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Comet Close to Mars in 2014 and Curiosity Delayed by Space Weather

By Matteo Emanuelli on March 8, 2013

Path of comet 2013 A1 (Siding Spring) in the inner solar system (Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech). A newly discovered comet will make a close shave by... Read more →

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Expedition 35/36 Passes Test, Ready for Quick Trip to ISS

By Giulia Federico on March 8, 2013

The Soyuz simulator in Star City (Credits: Travelosophy). Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin and NASA astronaut... Read more →

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Why Satellites Fail

By Merryl Azriel on March 7, 2013

Assistant Professor Sigrid Close won the Hellman Fellowship to pursue her research on the electromagnetic effects of hypervelocity impacts (Credits:... Read more →

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NASA Launches Trajectory Browser to Map Interplanetary Missions

By Merryl Azriel on March 7, 2013

NASA's Trajectory Browser allows users to determine viable launch windows for various celestial targets (Credits: NASA). The Mission Design... Read more →

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Europe Steps Up to Develop Space-Surveillance Network

By Matteo Emanuelli on March 7, 2013

GRAVES bistatic radar is Europe’s most sophisticated space-scanning asset, owned by the French Defense Ministry (Credits: Onera). On February... Read more →

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Armadillo Aerospace Releases STIG Update

By Merryl Azriel on March 6, 2013

Flight of Stig-B II (Credits: Armadillo Aerospace). "It’s been some time since we did an update on our progress," begins Armadillo Aerospace's... Read more →