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April 15, 2013

Comet to Make Close Flyby of Red Planet in October 2014
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 15, 2013
New observations of comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) have allowed NASA's Near-Earth Object Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. to further refine the comet's orbit. Based on data through April 7, 2013, the latest orbital plot places the comet's closest approach to Mars slightly closer than previous estimates, at about 68,000 miles (110,000 kilometers). At the same time, the new data set now significantly reduces the probability the comet will impact the Red Planet, from ... read more

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Space industry inventions in our everyday life Plasma TVs, orthopedic matrasses, detailed weather forecasts, thermal underwear, jet fuel, frost-free refrigerators - these are only a few things which emerged thanks to several decades of space exp ... more		Where are the Best Windows Into Europa's Interior? The surface of Jupiter's moon Europa exposes material churned up from inside the moon and also material resulting from matter and energy coming from above. If you want to learn about the deep saltwa ... more		Can One Buy the Right to Name a Planet? In the light of recent events, where the possibility of buying the rights to name exoplanets has been advertised, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) wishes to inform the public that such sch ... more
				NASA Selects Explorer Projects To Probe Earth's Upper Atmosphere NASA has selected a new satellite mission and a new space-based instrument to begin development as part of the agency's Heliophysics Explorer Program. The projects will provide space observations to ... more		Russia to Explore Moon, Mars by 2030 Russia will develop new technology including huge new rockets for manned flights to the Moon and Mars by 2030, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday. Rogozin, who oversees the sp ... more

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X-48 Project Completes Flight Research for Cleaner, Quieter Aircraft NASA's remotely piloted X-48C hybrid-wing-body subscale aircraft, which demonstrates technology concepts for cleaner and quieter commercial air travel, completed an eight-month flight research campa ... more		Boeing X-48C Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Completes Flight Testing The Boeing X-48C research aircraft flew for the 30th and final time April 9, marking the successful completion of an eight-month flight-test program to explore and further validate the aerodynamic c ... more		AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE Ghosts of the Deep: China's AJX-002 XLUUV and the Geopolitics of Undersea Power Global Invacom unveils XRJ transceiver for government and defense satcom		Payload integration is underway for Vega's second mission from the Spaceport The multi-satellite payload "stack" for Vega's upcoming flight from French Guiana is now taking shape as the Arianespace-managed integration process advances at the Spaceport. This activity be ... more
				Russia to pump big funds into space industry Russia will spend 1.6 trillion roubles (50 billion U.S. dollars) on space-related activities till 2020, the Itar-Tass news agency quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin saying Friday. Putin t ... more		NASA Mars Orbiter Images May Show 1971 Soviet Lander Hardware from a spacecraft that the Soviet Union landed on Mars in 1971 might appear in images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. While following news about Mars and NASA's Curiosity rov ... more

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Opportunity is in position for solar conjunction at 'Cape York' on the rim of Endeavour Crater Solar conjunction is when the Sun comes between Earth and Mars, which occurs about once every 26 months. During this time there will be diminished communications to Opportunity. The team will ... more		Accurate pointing by Curiosity NASA's Curiosity Mars rover targeted the laser of the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument with remarkable accuracy for assessing the composition of the wall of a drilled hole and tailings that ... more		AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: study Ethiopia's mega-dam ranks 15th globally		Ice Cloud Heralds Fall at Titan's South Pole An ice cloud taking shape over Titan's south pole is the latest sign that the change of seasons is setting off a cascade of radical changes in the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon. Made from an u ... more
				Putin unveils $50 bn drive for Russian space supremacy President Vladimir Putin on Friday unveiled a new $50 billion drive for Russia to preserve its status as a top space power, including the construction of a brand new cosmodrome from where humans will fly to space by the end of the decade. ... more		Ecuador to launch first homemade satellite Ecuador will launch its first satellite into space from China in two weeks, President Rafael Correa announced Saturday. ... more

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Accurate pointing by Curiosity

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Shenzhou's Shadow Crew

Shenzhou 10 sent to launch site

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	NASA spacecraft may have spotted pieces of Soviet spacecraft on Mars Russian space enthusiasts say a NASA orbiter may have captured images of pieces of a Soviet spacecraft that made a soft landing on Mars more than 40 years ago. ... more		Raytheon brings automation and virtualization to NASA's Earth Observing System Raytheon was awarded an $8 million contract with NASA Goddard Space Center to upgrade the command, control and telemetry (CCT) subsystems of the Earth Observing System (EOS). Enhancing the CCT ... more		Opportunity For A Quiet Period for Next Three Weeks Opportunity is in position for the coming three-week solar conjunction period at 'Cape York' on the rim of Endeavour Crater. This location is the last in-situ (contact) target before the rover depar ... more		Florida Tech professors present 'dark side of dark lightning' at conference "What are the radiation doses to airplane passengers from the intense bursts of gamma-rays that originate from thunderclouds?" Florida Institute of Technology Department of Physics and Space Science ... more

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