Japan's Venus Arrival | Bright Mysteries of Ceres | Virgin Galactic's Cosmic Girl

Success! Japanese Spacecraft Arrives at Venus 5 Years After 1st Try A Japanese Venus probe took advantage of its long-awaited second chance.   Mystery Solved? Ceres' Bright Spots Likely Made of Salt The mysterious bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres may be composed of the same basic stuff that makes a foot bath feel so good, a new study reports. Read More     Meet 'Cosmic Girl': Virgin Galactic's New Satellite-Launching Jet (Video) Virgin Galactic will launch small satellites to space beneath the belly of a Boeing 747 jet nicknamed "Cosmic Girl," company representatives have announced. Comet Watchers' Delight: Slooh Webcasts Begin The online Slooh Community Observatory has kicked off "Comet Week," a series of webcasts designed to give viewers good looks at the solar system's icy wanderers.   Additional Space Headlines Save Big by Following @PurchDeals on Twitter! We put some of the best deals on space related merchandise and much more directly in front of you, getting you ready for an out of the world holiday season. Follow us today! Read More Orbital ATK's Private Cygnus Supply Ship Arrives at Space Station Orbital ATK's Cygnus supply mission to the International Space Station has been grappled successfully. Read More Secrets of Vampire Stars Revealed in Hubble Telescope Data  Blue straggler stars stay youthful by siphoning mass from stellar neighbors, new research confirms. Read More     NASA Announces Awards for 'Tipping Point' Technologies NASA awarded contracts and agreements for 22 projects to advance space technologies that the agency believes are on the verge of significant advancement. Mars on Earth: Canadian Arctic Serves as Red Planet Training Ground Would-be Mars explorers can get a taste of what Red Planet life would be like with a trip to the Canadian Arctic. DARPA Scraps Plan To Launch Small Sats from F-15 Fighter Jet DARPA had scrapped plans to launch small satellites from a modified F-15 fighter jet after two test of a new rocket fuel ended in explosions this year.   You are receiving this email because You've received this message because you've registered or accepted our invitation to receive email from SPACE.com To unsubscribe, click here Copyright 2015 Purch.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 150 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10011 2425 Lincoln Ave. Ogden, UT 84003

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Sharing Life Across Alien Worlds | JAXA Second Venus Attempt | Superflare Devastation

In Alien Solar Systems, Twin Planets Could Share Life It is entirely possible that two alien planets in orbits that bring them close together could potentially share life between them, scientists say. The idea is called: lithopanspermia.   Japanese Probe Makes 2nd Try to Orbit Venus, But Did It Succeed? A Japanese spacecraft should be orbiting Venus now, if all went according to plan Sunday (Dec. 6). Read More     Sun Could Unleash Devastating 'Superflare' The sun is capable of firing off an incredibly powerful superflare that could wreak havoc on today's technology-dependent society, a new study suggests. Orbital ATK Cygnus Spaceship's Return-to-Flight Mission Liftoff for Orbital ATK's Cygnus OA-4.   Additional Space Headlines Save Big by Following @PurchDeals on Twitter! We put some of the best deals on space related merchandise and much more directly in front of you, getting you ready for an out of the world holiday season. Follow us today! Read More Best-Ever Pluto Photos Show Breathtaking Views of Dwarf Planet The best-ever images of Pluto reveal the dwarf planet's varied and exotic landscape in amazing new detail. Read More Venus Pulls 'Vanishing Act' Behind the Moon on Monday  Venus will do a vanishing act behind the moon on Monday, Dec. 7, but you'll have to be in the right place on Earth to see it without the sun's interference. Read More     NASA Announces Awards for 'Tipping Point' Technologies NASA awarded contracts and agreements for 22 projects to advance space technologies that the agency believes are on the verge of significant advancement. Space Piloting on a Tablet? NASA Studying Feasibility | Video Digital electronic 'glass cockpits' have slow crept into spaceflight systems; replacing the old switches and knobs of the past. DARPA Scraps Plan To Launch Small Sats from F-15 Fighter Jet DARPA had scrapped plans to launch small satellites from a modified F-15 fighter jet after two test of a new rocket fuel ended in explosions this year.   You are receiving this email because You've received this message because you've registered or accepted our invitation to receive email from SPACE.com To unsubscribe, click here Copyright 2015 Purch.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 150 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10011 2425 Lincoln Ave. Ogden, UT 84003