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November 16, 2015

Curiosity Mars Rover Heads Toward Active Dunes
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 17, 2015
On its way to higher layers of the mountain where it is investigating how Mars' environment changed billions of years ago, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover will take advantage of a chance to study some modern Martian activity at mobile sand dunes. In the next few days, the rover will get its first close-up look at these dark dunes, called the "Bagnold Dunes," which skirt the northwestern flank of Mount Sharp. No Mars rover has previously visited a sand dune, as opposed to smaller sand ripples or drifts ... read more

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				Fermi Satellite Detects First Gamma-Ray Pulsar in Another Galaxy Researchers using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have discovered the first gamma-ray pulsar in a galaxy other than our own. The object sets a new record for the most luminous gamma-ray pulsa ... more		Thomas Pesquet closer to space with mission name Proxima ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet revealed the name and logo for his six-month mission to the International Space Station starting next November. Thomas will be the 10th astronaut from France to he ... more

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More launches ahead for UH's Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory The University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory (HSFL) is currently preparing for five space launches in the next two years with more opportunities on the horizon. "Hawaii and the U ... more		Recycled power plant equipment bolsters ULA in its energy efficiency Thanks to motor-speed regulating machines sourced from another company's facility, Alabama-Decatur Energy announced a recent energy efficiency upgrade at its plant that supplies thermal utilities to ... more		Canada tops up German fund for Ukraine air defenses Xi Jinping leaves Hungary, ends European tour: TV Pyongyang to deploy new multiple rocket launcher this year: KCNA		In Greenland, Another Major Glacier Comes Undone It's big. It's cold. And it's melting into the world's ocean. It's Zachariae Isstrom, the latest in a string of Greenland glaciers to undergo rapid change in our warming world. A new NASA-funded stu ... more
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New exoplanet in our neighborhood Scientists have discovered a new exoplanet that, in the language of "Star Wars," would be the polar opposite of frigid Hoth, and even more inhospitable than the deserts of Tatooine. But instead of r ... more		The colors of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko OSIRIS, the scientific imaging system of ESA's Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, shows a surface with subtle, but significant color variations. To the naked eye comet 67P/Chu ... more		A Breathing Planet, Off Balance Earth's oceans and land cover are doing us a favor. As people burn fossil fuels and clear forests, only half of the carbon dioxide released stays in the atmosphere, warming and altering Earth's clim ... more		NASA Targets 'Other Half' of Carbon, Climate Equation During a media teleconference on Thursday, NASA and university scientists were able to discuss new insights, tools and agency research into key carbon and climate change questions, as the agency ram ... more

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