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April 17, 2014

First Earth-sized planet found in 'habitable zone': NASA
Washington (AFP) April 17, 2014
The hunt for potential life in outer space has taken a step forward - an international team of researchers has discovered the first Earth-sized planet within the "habitable zone" of another star. The exoplanet dubbed Kepler-186f was first spotted by scientists using NASA's Kepler telescope, according to research published Thursday in the US journal Science. The exoplanet, located some 500 light years from Earth, orbits in what is seen as the sweet spot around its star: not too close and not too ... read more

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				NASA Signs Agreement with SpaceX for Use of Historic Launch Pad NASA Kennedy Space Center's historic Launch Complex 39A, the site from which numerous Apollo and space shuttle missions began, is beginning a new mission as a commercial launch site. NASA sign ... more		Unexpected Teleconnections in Noctilucent Clouds Earth's poles are separated by four oceans, six continents and more than 12,000 nautical miles. Turns out, that's not so far apart. New data from NASA's AIM spacecraft have revealed "teleconnections ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

SpaceX Launch of NASA Cargo to Space Station Set for Friday NASA and SpaceX are targeting a 3:25 p.m. EDT launch on Friday, April 18, of SpaceX's third cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida ... more		NASA Astronauts Will Breathe Easier With New Oxygen Recovery Systems For NASA's long-duration human spaceflight missions, travelers will need to recycle as much breathable oxygen in their spacecraft environments, as possible. To turn that need into a reality, NASA is ... more		Major advancements in US space domain awareness through Space Systems Command Enhancing connectivity and readiness at Space Systems Command Space Systems Command Completes Key Software Upgrade for OPIR Monitoring at FORGE		First radar vision for Copernicus Launched on 3 April, ESA's Sentinel-1A satellite has already delivered its first radar images of Earth. They offer a tantalising glimpse of the kind of operational imagery that this new mission will ... more
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UAV Payloads 2014, 24 - 25 June - London, UK

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Nuclear Supply Chain Summit - April 28-29 Greenville SC

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Russia plans to get a foothold in the Moon

Russian Federal Space Agency is elaborating Moon exploration program

Science, Discovery Channels to broadcast private race to the moon

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NASA's Orion Spacecraft Powers through First Integrated System Testing

Astronauts to grow lettuce on International Space Station

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China launches experimental satellite

Tiangong's New Mission

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Russia will continue rocket engines supplies to US

Egypt to launch new satellite from Kazakhstan

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MEASAT-3b shipped to launch base

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Russia plans to get a foothold in the Moon

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Cosmic Slurp

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Putin Hopes For Further Cooperation With Committee on Space Research

NASA to go ahead with joint projects with Russia, aside from ISS

No politics in space: ISS example of what Russia, US can achieve working together

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German space research centre under espionage attack: report

Backup ISS computer breaks down, requiring possible spacewalk

Deputy PM Rogozin invites best minds to create anti-asteroid technology

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SU geologists prove early Tibetan Plateau was larger than previously thought

Antarctica, a dream destination for tourists

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