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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2017 NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which landed near Mount Sharp five years ago this week, is examining clues on that mountain about long-ago lakes on Mars. On Aug. 5, 2012, the mission team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, exalted at radio confirmation and first images from Curiosity after the rover's touchdown using a new "sky crane" landing method. Transmissions at the speed of light took nearly 14 minutes to travel from Mars to Earth, which that day were about 154 m ... read more |
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For Moratorium on Sending Commands to Mars, Blame the SunPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 17, 2017 This month, movements of the planets will put Mars almost directly behind the sun, from Earth's perspective, causing curtailed communications between Earth and Mars. NASA will refrain from sen ... more 
Tributes to wetter times on MarsParis (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 a ... more 
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 |
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NASA taps BWXT for reactor design for future Mars missionsWashington (UPI) Aug 3, 2017 BWXT Nuclear Energy Inc. is to draw up conceptual designs for a nuclear thermal propulsion reactor for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ... more 
Opportunity enters Automode during solar conjunction pausePasadena CA (JPL) Aug 01, 2017 Opportunity is in Perseverance Valley on the west rim of Endeavour Crater and the mission is now in its solar conjunction communications blackout period. The position of Mars as viewed from Earth wi ... more  
NASA enhances online scientific tool used by hundreds WorldwideGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 02, 2017 Hundreds of scientists worldwide currently use an online application that accesses at least one terabyte of data to calculate everything from the spectrum of an exoplanet and the weather on Mars to ... more 
Eclipse Balloons to Study Effect of Mars-Like Environment on LifePasadena CA (JPL) Jul 31, 2017 Steps forward in the search for life beyond Earth can be as simple as sending a balloon into the sky. In one of the most unique and extensive eclipse observation campaigns ever attempted, NASA is co ... more  
ALMA confirms complex chemistry in Titan's atmosphereCharlottesville VA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is one of our solar system's most intriguing and Earth-like bodies. It is nearly as large as Mars and has a hazy atmosphere made up mostly of nitrogen with a smattering ... more 
Portals to new worlds: Martian exploration near the North PoleWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 Perched on the edge of a 39-million-year-old crater is a white circular hut. It sticks out on the rocky, lichen-dotted landscape of Devon Island in Nunavut, Canada. ... more |
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Panorama Above 'Perseverance Valley'Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 21, 2017 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity recorded a panoramic view before entering the upper end of a fluid-carved valley that descends the inner slope of a large crater's rim. The scene incl ... more 
Hubble sees Martian moon orbiting the Red PlanetGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 The sharp eye of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the tiny moon Phobos during its orbital trek around Mars. Because the moon is so small, it appears star-like in the Hubble pictures. ... more  
Ancient, massive asteroid impact could explain Martian geological mysteriesBoulder CO (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 The origin and nature of Mars is mysterious. It has geologically distinct hemispheres, with smooth lowlands in the north and cratered, high-elevation terrain in the south. The red planet also has tw ... more 
Sol 1756: Closing timePasadena CA (JPL) Jul 20, 2017 This week marked the last chance for us to reliably command Curiosity before she, and Mars, disappear behind the Sun for about three weeks. This made today's planning feel as if the Sun were setting ... more |
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  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 
Future space exploration aims to fly further from Earth than ever before. Now, Italian Space Agency scientists have expressed an interest in contributing to the development of robotic technologies to bring an asteroid from beyond lunar orbit back into closer reach in order to better study it.
In a paper published in EPJ Plus, Marco Tantardini and Enrico Flamini from the Italian Space Agenc ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2017NASA studies tethered CubeSat mission to study Lunar swirls  Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017Florida startup boldly sets sights on moon Paris (AFP) July 24, 2017Moon could be wetter than thought, say scientists |
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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 (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  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) was part of an international team that recently discovered a relatively unpopulated region of the main asteroid belt, where the few asteroids present are likely pristine relics from early in solar system history. The team used a new search technique that also identified the oldest known asteroid family, which extends throughout the inner region of the main ast ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Supernova-Hunting Team Finds Comet with Aid of Amateur Astronomer  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 31, 2017Asteroid Flyby Will Benefit NASA Detection and Tracking Network  Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Upcoming asteroid flyby will help Planetary Defense Network |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 
Spectacular sunsets and sunrises are enough to dazzle most of us, but to astronomers, dusk and dawn are a waste of good observing time. They want a truly dark sky. Not Ned Molter, a UC Berkeley astronomy graduate student. He set out to show that some bright objects can be studied just as well during twilight, when other astronomers are twiddling their thumbs, and quickly discovered a new feature ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 04, 2017Jovian storm looms large in the Jupiter's High North  Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 17, 2017New Horizons Video Soars over Pluto's Majestic Mountains and Icy Plains  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
NASA scientists have definitively detected the chemical acrylonitrile in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan, a place that has long intrigued scientists investigating the chemical precursors of life.
On Earth, acrylonitrile, also known as vinyl cyanide, is useful in the manufacture of plastics. Under the harsh conditions of Saturn's largest moon, this chemical is thought to be capable of ... moreCharlottesville VA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017ALMA confirms complex chemistry in Titan's atmosphere  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 25, 2017Saturn surprises as Cassini continues its Grand Finale  Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017Titan's calm lakes offer space probes a smooth landing |
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The U.S. and Brazil are teaming up to study scintillation in the ionosphere, a phenomena that affects radio signals, disrupting communications and GPS navigation. Aerospace is providing a sensor for this international CubeSat mission, dubbed SPORT, that will be deployed off the International Space Station. The ionosphere is a portion of Earth's atmosphere where radiation from the sun creates a l ... more Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Lockheed Martin Will Build New Space Instrument Focused on Vegetation Health and Carbon Monitoring  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 04, 2017NOAA's GOES-S and GOES-T satellites coming together |
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NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik looks through the hatch of the International Space Station's Bigelow Expandable Aerospace Module (BEAM) on July 31, 2017.
He shared this photo on social media on August 2, commenting, "Ever wonder how you look when you enter a new part of a spacecraft? Well, this is it. First time inside the expandable BEAM module."
The BEAM is an experimental expandable ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2017Two Voyagers Taught Us How to Listen to Space  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2017NASA Offers Space Station as Catalyst for Discovery in Washington  Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 01, 2017Voyager spacecraft still in communication 40 years out into the void |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 
In the shallow, frigid waters of Nunavut's Ward Hunt Lake, something mysterious lingers at the lake floor. It's fuzzy, it's bright orange - and it's alive.
For more than 50 years, scientists from around the world have traveled to Ward Hunt Lake, the northernmost lake in the Canadian Arctic, to study the region or launch expeditions to the North Pole.
Until recently, the prevailin ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 3, 2017NASA hiring a planetary protection officer to guard against alien invaders  College Park MD (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Researchers detect exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere  Exeter UK (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Hubble detects exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017  The Department of Defense has approved a policy that allows military bases to shoot down unauthorized drones in their airspace, according to the Pentagon.
A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed the policy's existence to UPI but offered no further comment because it is classified. The policy was distributed in the last several weeks in response to growing concern among military commanders. ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017Raytheon receives $25.9M contract for Global Hawk sensor upgrades  Boston MA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Drones reporting for work  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 04, 2017Mobile force protection aims to thwart adversaries' small UAVs and Drones |
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 London, UK (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 
The elemental composition of the Sun's hot atmosphere known as the 'corona' is strongly linked to the 11-year solar magnetic activity cycle, a team of scientists from UCL, George Mason University and Naval Research Laboratory has revealed for the first time.
The study, published in Nature Communications and funded by the NASA Hinode program, shows that an increase in magnetic activity goes ... more Paris (ESA) Aug 02, 2017Gravity waves detected in Sun's interior reveal rapidly rotating core  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Two weeks in the life of a sunspot  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 04, 2017Our solar system's 'shocking' origin story |
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It was a beautiful summer's morning here in Mojave today and a great day for flying! During the couple of months since VSS Unity's last flight, our teams have been focusing their efforts on a long list of ground-based test and installation activities.
With those successfully completed, it was time to get VSS Unity back into her natural environment. So, after an early start for the team, VM ... more Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Space Launch System Solid Rocket Boosters 'on Target' for First Flight  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 04, 2017Dragon to be packed with new experiments for International Space Station  New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 18, 2017ISRO Develops Ship-Based Antenna System to Track Satellite Launches |
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 Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 
Lockheed Martin has revealed the first images from an experimental, ultra-thin optical instrument, showing it could be possible to shrink space telescopes to a sliver of the size of today's systems while maintaining equivalent resolution.
Weighing 90 percent less than a typical telescope, the Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-Optical Reconnaissance (SPIDER) opens a path for ext ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Running out of gas: Gas loss puts breaks on stellar baby boom  Boston MA (SPX) Aug 01, 2017Astronomers discover "Heavy Metal" supernova  Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 04, 2017Dark Energy Survey reveals most accurate measurement of universe's dark matter |
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 Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 26, 2017 
A Montana State University gravitational physicist has received funding for a research project that aims to answer fundamental questions about the universe.
NASA awarded $750,000 to Nicolas Yunes for his project "Exploring Extreme Gravity: Neutron Stars, Black Holes and Gravitational Waves." Yunes is a founding member of the MSU eXtreme Gravity Institute, known as XGI, and an associate pro ... more Hull UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017First look at gravitational dance that drives stellar formation  Warwick UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational waves launched  Hannover, Germany (SPX) Jun 28, 2017LISA Gravitational-Wave Observatory Selected as ESA L3 Mission |
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 Iowa City, IA (SPX) Aug 01, 2017 
Some of the biggest galaxies in the universe are full of extinguished stars. But nearly 12 billion years ago, soon after the universe first was created, these massive galaxies were hotspots that brewed up stars by the billions.
How these types of cosmic realms, called dusty starburst galaxies, became galactic dead zones is an enduring mystery.
Astronomers at the University of Iowa, i ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Primordial black holes may have helped to forge heavy elements  Swansea UK (SPX) Aug 07, 2017First observation of the hyperfine splitting in antihydrogen  Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Clever experiment documents multiscale fluid dynamics |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 
It has been argued that the ability of humans to recognize social signals is crucial to mastering social intelligence - but can robots learn to read human social cues and adapt or correct their own behavior accordingly?
In a recent study, researchers examined how people react to robots that exhibit faulty behavior compared to perfectly performing robots. The results, published in Frontiers ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 3, 2017Mishap doesn't dampen enthusiasm for security robots  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Somersaulting simulation for jumping bots  Nagoya, Japan (AFP) July 30, 2017Watch out Messi, here come the footballers at RoboCup |
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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 (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 Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold |
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