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The Chinese Space Industry Set For Take Off
Beijing (XNA) Nov 06, 2008
China put another two satellites into orbit on Wednesday, just weeks after its third successful manned space mission and the first space walk by Chinese astronauts in September. The space industry is taking off, thanks to the 30-year-old Reform and Opening-up Drive, said Zhou Jianping, chief designer of the manned space program. China established its space sector in the 1950s, an ... read more

Giant Simulation Could Solve Mystery Of Dark Matter
Durham, UK (SPX) Nov 06, 2008
The search for a mysterious substance which makes up most of the Universe could soon be at an end, according to new research. Dark matter is believed to account for 85 per cent of the Universe's mass but has remained invisible to telescopes since scientists inferred its existence from its gravitational effects more than 75 years ago. Now the international Virgo Consortium, a team of ... more

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NASA Selects Astronomy Student Ambassadors
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 06, 2008
Forty-six undergraduate and graduate students have been selected to represent NASA in their local communities as recipients of the agency's International Year of Astronomy, or IYA, Student Ambassadors Program. Two of the students were chosen to attend the opening ceremonies of an IYA event in Paris in January 2009. The students representing NASA at the ceremonies are Rebecca Holmes, a ... more

Russia Set To Launch SES Telecoms Satellite
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 06, 2008
Russia will launch on Wednesday a Proton-M carrier rocket with an Astra 1M satellite on board, a Russian spacecraft manufacturer said. International Launch Services Inc (ILS) and SES Satellite Leasing signed a contract to launch five telecommunications satellites on board Proton-M carrier rockets by the end of 2013. "It will be the eighth launch of a Proton rocket in 2008," the ... more

Second European CubeSat Workshop
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 06, 2008
Following on from the successful "Vega Maiden Flight CubeSat Workshop" held at ESA/ESTEC in January 2008, which was the first CubeSat workshop to be held at European-level, the ESA Education Office is pleased to announce the Second European CubeSat Workshop one year later as planned. This Second European CubeSat Workshop will take place in ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands on 20-22 ... more

Fingers, Loops And Bays In The Crab Nebula
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 06, 2008
This image gives the first clear view of the faint boundary of the Crab Nebula's X-ray-emitting pulsar wind nebula. The nebula is powered by a rapidly-rotating, highly-magnetized neutron star, or "pulsar" (white dot near the center). The combination of rapid rotating and strong magnetic field generates an intense electromagnetic field that creates jets of matter and anti-matter moving away ... more



SOLAR DAILY
Sierra Space's Advanced Solar Panels Power Sidus Space's LizzieSat in Historic Space Mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 25, 2024
In a significant leap for space technology, Sierra Space, a pioneer in the commercial space sector and a rising star in defense technology, has equipped Sidus Space's inaugural LizzieSat satellite w ... more
CU Boulder spearheads revolutionary advancement in solar cell production
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 22, 2024
The solar energy world is poised for a significant shift as University of Colorado Boulder scientists, in collaboration with international partners, develop an innovative manufacturing method for pe ... more
Cambridge working to unlock new solar energy pathways
London, UK (SPX) Mar 21, 2024
In a study conducted by the University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory and AMOLF in Amsterdam, researchers have uncovered innovative methods to enhance solar energy capture, shifting the focus f ... more


ENERGY TECH
Dig deep: US bets on geothermal to become renewable powerhouse
Houston (AFP) Mar 25, 2024
Though geothermal represents only a tiny fraction of current US energy production, several businesses and President Joe Biden's administration are betting on technological advances to make it a backbone of the green transition. ... more
Setting a laser like sight on a path to practical fusion
Dresden, Germany (SPX) Mar 21, 2024
In the quest for a sustainable and productive energy future, scientists have long eyed nuclear fusion, specifically the fusion of hydrogen nuclei, as a prime candidate. The main challenge, however, ... more
Unveiling a new class of plasma waves: implications for fusion energy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2024
Plasma, the fourth state of matter beyond the common solids, liquids, and gases, dominates the cosmic landscape, shaping the universe as the primary constituent of stars and celestial phenomena. Thi ... more
 

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  • FCC approves opening up TV spectrum for wireless use
    Washington (AFP) Nov 4, 2008
    The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday unanimously approved opening up unused frequencies on the broadcast television spectrum for wireless use. In a 5-0 vote, the FCC voted to allow "new, sophisticated wireless devices to operate in broadcast television spectrum" known as "white spaces." "The rules adopted today will allow for the use of these new and innovative types ... more

    Asteroid 2008 TC3 Strikes Earth
    Tuscon AZ (SPX) Nov 06, 2008
    A spectacular fireball lit up the predawn sky above Northern Sudan on October 7, 2008. This explosion was caused by the atmospheric entry of a small near-Earth asteroid, estimated to be no more than a few meters in diameter. The explosion likely scattered small meteorite fragments across the Nubian desert below. Although such small impact events occur several times per year around the ... more

    Russian leader blasts US, vows to deploy missiles near EU
    Moscow (AFP) Nov 5, 2008
    Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced plans Wednesday to deploy missiles on the EU's doorstep in a warning shot to US president-elect Barack Obama and Washington's allies in central Europe. Just hours after Obama's presidential election victory, Medvedev rounded on the United States for ills ranging from the global financial crisis to the recent war in Georgia in his debut state-of-the ... more

     
    MISSILE DEFENSE
    Germany Boosts Air Defense with $1.2 Billion Purchase of RTX's Raytheon Patriot Systems
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 22, 2024
    In a strategic move to enhance its air defense capabilities, Germany has entered into a $1.2 billion agreement with Raytheon, a sector of RTX (NYSE: RTX), for the acquisition of Patriot air and miss ... more
    General Atomics Partners with Lockheed Martin for Next-Gen Missile Tracking Satellites
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2024
    In a significant advancement for missile defense technology, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been selected by Lockheed Martin Space to supply missile warning, tracking, and defe ... more
    US approves $3.5 billion in missile sales to Poland
    Washington (AFP) Mar 12, 2024
    The United States on Tuesday approved nearly $3.5 billion in missile sales to Poland, as President Joe Biden welcomed the NATO ally's new leaders to the White House. ... more

    CIVIL NUCLEAR
    Harnessing Advanced Nuclear Fuels for Global Energy Sustainability: The Journey of Ericmoore Jossou at MIT
    Boston MA (SPX) Mar 21, 2024
    In 2010, when Ericmoore Jossou was attending college in northern Nigeria, the lights would flicker in and out all day, sometimes lasting only for a couple of hours at a time. The frustrating experie ... more
    Future nuclear power reactors could rely on molten salts - but what about corrosion?
    Boston MA (SPX) Mar 22, 2024
    Most discussions of how to avert climate change focus on solar and wind generation as key to the transition to a future carbon-free power system. But Michael Short, the Class of '42 Associate Profes ... more
    GE Vernova and UK Industry Explore Small Modular Reactor Deployment at Sheffield Conference
    London, UK (SPX) Mar 22, 2024
    In a significant move towards advancing the UK's nuclear energy capabilities, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), a branch of GE Vernova's Nuclear business, recently held a conference in Sheffield, bri ... more

    DISASTER MANAGEMENT
    Lessons from Fukushima: Prepare for the unlikely
    Boston MA (SPX) Mar 26, 2024
    When a devastating earthquake and tsunami overwhelmed the protective systems at the Fukushima Dai'ichi nuclear power plant complex in Japan in March 2011, it triggered a sequence of events leading t ... more
    Critical aid, food delivered by sea to starving families in war-torn northern Gaza
    Washington DC (UPI) Mar 19, 2024
    Nearly 200 tons of food and ready-to-eat meals have been distributed to families facing starvation in war-torn northern Gaza, in the first humanitarian shipment to reach the Gazan coast by sea in nearly two decades. ... more
    Rafah displaced shiver as thunder and rain lash tent camp
    Rafah, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Mar 19, 2024
    Torrential rains lashed a tent camp for displaced people in Gaza's southern city of Rafah, where frightened Palestinian children can no longer distinguish between thunder and Israeli bombardment. ... more
       

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  • Virginia Tech Engineers Identify Conditions That Initiate Erosion
  • Satellites Helping Aid Workers In Honduras
  • Landslides, worst floods in a century kill 51 in China
  • Survey Reveals Extent Of Hurricane Ike's Underwater Damage To Galveston
  • Ethiopia reports record volcanic eruption
  • Dried mushrooms may slow global warming
  • Imaging software makes bridges safer

  • Endeavour Nears Launch Pad 39A
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  • Chandrayaan-1 Enters Lunar Transfer Trajectory
  • Mission to Mars: Key health hurdle can be overcome, say scientists
  • India's moon mission enters lunar space
  • Germany's CESAR Crowned King Of Rovers In ESA's Robotics Challenge
  • First Rocket Parts Of NASA's New Launch System Arrive In Florida
  • New Spaceship Force Field Makes Mars Trip Possible

  • NOAA-N Prime Satellite Arrives At Vandenberg For Launch
  • NASA Hearing Daily From Weak Phoenix Mars Lander
  • NASA: Phoenix weak and getting weaker
  • China top target for computer attacks: Microsoft
  • Outside View: Russia boosts nuclear punch
  • NKorean base could handle longer-range missile: SKorean minister
  • More rain as Vietnam flood toll rises to 74
  • World's tallest man riding high after becoming a dad



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