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3D-Printed Drone Launched From British Navy Warship
Tech Times - 24 Jul 2015 02:48
A 3D-printed drone has been launched from a British warship in an effort to prove how efficient and low-cost it is to 3D print drones on demand rather than ordering them to be built for millions of dollars.
How an accidental discovery became the key to understanding the universe
Phys.org - 24 Jul 2015 14:40
Fifty years ago, Bob Dylan had only just gone electric, mankind had yet to take its great leap and many people thought the Big Bang was something that happened when you burst a Big Balloon.
NASA's Curiosity rover inspects unusual bedrock
Phys.org - 24 Jul 2015 14:20
Approaching the third anniversary of its landing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has found a target unlike anything it has studied before--bedrock with surprisingly high levels of silica. Silica is a rock-forming co...
Amazing Photos of Pluto Reveal Glaciers and Hazy Atmosphere
SPACE.com - 24 Jul 2015 23:45
Amazing new photos of Pluto from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft show a dwarf planet covered in rugged terrain, exotic flowing ices and a hazy atmosphere. NASA unveiled the new discoveries on July 24, 2015.
Flowing Ice, Exotic Mountains and Backlit Haze Highlight Pluto as Never Seen Before
Universe Today - 24 Jul 2015 23:41
Spectacular imagery of huge regions of flowing ice, monumental mountain ranges and a breathtakingly backlit atmospheric haze showing Pluto as we've never seen it before, were among the newest discoveries announced today,...
US Air Force Launches Advanced Military Communications Satellite
SPACE.com - 24 Jul 2015 23:31
The U.S. Air Force successfully launched the latest addition to a multisatellite military communications array. The launch also marked the first use of a new main engine meant to standardize Delta IV launch vehicle confi...
NASA's New Horizons team finds haze, flowing ice on Pluto
Phys.org - 24 Jul 2015 23:11
Flowing ice and a surprising extended haze are among the newest discoveries from NASA's New Horizons mission, which reveal distant Pluto to be an icy world of wonders.
New Horizons Finds Nitrogen Glaciers and Hazy Air on Pluto
Scientific American - 24 Jul 2015 22:40
Astronomers astounded by the dwarf planet's active geology and atmosphere --
New Pluto Color Images And Unexpected Atmospheric Discovery | Video
SPACE.com - 24 Jul 2015 22:08
NASA New Horizons' principal investigator Alan Stern and co-investigator Michael Summers break down the new discoveries at a press conference on July 24th, 2015.
New Horizons Looks Over Its Shoulder at Pluto
Bad Astronomy - 24 Jul 2015 21:00
I've been expecting--and seeing--amazing images of Pluto from the close approach flyby of the New Horizons probe from mid-July. And even though I knew the images taken once the spacecraft was past Pluto would be lovely, ...
NASA's New Horizons Team Finds Haze, Flowing Ice on Pluto
NASA Breaking news - 24 Jul 2015 20:25Nightside Image Reveals Pluto's Hazy Skies
SpaceRef - 24 Jul 2015 20:14
Speeding away from Pluto just seven hours after its July 14 closest approach, the New Horizons spacecraft looked back and captured this spectacular image of Pluto's atmosphere, backlit by the sun....
Northrop Grumman At Last Set To Ship Troubled JWST Cryocooler
Space News - 24 Jul 2015 19:55
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has apparently solved technical problems plaguing the James Webb Space Telescope's cryogenic cooler and is ready to ship the hardware to NASA for environmental testing, the U.S. space a...
Full-On Pluto
Bad Astronomy - 24 Jul 2015 18:47
While I'm waiting for a press conference on Pluto in a couple of hours (18:00 UTC), I thought I'd show you this beautiful image of Pluto's face released by NASA this morning. It's a composite of high-resolution data from...
Crew of Underwater NASA Mission Available for Interviews
NASA Breaking news - 24 Jul 2015 18:44Pluto in False Color | Space Wallpaper
SPACE.com - 24 Jul 2015 18:26
This stunning space wallpaper shows Pluto in color as New Horizons scientists combined four images from the spacecraft Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) with color data from the Ralph instrument to create this enh...
SES's 2016 Outlook Clouded by Falcon 9 Failure
Space News - 24 Jul 2015 18:18
SES can't provide a forecast of 2016 revenue until SpaceX sets a firm date for the launch of the large SES-9 satellite. The post SES's 2016 Outlook Clouded by Falcon 9 Failure appeared first on SpaceNews.com.
NTSB To Hold Public Hearing On SpaceShipTwo Accident
Space News - 24 Jul 2015 18:11
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced that it will hold a public hearing July 28 to determine the most likely cause of the fatal SpaceShipTwo accident last October. The post NTSB To Hold Public Hearin...
Here's What Pluto's Frozen 'Heart' Looks Like in False Color
SPACE.com - 24 Jul 2015 18:05
NASA unveiled a false-color look at Pluto Thursday (July 23) to highlight the weird differences in terrain on the dwarf planet. The enhanced color allows scientists to detect differences in the composition and texture of...
New Website Gathering Public Input on NASA Mars Images
SpaceRef - 24 Jul 2015 17:56
Science-team members for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are soliciting help from the public to analyze exotic features near the south pole of Mars....
Incredible Pluto False Color Portrait Created From Multiple Pics | Video
SPACE.com - 24 Jul 2015 17:52
Four images of the icy dwarf were snapped 280,000 miles (450,000 kilometers) away, which "shows features as small as 1.4 miles (2.2 kilometers)," according to New Horizons' team.
Simulated Map of Satellite Galaxies Could Answer Dark Matter Puzzle
SpaceRef - 24 Jul 2015 17:51
A ripple in the outskirts of the Milky Way -- and a hunch -- led Rochester Institute of Technology astrophysicist Sukanya Chakrabarti to a previously undetected dwarf galaxy hidden under a veil of dark matter....