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  Houston TX (SPX) Dec 27, 2017 Before we can run or jump, we walk. Before sending humans to Mars, NASA must understand how the human body is affected by living and working in space. Typical missions to the International Space Station last six months. A round-trip mission to Mars could last three years. Do the effects of being in space change over time? NASA is asking the scientific community to propose research that will help bridge the gap in our knowledge regarding long-term experiences in space. Call for Proposals to Address ... read more |
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Mars: Not as dry as it seemsOxford UK (SPX) Dec 27, 2017 When searching for life, scientists first look for an element key to sustaining it: fresh water. Although today's Martian surface is barren, frozen and inhabitable, a trail of evidence points ... more 
Mars' surface water - the truth is out thereVancouver, Canada (SPX) Dec 27, 2017 An international study co-led by SFU researcher Brendan Dyck has revealed that the sun may not have evaporated away all of Mars' surface water after all. Instead, the surface water on Mars was absor ... more 
Opportunity takes extensive imagery to decide where to go nextPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017 Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is positioned upstream of a fork in the flow channels. The team is coll ... more
Thirsty rocks may contain the missing water of MarsParis (AFP) Dec 20, 2017 What happened to all the water that once sloshed in lakes and oceans on Mars? Much of it, researchers proposed Wednesday, may be locked up in stone. ... more |
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A model of Mars-like protoplanets shed light on early solar activityWashington DC (SPX) Dec 21, 2017 A scientist from Siberian Federal University (SFU) and his colleagues from Austria and Germany constructed a physical and mathematical model of Mars- and Venus-sized planet formation. The team ... more 
Mars Mission Sheds Light on Habitability of Distant PlanetsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 22, 2017 How long might a rocky, Mars-like planet be habitable if it were orbiting a red dwarf star? It's a complex question but one that NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission can help answer ... more 
Mars upside downParis (ESA) Dec 21, 2017 Which way is up in space? Planets are usually shown with the north pole at the top and the south pole at the bottom. In this remarkable image taken by ESA's Mars Express, the Red Planet is seen with ... more 
Opportunity Comes to a Fork in the RoadPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 17, 2017 Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of Perseverance Valley on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover continued with several days of collecting color, stereo, Panoramic Camera ... more 
Planting oxygen ensures a breath of fresh airParis (ESA) Dec 17, 2017 When resources are limited, you have to work with what you have - especially in the harsh environment of space. Though the International Space Station is regularly restocked by cargo vessels, like t ... more  
Green Light for Continued Operations of ESA Science MissionsNoordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 ESA's Science Programme Committee (SPC) has approved indicative extensions, up to 2019-2020, for the operation of eight scientific missions. During its meeting at ESA Headquarters in Paris, on ... more 
Designing future human space exploration on Hawaii's lava fieldsMoffett Field CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2017 On the lava fields of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, a team of NASA researchers and partners have been busy doing science in a most unusual way. They were studying the biology and geology of this remarka ... more |
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 Space program should focus on Mars, says editor of New Space  
Trump tells NASA to send Americans to MoonWashington DC (AFP) Dec 12, 2017 US President Donald Trump directed NASA on Monday to send Americans to the Moon for the first time in decades, a move he said would help prepare for a future Mars trip. "This time we will not ... more  
Space Policy Directive calls for human expansion across the solar systemWashington DC (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 President Donald Trump is sending astronauts back to the Moon. The president Monday signed at the White House Space Policy Directive 1, a change in national space policy that provides for a U.S.-led ... 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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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 
NASA's oldest Mars rover survives another harsh winterWashington (UPI) Dec 7, 2017 Opportunity, NASA's senior Mars rover, has lasted through another harsh winter on the Red Planet. ... 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 
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 |
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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 
Ice shapes the landslide landscape on MarsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 How good is your Martian geography? Does Valles Marineris ring a bell? This area is known for having landslides that are among the largest and longest in the entire solar system. They make the perfe ... more |
  Beijing (XNA) Jan 02, 2018 
2018 could see a breakthrough in lunar exploration: China is planning a mission that, if successful, will see a space landing on the far side of the moon for the first time.
The first part of China's Chang'e 4 space mission will launch in June. A Long March 4C rocket will carry a 425kg relay satellite and station it some 60,000km behind the moon. A second launch later in the year will send ... more Beijing (XNA) Dec 26, 2017China solicits messages to be sent to moon  Rome (SPX) Dec 17, 2017Thales Alenia Space signs 3 contracts for NASA's deep space exploration  Miami (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Will Trump send Americans to the Moon? Money talks: experts |
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China's Kuaizhou-11 solid-fuelled carrier rocket is scheduled to launch for the first time, in the first half of 2018, according to the rocket's developer and producer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC).
The preparation work for the launch has been completed, and the rocket will send six satellites into space in its first mission, said Zhang Di, an official with CASIC.
... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017Nation 'leads world' in remote sensing technology  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 
NASA honored Kwanzaa this week with an image of a mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres named for the African-American holiday, which is celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.
The name Kwanzaa is derived from the Swahili phrase meaning "first fruits of the harvest."
Kwanzaa Tholus - the mountain - is oblong, measuring 22 by 12 miles. It rises two miles above the surrounding terrain, b ... more Osaka, Japan (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Development on muon beam analysis of organic matter in samples from space  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Arecibo radar returns with asteroid Phaethon images  Belfast UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2017Alien object Oumuama is a natural body transiting our solar system |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017 
Scientists can finally explain why Jupiter's jet stream regularly reverses course - like clockwork. The revelation could help scientists better understand similar equatorial jet stream oscillations found on Earth and Saturn.
The latest research - published this week in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets - reveals that gravity waves are the primary driver of the reversal of J ... more Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 11, 2017New Horizons Corrects Its Course in the Kuiper Belt  Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Does New Horizons' Next Target Have a Moon?  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2017Juno probes the depths of Jupiter's Great Red Spot |
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 Leicester UK (SPX) Dec 21, 2017 
Immense northern storms on Saturn can disturb atmospheric patterns at the planet's equator, finds the international Cassini mission in a study led by Dr. Leigh Fletcher from the University of Leicester.
This effect is also seen in Earth's atmosphere, suggesting the two planets are more alike than previously thought.
Despite their considerable differences, the atmospheres of Earth, Ju ... more Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Electrical and Chemical Coupling Between Saturn and Its Ring  Washington (UPI) Nov 21, 2017Unique atmospheric chemistry explains cold vortex on Saturn's moon Titan  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 22, 2017Cassini Image Mosaic: A Farewell to Saturn |
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 New Delhi, India (SPX) Jan 02, 2018  India, with nearly 3.3 million sq.km. geographical area, is endowed with natural resources such as forests, crop lands, water resources, minerals, wetlands, snow and glaciers etc. The accurate information on the availability of natural resources and their optimal management is vital for sustainable development and overall socio-economic growth of the country.
Resourcesat series of satellit ... more Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Scientists discover unexpected side effect to cleaning up urban air  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 04, 2018NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission locates elusive electron act  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 04, 2018NASA-led Study Solves a Methane Puzzle |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 01, 2018 
For astronomers, astrophysicists, planetary scientists, space enthusiasts and others with an eye for the night sky, 2018 is expected to bring a variety of exciting developments.
With dozens of space missions and expeditions set to get under way in 2018, launch complexes around the globe will be busy. U.S. launch pads will be especially busy, as SpaceX looks to launch even more rockets t ... more San Francisco (AFP) Jan 3, 2018Race for 'smart' hits fever pitch at electronics show  Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017JPL sketches out a trip to the Alpha Centauri system in 2069  Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 29, 2017The Russian Progress MS-06 cargo freighter undocks and takes a final Pacific dive |
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 York UK (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
For the first time scientists have directly observed living bacteria in polar ice and snow - an environment once considered sterile. The new evidence has the potential to alter perceptions about which planets in the universe could sustain life and may mean that humans are having an even greater impact on levels of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere than accepted evidence from climate history studies ... more Boston MA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Harvard Astronomer Gives Pointers on Searching for Space Aliens  Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Scientists describe how solar system could have formed in bubble around giant star  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017'Winking' star 550 light-years away may be devouring wrecked planets |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017 
Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to acquire an initial production of three MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial aircraft.
The terms of the deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, come under a $255.3 million a fixed-price-incentive contract, which is a modification to a previously awarded contract.
A fixed-price-incentive contract uses a for ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2017General Atomics receives more than $328.8M for drone systems  Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2017Boeing unveils entry in unmanned aerial tanker competition for the Navy  Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017Insitu to support Navy's ScanEagle UAV system |
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The August 21 solar eclipse caused waves in the uppermost part of the atmosphere, the ionosphere, which researchers say they were able to observe for the first time.
The eclipse across North America was seen by millions of people, as well as by 2,000 positioning sensors installed across its path on Earth by researchers of MIT's Haystack Observatory and Norway's University of Tromso. ... more Silver Spring, MD (SPX) Dec 21, 2017Report Highlights Social and Economic Impacts of Space Weather  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Eclipse 2017: Science from the Moon's Shadow  New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Space weather, EarthScope, and protecting the national electrical grid |
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 Berwyn PA (SPX) Jan 04, 2018 
Triumph Group, Inc. reports that its Integrated Systems business unit will provide the landing gear system for the Dream Chaser spacecraft, a reusable, lifting-body vehicle in support of NASA's Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS2) program that will resupply the International Space Station.
The contract for work was signed with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), and includes the main and nos ... more Los Angeles CA (Sputnik) Dec 28, 2017One Small Step: Massive Stratolaunch Aircraft Conducts First Taxi Tests  Beijing (Sputnik) Dec 29, 2017China tests new ballistic missiles with hypersonic glide vehicles  Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Space Launch System solid rocket booster avionics complete key testing |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
A new project using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes allows people to navigate through real data of the remains of an exploded star for the first time.
This three-dimensional virtual reality (VR) project with augmented reality (AR) allows users to explore inside the debris from actual observations of the supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A. Cassiopeia A (Ca ... more Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018NASA's Flying Observatory SOFIA to Explore Magnetic Universe and Beyond  Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Midwife and signpost for photons  University Park PA (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Alien megastructure not the cause of dimming of the 'most mysterious star in the universe' |
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 Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
A pair of advanced U.S./German Earth research satellites with some very big shoes to fill is now at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base to begin final preparations for launch next spring.
Following a year-long test campaign by satellite manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space at IABG in Ottobrunn, near Munich, Germany, the twin Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) ... more Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017A New Window on the Universe  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 18, 2017Sierras lost water weight, grew taller during drought  Mainz, Germany (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Researchers measure magnetic moment with greatest possible precision |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Jan 04, 2018 
For the first time, physicists have built a two-dimensional experimental system that allows them to study the physical properties of materials that were theorized to exist only in four-dimensional space. An international team of researchers from Penn State, ETH Zurich in Switzerland, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Holon Institute of Technology in Israel have demonstrated that the behavior ... more Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Supermassive black holes control star formation in large galaxies  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Quantum noise reduction method for enhanced precision in atomic clocks  Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Dec 27, 2017GAMBIT narrows the hiding places for 'new physics' |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 
Robots have a lot to learn about humans, including how to respect their personal space. Scientists at the Institute of Automatics of the National University of San Juan in Argentina are giving mobile robots a crash course in avoiding collisions with humans.
The researchers published their methods in IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica (JAS), a joint publication of the IEEE and Chinese As ... more Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Machine learning will change jobs  Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Robots and humans: How to improve physical interaction  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 15, 2017Lockheed Martin and NEC to Enhance Satellites, Space Travel with Artificial Intelligence |
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Wuhan, China (XNA) Jan 02, 2018
China's Kuaizhou-11 solid-fuelled carrier rocket is scheduled to launch for the first time, in the first half of 2018, according to the rocket's developer and producer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC).
The preparation work for the launch has been completed, and the rocket will send six satellites into space in its first mission, said Zhang Di, an official with CASIC.
... moreBeijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017Nation 'leads world' in remote sensing technology 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 |
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