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• Ozone Holes
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  2012 Antarctic Ozone Hole Second Smallest in 20 Years

  October 24, 2012 — The average area covered by the Antarctic ozone hole this year was the second smallest in the last 20 years. Scientists attribute the change to warmer temperatures in the Antarctic lower ... > full story
• Satellites
  Space Station
  Aviation
  NASA
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  NASA's Kennedy Space Center Supporting Effort to Develop Satellite Servicing Capabilities

  October 19, 2012 — With satellites playing increasingly important roles in everyday life, NASA is developing the technology to build Earth-orbiting, roving "service stations" capable of extending the life of these ... > full story
• Solar System
  Saturn
  Jupiter
  Uranus
  Satellites
  Pluto
   
  

  Giant Impact Scenario May Explain the Unusual Moons of Saturn

  October 17, 2012 — Among the oddities of the outer solar system are the middle-sized moons of Saturn, a half-dozen icy bodies dwarfed by Saturn's massive moon Titan. According to a new model for the origin of the ... > full story
• Satellites
  ESA
  Space Station
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  Space Probes
  Space Missions
   

  Focus on Space Debris: Envisat

  October 11, 2012 — Space debris came into focus last week at the International Astronautical Congress in Naples, Italy. Envisat, the European Space Agency's largest Earth observation satellite, ended its mission last ... > full story
• Geomagnetic Storms
  Atmosphere
  Earth Science
  Geology
  Weather
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
   
  

  Suomi NPP Satellite Sees Auroras Over North America

  October 10, 2012 — Overnight on October 4-5, 2012, a mass of energetic particles from the atmosphere of the Sun were flung out into space, a phenomenon known as a coronal mass ejection. Three days later, the storm from ... > full story
• Geography
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  Environmental Policy
  Snow and Avalanches
  Environmental Issues
  Earth Science
   
  

  NOAA Satellites -- Helping Save Lives for 30 Years; October 1982 Marks First U.S. Life Saved by Satellite Assist

  October 10, 2012 — Thirty years ago, about 300 miles off the coast of New England, a barrage of towering, 25-foot waves battered a catamaran sailboat, causing it to begin sinking. A satellite, orbiting in space, ... > full story
• NASA
  Space Station
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  Space Exploration
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  Astronomy
   
  

  NASA to Upgrade Vital Communications Link

  October 8, 2012 — Technicians and engineers are completing final system checks and spacecraft inspections on the first of NASA's third-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS). Boeing Space Systems will ... > full story
• Oceanography
  Geography
  Water
  Earth Science
  Ecosystems
  Global Warming
   
  

  SMOS Has a Better Look at Salinity

  October 2, 2012 — Earth observation measurements shouldn't be taken with a pinch of salt. The European Space Agency is comparing readings of sea-surface salinity from drifting floats to confirm the SMOS water ... > full story
• Satellites
  Moon
  Aviation
  Vehicles
  Jupiter
  Alternative Fuels
   
  

  Twin Galileo Satellites Fuelled and Ready for Launch

  October 2, 2012 — The twin Galileo satellites are now fully fuelled and mated together atop the upper stage that will haul them most of the way up to their final orbit. The launch is now planned for the evening of ... > full story
• Satellites
  Computer Programming
  Computers and Internet
  NASA
  Space Station
  Space Probes
   
  

  Space Travel With a New Language in Tow

  October 1, 2012 — Last Friday, for the first time ever, SES, the Luxembourg-based satellite operator, has allowed an Ariane 5 rocket to transport a TV satellite into space, which is made by Astrium and runs entirely ... > full story

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