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May 07, 2014

Are we ready for contact with extraterrestrial intelligence
Cadiz, Spain (SPX) May 08, 2014
The SETI project scientists are known for tracking possible extraterrestrial signals, but now they are also considering sending messages from Earth telling of our position. A researcher from the University of Cadiz (Spain) questions this idea in view of the results from a survey taken by students, revealing the general level of ignorance about the cosmos and the influence of religion when tackling these matters. The Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project is an initiative that bega ... read more

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Space Launch System Structural Test Stands to be Built at Marshall Space Flight Center NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) will have the largest cryogenic fuel tanks ever used on a rocket. Stands to test the tanks and other hardware to ensure that these huge structures can withstand the ... more		NASA, NSBRI Select 26 Proposals to Support Crew Health on Deep Space Missions NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) will fund 26 proposals to help investigate questions about astronaut health and performance on future ... more		NASA Achieves Key Milestone Leading to RS-25 Engine Testing NASA engineers at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss., achieved a major milestone May 1 as they prepare to test RS-25 rocket engines that will help power the new Space Launch System (SLS) ... more
				US sanctions against Russia had no effect on International Launch Services US sanctions against Russia imposed over the situation around Ukraine have so far not affected the plans of International Launch Services (ILS), a US-Russian joint venture making commercial launches ... more		Ka-Band Represents the Future of Space Communications Imagine you're in a restaurant and it's nearly empty. You can talk to your companions, low-volume, easy and relaxed. But then more patrons start arriving and it gets more and more crowded. The noise ... more

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Planck reveals magnetic fingerprint of our galaxy The team-which includes researchers from the University of British Columbia and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) at the University of Toronto-created the map using data fro ... more		NASA's Curiosity Rover Drills Sandstone Slab on Mars Portions of rock powder collected by the hammering drill on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover from a slab of Martian sandstone will be delivered to the rover's internal instruments. Rover team membe ... more		Taiwan running out of time for satellite communications, space chief tells AFP US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China Venezuela accuses US of waging 'undeclared war,' urges UN probe		A New Meteor Shower in May? The head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, Dr. Bill Cooke, often lets cameras do his sky watching for him. He and his colleagues operate a nationwide network of automated fireball observatorie ... more
				Neutron star magnetic fields: not so turbulent Neutron stars, the extraordinarily dense stellar bodies created when massive stars collapse, are known to host the strongest magnetic fields in the universe - as much as a billion times more powerf ... more		The first globally complete glacier inventory has been created Thanks to the efforts of an international group of scientists - one of them is Tobias Bolch from Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany - who have mapped all of the world's glaciers, glaciologists ... more

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Planck Takes Magnetic Fingerprint of Our Galaxy A new image from the Planck space telescope reveals the magnetic field lines of our Milky Way galaxy. The fingerprint-like map allows astronomers to study the structure of the magnetic field and bet ... more		New satellite launch center to conduct joint drill China's new satellite launch center, located in south China's Hainan Province, will conduct a joint drill in the second half of this year. The drill at the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center aim ... more		Toxic homes a lasting legacy of Los Angeles fires 'Greatest con job ever': Trump trashes climate science at UN Turkey facing worst drought in over 50 years		Ham video premiers on Space Station Astronauts on the International Space Station can now talk with people on Earth with video using simple transmitters. 'Ham TV' has been set up in ESA's Columbus laboratory and already used for talki ... more
				China's polar-orbiting meteorological satellite now operational China's third Fengyun-III satellite, a polar orbiting meteorological satellite, was put into operation on Monday, according to a news release posted on the website of the China Meteorological Admini ... more		Pre-launch processing begins for the O3b Networks satellites The next four satellites to serve O3b Networks in providing emerging market connectivity worldwide have entered their checkout phase at the Spaceport in French Guiana, readying them for launch on an ... more

Astrobotic Partners With NASA To Develop Robotic Lunar Landing Capability

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NASA Completes LADEE Mission with Planned Impact on Moon's Surface

NASA's Curiosity Rover Drills Sandstone Slab on Mars

ISS research shows that hardy little space travelers could colonize Mars

Nonprofit says: fire missiles at Mars to dig for signs of life

Pioneering Mercury Astronauts Launched America's Future

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New satellite launch center to conduct joint drill

China issues first assessment on space activities

China launches experimental satellite

	Nonprofit says: fire missiles at Mars to dig for signs of life Scientists have long hypothesized that evidence of life could be hiding deep below Mars' subsurface ice. But digging for such evidence is not currently in the cards for NASA and its Mars rover, as Curiosity's drill only extends an inch or so. ... more		Soviet-era space capsule fetches 1 mln euros at auction A Soviet-era space capsule that carried three cosmonauts into space in the 1970s fetched a million euros at auction on Wednesday. ... more		Galaxy's biggest telescope used to make precise measurement of spinning star An international team of astronomers has made a measurement of a distant neutron star that is one million times more precise than the previous world's best. The researchers were able to use th ... more		Kazakhstan Urges Talks With Russia, Ukraine for Launch Pad Project The head of the Kazakh space agency on Monday called for trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan to discuss a new launch facility at the country's Baikonur space center. "At th ... more

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Lockheed assembles satellite propulsion module		Saturn returns to evening sky this weekend		New lab-on-a-chip device overcomes miniaturization problems		Navy readies X-47B unmanned combat air vehicle for new sea tests		California Faults Moved Quietly After Baja Quake

NASA Begins Field Campaign to Measure Rain in Southern Appalachians

New method for measuring the temperature of nanoscale objects discovered

N. Korea ICBM engine tests stoke nuclear fears

Britain contracts General Dynamics UK to support Bowman radios

Flexible pressure-sensor film shows how much force a surface 'feels' -- in color

Fluorescent hybrid material changes colour according to the direction of the light

Playing pool with carbon atoms

Approaching the island of stability: Observation of the superheavy element 117

25-foot asteroid comes within 186,000 miles of Earth

Experiment on Earth demonstrates effect observed in space

Kazakhstan's First Earth Observation Satellite to Orbit

NASA-CNES Proceed on Surface Water and Ocean Mission

Seeing the bedrock through the trees

Canada's MOST astronomy mission comes to an end

Gamma-ray burst challenges particle acceleration theories

Nearby galaxy is a 'fossil' from the early universe

Carrington-class CME Narrowly Misses Earth

Hubble Astronomers Check The Prescription Of A Cosmic Lens

NASA Black Brant IX suborbital sounding rocket successfully launched

Say hello to our new close - but cold - neighbour in space

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