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July 04, 2014

Two 'Goldilocks planets' that might support life are proven false
University Park PA (SPX) Jul 04, 2014
Mysteries about controversial signals coming from a dwarf star considered to be a prime target in the search for extraterrestrial life now have been solved in research led by scientists at Penn State University. The scientists have proven, for the first time, that some of the signals, which were suspected to be coming from two planets orbiting the star at a distance where liquid water could potentially exist, actually are coming from events inside the star itself, not from so-called "Goldilocks pl ... read more

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NASA Television Coverage Set for Orbital-2 Mission to Space Station NASA Television will provide live coverage of the upcoming Orbital Sciences Corp.'s mission to resupply the International Space Station. Orbital's Cygnus cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch from ... more		Saturn's moon Titan has a very salty ocean Scientists analyzing data from NASA's Cassini mission have firm evidence of an ocean inside Saturn's largest moon, Titan, which might be as salty as the Earth's Dead Sea. The findings are published ... more		Fruit fly immunity fails with fungus after (space)flight Before you swat away the next fruit fly, consider instead just how similar its biological complexities are to our own. In a study published in PLOS ONE, researchers led by Deborah Kimbrell, Ph.D., a ... more
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Space Launch System Core Stage Passes Critical Design Review NASA continues to make progress toward its next giant leap to send humans farther into the solar system than ever before, including to an asteroid and eventually to Mars. This week, the core stage f ... more		Discovery expands search for Earth-like planets A newly discovered planet in a binary star system located 3,000 light-years from Earth is expanding astronomers' notions of where Earth-like-and even potentially habitable-planets can form, and how ... more		HawkEye 360 expands signals intelligence network with operational deployment of Cluster 12 York confirms successful deployment and health of 21 satellites for SDA Tranche 1 mission Spain faces uphill battle to cut Israel military ties: experts		Are China's Astronauts Moonbound China has made tremendous progress with its lunar exploration program. It has sent two spacecraft to orbit the Moon and has also landed a robot rover on the surface. Later this year, we expect China ... more
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