Space News From SpaceDaily.Com

May 03, 2013

Studying meteorites may reveal Mars' secrets of life
East Lansing MI (SPX) May 03, 2013
In an effort to determine if conditions were ever right on Mars to sustain life, a team of scientists, including a Michigan State University professor, has examined a meteorite that formed on the red planet more than a billion years ago. And although this team's work is not specifically solving the mystery, it is laying the groundwork for future researchers to answer this age-old question. The problem, said MSU geological sciences professor Michael Velbel, is that most meteorites that origin ... read more

Previous Issues

May 02

May 01

Apr 30

Apr 29

Apr 26

Cluster hears the heartbeat of magnetic reconnection For the first time, scientists have resolved the detailed structure of the core region where magnetic reconnection takes place in the magnetosphere of Earth using unprecedented wave measurements. ... more		How the Density of Exoplanets' Atmospheres Weighs on the Odds for Alien Life At this early stage in the search for extraterrestrial life in our solar system and beyond, the emphasis is on liquid water. Where it can exist on a planet's or moon's surface, so the thinking goes, ... more		Vega is readied for its May 3 liftoff with a three satellite international payload The second Vega mission from French Guiana has entered its final preparation phase as the lightweight launcher is readied for a nighttime liftoff on May 3 with a trio of satellites as its payload. ... more
				Success Continues as NASA's Orion Parachute Tests Get More Difficult A test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft safely landed during a simulation of two types of parachute failures Wednesday. In the test, conducted in Yuma, Ariz., the mock capsule was traveling about ... more		See Saturn at its Best and Brightest The Solar System is a beautiful place filled with wonders that NASA space probes are only beginning to discover. There's a tendency, though, for people to become indifferent; every year Hubble, Cass ... more

Responsive Access To Space And Space Materials Symposiums

NASA Invites Public to Send Names And Messages to Mars NASA is inviting members of the public to submit their names and a personal message online for a DVD to be carried aboard a spacecraft that will study the Martian upper atmosphere. Scheduled f ... more		China launches communications satellite China launched a communications satellite, "Zhongxing-11", at 0:06 a.m. Thursday (Beijing time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. "Zhongxing-11" w ... more		Tusk says Europe aware ties with US have entered 'new phase' China condemns US after 'Taiwan independence' cut from govt site EU to relax spending rules to boost defence investment		Lockheed Martin Receives NASA Mission Operations Contract Extension Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $166.8 million contract option from NASA for facilities development and operations at Johnson Space Center that support human spaceflight. The one-year contr ... more
				NASA Rover Prototype Set to Explore Greenland Ice Sheet NASA's newest scientific rover is set for testing May 3 through June 8 in the highest part of Greenland. The robot known as GROVER, which stands for both Greenland Rover and Goddard Remotely Operate ... more		New dark matter detector begins search for invisible particles Scientists this week heard their first pops in an experiment that searches for signs of dark matter in the form of tiny bubbles. Scientists will need further analysis to discern whether dark matter ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Solar systems for home and business installations

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Nine-Year-Old Names Target of UA-led NASA Mission The target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is an asteroid that has had the provisional name (101955) 1999 RQ36. Believing the asteroid deserved a more memorable name, the OSIRIS-REx team, led by the ... more		Spatial Dual Offers Dual Antenna For GNSS/INS Advanced Navigation has announced the release of Spatial Dual, their new dual antenna GNSS/INS. Spatial Dual is a ruggedized miniature GPS aided inertial navigation system and AHRS that provides acc ... more		Antarctica's Only Native Insect Adapts to Extreme Climate with Unique Dormancy Strategy Little Scope for Large-Scale Climate Plantations Without Breaching Planetary Boundaries Research reveals how Earth got its ice caps		Pay-TV giant BSkyB reports 7% increase in net profits British pay-TV firm BSkyB said Thursday that net profits rose seven percent in the first nine months of the group's financial year on the back of rising subscriber revenues, and despite the difficult economic climate. ... more
				NASA says Mars rover Opportunity back on the job after standby time NASA says the Opportunity rover on Mars is back under Earth control after having been in standby mode while Mars passed behind the sun, blocking communications. ... more		The Well-Built Italian The name "VEGA" is an acronym for Vettore Europeo di Generazione Avanzata, which translates to "Advanced Generation European Carrier Rocket." VEGA is a new, expendable space launch vehicle now in us ... more

Scientists Use Laser to Find Soviet Moon Rover

Characterizing The Lunar Radiation Environment

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

NASA says Mars rover Opportunity back on the job after standby time

Opportunity in Standby as Commanding Moratorium Ends

NASA Invites Public to Send Names And Messages to Mars

Lockheed Martin Receives NASA Mission Operations Contract Extension

Success Continues as NASA's Orion Parachute Tests Get More Difficult

Outside View: Patents laws and suffering innovators

China launches communications satellite

On Course for Shenzhou 10

Yuanwang III, VI depart for space-tracking missions

	On Course for Shenzhou 10 In a matter of weeks, the longest Chinese human space mission to date will lift off from a launchpad in Jiuquan. The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft will carry two men and one woman to a rendezvous with the ... more		VLA Gives Deep, Detailed Image of Distant Universe Staring at a small patch of sky for more than 50 hours with the ultra-sensitive Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), astronomers have for the first time identified discrete sources that account fo ... more		Herschel Closes Its Eyes On The Universe Herschel ESA's Herschel space observatory has exhausted its supply of liquid helium coolant, ending more than three years of pioneering observations of the cool universe. The event was not une ... more		Checkout is underway with O3b Networks' four satellites to be orbited on the next Arianespace Soyuz launch The first four satellites to serve O3b Networks in providing emerging market connectivity worldwide have entered their checkout phase at the Spaceport, readying them for a June flight on Arianespace ... more

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Scientists Use Laser to Find Soviet Moon Rover		Astronaut Finds 'Bullet Hole' in ISS Solar Panel		Cassini Gets Close-Up Views of Large Hurricane on Saturn		Raytheon completes second launch exercise for next generation GPS satellites		NordNet Deploys Gilat's SkyEdge II-c VSATs
Giant Gas Cloud in System NGC 6240		Two New Exoplanets Detected with Kepler, SOPHIE and HARPS-N		NASA to pay Russia $424 mln more for lift into space		DARPA Seeks Clean-Slate Ideas For Mobile Ad Hoc Networks		Sagetech Delivers NextGen Technology for Satellite Constellation

High performance semiconductor spray paint could be a game changer for organic electronics

Northrop Grumman Selected to Complete JCREW I1B1 Development

Robot-building helps Canadian kids develop skills for high-tech world

Opportunity in Standby as Commanding Moratorium Ends

World's major development banks look closer at Earth observation

Outside View: Drones: Say it with figures

SNC's Hybrid Rocket Engines Power SpaceShipTwo on its First Powered Flight Test

NASA Extends Crew Flight Contract with Russian Space Agency

Hot-fire Tests Steering the Future of NASA's Space Launch System Engines

Orbital Selected By NASA To Build Icon Space Weather Satellite

The Day NASA's Fermi Dodged a 1.5-ton Bullet

Saturn's youthful appearance explained

Does antimatter fall up or down

China Successfully Sends First Gaofen Satellite Into Space

Apollo-Era Test Stand Being Prepared for SLS Core Stage Testing

China launches high-definition earth observation satellite

Solar Eclipse to Sweep Across Australia, Pacific Islands

Russia Launches New GLONASS-M Satellite

DARPA Announces Winner of the First FANG Challenge

SpaceShipTwo Breaks Sound Barrier In First Rocket-Powered Flight

Free Newsletters - Space - Defense - Environment - Energy

Buy Advertising

Media Advertising Kit

Editorial & Other Enquiries

Privacy statement

The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2013 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement