New Exoplanet-Hunting Mission To Launch In 2017
• David Dickinson via PopSci.comTESS will be the first dedicated all-sky exoplanet hunting satellite.
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Private Space Industry Enters Orbit
• arcleinHistorically, Logsdon said, the US space agency NASA partnered with private companies for semi-routine cargo transport to space, but it was the decommissioning of NASA's shuttle program in 2011 that really offered a platform for independent companie
Space Station May Test 'Spooky' Entanglement Over Largest Distance Yet
• space.com"Spooky" quantum entanglement connects two particles so that actions performed on one reflect on the other.
Fusion Rocket Would Shoot People To Mars In 30 Days
• http://www.popsci.com, By Francie DiepOne team will be testing fusion propulsion this summer in Redmond.
29th Annual National Space Symposium - April 8-11, 2013 - Colorado Springs, CO
• National Space SymposiumAt the National Space Symposium, the Space Foundation provides a forum for promising young space professionals, age 35 and under, to learn about the space business and advance their careers.
Fusion Rocket Would Shoot People To Mars In 30 Days
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comOne team will be testing fusion propulsion this summer in Redmond.
Biggest Spaceflight Conference of 2013 Launches in Colorado
• http://www.space.com, by Clara MoskowitzThe largest gathering of spaceflight industry stars of the year will convene in Colorado this week for the 29th annual National Space Symposium.
NASA to Get $100 Million for Asteroid-Capture Mission, Senator Says
• http://www.space.com, by Mike WallNASA will likely get $100 million next year to jump-start an audacious program to drag an asteroid into orbit around the moon for research and exploration purposes, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson says.
Private Rocket Moves to Virginia Launch Pad for Test Flight
• http://www.space.com, by Miriam KramerA new private rocket rolled out onto its Virginia coast launch pad Saturday (April 6) in anticipation of its first test launch next week.
Tom Cruise Wants To Fly Sub-Orbital On Virgin Galactic
• space.comThe actor wants to pony up $200K for a seat, but doesn't want to be a guinea pig for the program
Hubble spies most distant star explosion ever
• http://www.foxnews.com, By Miriam KramerAstronomers have spotted the most distant massive star explosion of its kind, a supernova that could help scientists better understand the nature of the universe.
Space Tourism
• http://www.germantownnow.com, by Paul AdairIf you watched the Super Bowl or are watching the NCAA basketball tournament, you probably noticed commercials for a contest to become an “astronaut”, sponsored by Axe body spray.
UW scientists' nuclear fusion rocket could send humans to Mars
• http://www.krem.com, by KING 5 NewsThanks to researchers and scientists from the University of Washington, human space travel to Mars may soon be achievable.
Here’s the Coolest Photo Yet of SpaceShipTwo in Flight
• http://www.wired.com, By Jason PaurVirgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo has made its first flight in months, which is noteworthy both because they tested the nitrous system on board and because Sir Richard Branson’s PR people provided a really cool photo of the glider passing by the moon.
Warp Factor
• popsci.comA NASA scientist claims to be on the verge of faster-than-light travel: is he for real?
Space Station's Giant Antimatter Magnet Finds Abundance Of Mysterious Particles
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comThe Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer's first results could be evidence of dark matter.
How Big Is A Galaxy? Milky Way Shown To Scale
• popsci.comBut don't you wish you lived in "The Tadpole"?
Seen From Space: Curiosity’s Abandoned Parachute Still Flapping in the Wind on Mars
• Wired.comNASA’s Mars machines continue to work in beautiful tandem as seen in this image, where the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE camera captured the changing conditions of the landing parachute that brought the Curiosity rover safely to the ground .....
Upstart Company Wants to Deliver Your Stuff to the Moon
• Wired.com“I believe the first trillionaires will come from space,” said entrepreneur Bob Richards, clutching a small plastic model of the moon he was given as a gift.
Europe readies for solar storm risks
• The RawStory.comEurope launched its first space weather coordination centre Wednesday to raise the alarm for possible satellite-sizzling solar storms that also threaten astronauts in orbit, plane passengers and electricity grids on Earth.
Network of satellite guardians in space keep an eye out for natural disasters
• The RawStory.comAlmost unknown to the public, a constellation of satellite guardians is flying overhead, and all it takes is a phone call for them to intervene when a country is hit by a storm, earthquake, tsunami or flood.
For Sale: Buzz Aldrin’s Toothbrush, $9,000 OBO
• Wired.comHow much would you pay for another man's toothbrush, if that toothbrush happened to have gone to the moon?
These Are Immune Cells Grown In Space
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comScientists have been studying them to understand how astronauts' immune systems may change in space.
Satellite Gyroscopes Can Give Early Warnings Before Drivers Get Dangerously Tired
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comTechnology is helping Peruvian miners working in far-flung places.
Voyager I Exits Heliosphere
• arclein"Within just a few days, the heliospheric intensity of trapped radiation decreased, and the cosmic ray intensity went up as you would expect if it exited the heliosphere," said Bill Webber, professor emeritus of astronomy at New Mexico State Univer
This Weird Green Rock Is From Mercury
• popsci.comWell, Mercury or a "Mercury-like body." It's unlike any other meteorite ever found on Earth.
This Weird Green Rock Is From Mercury
• popsci.comWell, Mercury or a "Mercury-like body." It's unlike any other meteorite ever found on Earth.
Dutch company offers one way ticket to Mars
• ReutersA Dutch company called Mars One is looking for volunteer astronauts to participate in the first manned-mission to Mars. The company wants to send 4 people to the Red Planet to start a colony and will have no way of coming back.
Green Meteorite May Be from Mercury, a First
• SpaceScientists may have discovered the first meteorite from Mercury. The green rock found in Morocco last year may be the first known visitor from the solar system's innermost planet, according to meteorite scientist Anthony Irving, who unveiled the find
Speedy astronauts make fastest trip yet to the ISS
• newscientist.comNow you can get to the International Space Station in less time than it takes to fly from London to New York.
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