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NASA Launches NOAA Advanced Geostationary Weather Satellite
SpaceRef - 20 Nov 2016 06:20
NASA successfully launched for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the first in a series of highly advanced geostationary weather satellites Saturday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florid...
Stephen Hawking Issues A Wake Up Call
Universe Today - 20 Nov 2016 01:15
According to a recent speech given by Hawking at the Oxford Union, humanity has 1000 years to become interplanetary, or face extinction The post Stephen Hawking Issues A Wake Up Call appeared first on Universe Today.
Giant 'Great Valley' Found on Mercury --"Makes the Grand Canyon Look Tiny"
The Daily Galaxy - 20 Nov 2016 16:53
"This is a huge valley. There is no evidence of any geological formation on Earth that matches this scale," said Laurent Montesi, an assistant professor of geology at UMD and a co-author of the research paper. "Mercury e...
Revolutionary NASA/NOAA GOES-R Geostationary Weather Satellite Awesome Night Launch
Universe Today - 20 Nov 2016 08:50
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – GOES-R, the first in a new series of revolutionary NASA/NOAA geostationary weather satellites blasted off on an awesome nighttime launch to orbit this evening from the Florida Space Coast. Li...
NASA Confirms: 'StarTrek' EM-Drive Propulsion System "Appears to Work --To Mars in 70 Days"
The Daily Galaxy - 20 Nov 2016 21:59
After months of heated debate and leaked documents, NASA's long-awaited EM Drive paper has finally been peer-reviewed and published. And it shows that the 'impossible' propulsion system appears to work. Tests carried out...
Dwarf Galaxies Orbiting the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies --"Defy Current Theory"
The Daily Galaxy - 20 Nov 2016 18:37
Dwarf galaxies that orbit the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies defy the accepted model of galaxy formation, and recent attempts to wedge them into the model are flawed, reports an international team of astrophysicist...
This Week at NASA: Expedition 50/51 Crew Launches to the ISS and More
SpaceRef - 20 Nov 2016 17:12
The Expedition 50/51 crew, including NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Nov. 17 eastern time, to begin a two-day flight to the International Space ...
Next-generation weather satellite launches to begin forecasting "revolution"
Space News - 20 Nov 2016 15:37
A powerful new satellite that will give forecasters their best-ever looks at storms and other severe weather has taken to the skies. SpaceNews.com
Best weather satellite ever built rockets into space
Phys.org - 20 Nov 2016 13:45
The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11 billion effort to revolutionize forecasting and save lives.
Welcome aboard
ESA - 20 Nov 2016 03:15
Thomas Pesquet, Oleg Novitsky and Peggy Whitson arrive at the International Space Station
Russian spaceship delivers three astronauts to space station
Phys.org - 20 Nov 2016 01:08
Russia's Soyuz spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, carrying a European, a Russian and an American astronaut for a four-month mission at the orbiting outpost.
Docking replay
ESA - 20 Nov 2016 00:20
Thomas Pesquet and crewmates arrive at the International Space Station, aboard Soyuz MS-03