Space OR Planetary Science - Google News for Wednesday 23 December 2015

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All the Year's Kickbutt Science From Space - WIRED

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 11:04 AM PST
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WIRED
All the Years Kickbutt Science From Space
WIRED
Caption: Pluto. As a space object, Pluto pretty much has everything going
for it. Underdog status? Check. Well-nigh unreachable position in the solar
system? Check. Angry planetary scientists arguing over a pointless but
nevertheless highly publicized ...
Updated: NASA delays Mars InSight missionScience /AAAS
The White House Science Czar Talks SpaceTIME
Coming In 2016: A Second Act For Space ExplorationPopular Science
Space.com -NPR -The Planetary Society (blog)
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NASA's earliest Christmases in Space Weren't All Merry - Popular Science

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 08:27 AM PST
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Science World Report
NASAs earliest Christmases in Space Werent All Merry
Popular Science
Christmas, for space fans, is often synonymous with Apollo 8, the first
manned mission NASA launched to the Moon in 1968. But it also brings to
mind the first ever live concert in space, Gemini 6s static rendition of
Jingle Bells. The mission broke ...
Christmas Asteroid to Speed by Earth at 6.8 Million MilesScience World
Report
Rare Cold Moon Set To Appear On Christmas DayScience Times
Asteroid to Pass by Earth on Christmas Eve (But Not Destroy It)NBCNews.com
Space.com
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Video: Watch 60 years of space junk accumulate in 1 minute - Science /AAAS

Posted: 22 Dec 2015 10:07 AM PST
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Science /AAAS
Video: Watch 60 years of space junk accumulate in 1 minute
Science /AAAS
Humans are messy, and not just here on Earth. Now, you can see all the junk
weve launched into space for yourself with a data-driven animation created
for the United Kingdoms Royal Institution by Stuart Grey, an astronomer at
University College London.



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Planetary science: Mars on dry ice - Nature.com

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 09:16 AM PST
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Nature.com
Planetary science: Mars on dry ice
Nature.com
Martian gullies have been seen as evidence for past surface water runoff.
However, numerical modelling now suggests that accumulation and sublimation
of carbon dioxide ice, rather than overland flow of liquid water, may be
driving modern gully formation.
Water On Mars: Martian Gullies Contain No Water Study RevealsScience World
Report

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Scientists say "forbidden substances" may be contained in the interior
of ... - TASS

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 11:22 AM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...science/846462


TASS
Scientists say "forbidden substances" may be contained in the interior
of ...
TASS
MOSCOW, December 23. /TASS/. Using mathematical models, scientists
have "looked" into the interior of super-Earths and discovered that they
may contain compounds that are forbidden by the rules of classical
chemistry - and the presence of newly ...



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Department of Energy begins making plutonium destined for deep space -
Christian Science Monitor

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 01:25 PM PST
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Christian Science Monitor
Department of Energy begins making plutonium destined for deep space
Christian Science Monitor
"Radioisotope power systems are a key tool to power the next generation of
planetary orbiters, landers and rovers in our quest to unravel the
mysteries of the universe," he said. Right now, NASA only has ... "As we
seek to expand our knowledge of the ...
Department of Energy Produces Plutonium for NASAs Future Deep-Space
MissionsUniversity Herald
Plutonium-238 Is Produced In America For The First Time In Almost 30
YearsPopular Science
Mars Needs Plutonium, So DOE Just Made SomeForbes
GeekWire -Energy.gov (blog) -EurekAlert (press release)
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UNBC prof joins international space-science group - Prince George Citizen

Posted: 22 Dec 2015 09:57 PM PST
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UNBC prof joins international space-science group
Prince George Citizen
"Even though we tend to think of space as empty theres actually a lot of
molecules there and they do a lot of interesting things but they do them in
such ways that we cannot easily study in the lab so thats where theoretical
work comes into play and ...



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Tim Peake sends Christmas video message from International Space Station -
The Independent

Posted: 22 Dec 2015 04:00 AM PST
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The Independent
Tim Peake sends Christmas video message from International Space Station
The Independent
Colonel Tim Kopra commented: “First off we would like to say how much of a
privilege it is to serve on the International Space Station, and how
grateful we are to the teams on the ground that support our flying here, as
well as all the sciences on ...
Astronaut Mark Kelly On Life In SpacePopular Science
Timelapse highlights as Tim Peake assists on space walkBBC News
Tim Peake sends Christmas card video message from International Space
StationTelegraph.co.uk
Christian Science Monitor -The Guardian -BBC News
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How to Halt a Solar Eruption: New Mechanism Discovered - Science World
Report

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 04:10 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...discovered.htm


Science World Report
How to Halt a Solar Eruption: New Mechanism Discovered
Science World Report
NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X2.0-class solar
flare bursting off the lower right side of the sun on Oct. 27, 2014.
Scientists have discovered a mechanism that actually halts solar eruptions.
The findings may allow ...

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Cassini Completes Close Enceladus Flyby Mission - Science World Report

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 11:44 AM PST
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Science World Report
Cassini Completes Close Enceladus Flyby Mission
Science World Report
NASA has delayed the launch of its new InSight mission to Mars. But what
does that mean for the mission, and why did it occur? The decision follows
unsuccessful attempts to repair a leak in a section of the prime instrument
in the science payload.
NASAs Cassini Spacecraft Makes Final Visit to Saturns Moon
EnceladusSci-News.com
Alluring Enceladus: How a tiny moon has kindled scientists
imaginationChristian Science Monitor
Cassini bids farewell to Enceladus with one final flybyRedOrbit
Fox News -Gizmodo Australia
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