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January 18, 2013

Competition Hopes To Fine Tune ISS Solar Array Shadowing
Glastonbury CT (SPX) Jan 18, 2013
TopCoder has announced the Longeron Shadowing Optimization Challenge, a $30,000, open to the public competition, to make the energy-gathering solar arrays of the International Space Station (ISS) more efficient by eliminating the shadows it casts upon itself at different points during orbit. Registration for the three week long competition is now open at http://community.topcoder.com/longcontest/?module=ViewActiveContests with competition ending Tuesday, February 5th at 18:00 GMT. Contestants must ... read more

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Lockheed Martin Completes Work on US Navy's Second MUOS Satellite Lockheed Martin has completed required system testing on the second satellite in the U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), designated MUOS-2. The satellite has been placed in storage to a ... more		Black carbon larger cause of climate change than previously assessed Black carbon is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis ... more		Fusion helped by collision science An international team of physicists has calculated the efficiency of a reaction involving an incoming electron kicking out an electron from the metal beryllium (Be) or its hydrogen compound molecule ... more
				Game on: European student codes reach ISS Operating droids in space was no obstacle for a German-Italian alliance to reach the finish line of the Zero Robotics tournament. The European winners commanded mini-robots to dodge virtual dust clo ... more		New Sunspots Producing Space Weather On Jan. 13, 2013, at 2:24 a.m. EST, the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection or CME. Not to be confused with a solar flare, a CME is a solar phenomenon that can send solar partic ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Amazonas 3 in Kourou for Ariane 5 year-opening launch campaign The HISPASAT Amazonas 3 satellite for Arianespace's first Ariane 5 mission of 2013 has arrived in French Guiana, marking the start of payload preparations for this year-opening dual-passenger flight ... more		Pleiades 1B captures its first images using e2v sensors Pleiades 1B, the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Earth observation satellite, has captured its first images using e2v high performance imaging sensors. Two types of e2v sensors (for ... more		Zelensky offers to give up presidency for NATO membership Israeli Defense Forces deploys tanks in West Bank U.S. officials reportedly push back on G7 language labeling Russia an 'aggressor'		Jupiter Dances with the Moon on January 21st Stargazers in the Americas have an extraordinary opportunity on the night of Monday, January 21, 2013. Jupiter, the second-brightest planet, will appear less than a finger-width from the Moon throug ... more
				NASA's Webb Telescope Team Completes Optical Milestone Engineers working on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope met another milestone recently with they completed performance testing on the observatory's aft-optics subsystem at Ball Aerospace and Technolo ... more		Dynamic, dark energy in an accelerating universe It was cosmology that drew Irene Sendra from Valencia to the Basque Country. Cosmology also gave her the chance to collaborate with one of the winners of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics on one of t ... more

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Africasat-1a to launch on first Ariane 5 launch in 2013 Pre-launch checkout is now underway in French Guiana with Azerspace/Africasat-1a, which is one of two satellite passengers to be orbited on Arianespace's first flight in 2013 with its workhorse heav ... more		Russian scientists get first ice samples from Antarctic Lake Vostok Russian scientists have obtained first ice samples from Lake Vostok, a huge body of liquid water buried under the Antarctic ice. The scientists presume that the ice from the lake may have special ph ... more		Glacial Ice Loss Escalates Freshwater Depletion and Sea Level Rise Long-Term Decline in Downward Surface Solar Radiation Highlights Emission Impacts Catalyst breakthrough for efficient CO2 conversion		NASA Ozone Study May Benefit Air Standards, Climate A new NASA-led study finds that when it comes to combating global warming caused by emissions of ozone-forming chemicals, location matters. Ozone is both a major air pollutant with known adverse hea ... more
				Laser sends Mona Lisa into space NASA scientists say they beamed an image of the Mona Lisa to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, in a test of communicating with a satellite using a laser. ... more		Mars image suggests ancient water flow A European spacecraft has captured a striking image of a river-like structure on Mars believe formed when running water flowed in the distant martian past. ... more

US, Europe team up for moon fly-by

Russia to Launch Lunar Mission in 2015

US, Europe team up for moon fly-by

Mars rover readies first rock drilling

Choosing the right people to go to Mars

ChemCam follows the 'Yellowknife Road' to Martian wet area

Orion Teamwork Pays Off

Iran renews plan to send monkey into space: reports

Mathematical breakthrough sets out rules for more effective teleportation

China to launch 20 spacecrafts in 2013

Mr Xi in Space

China plans manned space launch in 2013: state media

	Scientists reassemble the backbone of life with a particle accelerator Scientists have been able to reconstruct, for the first time, the intricate three-dimensional structure of the backbone of early tetrapods, the earliest four-legged animals. High-energy X-rays and a ... more		US, Europe team up for moon fly-by The US and European space agencies announced a new partnership Wednesday pairing a European cargo module with NASA's Orion space capsule, which aims to take astronauts into deep space. ... more		NASA Chases Climate Change Clues Into The Stratosphere Starting this month, NASA will send a remotely piloted research aircraft as high as 65,000 feet over the tropical Pacific Ocean to probe unexplored regions of the upper atmosphere for answers to how ... more		ESA workhorse to power NASA's Orion spacecraft ESA has agreed with NASA to contribute a driving force to the Orion spacecraft planned for launch in 2017. Ultimately, Orion will carry astronauts further into space than ever before using a module ... more

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Choosing the right people to go to Mars		China to launch 20 spacecrafts in 2013		ChemCam follows the 'Yellowknife Road' to Martian wet area		Soyuz rockets will be taking Americans to ISS		Russia to Launch Lunar Mission in 2015
NASA Mars Rover Preparing to Drill Into First Martian Rock		US, Europe team up for moon fly-by		Mars rover readies first rock drilling		Hughes Awarded Order by EPA for Satellite Broadband Services		China promotes Beidou technology on transport vehicles

Neon lights up exploding stars

NASA Engineers Resurrect And Test Mighty F-1 Engine Gas Generator

Asteroid deflection mission seeks smashing ideas

Orion Teamwork Pays Off

New study reveals gas that triggers ozone destruction

ECAPS signs contract with Skybox for complete propulsion system

Herschel intercepts asteroid Apophis

Embassy Gathers Elite Group of Space Policy Chiefs

Hubble Views a Dwarf Galaxy

NASA's SDO Has Plenty of Content for Ultra HD TVs

NASA's Robotic Refueling Demo Set to Jumpstart Expanded Capabilities in Space

Nearby dwarf galaxy and possible protogalaxy discovered

Notre Dame astronomers find massive supply of gas around modern galaxies

Life possible on extrasolar moons

A Jumble of Exotic Stars

Iran renews plan to send monkey into space: reports

Raytheon wins DARPA contract to design new military imaging satellites

S. Korea satellite rocket launch set for Jan 30-Feb 8

China media seize on Japan ex-PM's memorial visit

Three dead in S.Korean fishing boat fire: Japan coastguard

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