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January 12, 2015

Dawn of a strange new world
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2015
NASA's Dawn mission is closing in on a mysterious, unknown world in the asteroid belt. The dwarf planet Ceres named after the Roman goddess of agriculture awaits to unlock its secrets. So far, we've only had a glimpse of this enigmatic orb using the Hubble Space Telescope, so it's more than intriguing what we will find there after Dawn's arrival. Marc Rayman, the Mission Director and Chief Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, can't hide his contagious excitement: "Everyone should be excit ... read more

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NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Climbs to High Point on Rim After completing two drives this week, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has paused to photograph the panoramic vista from the highest point the rover has reached during its 40 months of exp ... more		RS-25 Engine Testing Blazes Forward for Space Launch System The new year is off to a hot start for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). The engine that will drive America's next great rocket to deep space blazed through its first successful test Jan. 9 at the a ... more		SLS Core Stage Engine: In It for the Long Haul How easy would it be to take the engine out of your current car and stick it into a different car? If you're a mechanic, you know it is entirely possible but would take some care. That's what NASA' ... more
				NASA invites community to learn about Magnetospheric Mission NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will host a Sunday Experiment on January 18, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST. The event is free and open to the public with a focu ... more		Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Camera Receives Funding Plans for the construction of the world's largest digital camera at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have reached a major milestone. The 3,200-megapixel centerpi ... more

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Photonic booms may help illuminate astronomical secrets If you sweep a laser pointer across the Moon fast enough, you can create spots that actually move faster than light. Anyone can do it. At a meeting, this past week, of the American Astronomica ... more		ISS-RapidScat looks at the winds in US east coast's 'wind chill' The strong cold front that ushered in frigid Arctic air to two-thirds of the eastern U.S. brought in strong winds and bitter wind chills. NASA's ISS-RapidScat instrument measured those winds off the ... more		US imposes trade curbs on Chinese firms over balloon incident Philippines defence chief says military must evolve fast Capella Space launches automated vessel detection service		Hubble Gazes at R Sculptoris and its Hidden Companion This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the region around a star known as R Sculptoris, a red giant located 1,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Sculptor. Recent obser ... more
				Map of mysterious molecules sheds light on old puzzle By analyzing the light of hundreds of thousands of celestial objects, Johns Hopkins astronomers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) have created a unique map of enigmatic molecules in our galax ... more		Space Debris Expert Warns About Dangers of Orbital Junk The emerging problem of floating space junk becomes more and more evident and bothersome. Spacecraft and satellites are currently subject to high-speed impacts by more than 19,000 trackable objects, ... more

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Singapore Bans Space Balloon Launch Over Safety Concerns A Singapore-based firm has been refused permission to launch a high-altitude balloon with a Singapore citizen on board over safety concerns, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said Fri ... more		African moon bid seeks boost for spacecraft blast off An ambitious project to put an African spacecraft on the moon is sputtering on the launchpad as it struggles to secure an Internet crowdfunding lift off. ... more		Hotter, drier, sicker? How a changing planet drives disease In south Brazil, race to deliver aid ahead of new storms 'World coming to an end': Kenyan town copes with life underwater		Amateur astronomers capture comet Lovejoy on camera Comet Lovejoy was at its brightest on January 7 and 8, but it will remain visible to the naked eye - provided the weather cooperates - through the weekend. ... more
SpaceX launches cargo to ISS, rocket ocean landing fails A first-ever attempt to recycle a rocket by guiding the Falcon 9's first stage down to a precision landing on an ocean platform failed on Saturday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said. ... more		Mars is warmer than some parts of the U.S. and Canada On Thursday, the daily high temperature at Gale Crater - a depression in the northwestern portion of Mars' Aeolis quadrangle - climbed to negative 8 degrees Celsius (17.6 degrees Fahrenheit). It was like a sauna for the Mars rover Curiosity, which is used to temperatures that often dip below minus 100 degrees Celsius. ... more		See comet Lovejoy with the naked eye this weekend Comet Lovejoy - or more officially, C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy - is named for the Australian amateur astronomer who spotted the glowing green ball just last year. Terry Lovejoy spied the comet through his eight-inch telescope in his backyard. ... more		Machines Teach Astronomers About Stars Astronomers are enlisting the help of machines to sort through thousands of stars in our galaxy and learn their sizes, compositions and other basic traits. The research is part of the growing field ... more

	NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Sunshield is Taking Shape ManTech International has announced that its NeXolve subsidiary has completed manufacturing and shape testing of the first layer of the James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield system. NeXolve is subc ... more		Map of Mysterious Molecules Sheds New Light on Century-old Puzzle By analyzing the light of hundreds of thousands of celestial objects, astronomers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) have created a unique map of enigmatic molecules in our galaxy that are res ... more

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