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December 06, 2016

Eyes in the sky
University Park PA (SPX) Dec 02, 2016
Donald Trump's election is generating much speculation about how his administration may or may not reshape the federal government. On space issues, a senior Trump advisor, former Pennsylvania Rep. Bob Walker, has called for ending NASA earth science research, including work related to climate change. Walker contends that NASA's proper role is deep-space research and exploration, not "politically correct environmental monitoring." This proposal has caused deep concern for many in the climate scienc ... read more

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				Climate cycles may explain how running water carved Mars' surface features Dramatic climate cycles on early Mars, triggered by buildup of greenhouse gases, may be the key to understanding how liquid water left its mark on the planet's surface, according to a team of planet ... more		UCLA astronomers watch star clusters spewing out dust Galaxies are often thought of as sparkling with stars, but they also contain gas and dust. Now, a team led by UCLA astronomers has used new data to show that stars are responsible for producing dust ... more

Space exploration plans unveiled The Chinese Academy of Sciences' National Space Science Center has officially unveiled five space exploration plans to be accomplished during the 13th Five Year Plan period (2016-20). These in ... more		Tangled threads weave through cosmic oddity New observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have revealed the intricate structure of the galaxy NGC 4696 in greater detail than ever before. The elliptical galaxy is a beautiful cosmic ... more		Chinese defence minister tells US counterpart containing China 'futile' China chides 'economic pressure' over Trump threat of Russian oil tariffs Russian drones in Poland put NATO to the test		What do Netflix, Google and planetary systems have in common? Machine learning is a powerful tool used for a variety of tasks in modern life, from fraud detection and sorting spam in Google, to making movie recommendations on Netflix. Now a team of researchers ... more
				Arizona Astronomers Characterize Smallest Known Asteroid A team of astronomers have obtained observations of the smallest asteroid - with a diameter of only two meters (six feet) - ever characterized in detail. The asteroid, named 2015 TC25, is also one o ... more		Vega lofts Turkey's Earth observation satellite Arianespace has launched a Vega rocket on a commercial mission to deliver a Turkish Earth observation satellite into orbit. Liftoff of Vega's eighth flawless mission from Europe's Spaceport in ... more

6th Annual Modular Construction Summit for Oil and Gas Agenda - December 7-9 - Houston

Develop commercial strategies for the global deployment of SMRs and Advanced Reactors

Arianespace's Vega scores its eighth success in orbiting Gokturk-1 for Turkey The Vega lightweight launcher continued its track record of success, lofting the Gokturk-1 Earth observation spacecraft from the Spaceport on a mission that adds another operator to those entrusting ... more		Airbus Safran Launchers Becomes a 74% Shareholder in Arianespace Following the completion of all the necessary regulatory, consultation and approval procedures, Airbus Safran Launchers has now purchased the shares in Arianespace held by the French space agency CN ... more		AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: study Asteroid tells secrets of Earth's 'far wetter' building blocks		Embryonic Galaxy Immersed in Giant Cloud of Cold Gas Astronomers studying a cluster of still-forming protogalaxies seen as they were more than 10 billion years ago have found that a giant galaxy in the center of the cluster is forming from a surprisin ... more
Geographers provide new insight into commuter megaregions of the US Geographers from Dartmouth College and the University of Sheffield provide new insight into the economic geography of commuter megaregions in the U.S., by using an empirical approach that combines v ... more		Russian authorities inspecting crashed spacecraft debris Authorities in Russia's Siberian region of Tuva on Monday were examining several pieces of the Progress cargo spaceship found after it crashed last week having failed to reach orbit. ... more		FSU professor designs new material to better store hydrogen fuel A Florida State University researcher has designed new materials that could be used to store hydrogen fuel more efficiently in vehicles or other devices that use clean energy. Jose Mendoza-C ... more		Efficient catalysts key to turning water into fuel While it is already scientifically possible to split water in this way, highly efficient catalysts like this are the key to moving the system to one that is economically viable. Professor Huij ... more

	Controlled electron pulses The discovery of photoemission, the emission of electrons from a material caused by light striking it, was an important element in the history of physics for the development of quantum mechanics. Sc ... more		ANU demonstrates 'ghost imaging' with atoms A team of physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) have used a technique known as 'ghost imaging' to create an image of an object from atoms that never interact with it. This is ... more

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Swiss firm acquires Mars One private project

Europe okays 1.4 bn euros for Mars rover, ISS

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Could There Be Life in Pluto's Ocean?

Space freighter burns up after launch to to ISS: Russia

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First Signs of Weird Quantum Property of Empty Space

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XCOR Partners With Immortal Data To Enhance And Commercialize Shipslog Data Acquisition System

The Vega launcher is complete for next week's Arianespace mission with Gokturk-1

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