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Falcon 9 launches Bulgaria's first geostationary communications satellite Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jun 24, 2017 A SpaceX's Falcon 9 has successfully launched Bulgaria's first geostationary communications satellite - BulgariaSat-1. Today's mission saw the second reflight of a Falcon 9 first stage, having seen the first such mission for the Iridium-1 mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base in January of this year. According to SpaceX "Following stage separation, the first stage of Falcon 9 successfully landed on SpaceX's East Coast droneship 'Of Course I Still Love You,' stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. ... read more |
The curious case of the warped Kuiper Belt Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 An unknown, unseen "planetary mass object" may lurk in the outer reaches of our solar system, according to new research on the orbits of minor planets to be published in the Astronomical Journal. Th ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2017 Opportunity is at the top of Perseverance Valley on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover experienced a left-front wheel steering actuator stall on Sol 4750 (June 4, 2017), leaving the wheel ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2017 As the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft approached its destination on July 4, 1997, no NASA mission had successfully reached the Red Planet in more than 20 years. Even the mission team anxiously awa ... more Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2017 How do you prepare for space missions on Earth? One way is to simulate an expedition into space underwater. Yesterday, six aquanauts dived almost 20 m to the sea floor where they will spend 10 days ... more |
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Russia's Roscosmos May Provide Indian Astronauts With Training in Future Novosibirsk (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017 Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Wednesday he was not ruling out that Indian astronauts could be trained with the help of the Russia's Roscosmos space corporation in the future. ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2017 A NASA-led and NASA-sponsored study of potential future missions to the mysterious "ice giant" planets Uranus and Neptune has been released - the first in a series of mission studies NASA will condu ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will occur across the entire continental United States, and NASA is preparing to share this experience of a lifetime on Aug. 21. Viewers a ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017 China has invited Russia to participate in the construction of a Chinese space station, but Moscow has yet to make an official decision, Roscosmos head Igor Komarov has told reporters. Russian space ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017 Deputy head of the Russia's "Luch" laboratory Aleksander Pavkin said that a small-scale power source created in laboratory will be completely safe with respect to radiation, since the isotope does n ... more Paris (ESA) Jun 23, 2017 ESA's Proba-V minisatellite has captured the forest fire raging in central Portugal, revealing blackened scars and columns of smoke as well as pinpointing active fire hotspots. More than a tho ... more |
Orbex reveals space rocket factory Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2017 Canyons, craters and cracked ice fields on other worlds might be hiding exciting scientific discoveries. But how do we get spacecraft to land on dangerous, uneven terrain? A new NASA video exp ... more Tempe AZ (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 When Apollo astronauts on the Moon spoke with Mission Control on Earth, there was a noticeable time gap between a statement from Tranquility Base and its immediate acknowledgment from Houston. The g ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) maiden Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also known as Mangalyaan, completed its first 1,000 Earth days in its orbit around the red planet on Monday. ... more Cardiff, UK (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 Scientists believe they have discovered the reason behind mysterious changes to the climate that saw temperatures fluctuate by up to 15C within just a few decades during the ice age periods. In a ne ... more |
Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2017 How do you prepare for space missions on Earth? One way is to simulate an expedition into space underwater. Yesterday, six aquanauts dived almost 20 m to the sea floor where they will spend 10 days living and working below the waves. The team taking part in NEEMO 22, the 22nd NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations mission, consists of astronauts, technicians and scientists who are now ... more Russia's Roscosmos May Provide Indian Astronauts With Training in Future NASA Selects Army Surgeon for Astronaut Training Teachers doubt most students interested in subjects that promote space careers |
London, UK (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 Welcoming the UK's focus on low-cost, reliable commercial spaceflight activities in the Queens's Speech, a UK company has revealed details of a 1200m2 space rocket factory currently building vertical launch vehicles that will be launched into orbit from the UK. Orbex, a UK company that has raised significant venture capital investment, is building a space micro-launcher, a small launch veh ... more Developing Landing Tech for Space Falcon 9 launches Bulgaria's first geostationary communications satellite OHB Italia sign contract to launch PRISMA Italian satellite with Arianespace |
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Le Bourget, France (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 France and the United States have a long history of cooperation in space, combining their talents over the years to advance science and launch exploration missions whose results have been instrumental in creating entirely new fields of research. The leaders of the two space agencies, Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot, and CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall, reaffirmed the agencies' ... more No One Under 20 Has Experienced a Day Without NASA at Mars Mars Orbiter spots rover ascending Mount Sharp Opportunity Straightens Wheel, Resumes Driving |
Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017 China has invited Russia to participate in the construction of a Chinese space station, but Moscow has yet to make an official decision, Roscosmos head Igor Komarov has told reporters. Russian space experts explain why Russian-Chinese cooperation on a new space station would undoubtedly benefit both sides. Speaking to journalists Monday on the sidelines of the international aviation show i ... more China's cargo spacecraft completes second docking with space lab China to launch four more probes before 2021 New broadcasting satellite fails to enter preset orbit |
Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2017 The LISA trio of satellites to detect gravitational waves from space has been selected as the third large-class mission in ESA's Science programme, while the PLATO exoplanet hunter moves into development. These important milestones were decided upon during a meeting of ESA's Science Programme Committee today, and ensure the continuation of ESA's Cosmic Vision plan through the next two decades. ... more Boeing Streamlining Defense and Space Unit to boost competitiveness Trudeau under pressure to reject China bid for satellite firm Jumpstart goes into alliance with major aerospace and defence group ADS |
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 When Apollo astronauts on the Moon spoke with Mission Control on Earth, there was a noticeable time gap between a statement from Tranquility Base and its immediate acknowledgment from Houston. The gap lasted almost three seconds, or ten times longer than human reaction times would account for. What was happening? The answer is simple: space. The Moon orbits far enough from Earth that light ... more Helium droplets offer new precision to single-molecule laser measurement Magnetic space tug could target dead satellites New computing system takes its cues from human brain |
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London UK (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 The astronomers who discovered the nearest potentially habitable planet to our solar system are inviting the public to take part in their search for more Earth-like planets. Last year an international team of astronomers led by Dr. Guillem Anglada-Escude, of Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), discovered a planet around the closest star to our Sun, Proxima Centauri. Details of the obse ... more NASA discovers 10 new Earth-size exoplanets NASA releases Kepler Survey Catalog with 100s of new exoplanet candidates New branch in family tree of exoplanets discovered |
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2017 A NASA-led and NASA-sponsored study of potential future missions to the mysterious "ice giant" planets Uranus and Neptune has been released - the first in a series of mission studies NASA will conduct in support of the next Planetary Science Decadal Survey. The results of this and future studies will be used as the Decadal Survey deliberates on NASA's planetary science priorities from 2022 ... more The curious case of the warped Kuiper Belt King of the Gods: Jupiter Dated to Be Oldest Planet in the Solar System New Horizons Team Digs into New Data on Next Flyby Target |
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Palo Alto, CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 Algae dominate the oceans that cover nearly three-quarters of our planet, and produce half of the oxygen that we breathe. And yet fewer than 10 percent of the algae have been formally described in the scientific literature, as noted in a new review co-authored by Carnegie's Arthur Grossman in Trends in Plant Science. Algae are everywhere. They are part of crusts on desert surfaces and form ... more Amazonia's future will be jeopardized by dams Hawaiian canoe comes home after epic round-the-world odyssey Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency says |
New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 20, 2017 The Indian government will soon require all aircraft registered to fly in India to use Gagan, the country's own navigation system. The notification for this will be issued in the next few weeks and will be effective from January 2019. The availability of Gagan signal in space will bridge the gap between European Union's EGNOS and Japan's MSAS coverage areas, thereby offering seamless navig ... more New reports confirm near-perfect performance record for civil GPS service BDS Precise Service System covers over 300 Chinese cities Galileo grows: two more satellites join working constellation |
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Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2017 Russia's Lavochkin Research and Production Association is ready to work with China on designing lunar exploration missions, including orbital and return ones, Sergei Lemeshevsky, the Russian company's director general, told Sputnik on Thursday. Xu Yansong, the head of the International Cooperation Department of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), said on Wednesday that China an ... more New NELIOTA project detects flashes from lunar impacts Cube Quest Challenge Team Spotlight: Cislunar Explorers Winning plans for CubeSats to the Moon |
Bethesda, MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are comets and asteroids in heliocentric orbits that have been influenced by planetary flybys causing them to approach Earth. Comets are composed mostly of water ice and dust particles that were formed in the cold outer planet system. Most of the rocky asteroids were formed in the warmer inner solar system between the orbits of Mars and Earth. There is a great dea ... more ESA boss urges action on 'ticking timebombs' in Earth orbit B612 Creates Asteroid Institute Rosetta finds comet connection to Earth's atmosphere |
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Paris (ESA) Jun 23, 2017 ESA's Proba-V minisatellite has captured the forest fire raging in central Portugal, revealing blackened scars and columns of smoke as well as pinpointing active fire hotspots. More than a thousand firefighters are tackling the forest fire in the Pedrogao Grande region, north east of Lisbon, which has been aflame since Saturday. Some 64 people have been reported dead and more than 130 inju ... more A smokestack to the Northern Hemisphere stratosphere Free mapping: plotting development in Africa Watching cities grow |
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will occur across the entire continental United States, and NASA is preparing to share this experience of a lifetime on Aug. 21. Viewers around the world will be provided a wealth of images captured before, during, and after the eclipse by 11 spacecraft, at least three NASA aircraft, more than 50 high-altitude balloons, and the astronau ... more Megamovie Project debuts simulator for August 21 total Solar Eclipse NASA's SDO sees partial eclipse in space A real scorcher: NASA probe to fly into sun's atmosphere |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 An international team of astronomers, led by Dutch scientists, has discovered a region in our Milky Way that contains many nitrogen compounds in the southeast of a butterfly-shaped star formation disk and very little in the north-west. The astronomers suspect that multiple stars-to-be share the same star formation disk, but the precise process is still a puzzle. The article with their find ... more GBT Captures Orion Blazing Bright in Radio Light Hubble applauds waltzing dwarfs Radio astronomers peer deep into the stellar nursery of the Orion Nebula |
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 The scientific community has known about the existence of electrons for over a hundred years, but there are important facets of their interaction with matter that remain shrouded in mystery. One particular area of interest is low-energy electrons or electrons that have kinetic energy levels of about 10 electronvolts (eV) or less. These electrons affect the functioning of insulators in elec ... more No Universe without Big Bang Russian Spektr-RG mission to identify 3 billin black holes after 2018 launch Galaxy alignments traced back 10 billion years |
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