Space OR Planetary Science - Google News for Friday 17 October 2014

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ACTC, Morehead State ink transfer agreement for space science - The
Independent

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 12:57 PM PDT
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ACTC, Morehead State ink transfer agreement for space science
The Independent
COALTON Students looking for careers in space now can get their start at
Ashland Community and Technical College and then complete their degrees in
Morehead State Universitys acclaimed space science program. The two
institutions signed agreements ...
MSU signs Space Science transfer agreement with ACTCMorehead State
University News

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Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Returns to Earth After Nearly Two Years -
NBCNews.com

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 05:43 PM PDT
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Florida Today
Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Returns to Earth After Nearly Two Years
NBCNews.com
No one seems to know much about the Air Forces X-37B secret space plane
except that it appears to be working exactly as designed. The unmanned
Boeing-built craft, which resembles a miniature space shuttle, returned to
Earth on Friday after nearly two ...
X-37B Space Plane Returns: 5 Theories About Its Secret
MissionLiveScience.com
Secretive X-37B space plane lands after 2 yearsFlorida Today
Top-secret space plane lands on California coastWKYC-TV
Gizmodo
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Art and science blend together at planetary exhibit - Arizona Daily Wildcat

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 12:02 AM PDT
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Arizona Daily Wildcat
Art and science blend together at planetary exhibit
Arizona Daily Wildcat
It may be hard to think about the fields of art and science may having
anything in common, but the Art of Planetary Science exhibit is meant to
fuse these two disciplines in ways never before imagined. The program is in
its second year at the UA and ...



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Comet's Mars Flyby Sunday Has Scientists Abuzz - Space.com

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 04:43 AM PDT
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The Space Reporter
Comets Mars Flyby Sunday Has Scientists Abuzz
Space.com
"On Oct. 19, were going to observe an event that happens maybe once every
million years," Jim Green, director of NASAs planetary science division,
said in a news conference earlier this month. "This is an absolutely
spectacular event." [See photos of ...
Once in million years: Comet buzzing Mars on Sun.U.S. News & World Report
Comet takes near-miss route to MarsWCNC
Comet Siding Spring Skims Past MarsSky & Telescope
The Space Reporter
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Intuitive Machines to Provide Science Sample Return Vehicle for
International ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 08:37 AM PDT
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Space Ref (press release)
Intuitive Machines to Provide Science Sample Return Vehicle for
International ...
PR Newswire (press release)
HOUSTON, Oct. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston based technology solutions
company, Intuitive Machines, LLC in cooperation with National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) has been selected by the Center for the
Advancement of Science in ...
Intuitive Machines to Provide Science Sample Return Vehicle for ISS
National ...Space Ref (press release)
The Space Station will soon have a same-day delivery serviceExtremeTech
CASIS Awards New Grants for ISS TechPC Magazine
Automation World
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Saturn's Moon Mimas May Have 'Life-Friendly' Underground Ocean -
Sci-News.com

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 05:30 AM PDT
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Sci-News.com
Saturns Moon Mimas May Have Life-Friendly Underground Ocean
Sci-News.com
.... smaller craters; scientists interpret this darkening as evidence for
the gradual concentration of impurities from evaporating icy materials in
areas where the dark impurities slide slowly down the crater wall. Image
credit: NASA / JPL / Space ...
Does Mimas have an ocean under an icy cap?Science AAAS
Cassini Caught In Hyperions Particle BeamRedOrbit
Saturn Moon May Hide a Fossil Core or an OceanSpace Fellowship
Science Times -Space.com -Smithsonian
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Diamond thread could make space elevator possible - CBC.ca

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 10:13 AM PDT
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CBC.ca
Diamond thread could make space elevator possible
CBC.ca
For 100 years, futurists have dreamed about a device that could take people
and goods into space without the use of expensive rockets or spaceships.
The key component of such a space elevator would be an ultra-strong,
36,000-kilometre cable. One end ...