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April 10, 2013
RAY GUNS
US Navy readies 'laser attack' weapon in 2014
Washington (AFP) April 9, 2013
The US Navy said it is preparing to roll out a sea-based laser weapon capable of disabling small enemy vessels and shooting down surveillance drones. The laser system will be deployed in 2014, two years ahead of schedule, aboard the USS Ponce, an amphibious transport ship retrofitted as a waterborne staging base, the Navy said Monday. Chief of Naval Research Admiral Matthew Klunder said the cost of one blast of "directed energy" could be less than $1. "Compare that to the hundreds of thousan ... read more
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MICROSAT BLITZ

Boeing Phantom Phoenix Small Satellites Reduce Manufacturing, Mission Costs
Boeing is developing a family of small satellite prototypes, called Phantom Phoenix, that can quickly and affordably be manufactured and configured for specific missions. Sharing a common arch ... more
LAUNCH PAD

Arianespace receives the second Vega for launch from French Guiana
The next Vega to be launched from French Guiana has been delivered to Arianespace, bringing the mission campaign into its final phase for a May 2 liftoff at the Spaceport. The Vega's handover ... more
SPACE MEDICINE

Exposure to space radiation reduces ability of intestinal cells to destroy oncoprotein
Two studies funded by NASA and presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 help explain why space radiation may increase the risk of colorectal cancer in humans. The researchers, from Georgetown ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

National Security Drives Growth for GIS Professionals in Government Sector
Geographic information systems (GIS) is a technology that uses location to bring different types of data together. One of the most important markets for the technology is the government, where it ha ... more


MARSDAILY

Astronaut's radiation study will be critical for Mars mission
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Apr 10, 2013 As space exploration inches closer to Mars, research into space radiation will become increasingly critical, says ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang, who was intr ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Belarus, Russia to Create New Satellite Grouping
Belarus and Russia are planning to set up an advanced civilian satellite grouping, Pyotr Vityaz, a spokesman for the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences, said on Tuesday. At present, the B ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION

Satellite Sandwich Technique Improves Analysis of Geographical Data
For the sandwich, you want rich and sweet flavors, blended into a smooth, creamy texture - and you want it all in one convenient package. That's similar to how you want the satellite data, and Bo Ya ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Trump announces replacement of top US military officer with 3 Star General
Trump fires top-ranked US military officer as shake-ups spread
U.S. officials reportedly push back on G7 language labeling Russia an 'aggressor'
EARTH OBSERVATION

RADARSAT-1 Malfunction
On March 29, 2013, Canada's first Earth Observation satellite, RADARSAT-1, experienced a technical anomaly. As a result it entered into "safe mode", a semi-dormant state by which the spacecraf ... more
VSAT NEWS

SES and SkyStream renew multi-year deal to expand VSAT networks in the Middle East
SES reports that SkyStream FZ LLC has renewed a multi-year deal on SES' NSS-6 satellite at 95 degrees East to provide reliable connectivity to its maritime, and oil and gas customers via secure VSAT ... more
SPACE TRAVEL

Underwater for outer space
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet waves as he descends to a mockup of the International Space Station at NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, USA. Training underwater is as close as it ge ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Suzaku 'Post-mortem' Yields Insight into Kepler's Supernova
An exploding star observed in 1604 by the German astronomer Johannes Kepler held a greater fraction of heavy elements than the sun, according to an analysis of X-ray observations from the Japan-led ... more
VSAT NEWS

KVH Introduces New TracPhone V3IP for mini-VSAT Broadband Service
As part of its commitment to bringing reliable, fast, affordable broadband connections to mariners, KVH Industries introduced the TracPhone V3IP terminal for its mini-VSAT Broadband service. T ... more
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US National Park workers reckon with fear, anger after layoffs
Glacial Fracking Identified as Undetected Arctic Methane Source
Morocco overturns deportation Uyghur man wanted in China
EARTH OBSERVATION

Ball Aerospace Begins Integration Phase for DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 Satellite
Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has begun integration for WorldView-3, the next generation commercial remote-sensing satellite being built for DigitalGlobe, a leading global provider of high-r ... more
EXO WORLDS

Retired Star Found With Planets And Debris Disc
ESA's Herschel space observatory has provided the first images of a dust belt - produced by colliding comets or asteroids - orbiting a subgiant star known to host a planetary system. After bil ... more
MOON DAILY

Characterizing The Lunar Radiation Environment
The radiation environment near the Moon could be damaging to humans and electronics on future missions. To characterize this potentially hazardous environment, the Cosmic Ray Telescope for the ... more
MOON DAILY
Characterizing The Lunar Radiation Environment

Russia rekindles Moon exploration program, intends setting up first human outposts there

Pre-existing mineralogy may survive lunar impacts


MOON DAILY
Astronaut's radiation study will be critical for Mars mission

Registration Opens for NASA Night Rover Energy Challenge

Shaking ExoMars


MOON DAILY
Underwater for outer space

NASA Celebrates Four Decades of Plucky Pioneer 11

Boeing Completes Preliminary Design Review for Connection Between CST-100 Spacecraft and Rocket


MOON DAILY
Shenzhou's Shadow Crew

Shenzhou 10 sent to launch site

China's Next Women Astronauts

SPACE TRAVEL

NASA Celebrates Four Decades of Plucky Pioneer 11
Forty years ago, on April 5, 1973, a small, ambitious spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, heading towards the third-brightest point of light in the night sky. Following in the footsteps of its ... more
RUSSIAN SPACE

Russian Space Program to Focus on Landing Missions
Landing missions to celestial bodies in the Solar System will form the backbone of Russia's space research program in the coming decades, a prominent Russian expert said Monday. "We've found o ... more
STATION NEWS

Spooky action at a distance aboard the ISS
Albert Einstein famously described quantum entanglement as "spooky action at distance"; however, up until now experiments that examine this peculiar aspect of physics have been limited to relatively ... more
MARSDAILY

Remaining Martian Atmosphere Still Dynamic
Mars has lost much of its original atmosphere, but what's left remains quite active, recent findings from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity indicate. Rover team members reported diverse findings at the Eu ... more
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MARSDAILY

Shaking ExoMars

IRON AND ICE

The Space Cowboys are Back

ROCKET SCIENCE

Space Shuttle substitute makes headway

EXO WORLDS

The Great Exoplanet Debate

MARSDAILY

Registration Opens for NASA Night Rover Energy Challenge

IRON AND ICE

More Treasures from Asteroids

ROCKET SCIENCE

NASA Commercial Crew Partner Boeing Completes Launch Vehicle Adapter Review

CLIMATE SCIENCE

Ancient climate questions could improve today's climate predictions

MOON DAILY

Russia rekindles Moon exploration program, intends setting up first human outposts there

STELLAR CHEMISTRY

NASA Taps the Power of Zombie Stars in Two-in-One Instrument

Observationally Confirmed Supernova Explosion of a Yellow Supergiant Star

A meteorite mystery from Mercury?

New Live Bi-ocular Animations of Two Oceans Now Available

NASA wants to tow an asteroid to the moon: senator

Boeing Completes Preliminary Design Review for Connection Between CST-100 Spacecraft and Rocket

NASA Selects Explorer Investigations for Formulation

Ancient pool of warm water questions current climate models

Temperature difference between hemispheres could shift rainfall patterns

Building quantum states with individual silicon atoms

US boosts missile defence, N. Korea warns of nuclear strike

Gilat Showcases its Lightweight Compact Satellite Communications Solution for UAVs at LAAD 2013

Watching over you

First Light for ISERV Pathfinder, Space Station's Newest 'Eye' on Earth

Earth is 'Lazy' When Forming Faults Like Those Near San Andreas

A giant step toward miniaturization

CWRU-led scientists build material that mimics squid beak

On wings of light

Quantum tricks drive magnetic switching into the fast lane

ORNL microscopy uncovers "dancing" silicon atoms in graphene

Wing adopts new space surveillance mission

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