Space OR Planetary Science - Google News for Tuesday 18 November 2014

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NASA's RapidScat Ocean Wind Watcher Starts Earth Science Operations at ...
- Universe Today

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 08:54 PM PST
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Universe Today
NASAs RapidScat Ocean Wind Watcher Starts Earth Science Operations at ...
Universe Today
Barely two months after being launched to the International Space Station
(ISS), NASAs first science payload aimed at conducting Earth science from
the stations exterior has started its ocean wind monitoring operations two
months ahead of schedule ...
Worlds First Zero-Gravity 3D Printer Installed on Space StationSpace.com
NASA Installs First Zero-Gravity 3D Printer on International Space
StationNDTV
Expedition 41′s Barry Wilmore installs 3D printer in International Space
StationSpaceFlight Insider
eFinance Hub -Phys.Org
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'Interstellar': The Cinema of Physicists - New York Times

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 01:11 PM PST
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Telegraph.co.uk
Interstellar: The Cinema of Physicists
New York Times
This is the world of “Interstellar,� the space thriller directed by
Christopher Nolan, of “Inception� and “The Dark Knight� fame, and written
by him and his brother Jonathan, that hit theaters in a tsunami of
publicity this month. Ive been looking ...
The science of Interstellar: fact or fiction?Telegraph.co.uk
Proof the wormhole in Interstellar looks legitUSA TODAY
Interstellar: Imperfect Epic Addresses Big Questions About the Future,
Time ...Huffington Post
Northampton Herald and Post
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Scientists Create Global Geologic Map of Asteroid Vesta - Sci-News.com

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 01:51 PM PST
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Sci-News.com
Scientists Create Global Geologic Map of Asteroid Vesta
Sci-News.com
An age in years is quite difficult to determine because the samples
scientists have from Vesta – the so-called howardite-eucrite-diogenite
meteorites – do not show a clear formation age that can be linked to
specific features on the asteroid. “So ...
Scientists Map the Geologic History of Asteroid VestaScience World Report
Geologic Maps Of Vesta From NASAs Dawn Mission PublishedRedOrbit
Asteroid Vesta now has its own geologic mapsEarthSky
NBCNews.com -Phys.Org
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Scientists Discover New Technique to Detect Dark Matter - Science World
Report

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 08:27 AM PST
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Science World Report
Scientists Discover New Technique to Detect Dark Matter
Science World Report
This image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 1132 combines an image from NASAs
/Chandra X-Ray Observatory/ obtained in 2004 with images from the /Hubble
Space Telescope/ made in 2005 and 2006 in green and near-infrared light.
(Photo : NASA, ESA, M.

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Drilling into moon's surface is next space dream for British scientists -
The Australian

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 04:08 PM PST
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The Guardian
Drilling into moons surface is next space dream for British scientists
The Australian
Richard Holdaway, space director at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near
Oxford and a mission adviser, said: “Theres a lot of science thats been
carried out on the Moon, but never below the surface.� The leading theory
for the Moons origin is the ...
Crowdfunded lunar mission aims to put donors hair on the moonThe Guardian
Hair-raising moon shot to cache your DNA – for cashNew Scientist
Israeli XPrize Mission Science Twist: Map Lunar Magnetism (Op-Ed)Yahoo News
NBCNews.com -Chinatopix -BBC News
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NASA Planetary Scientists Come to New Zealand - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 01:25 PM PST
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NASA Planetary Scientists Come to New Zealand
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The expedition is part of NASAs Spaceward Bound programme, uniting teachers
and research scientists in field activities and, ultimately, bringing the
excitement of space exploration to New Zealand students. Dr. Kathy
Campbell, a professor from the ...



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Philae Lander Nears a Cosmic Touchdown - New York Times

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 07:43 AM PST
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The Economist
Philae Lander Nears a Cosmic Touchdown
New York Times
In its 10-year chase of a comet, the European Space Agencys ambitious
Rosetta mission has pushed the edges of engineering ingenuity. After three
slingshot ... Planetary scientists have never had a look at a comet so
close up for so long. Previous ...
Touchdown! Comet Landing to Offer Clues to Solar Systems BirthNational
Geographic
Cometary scienceThe Economist
Comet 67P becomes landing site for Philae in historic touchdownThe Guardian
Boston Globe -BBC News
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"Our Lander's Asleep": Philae Delivers Science as Batteries Fade - National
Geographic

Posted: 15 Nov 2014 10:23 AM PST
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National Geographic
"Our Landers Asleep": Philae Delivers Science as Batteries Fade
National Geographic
"It was a very successful mission; it has returned a lot of great data
already," said space scientist Alan Stern of the Southwest Research
Institute in Boulder, Colorado, a member of the Rosetta science team. When
Rosetta was originally designed more ...
Rosetta Mission: European Space Agency Scientists Worry Philae Probe
Is ...Wall Street Journal
Comet lander completes initial phase of its missionBoston Globe
Space Agency: Now-Silent Lander Does Main TasksABC News
Sci-News.com -The Independent
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Orbital Sciences (ORB) Receives NASA Contract for Science Balloon
Operations ... - StreetInsider.com (subscription)

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 09:54 AM PST
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Loudoun Times-Mirror
Orbital Sciences (ORB) Receives NASA Contract for Science Balloon
Operations ...
StreetInsider.com (subscription)
Orbital Sciences (NYSE: ORB) announced that its Technical Services Division
(TSD) in Greenbelt, MD was awarded a contract by the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) to operate the space agencys Science
Balloon Operations program.
Orbital Awarded Contract by NASA for Scientific Balloon
OperationsFinances.com

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