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  Paris (ESA) Jul 14, 2017 A dried-out river valley with numerous tributaries is seen in this recent view of the Red Planet captured by ESA's Mars Express. This section of the Libya Montes region, which sits on the equator at the boundary of the southern highlands and northern lowlands, was imaged on 21 February 2017 by the spacecraft's high-resolution stereo camera. The Libya Montes highlands mountains, one of the oldest regions on Mars, were uplifted during the formation of the 1200 km-wide Isidis impact basin some 3.9 b ... read more |
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Opportunity will spend three weeks at current location due to Solar ConjunctionPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 14, 2017 Opportunity is in "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover has arrived at the location within the valley where she will spend the approximately three-week solar conjuncti ... more 
Curiosity Mars Rover Begins Study of Ridge DestinationPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017 The car-size NASA rover on a Martian mountain, Curiosity, has begun its long-anticipated study of an iron-bearing ridge forming a distinctive layer on the mountain's slope. Since before Curios ... more  
Counting calories in spaceParis (ESA) Jul 10, 2017 Rockets and spacecraft may get us to Mars, but food must nourish us on the journey. Now researchers are using the International Space Station to look at how much food will be needed on a spacecraft ... more  
6 teams share honors and money in NASA's 2nd 3-D Print a Habitat challengeHuntsville AL (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 ASA has awarded a total of $201,023 to teams of citizen inventors that have reached the latest milestone of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, completing the Phase 2: Level 2 Beam Member competiti ... more |
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Pitted Materials in Craters Could Indicate Buried Ice on AsteroidsTucson, AZ (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 Pitted terrains inside fresh complex craters on Ceres are similar to terrains seen Mars and Vesta, and are likely formed through the rapid evaporation of subsurface H2O, a new paper by Planetary Sci ... more  
Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the MoonBeijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017 The past decades have seen China making great progress, both economic and also in the field of space exploration. The construction of new space launch centers, ambitious lunar and Mars exploration p ... more 
Mars surface 'more uninhabitable' than thought: studyParis (AFP) July 6, 2017 Hopes of finding life on Mars, at least on the surface, were dealt a blow Thursday by a study revealing that salt minerals present on the Red Planet kill bacteria. ... 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 
Mars Rover Opportunity continuing science campaign at Perseverance ValleyPasadena 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 
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 |
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Scientist Reveals Health Challenges That Flight to Mars Poses for HumansMoscow (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 ... more 
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 
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 
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 |
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  Paris (ESA) Jul 07, 2017 
During a simulated space mission underwater last week, ESA tested an ingenious concept to bring astronauts safely back to base if they are incapacitated during lunar exploration.
Four 'aquanauts', including ESA astronaut Pedro Duque and NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, took part in NASA's 22nd Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO-22) mission, spending 10 days in the Aquarius habitat ... more Tokyo (Sputnik) Jun 29, 2017Japanese Space Agency Proposes Plan to Send Astronauts to Moon 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 |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017 
China has a clear plan to provide sea launches for commercial payloads to be carried by Long March rockets, according to an aerospace official.
Tang Yagang, vice head of the aerospace division of the No.1 institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), said that the technology is not difficult and a sea launch platform can be built based on modifying 10,000-ton ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold  Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon |
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 Tucson, AZ (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 
Pitted terrains inside fresh complex craters on Ceres are similar to terrains seen Mars and Vesta, and are likely formed through the rapid evaporation of subsurface H2O, a new paper by Planetary Science Institute Research Scientist Hanna G. Sizemore says.
"Pitted terrains may be common morphological markers of volatile-rich near-surface material in the asteroid belt," Sizemore said.
... more Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 06, 2017Bizarro comet challenging researchers  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2017NASA'S First Asteroid Deflection Mission Enters Next Design Phase  Paris (AFP) June 28, 2017Are asteroids humanity's 'greatest challenge'? |
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 Miami (AFP) July 10, 2017 
An unmanned NASA spacecraft is about to fly over a massive storm raging on Jupiter, in a long-awaited a journey that could shed new light on the forces driving the planet's Great Red Spot.
The flyby of the Juno spacecraft, surveilling the 10,000-mile-wide (16,000-kilometer-wide) storm, is scheduled for 9:55 pm Monday (0155 GMT Tuesday).
"Jupiter's mysterious Great Red Spot is probably th ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 12, 2017Juno Completes Flyby over Jupiter's Great Red Spot  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 13, 2017New evidence in support of the Planet Nine hypothesis |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017 
New research suggests the lakes on Saturn's moon Titan are especially calm. Satellite data studied and analyzed by researchers at the University of Texas revealed waves no taller than a single centimeter.
The findings - detailed in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters - present Titan as an ideal place for future probe landings.
"There's a lot of interest in one day s ... more Hull UK (SPX) Jul 04, 2017Methanol Points to Evolving Story of Enceladus's Plumes  Ithaca NY (SPX) Jun 01, 2017In a Cosmic Hit-and-Run, Icy Saturn Moon May Have Flipped  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 31, 2017Cassini Finds Saturn Moon May Have Tipped Over |
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 Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. reports that its subsidiary Space Systems Loral (SSL) was selected to provide a next-generation satellite constellation for high-resolution Earth imaging to DigitalGlobe, the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet.
Called WorldView Legion, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites will more than double DigitalGlobe's hig ... more Newcastle UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Can satellites be used as an early warning system for landslides  Corvallis OR (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Study finds Earth's magnetic field 'simpler than we thought'  Paris (ESA) Jul 07, 2017See our seasons change from space |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2017 
Founded in 2009, the Houston, Texas-based company NanoRacks LLC provides commercial hardware and services onboard the International Space Station (ISS) for government and commercial customers. To date, the firm has sent more than 550 payloads from over 30 countries to ISS, creating trends in commercial hardware in space. In an interview with Astrowatch.net, Jeffrey Manber, the founder and CEO of ... moreParis (ESA) Jul 10, 2017Counting calories in space  Cape Canaveral (AFP) July 9, 2017Trump offers bold space goals but fills in few details  Cape Canaveral (AFP) July 9, 2017Liftoff for Trump's bold space plans may have to wait |
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 Lisbon, Portugal (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
In a paper highlighted by Astronomy and Astrophysics journal, a team2 of researchers from the Instituto de Astrofisica e Ciencias do Espaco (IA3) discovered observational evidence for the existence of two distinct populations of giant planets.
So far, more than 3500 planets have been detected orbiting solar type stars. Although recent results suggest that most planets in our Galaxy are roc ... more Garching, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Molecular Outflow Launched Beyond Disk Around Young Star  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 12, 2017Hidden Stars May Make Planets Appear Smaller  Boston MA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017More to Life Than the Habitable Zone |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017 
A functional drone, together with a simulated IED device, has been developed by Explotrain LLC, a Florida-based small business for the training of troops.
ExploDrone features a reusable drone carrying lightweight pneumatic-based Explosive Blast Simulators used in the Kamikaze-like crash of the drone into a target area.
The system also uses smaller drones that carry simulations of ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017New Reaper drone variant performs first combat mission  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017Rafael unveils Drone Dome anti-drone system |
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 Kiel, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
How much do solar cycle variations influence our climate system? Could the rising Earth temperatures due to anthropogenic effects partly be compensated by a reduction of solar forcing in the future?
These questions have been in the focus of climate research for a long time. In order to answer these questions as precisely as possible, it is required to know the fluctuations of solar forcing ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory sees sunspot turn toward Earth  Hull UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2017Musical Sun Reduces Range of Magnetic Activity  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 06, 2017Scientists uncover origins of the Sun's swirling spicules |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 10, 2017 
Researchers at The University of Manchester, in collaboration with Central South University (CSU), China, have created an innovative ceramic coating that could revolutionize hypersonic travel - for defense, space and even air travel purposes.
Hypersonic travel is defined as moving at Mach five or above - at least five times faster than the speed of sound. While a historic aspiration of avi ... more Sacramento CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Aerojet Rocketdyne tests Advanced Electric Propulsion System  Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Russia to Carry Out Five Launches From Vostochny Space Center in 2018  Houghton MI (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Spiky ferrofluid thrusters can move satellites |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
A group of astronomers have shown that the fastest-moving stars in our galaxy - which are travelling so fast that they can escape the Milky Way - are in fact runaways from a much smaller galaxy in orbit around our own.
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, used data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and computer simulations to demonstrate that these stellar sprinters originate ... more Cambridge, UK (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Smallest-Ever Star Discovered by Astronomers  Garching, Germany (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Australia Enters Strategic Partnership with European Southern Observatory  Charlottesville VA (SPX) Jul 11, 2017Heart of an exploded star observed in 3-D |
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 Warwick UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
A state-of-the-art telescope for detecting optical signatures of gravitational waves - built and operated by an international research collaboration, led by the University of Warwick - has been officially launched.
The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) was inaugurated at Warwick's astronomical observing facility in the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory of the Instituto ... more Hull UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017First look at gravitational dance that drives stellar formation  Hannover, Germany (SPX) Jun 28, 2017LISA Gravitational-Wave Observatory Selected as ESA L3 Mission  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Hints of Extra Dimensions in Gravitational Waves |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
Quantum technology is seen as an important future-oriented technology: smaller, faster and with higher performance than conventional electronics. However, exploiting quantum effects is difficult because nature's smallest building blocks have properties quite distinct from those we know from our everyday world. An international team of researchers has now succeeded in extracting a fault tolerant ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017China teleports quantum information to space, a first  Lancaster UK (SPX) Jul 10, 2017A future without fakes thanks to quantum technology  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Simulating splash at the microscopic level |
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 McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 
Intelligent technologies like advanced analytics and biometrics/identity analytics can help government agencies fulfill their missions to improve the delivery of public services and meet the rising expectations of citizens, a recent survey found. However, successful adoption of intelligent technologies first requires overcoming challenges-challenges that can be solved, survey respondents say, by ... more Paris (AFP) July 11, 2017Three European firms join in robot ship project  Toyohashi, Japan (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Human pose estimation for care robots using deep learning  Boston MA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Soft and stretchy fabric-based sensors for wearable robots |
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Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017
China has a clear plan to provide sea launches for commercial payloads to be carried by Long March rockets, according to an aerospace official.
Tang Yagang, vice head of the aerospace division of the No.1 institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), said that the technology is not difficult and a sea launch platform can be built based on modifying 10,000-ton ... moreBeijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon |
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