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November 29, 2012

Do missing Jupiters mean massive comet belts?
London, UK (SPX) Nov 29, 2012
Using ESA's Herschel space observatory, astronomers have discovered vast belts of comets surrounding two nearby planetary systems known to host nothing larger than Earth-to-Neptune-mass worlds. The comet reservoirs could have delivered life-giving oceans to the innermost planets. The scientists publish their work in papers in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Astronomy and Astrophysics. Last year, Herschel found that the dusty belt surrounding the nearby star Fomalhaut must be ... read more

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Nine Radar Images of Asteroid 2007 PA8 A collage shows nine radar images of near-Earth asteroid 2007 PA8 that were obtained between Oct. 31 and Nov. 13, 2012, with data collected by NASA's 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network ante ... more		S. Korea readies new bid to join global space club South Korea held a final dress rehearsal Wednesday for its third attempt to send a satellite into orbit and join an elite space club that includes Asian powers China, Japan and India. ... more		Dust Grains Highlight the Path to Planet Formation An international team of researchers from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) and the Japanese universities of Kobe, Hyogo, and Saitama used the Subaru Telescope to capture a clear ... more
				Sri Lanka partners Chinese communication satellite Sri Lanka's President Wednesday welcomed the first communications satellite launch in partnership with a Chinese state-owned company, to take television to rural areas of the island. ... more		NASA Technologists Test 'Game-Changing' Data-Processing Technology It's a digital world. Or is it? NASA technologist Jonathan Pellish isn't convinced. In fact, he believes a computing technology of yesteryear could potentially revolutionize everything from autonomo ... more

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Why Study Plants in Space? Why is NASA conducting plant research aboard the International Space Station? Because during future long-duration missions, life in space may depend on it. The ability of plants to provide a source ... more		NASA Seeks Concepts For Innovative Uses Of Large Space Telescopes NASA is exploring options for innovative and imaginative uses of two large space telescopes recently transferred to the agency. In a request for information (RFI) published Monday, NASA seeks inform ... more		Manta Ray UUV moves closer to operational readiness after successful tests Russian, Chinese defense ministers tout close bilateral ties during meeting China's new aircraft carrier conducts first sea trials: state media		GOES-R Satellite Program Undergoes Successful Review The GOES-R Series Program, which is leading the effort to replace and upgrade NOAA's existing fleet of geostationary satellites that track severe weather across the United States, received a favorab ... more
				NASA's TRMM Satellite Confirms 2010 Landslides A NASA study using TRMM satellite data revealed that the year 2010 was a particularly bad year for landslides around the world. A recent NASA study published in the October issue of the Journal of H ... more		Regional Dust Storm Dissipating A regional dust storm on Mars, tracked from orbit since Nov. 10, appears to be abating rather than going global. "During the past week, the regional storm weakened and contracted significantly ... more

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Low-mass planets make good neighbours for debris discs Astronomers using ESA's Herschel Space Observatory have detected massive debris discs around 61 Virginis and Gliese 581, two nearby stars that are known to host super-Earth planets. The study ... more		GTX Gets Approval For Custom Two-Way GPS Tracking Devices On Planes GTX Corp has announced the approval of a custom designed GPS tracking device for use on AirNet and Cargolux. The custom configured device will be made available as an add-on service exclusively to c ... more		BAE Systems to construct new atmospheric sensor for NOAA's GeoXO satellites Small aerosol particles proven critical in cloud formation Spire Global to supply AI-Enhanced Weather Predictions to Financial Sector		Tracking Pollution from Outer Space The thickest layers of global smog - caused by traffic, industry, and natural minerals, among other factors - are found over the world's megacities. But getting an accurate measurement of pollution ... more
				Broadband For Every Ship - The Changing Maritime Market The paradigm is shifting in the provision of broadband connectivity through satellite networks to the commercial maritime market. A number of technological, economic, and social factors are currentl ... more		Ariane 5 joins Soyuz in mission preparations at the Spaceport The Spaceport is once again handling parallel campaigns with two different members of the Arianespace launcher family, as a heavy-lift Ariane 5 has moved to the Final Assembly Building to be readied ... more

China's Chang'e-3 to land on moon next year

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Study: Moon basin formed by giant impact

Regional Dust Storm Dissipating

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Mr Xi in Space

China plans manned space launch in 2013: state media

China to launch manned spacecraft

	NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Turns 15 When it rains it pours, goes the saying, and for the last 15 years, the data on tropical rainfall have poured in. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) was launched on Nov. 27, 1997, and ... more		Experiment yields possible 'spooky' matter U.S. physicists say unexpected results from the Large Hadron Collider suggest its particle collisions may be producing a new type of matter. ... more		Galaxy-squatting black hole set for the record books Astronomers on Wednesday said they had found possibly the biggest black hole ever observed, a leviathan with a mass 17 billion times that of the Sun, brooding at the heart of a distant galaxy. ... more		Who will challenge Dragon? Dragon spaceship postponed until March The head of the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Elon Musk has foretold a grim future for the European Ariane 5 rocket launcher, but SpaceX's own project, the Dragon spaceship, bound fo ... more

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SES And ESA To Support Innovation In Satellite Broadband Communication		Boeing Partner Orbital Completes MEXSAT Bicentenario Satellite		New NASA Video Serves COCOA to Test Webb Telescope Component		China successfully launches remote sensing satellite		Private company to launch Sri Lanka's first satellite

S.Korean Rocket Set to Lift Off Thursday

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The Diner at the Center of the Galaxy

Astrium showcases maritime broadband solutions at Seatrade Middle East

Russia selects woman cosmonaut prospect

Shakeup of Russian space industry ordered

Japan firm offers 3D model of foetus

Star Trek Classroom: The next generation of school desks

Life on Mars: NASA says 'hold on a minute!'

Study of risks to humankind proposed

Solar Minimum; Solar Maximum

Cassini Finds a Video Gamers' Paradise at Saturn

Astronauts bring back new life

Magnesium oxide: From Earth to super-Earth

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Who's Killing the Space Program?

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