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Physicists confirm first planet discovered in a quadruple star systemNotre Dame IN (SPX) Nov 01, 2012 Justin Crepp, assistant professor of physics at the University of Notre Dame, provided the high-contrast imaging observations that confirmed the first extrasolar planet discovered in a quadruple star system. He is a coauthor on a paper about the discovery, "Planet Hunters: A Transiting Circumbinary Planet in a Quadruple Star System," recently posted to the open-access arXiv.org, and submitted for publication to the Astrophysical Journal. Crepp's images revealed that the system involved two s ... read more |
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  Dawn Sees "Young" Surface on Giant Asteroid Like a Hollywood starlet constantly retouching her makeup, the giant asteroid Vesta is constantly stirring its outermost layer to present a young face. Data from NASA's Dawn mission show that a form ... more | .. |
  Cassini Halloween Treat: Titan Glows in the Dark A literal shot in the dark by imaging cameras on NASA's Cassini spacecraft has yielded an image of a visible glow from Titan, emanating not just from the top of Titan's atmosphere, but also - surpri ... more | .. |
  Crew Prepares for Spacewalk After Progress Docks Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide configured tools they will use during a 6.5-hour spacewalk slated to begin at 8:15 a.m. Thursday. Williams and Hoshide will venture out to the ... more | .. |
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  Ariane 5s are readied in parallel for Arianespace's next heavy-lift flights Launch vehicle preparations for the next two Ariane 5 flights from French Guiana are moving forward at the Spaceport as Arianespace maintains the mission pace in 2012 with its heavy-lift workhorse. ... more | .. |
 Dawn On Route To Ceres Dawn is making good progress on the second segment of its cosmic travels. Following more than a year of arduous but sensationally productive and exciting work revealing the fascinating character of ... more | .. |
 Protoplanet Vesta: Forever young? Like a movie star constantly retouching her makeup, the protoplanet Vesta is continually stirring its outermost layer and presenting a young face. New data from NASA's Dawn mission show that a ... more | .. |
  Flying rescue robot can avoid obstacles U.S. researchers say they have created an autonomous flying robot that is as smart as a bird when it comes to maneuvering around obstacles. ... more |
  
Sharp rise in GPS jamming in aviation over Baltic Sea: Sweden
Putin vows to carry on fighting in Ukraine, if peace deal not reached
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 Russian cargo ship docks with ISS: official A Russian Progress cargo vessel successfully docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday after its launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, mission control said. ... more | .. |
  NASA Rover's First Soil Studies Help Fingerprint Martian Minerals NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has completed initial experiments showing the mineralogy of Martian soil is similar to weathered basaltic soils of volcanic origin in Hawaii. The minerals were iden ... more | .. |
 Crew Preparing for Cargo Ship, Spacewalk A special Halloween visitor will soon be knocking on the back door of the International Space Station. The ISS Progress 49 cargo vehicle launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at ... more | .. |
 Japan Plans to Launch New Carrier Rocket in 2013 Japan is planning to launch its new light-class Epsilon carrier rocket in summer 2013, national space agency JAXA said. JAXA's goal is to have an inexpensive rocket to launch compact low-cost ... more |
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 Continuing Work With Scoops at 'Rocknest' NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity on Sol 82 (Oct. 29, 2012) used its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) to photograph the diverse rocks in the "Rocknest" area and prepared for an overnight analysis of a soil s ... more | .. |
  SSBV Aerospace and Technology Group and SpaceMetric announce signing of MOU SSBV Aerospace and Technology Group (SSBV) and Spacemetric has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and demonstrate a multi-purpose and real-time Ground Receiving and Pr ... more | .. |
 Curiosity's Tastes of Martian Soil Offer Insights on Mineral Composition NASA's Curiosity rover has taken its first bites out of the Martian surface and used the materials scooped up, sieved and portioned to cleanse the palate of the rover's sample collection system of a ... more | .. |
 Planet-hunt data released to public A year's worth of planet-hunting data gathered by NASA's Kepler space telescope has been made available to scientists and the public, researchers said. ... more |
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Pixxel expands Firefly fleet advancing global hyperspectral satellite imaging
Metop SGA1 begins delivering atmospheric data weeks after launch
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 Powered exoskeleton helps paralyzed walk People paralyzed below the waist who thought they would never take another step could gain some independence thanks to a new exoskeleton, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Orbiting Gas Stations for Satellites One of the things that makes space applications so expensive is the fact that we cannot service satellites once they get to orbit. The moment a satellite leaves the ground it is destined to survive, ... more | .. |
  Voyager observes magnetic field fluctuations in heliosheath As they near the outer reaches of the solar system, for the past several years the two Voyager spacecraft have been sending back observations that challenge scientists' views of the physics at the e ... more | .. |
 Curiosity on Mars sits on rocks similar to those found in marshes in Mexico Millions of years ago fire and water forged the gypsum rocks locked in at Cuatro Cienegas, a Mexican valley similar to the Martian crater where NASA's Rover Curiosity roams. A team of researchers ha ... more |
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 Russian Briz-M booster falls apart in orbit Russia's Space Defense Forces have confirmed that the Briz-M propellant upper stage fell apart in the near-Earth orbit on October 16. Space Forces spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin said Monday the ... more | .. |
 Canada, NASA in space rover talks The Canadian Space Agency says it's in talks with NASA to launch a rover beyond Earth orbit aboard NASA's huge new deep space rocket. ... more | .. |
 Boeing on Schedule to Deliver Next-Gen Tracking and Data Relay Satellite Boeing is on schedule to deliver the next-generation series of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), which will increase NASA's signal processing and transmission capabilities among the Hubble ... more | .. |
 Advanced exoskeleton promises more independence for people with paraplegia The dream of regaining the ability to stand up and walk has come closer to reality for people paralyzed below the waist who thought they would never take another step. A team of engineers at Vanderb ... more |
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 EUTELSAT 21B and Star One C3 Set For Ariane 5 November Launch The two satellite passengers to be carried on Arianespace's Flight VA210 - the sixth Ariane 5 mission of 2012 from French Guiana - are undergoing checkout at the Spaceport for their November 9 lifto ... more | .. |
 Baumgartner: Mars travel a waste of money Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner says he believes NASA's Mars mission is a waste of money that could be used for "saving our planet." ... more | .. |
 Robots in the Home: Will Older Adults Roll Out the Welcome Mat? Robots have the potential to help older adults with daily activities that can become more challenging with age. But are people willing to use and accept the new technology? A study by the Georgia In ... more | .. |
 Payload preparations begin for Arianespace's next Soyuz flight from French Guiana The Pleiades 1B payload for Arianespace's fourth Soyuz mission from French Guiana is now undergoing its pre-launch checkout at the Spaceport, readying this Earth observation satellite for a late-nig ... more |
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 Launcher assembly begins for Arianespace's seventh Ariane 5 mission in 2012 Initial build-up is underway at the Spaceport for Arianespace's seventh Ariane 5 to be launched from French Guiana this year, initiating preparations to support this mid-December flight with the Sky ... more | .. |
 ORBITEC's Rocket Engine Soars Above the Mojave Desert Orbital Technologies has successfully flight-tested its new rocket engine and technologies in Mojave, CA. ORBITEC integrated its Vortex Liquid Rocket Engine into a launch vehicle airframe designed a ... more | .. |
  Study: Moon basin formed by giant impact A flattened 1,800-mile-wide section of the moon was likely caused by a collision with an asteroid the size of Austria, Japanese researchers say. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea sets new window for rocket launch South Korea said Monday it would make another atempt to send a satellite into space next month after a scheduled rocket launch last week was cancelled because of a technical glitch. ... more |
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