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March 26, 2014

First Ring System Around Asteroid
La Silla, Chile (ESO) Mar 27, 2014
Observations at many sites in South America, including ESO's La Silla Observatory, have made the surprise discovery that the remote asteroid Chariklo is surrounded by two dense and narrow rings. This is the smallest object by far found to have rings and only the fifth body in the Solar System - after the much larger planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - to have this feature. The origin of these rings remains a mystery, but they may be the result of a collision that created a disc of debris ... read more

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Technical hitch delays US-Russia crew's ISS docking A US-Russian three man crew Wednesday faced an unprecedented two-day delay in their docking with the International Space Station (ISS) after their Russian Soyuz spacecraft suffered a technical glitch on its approach in orbit. ... more		Exploding stars prove Newton's gravity unchanged over cosmic time Australian astronomers have combined all observations of supernovae ever made to determine that the strength of gravity has remained unchanged over the last nine billion years. Newton's gravit ... more		Orbital-Built Amazonas 4A Commerical Communications Satellite Launched Orbital Sciences reports that the Amazonas 4A commercial communications satellite, built by the company for HISPASAT S.A. of Spain, was successfully launched into orbit aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket ... more
				NASA Seeks Suborbital Flight Proposals NASA is seeking proposals from U.S. commercial suborbital reusable launch vehicle providers to integrate and fly technology payloads for the space agency. NASA uses companies for suborbital flights ... more		NASA Seeks Collaborative Partnerships With Commercial Space Building on the success of NASA's commercial spaceflight initiatives, agency officials announced Monday plans to solicit proposals from U.S. private enterprises for unfunded partnerships to collabor ... more

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The NASA Z-2 Spacesuit Design Vote NASA's Z-2 Suit is the newest prototype in its next-generation spacesuit platform, the Z-series. As a follow-up to the previous Z-1 suit, which was named one of Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 20 ... more		First Images Available from NASA-JAXA Global Rain and Snowfall Satellite NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have released the first images captured by their newest Earth-observing satellite, the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory, ... more		U.S.military ramps up tech capabilities to improve effectiveness Maintaining US space dominance requires rapid and reliable delivery of new systems India signs $7 bn deal for 97 domestically made fighter jets		Mars-mimicking chamber explores habitability of other planets A research team in Spain has the enviable job of testing out new electromechanical gear for potential use in future missions to the "Red Planet." They do it within their Mars environmental simulatio ... more
				A Wet Moon The Moon's status as a "dry" rock in space has long been questioned. Competing theories abound as to the source of the H20 in the lunar soil, including delivery of water to the Moon by comets. ... more		Plugging the hole in Hawking's black hole theory Recently physicists have been poking holes again in Stephen Hawking's black hole theory - including Hawking himself. For decades physicists across the globe have been trying to figure out the myster ... more

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Sentinel-1 controllers ready for hectic first days Following a spectacular launch, Sentinel-1A's first few days in orbit will be some of the most complex in recent memory. Mission control teams will work around the clock to nurse the satellite throu ... more		Northrop Grumman, US Navy Complete Initial Flight Testing of the Triton Unmanned Aircraft System Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed the first major milestone of the Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) flight test program, clearing the aircraft to fly at various alt ... more		NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survival Toxic homes a lasting legacy of Los Angeles fires		US's old satellites cannot track Malaysian airplane, as war drones suck funds dry The US's old satellites cannot track the missing Malaysian airplane as money is being spent on war drones instead. As the world grows obsessed with drone imagery, it comes at the expense of ignoring ... more
				Mutualink Obtains Key NATO Certification Mutualink has announced that it received certification from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for its secure interoperable communications and real time multimedia solution. With this cer ... more		LockMart Taps General Dynamics For Network Element On GPS 3 Birds General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems was recently awarded a $26 million contract from Lockheed Martin to support the U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) III Network Communication ... more

Expeditions to the Moon: beware of meteorites

A Wet Moon

ASU camera creates stunning mosaic of moon's polar region

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E3-production - sustainable manufacturing

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The NASA Z-2 Spacesuit Design Vote

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E3-production - sustainable manufacturing

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ASU camera creates stunning mosaic of moon's polar region

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Helpful Wind Cleans Solar Panels On Opportunity Mars Rover

Airbus Defence and Space to cooperate with Snecma on electric propulsion

Advancing the Technology Readiness Of SLS Adaptive Controls

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