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October 01, 2015

Pluto's Big Moon Charon Reveals a Colorful and Violent History
Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 02, 2015
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has returned the best color and the highest resolution images yet of Pluto's largest moon, Charon - and these pictures show a surprisingly complex and violent history. At half the diameter of Pluto, Charon is the largest satellite relative to its planet in the solar system. Many New Horizons scientists expected Charon to be a monotonous, crater-battered world; instead, they're finding a landscape covered with mountains, canyons, landslides, surface-color variations a ... read more

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				ASU-led partnership engages citizens in NASA's Asteroid Initiative How can humans best protect the Earth from a potentially devastating asteroid impact? Could our ability to study an asteroid assist with both planetary defense and sending humans farther into our so ... more		Ariane 5 orbits Sky Muster and ARSAT-2 Two telecommunications satellites that will provide expanded relay capacity for Australia and Argentina were orbited today on Arianespace's ninth mission in 2015 - putting the company on track to pe ... more

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Down to Earth and walking the line Walking an obstacle course on Earth is relatively easy. Walking an obstacle course on Earth after being in space for six months is not quite as simple. The longer an astronaut spends in space, the m ... more		Space for safer cars A spacecraft tool is now improving car safety by stress-testing many of the internal computer systems to be sure they work well when the car is on the road. Designed to test how computers on s ... more		Space Operations Command takes control of Space-Based Infrared System UK aims to boost economic defences against security risks Air Force Leadership Stresses Modernization and Timely Congressional Funding		Background Ozone a Major Issue in U.S. West Levels of "background ozone" - ozone pollution present in a region but not originating from local, human-produced sources - are high enough in Northern California and Nevada that they leave little r ... more
				NASA's Big Mars Story Every time NASA ballyhoos a press conference to announce an exciting discovery about Mars, the public bets heavily that the news will either be about water (What, again?) or life (Finally!) This wee ... more		New precise particle measurement improves subatomic tool Physicists at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, have achieved a new precise measurement of a key subatomic particle, opening the door to better understanding some of the deepest mysteries of ou ... more

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Lockheed's Space Fence Program Completes Critical Design Review Lockheed Martin's (LMT) Space Fence System, including the large-scale digital radar and turn-key facility were deemed technically mature and provided evidence that all requirements will be met throu ... more		Small-scale nuclear fusion may be a new energy source Fusion energy may soon be used in small-scale power stations. This means producing environmentally friendly heating and electricity at a low cost from fuel found in water. Both heating generators an ... more		Aral Sea's shrinkage boosts Central Asian dust emission by 7 percent Atomic-level study of brain protein opens door to new neurological treatments Desert soil microbes adapt to thrive in extreme dry conditions		Layman help sought in solving dwarf planet mysteries Throwing open the doors to the hallowed halls of science, stumped researchers welcomed help from the public Wednesday in solving a number of nagging mysteries about dwarf planet Ceres. ... more
NASA extends Boeing contract for International Space Station NASA has decided to keep Boeing as the International Space Station's prime contractor through September 30, 2020, Boeing announced on Tuesday. ... more		Searching for Orphan Stars Amid Starbirth Fireworks A new Gemini Observatory image reveals the remarkable "fireworks" that accompany the birth of stars. The image captures in unprecedented clarity the fascinating structures of a gas jet complex emana ... more		How do atoms alter during a supernova explosion? A research group from Osaka University, in collaboration with an international research team, successfully realized in laboratory the world of exotic atoms under extreme state through high - brightn ... more		EUTELSAT 115 West B arrives in geostationary orbit EUTELSAT 115 West B, the first all-electric satellite of the Eutelsat Communications' (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) global fleet, has completed the ascent to geostationary orbit and today began in orbi ... more

	Keeping cells in good shape People often talk about how important it is to stay in shape, something humans usually can accomplish with exercise and a healthy diet, and other habits. But chances are, few of us ever think about ... more		UAF model used to estimate Antarctic ice sheet melting To see how burning up the Earth's available fossil fuels might affect the Antarctic ice sheet, scientists turned to a computer program developed at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Ins ... more

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