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August 09, 2012
SPACE SCOPES
Astronomers Release the Largest Ever Three-Dimensional Map of the Sky
Cambridge, MA (SPX) Aug 09, 2012
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III) has released the largest three-dimensional map of massive galaxies and distant black holes ever created. The new map pinpoints the locations and distances of over a million galaxies. It covers a total volume equivalent to that of a cube four billion light-years on a side. "We want to map the largest volume of the universe yet, and to use that map to understand how the expansion of the universe is accelerating," said Daniel Eisenstein (Harvard-Smithsonian ... read more

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MARSDAILY

Curiosity's second day on Mars 'flawless': NASA
NASA rover Curiosity's second day on Mars went "flawlessly," NASA said Wednesday, confirming the antennas, communication links and generator on the $2.5 billion robot are all working well. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Wayward Satellites to Orbit for Months - Space Source
Russia's Briz-M booster, which failed to put two satellites into their target orbit, is likely to keep flying in space for up to five months before sinking into the thicker layers of the atmosphere, ... more
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RUSSIAN SPACE

Space Agency Chief Denies Staff Changes after Proton Failure
Vladimir Popovkin, the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, on Tuesday denied staff changes in the agency following Monday's loss of two telecommunications satellites. "Statements by unnam ... more
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VSAT NEWS

Argentina's Servicio Satelital Upgrades its Network with Gilat's SkyEdge II Hub and Broadband Satellite Platform
Gilat Satellite Networks reports that Argentina's Servicio Satelital S.A. has chosen Gilat's SkyEdge II Hub and broadband satellite platform to upgrade its existing network and provide additional su ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

The First Public Data Release from BOSS, the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey
The Third Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III) has issued Data Release 9 (DR9), the first public release of data from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS). In this release BOSS, the lar ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

The Spaceport moves into action for Arianespace's next Soyuz mission to orbit two Galileo satellites
The first of two Galileo In-Orbit Validation (IOV) navigation satellites for Arianespace's next Soyuz mission from the Spaceport has arrived in French Guiana, stepping up the activity involving this ... more
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MARSDAILY

First 360-Degree Panorama From Nasa'S Curiosity Mars Rover
Remarkable image sets from NASA's Curiosity rover and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are continuing to develop the story of Curiosity's landing and first days on Mars. The images from Curiosity's ... more
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NATO chief says Ukraine can beat Russia; As exhausted troops await resupply
Ahead of feared Rafah invasion, Palestinians mourn bombardment dead
Poland, Lithuania say can help return military-aged men to Ukraine
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SPACEMART

Satellite loss not to disturb Telkom operation: Indonesian minister
The launch failure of the Telkom-3 satellite owned by Indonesia's state telecommunication company PT Telkom will not affect the operation of the firm, State-Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan s ... more
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RUSSIAN SPACE

As Curiosity Explores Mars, Russia's Spacemen Take Stock
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 09, 2012 The United States has successfully launched its fourth surface rover to Mars in 16 years. Russia, on the other hand, recently endured the painful failure of the Ph ... more
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MARSDAILY

Engineering Team Develops Chip for Mars Rover
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Rover Curiosity would have a hard time completing its mission if it were not for a successful partnership between the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a professor-student ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

New 3D Map of Massive Galaxies and Black Holes Offers Clues to Dark Matter, Dark Energy
Astronomers have constructed the largest-ever three-dimensional map of massive galaxies and distant black holes, which will help the investigation of the mysterious "dark matter" and "dark energy" t ... more
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DEEP IMPACT

Perseid Meteors In Their Prime
The Perseid meteors should put on the peak of their yearly display late this Saturday night and early Sunday morning (August 11-12, 2012). "December's Geminids often outperform them by a bit," says ... more
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MARSDAILY

Orbiter Images NASA's Latest Additions To Martian Landscape
Late Monday night, an image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the Curiosity rover and the components that helped ... more
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SHUTTLE NEWS

Space shuttle Endeavour to arrive in LA in Sept
The US space shuttle Endeavour will arrive in Los Angeles next month before making its way across the city in October to its new home at the California Science Center, officials said Wednesday. ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Origins of our solar system probed
Our solar system may have been kick-started by a shock wave from an exploding star that rippled through a giant rotating cloud of gas, U.S. astronomers say. ... more
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TECH SPACE

James Cameron launches 3D joint venture in China
Noted director James Cameron launched on Wednesday a joint venture aimed at developing 3D cinema in China, a country which he says offers the best prospects for expanding the technology. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

New US website lets 'crowd' fund college grad startups
A former Google executive on Wednesday opened an online venue where college graduates with dreams of starting companies can be matched with investors and mentors. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Space Apps Company Seeking Crowd Funds For Space Exploration, Research, and Education
Uwingu LLC, a space-themed, for profit start up, is seeking crowd-sourced funding to launch an ongoing series of public engagement projects. Uwingu's mission is to use proceeds from those projects ... more
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MARSDAILY

A New Martian Landscape Comes Alive With Curiosity
This picture of the Martian landing site of NASA's Curiosity rover puts a color view obtained by the rover in the context of a computer simulation derived from images acquired from orbiting spacecra ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Sea Launch Prepares for the Launch of Intelsat 21
The Sea Launch vessels have departed Sea Launch Home Port in Long Beach, Calif., for the equator, in preparation for the launch of the Intelsat 21 satellite. Liftoff is planned for 23:56 Pacific Day ... more
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MARSDAILY

Curiosity ready to rove Mars
Almost nine months after it was launched, Curiosity, NASA's latest rover, landed safely in the Gale Crater of Mars in the wee hours of August 6 CDT. The last seven minutes were particularly dramatic ... more
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MARSDAILY

Curiosity Safely on Mars! Health Checks Begin
With Curiosity now safely on the surface of the Red Planet after last night's spectacular entry, descent and landing in Gale Crater, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory begins its planned primary one-Mar ... more
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MARSDAILY

New Mars Rover Beams Back Images Showing its Descent
A few hours after NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars, a select group of images taken by the onboard Mars Descent Imager, or MARDI, were beamed back to Earth. The 297 color, low-resolution images, ... more
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GPS NEWS

Next Galileo satellite reaches French Guiana launch site
The next Galileo navigation satellite has touched down at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, to begin preparations for its launch in October. Cocooned within its protective, air-conditioned contai ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

MSG-3, Europe's latest weather satellite, delivers first image
Today, the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) instrument on MSG-3 captured its first image of the Earth. This demonstrates that Europe's latest geostationary weather satellite, l ... more
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MARSDAILY

Mission Success for MSL Entry, Descent, and Landing Instrument (MEDLI)
Mission success for the MSL Entry, Descent, and Landing Instrument (MEDLI) Suite. When the Curiosity rover touched down on the red planet Aug. 6 at 12:32 p.m. CDT, NASA MEDLI researchers were alread ... more
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MARSDAILY

NASA shows first 'crime scene' photo of Mars landing
About 36 hours after NASA landed its $2.5 billion rover on Mars, it released Tuesday what it jokingly dubbed a "crime scene" aerial shot of where the parachute, heat shield and vehicle came down. ... more
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RUSSIAN SPACE

Russia halts rocket launches after mishap
Russia's Roscosmos space agency says it is suspending launches of Proton-M rockets following the failure Monday of a booster to put two satellites into orbit. ... more
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MARSDAILY

Mars Science Lab Presents Mount Sharp
This image taken by NASA's Curiosity shows what lies ahead for the rover - its main science target, Mount Sharp. The rover's shadow can be seen in the foreground, and the dark bands beyond are dunes ... more
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MARSDAILY

Curiosity Safely on Mars! Health Checks Begin
With Curiosity now safely on the surface of the Red Planet after last night's spectacular entry, descent and landing in Gale Crater, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory begins its planned primary one-Mar ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Proton Launch Failure
Russia left two communications satellites, the Indonesian Telkom 3 and its own Express-MD2, stranded in the wrong orbit after a perfect lift off for a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket. Launch at 19:31 UTC was ... more
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