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January 19, 2016

The habitability of other worlds
Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Jan 19, 2016
How much we weigh on a planet depends on its surface gravity. Gravity is an important parameter for stars as well, and changes drastically over the course of a star's lifetime, providing information on its age and stage of evolution. Since the stars in the night sky appear only as small spots of light, this value is very difficult to measure. A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Gottingen, the University of Vienna and from Canada, France and Australia hav ... read more

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Russia wants to builds atomic engine for exploring deep space The Russian Federal Space Agency has presented its ten-year development plan, which includes the construction of a prototype engine powered by atomic energy, able to power a spacecraft on expedition ... more		Follow A Live Planet Hunt A unique outreach campaign has been launched that will allow the general public to follow scientists from around the globe as they search for an Earth-like exoplanet around the closest star to us, P ... more		Rover uses Rock Abrasion Tool to grind rocks Opportunity is inside 'Marathon Valley' on north-facing slopes for improved solar array energy production. The rover is engaged in an in-situ (contact) science campaign investigating the surface tar ... more
				Japanese astronaut learned Russian to link two nations Kimiya Yui, a Japanese astronaut and a retired Lieutenant-Colonel in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force said he had learned the Russian language to serve as a link between Japan and Russia, NHK report ... more		'Space Warps' and other citizen science projects reap major dividends for astrophysics Thanks to the Internet, amateur volunteers known as "citizen scientists" can readily donate their time and effort to science - in fields ranging from medicine to zoology to astrophysics. The astroph ... more

Thales Alenia Space to supply reaction control subsystem for ExoMars Thales Alenia Space-UK are pleased to announce that they have been selected to supply a crucial subsystem, the Reaction Control Subsystem, for the Carrier Module of the ExoMars 2018 mission. T ... more		Launch of the first satellite in the "SpaceDataHighway" program EDRS-A, the first relay satellite in the SpaceDataHighway programme (also called EDRS), will be launched to geostationary orbit on 28 January 2016. The SpaceDataHighway will provide high speed laser ... 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		Auld lang tracking syne After 30 years of working on dozens of missions, an ESA antenna in Australia has been retired because of urban expansion and the increased risk of radio interference. The Perth antenna provide ... more
				China to debut new carrier rockets China will send two new models of carrier rocket in the Long March series on their maiden space trips in 2016, the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASC) said on Saturday. The ... more		China aims for the Moon with new rockets China's space industry revealed that its new rockets would be used for an unmanned moon mission capable of returning soil samples, as well as a delivery vehicle for a new space station. China' ... more

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Nuclear warheads could save Earth from asteroids Russian scientists believe that nuclear weapons are currently mankind's best option of dealing with giant asteroids threatening Earth. A team of Russian scientists has been contracted by an EU ... more		Russia catches senior engineer on delayed space pad project 'taking bribe' Russia has detained a top engineer on its delayed Vostochny cosmodrome project on suspicion of accepting a bribe, investigators said Monday in the latest setback for the country's troubled space programme. ... more		Saturn the Mighty Washington DC (SPX) Jan 12, 2016 It is easy to forget just how large Saturn is, at around 10 times the diameter of Earth. And with a diameter of about 72,400 miles (116,500 kilometers), the planet ... more		NASA's Scott Kelly unveils first flower grown in space: an orange zinnia NASA astronaut and International Space Station Commander Scott Kelly has shared images of the first flower grown in space: a zinnia that recently came to bloom. ... more

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Iran denounces new US sanctions on missile programme

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