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August 31, 2017
IRON AND ICE
Largest asteroid in a century to whiz by Sept 1



Miami (AFP) Aug 30, 2017
The largest asteroid in more than a century will whiz safely past Earth on September 1 at a safe but unusually close distance of about 4.4 million miles (7 million kilometers), NASA said. The asteroid was discovered in 1981, and is named Florence after the famed 19th century founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. "Florence is the largest asteroid to pass this close to our planet since the first near-Earth asteroid was discovered over a century ago," said a US space agency statement. ... read more

SPACEWAR
Multi-domain command and control a priority for Air Force Space Command
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Aug 30, 2017
The Commander of Air Force Space Command spoke at the Air Force Association Lance P. Sijan Chapter's Multi-Domain Command and Control Symposium here Thursday. He emphasized that the ability to ... more
IRON AND ICE
Backyard Observers Ready to View Asteroid's Close Flyby
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017
When astronomer Bobby Bus discovered an asteroid passing through the inner solar system on March 2, 1981, it was bright enough to record in his telescope's photos despite being more than 145 million ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Kuaizhou-11 to send six satellites into space
Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2017
China's Kuaizhou-11 solid-fuelled carrier rocket will send six satellites into space in its first mission, according to the rocket's developer and producer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp ... more
IRON AND ICE
House-Sized Near-Earth Objects Rarer Than We Thought
Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 31, 2017
n 2013 a small meteoroid, the size of a house, hurtled through Earth's atmosphere and exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. The explosion shattered windows, and more than a thousand people ... more
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DRAGON SPACE
China, Russia to Have Smooth Space Cooperation, Says Expert
Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017
China and Russia plan to sign an agreement in October on joint space exploration from 2018 and 2022, which would benefit both nations particularly in manned and future missions to the moon, CGTN rep ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
India's Space Agency Begins Countdown for Launch of Backup Navigation Satellite
New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017
To be launched on board PSLV-C39 on Thursday at 1900hrs local time, IRNSS-1H will be a 'back-up' navigation satellite for IRNSS-1A, one of the seven satellites in the constellation, as its three rub ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Researchers propose how the universe became filled with light
Iowa City IA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017
Soon after the Big Bang, the universe went completely dark. The intense, seminal event that created the cosmos churned up so much hot, thick gas that light was completely trapped. Much later--perhap ... more
EXO WORLDS
15 Fast Radio Bursts Detected from Distant Universe
Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017
Breakthrough Listen - the initiative to find signs of intelligent life in the universe - has detected 15 fast radio bursts emanating from the mysterious "repeater" FRB 121102. Fast radio bursts, or ... more
MARSDAILY
New mini tool has massive implications
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Aug 31, 2017
Brigham Young University researchers have created a miniaturized, portable version of a tool now capable of analyzing Mars' atmosphere - and that's just one of its myriad possible uses. For de ... more
FARM NEWS
Lasers zap decontaminates from soil
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2017
There might be a new and improved way to rid contaminated soil of toxins and pollutants: zap it with lasers. By directly breaking down pollutants, researchers say, high-powered lasers can now be mor ... more


UConn chemist synthesizes pure graphene

MISSILE NEWS
Raytheon receives $614.5M for SM-3 Block IIA ballistic missile interceptors
(UPI) Aug 29, 2017
Raytheon Missile Systems is being awarded a $614.5 million modification to an existing contract for the production of Standard Missile 3 Block IIA surface-to-air missiles, the Department of Defense announced on Monday. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Roboteam receives orders for tactical robots
(UPI) Aug 29, 2017
Maryland-headquartered Robot provider Roboteam Inc. reports it has received new orders for its Micro Tactical Ground Robot to support U.S. and international military missions. ... more
SPACEWAR
BlackSky awarded contract by Air Force for next-generation Geospatial Intelligence Brokering Platform
Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 30, 2017
Spaceflight Industries has announced that BlackSky has been awarded a two-year $16.4 million cost-plus-prime contract with the Air Force Research Lab to develop and deliver a cloud-based geospatial ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Black Construction wins Guam contract
(UPI) Aug 29, 2017
The Guam-based subsidiary of Tutor Perini Corporation has been tapped to design and build a live-fire training range complex on the island for the U.S. Navy, the company announced on Tuesday. ... more

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ISS Orbit Increases Almost 2,000 Feet After Adjustment Maneuver - Control Center
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2017
A representative from the Mission Control Center told Sputnik that the International Space Station has increased its average altitude by about 1,970 feet after an orbit adjustment maneuver. The International Space Station (ISS) has increased its average altitude by about 1,970 feet after an orbit adjustment maneuver using Progress MS-06 cargo spacecraft engines, a representative from the M ... more
Miami (AFP) Aug 27, 2017
Forty years on, Voyager still hurtles through space
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2017
NASA should continue large strategic missions to maintain leadership in space
Berlin (AFP) Aug 30, 2017
'Gifted' high-tech takes spotlight at Berlin's IFA fair
India's Space Agency Begins Countdown for Launch of Backup Navigation Satellite
New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017
To be launched on board PSLV-C39 on Thursday at 1900hrs local time, IRNSS-1H will be a 'back-up' navigation satellite for IRNSS-1A, one of the seven satellites in the constellation, as its three rubidium atomic clocks on board had stopped functioning. The 29-hour countdown for tomorrow's launch of navigation satellite 'IRNSS-1H' to augment the existing seven satellites of the NavIC constel ... more
New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017
Indian Space Agency, Israeli counterpart to formalize strategic collaborations
New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 18, 2017
ISRO Develops Ship-Based Antenna System to Track Satellite Launches
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017
Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg


Big dishes band together
Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017
Earlier this month, radio dishes from three deep-space networks combined to catch faint 'survival' whispers from one of ESA's Mars orbiters, underlining the value of international collaboration for exploring the Red Planet. For the first time ever, deep-space ground stations from ESA, NASA and Russia's Roscosmos joined together, on 13 August, to receive ultra-faint signals from ESA's ExoMa ... more
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Aug 31, 2017
New mini tool has massive implications
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 29, 2017
NASA's Next Mars Mission to Investigate Interior of Red Planet
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 17, 2017
For Moratorium on Sending Commands to Mars, Blame the Sun
China, Russia to Have Smooth Space Cooperation, Says Expert
Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017
China and Russia plan to sign an agreement in October on joint space exploration from 2018 and 2022, which would benefit both nations particularly in manned and future missions to the moon, CGTN reported on Monday. The bilateral agreement will cover five areas including lunar to deep space exploration, special materials development, collaborations in the area of satellite systems, Earth re ... more
Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017
ESA and Chinese astronauts train together
Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2017
Kuaizhou-11 to send six satellites into space
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2017
Russia, China May Sign 5-Year Agreement on Joint Space Exploration
ASTROSCALE Raises a Total of $25 Million in Series C Led by Private Companies
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 18, 2017
ASTROSCALE completed a Series C round and raised $53 million in total to date. Private companies, ANA Holdings Inc. (ANA - parent company of ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS Co., Ltd.) and OSG Corporation, join recurring venture capital investors (Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, JAFCO Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital) alongside new financier aSTART Co., Ltd. The successful completion of Se ... more
Paris (ESA) Jul 14, 2017
LISA Pathfinder: bake, rattle and roll
London, UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2017
Bids for government funding prove strong interest in LaunchUK
San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2017
Blue Sky Network Reaffirms Commitment to Brazilian Market
NASA Awards $400,000 to Top Teams at Second Phase of 3D-Printing Competition
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 29, 2017
NASA is making progress and awarding prizes in its competition to build a 3-D printed habitat for deep space exploration. The agency has awarded first place and a prize of $250,000 to Team Foster + Partners | Branch Technology of Chattanooga, Tennessee, for successfully completing Phase 2: Level 3 of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, a NASA's Centennial Challenges prize competition. Pen ... more
Small Business Innovation Research program
Full Circle: NASA to Demonstrate Refabricator to Recycle, Reuse, Repeat
Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017
Lockheed receives contract for Marine Corps AN/TPS-59A(V)3 radars
Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Aug 26, 2017
45th Space Wing supports successful Minotaur IV ORS-5 launch


15 Fast Radio Bursts Detected from Distant Universe
Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017
Breakthrough Listen - the initiative to find signs of intelligent life in the universe - has detected 15 fast radio bursts emanating from the mysterious "repeater" FRB 121102. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are brief, bright pulses of radio emission from distant galaxies. First detected with the Parkes Telescope in Australia, FRBs have now been seen by several radio telescopes around the world. FRB ... more
Arecibo PR (SPX) Jul 17, 2017
A New Search for Extrasolar Planets from the Arecibo Observatory
Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017
Gulf of Mexico tube worm is one of the longest-living animals in the world
Garching, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2017
Molecular Outflow Launched Beyond Disk Around Young Star
New Horizons Video Soars over Pluto's Majestic Mountains and Icy Plains
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
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017
Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 13, 2017
New evidence in support of the Planet Nine hypothesis
Edinburgh UK (SPX) Aug 14, 2017
Scientists probe Neptune's depths to reveal secrets of icy planets


Navy testing wireless charging stations for undersea drones
Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017
The Navy announced Monday it is developing technology for the wireless underwater recharging of unmanned undersea vehicles at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific. Current UUVs used for reconnaissance, mine hunting, and other tasks need to be recharged manually at either port or ship. Underwater charging stations would allow the craft to stay on station for much longer per ... more
(UPI) Aug 29, 2017
Decoding coral DNA could help save reefs from extinction
Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017
Oil and water can mix under the right conditions, scientists say
Quito (AFP) Aug 28, 2017
Ecuador prison for Chinese fishers caught in Galapagos
Nine Satellites in exactEarth's Real-Time Constellation Now in Service
Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Aug 30, 2017
As of today, exactEarth, in partnership with Harris Corporation, is bringing five more satellites from our ever-growing real-time (RT) constellation into service. These additional satellites will raise the total to nine in our real-time system that have been successfully incorporated into exactEarth services. Combined with our first-generation satellites, we are proud to be operating the l ... more
New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017
India to launch satellite next week to fix malfunctioning navigation system
Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017
IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 19, 2017
Japan launches satellite for better GPS system


Call For Ideas For Research On The Deep Space Gateway
Paris (ESA) Aug 22, 2017
The European Space Agency (ESA) invites members of the science community in Europe to propose ideas for research that could be performed on the Deep Space Gateway, a crewed spaceship in lunar vicinity. The Deep Space Gateway is a strategic platform that is being prepared by the International Space Station partner agencies to be humanity's next step beyond Low-Earth Orbit and out into the S ... more
San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017
Analysis of a 'rusty' lunar rock suggests the moon's interior is dry
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 21, 2017
Roscosmos Approves Luna-25 Space Station Model in Moon Exploration Project
New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Aug 14, 2017
Moon's magnetic field lasted far longer than once believed
House-Sized Near-Earth Objects Rarer Than We Thought
Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 31, 2017
n 2013 a small meteoroid, the size of a house, hurtled through Earth's atmosphere and exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. The explosion shattered windows, and more than a thousand people were treated for injuries from flying debris. How many similar-sized rocks have orbits that bring them close to Earth? A new study has answered that question using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) on th ... more
Miami (AFP) Aug 30, 2017
Largest asteroid in a century to whiz by Sept 1
Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 28, 2017
NASA's asteroid sample return mission successfully adjusts course
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017
Backyard Observers Ready to View Asteroid's Close Flyby


Man-made fossil methane emission levels larger than previously believed
Rochester NY (SPX) Aug 28, 2017
In 2011 a team of researchers led by Vasilii Petrenko, an assistant professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Rochester, spent seven weeks in Antarctica collecting and studying 2,000-pound samples of glacial ice cores that date back nearly 12,000 years. The ancient air trapped within the ice revealed surprising new data about methane that may help inform today's policyma ... more
Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017
Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows
Keith Koehler for Wallops News
NASA Mission to Study Atmospheric Disturbances from Marshall Islands
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 21, 2017
How future volcanic eruptions will impact Earth's ozone layer
NASA's Lunar mission captures solar eclipse as seen from the moon
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 30, 2017
During the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, captured an image of the Moon's shadow over a large region of the United States, centered just north of Nashville, Tennessee. As LRO crossed the lunar south pole heading north at 3,579 mph (1,600 meters per second), the shadow of the Moon was racing across the United States at 1,500 mph (670 meters per ... more
Joint Base Charleston SC (AFNS) Aug 28, 2017
Charleston C-17 flies on "dark side of the moon"
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 17, 2017
NASA, ESA spacecraft track solar storm through space
Paris (ESA) Aug 21, 2017
ESA's Proba-3 will create artificial solar eclipses


VLA reveals distant galaxy's magnetic field
Charlottesville VA (SPX) Aug 29, 2017
With the help of a gigantic cosmic lens, astronomers have measured the magnetic field of a galaxy nearly five billion light-years away. The achievement is giving them important new clues about a problem at the frontiers of cosmology - the nature and origin of the magnetic fields that play an important role in how galaxies develop over time. The scientists used the National Science Foundati ... more
Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Aug 29, 2017
Astronomers Let Gaseous Discs Tiltand Shrink in Virtual Wind Tunnel
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 29, 2017
Proposed Astrophysics Mission to Conduct the First Infrared Spectral Survey of the Entire Sky
London, UK (SPX) Aug 28, 2017
Kepler satellite discovers variability in the Seven Sisters
Black hole models contradicted by hands-on tests at Sandia's Z machine
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Aug 29, 2017
A long-standing but unproven assumption about the X-ray spectra of black holes in space has been contradicted by hands-on experiments performed at Sandia National Laboratories' Z machine. Z, the most energetic laboratory X-ray source on Earth, can duplicate the X-rays surrounding black holes that otherwise can be watched only from a great distance and then theorized about. "Of course, em ... more
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Aug 29, 2017
Record-breaking galaxy 5 billion light-years away shows we live in a magnetic universe
Iowa City IA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017
Researchers propose how the universe became filled with light
Birmingham UK (SPX) Aug 24, 2017
Scientists 'excited' by observations suggesting formation scenarios
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