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February 04, 2014

Lights, Camera, MAVEN: A Mission to Uncover the History of Mars
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2014
A planet's atmosphere can up and disappear. Now a satellite is approaching Mars to tell us how. The satellite is MAVEN: Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN). As NASA's first spacecraft devoted to exploring the Red Planet's upper atmosphere, MAVEN is on a 52-week mission to find out what exactly happened to Mars' thick and protective atmosphere, which could have sustained life many eons ago. MAVEN's expected arrival builds on decades of Mars research. In 1975, the Viking 1 lander revealed ... read more

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Moon plays trick on Jade Rabbit Troubles plaguing China's Yutu (Jade Rabbit) moon rover are yet another reminder to mankind of how difficult lunar exploration is. In 2016, Russia is planning to launch Luna-25, a cutting-edge lunar ... more		Getting ready for asteroids With a mandate from the UN, ESA and other space agencies from around the world are about to establish a high-level group to help coordinate global response should a threatening asteroid ever be foun ... more		The Curiosity Mars rover vehicle has damaged a wheel The Curiosity Mars rover vehicle has damaged one of its wheels against a sharp rock. It happened when the rover was going through dunes to Aeolis, the central peak of the Gale crater. Since on ... more
				New Technique Could Be Used to Search Space Dust for Life's Ingredients While the origin of life remains mysterious, scientists are finding more and more evidence that material created in space and delivered to Earth by comet and meteor impacts could have given a boost ... more		NASA Mars Rover's View of Possible Westward Route NASA's Curiosity Mars rover reached the edge of a dune on Jan. 30 and photographed the valley on the other side, to aid assessment of whether to cross the dune. Curiosity is on a southwestward ... more

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Work on Mystery Rock Continues As Rover Marks 10 Opportunity is up on 'Solander Point' at the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is continuing to investigate this curious surface rock, called 'Pinnacle Island' that apparently was kicked up by the ... more		Riding a blue-green wake of xenon to Ceres Dawn is continuing its trek through the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Leaving behind a blue-green wake of xenon from its ion propulsion system, its sights are set on dwarf planet Cere ... more		EU states to hold talks on 'drone wall' to protect bloc Denmark military intel fails to identify source of drone flights Lithuania eases rules on shooting down drones		Human body not ready for life in space Recently, a not-for-profit organization known as Mars One released the list of 1,058 applicants who could be selected for colonization on Mars. Over 200,000 applications were said to have been recei ... more
				ExoMars orbiter core module completed The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter module consisting of the spacecraft structure, thermal control and propulsion systems was handed over by OHB System to Thales Alenia Space France at a ceremony held in ... more		Amazing 45 kg medieval-armor-inspired spacesuit to help people walk on Mars Dr. Gernot Groomer from Austria has designed a spacesuit for walking on Mars. It takes him three hours to put it on. The suit is made from 10,000 parts and designed for the most treacherous environm ... more

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NASA Posts Final Asteroid Workshop Report In 2013, NASA kicked off the Asteroid Redirect Mission and the Asteroid Grand Challenge, collectively known as the Asteroid Initiative. On June 18, we issued a Request for Information to seek innova ... more		Elements come together for next big telescope: NASA All the pieces of the most powerful space telescope ever are ready for assembly at NASA, the US space agency said Monday. ... more		NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survival China warns Papua New Guinea over Australian defence deal		New quantum dots herald a new era of electronics operating on a single-atom level New types of solotronic structures, including the world's first quantum dots containing single cobalt ions, have been created and studied at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw. The m ... more
				Space squadron optimizes wideband communication constellations Late in 2013, the 3rd Space Operations Squadron's mission - "Warfighters ensuring reliable wideband communications to national authorities and U.S. and Allied forces" - was proudly displayed as th ... more		Northrop Grumman Delivers 100th EA-18G Airborne Electronic Attack Kit Northrop Grumman has delivered the 100th airborne electronic attack (AEA) kit for the EA-18G Growler aircraft. The AEA kit is a critical component of the aircraft, which allows warfighters to target ... more

NASA's LRO Snaps a Picture of NASA's LADEE Spacecraft

Sole camera from NASA moon missions to be auctioned

New results on the geologic characteristics of the Chang'e-3 exploration region

Curiosity Mars Rover Checking Possible Smoother Route

Work on Mystery Rock Continues As Rover Marks 10

NASA Mars Rover's View of Possible Westward Route

Russian Space Farmers Harvest Wheat, Peas and Greens

Future interplanetary spacecraft to be equipped with 'plantations'

FAA Grants Waypoint 2 Space Safety Approval Of Training Programs

Waiting for Yutu

Moon plays trick on Jade Rabbit

'Goodnight, humans': Says Yutu As The Sun Sets

	US warns Moscow of concern over cruise missile test The United States has raised concerns with Moscow over a reported Russian test of a cruise missile and is evaluating whether it breaks a 1987 treaty, a US official said Thursday. ... more		China to promote geological information industry China's State Council, the cabinet, has issued proposals for promoting the development of the geological information industry. The document, published on the government's website www.gov.cn on ... more		Chinese scientists pinpoint source of Yangtze's main tributary Chinese scientists released new data identifying the source and length of the Jialing River, a main tributary of the Yangtze River, China's longest and the world's third-longest river. Based o ... more		New NASA Laser Technology Reveals How Ice Measures Up New results from NASA's MABEL campaign demonstrated that a photon-counting technique will allow researchers to track the melt or growth of Earth's frozen regions. When a high-altitude aircraft ... more

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NASA Extends Reliance on Russian Spacecraft Until 2018		Where the Wild Stars Are		Universe's early galaxies grew massive through collisions		NASA's LRO Snaps a Picture of NASA's LADEE Spacecraft		NASA and ESA Space Telescopes Help Solve Mystery of Burned-Out Galaxies

SES And Eutelsat Settle Their Dispute At 28.5 Degrees East

Sun's closest neighbor could harbor 'superhabitable' world

Global space agencies to join in asteroid defense planning

Russia an 'important relationship' for US nuclear energy sector

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Microwires as mobile phone sensors

Highly Efficient Broadband Terahertz Radiation from Metamaterials

Cooling Microprocessors with Carbon Nanotubes

ORNL study advances quest for better superconducting materials

New boron nanomaterial may be possible

New flexible, transparent conductor created

Asteroid Diversity Points to a "Snow Globe" Solar System

Curiosity Mars Rover Checking Possible Smoother Route

Rosetta wide awake as check-up continues

Lockheed Martin Powers On Second GPS 3 Satellite In Production

NASA-Sponsored 'Disk Detective' Lets Public Search for New Planetary Nurseries

NASA Mars project: radiation risk of highest concern

Russian Scientists Propose Water Probe for NASA Mars Rover

Russian Space Farmers Harvest Wheat, Peas and Greens

Russia can rid the world of nuclear weapons by reinforcing START

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