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 NASA Mission 
 Monitors Polar Ice 

Antarctica jet filling in for dying satellite

Oct 30, 09 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - NASA has begun a mission much closer to home than usual. The agency is flying a DC-8 over Antarctica to track melting glaciers and any subsequent rise in sea levels. Operation Ice Bridge is designed to buttress the work of a fading satellite, ICESat, which is just about spent after... More »

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climate change • NASA • global warming • sea level • Antarctica • satellite • glacier • polar ice caps

 We'll Ride Nuke to Mars: Russia 

Space program plans elusive nuclear spaceship by 2012

Oct 30, 09 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Russians are planning to ride a $600 million nuclear-powered spaceship to Mars, and they say they may begin construction by 2012. “It’s a very serious project, and we need to find the money,” president Dmitry Medvedev says. Small nuclear reactors and batteries have long powered satellites,... More »

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Russia • Mars • nuclear reactor • satellite • space travel • spacecraft • Dmitry Medvedev • nuclear energy • spaceship

 NASA to Smash 
 Rocket Into Moon 
 Tomorrow 

New crater will be blasted into surface as NASA hunts for buried ice

Oct 8, 09 4:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - If there's ice under the moon's surface, NASA aims to find it tomorrow. A rocket will smash into a crater near the moon's south pole, kicking up hundreds of thousands of pounds of lunar dirt. The dirt will be analyzed for traces of ice or water by a satellite following... More »

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NASA • satellite • moon • rocket • moon colonization

South Korea Launches
Space Rocket

First attempt from own soil; satellite aboard fails to reach orbit

Aug 25, 09 6:44 AM CDT
(AP) - South Korea's first rocket blasted off into space today following an aborted attempt last week and just months after its rival North Korea drew international ire for its own launch. A problem quickly surfaced, however, when the satellite the rocket was carrying apparently failed to enter its intended orbit. ... More »

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Russia • South Korea • aerospace • space • satellite • rocket • outer space

(Newser) - South Korea scrubbed a planned satellite launch minutes before liftoff today, citing an unspecified technical error, reports the BBC. Seoul has been itching to join the Asian space race and has already produced 10 satellites for other countries' rockets. But the event had threatened to strain recently improved relations with... More »

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China • North Korea • South Korea • India • Japan • satellite • space race

(Newser) - A dust cloud weighing nearly a million tons kicked into the atmosphere by a massive storm in China's Taklamakan desert circled the world almost intact in 13 days, the Telegraph reports. Scientists, who used NASA satellites to track the path of the dustball until it fell apart over the Pacific... More »

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China • atmosphere • satellite • desert • climate

 Calif. Utility Aims to Buy 
 Power From Space 

Orbiting solar farm planned for 2016

Apr 14, 09 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - California’s Pacific Gas and Electric is seeking approval for its commitment to buy electricity from an innovative source, the San Francisco Chronicle reports: an orbiting solar power array that would beam electricity back to Earth. Solaren Corp. plans to deploy the satellite sometime before 2016; PG&E has signaled... More »

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California • alternative energy • space • Earth • satellite • renewable energy • solar cells • solar array

Anti-Nuke Group Releases Photos of Korean Rocket

Satellite images of rocket flight released by anti-nuke group

Apr 7, 09 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - An institution devoted to stopping the spread of nuclear weapons has released images believed to be of North Korea's rocket in flight on Sunday, reports CNN. The Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security says the images, taken from satellite, clearly show the exhaust plume from the rocket's burning propellant... More »

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North Korea • missile • satellite • rocket

 Korea Launch Signals 
 Troubling Progress 

Experts believe 'satellite' failure was moderately successful missile test

Apr 6, 09 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea's weekend rocket launch failed in the third stage, and its payload—be it friendly satellite or naked nuclear ambition—lies at the bottom of the Pacific, but the test shows alarming progress, experts tell the Los Angeles Times. Analysts dismiss North Korea's claims that a satellite made it... More »

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North Korea • nuclear weapons • missile • satellite • rocket • Kim Jong Il

 Korea Rocket 
 Never Made Orbit 

More evidence that 'satellite' rocket was missile test

Apr 5, 09 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea's launch early this morning of what officials said was a satellite rocket never made orbit, despite the nation's claims to the contrary, according to US and South Korean officials. The finding was further evidence that the launch was a ballistic missile test disguised as part of a space... More »

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North Korea • satellite • rocket • UN Security Council • President Obama • failure

(AP) - North Korea said preparations to launch a satellite were complete and liftoff was imminent, as US, Japanese, and South Korean warships with radar plied waters near the communist nation to monitor what they fear is a long-range missile test. Spy satellites trained high-resolution cameras on a coastal launch pad for... More »

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North Korea • Japan • United States • missile • satellite

updated

North Korea Threatens US Planes

It also begins fueling
its controversial long-range rocket

Apr 1, 09 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea today threatened to shoot down US planes it accuses of spying on its soon-to-be-launched rocket, the New York Times reports. Meanwhile, the rocket's fueling process has begun, which means it could be ready to go sometime this weekend, CNN notes. The rocket likely will carry a harmless enough... More »

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North Korea • missile • satellite • rocket

 Japan, US Ready 
 Defenses for 
 N Korean Missile 

Navy moves ships in as Tokoy says it will shoot down debris

Mar 27, 09 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Japanese government ordered its military to fire on a North Korean rocket if any part of it falls into Japanese airspace, reports Reuters. North Korea has said it will launch a communications satellite but is presumed to be testing a long-range missile, which is currently on a launch pad.... More »

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North Korea • Japan • Pyongyang • missile • satellite • Japanese Defense Force • rocket

North Korea Makes Threat Over Missile Launch

Vows to restart nuclear plants if sanctioned

Mar 26, 09 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea said today it would reopen its nuclear facilities if the UN Security Council takes action over a planned missile launch, Reuters reports. If the UN adds sanctions against North Korea, Pyongyang said it would reverse the closing of both a nuclear reactor and its Yongbyon atomic plant, which... More »

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North Korea • Pyongyang • missile • satellite • rocket • Kim Jong Il • UN Security Council

 N. Korea Readies 
 Missile for Launch 

UN sanctions will derail disarmament talks: Pyongyang

Mar 25, 09 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the date of a promised “satellite launch” nears, North Korea has placed a long-range ballistic missile on the launch pad used for earlier test firings, Reuters reports. South Korea, Japan, and the US plan to seek UN sanctions if the nuclear power goes forward with what analysts believe... More »

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North Korea • United Nations • South Korea • Japan • United States • satellite • Kim Jong Il • UN sanctions • nuclear missiles • intercontinental ballistic missile • nuclear test

 Climate Research 
 Faces Years 
 Without 
 Satellites 

Scientists warn that death of aging satellites will leave dangerous gaps in knowledge

Mar 6, 09 3:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists studying climate change are going to lose their eyes in the sky just when satellite data is most needed to make vital decisions, NPR reports. Years of underinvestment and squabbling between government agencies mean the climate satellites now in orbit will fail long before new ones can replace them,... More »

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climate change • NASA • NOAA • satellite • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

(Newser) - NASA will launch its Kepler space telescope tomorrow on a 3-year mission to look for planets as habitable to life as Earth, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Kepler will use a sophisticated digital camera, 10 times more sensitive than consumer models, to survey distant stars for orbiting planets with... More »

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NASA • Earth • satellite • Kepler spacecraft • space telescope • outer space • habitable planet

 North Korea Prepares 
 'Satellite' Launch 

Neighbors believe country is readying test of long-range missile

Feb 24, 09 4:18 AM CST
(Newser) - North Korea’s announcement today that it is preparing to launch an "experimental communications satellite" on one of its rockets has raised fears that a long-range missile test is imminent, CNN reports. US and South Korean officials, citing intelligence reports, believe that the country is preparing to launch a... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • Pyongyang • missile • satellite

 Rare Comet Streaks Into View 

The Lulin comet travels past Saturn starting tomorrow

Feb 22, 09 5:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Comet Lulin will travel into sight tomorrow, says Wired. The rare chance for a glimpse comes as the comet passes 38 million miles from Earth, traveling south-southwest of Saturn and visible to the naked eye at night. NASA astronomers, tracking the comet with the Swift Gamma-Ray Explorer satellite, report... More »

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NASA • Saturn • satellite • Comet Lulin

OPINION

 Time to Clean Up Space Trash 


Feb 22, 09 5:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Space trash is becoming a serious problem, and it's long past time for housekeeping, writes the Economist. Of the 18,000 objects orbiting earth that are bigger than 4 inches across, only 900 are functioning satellites. The rest is debris, from old rocket parts and dead satellites to tools and... More »

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space • trash • satellite • littering • orbit • spy satellite • reconnaissance satellite • junk

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