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19-Mile Mark See Opportunity For A Solar Panel Clean UpPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 20, 2011 Opportunity continues to make excellent progress towards Endeavour crater with under 3 kilometers (nearly 2 miles) to go before the first landfall on the rim. On Sols 2622, 2626, 2627 and 2628 (June 9, 14, 15 and 16, 2011), the rover drove over 345 meters (1,132 feet) backwards using a combination of blind driving and autonomous navigation. Opportunity has been driving towards the south/southeast, passing by interesting craters along the way. Currently, the rover is passing through a strewn ... read more |
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  Model Ordinance to Promote Responsible Outdoor Lighting International Dark-Sky Association The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) announce public release of the Model Lighting Ordinance (MLO), a valuab ... more | .. |
  NASA Issues Announcement For Solar Electric Propulsion Studies NASA issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeking proposals for mission concept studies of a solar electric propulsion system demonstration to test and validate key capabilities and technologies ... more | .. |
  Firestorm of Star Birth in the Active Galaxy Centaurus A Resembling looming rain clouds on a stormy day, dark lanes of dust crisscross the giant elliptical galaxy Centaurus A. Hubble's panchromatic vision, stretching from ultraviolet through near-in ... more | .. |
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  Euroconsult Report Forecasts 7 Percent Annual Increase In MSS Revenue Over Next Decade Euroconsult, the leading international consulting and analyst firm specializing in the satellite communications market, said in a new report on mobile satellite services (MSS) that continued demand ... more | .. |
  MESSENGER Endures Its First Hot Season Yesterday the MESSENGER spacecraft successfully completed the first of four "hot seasons" expected to occur during its one-year primary mission in orbit about Mercury. During these hot seasons, the ... more | .. |
  ATV preparing for fiery destruction ATV Johannes Kepler has been an important part of the International Space Station since February. Next week, it will complete its mission by undocking and burning up harmlessly in the atmosphere hig ... more | .. |
 Phobos slips past Jupiter Earlier this month, ESA's Mars Express performed a special manoeuvre to observe an unusual alignment of Jupiter and the martian moon Phobos. The impressive images have now been processed into a movi ... more |
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SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts
Space Systems Command activates System Delta 80 for assured space access
Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions to provide SAR reconnaissance data to German military | .. |
  Pan-STARRS Telescope Finds New Distant Comet Astronomers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa have discovered a new comet that they expect will be visible to the naked eye in early 2013. Originally found by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope on ... more | .. |
  European endorsement for space hazards program The European Commission recently set out the EU's main space priorities, which include protection of Europe's space assets. The affirmation spotlights the Space Situational Awareness Preparatory Pro ... more | .. |
  Commercial Spaceflight Federation Supports Use of Space Act Agreements For the next phase of NASA's Commercial Crew Development Program, following CCDev Rounds 1 and 2, the Commercial Spaceflight Federation strongly supports the use of Space Act Agreements (SAAs) under ... more | .. |
  A golden age of exoplanet discovery An exciting meeting yesterday, Wednesday 15 June 2011, held at the Institute of Physics (IOP) in partnership with the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), saw leading experts explain how far the field ... more |
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 Coming Into Focus Minor Planet Vesta While NASA's space probe Dawn is continuing its approach towards Vesta, the camera system on board is beginning to show the giant asteroid in more and more detail. The newest pictures taken on ... more | .. |
  Black hole kills star and blasts 3.8 billion light year beam at Earth Research led by astronomers at the University of Warwick has confirmed that the flash from one of the biggest and brightest bangs yet recorded by astronomers comes from a massive black hole at the c ... more | .. |
 ESA pavilion at the 49th Paris Air Show The 49th Paris Air Show will take place 20-26 June at Le Bourget, bringing together key players from international space agencies and industry to highlight the increasingly important role of space i ... more | .. |
 Intelsat Affirms its Commitment to the Asia-Pacific Region with Major Investment Intelsat S.A., the world's largest provider of commercial satellite services, has confirmed its upcoming launch schedule for four satellites, part of a $1.3 billion fleet investment program in the A ... more |
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Philosopher argues AI consciousness may remain unknowable
Climate driven model explores Neanderthal and modern human overlap in Iberia
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 NASA Reveals New Batch Of Space Program Artifacts NASA is inviting eligible education institutions, museums and other organizations to examine and request space program artifacts online. The items represent significant human spaceflight technologie ... more | .. |
  Cont-Trak offers reliable container tracking via satellite Whether at sea, on rail, stacked or stored, shipping containers can now be tracked worldwide via satellite with Cont-Trak, developed through ESA's telecommunications programme. Field trials ha ... more | .. |
  Scientists Prove Existence of Magnetic Ropes that Cause Solar Storms George Mason University scientists discovered recently that a phenomenon called a giant magnetic rope is the cause of solar storms. Confirming the existence of this formation is a key first step in ... more | .. |
 Former Astronaut Develops Powerful Rocket As scientists develop plans one day to send humans to Mars, they know the journey will involve many hazards for the astronauts, including possibly many months of exposure to dangerous radiation outs ... more |
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 Despite budget stress, US space ties strong: NASA Relations between the United States and its partners in space remain strong, despite tighter budgets and concerns about costs and delays in building the space station, NASA chief Charles Bolden said on Friday. ... more | .. |
 European space freighter poised for suicide plunge A European freighter will be destroyed by atmospheric burn-up next week after completing its supply mission to mankind's orbital outpost, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Friday. ... more | .. |
 UMD-Led EPOXI Science Team Publishes Latest Comet Findings Comet Hartley 2, is in a hyperactive class of its own compared to other comets visited by spacecraft, says a University of Maryland-led study published in the June 17 issue of the journal Science. T ... more | .. |
 Space Leadership Council Publishes Satellite Broadband Report The Space Leadership Council has set out the role that satellite operators can play in delivering broadband to remote communities in the UK and worldwide. It can provide benefits to British citizens ... more |
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The Quantum Age will be Powered by Fusion
Physicists map axion production paths inside deuterium tritium fusion reactors
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  Penn State expert determined to find life on Earth-like planets Thanks to popular Hollywood films like "E.T.," "Avatar" and "Super 8," life on other planets seems highly conceivable to people who have considered the idea that we are not alone in the universe. Ji ... more | .. |
  CMU and Astrobotic Technology Complete Structural Assembly of Lunar Lander Astrobotic Technology Inc. and Carnegie Mellon University researchers have completed structural assembly of the lunar landing craft that will deliver the Red Rover robot to the moon in 2014. The hal ... more | .. |
 NASA Spacecraft Confirms Theories, Sees Surprises at Mercury NASA scientists are making new discoveries about the planet Mercury. Data from MESSENGER, the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury, is giving scientists important clues to the origin of the planet and ... more | .. |
 MESSENGER Provides New Data about Mercury After nearly three months in orbit about Mercury, MESSENGER's payload is providing a wealth of new information about the planet closest to the Sun, as well as a few surprises. The spacecraft e ... more |
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 Countering Contamination for Mars Spacesuits To search for life on Mars, future astronauts would naturally want to step outside their living habitat for a walk. But the spacesuits keeping them alive might also carry Earth microbes or ingredien ... more | .. |
 A Green Ring Fit for a Superhero This glowing emerald nebula seen by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is reminiscent of the glowing ring wielded by the superhero Green Lantern. In the comic books, the diminutive Guardians of the Plan ... more | .. |
 NASA's Chandra Finds Massive Black Holes Common in Early Universe Using the deepest X-ray image ever taken, astronomers found the first direct evidence that massive black holes were common in the early universe. This discovery from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory ... more |
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