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March 10, 2014

NASA Tests New Robotic Refueling Technologies
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 09, 2014
NASA has successfully concluded a remotely controlled test of new technologies that would empower future space robots to transfer hazardous oxidizer - a type of propellant - into the tanks of satellites in space today. Concurrently on the ground, NASA is incorporating results from this test and the Robotic Refueling Mission on the International Space Station to prepare for an upcoming ground-based test of a full-sized robotic servicer system that will perform tasks on a mock satellite client. ... read more

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Robotic Exploration of Moon, Mars a Priority The head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday that developing technologies for robotic exploration of the moon and Mars is a priority. Oleg Ostapenko said in an interview with state ... more		Opportunity Mars Rover Exploring Murray Ridge Area Opportunity is exploring 'Murray Ridge' on Solander Point, part of the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover continues to investigate the region called 'Cook Haven.' On Sol 3576 (Feb. 13, 2014), ... more		Russia to launch three lunar rovers from 2016 to 2019 Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, will send three automated rovers to the moon from 2016 to 2019 as part of its plan to eventually send a manned mission to Mars, according to agency head Oleg Ostape ... more
				China to launch first "space shuttle bus" this year China is expected to launch an upper stage aircraft this year that can be used as a "space shuttle bus" to propel payload in space, a senior official in charge of rocket research said Monday. ... more		A small step toward discovering habitable earths University of Arizona researchers snapped images of a planet outside our solar system with an Earth-based telescope using essentially the same type of imaging sensor found in digital cameras instead ... more

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Spiral galaxy spills blood and guts This new Hubble image shows spiral galaxy ESO 137-001, framed against a bright background as it moves through the heart of galaxy cluster Abell 3627. This cluster is violently ripping the spiral's e ... more		Cassini Nears 100th Titan Flyby with a Look Back Ten years ago, we knew Titan as a fuzzy orange ball about the size of Mercury. We knew it had a nitrogen atmosphere - the only known world with a thick nitrogen atmosphere besides Earth. But what m ... 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		Direct Measurement of Distant Black Hole's Spin Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Space Agency's (ESA's) XMM-Newton to show a supermassive black hole six billion light years from Earth is spinning extremely r ... more
				NASA Releases Image of GREECE Mission Launching Into Aurora On March 3, 2014, at 6:09 a.m. EST, a NASA-funded sounding rocket launched straight into an aurora over Venetie, Alaska. The Ground-to-Rocket Electrodynamics - Electron Correlative Experiment, or GR ... more		Critical mass not needed for supernova explosions Astronomers searching for clues about dark energy, the mysterious force that is speeding up the expansion of the Universe, have uncovered new evidence about the nature of supernovae, finding many ar ... more

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First Light for MUSE A new innovative instrument called MUSE (Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer) has been successfully installed on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in northern Chile. MUSE has ... more		Life Is Too Fast, Too Furious for Runaway Galaxy The spiral galaxy ESO 137-001 looks like a dandelion caught in a breeze in this new composite image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope. The galaxy is zooming tow ... 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		UoSAT-2 clocks up an outstanding 30 years of in-orbit operations Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd and the Surrey Space Centre are celebrating a remarkable thirty years of in-orbit operations from one of its earliest satellites, UoSAT-2, which was launched on a Del ... more
				South Africa's nano-satellite encounters space debris South Africa's first nano- satellite experienced two very close encounters with defunct satellites in the past few days after three months in orbit, authorities said on Monday. The nano-satell ... more		'Dimer molecules' aid study of exoplanet pressure, hunt for life Astronomers at the University of Washington have developed a new method of gauging the atmospheric pressure of exoplanets, or worlds beyond the solar system, by looking for a certain type of molecul ... more

Russia to launch three lunar rovers from 2016 to 2019

Control circuit malfunction troubles China's Yutu

China's Lunar Lander Still Operational

Opportunity Mars Rover Exploring Murray Ridge Area

Mars Rover Oppportunity Crushing Rocks With Wheels

Relay Radio on Mars-Bound NASA Craft Passes Checkout

Bright pulses of light could make space veggies more nutritious

Under shadow of spy scandal, Merkel, Cameron head to tech fair

Committee Democrats Emphasize Need for Human Space Exploration Roadmap

China to launch first "space shuttle bus" this year

China expects to launch cargo ship into space around 2016

China capable of exploring Mars

	Feature: The "masters" behind China's lunar rover Jade Rabbit In contrast to how much of an influence the virtual persona of China's first moon rover has made on social media home and abroad, little is known about the people behind the loveable character. ... more		Bright pulses of light could make space veggies more nutritious Exposing leafy vegetables grown during spaceflight to a few bright pulses of light daily could increase the amount of eye-protecting nutrients produced by the plants, according to a new study by res ... more		Mars Rover Oppportunity Crushing Rocks With Wheels Opportunity is exploring "Murray Ridge" on Solander Point, part of the rim of Endeavour Crater. Investigation continued on "Anchor Point," Sol 3581 (Feb. 19, 2014) through Sol 3583 (Feb. 21, 2014), ... more		UNL Microgravity Team develops pill to be used to monitor astronauts' vitals The Microgravity Team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is making strides in producing technology to aid in the health of astronauts - and NASA is taking notice. The team, which is a part ... more

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A Molecular Ballet under the X-ray Laser

Peat soils as gigantic batteries

Ultra-fast laser spectroscopy lights way to understanding new materials

Electronics based on a 2-D electron gas

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China has no plans for lunar base project

Asteroid to make close pass by Earth

India to send mission to probe Sun by 2020

Preparation for Chang'e-5 launch on schedule

Tackling tumors with space station research

China capable of exploring Mars

China expects to launch cargo ship into space around 2016

Hinode Views Sunspot Activity

Ecliptic RocketCam Captures Sirius Antenna Deployment In Geo Orbit

It's a March of the CubeSats as ISS Deployment Continues

Satellite Sees Winter Storm March Over Mid-Atlantic

NASA Scientists Find Evidence of Water in Meteorite

Sierra Nevada Completes Dream Chaser Flight Profile Data Milestone

Payload prep continues for Arianespace Soyuz for Sentinel-1A

Russia warns could halt foreign arms checks

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