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February 23, 2015

Spacewalking 'cable guys' wrap up work outside station
Miami (AFP) Feb 21, 2015
A pair of American astronauts Saturday wrapped up the first of three spacewalks to route cables outside the International Space Station so commercial spaceships carrying crew can dock there in the coming years. The spacewalk began at 7:45 am (1245 GMT) when Barry "Butch" Wilmore and flight engineer Terry Virts placed their suits on internal battery power, NASA said. Moments later, the pair - each carrying two suitcase-like bags of cables and tools - floated outside the airlock to begin the fi ... read more

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Does dark matter cause mass extinctions and geologic upheavals Research by New York University Biology Professor Michael Rampino concludes that Earth's infrequent but predictable path around and through our Galaxy's disc may have a direct and significant effect ... more		Opportunity Gets Small Energy Boost With Panel Dust Off The project is preparing to mask off the troubled Bank 7 sector of the Flash file system with a new version of the flight software to be uploaded shortly. On Sols 3928 and 3929 (Feb. 10 and 11, 20 ... more		ESA's Biomass satellite goes ahead Following the initial selection in 2013 for Biomass to become ESA's seventh Earth Explorer mission and the completion of preparatory activities, ESA Member States yesterday gave the green light for ... more
				Cobbett Hill Chooses MEASAT's AFRICASAT-1a for African VSAT coverage MEASAT Satellite Systems has announced an agreement with Cobbett Hill Earth Station ("Cobbett Hill") for capacity on the AFRICASAT-1a satellite. Under the terms of the agreement, Cobbett Hill ... more		Igniting the air for atmospheric research It looks a bit like a lightsaber from Star Wars: when an extremely intense laser pulse is sent through the air, it can focus itself, creating a narrow filament of light. By shooting such filaments i ... more

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Tehran keeps tighter leash on strays with GPS collars Some dogs wandering the streets of Iran's capital may be strays but authorities plan to ensure they are never truly lost by fitting them out with GPS, media reported Friday. ... more		MAVEN Completes First Deep Dip Campaign NASA'S Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution has completed the first of five deep-dip maneuvers designed to gather measurements closer to the lower end of the Martian upper atmosphere. "Durin ... more		Manta Ray UUV moves closer to operational readiness after successful tests Russian, Chinese defense ministers tout close bilateral ties during meeting China's new aircraft carrier conducts first sea trials: state media		The origin of the magnetic field covering the Sun has been discovered The magnetic field that covers the Sun and determines its behavior -the eleven year cycles no less than such conspicuous phenomena as solar spots and solar storms- also has another side to it: a mag ... more
				A new view of the solar system: Astrophysical jets driven by the sun As the sun skims through the galaxy, it flings out charged particles in a stream of plasma called the solar wind, and the solar wind creates a bubble extending far outside the solar system known as ... more		Boeing to improve laser beam weapon accuracy A beam control system for enhanced accuracy of laser weapons on warships is to be designed and developed by Boeing under a U.S. Navy contract. ... more

Modi vows to end India status as top defence importer Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed Wednesday to end India's status as the world's number one defence importer, saying he wanted 70 percent of hardware to be manufactured domestically by the turn of the decade. ... more		State Department OKs export of armed drones The United States will now allow the sale of armed unmanned aerial systems to other countries on a case-by-case basis, the State Department said. ... more		BAE Systems to construct new atmospheric sensor for NOAA's GeoXO satellites Small aerosol particles proven critical in cloud formation Spire Global to supply AI-Enhanced Weather Predictions to Financial Sector		Ancient rocks show life could have flourished on Earth 3.2 billion years ago A spark from a lightning bolt, interstellar dust, or a subsea volcano could have triggered the very first life on Earth. But what happened next? Life can exist without oxygen, but without plentiful ... more
New ozone-destroying gases on the rise Scientists report that chemicals that are not controlled by a United Nations treaty designed to protect the Ozone Layer are contributing to ozone depletion. In the new study, published in Nature Geo ... more		Mapping seascapes in the deep ocean Researchers from University of Southampton have developed a new, automated method for classifying hundreds of miles of the deep sea floor, in a way that is more cost efficient, quicker and more obje ... more		NewSpace Researchers Workshop to be held on May 4, 2015 in Houston The inaugural NewSpace Researchers Workshop (NSRW) will take place on May 4, 2015 at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center in Houston, Texas. Held in conjunction with the Sea, Earth, ... more		OHB and AAC develop InnoSat platform OHB Sweden, Stockholm, and AAC Microtec, Uppsala, have been appointed by the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB) to deliver a highly capable small satellite platform, named InnoSat, and to accomplis ... more

	Latest Drive Puts Rover Within Marathon-Distance Record Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater heading towards "Marathon Valley," a putative location for abundant clay minerals now only about 656 feet (200 meters) away. The project is o ... more		Mars hills hide icy past A complex network of isolated hills, ridges and small basins spanning 1400 km on Mars is thought to hide large quantities of water-ice. Phlegra Montes stretches from the Elysium volcanic region at a ... more

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In the quantum world, the future affects the past		The mystery of cosmic oceans and dunes		Dark matter guides growth of supermassive black holes		Why do starburst galaxies 'burst'?		With new data, Planck satellite brings early universe into focus

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