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February 12, 2015

Canada turnaround to keep observatory in first dark skies zone open
Montreal (AFP) Feb 12, 2015
Canada vowed Wednesday to keep open an observatory in eastern North America where the first dark skies reserve was created, hours after its director said budget cuts would force its closure. "Our government will pay to keep the Observatoire Astronomique du Mont-M�gantic open for the two years," International Development Minister Christian Paradis said in a Twitter message. The Tory minister's pledge to postpone cutting federal funding for the telescope in his electoral district comes ahead of Oc ... read more

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SpaceX launches deep-space weather observatory A $340 million deep-space observatory that aims to alert people on Earth of potentially dangerous solar activity and geomagnetic storms blasted off Wednesday atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. ... more		Talking Japanese space robot back on Earth A pint-sized Japanese robot that became the first android to converse with an astronaut in space has returned to Earth after 18 months in orbit, project organisers said Thursday. ... more		Birth of a star quartet An international team of astrophysicists has witnessed a unique event: for the first time, researchers have discovered the formation of a quadruple star system from widely separated fragments of a f ... more
				Extreme-temperature electronics Many industries are calling for electronics that can operate reliably in a harsh environment, including extreme temperatures above 200 Celsius. Examples of the high temperature applications include ... more		Big US defense blimp stirs privacy jitters On a crisp winter's day, a tethered blimp almost as big as a football field slowly rises into the blue Maryland sky, casting its radar eye over greater Washington and well beyond. ... more

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VLA finds unexpected 'storm' at galaxy's core Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array (VLA) found surprisingly energetic activity in what they otherwise considered a "boring" galaxy, and their discovery provides imp ... more		NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Mission Crew Members NASA and its International Space Station partners have announced the crew members, including NASA astronauts Kate Rubins, Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson, for three upcoming missions to the space ... more		US Ukraine proposals 'not a real plan': Germany Russian says key city falls;. Missiles kill 10; Zelensky tries to revive peace efforts UK and MBDA announce major anti-drone laser contract		Russia, China Discuss Technological Compatibility of Satellite Systems Russia and China are discussing the compatibility of their satellite navigation systems, Glonass and BeiDou, Glonass' Vice-President of Strategic Development Evgeniy Belyanko told Sputnik China on W ... more
				China tests new carrier rocket's power system Chinese scientists have completed a ground test on the power system of the country's next-generation carrier rocket which may fly as early as next year. Scientists test-fired the engines of Lo ... more		NASA's Curiosity Analyzing Sample of Martian Mountain The second bite of a Martian mountain taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover hints at long-ago effects of water that was more acidic than any evidenced in the rover's first taste of Mount Sharp, a lay ... more

45th Space Wing, SpaceX sign first-ever landing pad agreement at the Cape Brig. Gen. Nina Armagno, commander, 45th Space Wing, recently signed a five-year leasing agreement with SpaceX that will allow for the creation of the first-ever "Landing Pad" at Launch Complex 13 a ... more		Russia to Launch Four Scientific Satellites in 2015 The Russian Federal Space Agency has already launched high resolution the Resurs-P 2 scientific spacecraft and is continuing to develop a national system for processing scientific data from satellit ... more		Study reveals why mysterious structures within Earth's mantle hold clues to life here Advanced air filter could enable building vents to capture carbon and reduce energy use Boos, blowups and last-minute pause as a chaotic COP30 closes out		Critical NASA Science Returns to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 7:44 p.m. EST Tuesday 259 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, with nearly 3,700 pounds of NASA cargo, science and fir ... more
Russian research team explores vision complications for astronauts An international partnership between Florida State University and a team from the Russian Academy of Sciences has found that space travel may severely impair the body's ability to regulate blood rus ... more		In a first, astronomers catch a multiple star system in the process of forming This week an international team of astronomers reports the first multiple-star system to be observed during the earliest stage of formation. This finding supports model predictions about how two- an ... more		Graphene displays clear prospects for flexible electronics Published in the scientific journal Nature Materials, University of Manchester and University of Sheffield researchers show that new 2D 'designer materials' can be produced to create flexible, see-t ... more		Scientists devise breakthrough technique for mapping temperature in tiny devices Overheating is a major problem for the microprocessors that run our smartphones and computers. But a team of UCLA and USC scientists have made a breakthrough that should enable engineers to design m ... more

	Nanotubes self-organize and wiggle: Evolution of a nonequilibrium system demonstrates MEPP The second law of thermodynamics tells us that all systems evolve toward a state of maximum entropy, wherein all energy is dissipated as heat, and no available energy remains to do work. Since the m ... more		A nanoscale solution to the big problem of overheating in microelectronic devices Anyone who has ever toasted the top of their legs with their laptop or broiled their ear on a cell phone knows that microelectronic devices can give off a lot of heat. These devices contain a multit ... more

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