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February 27, 2013

NASA Deciphering the Mysterious Math of the Solar Wind
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 27, 2013
Many areas of scientific research - Earth's weather, ocean currents, the outpouring of magnetic energy from the sun - require mapping out the large scale features of a complex system and its intricate details simultaneously. Describing such systems accurately, relies on numerous kinds of input, beginning with observations of the system, incorporating mathematical equations to approximate those observations, running computer simulations to attempt to replicate observations, and cycling back throu ... read more

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Origin of Russian meteor identified Scientists say they have reconstructed the path of the meteor that exploded over Russia Feb. 15 and identified its likely origin within our solar system. ... more		Russia calls for united meteor defense The world should unite to establish a defense system against space objects that threaten Earth, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin says. ... more		Detecting Life on Planets that Orbit White Dwarf Stars A white dwarf is a dead star that slowly cools down until it fades into oblivion. Yet it has been predicted that habitable planets can orbit a white dwarf. If we can somehow detect these planets, wo ... more
				The light-lift member of Arianespace's launcher family is readied for its second mission The Spaceport's ZLV launch site in French Guiana is busy with activity as the second Vega undergoes its assembly for a mission scheduled in April. Build-up of the smallest member in Arianespace's la ... more		NRL Scientists Produce Densest Artificial Ionospheric Plasma Clouds Using HAARP U.S. Naval Research Laboratory research physicists and engineers from the Plasma Physics Division, working at the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) transmitter facility, Gakona, ... more

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NASA Creates Space Technology Mission Directorate As part of the Obama Administration's recognition of the critical role that space technology and innovation will play in enabling both future space missions and bettering life here on Earth, NASA Ad ... more		Stellar Motions in Outer Halo Shed New Light on Milky Way Evolution Peering deep into the vast stellar halo that envelops our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered tantalizing evidence for the possible existence of a shell ... more		Defence Trailblazer backs space intelligence project to enhance orbital security Elbit Systems Introduces Dominion-X Autonomous Management OS for Unmanned Platforms Foreign Military Sales Conference Ushers in New Era for Space Systems Command		Mercury may have harbored an ancient magma ocean By analyzing Mercury's rocky surface, scientists have been able to partially reconstruct the planet's history over billions of years. Now, drawing upon the chemical composition of rock features on t ... more
				USAF Awards Lockheed Martin Contracts to Begin Work on Next Set of GPS III Satellites The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin two fixed-price contracts totaling $120 million to procure long lead parts for the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth next generation Global Positioning ... more		Future Evidence for Extraterrestrial Life Might Come from Dying Stars Even dying stars could host planets with life - and if such life exists, we might be able to detect it within the next decade. This encouraging result comes from a new theoretical study of Earth-lik ... more

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The NASA Comet ISON Observing Campaign In November 2013, comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) will pass the Sun at just 0.012AU (~1.1-million kilometers above the solar surface), classifying it as a Sungrazing Comet, and potentially a spectacular one! ... more		'Vulcan' wins Pluto moon name vote In a voting campaign to pick names for two of Pluto's smallest moons one clear winner is "Vulcan," proposed by U.S. actor William Shatner of "Star Trek" fame. ... more		US National Park workers reckon with fear, anger after layoffs Glacial Fracking Identified as Undetected Arctic Methane Source Glacial Ice Loss Escalates Freshwater Depletion and Sea Level Rise		Choreographed to Perfection Not all world-class choreographers design for principal dancers of the American Ballet Theater or the Marinsky Ballet, both known for extreme perfectionism; some, who are actually engineers, work wi ... more
				SMOS: the global success story continues ESA's water mission is shedding new light on the meandering Gulf Stream, just one of the SMOS satellite's numerous achievements. Launched in 2009, ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite ha ... more		One-Kilo Meteorite Fragment Found Scientists from Russia's Urals Federal University have discovered a meteorite fragment weighing more than one kilogram (2.2 lbs), the largest found so far from the meteorite strike that hit the Ural ... more

Water On The Moon: It's Been There All Along

Building a lunar base with 3D printing

US, Europe team up for moon fly-by

Mars rover ingests rock powder for tests

Opportunity Is On A Rock Hunt

Big Nickel Rock Target Ahead

Choreographed to Perfection

ATK Launch Abort Motor For First Orion Test Vehicle

NASA Creates Space Technology Mission Directorate

Welcome Aboard Shenzhou 10

Reshuffle for Tiangong

China to launch 20 spacecrafts in 2013

	Russian Meteorite Clean-Up 'Two-Thirds Complete' Almost 10,000 windows were mended and 1,500 psychological consultations provided as part of the meteorite hail recovery effort in Russia's Urals, the country's Emergency Situations Ministry said on ... more		UK-Led Instrument Selected For European Jupiter Mission A UK led-led instrument has been selected to fly on Europe's JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) mission, due for launch in 2022. Selected today (21 February 2013) by ESA's Science Program Comm ... more		SwRI ultraviolet payload selected for mission to Jovian ice moons An ultraviolet spectrograph designed by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been selected for flight on the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE). NASA is funding development ... more		NASA Selects Launch Services for ICESat-2 Mission NASA's Launch Services Program at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has selected United Launch Services, LLC of Englewood, Colo., to provide Delta II launch services for the Ice, Cloud an ... more

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Hubble Sees a Glowing Jet From A Young Star		Vietnam to launch third satellite into orbit		ATK Launch Abort Motor For First Orion Test Vehicle		Record Number of Students Control ISS Camera		World's smallest space telescope launched
Mars rover ingests rock powder for tests		Fluids in Space, Shaken Not Stirred		NASA Partner Orbital Tests Rocket, Newest US Launch Pad		Search for 'unparticles' focuses on Earth's crust		World's first "phonesat", STRaND-1, launched into orbit

SSTL's 40th satellite platform launch: Sapphire reaches orbit

SpaceX 2 Launch Set for March 1

NASA Releases Glory Taurus XL Launch Failure Report Summary

Russia to Aim for 15 percent of Global Space Market

Opportunity Is On A Rock Hunt

Big Nickel Rock Target Ahead

Simulation systems are key assets

Educator Teams Fly On NASA Sofia Airborne Observatory

NASA Selects Science Instrument and Hardware for European Mission to Jupiter

India rocket launches asteroid-spotting satellite

India's 102nd space mission lifts off successfully

Asteroid impact mission targets Didymos

Apophis Risk Assessment Updated

Discovering the birth of an asteroid trail

US radar to boost missile defence in Japan

Northrop Grumman Delivers First Communications Payload for USAF's Enhanced Polar System

Potential benefits of inertial fusion energy justify continued R and D

Journey to the Limits of Spacetime

Sweeping the Dust from a Cosmic Lobster

US military may take over part of CIA drone war

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