Space OR Planetary Science - Google News for Tuesday 17 November 2015

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Space Mining Bill Passes In Congress - Popular Science

Posted: 17 Nov 2015 01:11 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...ce-mining-bill


Popular Science
Space Mining Bill Passes In Congress
Popular Science
"Academia is pretty much split right down the middle on this," Michael
Listner, lawyer and founder of the consulting firm Space Law and Policy
Solutions, told Popular Science during an interview in September. "When you
have that much dissent, you have ...
Private space companies avoid FAA oversight again, with Congress
blessingThe Verge
House Sends Crucial Commercial Space Bill to Presidents DeskSpace Ref
(press release)
Ted Cruz helped write & pass U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness
ActExaminer.com

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Mikulski Vows To Balance NASA Science and Exploration Funding - SpaceNews

Posted: 17 Nov 2015 04:13 AM PST
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Mikulski Vows To Balance NASA Science and Exploration Funding
SpaceNews
“Were looking at what it is we need to do to maintain a balanced a space
program,� she said. She cited again human space exploration programs and
space science as well as NASAs commercial crew effort as priorities. “Were
looing now at how we can use ...

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First flowers to bloom in space on the International Space Station -
Christian Science Monitor

Posted: 17 Nov 2015 11:42 AM PST
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Christian Science Monitor
First flowers to bloom in space on the International Space Station
Christian Science Monitor
“I think having this fresh food source available is going to be critical,�
Gioia Massa, a project scientist at NASA Kennedy Space Center and the
brainchild behind Veggie, told The Christian Science Monitor in a phone
interview. Astronauts have a lot of ...
International Space Station suffers short circuitCBC.ca
The third brightest object in the skyThe Guardian
Astronaut tweets photo of MI from spaceTV Newsroom
Tech Times -I-Connect007 -Science World Report -NASA Blogs
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Soviet Space Station Fired A Gun In Orbit - Popular Science

Posted: 17 Nov 2015 10:52 AM PST
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Soviet Space Station Fired A Gun In Orbit
Popular Science
Officially, space is a weapons-free zone. As spelled out in the United
Nations Outer Space Treaty, the heavens beyond earth are to remain free of
weapons, weapons testing, and fortification. Both the United States and The
Soviet Union signed the treaty ...

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Q&A With A Space Artist - Popular Science

Posted: 17 Nov 2015 06:17 AM PST
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Q&A With A Space Artist
Popular Science
The longtime space aficionado learned to piece together mosaics by
combining hundreds of NASA images into one planetary landscape. Spacecraft
typically record in various color filters to see different elements of the
same view. By overlaying them ...



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Siberian scientists plan to clone extinct cave lions - TASS

Posted: 17 Nov 2015 06:29 AM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...science/837227


TASS
Siberian scientists plan to clone extinct cave lions
TASS
YAKUTSK, November 17. /TASS/. Scientists in the east Siberian republic of
Yakutia will make an attempt to clone cave lions, who inhabited its
territory some 10,000-20,000 years ago, the local Academy of Sciences said
on Tuesday. "Two well-preserved ...

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Russia involves 10 reconnaissance satellites in Syria operation - General
Staff - TASS

Posted: 17 Nov 2015 07:31 AM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...science/837273


TASS
Russia involves 10 reconnaissance satellites in Syria operation — General
Staff
TASS
MOSCOW, November 17. /TASS/. Russia has involved ten reconnaissance
satellites to provide support for its operation against terrorists in
Syria, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said on
Tuesday. "Efforts continue to enhance ...

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Collision On Main-Belt Asteroid: Astronomers Find Collision Evidence -
Science World Report

Posted: 17 Nov 2015 07:57 AM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...d-evidence.htm


Science World Report
Collision On Main-Belt Asteroid: Astronomers Find Collision Evidence
Science World Report
The asteroid was identified as 493 Griseldis, which was reportedly hit by
another space object, possibly another asteroid, in March, according to a
news release. 493 Griseldis is a relatively dark main-belt asteroid, which
is found between the orbits ...



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Where Will the 1st Astronauts on Mars Land? - Space.com

Posted: 17 Nov 2015 01:47 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...-workshop.html


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Where Will the 1st Astronauts on Mars Land?
Space.com
The workshop was "historic," said James Green, director of planetary
science at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. "Its really the start of
making Mars real … identifying the real locations for us to be able to
land, work and do our science." "It ...
NASA Teams Up With Universities to Prep Robots for Space
ExplorationNBCNews.com
Watch: ISS Astronauts Eat Space-Grown Lettuce for the First TimeOuter Places
Nasa gives Valkyrie robots to universities to train for mission to
MarsDaily Mail
Mirror.co.uk -London Free Press
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