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February 27, 2015
EARTH OBSERVATION
New NASA Earth Missions Expand View of Home Planet
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 27, 2015
Four new NASA Earth-observing missions are collecting data from space - with a fifth newly in orbit - after the busiest year of NASA Earth science launches in more than a decade. On Feb. 27, 2014, NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory into space from Japan. GPM and the other new missions are making observations and providing new insights into global rain and snowfall, atmospheric carbon dioxide, ocean winds, clou ... read more
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TIME AND SPACE

A solution to the puzzle of the origin of matter itself
Most of the laws of nature treat particles and antiparticles equally, but stars and planets are made of particles, or matter, and not antiparticles, or antimatter. That asymmetry, which favors matte ... more
DRAGON SPACE

Argentina welcomes first Chinese satellite tracking station outside China
Argentina is to become the location of the first Chinese satellite tracking station outside the country the newspaper La Manana De Cordoba reported on Thursday. The Argentine National Congress ... more
TIME AND SPACE

Astronomers find impossibly large black hole
An international team of astronomers have found a huge and ancient black hole which was powering the brightest object early in the universe. The black hole's mass is 12 billion times that of t ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

NASA releases first precipitation map from GPM mission
Global Precipitation Measurement mission has produced its first global map of rainfall and snowfall. Like a lead violin tuning an orchestra, the GPM Core Observatory - launched one year ago on Feb. ... more


MARSDAILY

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Drills at 'Telegraph Peak'
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its drill on Tuesday, Feb. 24 to collect sample powder from inside a rock target called "Telegraph Peak." The target sits in the upper portion of "Pahrump Hills," an ... more
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SPACE SCOPES

Looking through the 3D Universe
The MUSE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope has given astronomers the best ever three-dimensional view of the deep Universe. After staring at the Hubble Deep Field South region for only 27 hou ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION

MMS ready for launch to study Earth's magnetic environment
Final preparations are underway for the launch of NASA's quartet of Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft, which constitute the first space mission dedicated to the study of magnetic reconnecti ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Major advancements in US space domain awareness through Space Systems Command
Enhancing connectivity and readiness at Space Systems Command
Space Systems Command Completes Key Software Upgrade for OPIR Monitoring at FORGE
MICROSAT BLITZ

CubeSats offered deep-space ride on ESA asteroid probe
Think of it as the ultimate hitchhiking opportunity: ESA is offering CubeSats a ride to a pair of asteroids in deep space. CubeSats are among the smallest types of satellites: formed in standard cub ... more
RUSSIAN SPACE

Russia's New ISS Module to Be Ready in Early 2016
Russia's Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center will finish assembling the new module for the International Space Station (ISS) in February 2016, the center's acting chief said Wednes ... more
LAUNCH PAD

SES Announces Two Launch Agreements With SpaceX
SES has announced an agreement with SpaceX to launch two new satellites in 2017 - SES-14 and SES-16/ GovSat - using the Falcon 9 rocket. SES had announced the order of the two new satellites l ... more
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SPACE SCOPES

It's All About The Infrared At The Webb
Using infrared light, the Webb telescope will be able to look farther back in time than previous telescopes, and will allow scientists to look through dust to see stars forming inside. Paul Geithner ... more
NUKEWARS

Navy flight tests Trident II ballistic missiles
Lockheed Martin reports two new successful flight tests of its Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missile by the U.S. Navy. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

In quest for better lithium-air batteries, chemists boost carbon's stability
To power a car so it can travel hundreds of miles at a time, lithium-ion batteries of the future are going to have to hold more energy without growing too big in size. That's one of the dilemmas con ... more
ENERGY TECH

New flow battery to keep big cities lit, green and safe
Ensuring the power grid keeps the lights on in large cities could be easier with a new battery design that packs far more energy than any other battery of its kind and size. The new zinc-polyi ... more
ENERGY TECH

Warming up the world of superconductors
A superconductor that works at room temperature was long thought impossible, but scientists at USC may have discovered a family of materials that could make it reality. A team led by Vitaly Kr ... more
TECH SPACE

A simple way to make and reconfigure complex emulsions
MIT researchers have devised a new way to make complex liquid mixtures, known as emulsions, that could have many applications in drug delivery, sensing, cleaning up pollutants, and performing chemic ... more
NANO TECH

Ultra-thin nanowires can trap electron 'twisters' that disrupt superconductors
Superconductor materials are prized for their ability to carry an electric current without resistance, but this valuable trait can be crippled or lost when electrons swirl into tiny tornado-like for ... more

ENERGY TECH

Renewable energy obtained from wastewater
Currently, there are treatments in which wastewater can flow out to the river or sea without causing any environmental problems. These technologies however entail high energy costs, mainly in aerati ... more
NANO TECH

Optical nanoantennas set the stage for a NEMS lab-on-a-chip revolution
Newly developed tiny antennas, likened to spotlights on the nanoscale, offer the potential to measure food safety, identify pollutants in the air and even quickly diagnose and treat cancer, accordin ... more
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IRON AND ICE

Dawn begins exploration of the first dwarf planet

TIME AND SPACE

Monster black hole discovered at cosmic dawn

UAV NEWS

UN report urges drones for peace missions

SPACE TRAVEL

Water pools in US astronaut's helmet after spacewalk

STATION NEWS

Russia to use International Space Station till 2024

MARSDAILY

The Search For Volcanic Eruptions On Mars Reaches The Next Level

INTERNET SPACE

E.ON and NEC Lead Strategic Investment in Space-Time Insight

LAUNCH PAD

Next Launch of Heavy Angara-5 Rocket Due Next Year

MARSDAILY

Using Curiosity to Search for Life

MARSDAILY

How Can We Protect Mars From Earth, While Searching For Life

'Bright Spot' on Ceres Has Dimmer Companion

The Strange Case of the Missing Dwarf

Hungary accedes to ESA Convention

Russia to Build Its Own Orbital Station After 2024

Curiosity Self-Portrait at 'Mojave' Site on Mount Sharp

Last look at Sentinel-2A

KVH Ships its 5,000th TracPhone System for mini-VSAT Broadband Network

SOHO Sees Something New Near The Sun

Surviving Mars on Earth

Sensors Detect Icing Conditions to Help Protect Airplanes

Widespread winds and eedback from supermassive black holes

SBIRS constellation forms under one roof

Nuclear deterrent important in 'dangerous world', says Hollande

Leaders share messages, priorities at AFA Symposium

Russia's Strategic Missile Forces Check Combat Readiness During Drills

Spacewalking 'cable guys' wrap up work outside station

Does dark matter cause mass extinctions and geologic upheavals

Opportunity Gets Small Energy Boost With Panel Dust Off

Cobbett Hill Chooses MEASAT's AFRICASAT-1a for African VSAT coverage

Three rockets launched near-simultaneously in Aegis test

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