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Hubble delivers first hints of possible water content of TRAPPIST-1 planets
Phys.org - 31 Aug 2017 18:39
An international team of astronomers used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to estimate whether there might be water on the seven earth-sized planets orbiting the nearby dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. The results suggest that ...
PSLV launch of navigation satellite fails
Space News - 31 Aug 2017 19:08
An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) failed to place a navigation satellite into its planned orbit Aug. 31 when the rocket's payload fairing failed to deploy. SpaceNews.com
Close Encounters of the Stellar Kind
SpaceRef - 1 Sep 2017 01:03
Stars which pass close to the Sun could have a noticeable impact on the solar system....
North Korean missiles test a stressed U.S. defense net
Space News - 1 Sep 2017 00:08
The latest North Korean missile tests come at time when the U.S. defensive shield is weakened, missile-defense analysts say, by this summer's loss of a pair of warships specially outfitted for ballistic-missile defense. ...
NASA Television to Air Return of Three International Space Station Crew Members
NASA Breaking news - 31 Aug 2017 23:46KT Sat takes stake in Japanese maritime market
Space News - 31 Aug 2017 23:32
Regional satellite fleet operator KT Sat, continuing its quest to raise its stature outside of its home country of South Korea, forged a landmark partnership Aug. 30 with a ship network supplier to offer satellite connec...
Spire, 40 cubesats in orbit, competing more directly in space-based ship-tracking market
Space News - 31 Aug 2017 23:26
Spire is wading deeper into the ship-tracking business, challenging established competitors operating fleets of much bigger satellites. SpaceNews.com
NASA's Plan to Explore Venus with a "SteamPunk" Rover
Universe Today - 31 Aug 2017 22:58
A team from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is moving into Phase II of their plan to send a clockwork rover to explore Venus The post NASA’s Plan to Explore Venus with a “SteamPunk” Rover appeared first on Univers...
First hints of possible water content of TRAPPIST-1 planets
PTTU - 31 Aug 2017 21:44
NCCR PlanetS: An international team of astronomers led by Vincent Bourrier member of PlanetS used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to estimate whether there might be water on the seven earth-sized planets orbiting the...
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SPACE.com - 31 Aug 2017 19:52Ultraviolet light may be ultra important in search for life
Phys.org - 31 Aug 2017 19:46
In everyday life, ultraviolet, or UV, light earns a bad reputation for being responsible for sunburns and other harmful effects on humans. However, research suggests that UV light may have played a critical role in the e...
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SPACE.com - 31 Aug 2017 19:31Indian PSLV Rocket Launch of Navigation Satellite Fails
SPACE.com - 31 Aug 2017 19:29How Spaceflight Affects the Body on a Molecular Level
SPACE.com - 31 Aug 2017 19:22Lego's Biggest Set Ever! The UCS Millennium Falcon in Photos
SPACE.com - 31 Aug 2017 19:19ALMA Observatory Detects Huge Hidden Reservoirs of Fuel That Feed Starburst Galaxies
The Daily Galaxy - 31 Aug 2017 18:20
A team led by Edith Falgarone (Ecole Normale Supérieure and Observatoire de Paris, France) has used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array to detect signatures of the carbon hydride CH+ in distant starburst ga...
Trump administration tees up National Space Council to offer cohesive strategy, former insider says
Space News - 31 Aug 2017 18:19
The Trump administration has identified representatives of the various government agencies who will serve on the National Space Council, which is likely to hold its first meeting "very, very shortly," Greg Autry, the adm...
Ultraviolet Light May Be Ultra Important In Search For Life
PTTU - 31 Aug 2017 18:10
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics: In everyday life, ultraviolet, or UV, light earns a bad reputation for being responsible for sunburns and other harmful effects on humans. However, research suggests that UV l...
Science Release: Hubble delivers first hints of possible water content of TRAPPIST-1 planets
PTTU - 31 Aug 2017 18:00
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Famous 600-Year-Old Nova Pinpointed in Modern Day
Scientific American - 31 Aug 2017 17:30
The result sheds new light on the long-term evolution of these stellar explosions --
Close encounters of the stellar kind
Phys.org - 31 Aug 2017 16:10
The movements of more than 300 000 stars surveyed by ESA's Gaia satellite reveal that rare close encounters with our sun might disturb the cloud of comets at the far reaches of our solar system, sending some towards Eart...