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Deployment of Europe's Galileo constellation continuesParis (ESA) Oct 15, 2012 The third and fourth satellites of Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system were lofted into orbit on 12 October from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. They join the first pair of satellites launched a year ago to complete the validation phase of the Galileo programme. The Soyuz ST-B launcher, operated by Arianespace, lifted off at 18:15 GMT (20:15 CEST) from the Guiana Space Centre. All the stages of the Soyuz vehicle performed as planned and the Fregat-MT upper stage released ... read more |
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  Lost asteroid rediscovered with a little help from ESA A potentially hazardous asteroid once found but then lost has been rediscovered and its orbit confirmed by a determined amateur astronomer working with ESA's space hazards programme. The half-kilome ... more | .. |
  Robotic Arm Tools Get To Work On Rock Outcrop Opportunity is conducting an in-situ (contact) science campaign at a location where orbital observations show the presence of clay minerals at the inboard edge of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour C ... more | .. |
 Curiosity Preparing for Second Scoop On Sol 65 (Oct. 11, 2012) of the Mars Science Laboratory mission, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity completed several activities in preparation for collecting its second scoop of soil. Like the firs ... more | .. |
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 Soyuz orbits two Galileo satellites for Arianespace Arianespace's third Soyuz mission from French Guiana - and the company's seventh flight so far in 2012 with its Ariane 5 and Soyuz launchers - successfully orbited two satellites Friday for the Euro ... more | .. |
  How to Hunt a Space Rock Peter Willis and his team of researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., had a problem. Actually, more like they had a solution that needed a problem. Confused? Let's let Pe ... more | .. |
  X-Raying Stellar Winds in a High-Speed Collision Two massive stars racing in orbit around each other have had their colliding stellar winds X-rayed for the first time, thanks to the combined efforts of ESA's XMM-Newton and NASA's Swift space teles ... more | .. |
  UK Space Agency issues 'Size and Health of the UK Space Sector The Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, has announced the release of the UK Space Agency's latest report on the progress of the UK space industry. The announcement was made ... more |
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 When Galaxies Eat Galaxies They Get Denser Using gravitational "lenses" in space, University of Utah astronomers discovered that the centers of the biggest galaxies are growing denser + evidence of repeated collisions and mergers by massive ... more | .. |
 X-ray Satellites Monitor the Clashing Winds of a Colossal Binary The hottest and most massive stars don't live long enough to disperse throughout the galaxy. Instead, they can be found near the clouds of gas and dust where they formed - and where they will explod ... more | .. |
 The Orionid Meteor Shower Usually, waking up before sunrise is a good way to get a head start on the day. On Oct. 21st, waking up early could stop you in your tracks. Blame Halley's Comet. Every year in mid-to-late Oct ... more | .. |
 Two more satellites for the Galileo system The first two satellites for the European Galileo navigation system have been orbiting Earth since 21 October 2011. Now, two more are about to follow; on 12 October 2012 at 20:15 CEST, a Soyuz rocke ... more |
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 X-raying colliding stellar winds Ground- and space-based observations, including studies by ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory, have provided unique insights into a star system dominated by two Galactic giants. The region und ... more | .. |
 Galileo launch brings Europe's satellite navigation system another step closer Europe's second pair of fully operational Galileo satellites was successfully launched Friday (12 October 2012) from the European spaceport in French Guiana, South America. The satellites' pay ... more | .. |
 Indian BrahMos using Russian GPS system India's newest cruise missile, the BrahMos, is using the latest Russian cruise missile satellite navigation technology, Russian defense sources said. ... more | .. |
  Russian moon mission said funded, ready Russia's proposed moon missions have been fully funded and the first is planned for 2015, a space industry official says. ... more |
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Indonesia raises volcano alert level to highest after huge eruption
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs law erasing climate change from Florida policy
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  Austrian daredevil to make new space jump bid An Austrian daredevil hopes to make a new record-breaking attempt Sunday to jump from the edge of space, days after his initial bid was aborted at the last minute due to gusting winds. ... more | .. |
  Space shuttle makes stately last journey to LA home The US space shuttle Endeavour is making its final journey, at the less than rocket-propelled speed of two miles an hour, in a meticulously planned and stately trip through the streets of Los Angeles. ... more | .. |
 Mars rover makes surprising rock find A rock analyzed by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has a surprising and more varied composition that resembles rare rocks from the bowels of our planet, the US space agency said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Focus on space debris: Envisat Space debris came into focus last week at the International Astronautical Congress in Naples, Italy. Envisat, ESA's largest Earth observation satellite, ended its mission last spring and was a subje ... more |
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Mars Rock Touched by NASA Curiosity has Surprises The first Martian rock NASA's Curiosity rover has reached out to touch presents a more varied composition than expected from previous missions. The rock also resembles some unusual rocks from Earth' ... more | .. |
 Swedish breakthrough in space on NASA satellite with electronics from AAC Microtec The Uppsala based company AAC Microtec has, on commission from the Swedish National Space Board and American NASA, delivered all the electronics to NASA's test satellite TechEdSat, which was release ... more | .. |
 Meteorite delivers Martian secrets to University of Alberta researcher A meteorite that landed in the Moroccan desert 14 months ago is providing more information about Mars, the planet where it originated. University of Alberta researcher Chris Herd helped in the study ... more | .. |
 Weizmann Institute Scientists observe quantum effects in cold chemistry At very low temperatures, close to absolute zero, chemical reactions may proceed at a much higher rate than classical chemistry says they should - because in this extreme chill, quantum effects ente ... more |
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  Earth sunblock only needed if planet warms easily An increasing number of scientists are studying ways to temporarily reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the earth to potentially stave off some of the worst effects of climate change. Becau ... more | .. |
  Nearby Super-Earth Likely a Diamond Planet New research led by Yale University scientists suggests that a rocky planet twice Earth's size orbiting a nearby star is a diamond planet. "This is our first glimpse of a rocky world with a fu ... more | .. |
 First Evidence of Dynamo Generation in an Asteroid About 4.6 billion years ago, the solar system was little more than a tenuous disk of gas and dust. In the span of merely 10 million years, this soup evolved to form today's massive, complex planets. ... more | .. |
 Soyuz is given the "go" for tomorrow's Arianespace launch with a pair of Galileo navigation spacecraft Arianespace's third Soyuz launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana has been authorized for liftoff tomorrow on a mission to orbit two additional spacecraft for Europe's Galileo navigation satellit ... more |
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  Andrews Space Partners With Innovative Solutions In Space (ISIS) To Manufacture EZPOD Dispensers In The United States Andrews Space has signed an agreement with ISIS of the Netherlands to begin manufacturing a US version of the ISIPOD, branded the EZPOD, in the United States. Under the terms of the agreement, ... more | .. |
  Curious About Life: Interview with Michael Meyer The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover has 10 science instruments, and each will be used in the coming weeks and months to help characterize the environment of Mars and determine if the planet ... more | .. |
  B612 Foundation Forms Independent Sentinel Special Review Team The B612 Foundation has announced the formation and initial findings of its Sentinel Special Review Team (SSRT) to aid B612 in building the world's first privately funded deep space mission to prote ... more | .. |
Las Cumbres Observatory achieves first light with NRES spectrograph Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope (LCOGT), a private, nonprofit scientific institution conducting time domain astrophysics and education, and a provider of global telescope resources, achieve ... more |
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