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June 18, 2015

Robotic Tunneler May Explore Icy Moons
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2015
A robotic "cryobot," designed to tunnel down through thick ice caps and penetrate subterranean seas, is undergoing tests on the Matanuska glacier in Alaska. It paves the way towards one day exploring the underground oceans of Jupiter's moon, Europa, or other icy moons of the Outer Solar System. Europa is back on the menu for exploration. NASA's budget for the 2016 fiscal year includes about $30 million for further development of the Europa Clipper concept, a mission to Europa that will seek possib ... read more

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Communicating with hypersonic vehicles in flight Near the end of the movie Apollo 13, which depicts the harrowing journey of the three astronauts aboard the aborted 1970 lunar mission, the tension mounts in textbook fashion. As the spacecraft hurd ... more		What's on the surface of a black hole? Are black holes the ruthless killers we've made them out to be? Samir Mathur says no. According to the professor of physics at The Ohio State University, the recently proposed idea that black holes ... more		Scottish Water using satellites to protect water catchment areas Rezatec is working with Scottish Water on a proof-of-concept project to help assess peatland integrity across remote parts of their catchments to help protect and improve the quality of their source ... more
				Lab mimicry opens a window to the deep interiors of stars and planets The matter that makes up distant planets and even-more-distant stars exists under extreme pressure and temperature conditions. This matter includes members of a family of seven elements called the n ... more		Sentinel-2A satellite ready for Launch from Kourou Sentinel-2A, Europe's next Copernicus satellite in Space, is being readied by engineers from Airbus Defence and Space, the world's second largest space company, for a 23 June 2015 lift-off from Kour ... more

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Nuclear Decommissioning And Used Fuel Market 2015

NASA 'Eyes' Study Louisiana's Changing Wetlands NASA recently completed an intensive study of Louisiana Gulf Coast levees and wetlands, making measurements with three advanced imaging instruments on two research aircraft. NASA instruments f ... more		Cosmic ray observatory to expand Physicists plan a $6.4 million expansion of the $25 million Telescope Array observatory in Utah so they can zero in on a "hotspot" that seems to be a source of the most powerful particles in the uni ... more		Japan, US sign agreement to develop hypersonic missile interceptor Xi, Putin hail ties as 'stabilising' force in chaotic world US forces lose strategic African position in Niger		Inmarsat and KVH Announce Reciprocal Distribution Agreement Inmarsat and KVH Industries, Inc., have signed a reciprocal distribution agreement with immediate effect. Under the agreement, KVH becomes a non-exclusive, global distributor of Inmarsat's Fle ... more
				Einstein saves the quantum cat In 1915 Albert Einstein formulated the theory of general relativity which fundamentally changed our understanding of gravity. He explained gravity as the manifestation of the curvature of space and ... more		Russia cites 'threats' as nuclear arsenal boosted President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia must defend itself if threatened, as the US warned against a return to a "Cold War status" after Moscow announced plans to boost its nuclear arsenal. ... more

Army Network Modernization 2015 - Washington DC June 23-25

US Unlikely to Deploy Missiles to Europe The United States is not likely to place nuclear or conventional ground-based cruise and ballistic missiles in response to alleged Russian violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) T ... more		US nuclear bombers lack satellite terminals for emergencies A new Government Accountability Office report says that US satellite terminals to ensure communications with nuclear bombers do not yet exist and have been delayed indefinitely. US satellite termina ... more		Indonesia raises volcano alert level to highest after huge eruption Gov. Ron DeSantis signs law erasing climate change from Florida policy Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warns		Pawlikowski assumes leadership of AF Materiel Command Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski assumed the top position of the major command responsible for installation support and the technology, acquisition, test and sustainment of the Air Force's current and future ... more
Russia Develops 'Microwave Gun' Able to Deactivate Drones, Warheads Russia has developed super-high-frequency gun capable of deactivating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and the warheads of precision weapons at an impact range of ten kilometers which ensures 360 degr ... more		NASA Leads Development of a New System to Manage Low Altitude Drones "The sky could become increasingly crowded as personal and commercial uses of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly called drones, become more popular." That's the assessment of Parimal Kopardek ... more		Silent Sentry meets a decade of interstellar combat support Nearly 29 years ago, as a form of protest against cable companies charging fees to satellite dish owners, a man by the alias of Captain Midnight intruded into a live HBO telecast of 'The Falcon and ... more		Lockheed Martin adding jobs at Cape Canaveral Lockheed Martin's workforce at Cape Canaveral, Fla., is to grow 20 percent by 2017 as the company supports the U.S. Navy's Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile program. ... more

	New calculations to improve CO2 monitoring from space How light of different colours is absorbed by carbon dioxide (CO2) can now be accurately predicted using new calculations developed by a UCL-led team of scientists. This will help climate scientists ... more		Atmospheric oxygen levels may have influenced past climate Variations in the percentage of atmospheric oxygen may have influenced climate in the past 500 million years, according to new calculations by Christopher Poulsen and colleagues. Since oxygen ... more

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Arianespace restructure signals major changes in company governance		NASA Signs Agreements to Advance Agency's Journey to Mars		New study favors cold, icy early Mars		Researchers find link between some arthritis types and with solar cycles		Scientists find methane in Mars meteorites
UCLA-led NASA mission provides closest ever look at dwarf planet Ceres		Improving energy storage with a cue from nature		Saft expands its Li-ion solar energy storage portfolio		Russia Disposes of 195 Decommissioned Soviet-Era Nuclear Submarines		New boron compounds for organic light-emitting diodes

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Argonne advances engine simulation for greater efficiency

NIST's 'nano-raspberries' could bear fruit in fuel cells

One Month from Pluto

NASA Prepares for First Interplanetary CubeSats

Sunset Jets on Rosetta's Comet

Philae wake-up triggers intense planning

The quest to find Philae

Saturn Spacecraft to Buzz Icy Moon Dione June 16

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Asteroid Icarus to Make Distant Pass Tuesday

How to sail through space on sunbeams - solar satellite leads the way

Amazing Sunset Sky Show

Faster Than Light: China's Hypersonic WU-14 Getting on Pentagon's Nerves

Different Faces of Pluto Emerging in New Images from New Horizons

Russian, US Scientists to Cooperate in Space Exploration Despite Sanctions

Fossils Explain How Life Coped During Snowball Earth

NATO says implementing 'biggest' defence boost since Cold War

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