Space News From SpaceDaily.Com

November 10, 2014

Three-man multinational space crew returns to Earth
Washington (AFP) Nov 10, 2014
A three-man multinational crew of astronauts returned to Earth Monday aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, after spending 165 days working together at the International Space Station, NASA said. ISS commander, Russia's Maxim Surayev, his American colleague Reid Wiseman and German Alexander Gerst from the European Space Agency touched down at 10:58 pm Sunday (0358 GMT Monday). The three men smiled broadly from reclining chairs as medical personnel tended to them amid patches of snow on the barren s ... read more

Previous Issues

Nov 08

Nov 07

Nov 06

Nov 05

Nov 04

Mars probe to debut at upcoming air show China Aerospace Science and Technology announced Thursday that it would put a selection of the latest space achievements, including the Mars probe, on display at an upcoming air show. The bien ... more		Caltech rocket experiment finds surprising cosmic light Using an experiment carried into space on a NASA suborbital rocket, astronomers at Caltech and their colleagues have detected a diffuse cosmic glow that appears to represent more light than that pro ... more		Sustainability, astrobiology illuminate future of life in universe, civilization on Earth Human-caused climate change, ocean acidification and species extinctions may eventually threaten the collapse of civilization, according to some scientists, while other people argue that for politic ... more
				Synthetic Biology for Space Exploration Does synthetic biology hold the key to manned space exploration of the Moon and Mars? Berkeley Lab researchers have used synthetic biology to produce an inexpensive and reliable microbial-based alte ... more		Fast internet connection a luxury in rural Kenya It was a simple exercise that was supposed to take jobseeker Grace Muyale of Kenya less than two minutes, but she did not accomplish it in three hours. Muyale, who lives in Busia, western Kenya, was ... more

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Jets, bubbles, and bursts of light in Taurus The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a striking view of a multiple star system called XZ Tauri, its neighbour HL Tauri, and several nearby young stellar objects. XZ Tauri is blowing a hot ... more		European satellite could discover thousands of planets in Earth's galaxy A recently launched European satellite could reveal tens of thousands of new planets within the next few years, and provide scientists with a far better understanding of the number, variety and dist ... more		Japan, US sign agreement to develop hypersonic missile interceptor Xi, Putin hail ties as 'stabilising' force in chaotic world US forces lose strategic African position in Niger		Alexander's rollercoaster ride from space to Germany ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst has spent almost six months on the International Space Station running experiments and maintaining the weightless research outpost with his crewmates. After landing in ... more
				NASA Rocket Experiment Finds the Universe Brighter Than We Thought A NASA sounding rocket experiment has detected a surprising surplus of infrared light in the dark space between galaxies, a diffuse cosmic glow as bright as all known galaxies combined. The glow is ... more		Spent Fuel Removed From One Fukushima Reactor The firm operating the incapacitated Fukushima nuclear power plant today announced its success in removing all the spent uranium fuel from one of the wrecked plant's reactor buildings, completing on ... more

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

This robot makes you feel like a 'ghost' is in the room People don't really tend to see ghosts or guardian angels as much as "feel" them, and now researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology think they know where that "feeling of a pre ... more		The Peres conjecture is false! Since 1999, the conjecture by Asher Peres, who invented quantum teleportation, has piqued the interest of many scientists in the field. According to his hypothesis, the weakest form of quantum entan ... more		Indonesia raises volcano alert level to highest after huge eruption Gov. Ron DeSantis signs law erasing climate change from Florida policy Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warns		'Direct writing' of diamond patterns from graphite a potential technological leap What began as research into a method to strengthen metals has led to the discovery of a new technique that uses a pulsing laser to create synthetic nanodiamond films and patterns from graphite, with ... more
Transitions between states of matter: It's more complicated, scientists find The seemingly simple process of phase changes--those transitions between states of matter--is more complex than previously known, according to research based at Princeton University, Peking Universi ... more		Measuring nano-vibrations In a recent paper published in Nature Nanotechnology, Joel Moser and ICFO colleagues of the NanoOptoMechanics research group led by Prof. Adrian Bachtold, together with Marc Dykman (Michigan Univers ... more		Clearing a path for electrons in polymers: Closing in on the speed limits Researchers from the University of Cambridge have identified a class of low-cost, easily-processed semiconducting polymers which, despite their seemingly disorganised internal structure, can transpo ... more		Live Images from the Nano-cosmos Many pollutants with the potential to meddle with hormones - with bisphenol A (BPA) as a prime example - are already common in the environment. In an effort to clean up these pollutants found in the ... more

	Amazon debuts Siri-style virtual assistant in speaker Internet retail titan Amazon on Thursday introduced a home virtual assistant always at the ready to answer questions, fetch news, play music or help with to-do lists. ... more		From earphones to jet engines, 3D printing takes off Many manufacturers are at an early stage of discovering the benefits of 3D printing, but one of the clearest strengths is customization. ... more

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Europe set to make space history with comet landing		From doomsday to fact: Science lifts veil on comets		Lockheed Martin partners for space debris research		Virgin Galactic could resume test flights in six months		Rosetta Races Toward Comet Touchdown
NASA's Hubble Surveys Debris-Strewn Exoplanetary Construction Yards		Japanese Satellites Orbited as Part of Russia-Ukraine Program		Birth of planets revealed in concentric rings of comets, asteroids and dust		Boeing demos use of anti-jamming system with existing satellite		Orion launch to test human flight risks in deep space

Rare 2.5-billion-year-old rocks reveal hot spot of sulfur-breathing bacteria

Lack of oxygen delayed the rise of animals on Earth

CERN discovery could be Higgs, could be another particle

Penguin-bot is a happy feat for science

International Space Station astronauts put GoPro camera in a floating ball of water

Comet flyby of Mars changed chemistry of atmosphere: NASA

Vast geographic change may have triggered explosion of animal life

Berkeley Lab scientists ID new driver behind Arctic warming

French watchdog urges no 3D for under sixes

Putting batteries in a kidsafe coat of armor

NASA wants to put Lytro cameras in their probes

Dark matter may be massive

EIAST and AUS launch UAE's first CubeSat Mission Nayif-1

Poland to buy armed drones amid Ukraine crisis

ADS boosts EO portfolio with the addition of DMC Data

India votes against U.N. draft resolution on nuke pact

NASA Installs Giant Composite Material Research Robot

Gilat and HISPASAT Enhance VNO Activity

ISS Agency Heads Issue Joint Statement

Five nuclear engineers murdered near Damascus: monitor

Free Newsletters - Space - Defense - Environment - Energy

Buy Advertising

Media Advertising Kit

Editorial & Other Enquiries

Privacy statement

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.