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HIAD heat shield material feels the burn during arc jet testing![]() ![]() Hampton VA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 NASA heat shield material that could one day be used on an inflatable aeroshell during atmospheric entry on Mars recently underwent testing at Boeing's Large Core Arc Tunnel in St. Louis, Missouri. The inflatable aeroshell, using high temperature advanced flexible material systems, will enable atmospheric entry to planetary bodies and the landing of heavy payloads. The Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) project is focused on development of the inflatable aeroshell technology and ... read more |
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![]() Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 With the help of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, a German-led group of astronomers have observed the intriguing characteristics of an unusual type of object in the asteroid belt between Mars an ... more ![]() ![]() Houston TX (SPX) Sep 24, 2017 Charged particles may be small, but they matter to astronauts. NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) is investigating these particles to solve one of its biggest challenges for a human journey to Mars ... more ![]() ![]() by Staff Writers Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017 China's Mars probe will carry 13 types of payload, including six rovers, in its first mission to the planet, scheduled for 2020. "The Mars exploration program is we ... more ![]() ![]() Lawrence KS (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 The search for biology on neighbor planet Mars won't play out like a Hollywood movie starring little green men. Rather, many scientists agree if there was life on the Red Planet, it probably will pr ... more |
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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 (dri ... more ![]() ![]() Boulder 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 ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() Miami (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 ![]() ![]() Sydney, 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 ![]() ![]() Paris (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 |
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![]() ![]() New Gravity Map Suggests Mars Has a Porous Crust ![]() ![]() Pasadena 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 ![]() ![]() Bethesda, 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 ![]() ![]() Paris (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 ![]() ![]() Pasadena 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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![]() Riga (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() First steps: returning humanity to the Moon ![]() ![]() Researchers create first global map of water in moon's soil ![]() ![]() Call For Ideas For Research On The Deep Space Gateway |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Chinese company eyes development of reusable launch vehicle ![]() ![]() Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission ![]() ![]() China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab |
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![]() Riga, Latvia (SPX) Sep 20, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hubble discovers a unique type of object in the Solar System ![]() ![]() First space mining transaction in 10 years ![]() ![]() NASA'S OSIRIS-REx executes slingshot around Earth |
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![]() Irwindale CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Pluto features given first official names ![]() ![]() Hibernation Over, New Horizons Continues Kuiper Belt Cruise ![]() ![]() Jupiter's Auroras Present a Powerful Mystery |
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![]() Tampa FL (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Cassini Spacecraft Demise Is Bittersweet for PSI's Hansen ![]() ![]() Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion guides Cassini to its Grand Finale at Saturn ![]() ![]() CU Boulder Scientists Ready for Cassini Mission to Saturn Grand Finale |
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![]() Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ball Aerospace Completes Spectrometer Testing and Verification on NASA's TEMPO Program ![]() ![]() A Box of 'Black Magic' to Study Earth from Space ![]() ![]() Experts set to meet in Kenya on space science |
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![]() Adelaide, Australian (XNA) Sep 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NASA's Robotic 'Sniffer' Confirms Space Station Leak, Repair ![]() ![]() Australia to create national space agency ![]() ![]() Space Cooperation Between China, Russia Needs Long-Term Mechanism |
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![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() KFU astronomers discovered an exoplanet together with Turkish and Japanese colleagues ![]() ![]() FINESSE Mission to Investigate Atmospheres of Hundreds of Alien Worlds ![]() ![]() Scientists propose new concept of terrestrial planet formation |
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![]() New Delhi (AFP) Sept 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Lockheed Martin Unveils a New Lightweight Canister Launched Unmanned Aircraft System ![]() ![]() US Air Force Academy to Use VBS3 and VBS Fires for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training ![]() ![]() Wanted: Novel Approaches for Detecting and Stopping Small Unmanned Air Systems |
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![]() Daytona Beach FL (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NASA captures significant solar flare ![]() ![]() NASA captures images of strong solar flares ![]() ![]() Space-inspired Star Storm to premiere next month |
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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() ISRO to resume satellite launches by December ![]() ![]() Demonstrator 3 linear aerospike ready to start tests ![]() ![]() Mechanisms are Critical to Space Vehicle Flight Success |
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![]() Lincoln NE (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Keeping NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in the dark ![]() ![]() Study shows star formation influenced by environmental conditions ![]() ![]() Exchanges of identity in deep space |
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![]() Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() GRACE Mission Making Plans for Final Science Data Collection ![]() ![]() Granting weightless wishes ![]() ![]() MSU gravitational physicist receives NASA award to explore extreme gravity and the universe |
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![]() Washington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() The beam of invisibility ![]() ![]() Aussie quantum tech has its sights set on human biochemistry ![]() ![]() First neutron beam produced: A great milestone for CSNS |
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![]() Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Scientists create world's first 'molecular robot' capable of building molecules ![]() ![]() Robot 'conductor' steals the show from Italy's top tenor ![]() ![]() Artificial 'skin' gives robotic hand a sense of touch |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Chinese company eyes development of reusable launch vehicle ![]() ![]() Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission ![]() ![]() China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab |
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