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July 06, 2013

Dust hazard for Moon missions: scientists
Paris (AFP) July 05, 2013
A return to the Moon could be hampered by dust, a poorly-understood threat to machines and people alike, according to a presentation at a space conference that ended Friday. Simulations by scientists in Britain and France show that in key zones of Earth's satellite, dust kicked up by a landing or exploration gains an electrostatic force that briefly overcomes lunar gravity, it heard. As a result, the dust lingers high above the surface, presenting a thin grey cloud of fine, sticky, abrasive part ... read more

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British astronomers set up E.T. search network British astronomers have set up an experts' network to promote the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, the Royal Astronomical Society said on Friday. ... more		Astronomers puzzled by strange intergalactic radio bursts Astronomers looking for neutron stars said they found mysterious intergalactic radio bursts in archived sky sweeps conducted by a radio telescope in Australia. ... more		New technique finetunes quest for life on other worlds European astronomers said on Friday they had devised a technique to detect water in the atmosphere of planets orbiting other stars. ... more
				OU Physicists Develop Rationale for the Next-Generation Particle Collider A University of Oklahoma-developed theory provides the rationale for the next-generation particle accelerator-the International Linear Collider. The discovery of the Higgs boson at the CERN Large Ha ... more		Inseparable Galactic Twins Looking towards the constellation of Triangulum (The Triangle), in the northern sky, lies the galaxy pair MRK 1034. The two very similar galaxies, named PGC 9074 and PGC 9071, are close enough to on ... more

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Cloud modeling expands estimate of life-supporting planets A new study that calculates the influence of cloud behavior on climate doubles the number of potentially habitable planets orbiting red dwarfs, the most common type of star in the universe. Th ... more		Cluster spacecraft detects elusive space wind A new study provides the first conclusive proof of the existence of a space wind first proposed theoretically over 20 years ago. By analysing data from the European Space Agency's Cluster spacecraft ... more		Maintaining US space dominance requires rapid and reliable delivery of new systems Shield or Spark? The U.S. Golden Dome and the New Missile Arms Race Starcloud partners with Mission Space to protect orbital datacenters with real time space weather intelligence		NASA ESA Movie Making Tool Hits The Million Mark A solar movie-making program produced by scientists from NASA and the European Space Agency just hit a major milestone: its millionth movie. The Helioviewer project - consisting of an online tool at ... more
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Kerberos and Styx: Welcome to the Pluto System

New Horizons Team Sticking to Original Flight Plan at Pluto

Planning Accelerates For Pluto Encounter

New technique finetunes quest for life on other worlds

British astronomers set up E.T. search network

Cloud modeling expands estimate of life-supporting planets

UCSB Astronomer Uncovers The Hidden Identity Of An Exoplanet

Gas-Giant Exoplanets Cling Close to Their Parent Stars

Astronomers Detect Three 'Super-Earths' in Nearby Star's Habitable Zone

Opportunity's Improbable Anniversary

Dry run for the 2020 Mars Mission

Opportunity Clocks Up 37 Kilometers Of Roving Mars

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China sends 11th group of internet satellites into orbit for global constellation

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First Transiting Planets in a Star Cluster Discovered

Solar activity reduces radiation exposure in the air

Gas-giant exoplanets seen clinging close to their parent stars

Astronomers find three 'super-Earths' in nearby star's habitable zone

Ten Thousandth Near-Earth Object Unearthed in Space

Messier 61 Looks Straight Into Hubble's Camera

Huge Chunk of Meteorite Located in Urals Lake

Metamorphosis of Moon's Water Ice Explained

Trio of 'super Earths' in a star's habitable zone

Retirement for planet-hunting space probe

Study finds planets in habitable zone around a distant star

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NASA and Italian Space Agency Sign Agreement on Exploration of Mercury

Solar Splashdown

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Dusty Surprise Around Giant Black Hole

Unusual supernova is doubly unusual for being perfectly normal

Colliding Galaxy Pair Takes Flight

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