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Space contests roundup

7 Feb 2012, 02:41 UTC Space Prizes blog posts the latest collection of space related competition news: Space Prize Roundup: Night Rover Plans, Sample Return Updates, SFF Biz Plans, Visualizing Science, Data Fusion, SPHERES, more.

The Planetary Society Blog

Phobos-Grunt Failure Report Released

7 Feb 2012, 00:24 UTC By Louis D. Friedman Back when the U.S. suffered several Mars mission failures, we indulged in some dark humor at JPL, blaming the "great galactic ghoul" for gobbling up our spacecraft. For a while, after the failure of Phobos-Grunt, it appeared that some in Russia were taking the blame-game seriously and grasping at improbable external causes for the loss of the spacecraft. But it appears that Phobos-Grunt was doomed before it launched on ....

SPACE.com

Strange Life Found in Underwater Caves

6 Feb 2012, 23:16 UTC

New Scientist

Private spacecraft move forward as Soyuz struggles

6 Feb 2012, 23:01 UTC All eyes are on private rocketeers after the latest problem with Russia's Soyuz spacecraft, which is now the only means of sending crews to the International Space Station

The Daily Galaxy

NewsFlash: Russia's Mishap Could Leave US Astronauts Stranded on ISS

6 Feb 2012, 22:54 UTC The Soyuz's crew capsule, one of three modules that make up the entire Soyuz TMA-04M vehicle, was scrapped after an accident during testing caused it to spring a leak in one of its descent module's rocket thruster fuel tanks. Now...

The Planetary Society Blog

Pretty picture: Enceladus, in lovely color

6 Feb 2012, 21:38 UTC Here's an awesome picture to start off the week. The data came from Cassini's flyby of Enceladus on January 31, 2011; it was part of Cassini's January 2012 data release. Most of the visible globe is lit by yellowish light reflected first from Saturn; only a thin crescent receives sunlight. At bottom center, Enceladus' south polar plumes erupt into space. They are back-lit by the Sun. As usual for awesome Cassini color photos posted here, ....

The Daily Galaxy

Stunning Image of One of the Most Ancient Galaxy Clusters in the Universe

6 Feb 2012, 21:30 UTC This Chandra image shows gravitationally-bound, hot gas enveloping the distant galaxy known as 3C294. This X-ray emission is considered a signature for an extremely massive cluster of galaxies – one of the largest known structures in the universe. Astronomers believe...

SPACE.com

Brightest Galaxy Ever Seen With Gravity Lens Shines in Hubble Photo

6 Feb 2012, 20:08 UTC The galaxy is 10 billion light-years away and offers a glimpse into early star-forming galaxies.

SPACE.com

Hidden Galaxies May Swarm Near Our Own Milky Way

6 Feb 2012, 19:14 UTC Thousands of mini-galaxies have been predicted but never seen in what's called the missing satellites problem.

Parabolic Arc

Video: Newt Gingrich: Moon President

6 Feb 2012, 19:09 UTC

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7 Feb 2012
- 08:00 UTC astrobites Cuspy no more: cored dwarf galaxies in high resolution hy... Title: Cuspy no more: how outflows affect the central dark matter and baryon distribution in ΛCDM galaxies Author: F. Governato, A. Zolotov, A. Pontzen, C. Christensen, S.H. Oh, A.M. Brooks, ...
- 06:22 UTC SPACE.com Skydiver to Attempt Record-Breaking Supersonic Space Jump Skydiver Felix Baumgartner would be the first person to break the sound barrier outside an aircraft.
- 06:21 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... Briefs: Aerojet engine projects; NASA small-sat tech RFP Chris Bergin discusses various Aerojet engine development projects: Aerojet’s confidence in Next Generation Engine and green propellants - NASASpaceFlight.com. === NASA's Edison Small Satellite Demonstration Program is "seeking low-cost, flight ...
- 06:17 UTC Cosmic Log World's biggest jump reset for 2012 After a long delay due to legal snags, skydiver Felix Baumgartner is once again gearing up for a supersonic plunge from a 120,000-foot-high balloon — a publicity stunt aimed at ...
- 06:15 UTC Sydney Observatory Harry braves the wild Wolf-Rayet stars that lurk in the E... A photograph of the Eta Carinae Nebula with the location of two Wolf-Rayet stars and other features marked. Image and copyright Harry Roberts ©, all rights reserved Wolf-Rayet stars are ...
- 06:14 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... FAA bill passes The FAA reauthorization bill passed the Senate and is now headed to the President for his signature. (I discussed here the part of the bill dealing with commercial spaceflight): /-- ...
- 06:08 UTC SPACE.com Ultimate Skydiving: Falling Human to Break Sound Barrier? Felix Baumgartner is set to dive out of a compressed capsule from over 120,000 feet. Becoming the first human to break the sound barrier in free fall and topping the ...
- 06:06 UTC SPACE.com Photos: Red Bull Stratos Supersonic 'Space Jump' Training See incredible photos of the planning involved in making a world-record breaking parachute jump.
- 06:05 UTC Universe Today ISS Night Flight in “Real Time” We’ve featured wonderful time-lapse videos taken from the Space Station many times and each one is amazing to watch, but here’s something a little different: by taking photos at the ...
- 05:40 UTC Universe Today Russia Sets Its Sights on the Moon for 2020 Looks like Republican Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich might have some competition if he wants to be the first to build a base on the Moon. Last week, the Russian Space ...
- 05:34 UTC Spaceports Astrobotic Will Extend the Internet to the Moon and Seek ... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Astrobotic Technology, Inc., a privately held seed-stage company formed by Carnegie Mellon professor Red Whittaker and his associates, ushers in a new era of space exploration with the ...
- 05:22 UTC Spaceports Israeli Google Lunar X-Prize Team Planning Moon Mission: ... Israel Aircraft Industries officially launched the Space IL Project, which is competing for the Google LunarX Prize aimed at generating interest among space explorers in safely landing an unmanned vehicle ...
- 05:10 UTC Spaceports Rocket City Space Pioneers Includes Alabama 4th Graders i... The Rocket City Space Pioneers have invited Alabama public school fourth graders to help name RCSP's moon-bound lunar lander. The RCSP team, led by Huntsville-base Dynetics, is comprised of businesses, ...
- 05:09 UTC Spaceports Shell Oil Backs X-Prize Exploration Efforts Shell Oil Company has demonstrated its backing of exploration on and off the planet. Many other energy companies are coming to the realization of the vast resources that go untapped ...
- 05:00 UTC AmericaSpace Into the Black – NASA’s Secret Shuttle Missions -’Tasting... Space shuttle Columbia lands at Edwards Air Force base in California after the successful completion of the STS-28 mission. Photo Credit: NASA Astronaut Dick Richards was five weeks from his ...
- 05:00 UTC NASA: Earth Observa... Heavy Snow in Colorado and Nebraska Snow makes a wide track across Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas in early February 2012.
- 04:59 UTC MarsTravel Mars Photo of the Day - Feb 6 2012 Todays Image of Mars shows a portion of a well preserved 6 to 7km crater imaged by HiRISE. A well preserved crater is one that has a sharp crater rim, ...
- 04:48 UTC Spaceports China has sights on the Moon China has released a high-resolution, full-coverage image of the Moon. The photo is the first of its kind to be so detailed, with the above video report by Mark Morris. ...
- 04:47 UTC SpacePolicyOnline.c... FAA Reauthorization Nears Passage--UPDATE UPDATE: The Senate passed the bill on Monday as expected. ORIGINAL STORY: The House passed a compromise version of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill (H.R. 658) on Friday ...
- 04:46 UTC The Planetary Socie... Planetary Radio: A Modest Plea For Both Big and Not-So-Bi... By Mat Kaplan This week's Planetary Radio episode includes a great update on the James Webb Space Telescope from Eric Smith, the Deputy Program Director for the JWST at NASA ...
- 04:39 UTC Spaceports World Economic Forum: Day without Satellites Ray Johnson, Senior Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation, USA; Geraldine Naja, Head, Strategic Studies, European Space Agency (ESA), Paris; Michel de Rosen, Chief Executive Officer, Eutelsat, France; ...
- 04:10 UTC Scientific American Russian Team Has Reached Buried Antarctic Lake, Reports S... Several Russian news outlets are reporting that Russian scientists have successfully drilled to Antarctica's Lake Vostok , a massive liquid lake cut off from daylight for 14 million years and ...
- 03:59 UTC NASASpaceFlight.com Aerojet’s confidence in Next Generation Engine and green ... Californian aerospace company Aerojet believe they are in a good position to continue their advancements in the development of rocket engines, ranging from the Next Generation Engine (NGE) for the ...
- 03:06 UTC SpaceRef NOAA SATOPS Morning Report: Monday, February 06, 2012 NOAA SATOPS Morning Report: Monday, February 06, 2012
- 03:05 UTC SpaceRef NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 6 February 2012 All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 11 of Increment 30 (six-person crew).
- 03:04 UTC SpaceRef NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 5 February 2012 All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday C Crew off duty. Ahead: Week 11 of Increment 30 (six-person crew).
- 02:59 UTC HobbySpace Blog Galactic snobs... Some ETs are really annoying: Intelligent, Condescending Life Discovered In Distant Galaxy - The Onion (via Twitter / @jeff_foust).
- 02:58 UTC Bad Astronomy Holy aurora I really don’t think I need to add anything to this. Set it to HD, make it full screen, and turn the sound up. Tip o’ the magnetometer to Tom ...
- 02:57 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... Briefs: Embry-Riddle's rocket plans; Lots of astro applic... Embry-Riddle students want to launch a rocket into space: Landfill site of rocket engine testing - Daytona Beach News-Journal . === So many astronaut candidates and so few ways to ...
- 02:41 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... Space contests roundup Space Prizes blog posts the latest collection of space related competition news: Space Prize Roundup: Night Rover Plans, Sample Return Updates, SFF Biz Plans, Visualizing Science, Data Fusion, SPHERES, more.
- 02:40 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... Briefs: ISS access complications; A Falcon 9 launches A couple of general press articles about the ISS transport situation: /-- Could Russia leave US astronauts stranded in space? A leaky Soyuz descent capsule means that astronauts aboard the ...
- 02:33 UTC NASA Watch Anthony Calio Anthony J. Calio, NOAA administrator "Anthony J. Calio, 82, a physicist and former administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who also had been a senior executive of NASA, ...
- 02:04 UTC The Meridiani Journ... 600 million year drought makes life on surface of Mars un... Mars is often referred to as a desert world, and for good reason – its surface is barren, dry and cold. While water was abundant in the distant past, it ...
- 01:32 UTC The Planetary Socie... Webcast: See Bill Nye at the 2nd White House Science Fair... Well, this is exciting! Tomorrow, Bill Nye has an invitation to the White House to attend the second White House Science Fair. The first was in 2010, and Bill attended ...
- 01:27 UTC NASA Watch The Industry Day Wallops Won't Tell You About NASA and Industry Join Forces for Virginia Aerospace Day "NASA leaders from Langley Research Center in Hampton and Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore will join aerospace industry representatives ...
- 01:19 UTC SpaceRef New NASA Solar Exhibit Opens at Maryland Science Center New NASA Solar Exhibit Opens at Maryland Science Center
- 01:18 UTC SpaceRef NASA Awards Software Assurance Tools Group Support Contra... NASA Awards Software Assurance Tools Group Support Contract
- 01:18 UTC SpaceRef NASA and Industry Join Forces for Virginia Aerospace Day NASA and Industry Join Forces for Virginia Aerospace Day
- 01:13 UTC NASA Watch Congress Passes FAA Reauthorization Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes Passage of Legislation to Provide Regulatory Stability to Growing Industry "The Commercial Spaceflight Federation welcomes Congress's passage today of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, which ...
- 01:09 UTC SpaceRef Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes Passage of Leg... The Commercial Spaceflight Federation welcomes Congress's passage today of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, which includes a key provision granting regulatory stability to the commercial spaceflight industry.
- 01:00 UTC Parabolic Arc Cool Video: Masten’s Xaero Test Flight Video Caption: This lengthy hover flight of Xaero was intended to test our new closed loop controller across Xaero’s entire weight regime. Additionally, the modified algorithms were further validated in ...
- 00:56 UTC SpaceRef AIA Praises Congressional Passage of FAA Reauthorization AIA Praises Congressional Passage of FAA Reauthorization
- 00:49 UTC Spaceports Solar Magnetic Filament Impact Feb. 9th? After a quiet weekend with no flares of any significance, the sun went back to work on Monday morning and launched a bright coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. The ...
- 00:43 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... Fission rockets A couple of items about nuclear fission propulsion: /-- Fission power back on NASA’s agenda - Nature /-- Fission rockets could open up the solar system - nextbigfuture.com
- 00:37 UTC Spaceports Aqua AIRS: Visions of Weather and Climate One of the primary instruments on NASA's Aqua spacecraft is the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), which is providing a detailed three-dimensional view of the atmosphere. This new view is helping ...
- 00:24 UTC The Planetary Socie... Phobos-Grunt Failure Report Released By Louis D. Friedman Back when the U.S. suffered several Mars mission failures, we indulged in some dark humor at JPL, blaming the "great galactic ghoul" for gobbling up our ...
- 00:21 UTC Discovery News - Sp... Today in History: Shepherd Golfs on the Moon Tiger Woods may rule the golf course here on Earth, but when it comes to extraterrestrial golfing, Alan Shepard reigns supreme.
- 00:08 UTC Universe Today Video: Dancing Water Drops In Earth Orbit An astronaut once told me that fellow space flier Don Pettit could fix anything with a paper clip. Indeed, Pettit has nicknames like Mr. Wizard and Mr. Fixit, and he ...
- 00:00 UTC Cosmology@Home Assimilator not working - update 1. As some of you have pointed out, we are currently experiencing problems with the file system which are affecting the module that assimilates the results of your computations. We are ...
6 Feb 2012
- 23:58 UTC Challenger Center B... VP Joe Biden visited Challenger Learning Center, Tallahas... Vice President Joe Biden visited Challenger Learning Center, Tallahassee, FL today. Here are some pictures of VP with Center Director Susan Borland and staff members.