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March 26, 2015
SPACE TRAVEL
Feud on Earth but peace in space for US and Russia
Moscow (AFP) March 26, 2015
Hundreds of kilometres below on Earth, their governments are locked in a standoff over Ukraine - but up in space, Russian cosmonauts and American astronauts are still working together side by side. The International Space Station (ISS) is one of the rare areas of US-Russian cooperation that has not been hit by the Ukraine crisis and in the latest show of commitment, the next joint mission is set to blast off from Kazakhstan on Friday. The crew will include two space veterans - American Scott K ... read more
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MARSDAILY

Curiosity Rover Finds Biologically Useful Nitrogen on Mars
A team using the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite aboard NASA's Curiosity rover has made the first detection of nitrogen on the surface of Mars from release during heating of Martian s ... more
IRON AND ICE

Next Steps on Journey to Mars: Progress on Asteroid Initiative
NASA Wednesday announced more details in its plan for its Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), which in the mid-2020s will test a number of new capabilities needed for future human expeditions to deep s ... more
MARSDAILY

NASA Reformats Memory of Longest-Running Mars Rover
After avoiding use of the rover's flash memory for three months, the team operating NASA's 11-year-old Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reformatted the vehicle's flash memory banks and resumed ... more
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MARSDAILY

Ancient Martian lake system records 2 water-related events
Researchers from Brown University have completed a new analysis of an ancient Martian lake system in Jezero Crater, near the planet's equator. The study finds that the onslaught of water that filled ... more


GPS NEWS

Galileo satellites enclosed for Friday's launch
Thousands of engineers have worked on the seventh and eighth navigation satellites of Europe's Galileo constellation in recent years, but last Friday marked the very last time the spacecraft were gl ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Have Researchers Discovered the Sound of the Stars
A chance discovery by a team of researchers, including a University of York scientist, has provided experimental evidence that stars may generate sound. The study of fluids in motion - now kno ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Chemical Fingerprints of Ancient Supernovae Found
A Carnegie-based search of nearby galaxies for their oldest stars has uncovered two stars in the Sculptor dwarf galaxy that were born shortly after the galaxy formed, approximately 13 billion years ... more
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Satellites Catch 'Growth Spurt' from Newborn Protostar
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Colliding stars explain enigmatic 17th century explosion
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SPACEWAR

US Prepares for Space Warfare, Citing Chinese Success
Anti-missile technologies tested by China over the last decade have caused alarm for US officials. In terms of space defense, the United States may be losing out in the futuristic "counterspace" cam ... more
UAV NEWS

Tern enables small ships to host their own UAVs
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US Developing Space Radar in Marshall Islands
The US Air Force is establishing an advanced radar system in the Marshall Islands to detect thousands of satellites and space debris, the builder of the Space Fence radar system Lockheed Martin said ... more
NUKEWARS

Russia Warns West Against Destroying Nuclear Parity
The United States and other NATO countries should reconsider making unilateral steps in the area of missile defense that could destroy nuclear parity and prompt an adequate response from Moscow, the ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE

Russia warns US against sending missile defence system to South Korea
Russia on Tuesday warned the United States against sending a ballistic missile defence system to South Korea, saying it could threaten regional security. ... more
MARSDAILY

NASA's Opportunity Mars Rover Passes Marathon Distance
There was no tape draped across a finish line, but NASA is celebrating a win. The agency's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity completed its first Red Planet marathon Tuesday - 26.219 miles (42.195 ... more
NUKEWARS

Modernization of US Nuclear Triad Imperative to Deterrence
US Strategic Command Commander Cecil Haney said that the modernization of the US intercontinental ballistic missiles, missile submarines and strategic bombers was highly important to maintain a stro ... more

TECH SPACE

Data structures influence speed of quantum search in unexpected ways
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TECH SPACE

New optical materials break digital connectivity barriers
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IRON AND ICE

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GPS NEWS

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WEATHER REPORT

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TIME AND SPACE

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MARSDAILY

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MARSDAILY

India's frugal Mars mission extended by six months

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TECH SPACE

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