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January 14, 2016

Exposed ice on Rosetta's comet confirmed as water
Paris (ESA) Jan 14, 2016
Observations made shortly after Rosetta's arrival at its target comet in 2014 have provided definitive confirmation of the presence of water ice. Although water vapour is the main gas seen flowing from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the great majority of ice is believed to come from under the comet's crust, and very few examples of exposed water ice have been found on the surface. However, a detailed analysis by Rosetta's VIRTIS infrared instrument reveals the composition of the comet's topmost ... read more

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Opportunity Welcomes Winter Solstice Opportunity is inside 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is positioned on steep, north-facing slopes for improved solar array energy production. The winter solsti ... more		Satellite Data Help Australian Ranchers When Russell Lethbridge walks his property in northern Australia - kicking-up clouds of dust that catch the sunlight as he assesses the grasses, shrubs and brush that fill the landscape with muted t ... more		Lights on for LISA Pathfinder While LISA Pathfinder is en route to its operational orbit, the science and engineering teams are testing the systems on the spacecraft. This week, they will begin to switch on elements of the scien ... more
				Juno Spacecraft Breaks Solar Power Distance Record NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter has broken the record to become humanity's most distant solar-powered emissary. The milestone occurred at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST, 19:00 UTC) on Wednesday, Jan. 13, wh ... more		LOFAR to Extend into Ireland The world's biggest connected radio telescope is about to become even bigger! LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) will expand into Ireland. This is not only great news for Irish astrophysics, but also for t ... more

Human-made climate change suppresses the next ice age Humanity has become a geological force that is able to suppress the beginning of the next ice age, a study now published in the renowned scientific journal Nature shows. Cracking the code of glacial ... more		Nitrogen May Be A Sign of Habitability We might commonly think of Earth as having an oxygen-dominated atmosphere, but in reality the molecule makes up only a fifth of our air. Most of what surrounds us is nitrogen, at 78 percent. Astrobi ... 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		First light for future black hole probe Zooming in on black holes is the main mission for the newly installed instrument GRAVITY at ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile. During its first observations, GRAVITY successfully combined starligh ... more
				Fires burning in Africa and Asia cause high ozone in tropical Pacific As decision makers from around the world congregated in Paris to prepare a global climate agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), many discussions focused on how to reduce greenhous ... more		Green pea galaxy provides insights to early universe evolution Newly formed dwarf galaxies were likely the reason that the universe heated up about 13 billion years ago, according to new work by an international team of scientists that included a University of ... more

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Chinese Long March 3B to launch Belintersat-1 telco sat for Belarus China will carry out on Friday, Jan. 15 its first orbital mission this year, sending a Belarusian telecommunications satellite into space. The Belintersat-1 spacecraft will be lofted into orbit by a ... more		Long haul, night repairs for British, US spacewalkers The first-ever spacewalk on Friday for British astronaut Tim Peake will require a long journey outside the space station to replace a failed power unit while under cover of darkness, NASA said Tuesday. ... 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		Russia Building a Powerful New Early Warning Radar Network Earlier this month, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that 2016 will see the introduction of three powerful 'Voronezh'-series early warning radar systems. Adding to four stations of their type ... more
South Korea, Japan Should Host US THAAD Missiles: Cohen South Korea and Japan should reconsider deploying US anti-missile batteries on their soil in response to North Korea's recent nuclear test, former US Defense Secretary William Cohen said at a US-Chi ... more		KVH Introduces FOG-based Inertial Navigation Systems for UAV Applications KVH Industries has introduced the GEO-FOG 3D inertial navigation system (INS). This new product offers roll, pitch, and heading accuracies of .05 degrees for demanding applications in unmanned, auto ... more		General Dynamics MUOS-Manpack radio supports government testing of MUOS network The General Dynamics Mission Systems' two-channel AN/PRC-155 MUOS-Manpack radio has successfully provided voice and data communications with on-orbit Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites d ... more		Clouds, like blankets, trap heat and are melting the Greenland Ice Sheet The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest ice sheet in the world and it's melting rapidly, likely driving almost a third of global sea level rise. A new study shows clouds are playing a larger r ... more

	Mechanical properties of nanomaterials are altered due to electric field Mechanical properties of nanomaterials can be altered due to the application of voltage, University of Wyoming researchers have discovered. The researchers, led by TeYu Chien, a UW assistant p ... more		Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world Rumors are rippling through the science world that physicists may have detected gravitational waves, a key element of Einstein's theory which if confirmed would be one of the biggest discoveries of our time. ... more

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