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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 21, 2017 Opportunity is continuing the winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. Winter is constraining the available energy, so the project has to rover hop (drive) from one energy-favorable "lily pad" to the next. (These lily pads are locations where the terrain is tilted sufficiently to the north to maximize the Sun's illumination on the rover's solar panels.) At these lily pad locations, Opportunity has been conducting an extensive stereo survey of the morph ... read more |
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More evidence of water on MarsBoulder CO (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 River deposits exist across the surface of Mars and record a surface environment from over 3.5 billion years ago that was able to support liquid water at the surface. A region of Mars named Aeolis D ... more  
Work on China's mission to Mars 'well underway'Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 China's programme to launch a mission to Mars in 2020 is "well underway", its top planner said Wednesday as the country moves forward with its ambitious space programme. ... more 
Six emerge from 8-mo Mars experiment in Hawaii domeMiami (AFP) Sept 19, 2017 Six people have emerged from an isolated dome in Hawaii where they spent the past eight months on a mock Mars mission, living in close quarters, eating dried foods and trying to get along. ... more 
Ice mined on Mars could provide water for humans exploring spaceSydney, Australia (The Conversation) Sep 19, 2017 As humans spread out across the Earth, the locations of new colonies were driven by the accessibility of resources: not only food and water, but also arable land, forests and minerals. Access ... more |
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Splashdown! Crashing into Martian mudParis (ESA) Sep 19, 2017 An impactor smashing into an ice-rich surface gave rise to the complex flow features around this ancient crater on Mars. Impacts of comets and asteroids have shaped the surfaces of rocky planets and ... more  
Crewed Missions Beyond LEOBethesda, MD (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 Sending humans to Mars has been a dream of scientists and a large part of the population ever since Nicolaus Copernicus first postulated that it was a planet, about 500 years ago. Even before that f ... more 
New Gravity Map Suggests Mars Has a Porous CrustGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 14, 2017 NASA scientists have found evidence that Mars' crust is not as dense as previously thought, a clue that could help researchers better understand the Red Planet's interior structure and evolution. A ... more 
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Climbing Toward Ridge TopPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 14, 2017 NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has begun the steep ascent of an iron-oxide-bearing ridge that's grabbed scientists' attention since before the car-sized rover's 2012 landing. "We're on the climb now, d ... more 
New tools for exploring the surface of MarsParis (ESA) Sep 12, 2017 In past decades, spacecraft have sent back huge amounts of complex data about Mars, providing a wealth of information about the planet. More than ever, the scientific community needs a way to sift t ... more 
45 Kilometers on the Odometry for OpportunityPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2017 Opportunity is continuing the winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. Winter is constraining the available energy, so the project has the rover doing " ... more |
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 Discovery of boron on Mars adds to evidence for habitability 
Life on Mars: Let's Try Oman Desert First for Space MissionMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 05, 2017 Life on Mars may still be light years away - but it clearly hasn't stopped us from thinking ahead. Next year six space-suited and booted astronauts will head to the Dhofar desert in Oman in an attem ... more 
Citizen scientists spot Martian 'spiders' in unexpected placesWashington (UPI) Aug 30, 2017 Bowie wasn't lying about Ziggy's bandmates - there are spiders from Mars. Sort of. ... more 
Opportunity seeks energy-favorable locations to recharge during winterPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 01, 2017 Opportunity is exploring "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour crater as mission planners prepare to park the rover for a winter layover. Winter substainally constrains the energy ... more 
Big dishes band togetherParis (ESA) Aug 28, 2017 Earlier this month, radio dishes from three deep-space networks combined to catch faint 'survival' whispers from one of ESA's Mars orbiters, underlining the value of international collaboration for ... more |
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  Paris (ESA) Sep 21, 2017 
In the first act of lunar exploration, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were major characters. In setting its sights on the Moon, ESA hopes to bring many more actors to this off-world stage.
By testing the market for transport services to the Moon, ESA aims to push the limits of technology and create new models of space business.
Touching down on the Moon was a monumental moment in hum ... more Providence RI (SPX) Sep 14, 2017Researchers create first global map of water in moon's soil Paris (ESA) Aug 22, 2017Call For Ideas For Research On The Deep Space Gateway  San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017Analysis of a 'rusty' lunar rock suggests the moon's interior is dry |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 
China's programme to launch a mission to Mars in 2020 is "well underway", its top planner said Wednesday as the country moves forward with its ambitious space programme.
The probe will carry 13 types of payload including six rovers, the official Xinhua news agency said.
"The Mars exploration programme is well underway," it cited the mission's chief architect Zhang Rongqiao as saying. ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Chinese company eyes development of reusable launch vehicle  Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017Spacecraft passes docking test  Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017China, Russia to Have Smooth Space Cooperation, Says Expert |
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 Riga, Latvia (SPX) Sep 20, 2017  The mining of resources contained in asteroids, for use as propellant, building materials or in life-support systems, has the potential to revolutionise exploration of our solar system. To make this concept a reality, we need to increase our knowledge of the very diverse population of accessible near-Earth asteroids (NEAs).
Last year, dozens of the world's leading asteroid scientists and a ... more Riga (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Europe urged to reconsider pullout from 'Armageddon' asteroid mission  Washington (UPI) Sep 20, 2017Ancient meteorite impact triggered highest surface temperature in Earth's history  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2017Radar Reveals Two Moons Orbiting Asteroid Florence |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 11, 2017 
The IAU has assigned names to fourteen geological features on the surface of Pluto. The names pay homage to the underworld mythology, pioneering space missions, historic pioneers who crossed new horizons in exploration, and scientists and engineers associated with Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
This is the first set of official names of surface features on Pluto to be approved by the IAU, the ... more Laurel MD (SPX) Sep 14, 2017Hibernation Over, New Horizons Continues Kuiper Belt Cruise  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2017Jupiter's Auroras Present a Powerful Mystery  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 06, 2017New Horizons Files Flight Plan for 2019 Flyby |
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 Sacramento CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
Aerojet Rocketdyne played a vital role in the planned plunge of NASA's Cassini spacecraft into Saturn. As the spacecraft entered the atmosphere, Aerojet Rocketdyne's onboard Reaction Control Thrusters worked to counter atmospheric torques, helping Cassini fight to keep its high-gain antenna pointed at Earth as it relayed its final data to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. These measurements of t ... more Tampa FL (SPX) Sep 15, 2017NASA's $3.9 bn Cassini spacecraft makes death plunge into Saturn  Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Cassini Spacecraft Demise Is Bittersweet for PSI's Hansen  Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 14, 2017CU Boulder Scientists Ready for Cassini Mission to Saturn Grand Finale |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have produced the best estimate of Earth's elemental composition which will help them understand how the Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago.
The solar system began as a dense blob in a molecular cloud of hydrogen gas and dust that collapsed under its own gravity, forming the early Sun, Earth and other planets.
Co-researcher Assoc ... more Washington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2017Dust devils contribute large amount of particulate matter to atmospheres of Earth, Mars  El Segundo CA (SPX) Sep 14, 2017Boeing to Design and Build Seven Medium Earth Orbit Satellites for SES  Boston MA (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Team gathers unprecedented data on atmosphere's organic chemistry |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
In recent operations on the International Space Station, robotic operators were twice able to test and confirm the ability of the Robotic External Leak Locator (RELL) to "smell" in space. Using the RELL instruments, operators successfully located a small leak from the station's ammonia coolant loop, and confirmed that it was not a safety concern. Later they were able to return and more precisely ... moreBethesda, MD (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Crewed Missions Beyond LEO  San Francisco (AFP) Sept 21, 2017Tech dreams live or die on startup battlefields  Paris (ESA) Sep 15, 2017Diet tracker in space |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a planet outside our solar system that looks as black as fresh asphalt because it eats light rather than reflecting it back into space. This light-eating prowess is due to the planet's unique capability to trap at least 94 percent of the visible starlight falling into its atmosphere.
The oddball exoplanet, called WASP-12b, is one of a class of so- ... more Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 15, 2017The return of the comet-like exoplanet  Hong Kong (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Scientists propose new concept of terrestrial planet formation  Kazan, Russia (SPX) Sep 13, 2017KFU astronomers discovered an exoplanet together with Turkish and Japanese colleagues |
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 London, UK (SPX) Sep 13, 2017  Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that has been designed and developed in the UK at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI).
OUTRIDER is a lightweight, canister launched UAS that has been designed by engineers at Lockheed Martin UK's Havant facility in partnership with Wirth Research, an engineering company with specialisation in aerody ... more Orlando, FL (SPX) Sep 21, 2017US Air Force Academy to Use VBS3 and VBS Fires for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Drones can almost see in the dark  Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017China touts military drone helicopter at exhibition |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2017 
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured dramatic images of a significant solar flare that peaked at 12:06 p.m. EDT Sunday.
The space agency's Solar Dynamics Observatory watches the sun on a constant basis and captured the significant solar flare classified as X8.2-class.
X-class identifies the most intense solar flares and the number provides additional information about its s ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 7, 2017NASA captures images of strong solar flares  Paris (ESA) Sep 01, 2017Space-inspired Star Storm to premiere next month  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 30, 2017NASA's Lunar mission captures solar eclipse as seen from the moon |
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 Bethesda MD (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
About two years ago the National Transportation Safety Board announced its finding regarding the Virgin Galactic crash that occurred on October 31, 2014. The simple explanation was that the co-pilot unlocked a critical vehicle mechanism too early. After a nine-month investigation the NTSB further concluded that human error and inadequate safety procedures caused the violent crash.
The vehi ... more New Delhi (IANS) Sep 21, 2017ISRO to resume satellite launches by December  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific With NASA Science Experiments  Buffalo NY (SPX) Sep 11, 2017Rocket fever launches UB students to engineering competition in New Mexico |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 
Scientists at Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have determined that new star formation is influenced by local environmental conditions.
According to the classical model, a star is formed when a prestellar core, a roundish accumulation containing 99 percent gas and 1 percent dust, collapses due to overweight, resulting in the formation of a star in the center of the c ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Keeping NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in the dark  Trieste, Italy (SPX) Sep 12, 2017Exchanges of identity in deep space  London, UK (SPX) Sep 12, 2017Accretion-powered pulsar reveals unique timing glitch |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
With one of its twin satellites almost out of fuel after more than 15 years of chasing each other around our planet to measure Earth's ever-changing gravity field, the operations team for the U.S./German Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission is making plans for an anticipated final science collection.
On Sept. 3, one of 20 battery cells aboard the GRACE-2 satellite stoppe ... more Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017Granting weightless wishes  Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 26, 2017MSU gravitational physicist receives NASA award to explore extreme gravity and the universe  Hull UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017First look at gravitational dance that drives stellar formation |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2017 
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered a new tri-anion particle, a type of particle with three more electrons than protons.
The new particle is extremely stable and its discovery apply to a variety of applications in the fields of physics and chemistry. The imbalance between electrons and protons on all other tri-anions makes the particle inherently unstable. ... more Vienna, Austria (SPX) Sep 15, 2017The beam of invisibility  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Aussie quantum tech has its sights set on human biochemistry  Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 07, 2017First neutron beam produced: A great milestone for CSNS |
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 Manchester UK (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 
Scientists at The University of Manchester have created the world's first 'molecular robot' that is capable of performing basic tasks including building other molecules.
The tiny robots, which are a millionth of a millimetre in size, can be programmed to move and build molecular cargo, using a tiny robotic arm.
Each individual robot is capable of manipulating a single molecule and is ... more Houston TX (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Artificial 'skin' gives robotic hand a sense of touch  Dulles VA (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Orbital ATK Begins Assembly of Industry's First Commercial In-Space Satellite Servicing System  Palo Alto, CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2017NASA awards SSL new funding for Dragonfly on-orbit assembly program |
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Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2017
China's programme to launch a mission to Mars in 2020 is "well underway", its top planner said Wednesday as the country moves forward with its ambitious space programme.
The probe will carry 13 types of payload including six rovers, the official Xinhua news agency said.
"The Mars exploration programme is well underway," it cited the mission's chief architect Zhang Rongqiao as saying. ... moreLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Chinese company eyes development of reusable launch vehicle Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017Spacecraft passes docking test Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017China, Russia to Have Smooth Space Cooperation, Says Expert |
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