrier rocket  Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017With a Strong Partner Like Russia, Nothing Would Stop China's New Space Station |
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 Paris (AFP) June 28, 2017 
Throughout its 4.5-billion-year history, Earth has been repeatedly pummelled by space rocks that have caused anything from an innocuous splash in the ocean to species annihilation.
When the next big impact will be, nobody knows.
But the pressure is on to predict - and intercept - its arrival.
"Sooner or later we will get... a minor or major impact," Rolf Densing, who heads the Eur ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017NASA is building computer models of possible asteroid impact scenarios  The Hague (AFP) June 26, 2017Dutch scientists fete rare meteorite find  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Impact Threat from Asteroid Apophis Cannot Be Ruled Out |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 
More than 30 years after Voyager 2 sped past Uranus, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers are using the spacecraft's data to learn more about the icy planet. Their new study suggests that Uranus' magnetosphere, the region defined by the planet's magnetic field and the material trapped inside it, gets flipped on and off like a light switch every day as it rotates along with the planet. It' ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Mid-infrared images from the Subaru telescope extend Juno spacecraft discoveries  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2017Earth-based Views of Jupiter to Enhance Juno Flyby  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2017NASA's Juno Spacecraft to Fly Over Jupiter's Great Red Spot July 10 |
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 
Enceladus - a large icy, oceanic moon of Saturn - may have flipped, the possible victim of an out-of-this-world wallop.
While combing through data collected by NASA's Cassini mission during flybys of Enceladus, astronomers from Cornell University, the University of Texas and NASA have found the first evidence that the moon's axis has reoriented, according to new research published in Icaru ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) May 31, 2017Cassini Finds Saturn Moon May Have Tipped Over  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017Cassini Looks On as Solstice Arrives at Saturn  Boston MA (SPX) May 19, 2017History of Titan's Landscape Resembles Mars's, not Earth's |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
Dating back to the first century, scientists, philosophers and reporters have noted the occasional occurrence of "bright nights," when an unexplained glow in the night sky lets observers see distant mountains, read a newspaper or check their watch.
A new study accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, uses satellite data to prese ... more Melbourne FL (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Harris Corporation Delivers Advanced Weather Satellite Instrument to South Korea  Leicester UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Satellite data to map endangered monkey populations on Earth  Lancaster UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Ozone recovery may be delayed by unregulated chemicals |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot about Friday's Executive Order creating the National Space Council:
"I am pleased that President Trump has signed an executive order reestablishing the National Space Council. The council existed previously from 1989-1993, and a version of it also existed as the National Aeronautics and Space Council from 1958-197 ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017India, Portugal Shake Hands on Space Cooperation  Paris (AFP) June 29, 2017Silicon-on-Seine: world's biggest tech incubator opens in Paris  Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2017Return to the blue |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 28, 2017 
Wherever you find people, you also find bacteria and other microorganisms. The International Space Station is no exception.
That generally is not a problem. For one thing, the space station is kept cleaner than many environments on Earth. Routine cleaning activities are included on astronaut task schedules. Cargo sent to the station, and the vehicles that carry it, undergo a rigorous clean ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017NASA diligently tracks microbes inside the International Space Station  Taipei, Taiwan (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Complex Organic Molecules Found On "Space Hamburger" Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2017Could a Dedicated Mission to Enceladus Detect Microbial Life There |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 
A radar and laser beam system for detecting and destroying drones has been unveiled at the Paris Air Show by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
The system, called Drone Dome, has a range of up to several miles and causes minimal interruptions to other systems in nearby urban areas, the company said during at the Paris Air Show.
"The threat posed by drones and packs of ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS  Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017New Reaper drone variant performs first combat mission  Shenzhen, China (AFP) June 25, 2017China drone king turns to farming |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 
New analysis of plasma clouds ejected by the sun suggest solar eruptions behave like a sneeze.
Until now, astronomers looked at cloud-like structures of coronal mass ejections as single entities. The latest research - detailed in the journal Scientific Reports - suggest CMEs are more like a sneeze or dust cloud, a collection of millions of individual plasma parcels, each acting indepe ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 23, 2017NASA Prepares for Aug. 21 Total Solar Eclipse with Live Coverage, Safety Information  Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017Rare US total solar eclipse excites Americans coast-to-coast Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Megamovie Project debuts simulator for August 21 total Solar Eclipse |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 03, 2017 
An Ariane 5 carrying two telecom satellites inside a new lighter fairing lifted off on the fourth mission from Europe's Spaceport in two months.
Liftoff came at 21:15 GMT (18:15 local time, 23:15 CEST) last night from Kourou, French Guiana on a mission lasting about 39 minutes to deliver Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN and GSAT-17 into their planned orbits.
Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S Europe ... more Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 28, 201780th consecutive success for Ariane 5 with launch of Hellas Sat, Inmarsat and ISRO  Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 29, 2017ArianeGroup starts production of VINCI engine combustion chamber  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Aerojet Rocketdyne advocates solar electric propulsion as central element of deep space exploration |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 
A global hunt for the universe's missing matter is underway, and this autumn everyone is invited to join in.
On and around October 31, 2017, events around the world will celebrate the hunt for the universe's unseen "dark matter." Dark Matter Day events will engage the public in discussions about dark matter, and about the many experiments that seek to solve its mysteries.
Universitie ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 28, 2017'Pompom' Stars May Solve Quasar Puzzle  Leiden, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Dutch astronomers discover recipe to make cosmic glycerol  Brno, Czech Republic (SPX) Jun 30, 2017The First Galaxies Were Even More Violent Than Expected |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 29, 2017 
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam found that hidden dimensions - as predicted by string theory - could influence gravitational waves. In a recently published paper they study the consequences of extra dimensions on these ripples in space-time, and predict whether their effects could be detected.
LIGO's first detection of gravitational waves from ... more Hannover, Germany (SPX) Jun 28, 2017LISA Gravitational-Wave Observatory Selected as ESA L3 Mission  Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Hubble Astronomers Measure White Dwarf's Mass with Relativity Experiment  Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Breaking Newton's Law |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
Approximately 750 million light years from Earth lies a gigantic, bulging galaxy with two supermassive black holes at its center. These are among the largest black holes ever found, with a combined mass 15 billion times that of the sun. New research from Stanford University, published June 27 in Astrophysical Journal, has used long-term observation to show that one of the black holes seems to be ... more Charlottesville VA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Astronomers detect orbital motion in pair of supermassive black holes  Albuquerque NM (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Groundbreaking discovery confirms existence of orbiting supermassive black holes  Mumbai, India (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Table top plasma gets wind of solar turbulence |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 
Researchers have developed an exoskeleton system that provides personalized support for its user. In healthy volunteers, the optimized exoskeleton reduced energy expenditure during walking by 24%, on average, compared to when the system was not providing personalized support.
Exoskeletons can help enhance human abilities, for example by allowing people to lift greater weight or expend less ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Moisture-responsive 'robots' crawl with no external power source  Redwood City CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Numenta demonstrates machine intelligence algorithm for real-time anomaly detection  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017AI Will Prepare Robots for the Unknown |
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Beijing (AFP) July 2, 2017
China on Sunday announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into orbit had been "unsuccessful", in a glitch for the country's ambitious space programme.
The Long March-5 Y2, Beijing's second heavy-lift rocket, blasted off at 7:23 pm (1123 GMT) Sunday from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the tropical island province of Hainan
"Abnormity was det ... moreBeijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017China to launch Long March-5 Y2 in early July Beijing (AFP) July 1, 2017China prepares to launch second heavy-lift carrier rocket Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017With a Strong Partner Like Russia, Nothing Would Stop China's New Space Station |
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