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December 12, 2015

Drone laws tightened in Japan as police deploy air-to-air take down unit
Tokyo (XNA) Dec 11, 2015
A new law that regulates the use of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) came into effect Thursday as the Tokyo Metropolitan Police eyes launching a dedicated anti-drone unit. According to revisions to the current civil aviation law, those operating drones or other types of UAVs will be required to obtain special governmental approval to operate the aircraft in certain areas. Regulations in areas that are densely populated, event spaces, airports and sensitive government-linked b ... read more

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GSDO review marks progress for KSC's modernization NASA's Ground Systems Development and Operations Program (GSDO) has successfully completed its critical design review, on the path to preparing for the agency's journey to Mars. Members of the ... more		Vega graduates with perfect record Europe's Vega light launcher is entering its commercial life boasting a flawless record and an impressive set of capabilities for a wide range of missions. Vega scored its sixth straight succe ... more		Russia-Ukraine carrier rocket with weather satellite launched from Baikonur The Russian-Ukrainian Zenit-2SB carrier rocket with a Russian-made meteorological satellite Elektro-L2 and an upper-stage rocket Fregat-SB was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, th ... more
				Curiosity reaches sand dunes NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has begun an up-close investigation of dark sand dunes up to two stories tall. The dunes are on the rover's trek up the lower portion of a layered Martian mountain. ... more		Opportunity on west rim of Endeavour Crater within Marathon Valley The rover is positioned on steep, north-facing slopes for improved solar array energy production. On Sol 4202 (Nov. 19. 2105), the robotic arm was raised so Panoramic Camera (Pancam) color images co ... more

Astronomers recall discovery of source of Geminids The beautiful Geminids meteor shower is due to light up the heavens this weekend, but the source of the enigmatic cosmic display had eluded stargazers for more than 120 years. Although the pop ... more		'Quasiparticles' reveal incredibly minute distortions in light waves Optics researchers have discovered a new way to measure incredibly small distortions in light waves by indirectly studying the behavior of curious 'quasiparticles' - ripples in the electric field th ... more		North Korea declares nuclear statehood 'permanently enshrined' ArianeGroup to develop next-generation M51.4 missile for French nuclear deterrent Comtech modem earns first sovereign certification for SES O3b mPOWER network		Israel tests Arrow 3 missile defense system, target locked on from space The Israeli Defense Ministry announced Thursday it has successfully carried out a test on locking on a missile target from space using its Arrow 3 missile defense system that was developed jointly w ... more
				US Military's secretive space plane marks 200 days on orbit The US Air Force's super-secretive X-37B space plane has spent 200 days in orbit as it carries out a classified mission for the American military. The unmanned X-37B launched on May 20 on the ... more		Israel successfully tests ballistic missile interceptor Israel and the United States on Thursday successfully tested a ballistic missile interceptor as the Jewish state seeks to upgrade its defences in the face of regional threats, officials said. ... more

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Lockheed Martin PAC-3 missile intercepts ballistic target in flight test Lockheed Martin completed its flight test of the Patriot Advanced Capability 3, or PAC-3, Missile Segment Enhancement missile as part of a U.S. Army-led evaluation at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. ... more		N. Korea set to resume launches at upgraded rocket site: US analysts North Korea can resume space rocket launches from the first quarter of next year, with satellite images showing a three-year upgrade at its main launch site close to completion, US researchers said Thursday. ... more		New U.S.-European Sea Level Satellite Will Help Safeguard Ships at Sea Planet captures first light from Pelican-3 satellite as constellation expands Trump signs memorandum to deploy U.S. National Guard troops to Memphis		DoD to reply to McCain's letter on Russian rocket engines The US Department of Defense will reply to the letter of US Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain regarding the using of Russian RD-180 rocket engines, Department spokesperson Maureen ... more
Ice matters on Planet Earth The satellite age has revolutionised our understanding of Earth, giving us accurate information to help critical agreements on climate change such as at the current COP21 conference in Paris. Dimini ... more		Warm nights could flood the atmosphere with carbon under climate change The warming effects of climate change usually conjure up ideas of parched and barren landscapes broiling in a blazing sun, its heat amplified by greenhouse gases. But a study led by Princeton Univer ... more		Could metal particles be the clean fuel of the future Can you imagine a future where your car is fueled by iron powder instead of gasoline? Metal powders, produced using clean primary energy sources, could provide a more viable long-term replacement fo ... more		New understanding of how shape and form develop in nature Researchers have developed a new method for generating complex shapes, and have found that the development of form in nature can be driven by the physical properties of materials themselves, in cont ... more

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NASA telescopes detect Jupiter-like storm on small star		Can't stop me now: Tim set for Principia launch		German physicists see landmark in nuclear fusion quest		US Pacific Northwest's extreme rainfall tallied by NASA's IMERG		What spawned the Jellyfish Nebula?

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Pluto's close-up, now in color

SES-9 arrives at Cape Canaveral for mid-January Launch

US investigating possible Iran missile test

U.S. awards Raytheon SM-3 Block IIA production contract

Japanese space probe goes into orbit around Venus

New clues to Ceres' bright spots and origins

Titan helps researchers explore explosive star scenarios

Orbital cargo ship arrives at space station

Geminid meteors will dazzle on December 13th and 14th

Dissecting paleoclimate change

China launches new communication satellite

XPRIZE verifies moon express launch contract, kicking off new space race

Airbus signs contract to develop and build JUICE spacecraft

Student helps discover new planet, calculates frequency of Jupiter-like planets

VLT revisits a curious cosmic collision

Japan's space agency says probe now orbiting Venus

Robot adds new twist to NIST antenna measurements and calibrations

Seeking a new generation of light-based sensing systems

Pakistan test-fires nuclear capable ballistic missile

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