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Today's Space Science News
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Updated Tue, Nov 15, 201117:00:04
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Despite a difficult economic environment, investing in planetary science missions is critical, advocates said.
The Milky Way and its neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, seem to be slowing down their rates of star formation.
The space agency has opened applications for its 21st astronaut class.
Atari has updated the gaming classic with new features, multiple ships and even black holes. Available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch!
NASA would receive $684 million less than it did in 2011.
Loosely based on the 1979 arcade classic, Asteroids Gunner brings plenty of changes to the formula, and though the extra in-app purchases may throw off certain buyers, it's certainly worth the overall investment.
A time-lapse video that strings together photographs taken by space station astronauts shows Earth in all its glory.
The congresswoman said she wants to get better first.
Passengers are in for a wild ride with an amazing view.
On November 14, 2011, an extremely long filament (about 466,000 miles) stemming from an eruption on the Sun snapped its tail. It was not directed towards Earth. The imagery was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and music by Atom Strange.
See photos of Jupiter's ice-covered moon, Europa
Scientists have been able to correlate sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean to patterns of fires in South America seen by satellites. This model can be used as an early warning system for intense fire outbreaks.
The Great Bear, Ursa Major, will be visible low in the northwest sky this week.
The space station's three newest residents are poised to arrive at the orbiting outpost after a two-day orbital journey.
It is rocket science, after all.
Nearly a week in, engineers still haven't given up hope on Phobos-Grunt.
Three spaceflyers launched to International Space Station despite heavy snowfall in Central Asia.
Documents reveal who cut key passages that could have trumped Edwin Hubble's discovery of the expansion of the universe.
Moon Express co-founder Naveen Jain chats with SPACE.com about our planet's natural satellite.
11 days after its launch, NASA's NPP satellite sends back its first science data.
This year's Leonid meteor shower comes on the 45th anniversary of the Great Leonid Meteor Storm of 1966.
How do astronauts and cosmonauts take out the trash?
A look at the colors of Mars and why the surface looks red from Earth. The reality is that there are a variety colors on the surface of the Red Planet, including butterscotch, gold, even some green and more.
Three spaceflyers launched to the space station yesterday with an "Angry Bird" along for the ride.
Here's a list of ten popular misconceptions in astronomy.
Shenzhou 8 will link up with the previously launched Tiangong 1 module to perform the first Chinese space docking.
The docking represents a step forward for China's burgeoning space program.
The Mars Science Lab (MSL) aka "Curiosity" is the The largest rover to be sent to the Red Planet to date. Its mission is to seek out past and present conditions favorable for life and capable of preserving a record of life.
According to Dr. Marco Langbroek (sattrackcam.blogspot.com) the satellite performs "what is known to observers as a disappearance trick". The U.S.'s Lacrosse 5 satellite has a tendency to suddenly lose brightness. Russian space junk is also observed.
The northern or southern lights are caused by a collision of charged particles in Earth's atmosphere.
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Sensors destined for ESA's LISA Pathfinder mission in 2014 have far exceeded expectations, paving the way for a mission to detect one of the most elusive forces permeating through space - gravitational waves.
Using its infrared vision to peer nine billion years back in time, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered an extraordinary population of tiny, young galaxies that are brimming with star formation.
Anomalies in the operation of the solid-state mass memory system on board Mars Express have caused science observations to be temporarily halted. A technical work-around is being investigated that will enable the resumption of a number of observations and should evolve into a long-term solution.
On 10 July 2010, ESA's Rosetta spacecraft flew past asteroid (21) Lutetia, one of the largest objects orbiting within the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Rosetta's encounter revealed an intriguing object which has survived since the birth of the planets, some 4.5 billion years ago.
This Call for declaration of Interest in Science Instrumentation (CISI) is open to the European science community for enabling assessment studies of the science instruments of the MarcoPolo-R mission. MarcoPolo-R, has been selected for assessment following the ESA Call for a Medium-size M3 mission opportunity in the Cosmic Vision (CV) 2015-2025 plan. The European science community is invited to propose dedicated studies on science instrumentation that would potentially be provided by the ESA Member States, should the mission be adopted. The Proposal submission deadline is 6 January 2012, at 14:00 CET.
This Call for declaration of Interest in Science Instrumentation (CISI) is open to the European science community for enabling assessment studies of the science instruments of the LOFT mission. LOFT, the Large Observatory for X-ray Timing, has been selected for assessment following the ESA Call for a Medium-size M3 mission opportunity in the Cosmic Vision (CV) 2015-2025 plan. The European science community is invited to propose dedicated studies on science instrumentation that would potentially be provided by the ESA Member States, should the mission be adopted. The Proposal submission deadline is 18 November 2011, at 14:00 CET.
This Announcement of Opportunity (AO) solicits research proposals for scientific analysis of data, or theoretical and/or modelling studies supported by data, from the Russian Phobos-Soil (Phobos-Grunt) mission, through participation in the Phobos-Soil Guest Investigator Programme.
The deadline for proposal submissions is 30 November 2011.
This event will continue to build on the advances made during the first seven European Space Weather Weeks (ESWWs) held between 2004 and 2010. Now in its 8th year, the ESWW has grown into the main annual event in the European Space Weather calendar. This year's event will highlight key innovations in space weather research, applications and services. The meeting will also focus on current challenges and actions necessary in moving towards a sustainable Space Weather Infrastructure in Europe able to meet the requirements of a diverse end-user community.
The goal of this workshop is to present and to discuss recent and future technologies for X-ray astronomy missions. These missions require development of innovative technologies. The possibilities, the results obtained so far, and new ideas will be discussed in detail.
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