Space OR Planetary Science - Google News for Friday 5 February 2016

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NASA's Record Holding Space Missions - KQED

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 01:55 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...pace-missions/


KQED
NASAs Record Holding Space Missions
KQED
When it comes to space exploration, there have never been as many exciting
reports from space as there are right now. And were not only talking about
amazing celestial body discoveries, but also records of distance, time, and
the sheer volume of data ...

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Saturn's B Ring Surprises Planetary Scientists - Sci-News.com

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 05:36 AM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...sts-03614.html


Sci-News.com
Saturns B Ring Surprises Planetary Scientists
Sci-News.com
A team of planetary researchers from the United States has found
surprisingly little correlation between how dense a Saturns ring might
appear to be and the amount of material it contains. Saturns ... Image
credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science ...
Cassini Discovers Saturns Rings Have Been Tricking EveryoneScience World
Report
Saturns Ring Puffs Itself Up With Optical IllusionNational Geographic
Saturn ring density is an illusionEarthSky
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BBC To Beam Live Rugby Broadcast Into Space - Tech Times

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 02:12 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...cast-space.htm


Tech Times
BBC To Beam Live Rugby Broadcast Into Space
Tech Times
As well as it being a first for BBC, watching the rugby match from space
will join Peakes running list of other firsts. He was the first official
British astronaut to visit the ISS (which has been his home since December)
and has plans to become to ...

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Asteroid mining is not science fiction - Financial Times

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 04:18 AM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...ce4e953a0.html


Financial Times
Asteroid mining is not science fiction
Financial Times
It is the main focus of two US companies, Planetary Resources and Deep
Space Industries, which have attracted substantial private investment.
Planetary Resources has brought in not only wealthy individuals such as
Google founder Larry Page, who could ...

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Star Turbulence: What Happens when Two Stars Approach One Another - Science
World Report

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 07:37 AM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...ne-another.htm


Science World Report
Star Turbulence: What Happens when Two Stars Approach One Another
Science World Report
Now, scientists have taken a closer look at what happens when two stars
approach one other. Like Us ... For more great science stories and general
news, please visit our sister site, Headlines and Global News (HNGN). ...
Could Jupiter be a planetary ...

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An Expanding Universe of Space Apps - New York Times

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 08:29 AM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...pace-apps.html


New York Times
An Expanding Universe of Space Apps
New York Times
While the NASA apps offer interesting photos of our planet snapped from
space, for a truly 21st-century space image experience check out EO Science
2.0 AR from the European Space Agency (free on iOS and Android). To use it,
you first print out a ...

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