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November 10, 2015

New Horizons Yields Wealth of Discovery from Pluto Flyby
Laurel MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2015
From possible ice volcanoes to twirling moons, NASA's New Horizons science team is discussing more than 50 exciting discoveries about Pluto at this week's 47th Annual Meeting of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences in National Harbor, Maryland. "The New Horizons mission has taken what we thought we knew about Pluto and turned it upside down," said Jim Green, director of planetary science at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "It's why we explore - to satisfy our innate ... read more

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Ammonia-Water Slurry May Swirl Below Pluto's Icy Surface Researchers propose an ammonia-water slurry as the basis for Pluto's newly discovered geologic activity and possible volcanism, and offer a new method to predict planetary vigor. The findings were p ... more		SwRI scientists explain why moon rocks contain fewer volatiles than Earth's Scientists at Southwest Research Institute combined dynamical, thermal, and chemical models of the Moon's formation to explain the relative lack of volatile elements in lunar rocks. Lunar rocks clos ... more		Deserts and dunes: Earth as an analogue for Titan By comparing radar images of areas on Titan to those of Earth's deserts, scientists have identified two distinct types of sand dune on Saturn's largest moon - and discovered eroded structures that i ... more
				Detecting and eliminating RF interference requires a human touch There are methods and tools for selecting locations for new antennas. There is also the need for a human element, as was shown vividly in a recent Intelsat General Corporation (IGC) case in Hawaii, ... more		Swiss Camera Leaves for Mars A camera designed and built at the University of Bern will leave Bern on Monday, 9 November, at 6:00 in the morning for Cannes in France where it will be integrated on the European Space Agency's Ex ... more

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Gaia's sensors scan a lunar transit Located 1.5 million km from the Earth, ESA's Gaia spacecraft is scanning the sky to conduct the most detailed census of stars in our Galaxy. However, on 6 November, it will be perfectly placed to wi ... more		Looking For Deliberate Radio Signals From KIC 8462852 Could there be intelligent life in the star system KIC 8462852? A recent analysis of data collected by the Kepler space telescope has shown that this star, informally known as Tabby's Star, evidence ... more		U.S. defense in free fall U.S. and Saudis conduct Middle East's largest counter-drone exercise Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact		Amnesia Event Slows Down Opportunity Robotic Arm Work Opportunity is within 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The plan ahead was for Opportunity to use the robotic arm to place the Alpha Particle X-ray spectrometer down on a ... more
				NASA mission reveals speed of solar wind stripping Martian atmosphere NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission has identified the process that appears to have played a key role in the transition of the Martian climate from an early, warm and wet e ... more		Delving into the atmosphere of Mars This issue of Science features four studies highlighting results from the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, designed to study Mars' upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and magnetosph ... more

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Martian desiccation Mars has been all over the news, from the blockbuster finding of seasonal water on the Red Planet to the wildly successful film, The Martian. Now, researchers--including those at the University of I ... more		Shining a light on the aurora of Mars ESA's Mars Express has shed new light on the Red Planet's rare ultraviolet aurora by combining for the first time remote observations with in situ measurements of electrons hitting the atmosphere. O ... more		Fossil fuels harm health from 'cradle to grave': report Trash, mulch and security: All jobs for troops in Washington Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: report		New Horizons Completes Targeting Maneuvers NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has successfully performed the last in a series of four targeting maneuvers that set it on course for a potential January 2019 encounter with 2014 MU69. This ancient b ... more
NSBRI help funds non-invasive Intracranial Pressure system Vittamed has announced that it has secured $10M in Series A financing by Xeraya Capital Labuan Ltd ("Xeraya Capital") via a special purpose vehicle led the investment round (committed $8M) with addi ... more		Serviceable Spacecraft Make a Comeback Ever wonder about the future of space science? Hop inside a time machine that transports you back 40 years and you may get a good idea about where things are headed. History, it would seem, has a fu ... more		Robotic Eyes to Assist Satellite Repairs in Orbit NASA is developing and demonstrating technologies to service and repair satellites in distant orbits. Robotic spacecraft - likely operated with joysticks by technicians on the ground - would carry o ... more		Space Junk Millions of bits of space junk?-?leftover fragments from spacecraft and related debris?-?orbit Earth, and the majority of these will eventually fall into Earth's atmosphere and incinerate. Astronome ... more

	China's self-developed Mars probe to be on show A model of China's Martian probe will debut at China International Industry Fair, it was announced Monday. The 17th China International Industry Fair will open on Tuesday in Shanghai, lasting ... more		Cassini Plunged Into Icy Plumes of Enceladus The Cassini spacecraft took a daring plunge into the icy geysers of Saturn's moon Enceladus this week in search of telltale signs of a habitable environment. The plume continuously jets thousands of ... more

EU to fast-track review of 2035 combustion-engine ban

Norway sovereign wealth fund drops French miner over environmental fears

EU split on 2040 climate goal ahead of UN summit

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China's scientific satellites to enter uncharted territory		Could Sino-U.S. cooperation bring the Martian home?		Finding New Worlds with a Play of Light and Shadow		Declaration approved to promote Asia Pacific space cooperation		Cassini images dunelands on Saturn's moon Titan

China's first moon rover sets record for longest stay

Signs of Acid Fog Found on Mars

Robot's influent speaking just to get attention from you

Rewrite of Onboard Memory Planned for NASA Mars Orbiter

The Youngest Crater on Charon

NASA spacecraft plunges through Saturn moon's icy spray

Did Jupiter Expel A Rival Gas Giant

NASA Chief: We're Closer to Sending Humans on Mars Than Ever Before

Scientists simulate 3-D exotic clouds on an exoplanet

New Horizons on track to pass Kuiper 2014 MU69 within 12000 kms in 2019

China to set up civil satellite systems by 2020

New System Giving SMAP Scientists the Speed They Need

'Spring-mass' technology heralds the future of walking robots

Close Encounter with Enceladus

Spirals in dust around young stars may betray presence of massive planets

A Full View of Pluto's Stunning Crescent

Russian moon mission would need 4 Angara-A5V launches

Halloween asteroid gives us a miss, confirms ESA

Study reveals origin of organic matter in Apollo lunar samples

All-female Russian crew starts Moon mission test

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