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June 04, 2015

Hubble finds Pluto's moons tumbling in absolute chaos
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 04, 2015
If you lived on one of Pluto's moons, you might have a hard time determining when, or from which direction, the sun will rise each day. Comprehensive analysis of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows that two of Pluto's moons, Nix and Hydra, wobble unpredictably. "Hubble has provided a new view of Pluto and its moons revealing a cosmic dance with a chaotic rhythm," said John Grunsfeld, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. "When the New Horizons space ... read more

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Russia's New Super-Heavy Rocket to Orbit Satellite for First Time in 2016 Russia's newest heavy rocket carrier Angara-A5 will orbit a commercial satellite for the first time in 2016, the head of the Khrunichev Center said Wednesday. "[The launch will be in] 2016, ev ... more		Keeping astronauts in space longer with better air and water As astronauts embark on increasingly ambitious space missions, scientists have to figure out how to keep them healthy for longer periods far from Earth. That entails assuring the air they breathe an ... more		Charting the Milky Way From the Inside Out Imagine trying to create a map of your house while confined to only the living room. You might peek through the doors into other rooms or look for light spilling in through the windows. But, in the ... more
				Launch Vehicle Rocket Engines Many innovators have proposed a variety of concepts that might propel a launch vehicle from Earth to orbit. However, only two basic types of rocket engines have survived the test of fire: Solid prop ... more		NASA to test supersonic parachute in flying saucer launch The US space agency plans to try out the largest parachute ever deployed Wednesday during a flying saucer launch that will test new technologies for landing on Mars. ... more

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Nuclear Decommissioning And Used Fuel Market 2015

Severe ozone depletion avoided We are already reaping the rewards of the Montreal Protocol, with the ozone layer in much better shape than it would have been without the UN treaty, according to a new study in Nature Communication ... more		An evolutionary heads-up A larger brain brings better cognitive performance. And so it seems only logical that a larger brain would offer a higher survival potential. In the course of evolution, large brains should therefor ... more		Russia launches dozens of drones as Ukraine claims 'important success' Russian jets violate Estonian air space in 'brazen intrusion' U.S. defense in free fall		Self-driving cars vulnerable to cyberattack, experts warn Hackers pose a real danger to self-driving vehicles, US experts are warning, and carmakers and insurers are starting to factor in the risk. ... more
				Engineering phase changes in nanoparticle arrays Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have just taken a big step toward the goal of engineering dynamic nanomaterials whose structure and associated properties ... more		New 'designer carbon' from Stanford boosts battery performance Stanford University scientists have created a new carbon material that significantly boosts the performance of energy-storage technologies. Their results are featured on the cover of the journal ACS ... more

Army Network Modernization 2015 - Washington DC June 23-25

US, Vietnam discuss halting South China Sea reclamations US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter discussed halting land reclamation in the South China Sea with his Vietnamese counterpart in Hanoi on Monday in talks focused on maritime security. ... more		Collaboration could lead to biodegradable computer chips Portable electronics - typically made of non-renewable, non-biodegradable and potentially toxic materials - are discarded at an alarming rate in consumers' pursuit of the next best electronic gadget ... more		Fossil fuels harm health from 'cradle to grave': report Trash, mulch and security: All jobs for troops in Washington Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: report		Visualizing how radiation bombardment boosts superconductivity Sometimes a little damage can do a lot of good - at least in the case of iron-based high-temperature superconductors. Bombarding these materials with high-energy heavy ions introduces nanometer-scal ... more
NASA pushes flying saucer parachute test to Thursday High waves forced NASA to postpone until Thursday the first test of the largest parachute ever deployed, during a flying saucer launch that will try out new technologies for landing on Mars. ... more		MUOS-3 communications satellite completes in-orbit testing The U.S. Navy has accepted the third Mobile User Objective System satellite from Lockheed Martin following in-orbit testing. ... more		US plays down flyover by Russian bombers near warship The US military released a video Monday of a Russian Su-24 bomber flying past an American warship in the Black Sea to dispel what it called inaccurate media reports about a routine encounter. ... more		Obama warns China against 'throwing elbows' in sea dispute US President Barack Obama on Monday weighed in on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, urging regional powers, particularly China, to respect the law and stop "throwing elbows." ... more

	NATO flexes muscles in Baltics, Poland US-led NATO drills began Monday in the Baltic states and Poland, a move intended to reassure Russia's nervous neighbours amid tensions over Ukraine. ... more		Astronomers make 3-D movies of plasma tubes By creatively using a radio telescope to see in 3D, astronomers have detected the existence of tubular plasma structures in the inner layers of the magnetosphere surrounding the Earth. "For ov ... more

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Linking superconductivity and structure

Stanford breakthrough heralds super-efficient light-based computers

Enhancing knowledge crucial to improving energy-saving behaviors

Giant structures called plasmoids could simplify the design of future tokamaks

OSU researchers prove magnetism can control heat, sound

NASA's Exploration Plans Include Living Off the Land

US Lawmakers Pass Bill for Space Mining in the Future

Sharp-eyed Alma spots a flare on famous red giant star

Dawn seeking greater riches as second orbit of Ceres begins

Canada to send two astronauts into space by 2024

Orion Heat Shield Analysis Work Nears Conclusion

LightSail reestablishes communication with mission control

Isolating sunlight scattering could help illuminate Universe's birth

NASA Delays Approval on International Space Station Projects

Merging galaxies break radio silence

Herschel's hunt for filaments in the Milky Way

Hubble sees shock collision inside black hole jet

How comets were assembled

Similarities between aurorae on Mars and Earth

Northrop's battle command system brings down ballistic missile target

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