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December 18, 2015

Rocks Rich in Silica Present Puzzles for Mars Rover Team
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 18, 2015
In detective stories, as the plot thickens, an unexpected clue often delivers more questions than answers. In this case, the scene is a mountain on Mars. The clue: the chemical compound silica. Lots of silica. The sleuths: a savvy band of Earthbound researchers whose agent on Mars is NASA's laser-flashing, one-armed mobile laboratory, Curiosity. NASA's Curiosity rover has found much higher concentrations of silica at some sites it has investigated in the past seven months than anywhere else it has ... read more

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New Mars rover findings revealed at American Geophysical Union Conference New findings by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover are the focus of a press conference this morning at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in San Francisco, Calif. A group of scientists, including ... more		Opportunity performs a week of robotic arm at Marathon Valley Opportunity is inside "Marathon Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is positioned on a steep slope with an approximately 19-degree northerly tilt for improved solar array en ... more		Moscow Confirms Suspension of Russian-Ukrainian 'Dnepr' Rocket Launches Launches of Russian-Ukrainian carrier rockets have been suspended in accordance with President Vladimir Putin's decree, Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) Commander Col. Gen. Sergei Karakaev sa ... more
				Israel's Amos-5 Satellite Failure Caused by Power Supply Malfunction Israel's AMOS-5 satellite failed as a result of a problem either with the power supply or an onboard cable network due to the external impact of high-energy cosmic particles, the manufacture of the ... more		Earth-i distributes image from space of UK astronaut's launch Earth-i, the British innovative distributor of imaging and data services from the DMC3 / TripleSat satellite constellation, has shared the first orbital image of Major Tim Peake's launch from the Ba ... more

Agreement with Chinese Space Tech Lab Will Advance Exploration Goals The Planetary Science Institute signed a cooperation agreement with Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology (Qian Xuesen Lab) to advance their mutual interests in facilitating the open-ended expa ... more		Quasar outburst revises understanding of universe, quasars "On April 20, 2015, we got word from the Fermi satellite and the MAGIC telescope observatory that they had spotted a very active source - one that was getting very bright in gamma rays," said Manel ... 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		Supernova explosion caught in the act The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the image of the first-ever predicted supernova explosion. The reappearance of the Refsdal supernova was calculated from different models of the gala ... more
				A new spin on star-forming galaxies Australian researchers have discovered why some galaxies are "clumpy" rather than spiral in shape - and it appears low spin is to blame. The finding challenges an earlier theory that high levels of ... more		Monster planet is 'dancing with the stars' A team made up almost entirely of current and former Carnegie scientists has discovered a highly unusual planetary system comprised of a Sun-like star, a dwarf star, and an enormous planet sandwiche ... more

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Iran says it will not accept any missile restrictions Iran will not accept any limitations on its missile programme, Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan said on Wednesday after UN experts accused Tehran of violating a Security Council resolution. ... more		Every country should govern its own Internet: China's Xi Every nation should have independent authority over its own Internet, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, telling a government-organised conference that "freedom and order" are both necessary in cyberspace. ... 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		Volcanic event caused ice age during Jurassic Period Pioneering new research has shed new light on the causes behind an 'ice-age' that took place on Earth around 170 million years ago. An international team of experts, including researchers from the C ... more
Spintronics, low-energy electricity take a step closer Topological insulators are materials that let electric current flow across their surface while keeping it from passing it through their bulk. This exotic property makes topological insulators very p ... more		A 'hybrid' logic gate pushes quest for quantum computer forward Oxford team demonstrates 'hybrid' logic gate as work towards quantum computer continues. Just over a year ago, the UK government announced an investment of Pounds 270m over five years to help get q ... more		Europe adds two more satellites to Galileo sat-nav system Europe on Thursday launched another two satellites for its multi-billion-euro Galileo sat-nav system, a rival to America's GPS, the European Space Agency (ESA) said. ... more		Time-resolved measurement of the anomalous velocity The movement of charge carriers perpendicular to an electric driving field - even without a magnetic field - constitutes one of the most intriguing properties of carriers in solids. This anoma ... more

	A molecular light switch - Just add water A bit of stray moisture during an experiment tipped off scientists about the strange behavior of a complex oxide material they were studying - shedding light on its potential for improving chemical ... more		Nanoscale one-way-street for light If light is able to propagate from left to right, the opposite direction is usually allowed as well. A beam of light can normally be sent back to its point of origin, just by reflecting it on a mirr ... more

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Second reserve battery for Israel's 'Iron Dome' becomes operational		Cassini gets bull's eye view of Enceladus and Tethys		NASA Accepting Applications for Future Explorers		NASA studies high clouds, Saharan dust from EPIC view		Researchers Recall Work on First Rendezvous in Space
SES and Solarkiosk to bring internet to underserved villages worldwide		NASA Examines Global Impacts of the 2015 El Nino		Gamma rays from distant galaxy tell story of an escape		India to develop its own stealth combat drones		Microscope creates near-real-time videos of nanoscale processes

Hybrid material presents potential for 4-D-printed adaptive devices

UC Davis scientists demonstrate DNA-based electromechanical switch

The artificial materials that came in from the cold

New industrial possibilities for nanoporous thin films

NASA: Asteroid to pass by Earth on Christmas Eve

Scientists Launch NASA Rocket into "Speed Bumps" Above Norway

Exoplanets Water Mystery Solved

British astronaut docks with ISS as country cheers debut trip

Tim Peake begins six-month stay on Space Station

XXL hunt for galaxy clusters

Lao telecom satellite to be profitable: Deputy PM

O3b signs agreement with Arianespace for a fourth Soyuz launch

Study finds evidence for more recent clay formation on Mars

Mystery of missing exoplanet water solved

Japan asteroid probe enters 'target orbit' in space quest

British astronaut swaps family Christmas for space mission

New Results from the LUX Dark Matter Detector

Hubble reveals diversity of exoplanet atmosphere

Hayabusa2 Earth Swing-by Result

NATO, Ukraine officials sign defense cooperation agreement

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