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Tracking a solar eruption through the Solar System![]() ![]() Paris (ESA) Aug 17, 2017 Ten spacecraft, from ESA's Venus Express to NASA's Voyager-2, felt the effect of a solar eruption as it washed through the Solar System while three other satellites watched, providing a unique perspective on this space weather event. Scientists working on ESA's Mars Express were looking forward to investigating the effects of the close encounter of Comet Siding Spring on the Red Planet's atmosphere on 19 October 2014, but instead they found what turned out to be the imprint of a solar event. While ... read more |
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![]() Pasadena 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 ![]() ![]() 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 a ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena 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 ![]() ![]() Pasadena 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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![]() Paris (ESA) Aug 14, 2017 An ancient mountain range on Mars preserves a complex volcanic and tectonic past imprinted with signs of water and ice interactions. The images, taken on 9 April by the high-resolution stereo ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 14, 2017 Opportunity is located in Perseverance Valley on the west rim of Endeavour crater and has resumed normal science activities post-conjunction. Taking advantage of the position through conjuncti ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 14, 2017 Wispy, early-season clouds resembling Earth's ice-crystal cirrus clouds move across the Martian sky in some new image sequences from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. These clouds are the most clea ... more ![]() ![]() Xining, China (XNA) Aug 09, 2017 China will establish the country's first Mars simulation base, in northwest China's Qinghai Province, the local government said Tuesday. The base will be in the red cliff region in Da Qaidam ( ... more ![]() ![]() 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 ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (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 |
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![]() ![]() Opportunity enters Automode during solar conjunction pause ![]() ![]() Greenbelt 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 ![]() ![]() Pasadena 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 ![]() ![]() Charlottesville 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 ![]() ![]() Washington (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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![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Lunar dynamo's lifetime extended by at least 1 billion years ![]() ![]() Moon's magnetic field lasted far longer than once believed ![]() ![]() Astronauts to bring asteroid back into lunar orbit |
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![]() Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Xian Satellite Control Center resolves over 10 major satellite faults in 50 years ![]() ![]() China develops sea launches to boost space commerce ![]() ![]() Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit |
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![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Asteroid 2012 TC4 will fly past Earth in October 2017 ![]() ![]() Asteroid to shave past Earth on Oct 12: ESA ![]() ![]() How to watch this weekend's Perseid meteor shower |
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![]() Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot ![]() ![]() New evidence in support of the Planet Nine hypothesis ![]() ![]() Scientists probe Neptune's depths to reveal secrets of icy planets |
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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Cassini to begin final five orbits around Saturn ![]() ![]() NASA finds moon of Saturn has chemical that could form 'membranes' ![]() ![]() ALMA confirms complex chemistry in Titan's atmosphere |
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![]() Toulouse, France (SPX) Aug 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ozone treaty taking a bite out of US greenhouse gas emissions ![]() ![]() NASA-led airborne mission studies storm intensification in northern hemisphere ![]() ![]() Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows |
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![]() Miami (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NASA: let's say something to Voyager 1 on 40th anniversary of launch ![]() ![]() Disruptioneering: Streamlining the Process of Scientific Discovery ![]() ![]() NASA Offers Space Station as Catalyst for Discovery in Washington |
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![]() Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() A New Search for Extrasolar Planets from the Arecibo Observatory ![]() ![]() Gulf of Mexico tube worm is one of the longest-living animals in the world ![]() ![]() Molecular Outflow Launched Beyond Disk Around Young Star |
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![]() Albuquerque NM (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() DJI announces pending fix for drones following Army ban ![]() ![]() Iran rejects US claims of unsafe drone flight in Gulf ![]() ![]() Iran drone flies close to US carrier in Gulf: Pentagon |
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![]() Paris (ESA) Aug 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NASA, ESA spacecraft track solar storm through space ![]() ![]() Studying the sun's atmosphere with the total solar eclipse of 2017 ![]() ![]() NASA taps citizen scientists to help study eclipse |
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![]() Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Dragon captured' as cargo arrives at space station ![]() ![]() SpaceX launches super-computer to space station ![]() ![]() New thruster design increases efficiency for future spaceflight |
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![]() Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() A fleeting blue glow ![]() ![]() New 3-D simulations show how galactic centers cool their jets ![]() ![]() Russia could launch Spektr-RG space observatory with German telescope in 2018 |
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![]() Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() First look at gravitational dance that drives stellar formation ![]() ![]() Telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational waves launched ![]() ![]() LISA Gravitational-Wave Observatory Selected as ESA L3 Mission |
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![]() Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() International team of researchers redefines cosmic velocity web ![]() ![]() Massive particles test standard quantum theory ![]() ![]() Innovative way to understand nature of an entire tiny particle |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() SSL and NASA complete preliminary design review for on-orbit robotic servicing spacecraft ![]() ![]() Why humans find faulty robots more likeable ![]() ![]() Mishap doesn't dampen enthusiasm for security robots |
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![]() Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Xian Satellite Control Center resolves over 10 major satellite faults in 50 years ![]() ![]() China develops sea launches to boost space commerce ![]() ![]() Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit |
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