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May 10, 2016

New technique used to verify latest Kepler data
Princeton, NJ (SPX) May 11, 2016
Scientists from Princeton University and NASA have confirmed that 1,284 objects observed outside Earth's solar system by NASA's Kepler spacecraft are indeed planets. Reported in The Astrophysical Journal on May 10, it is the largest single announcement of new planets to date and more than doubles the number of confirmed planets discovered by Kepler so far to more than 2,300. The researchers' discovery hinges on a technique developed at Princeton that allows scientists to efficiently analyze thousa ... read more

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NASA says 1,284 new planets found by Kepler telescope NASA on Tuesday announced the discovery of 1,284 new planets outside our solar system, more than doubling the number of known exoplanets found with the Kepler space telescope. ... more		Kepler space telescope finds another 1284 exo planets NASA's Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets - the single largest finding of planets to date. "This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler," said Ellen St ... more		NASA, Space Station partners announce future mission crew members NASA and its International Space Station partners have announced the crew members for missions to the orbiting laboratory in 2017. The selection includes first-time space flyer NASA astronaut Scott ... more
				KACST Saudi Arabia teams with TAQNIA, Skyware and Crescent for VSATs TAQNIA Space, Skyware Technologies and Crescent have signed a joint venture agreement in Saudi Arabia with KACST as the technology partner. King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is ... more		No more space race for US, rivalry gives way to collaboration While many Americans celebrate May 5 as Cinco de Mayo, the anniversary of a Mexican military victory, science nerds recognize the date as a technological milestone: the day the United States first p ... more

Space Tech Expo - Design - Build - Test - Pasadena CA - May 24-26, 2016

Accelerating complex computer simulations: thinking beyond ones and zeros Whether designed to predict the spread of an epidemic, understand the potential impacts of climate change, or model the acoustical signature of a newly designed ship hull, computer simulations are a ... more		Long March-7 rocket delivered to launch site China's new-generation Long March-7 rocket departed for its launch base in Hainan on Sunday from north China's port of Tianjin. It has taken researchers eight years to develop the medium-sized ... more		Japan, US sign agreement to develop hypersonic missile interceptor Xi, Putin hail ties as 'stabilising' force in chaotic world US forces lose strategic African position in Niger		Enceladus jets: surprises in starlight During a recent stargazing session, NASA's Cassini spacecraft watched a bright star pass behind the plume of gas and dust that spews from Saturn's icy moon Enceladus. At first, the data from that ob ... more
				Silicate stardust traces histories of dust in the galaxy NASA scientists are revealing the histories of dust particles from dying stars that roved the Galaxy for millions of years before the sun and planets formed. These stardust grains survived the harsh ... more		SSL satellite for Sky Perfect JSAT begins post-launch maneuvers according to plan Space Systems Loral (SSL) has announced that the JCSAT-14 satellite, which it designed and built for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT), was launched late last night and is successfully ... more

Human 2 Mars Conference May 17-19 2016 - Washington DC

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The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

Directed Energy And Next Generation Munitions - 20-22 June - Washington DC

Astronomers use new imaging software to detect double 'peanut shell' galaxy Astronomers at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, have discovered an unusually shaped structure in two nearby disc galaxies. The Swinburne team recently developed new imaging software, m ... more		Personal aircraft aiming to take off from your home A start-up company hosted in an ESA business incubator is developing the world's first vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for personal use. The electric two-seater will open the door to a new cla ... more		Indonesia raises volcano alert level to highest after huge eruption Gov. Ron DeSantis signs law erasing climate change from Florida policy Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warns		Rover technology for space now being used on Earth Every day, people around the world use thousands of products and services that have originated or advanced, through space research and technology. Canadian company Ontario Drive and Gear Ltd. (ODG), ... more
First global topographic model of Mercury The MESSENGER mission has released the first global digital elevation model (DEM) of Mercury, revealing in stunning detail the topography across the entire innermost planet and paving the way for sc ... more		'Starspot' images give insights into early sun Astronomers at the University of Michigan have taken close-up pictures of a nearby star that show starspots-sunspots outside our solar system. The researchers have used a technique called interferom ... more		Flying observatory detects atomic oxygen in Martian atmosphere An instrument onboard the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) detected atomic oxygen in the atmosphere of Mars for the first time since the last observation 40 years ago. These ... more		Marshall simulates the solar and space environment to further exploration Inside inconspicuous Building 4605 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Todd Schneider is preparing to switch on the sun. He moves surely in a laboratory crowded by compute ... more

	Bright dusty galaxies are hiding secret companions A new University of Sussex study has cleared the air on what lies behind hot dust visible in the distant universe. Researchers found that the glow of heated dust reaching our planet is frequently du ... more		Star with different internal driving force than the sun A star like the Sun has an internal driving in the form of a magnetic field that can be seen on the surface as sunspots. Now astrophysicists from the Niels Bohr Institute have observed a distant sta ... more

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Investigations on microscopic imaging camera continue

Clues about Volcanoes Under Ice on Ancient Mars

NASA Repurposes Passive Thermal-Control Technology for CubeSats

NASA makes dozens of patents available in public domain

Robot built to aid astronauts nearly ready for Mars

NASA sounding-rocket missions will explore coronal nanoflares

Three potentially habitable worlds found around nearby ultracool dwarf star

NASA awards Paragon with In-space Fuel Depot technology study

NMSU investigates phenomenon crucial for solar flare production

SpaceX successfully lands rockets first stage after space launch

The 2016 Transit of Mercury

Generation Orbit signs Space Act Agreement for GOLauncher 1 Testing

ESA extends global ties

Scientists discover potentially habitable planets

Vostochny after first launch: gearing up for Missions to Moon, Mars

Measuring a black hole 660 million times as massive as our sun

MIT compiles list of potential gases to guide search for life on exoplanets

DSI and Luxembourg partner to commercialize space resources

Australian technology behind the world's largest telescope

Harris providing advanced satcom terminals to Army

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