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October 03, 2013

A Seasonal Ozone Layer Over The Martian South Pole
Paris (ESA) Oct 03, 2013
For the past decade, ESA's Mars Express orbiter has been observing atmospheric structure on the Red Planet. Among its discoveries is the presence of three separate ozone layers, each with its own characteristics. A new comparison of spacecraft data with computer models explains how global atmospheric circulation creates a layer of ozone above the planet's southern winter pole. Ozone (O3) is a form of oxygen gas which contains three atoms, rather than two. On Earth, ozone is a pollutant at ground l ... read more

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First CASIS Funded Payloads Berthed to the ISS The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the nonprofit organization managing research onboard the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, congratulates Orbital ... more		Taking Snapshots Galore at 'Solander Point' Opportunity is at the northern edge of 'Solander Point' on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is investigating the geologic contact at the base of Solander Point. Sol 3432 (Sept. 18, 2013) ... more		US private spacecraft company SpaceX launches upgraded Falcon rocket U.S. private spacecraft company SpaceX launched its first new version Falcon 9 rockets from California, an ambitious test flight that also marked the company's first flight from the West Coast. ... more
				First ARCA flight in the ExoMars Program completed successfully ARCA has successfully completed the validation test flight in the ExoMars Program High Altitude Drop Test (HADT), carried out in cooperation with the European Space Agency. The launch took pla ... more		After Successful Spacecraft Docking, US Orbits Five Satellites Sunday saw two successful space debuts for the United States: hours after the Cygnus cargo spacecraft eventually reached the International Space Station (ISS), a new version of the Falcon 9 rocket t ... more

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Aerojet Rocketdyne Thrusters Help Cygnus Spacecraft Berth at the International Space Station Aerojet Rocketdyne has announced that its propulsion helped position Orbital Sciences Corporation's (ORB) Cygnus cargo logistics spacecraft for a successful berthing with the International Space Sta ... more		Proton booster back in service after mishap According to an announcement made by officials at the Russian spaceport of Baikonur in Kazakhstan, the remainder of this year should see four satellite launches performed with the help of the Proton ... more		EU states to hold talks on 'drone wall' to protect bloc Denmark military intel fails to identify source of drone flights Lithuania eases rules on shooting down drones		Suggestion of supervolcanoes on Mars ignites controversy Some of Mars' deep craters were actually ancient supervolcanoes that may have changed the planet's climate, U.S. and British researchers suggest. ... more
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Astronomers create first cloud map of distant planet U.S. astronomers say data from NASA space telescopes have allowed them to create the first cloud map of a planet beyond our solar system. ... more		UFO? Star cluster? No, it's Falcon 9's jettisoned fuel The Falcon 9 launch from California not only boosted the cache of commercial spaceflight but also of UFO sightings, a review of observers' comments indicated. ... more		NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survival China warns Papua New Guinea over Australian defence deal		Science Benefits From Diverse Landing Area Of NASA Mars Rover NASA's Curiosity rover is revealing a great deal about Mars, from long-ago processes in its interior to the current interaction between the Martian surface and atmosphere. Examination of loose ... more
				Cassini finds ingredient of household plastic on Saturn moon The Cassini spacecraft has detected propylene, an ingredient in household plastics, on Saturn's moon, Titan, the U.S. space said Monday. ... more		Martian chemical complicates hunt for life's clues The quest for evidence of life on Mars could be more difficult than scientists previously thought. A scientific paper published today details the investigation of a chemical in the Martian soil that ... more

After Successful Spacecraft Docking, US Orbits Five Satellites

US private spacecraft company SpaceX launches upgraded Falcon rocket

UFO? Star cluster? No, it's Falcon 9's jettisoned fuel

First ARCA flight in the ExoMars Program completed successfully

Scientists find a martian igneous rock that is surprisingly Earth-like

Water for future Mars astronauts

China unveils its first and unnamed moon rover

Mission to moon will boost research and awareness

Mighty Eagle Improves Autonomous Landing Software With Successful Flight

New Horizons - Late in Cruise, and a Binary Ahoy

Pluto Science Conference Exceeds Expectations

SciTechTalk: Grab your erasers, there are more moons than we thought

	Scientists find a martian igneous rock that is surprisingly Earth-like During the nearly 14 months that it has spent on the red planet, Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, has scooped soil, drilled rocks, and analyzed samples by exposing them to laser b ... more		Dawn Reality-Checks Telescope Studies of Asteroids Tantalized by images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based data, scientists thought the giant asteroid Vesta deserved a closer look. They got a chance to do that in 2011 and 2012, when ... more		Researchers describe unusual Mars rock The first rock that scientists analyzed on Mars with a pair of chemical instruments aboard the Curiosity rover turned out to be a doozy - a pyramid-shaped volcanic rock called a "mugearite" that is ... more		Dawn Marks Six Years In Space On the sixth anniversary of leaving Earth to embark on a daring deep-space expedition, Dawn is very, very far from its erstwhile planetary residence. Now humankind's only permanent resident of the m ... more

JUNO begins decade-long mission to probe neutrino mysteries

SFL Missions to Deliver Spacecraft Buses for HawkEye 360 RF Signal Detection Expansion

Voyager debuts first space based multi cloud region to advance orbital data processing

Water for future Mars astronauts		NASA Mars rover Curiosity finds water in first sample of planet surface		China unveils its first and unnamed moon rover		Unmanned cargo ship docks with orbiting Space Station		Astronauts Practice Launching in NASA's New Orion Spacecraft
Putting a face on a robot		NASA Wants Investigations for a Mars 2020 Rover		NASA Rover Inspects Pebbly Rocks at Martian Waypoint		APSCC 2013 reaffirms Arianespace's focus on the Asia-Pacific region		ILS Proton Successfully Launches ASTRA 2E for SES

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First scoop of Mars soil contains 2 percent water: study

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Long-Stressed Europa Likely Off-Kilter at One Time

New space crew joins ISS on Olympic torch mission

The Harshest Habitats on Earth

"GRAVITY" is Almost Here

American, two Russians take shortcut to space

Martian Life: Good or Bad?

Tech glitch delays space station berthing to Saturday

Chinese VP stresses peaceful use of space

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NASA Rover Inspects Pebbly Rocks at Martian Waypoint

Station Crew Readies for Cygnus' Sunday Arrival

International Partnership Releases Space Exploration Benefits Paper

Mighty Eagle Improves Autonomous Landing Software With Successful Flight

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Arianespace and Astrium sign deal to begin production of 18 new Ariane 5 vehicles

Space oddity: the mystery of 2013 QW1

UEA scientists reveal Earth's habitable lifetime and investigate potential for alien life

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