Space OR Planetary Science - Google News for Tuesday 6 January 2015

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Two astronauts to spend a year in space - The Guardian

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 05:33 AM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...-space-station


The Guardian
Two astronauts to spend a year in space
The Guardian
The space station programme provides us a robust framework for
international collaboration that enables us to realise tremendous returns
from such an experience.� John Charles, chief of the programmes
International Science Office, said data from six ...

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1000 Alien Planets! NASA's Kepler Space Telescope Hits Big Milestone -
Space.com

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 11:22 AM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...xoplanets.html


Science World Report
1000 Alien Planets! NASAs Kepler Space Telescope Hits Big Milestone
Space.com
NASAs Kepler spacecraft has discovered its 1,000th alien planet, further
cementing the prolific exoplanet-hunting missions status as a space-science
legend. Kepler reached the milestone today (Jan. 6) with the announcement
of eight newly confirmed ...
The Recipe for Alien Earths: Scientists Examine Earth-like WorldsScience
World Report
Earthlike Worlds Boost Kepler Probes Exoplanet Tally Past 1000NBCNews.com
So Many Earth-Like Planets, So Few TelescopesNew York Times
The Guardian -Science AAAS -National Geographic
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Mars Rover Curiosity Mission Gets New Science Chief - Space.com

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:01 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...scientist.html


Mars Rover Curiosity Mission Gets New Science Chief
Space.com
"John Grotzinger put his heart and soul into Curiosity for seven years,
leaving a legacy of success and scientific achievement," Vasavada said in a
statement. "Now I look forward to continuing our expedition to Mars ancient
past, with a healthy rover ...
Mars Science Laboratory Project Has a New Project ScientistSpace Ref (press
release)

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Student Scientists Persevere, Ready to Launch Experiments to Space Station
- Space Daily

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 10:17 PM PST
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San Francisco Examiner
Student Scientists Persevere, Ready to Launch Experiments to Space Station
Space Daily
Students will look to the skies this week when SpaceXs fifth commercial
resupply services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station lifts
off at 6:20 a.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 6, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
in Florida. SpaceXs Dragon ...
SpaceXs Next Frontier: Landing a Rocket on EarthNew York Times
Rocket problem postpones SpaceX launch to space stationSan Francisco
Examiner
SpaceX Gets Set for Unprecedented Rocket Landing: Follow Along
OnlineNBCNews.com
Space Fellowship
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Speakers at Science Congress says ancient India mastered advanced space ...
- Ancient Origins

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 01:32 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...-flight-020155


Ancient Origins
Speakers at Science Congress says ancient India mastered advanced space ...
Ancient Origins
A controversial paper presented at the prestigious science conference, the
102nd Indian Science Congress in Mumbai, claims human aviation and advanced
space flight was achieved and mastered by the ancient Indians, thousands of
years before the ...

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2007 Shoemaker Grant Still Yielding Asteroid Science - The Planetary
Society (blog)

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:20 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...ps-giving.html


2007 Shoemaker Grant Still Yielding Asteroid Science
The Planetary Society (blog)
This is part of a series of updates direct from our Shoemaker NEO Grant
winners showing their recent progress in defending the Earth from
asteroids, in part using grant money from The Planetary Society. The
Shoemaker NEO Grant winners, mostly very ...



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NASA To Launch Satellite to Analyze Moisture Content of Earth - Science
Times

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 01:23 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...t-of-earth.htm


Science Times
NASA To Launch Satellite to Analyze Moisture Content of Earth
Science Times
If you need to know if the plants in your house need watering, all you have
to do is stick your finger into the soil. The same goes for your lawn.
However, if you want to check the soil moisture in Dubai, that might be a
bit trickier. But not for long ...
Nasas space lasso set to launch and could help us cope with natural
disastersDaily Mail

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