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June 17, 2014

Hubble Begins Search Beyond Pluto For Potential Flyby Targets
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 17, 2014
After careful consideration and analysis, the Hubble Space Telescope Time Allocation Committee has recommended using Hubble to search for an object the Pluto-bound NASA New Horizons mission could visit after its flyby of Pluto in July 2015. The planned search will involve targeting a small area of sky in search of a Kuiper Belt object (KBO) for the outbound spacecraft to visit. The Kuiper Belt is a vast debris field of icy bodies left over from the solar system's formation 4.6 billion years ago. A ... read more

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				Messenger Spots Giant Space Weather Effects at Mercury The solar wind of particles streaming off the sun helps drive flows and swirls in space as complicated as any terrestrial weather pattern. Scientists have now spotted at planet Mercury, for the firs ... more		Hydrothermal Vents Could Explain Chemical Precursors to Life Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2014 Roy Price first heard about the hydrothermal vents in New Caledonia's Bay of Prony a decade ago. Being a scuba diver and a geologist, he was fascinated by the pi ... more

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Week Begins With Spacesuit Checks Before Thursday Spacewalk The International Space Station's six residents were preparing for Thursday's spacewalk while continuing more science and maintenance aboard the orbital laboratory. Cosmonauts Alexander Skvort ... more		International Space Station to feature first coffee maker Italians can't live without their espresso. That's why they're bringing a coffee maker with them on their next mission to the International Space Station. ... more		US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China Spain approves 'total' arms embargo against Israel Khamenei says Iran 'won't yield' to pressure to abandon uranium enrichment		NASA's abandoned ISEE-3 craft to return to Earth's orbit NASA's so-called zombie probe, or ISEE-3, has been tumbling aimlessly through space for nearly 20 years. But structure is about to be reintroduced to the daily routine of the International Sun-Earth Explorer spacecraft, all thanks to a ragtag group of citizen astronomers and aerospace engineers. ... more
				Wealthy Chinese buy space flight tickets: report More than 300 Chinese space enthusiasts have booked tickets costing nearly $100,000 for a five minute trip to outer space, official media reported Friday. ... more		Nasa readies satellite to measure atmospheric CO2 NASA is preparing a July 1 launch for its first satellite dedicated to measuring atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that plays a key role in climate change. ... more

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Station Crew Wraps Up Week With Medical Research The six-person Expedition 40 crew of the International Space Station wrapped up another workweek in space Friday supporting medical and physics research, maintaining station systems and gearing up f ... more		NASA Experiments Recreate Aromatic Flavors of Titan NASA scientists have created a new recipe that captures key flavors of the brownish-orange atmosphere around Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The recipe is used for lab experiments designed to simulate ... more		New computer program aims to teach itself everything about anything In today's digitally driven world, access to information appears limitless. But when you have something specific in mind that you don't know, like the name of that niche kitchen tool you saw at a fr ... more		Radio Signals from Jupiter Could Aid Search for Life Powerful radio signals that Jupiter generates could be used to help researchers scan its giant moons for oceans that could be home to extraterrestrial life, according to a recent study submitted to ... more

	Giant Telescopes Pair Up to Image Near-Earth Asteroid NASA scientists using Earth-based radar have produced sharp views of a recently discovered asteroid as it slid silently past our planet. Captured on June 8, 2014, the new views of the object designa ... more		NASA's warp-speed mission leads to Star Trek-like spacecraft concept Since 2012, physicist Harold White has been working with engineers at NASA to determine whether a spacecraft could be designed to reach "warp speed" - to travel faster than the speed of light. ... more

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