|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
The Moving Martian Bow Shock![]() ![]() Paris (ESA) Aug 23, 2017 As the energetic particles of the solar wind speed across interplanetary space, their motion is modified by objects in their path. A study, based on data from ESA's Mars Express orbiter, has thrown new light on a surprising interaction between the planet Mars and supersonic particles in the solar wind. cientists have long been aware that a feature known as a bow shock forms upstream of a planet - rather like the bow of a ship, where the water is slowed and then diverted around the obstacle. ... read more |
![]() |
![]() Paris (AFP) Aug 21, 2017 Mars is buffeted by turbulent snowstorms that occur only at night, according to a study released Monday that revises our understanding of Red Planet weather. ... more ![]() ![]() 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 |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Previous Issues | Aug 23 | Aug 22 | Aug 21 | Aug 18 | Aug 17 |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() 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 ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 NASA's Mars 2020 mission, which will look for signs of past life on Mars, will use smart methods originally developed to find the oldest life on Earth, according the mission's Deputy Project Scienti ... more ![]() ![]() 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 persp ... more ![]() ![]() 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 |
![]() |
![]() ![]() China to build first Mars simulation base ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() Pasadena 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 ![]() ![]() 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 |
|
![]() San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Call For Ideas For Research On The Deep Space Gateway ![]() ![]() Roscosmos Approves Luna-25 Space Station Model in Moon Exploration Project ![]() ![]() Moon's magnetic field lasted far longer than once believed |
![]() |
![]() 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 |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Large asteroid to safely pass Earth on September 1 ![]() ![]() Asteroid Apophis has One in 100,000 chance of hitting Earth ![]() ![]() Asteroid 2012 TC4 will fly past Earth in October 2017 |
![]() |
![]() 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 |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Cassini Prepares to Say Goodbye to a True Titan ![]() ![]() NASA finds moon of Saturn has chemical that could form 'membranes' ![]() ![]() ALMA confirms complex chemistry in Titan's atmosphere |
![]() |
![]() Keith Koehler for Wallops News ![]() ![]() ![]() How future volcanic eruptions will impact Earth's ozone layer ![]() ![]() Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows ![]() ![]() Identifying individual atmospheric equatorial waves from a total flow field |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() Hampton VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Lockheed Martin Powers-up Next Orion Spacecraft for First Time ![]() ![]() Turning human waste into plastic, nutrients could aid long-distance space travel ![]() ![]() NASA Offers Space Station as Catalyst for Discovery in Washington |
![]() |
![]() Arlington TX (SPX) Aug 21, 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 |
![]() |
|
![]() Washington (Sputnik) Aug 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Do video game players make the best unmanned pilots ![]() ![]() Insitu receives contract for U.S. Navy Special Warfare ScanEagle support ![]() ![]() Mobile Force Protection Aims to Thwart Adversaries' Small Unmanned Aircraft |
![]() |
![]() St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NJIT researchers will follow in the moon's slipstream to capture high-res sunspot images ![]() ![]() NASA, ESA spacecraft track solar storm through space ![]() ![]() ESA's Proba-3 will create artificial solar eclipses |
![]() |
|
![]() Los Angeles CA (AFP) Aug 25, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Wind Tunnel Test of Deep Space Rocket Calls For New Coat of Paint ![]() ![]() SpaceX unveils peek at sleek new spacesuit ![]() ![]() The Phantom Lunar Dragon |
![]() |
![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() UChicago scientists detect first X-rays from mystery supernovas ![]() ![]() Best ever image of a star's surface and atmosphere ![]() ![]() Scientists create 'diamond rain' that forms in the interior of icy giant planets |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() 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 |
![]() |
![]() Birmingham UK (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NICER and LISA to Confirm or Disprove Predictions of General Relativity ![]() ![]() Supermassive black holes feed on cosmic jellyfish ![]() ![]() Superconductivity research reveals potential new state of matter |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Tech leaders warn against 'Pandora's box' of robotic weapons ![]() ![]() Smart computers ![]() ![]() Designing custom robots in a matter of minutes |
![]() |
![]() 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 |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2016 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |