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June 23, 2016

Where Is the Habitable Zone for M-Dwarf Stars?
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2016
While we know that yellow dwarf stars like our sun are capable of supporting life, there's another star type that is a prime hunting ground for potentially habitable exoplanets. M-dwarf stars are extremely common in the Universe and a typical one is relatively small and dim, making it easy for astronomers to detect a passing planet. If orbiting planets huddle close enough to an M-dwarf, in theory they could fall within the habitable zone where surface liquid water, and thus life, is possible. ... read more

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China promotes int'l development of homegrown GPS system China has been promoting international satellite navigation applications and will push forward the international development of China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), said a white paper i ... more		BeiDou GPS system targets global service around 2020 The Chinese government on Thursday released a white paper elaborating on the development of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), which has been independently developed and operated by China. ... more		In Scranton, aging US factory makes shells for Ukraine Jordan says won't become 'theatre of war' between Israel and Iran US, Canada target Belarus with sanctions over support for Russia's war		SSL Satellite For Dish Begins Post-Launch Maneuvers According To Plan Space Systems Loral reports that the EchoStar XVIII satellite, designed and built for DISH Network was launched on Saturday and is performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan. Following ... more
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	Circuit technology that resolves issues with high-frequency piezoelectric resonators In collaboration with the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Associate Professor Hiroyuki Ito and Professor Kazuya Masu, et al., of the Tokyo Institute of Techno ... more		Tiny mirror improves microscope resolution for studying cells A tiny mirror could make a huge difference for scientists trying to understand what's happening in the micron-scale structures of living cells. By growing cells on the mirrors and imaging them using ... more

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Raytheon achieves next-gen GPS milestones

Lift off for ABS-2A

NZ gears up for the global space economy

Arianespace makes history on its latest Ariane 5 mission

NASA Glenn Ignites Largest Fire Experiment in Space

China launches 23rd BeiDou navigation satellite

SpaceX launches satellites but fails to recover rocket

Blue Origin has fourth successful rocket booster landing

Gravitational Waves Spotted Again

Dropping RD-180 engines is like 'burning $100M for fun'

NASA Ignites Fire Experiment Aboard Space Cargo Ship

SES and O3B to service NOAA satellite network

Prebiotic molecule detected in interstellar cloud

Bioactive film improves how implants bond with bone in animal study

N. Korea test fires two powerful, mid-range missiles

UN blasts N. Korea missile tests as 'unacceptable violations'

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