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November 06, 2014

Peering into Planetary Atmospheres
Laurel MD (SPX) Nov 06, 2014
Pluto is the foremost member of a large population of mysterious icy bodies - called Kuiper Belt Objects - that reside far beyond the orbit of Neptune. In the 1970s and 1980s, Voyagers 1 and 2 explored the gas giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) and their intricate systems of rings and moons, but Pluto was out of reach for a visit by either spacecraft. New Horizons will fill this missing chapter in space exploration during its close encounter the planet and its five known moons in ... read more

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ESA space ferry moves ISS to avoid debris The International Space Station was threatened by space debris last week but ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle saved the day by firing its thrusters to push the orbital outpost and its six occupants ... more		MAVEN Continues Mars Exploration Begun 50 Years Ago by Mariner 4 When the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, spacecraft arrived at the Red Planet on Sept. 21, it marked the continuation of exploration of one of Earth's nearest celestial neighbors t ... more		NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Finds Mineral Match Reddish rock powder from the first hole drilled into a Martian mountain by NASA's Curiosity rover has yielded the mission's first confirmation of a mineral mapped from orbit. "This connects us ... more
				NASA Team Advances Next-Generation 3D-Imaging Lidar Building, fixing, and refueling space-based assets or rendezvousing with a comet or asteroid will require a robotic vehicle and a super-precise, high-resolution 3-D imaging lidar that will generate ... more		Risk-taker Branson battles to protect Virgin brand Richard Branson knows how to handle business setbacks, but he is now battling to protect the Virgin empire's image following the test flight crash of his flagship space tourism venture. ... more

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NTSB reveals spaceship crash timeline, fingers lever Investigators gave a precise timeline late Monday of the devastating Virgin Galactic spaceship crash, detailing exactly when a slowing mechanism was wrongly deployed, but said they could not determine who activated it. ... more		Life Can Survive on Much Less Water Than You Might Think "Follow the water" has long been the mantra of our scientific search for alien life in the Solar System and beyond. We continue seeking conditions where water can remain liquid either on a world's s ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Planetary Atmospheres a Key to Assessing Possibilities for Life A planetary atmosphere is a delicate thing. On Earth, we are familiar with the ozone hole - a tear in our upper atmosphere caused by human-created chemicals that thin away the ozone. Threats to an a ... more
				SpaceShipTwo Manufacturer May Face Setback After Crash in California The crash of the Virgin Galactic suborbital spaceplane SpaceShipTwo in Califonia will be a setback to the company, retired space policy director at George Washington University John Logsdon told RIA ... more		Eye-catching space technology restoring sight Laser surgery to correct eyesight is common practice, but did you know that technology developed for use in space is now commonly used to track the patient's eye and precisely direct the laser scalp ... more

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Five years in space: one satellite, three missions ESA's Proba-2 celebrates five years in orbit today. From technology demonstrator to solar observatory and now space weather platform, the mission has provided triple value to European scientists. ... more		Canadian astronaut's 'Space Oddity' video back on YouTube The first music video recorded in space - a cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield - is back after a public outcry over its removal from YouTube. ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		NASA Program Enhances Climate Resilience at Agency Facilities A new study in the latest issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society provides an in-depth look at how NASA facilities have been affected by climate extremes and climate change in r ... more
China gears up for lunar mission after round-trip success The head of China's lunar probe program has called for a thorough analysis of data collected from the test lunar orbiter, which returned Saturday, to speed up work on Chang'e-5, the star of the 2017 ... more		Virgin boss hits out after safety warning claim Questions about why the Virgin Galactic spaceship crashed switched focus Monday to a prematurely-deployed lever on the doomed flight, as Virgin's boss suggested it may "well be" the cause. ... more		China to build global quantum communication network in 2030 China will build a global quantum communication network by 2030, said a leading Chinese quantum physicist on Sunday. "China's quantum information science and technology is developing very fast ... more		India to test fly bigger space vehicle next month India will conduct a partial test flight of a bigger and better space vehicle next month, a top official of the state-owned space agency has reportedly said. The landmark test flight of GSLV M ... more

	India to launch unmanned crew module in December India will launch an unmanned crew module in December onboard a heavy rocket to test its re-entry into the atmosphere for the country's future maiden human space flight, the space agency chief said ... more		China's Lunar Orbiter Makes Safe Landing, First in 40 Years China's maiden lunar orbiter has successfully flown around the far side of the Moon and made a safe landing on Saturday, in what is the first mission of the kind in some 40 years, Xinhua news agency ... more

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