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Gravity waves detected in Sun's interior reveal rapidly rotating core Paris (ESA) Aug 02, 2017 Scientists using the ESA/NASA SOHO solar observatory have found long-sought gravity modes of seismic vibration that imply the Sun's core is rotating four times faster than its surface. Just as seismology reveals Earth's interior structure by the way in which waves generated by earthquakes travel through it, solar physicists use 'helioseismology' to probe the solar interior by studying sound waves reverberating through it. On Earth, it is usually one event that is responsible for generating the sei ... read more |
NASA continues to study pulsars, 50 years after their chance discovery Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 02, 2017 A little bit of "scruff" in scientific data 50 years ago led to the discovery of pulsars - rapidly spinning dense stellar corpses that appear to pulse at Earth. Astronomer Jocelyn Bell made th ... more Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 02, 2017 Residents along Florida's Space Coast will soon hear a familiar sound - sonic booms. But instead of announcing a spacecraft's return from space, they may herald a new era in faster air travel. ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 02, 2017 The head of Space Equipment at Airbus DS stated that SynerTech company and Russian Space Systems is planning to make up to 50 solid-state power amplifiers within the next year. SynerTech compa ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017 Leonardo announced Monday it will launch the OPTSAT-3000 reconnaissance satellite Wednesday from the Kourou Europe's spaceport in French Guyana on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Defense. ... more |
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SES Government Solutions lands additional MEO Beam task order with DoD Luxembourg (SPX) Aug 02, 2017 SES Government Solutions has signed a five-year task order with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Under the agreement, an additional satellite beam will enable access to real-time information fo ... more Washington (AFP) July 31, 2017 North Korea could field a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile able to strike America by next year, but Pyongyang must first overcome important technological hurdles, a US expert warned Monday. ... more Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 01, 2017 Arianespace has launched two Earth observation satellites for civil and military applications: OPTSAT-3000 for the Italian Ministry of Defence; and Venus, a mission of the Israel Space Agency (ISA) ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 02, 2017 Hundreds of scientists worldwide currently use an online application that accesses at least one terabyte of data to calculate everything from the spectrum of an exoplanet and the weather on Mars to ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 In the shallow, frigid waters of Nunavut's Ward Hunt Lake, something mysterious lingers at the lake floor. It's fuzzy, it's bright orange - and it's alive. ... more London, UK (SPX) Aug 01, 2017 The UK Space Agency is working with research institutions, industry and non-profit organisations to develop strong international partnerships to help tackle economic, societal and environmental issu ... more |
Astronomers discover "Heavy Metal" supernova Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 Unique, high-quality 3D data of 772 galaxies, obtained with the 3.9m Anglo-Australian Telescope as part of the SAMI Galaxy Survey, have been released to the astronomical community. These data are ac ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 Helheim Glacier is the fastest flowing glacier along the eastern edge of Greenland Ice Sheet and one of the island's largest ocean-terminating rivers of ice. Named after the Vikings' world of the de ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2017 Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory believe their improved understanding of electrical conductivity inside Earth's mantle will help them map the distribution of water inside Earth. ... more Jerusalem (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 Researchers have made the first direct visual observation and measurement of ultra-fast vortex dynamics in superconductors. Their technique, detailed in the journal Nature Communications, could cont ... more |
Paris (ESA) Jul 31, 2017 ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik and Roscosmos commander Sergei Ryazansky were launched into space yesterday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 15:41 GMT (17:41 CEST). Their Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft circled Earth four times to catch up with the International Space Station six hours later and the crew are now settling into their new home and place of work for fiv ... more Voyager spacecraft still in communication 40 years out into the void NextSTEP Partners Develop Ground Prototypes to Expand our Knowledge of Deep Space Habitats Three-man crew reaches International Space Station |
Tehran (AFP) July 27, 2017 Iran on Thursday "successfully" tested a satellite-launch rocket, days after warning Washington of a response to new US sanctions over the Islamic republic's ballistic missile programme, state television said. It said the launch vehicle, named Simorgh after a bird in Iranian mythology, was capable of propelling a satellite weighing 250 kilograms (550 pounds) to an altitude of 500 kilometres ... more India looks to more launches with new facility from 2018 Sea Launch to be modernized for Russia's Soyuz-5 carrier rocket Navy completes testing fixes on electro-magnetic launch systems |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 31, 2017 Steps forward in the search for life beyond Earth can be as simple as sending a balloon into the sky. In one of the most unique and extensive eclipse observation campaigns ever attempted, NASA is collaborating with student teams across the U.S. to do just that. A larger initiative, NASA's Eclipse Balloon Project, led by Angela Des Jardins of Montana State University, is sending more than 5 ... more Portals to new worlds: Martian exploration near the North Pole Opportunity enters Automode during solar conjunction pause For Moratorium on Sending Commands to Mars, Blame the Sun |
Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017 China has a clear plan to provide sea launches for commercial payloads to be carried by Long March rockets, according to an aerospace official. Tang Yagang, vice head of the aerospace division of the No.1 institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), said that the technology is not difficult and a sea launch platform can be built based on modifying 10,000-ton ... more Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold |
McLean VA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 Iridium Communications reports that the upcoming Iridium NEXT launch has been targeted for September 30, 2017 at 6:30 a.m. PDT. This launch will deliver another 10 Iridium NEXT satellites to orbit on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and will bring the total number of Iridium NEXT satellites deployed to 30. SpaceX selected the September 30th launch date based on rocket and Vandenberg Air Force Base range ... more UK space companies to develop international partnerships Airbus DS to expand cooperation with Russia ASTROSCALE Raises a Total of $25 Million in Series C Led by Private Companies |
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 02, 2017 The head of Space Equipment at Airbus DS stated that SynerTech company and Russian Space Systems is planning to make up to 50 solid-state power amplifiers within the next year. SynerTech company, a joint enterprise of Airbus Defence and Space (DS) aerospace company and Russian Space Systems, is planning to make up to 50 solid-state power amplifiers within the next year, Jean-Pierre Domenge ... more NASA enhances online scientific tool used by hundreds Worldwide Making polymer chemistry 'click' ARCTEC receives contract for Air Force radar sites in Alaska |
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Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 In the shallow, frigid waters of Nunavut's Ward Hunt Lake, something mysterious lingers at the lake floor. It's fuzzy, it's bright orange - and it's alive. For more than 50 years, scientists from around the world have traveled to Ward Hunt Lake, the northernmost lake in the Canadian Arctic, to study the region or launch expeditions to the North Pole. Until recently, the prevailin ... more An Earth-like atmosphere may not survive Proxima b's orbit A New Search for Extrasolar Planets from the Arecibo Observatory Gulf of Mexico tube worm is one of the longest-living animals in the world |
Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 17, 2017 In July 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft sent home the first close-up pictures of Pluto and its moons - amazing imagery that inspired many to wonder what a flight over the distant worlds' icy terrain might be like. Wonder no more. Using actual New Horizons data and digital elevation models of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, mission scientists have created flyover movies that offer s ... more Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot New evidence in support of the Planet Nine hypothesis NASA's New Horizons Team Strikes Gold in Argentina |
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Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 A study of lead service lines in Flint's damaged drinking water system reveals a Swiss cheese pattern in the pipes' interior crust, with holes where the lead used to be. The findings - led by researchers at the University of Michigan - support the generally accepted understanding that lead leached into the system because that water wasn't treated to prevent corrosion. While previous studie ... more Risky business for fish in oil-polluted reef waters Japanese seaweed is welcome invader on US coasts: study Climate change deepens threat to Pacific island wildlife |
Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 An advance GPS anti-jam navigation system is to be jointly developed and manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries and Honeywell Aerospace, the companies announced on Monday. The technology, covered under a recent memorandum of understanding between the two companies, will combine IAI's existing ADA GPS Anti-Jamming system together with Honeywell's embedded GPS Inertial Navigation Sys ... more Russia, China to Set Up Pilot Zone to Test National Navigation Systems India Plans to Roll Out National GPS Next Year Orbital Alliance Techsystems receives contract for GPS artillery |
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Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 27, 2017 Things look different on the Moon. Literally. Because the Moon isn't big enough to hold a significant atmosphere, there is no air and there are no particles in the air to reflect and scatter sunlight. On Earth, shadows in otherwise bright environments are dimly lit with indirect light from these tiny reflections. That lighting provides enough detail that we get an idea of shapes, holes and ... more Florida startup boldly sets sights on moon United Launch Alliance to launch Astrobotic mission to the Moon Moon could be wetter than thought, say scientists |
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 31, 2017 NASA scientists are excited about the upcoming close flyby of a small asteroid and plan to use its upcoming October close approach to Earth as an opportunity not only for science, but to test NASA's network of observatories and scientists who work with planetary defense. The target of all this attention is asteroid 2012 TC4 - a small asteroid estimated to be between 30 and 100 feet (10 and ... more Supernova-Hunting Team Finds Comet with Aid of Amateur Astronomer Upcoming asteroid flyby will help Planetary Defense Network Exploring an unusual metal asteroid |
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Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 01, 2017 Arianespace has launched two Earth observation satellites for civil and military applications: OPTSAT-3000 for the Italian Ministry of Defence; and Venus, a mission of the Israel Space Agency (ISA) - a government body sponsored by the country's Ministry of Science and Technology - and the French CNES space agency (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales). The launch took place on Tuesday, Augus ... more Aalto-1 satellite sends first image back to VTT Finland Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows NASA Solves a Drizzle Riddle |
Paris (ESA) Aug 02, 2017 Scientists using the ESA/NASA SOHO solar observatory have found long-sought gravity modes of seismic vibration that imply the Sun's core is rotating four times faster than its surface. Just as seismology reveals Earth's interior structure by the way in which waves generated by earthquakes travel through it, solar physicists use 'helioseismology' to probe the solar interior by studying soun ... more NASA Selects Proposals to Study Sun, Space Environment National Solar Observatory Predicts Shape Of Solar Corona For August Eclipse SwRI team uses airborne telescopes to study Sun and Mercury during total solar eclipse |
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College Park MD (SPX) Jul 26, 2017 Gamma-ray bursts are among the most energetic and explosive events in the universe. They are also short-lived, lasting from a few milliseconds to about a minute. This has made it tough for astronomers to observe a gamma-ray burst in detail. Using a wide array of ground- and space-based telescope observations, an international team led by University of Maryland astronomers constructed one o ... more Webbcam Shows Webb Telescope Chilling in Chamber A Astronomers discover "Heavy Metal" supernova Galactic David and Goliath |
New York NY (SPX) Jul 27, 2017 While the charge and spin properties of electrons are widely utilized in modern day technologies such as transistors and memories, another aspect of the subatomic particle has long remained uncharted. This is the "valley" property which has potential for realizing a new class of technology termed "valleytronics" - similar to electronics (charge) and spintronics (spin). This property arises ... more Experimental method measures quantum coherence, the ability of being in 2 states at once Physicists design ultrafocused pulses When shallow defects align, diamonds shine for unprecedented quantum sensitivity |
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