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  Washington (UPI) Dec 7, 2017 Opportunity, NASA's senior Mars rover, has lasted through another harsh winter on the Red Planet. Like Earth, Mars has a tilted axis. But because Mars takes longer to circle the sun, its seasons are nearly twice as long. With the sun hanging low and appearing only for a brief time each day, keeping Opportunity charged via its solar panels is a challenge. Engineers worried the rover wouldn't make it through its first winter on Mars. But this week, the rover emerged on the other side of th ... read more |
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Mars Rover Team's Tilted Winter Strategy WorksPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 07, 2017 NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, has just passed the shortest-daylight weeks of the long Martian year with its solar panels in encouragingly clean condition for entering a potential dust-storm ... more 
Brown: Clay on Mars May Have Formed in Primordial Steam BathProvidence RI (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 Planetary scientists from Brown University have proposed a new scenario for the formation of ancient clay minerals on Mars that, if shown to be true, could rewrite the early history of the red plane ... more 
Winter wanderings put Opportunity at 28 Miles on the odometerPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 04, 2017 Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of Perseverance Valley on the west rim of the Noachian-aged Endeavour Crater. Before moving to the next waypoint, the team commanded the rover ... more 
EU exempts fuel for ExoMars mission from Russian sanctionsMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 04, 2017 The ExoMars 2020 mission is the first joint program between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia's Roscosmos space corporation. "On November 30, 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) ... more |
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Opportunity Greets Winter SolsticePasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017 Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of Perseverance Valley on the west rim of the Noachian-aged Endeavour crater. The winter solstice occurred on Sol 4915 (Nov. 20, 2017). Energy ... more 
NASA builds its next Mars rover missionPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017 In just a few years, NASA's next Mars rover mission will be flying to the Red Planet. At a glance, it looks a lot like its predecessor, the Curiosity Mars rover. But there's no doubt it's a souped-u ... more  
Space Farms: 'Mark Watney in The Martian Was Right to Add Poop to the Soil'Wageningen, Netherlands (Sputnik) Nov 30, 2017 A group of researchers from Wageningen University and Research has found that earthworms can thrive and reproduce in simulated Martian soil. Given that the creatures are a crucial factor in making s ... more 
Scientists developed a new sensor for future missions to the Moon and MarsMoscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 A team of scientists from the Faculty of Physics of Lomonosov Moscow State University and their colleagues developed a compact spectral polarimeter for carrying outmineralogical investigations on th ... more 
Earthworms can reproduce in Mars-like soilWashington (UPI) Nov 27, 2017 A pair of newborn earthworms in a Dutch lab suggests earthworms can reproduce in Martian soil. ... more 
Winds Blow Dust off the Solar Panels Improving Energy LevelsPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 20, 2017 Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of Perseverance Valley on the west rim of the Noachian-aged Endeavour Crater. Although the depth of the winter solstice is still a week or more ... more |
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 Ice shapes the landslide landscape on Mars 
Previous evidence of water on Mars now identified as grainflowsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 Dark features previously proposed as evidence for significant liquid water flowing on Mars have now been identified as granular flows, where sand and dust move rather than liquid water, according to ... more 
Gadgets for MarsParis (ESA) Nov 22, 2017 A mini-rover, tools once used on the Moon and lasers for 3D mapping are in the backpack of the explorers of tomorrow. The terrain will be hazardous and it will be dark in volcanic caves, but this eq ... more 
Recurring Martian Streaks: Flowing Sand, Not Water?Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 21, 2017 Dark features on Mars previously considered evidence for subsurface flowing of water are interpreted by new research as granular flows, where grains of sand and dust slip downhill to make dark strea ... more 
From Hannover around the world and to the Mars: LZH delivers laser for ExoMars 2020Hannover, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2017 In three years, the rocket of the European-Russian ExoMars 2020 mission shall start its nine-month journey to Mars, together with a rover and surface platform. The flight model of the MOMA laser has ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2017 
The 'supermoon' set for next week is expected to be the brightest of the year as the moon's orbit will be at its closest point to the earth.
Public astronomer Dr. Marek Kukula at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, Britain, told AGN News a supermoon is when"a full moon happens to occur when the moon is also at its closest point" to the earth and appears brighter and bigger than usual.
... more Tokyo, Japan (Sputnik) Nov 27, 2017Japan signals growing support for Deep Space Gateway concept  Austin TX (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Moon's crust underwent resurfacing after forming from magma ocean  Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 15, 2017Russia tests new spaceship set to deliver people, cargo to moon |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017 
China is now the world leader in remote sensing technologies for scientific purposes and is able to provide an unprecedented amount of data to support research and development for the world, officials said on Tuesday.
Remote sensing refers to aerial or satellite-based technologies to detect and measure objects on Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Sci ... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040  Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017China plans first sea based launch by 2018  Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017China's reusable spacecraft to be launched in 2020 |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 
Within days of the announcement by NASA's Minor Planet Center of the discovery of the first-ever interstellar object, 'Oumuamua, B612's new Asteroid Institute began a collaborative effort that led to significant analysis about the discovery.
Bryce Bolin, a senior researcher at the Asteroid Institute as well as a DIRAC Institute Fellow, was the lead author on the study measuring 1I/'Oumuamu ... more Stirling UK (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Metal asteroid Psyche is all set for an early visit from NASA  Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Rosetta details a comet's key ingredients  Paris (ESA) Nov 30, 2017Selected asteroids detected by GAIA between August 2014 And May 2016 |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 07, 2017 
New Horizons is in good health and cruising closer each day to its next encounter: a flyby of the Kuiper Belt object (KBO) 2014 MU69 (or "MU69" for short). If you follow our mission, you likely know that flyby will occur on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day 2019, which is just barely over a year from now!
As I write this, New Horizons is wrapping up an active period that began when the spa ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 04, 2017Jupiter Blues  Providence RI (SPX) Dec 05, 2017Research bolsters possibility of plate tectonics on Europa  Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2017Pluto's hydrocarbon haze keeps dwarf planet colder than expected |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 21, 2017  New analysis suggests unique atmospheric chemistry explains why the polar vortex on Saturn's moon Titan isn't behaving as expected.
Titan is Saturn's largest moon, and is the only moon in the solar system with a sizable atmosphere. Recent observations suggest that atmosphere hasn't been behaving as predicted by models.
During the winter, air in the upper atmosphere tends to warm ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 22, 2017Cassini Image Mosaic: A Farewell to Saturn  Bristol UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Unexpected atmospheric vortex behavior on Saturn's moon Titan  Paris (ESA) Nov 08, 2017Heating ocean moon Enceladus for billions of years |
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 Paris (ESA) Dec 06, 2017 
Launched on 13 October, the Sentinel-5P satellite has delivered its first images of air pollution. Even though the satellite is still being prepared for service, these first results have been hailed as exceptional and show how this latest Copernicus satellite is set to take the task of monitoring air quality into a new era.
This new mission promises to image air pollutants in more detail t ... more Minneapolis MN (SPX) Dec 08, 2017First global maps of traits that drive vegetation growth  London, UK (SPX) Dec 07, 2017UK-built satellite shines first light on air pollution  Leeds UK (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Understanding the climate impact of natural atmospheric particles |
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 Dubai (AFP) Dec 6, 2017 
Dubai's ruler on Wednesday launched the United Arab Emirates' first space programme aimed at sending four Emirati astronauts to the International Space Station within five years.
"On this day, a new chapter in our history begins with the launch of the first UAE Astronaut Programme," within the next five years, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al-Maktoum, the UAE's vice president and prime ministe ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 05, 2017The Voyagers in Popular Culture  Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2017NASA successfully fires Voyager 1 thrusters after 37 years  Houston TX (SPX) Dec 05, 2017NASA Extends Expandable Habitat's Time on the International Space Station |
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 Paris (ESA) Dec 08, 2017 
The scientific instrument at the heart of the CHEOPS mission has been fully assembled, marking an important milestone in the development of this small, fast-track exoplanet-characterising mission.
The Focal Plane Module (FPM), which houses the CCD detector array and the Front-End Electronics, was secured in place on the telescope assembly at the University of Bern this month, completing th ... more Toronto, Canada (SPX) Dec 08, 2017Two Super-Earths around red dwarf K2-18  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 08, 2017WASP-18b has smothering stratosphere without water  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Discovery about rare nitrogen molecules offers clues to makeup of life-supporting planets |
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 Miami (AFP) Dec 4, 2017 
Peregrine falcons are nature's fastest predators, and the way they swoop down on a target may one day inspire small, visually guided drones that can take out rogue drones, researchers said Monday.
Falcons' attack trajectories do not follow any geometric rules, contrary to popular belief, said the report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Rather, the birds use their e ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 7, 2017Hensoldt intros new counter-drone system  Tokyo (AFP) Dec 7, 2017'Go home' drone seeks to stop Japan overtime binge  Beijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2017China says Indian drone 'invaded' its airspace, crashed |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
Scientists have been studying the near-Earth environment for the better part of a century, but many mysteries - like where the energetic particles that pervade the area originate and become energized - still remain.
In a new type of collaborative study, scientists combined data from 16 separate NASA and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) spacecraft to understand how a particle phenomeno ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2017New NASA instrument continues measuring solar energy input to Earth  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Solar minimum surprisingly constant  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 20, 2017NASA detects solar flare pulses at Sun and Earth |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 7, 2017 
Aerospace startup company Rocket Lab have delayed plans to launch its Electron rocket until Friday.
The four-hour launch window was originally supposed to open at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday - Friday in New Zealand, where the rocket will launch from. The new window will open at 8:30 p.m. ET on Friday - 1:30 in the afternoon on Saturday in New Zealand.
Officials said the launch was ... more Miami (AFP) Dec 6, 2017SpaceX's Elon Musk to launch his own car into deep space  New Delhi (IANS) Nov 30, 2017ISRO eyes one rocket launch a month in 2018  Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 29, 2017Russia to build launch pad for super heavy-lift carrier by 2028 |
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 Honolulu HI (SPX) Dec 08, 2017 
A team of astronomers from Maryland, Hawaii, Israel, and France has produced the most detailed map ever of the orbits of galaxies in our extended local neighborhood, showing the past motions of almost 1,400 galaxies within 100 million light-years of the Milky Way.
The team reconstructed the galaxies' motions from 13 billion years in the past to the present day. The main gravitational attra ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2017How hardy is the Webb Telescope  Odense, Denmark (SPX) Dec 07, 2017How does it look when Earth is bombarded with dark matter?  Charlottesville VA (SPX) Dec 06, 2017Massive primordial galaxies found swimming in vast ocean of dark matter |
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 Mainz, Germany (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
The magnetic moment of an individual proton is inconceivably small, but can still be quantified. The basis for undertaking this measurement was laid over ten years ago, and physicists of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, GSI Darmstadt, and the RIKEN research institute in Japan are still performing experiments to measure this force with a sin ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Physicists make most precise measurement ever of a proton's magnetic moment  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 15, 2017Listening for gravitational waves using pulsars  New York NY (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Gravity waves from merging supermassive black holes will be found soon |
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 Tucson, AZ (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 
Supermassive black holes lurk at the centers of many galaxies. While some supermassive black holes - like the one at the center of our own galaxy - live quiet lives, occasionally snacking on a star or two, others feed voraciously, consuming gas and stars and growing rapidly in mass.
To understand when supermassive black holes first appeared, astronomers scan the skies for actively-feeding ... more Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2017The Most Distant Black Hole in the Cosmos  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 01, 2017Key component for quantum computing invented  Perth, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2017Astronomer's map reveals location of mysterious fast-moving gas |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 
Like toddlers, robots can use a little help as they learn to function in the physical world. That's the purpose of a Rice University program that gently guides robots toward the most helpful, human-like ways to collaborate on tasks.
Rice engineer Marcia O'Malley and graduate student Dylan Losey have refined their method to train robots by applying gentle physical feedback to machines while ... more Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 29, 2017Amputees can learn to control a robotic arm with their minds  Tokyo (AFP) Nov 29, 2017Toyota showcases humanoid robot that mirrors user  San Francisco (AFP) Dec 8, 2017'Grinch bots' may steal Christmas by snatching up prized toys |
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Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017
China is now the world leader in remote sensing technologies for scientific purposes and is able to provide an unprecedented amount of data to support research and development for the world, officials said on Tuesday.
Remote sensing refers to aerial or satellite-based technologies to detect and measure objects on Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Sci ... moreBeijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040 Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017China plans first sea based launch by 2018 Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017China's reusable spacecraft to be launched in 2020 |
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