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Dog star: Scientist recalls training Laika for space Moscow (AFP) Nov 2, 2017 "I asked her to forgive us and I even cried as I stroked her for the last time," says 90-year-old Russian biologist Adilya Kotovskaya, recalling the day she bid farewell to her charge Laika. The former street dog was about to make history as the first living creature to orbit the earth, blasting off on a one-way journey. The Soviet Union sent Laika up to space in a satellite on November 3, 1957 - sixty years ago. It followed the first ever Sputnik satellite launch earlier that year. But th ... read more |
Orbital ATK Successfully Launches Minotaur C Rocket Carrying 10 Spacecraft to Orbit for Planet Dulles VA (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 Orbital ATK reports its commercial Minotaur C rocket successfully launched 10 commercial spacecraft into orbit for Planet. The Minotaur C launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. T ... more Charleston SC (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 It's been 55 years since NASA astronaut John Glenn successfully launched into space to complete three orbits aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft, becoming the first American to orbit the Eart ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017 On TV and in the movies, aliens have been imagined a variety of strange forms - slimy, green, reptilian, insect-like, big-headed. ... more Paris (AFP) Nov 2, 2017 Sixty years after Laika the dog became the first living creature to go into orbit, animals are still being sent into space - though these days much smaller creatures are going up. ... more |
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China's reusable spacecraft to be launched in 2020 Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017 China plans to launch its reusable spacecraft in 2020, according to a statement from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Tuesday. Unlike traditional one-off spacecraft, the new ... more Paris, France (AFP) Nov 2, 2017 Three and a half years before Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, a dog called Laika was in 1957 the first living creature to orbit the Earth. ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 02, 2017 Color-discerning capabilities that NASA's Curiosity rover has been using on Mars since 2012 are proving particularly helpful on a mountainside ridge the rover is now climbing. These capabiliti ... more Hampton VA (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 NASA and Boeing are working together under a new Space Act Agreement to improve flight training and aviation safety using NASA's synthetic vision technologies and Boeing's 787 simulators. The ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 02, 2017 Beneath an elegant office building with a Spanish-style red tiled roof in Pasadena, California, three timeworn storerooms safeguard more than a century of astronomy. Down the stairs and to the right ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 Space may seem empty, but it's actually a dynamic place populated with near-invisible matter, and dominated by forces, in particular those created by magnetic fields. Magnetospheres - the magnetic f ... more |
Saudi Arabia to invest $1 billion in Virgin Galactic Boulder CO (VOA) Oct 31, 2017 People are big polluters, on the land, in the sea and even in outer space, that can include anything from a hammer that floats away from the space station, to radiation from a nuclear weapons test i ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 31, 2017 Israel Aerospace Industries and its Elta subsidiary have received their first order for their satellite communication terminal with conformal electronic-steered antenna for fighter jets. ... more Upton NY (SPX) Nov 01, 2017 If you have ever watched television in anything but total darkness, used a computer while sitting underneath overhead lighting or near a window, or taken a photo outside on a sunny day with your sma ... more Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 At its most basic level, a random laser is precisely what its name implies; random. It's random in the spectrum of light it produces and in the way that light is emitted, making what could be an ext ... more |
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2017 Working over a ten year period at the Plataforma Solar de Almeria (CIEMAT) Denk has designed and built a device to make enough oxygen and water for 6 to 8 astronauts, powered by a thermal solar reactor. In 2017 it completed a six-month test run. The idea is not new; just the implementation. "From the beginning people were thinking this probably has to be done with a solar furnace, be ... more How Does Your Space Garden Grow NanoRacks Deploys Second Kaber-Class Microsatellite This Week, First On-Orbit Assembly Saudi Arabia to invest $1 billion in Virgin Galactic |
Paris (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 Brazilian operator Embratel Star One and U.S. satellite manufacturer SSL (Space Systems Loral) have chosen Arianespace to launch the Embratel Star One D2 satellite. Arianespace reports the signature of a launch contract for the Embratel Star One D2 satellite for Brazilian operator Embratel Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel. It will be launched in 2019 by an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana ... more Arianespace to launch Inmarsat's fifth Global Xpress satellite What Ever Happened to Sea Launch? SpaceX launches Korean satellite, sticks rocket landing |
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Washington (UPI) Oct 27, 2017 New lab experiments suggest the sublimation of carbon dioxide - which freezes in the winter and thaws in the spring - is leaving unique marks on Mars' sand dunes. Much science has been devoted to the events and processes that shaped the Martian surface millions of years ago, but a team of scientists at the University of Dublin, in Ireland, wanted to better understand how the Red Plane ... more Winters on Mars are shaping the Red Planet's landscape Martian Ridge Brings Out Rover's Color Talents Next Mars Rover Will Have 23 'Eyes' |
Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017 China plans to launch its reusable spacecraft in 2020, according to a statement from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Tuesday. Unlike traditional one-off spacecraft, the new spacecraft will fly into the sky like an aircraft, said Chen Hongbo, a researcher from the corporation. The spacecraft can transport people or payload into the orbit and return to Earth. C ... more Space will see Communist loyalty: Chinese astronaut China launches three satellites Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission |
Beijing (XNA) Nov 01, 2017 China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, a major space contractor, is considering the establishment of a satellite company to tap the space-based communications market, according to a project insider. Tan Qianhong, Party chief of China Space Sanjiang Group, a CASIC subsidiary in Hubei province, said Sanjiang has submitted a plan on the proposed satellite firm to CASIC and is waiting for ... more Myanmar to launch own satellite system-2 in 2019: vice president Eutelsat's Airbus-built full electric EUTELSAT 172B satellite reaches geostationary orbit Turkey, Russia to Enhance Cooperation in the Field of Space Technologies |
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 Most metals and semiconductors, from the steel in a knife blade to the silicon in a solar panel, are made up of many tiny crystalline grains. The way these grains meet at their edges can have a major impact on the solid's properties, including mechanical strength, electrical conductivity, thermal properties, flexibility, and so on. When the boundaries between the grains are of a particular ... more Radio Pollution Creates Space Shield for Satellites Guiding the random laser Making glass invisible |
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Adelaide, Australia (AFP) Oct 27, 2017 It may look like an ordinary door mat, but its creators insist the conceptual art piece could encourage alien life to visit Earth - and help create a new kind of space archaeology. Dubbed the "Cosmic Welcome Mat" it features swirls of red, sky blue, and violet against a black border, and is meant to convey a warm reception to all sentient life in the universe. Experimental philosopher J ... more Evolutionary theory suggests aliens might not look all that alien Citizen scientist spots comet tails streaking past distant star 'Monster' planet discovery challenges formation theory |
London UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 Jupiter's intense northern and southern lights pulse independently of each other according to new UCL-led research using ESA's XMM-Newton and NASA's Chandra X-ray observatories. The study, published in Nature Astronomy, found that very high-energy X-ray emissions at Jupiter's south pole consistently pulse every 11 minutes. Meanwhile those at the north pole are erratic: increasing and decre ... more Haumea, the most peculiar of Pluto companions, has a ring around it Ring around a dwarf planet detected Helicopter test for Jupiter icy moons radar |
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Manchester UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 2-dimensional materials have been successfully assembled into devices with the smallest possible man made holes for water desalination. Researchers at the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester have succeeded in fabricating tiny slits in a new membrane that are just several angstroms (0.1nm) in size. This has allowed the study of how various ions pass through the ... more Mass seal deaths in Russia's Lake Baikal Fossil coral reefs show sea level rose in bursts during last warming Climate change could transform key bacterial interactions in the ocean by 2100 |
Antwerp, Belgium (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 Currently, the MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) in Antwerp, Belgium, is moving its operations from the Delwaidedock on the right bank of the river Schelde to the Deurganckdock on the left bank. In this context, this terminal is being expanded to a throughput capacity of 9 million TEUs annually. This will make it the single largest container terminal in Europe. When fully moved and operatio ... more Galileo in place for launch: then there were four Lockheed Martin's first GPS III Satellite receives green light from Air Force exactEarth Announces Agreement with Alltek Marine to Expand Small Vessel Tracking Service Offering |
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Paris (ESA) Oct 27, 2017 A European clock accurate to a trillionth of a second is set to be used on satellites and missions to the Moon. The ultra-precise time-keeper was conceived by a small company in Latvia, and ESA has recognised its potential for space. "We are the Ferrari of timers with the components of a tractor," says Nikolai Adamovitch of Eventech. "We provide extreme timing accuracy using re ... more Human presence in Lunar orbit one step closer with successful RS-25 engine test NASA research suggests significant atmosphere in lunar past and possible source of water on Moon Lunar lava tube could be used as a moon mission base |
Paris (ESA) Oct 27, 2017 Last year, a fountain of dust was spotted streaming from Rosetta's comet, prompting the question: how was it powered? Scientists now suggest the outburst was driven from inside the comet, perhaps released from ancient gas vents or pockets of hidden ice. The plume was seen by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft on 3 July 2016, just a few months before the end of the mission and as Comet 67P/Churyumov- ... more NASA Evaluates Use of a Coin-Sized Thermometer to Characterize Comets and Earthbound Asteroids ROSINA Spectral Measurements Bring Comet's Chemistry to Life Scientists detect comets outside our solar system |
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Dulles VA (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 Orbital ATK reports its commercial Minotaur C rocket successfully launched 10 commercial spacecraft into orbit for Planet. The Minotaur C launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The rocket's first stage ignited at 2:37 p.m. (PDT), and just over 12 minutes later, Planet's six SkySat spacecraft began to deploy one at a time into their targeted sun synchronous orbit 310 miles (50 ... more OGC announces a new standard that improves the way information is referenced to the Earth First SAGE III Atmospheric Data Released for Public Use Sentinel-1 sees through hurricanes |
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 Space may seem empty, but it's actually a dynamic place populated with near-invisible matter, and dominated by forces, in particular those created by magnetic fields. Magnetospheres - the magnetic fields around most planets - exist throughout our solar system. They deflect high-energy, charged particles called cosmic rays that are spewed out by the Sun or come from interstellar space. Along with ... more On the generation of solar spicules and Alfvenic waves NASA sounding rocket instrument spots signatures of long-sought small solar flares How scientists used NASA data to predict the corona of the Aug. 21 Total Solar Eclipse |
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Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 Galaxy clusters are the largest known structures in the Universe, containing thousands of galaxies and hot gas. But more importantly, they contain the mysterious dark matter, which accounts for 27 percent of all matter and energy. Current models of dark matter predict that galaxy clusters have very dense cores, and those cores contain a very massive galaxy that never moves from the cluster's cen ... more Newest dark matter map hints at where astrophysics must go for breakthroughs New Insight into Nature's Own "Death Star" Beams NASA sounding rocket probes the dark regions of space |
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 31, 2017 Black holes are famous for being ravenous eaters, but they do not eat everything that falls toward them. A small portion of material gets shot back out in powerful jets of hot gas, called plasma, that can wreak havoc on their surroundings. Along the way, this plasma somehow gets energized enough to strongly radiate light, forming two bright columns along the black hole's axis of rotation. Scient ... more Chinese scientists measure universe with "magic ruler" Monster colliding black holes might lurk on the edge of spiral galaxies Scientists penetrate mystery of raging black hole beams |
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