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July 06, 2017
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Scientist Reveals Health Challenges That Flight to Mars Poses for Humans



Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017
Thais Russomano, the first female doctor in Latin America specializing in space medicine and the founder and director of the InnovaSpace and MicroG research centers for space biology, revealed in an interview with Sputnik the kinds of health challenges volunteers taking part in a long-term space mission to Mars could face. Mars One is a project that aims to establish a permanent human settlement on Mars. It plans to land the first humans on Mars, who will then build a permanent human colony there. ... read more

MARSDAILY
Mars Rover Opportunity continuing science campaign at Perseverance Valley
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 ... more
MARSDAILY
Russian Devices for ExoMars Mission to Be Ready in Fall 2017
Moscow (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
MARSDAILY
The Niagara Falls of Mars once flowed with lava
Washington (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
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Magnetic memories of a metal world
Cambridge 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
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MARSDAILY
No One Under 20 Has Experienced a Day Without NASA at Mars
Pasadena 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
MARSDAILY
Laser-targeting AI Yields More Mars Science
Pasadena 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
MARSDAILY
Mars rover Opportunity on walkabout near crater rim
Pasadena 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
MARSDAILY
India's Mars Orbiter Mission Completes First 1,000 Earth Days
New 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
MARSDAILY
Mars Orbiter spots rover ascending Mount Sharp
Washington (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
MARSDAILY
Opportunity Straightens Wheel, Resumes Driving
Pasadena 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 Challenge

IRON AND ICE
Are NEOs Coming to Earth?
Bethesda, MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2017
Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are comets and asteroids in heliocentric orbits that have been influenced by planetary flybys causing them to approach Earth. Comets are composed mostly of water ice and du ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA, French Space Agency Express Commitment to Joint Exploration
Le 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
MARSDAILY
MAVEN's top 10 discoveries at Mars
Greenbelt 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
MARSDAILY
Opportunity collecting panoramas of high-value targets at Endeavour Crater
Pasadena 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

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Japan reveals plans to put a man on moon by 2030
Tokyo (AFP) June 30, 2017
Japan has revealed ambitious plans to put an astronaut on the Moon around 2030 in new proposals from the country's space agency. This is the first time the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has said it aims to send an astronaut beyond the International Space Station, an agency spokeswoman told AFP on Friday. The idea is to first join a NASA-led mission in 2025 to build a space s ... more
Tokyo (Sputnik) Jun 29, 2017
Japanese Space Agency Proposes Plan to Send Astronauts to Moon
Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2017
Russian aerospace firm to cooperate with China on Lunar exploration missions
Paris (ESA) Jun 12, 2017
New NELIOTA project detects flashes from lunar impacts
China heavy-lift carrier rocket launch fails: state media
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
Nanjing (XNA) Jul 02, 2017
Yuanwang-3 completes ship check mission, ready for Chang'e-5 lunar probe launch
Beijing (AFP) July 1, 2017
China prepares to launch second heavy-lift carrier rocket
Beijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017
China to launch Long March-5 Y2 in early July


The Bee-Zed asteroid orbits in the opposite direction to planets
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Jun 28, 2017
In our solar system, an asteroid orbits the Sun in the opposite direction to the planets. Asteroid 2015 BZ509, also known as Bee-Zed, takes 12 years to make one complete orbit around the Sun. This is the same orbital period as that of Jupiter, which shares its orbit but moves in the opposite direction to the planet's motion. The asteroid with the retrograde co-orbit was identified by Helen ... more
Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017
NASA is building computer models of possible asteroid impact scenarios
Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 06, 2017
Bizarro comet challenging researchers
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2017
How a Speck of Light Becomes an Asteroid
Mid-infrared images from the Subaru telescope extend Juno spacecraft discoveries
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 03, 2017
Subaru Telescope images reveal weather in Jupiter's atmosphere in the mid-infrared. Those images, taken multiple times over several months, support Juno spacecraft mission of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This article is part of a joint press release with ones from Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at California Institute of Technology and Gemini Observatory. High-res ... more
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2017
Earth-based Views of Jupiter to Enhance Juno Flyby
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2017
NASA's Juno Spacecraft to Fly Over Jupiter's Great Red Spot July 10
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017
Topsy-Turvy Motion Creates Light-Switch Effect at Uranus
Methanol Points to Evolving Story of Enceladus's Plumes
Hull UK (SPX) Jul 04, 2017
A serendipitous detection of the organic molecule, methanol, around an intriguing moon of Saturn suggests that material spewed from Enceladus undertakes a complex chemical journey once vented into space. This is the first time that a molecule from Enceladus has been detected with a ground-based telescope. Dr. Emily Drabek-Maunder, of Cardiff University, will present the results on Tuesday 4th Ju ... more
Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017
Titan's calm lakes offer space probes a smooth landing
Ithaca NY (SPX) Jun 01, 2017
In a Cosmic Hit-and-Run, Icy Saturn Moon May Have Flipped
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 31, 2017
Cassini Finds Saturn Moon May Have Tipped Over
Russia's 'Sova' Atmospheric Satellite Starts Flight Tests - Research Fund
Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 03, 2017
The first Russian atmospheric satellite dubbed "Sova" (Owl) with a high-aspect ratio flexible wing began flight tests at an altitude of 49,000-65,000 feet, an official with the Advanced Research Fund told Sputnik. "The tested prototype of the 'Sova' atmospheric satellite should confirm the correctness of the laid technical solutions and demonstrate the achieved qualities of the apparatus," ... more
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2017
Veteran Ocean Satellite to Assume Added Role
Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017
New map reveals personality traits of communities across the United States
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 28, 2017
VTT miniature hyperspectral camera launched to space in Aalto-1 satellite


NASA Statement on National Space Council
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
Chongqing, China (AFP) July 4, 2017
Don't look down: glass bottom skywalk thrills in China
Paris (AFP) June 29, 2017
Silicon-on-Seine: world's biggest tech incubator opens in Paris
New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017
India, Portugal Shake Hands on Space Cooperation
Extreme Atmosphere Stripping May Limit Exoplanets' Habitability
Hull UK (SPX) Jul 04, 2017
New models of massive stellar eruptions hint at an extra layer of complexity when considering whether an exoplanet may be habitable or not. Models developed for our own Sun have now been applied to cool stars favoured by exoplanet hunters, in research presented by Dr. Christina Kay, of the NASA Goddard Flight Center, on Monday 3rd July at the National Astronomy Meeting at the University of Hull. ... more
Taipei, Taiwan (SPX) Jul 03, 2017
Complex Organic Molecules Found On "Space Hamburger"
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jul 04, 2017
Why Does Microorganism Prefer Meager Rations Over Rich Ones
Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017
NASA diligently tracks microbes inside the International Space Station


New Reaper drone variant performs first combat mission
Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017
The U.S. Air Force reported Thursday that its new Block 5 variant of the MQ-9 Reaper drone has performed its first combat mission against Islamist terrorists. The recent 16-hour sortie, flown June 23 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, involved the unmanned aerial vehicle dropping a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions bomb and firing two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles in support of gr ... more
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017
Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017
Rafael unveils Drone Dome anti-drone system
Shenzhen, China (AFP) June 25, 2017
China drone king turns to farming
Musical Sun Reduces Range of Magnetic Activity
Hull UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2017
A study of the Sun using sound waves suggests that the layer in which the significant magnetic activity is located has grown thinner in recent years. Prof. Yvonne Elsworth will present results at the National Astronomy Meeting at the University of Hull on Tuesday, 4th July. Prof. Yvonne Elsworth, of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham, explains: "The Sun is ... more
Hull UK (SPX) Jul 04, 2017
Shining a Light on Solar Energetic Particles and Jets
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 06, 2017
Scientists uncover origins of the Sun's swirling spicules
Los Angeles, CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2017
Eclipse Expectations Excite Escapades for Enlightenment


After two delays, SpaceX launches broadband satellite for IntelSat
Cape Canaveral (AFP) July 5, 2017
SpaceX on Wednesday deployed a broadband communications satellite for IntelSat, after twice ditching launch plans in the final seconds before liftoff earlier this week. The satellite, known as IntelSat 35e, soared into the blue sky over Cape Canaveral at 7:38 pm (2338 GMT), riding a Falcon 9 rocket to a distant, geostationary orbit. The force required to send the payload to space meant S ... more
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2017
Aerojet Rocketdyne advocates solar electric propulsion as central element of deep space exploration
Paris (ESA) Jul 03, 2017
Ariane 5 launch proves reliability and flies new fairing
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 28, 2017
80th consecutive success for Ariane 5 with launch of Hellas Sat, Inmarsat and ISRO
A Rare Chance to See Galaxy Demise
Hull UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2017
span class="NL"> a href="https://news.ucsc.edu/" class="highlight">University Of California /a> br> /span> A primitive galaxy that could provide clues about the early universe has been spotted by astronomers as it begins to be consumed by a gigantic neighbouring galaxy. The Little Cub galaxy - so called because it sits in the Ursa Major or Great Bear constellation - is being stripped of ... more
Mumbai, India (SPX) Jun 28, 2017
Does dark matter annihilate quicker in the Milky Way?
Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Jul 06, 2017
SKA South Africa sees first light with addition of Ghana baseline antenna
Budapest, Hungary (SPX) Jul 06, 2017
Flow of Material Observed Around a Young Eruptive Star


LISA Gravitational-Wave Observatory Selected as ESA L3 Mission
Hannover, Germany (SPX) Jun 28, 2017
In a meeting on 20 June 2017 ESA's Science Programme Committee selected the space-based gravitational-wave detector "Laser Interferometer Space Antenna" (LISA) for ESA's third large (L3) mission in the "Cosmic Vision" plan. LISA will consist of three spacecraft separated by millions of kilometers. They will precisely monitor their relative distance changes with lasers to detect gravitation ... more
Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 29, 2017
Hints of Extra Dimensions in Gravitational Waves
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2017
Hubble Astronomers Measure White Dwarf's Mass with Relativity Experiment
Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jun 05, 2017
Breaking Newton's Law
Shaking Schroedinger's cat
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 22, 2017
You've probably heard about Schrodinger's cat, which famously is trapped in a box with a kill mechanism that is activated if a radioactive atom decays, releasing radiation. The act of looking in the box collapses the atom's wave function - the mathematical description of its state --from a "superposition" of states to a definite state, which either kills the cat or let's it live to see another d ... more
Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 06, 2017
A unique data center for cosmological simulations
Mumbai, India (SPX) Jul 03, 2017
Table top plasma gets wind of solar turbulence
Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017
Extremely fine measurements of motion in orbiting supermassive black holes


Developing New Approaches to Celestial Threats Using AI
Mountain View, CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2017
What do astrophysicist Steven Hawking, Queen guitarist Brian May and the country of Luxembourg have in common? They're all key figures in Asteroid Day - a UN sanctioned day of education to raise awareness about protecting our planet from dangerous impacts from space. Asteroid Day is June 30th, the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska impact, when a space rock, approximately 120 ft wide detonat ... more
Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017
South Korea develops self-propelled howitzer
Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017
Scientists design robot to aid visually impaired schoolchildren
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017
AI Will Prepare Robots for the Unknown
China heavy-lift carrier rocket launch fails: state media
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
Nanjing (XNA) Jul 02, 2017
Yuanwang-3 completes ship check mission, ready for Chang'e-5 lunar probe launch
Beijing (AFP) July 1, 2017
China prepares to launch second heavy-lift carrier rocket
Beijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017
China to launch Long March-5 Y2 in early July
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