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May 15, 2018
MICROSAT BLITZ
Low-cost Operations Help Drive the Small-satellites Launch Market towards $62 Billion by 2030



London, UK (SPX) May 15, 2018
The evolution of small satellites from technology demonstrators to providers of low-cost operational services across distributed industry segments is attracting launch demand from organisations all over the world. By 2030, there will be an estimated 11,631 launch demands for new constellation installations and replacement missions, which could take the market past the $62 billion mark. As the lifespan of these satellites is between two years and five years, there will be constant launch demand and ... read more

GPS NEWS
Swift improves position accuracy and availability for precision agriculture and marine customers
San Francisco CA (SPX) May 15, 2018
Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm that is building centimeter-accurate GPS technology to power a world of autonomous vehicles, has announced the latest firmware upgrade to its flagsh ... more
SPACEWAR
Uber to Help NASA Streamline Air Traffic for Planes, Delivery Drones, Air Taxis
Washington DC (Sputnik) May 09, 2018
Ride-sharing company Uber announced on Tuesday it signed an agreement with NASA to provide data support for the space agency's Urban Air Mobility (UAM) program, which would help to create an air tra ... more
TECH SPACE
Space Traffic Control
Bethesda, MD (SPX) May 15, 2018
Space traffic control is coming. The Department of Commerce has accepted the challenge to create an appropriate policy portfolio that will ultimately lead to regulations on how to fly your satellite ... more
EXO WORLDS
Orbital variations can trigger 'snowball states' on exoplanets
Seattle WA (SPX) May 15, 2018
Aspects of an otherwise Earthlike planet's tilt and orbital dynamics can severely affect its potential habitability - even triggering abrupt "snowball states" where oceans freeze and surface life is ... more
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MARSDAILY
Sierra Nevada Corporation Hardware on NASA's Mars InSight Mission
Sparks NV (SPX) May 15, 2018
Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) hardware is once again on its way to Mars, this time aboard NASA's InSight Mars lander. SNC's actuators are a critical component on the robotic arm of the vehicle t ... more
CARBON WORLDS
The photoexcited graphene puzzle solved
Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 15, 2018
Light detection and control lies at the heart of many modern device applications, such as the camera you have in your phone. Using graphene as a light-sensitive material for light detectors can offe ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
What Happens After Launch: Two NASA Educational CubeSats
By Audrey Haar for GSFC News
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 15, 2018 A small group of students recently got to experience a rare, spaceflight thrill: seeing if the tiny satellite, called a CubeSat, they designed and built not only sur ... more
OUTER PLANETS
Old Data Reveal New Evidence of Europa Plumes
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 15, 2018
Scientists re-examining data from an old mission bring new insights to the tantalizing question of whether Jupiter's moon Europa has the ingredients to support life. The data provide independent evi ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
GRACE-FO Will Help Monitor Droughts
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 15, 2018
You may not notice water in the ground under your feet, but it plays an important role in keeping you alive. Plants draw water from soil into their roots and use it to grow. If there's not enough, t ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Telescope bionic ear hears more of the universe
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2018
New technology installed on CSIRO's 64-m Parkes radio telescope in eastern Australia today will let astronomers 'hear' a wider range of radio waves from objects in space, opening the way to new scie ... more
SPACEMART
Goonhilly lands 24m pounds investment enabling global expansion
Cornwall, UK (SPX) May 15, 2018
Following its recent 8.4 million pounds contract win from the European Space Agency, Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd announces today that it has secured its second phase investment of 24 million pounds. ... more
TECH SPACE
Frequency-stable laser systems for space
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 15, 2018
For the first time a frequency reference based on molecular iodine was successfully demonstrated in space! What sounds a bit like science fiction is an important step towards laser interferometric d ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Astronomers find fastest-growing black hole known in the universe
Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2018
Astronomers at the Australian National University (ANU) have found the fastest-growing black hole known in the universe, describing it as a monster that devours a mass equivalent to our Sun every tw ... more
ICE WORLD
NASA completes survey flights to map Arctic springtime ice
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 14, 2018
Operation IceBridge, NASA's longest-running airborne mission to monitor polar ice change, concluded this year's springtime survey of Arctic sea and land ice on May 2. The flights, which began on Mar ... more


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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Milky Way's globular cluster binaries detectable by LISA
Evanston IL (SPX) May 15, 2018
The historic first detection of gravitational waves from colliding black holes far outside our galaxy opened a new window to understanding the universe. A string of detections - four more binary bla ... more
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UAV NEWS
Visual homing for micro aerial vehicles using scene familiarity
Washington DC (SPX) May 10, 2018
In a paper to be published in Unmanned Systems, a group of researchers have discovered that a navigation algorithm proposed by Baddeley et al. is able to allow MAVs to find their way back to an earl ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
For how long will the USA remain the Nobel Prize leader?
Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) May 10, 2018
Since first being awarded in 1901, most Nobel Prizes for science have gone to the USA, the United Kingdom, Germany and France. An empirical study by Professor Claudius Gros from the Institute for Th ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Nanodiamonds are forever
Argonne IL (spx) May 14, 2018
say goodbye to the slogan "diamonds are forever." For industries that use dry lubricant, the up-and-coming phrase is more likely to be "broken nanodiamonds are forever." Researchers at the u.S ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
The challenge of space gardening: One giant 'leaf' for mankind
Miami (AFP) May 11, 2018
It's not easy having a green thumb in space. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Could a multiverse be hospitable to life?
Durham UK (SPX) May 14, 2018
A Multiverse - where our Universe is only one of many - might not be as inhospitable to life as previously thought, according to new research. Questions about whether other universes might exi ... more
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For how long will the USA remain the Nobel Prize leader?
Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) May 10, 2018
Since first being awarded in 1901, most Nobel Prizes for science have gone to the USA, the United Kingdom, Germany and France. An empirical study by Professor Claudius Gros from the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the Goethe University in Frankfurt has now shown that the Nobel Prize productivity in these countries is primarily determined by two factors: a long-term success rate, and periods ... more
+ Russia Offers Space Tourist Flight to US, European Astronauts, UAE Citizen
+ The challenge of space gardening: One giant 'leaf' for mankind
+ The challenge of space gardening: One giant 'leaf' for mankind
+ Spinning science: multi-use variable-g platform arrives at the Space Station
+ Tourism nearly a tenth of global CO2 emissions
+ Jim Bridenstine brings understanding of commercial technology to his new role as NASA Admin
+ Why plants are so sensitive to gravity: The lowdown
TDM Bridge Builder: Daniel Herman, Solar Electric Propulsion System Lead
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 09, 2018
When it comes to NASA's Solar Electric Propulsion project, Daniel Herman helps lead the charge. As an experienced electric propulsion team lead at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, he was a natural choice for the SEP project's electric propulsion system lead, providing technical oversight for all activities tied to the project - an alternative to using conventional chemical system ... more
+ SpaceX launches most powerful Falcon 9 yet
+ China to launch first rocket developed by private company
+ Testing maintenance-free engines that power science in deep space
+ US accelerating hypersonic weapons development to catch up with China, Russia
+ Musk sets goal for two flights in 24 hours with same Falcon 9 rocket
+ SpaceX launches most powerful Falcon 9 yet
+ SpaceX postpones next-gen rocket launch


Opportunity team continues studies on origin of 'Perseverance Valley'
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 14, 2018
Opportunity is only halfway down in "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour crater, pursuing several scientific hypotheses as to the origin of the valley including both water and wind erosion. The next objective is to investigate some tabular rocks up close that are of interest to the science team. On Sol 5074 (May 3, 2018), Opportunity backed up about 6.07 feet (1.85 meters) to ... more
+ NASA plans to send mini-helicopter to Mars
+ Sierra Nevada Corporation Hardware on NASA's Mars InSight Mission
+ Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA's Next Red Planet Rover Mission
+ Mars growth stunted by early giant planetary instability
+ InSight probe to survey Mars for secrets inside the planet
+ One scientist's 30-year quest to get under Mars' skin
+ NASA blasts off Mars-bound spaceship, InSight, to study quakes
China to Use Soviet Engine to Power Its First Reusable Space Rocket
Moscow (Sputnik) May 07, 2018
China is developing its first space rocket with a reusable first stage that could see its trial launch as early as 2020, SpaceNews reported, citing a senior Chinese rocket designer. Long Lehao of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), revealed the new plans for the Long March 8 medium-lift launcher during a space industry conference in Harbin on April 24. According to ... more
+ Astronauts eye more cooperation on China's space station
+ China unveils underwater astronaut training suit
+ China to launch advanced space cargo transport aircraft in 2019
+ China's Chang'e-4 relay satellite named "Queqiao"
+ China outlines roadmap for deep space exploration
+ Across China: Rocket launch brings back fortune to locals
+ China Space Agency chief says he expects visit by Russia's Roscosmos
Goonhilly lands 24m pounds investment enabling global expansion
Cornwall, UK (SPX) May 15, 2018
Following its recent 8.4 million pounds contract win from the European Space Agency, Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd announces today that it has secured its second phase investment of 24 million pounds. Joining the growing club of billionaires such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Greg Wyler who have demonstrated their passion for the high-growth space sector, UK businessman Peter ... more
+ Australian Space Agency Lost In Canberra
+ In crowded field, Iraq election hopefuls vie to stand out
+ ESA selects three new mission concepts for study
+ China's communication satellites occupy niche in world market
+ UK may set up satellite program separate from EU
+ ESA teams ready for space
+ Aerospace highlights lessons from Public-Private Partnerships in space
Frequency-stable laser systems for space
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 15, 2018
For the first time a frequency reference based on molecular iodine was successfully demonstrated in space! What sounds a bit like science fiction is an important step towards laser interferometric distance measurements between satellites as well as for future global navigation satellite systems based on optical technologies. The frequency reference tests were carried out on 13 May on board ... more
+ Space Traffic Control
+ Telephonics contracted for Coast Guard radar systems
+ Lasers in Space: Earth Mission Tests New Technology
+ Mining for gold with a computer
+ Step aside Superman, steel is no competition for this new material
+ Design for magnetoelectric device may improve your memory
+ This is not a game: NIST virtual reality aims to win for public safety


Orbital variations can trigger 'snowball states' on exoplanets
Seattle WA (SPX) May 15, 2018
Aspects of an otherwise Earthlike planet's tilt and orbital dynamics can severely affect its potential habitability - even triggering abrupt "snowball states" where oceans freeze and surface life is impossible, according to new research from astronomers at the University of Washington. The research indicates that locating a planet in its host star's "habitable zone" - that swath of space j ... more
+ Atmospheric seasons could signal alien life
+ Dutch astronomers photograph possible toddler planet by chance
+ ANU study sheds new light on how our solar system formed
+ The Cheops ccience instrument arrives in Madrid
+ An Exoplanet Atmosphere Free of Clouds
+ Helium detected in exoplanet atmosphere for the first time
+ Hubble detects helium in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time
New views of Jupiter" showcases swirling clouds on giant planet
London, UK (SPX) May 11, 2018
Members of NASA's Juno mission team, some of the world's leading observers of Jupiter, and citizen scientists from across the globe will attend a workshop 'New Views of Jupiter: Pro-Am Collaborations during and beyond the NASA Juno Mission' at the Royal Astronomical Society in London on 10-11 May. JunoCam images presented at the meeting by citizen scientists Gerald Eichstadt and Sean Doran ... more
+ Old Data Reveal New Evidence of Europa Plumes
+ Fresh results from NASA's Galileo spacecraft 20 years on
+ What do Uranus's cloud tops have in common with rotten eggs?
+ Pluto's Largest Moon, Charon, Gets Its First Official Feature Names
+ Pluto's largest moon, Charon, gets its first official feature names
+ Juno Provides Infrared Tour of Jupiter's North Pole
+ SSL to provide of critical capabilities for Europa Flyby Mission


Australia hikes aid in Pacific as China pushes for influence
Sydney (AFP) May 9, 2018
Australia is refocussing its foreign aid programmes in a move to win hearts and minds in the island nations of the Pacific, as an increasingly assertive China flexes its muscles in the region. The country has pledged more than Aus$1.3 billion (US$970 million) - its largest ever aid commitment to the Pacific - to fund projects including an undersea communications cable to Papua New Guinea a ... more
+ The far-reaching effects of ocean floors on the sea surface
+ Beavers do good work cleaning water
+ Spring brings phytoplankton blooms to North Sea
+ Engineered polymer membranes could be new option for water treatment
+ Weeds take over kelp in high CO2 oceans
+ Engineers upgrade ancient, sun-powered tech to purify water
+ Researchers levitate water droplets to improve contaminant detection
Swift improves position accuracy and availability for precision agriculture and marine customers
San Francisco CA (SPX) May 15, 2018
Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm that is building centimeter-accurate GPS technology to power a world of autonomous vehicles, has announced the latest firmware upgrade to its flagship product Piksi Multi GNSS Module. This marks the fifth major point release to Piksi Multi and is available free of charge to Swift customers. The firmware release also enhances Duro, the rugge ... more
+ Satellite pair arrive for Galileo's next rumble in the jungle
+ Satellite row tests UK's post-Brexit security plans
+ Brexit prompts UK to probe developing satellite navigation system
+ US judge orders GPS monitoring for house-bound Cosby
+ GPS sensor web helps forecasters warn of monsoon flash floods
+ Open Geospatial Consortium announces the European Space Agency's upgrade to Strategic Membership
+ Chinese willing to support Beidou navigation system


Take me to the Moon
Bethesda, MD (SPX) May 08, 2018
Last December, President Trump signed the first set of National Space Council recommendations under Space Policy Directive 1. Vice President Pence recently noted that, "We will send American astronauts back to the moon, and after that we will establish the capacity, with international and commercial partners, to send Americans to Mars, and NASA will lead the way." Newly appointed NASA Admi ... more
+ Russian cosmonaut could ride US spacecraft to Moon for first mission
+ NASA expands plans for Moon exploration
+ Lunar Orbital Platform Gateway is First Step Towards Mars - ESA Coordinator
+ US plans own space suits for EVAs instead of Russia's at Lunar Gateway
+ China has technological basis for manned lunar landing
+ Scientists shocked as NASA cuts only moon rover
+ China calls for ideas on design of manned lunar landing
Asteroid Institute Announces Program with York Space Systems to Explore Low-Cost Space-Based Asteroid Tracking System
Silicon Valley, CA (SPX) May 11, 2018
The Asteroid Institute, a program of the B612 Foundation, has announced a new collaboration with York Space Systems to explore a data-gathering constellation of satellites for a new asteroid tracking system. In addition, the Institute will join York's innovative program with Metropolitan State University (MSU) of Denver, by engaging students to work on the project, providing both motivation and ... more
+ Exiled Asteroid Discovered in Outer Reaches of Solar System
+ Projectile cannon experiments show how asteroids can deliver water
+ Lyrid meteor shower to peak over the weekend
+ Close Call: Giant Asteroid Flies Through the Earth-Moon Orbit
+ Four Years of NASA NEOWISE Data
+ Trail of glassy beads helps scientists track down missing crater
+ Here, There and Everywhere: Across the Universe with the Beatles


NASA Spacecraft Discovers New Magnetic Process in Turbulent Space
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 10, 2018
Though close to home, the space immediately around Earth is full of hidden secrets and invisible processes. In a new discovery reported in the journal Nature, scientists working with NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft - MMS - have uncovered a new type of magnetic event in our near-Earth environment by using an innovative technique to squeeze extra information out of the data. Magn ... more
+ Isotopic evidence for more fossil fuel sources of aerosol ammonium in city air
+ China launches new Earth observation satellite for environmental monitoring
+ Copernicus Sentinel-3B delivers first images
+ New research reveals how energy dissipates outside Earth's magnetic field
+ Reconnection tames the turbulent magnetic fields around Earth
+ CryoSat reveals retreat of Patagonian glaciers
+ Moon holds key to improving satellite views of Earth
Why does the corona sizzle at a million degrees
Newark NJ (SPX) May 09, 2018
The Sun's corona, invisible to the human eye except when it appears briefly as a fiery halo of plasma during a solar eclipse, remains a puzzle even to scientists who study it closely. Located 1,300 miles from the star's surface, it is more than a hundred times hotter than lower layers much closer to the fusion reactor at the Sun's core. A team of physicists, led by NJIT's Gregory Fleishman ... more
+ What will happen when our sun dies?
+ Waves similar to those controlling Earth weather found on the Sun
+ Flares in the universe can now be studied on Earth
+ Key Parker Solar Probe sensor bests sun simulator-last launch hurdle
+ European Solar Telescope will help us to crack mysteries of Sun
+ Solar Dynamics Observatory serves up the sun, three ways
+ NASA's Mission to Touch the Sun Arrives in the Sunshine State


Bursting pulsar found to 'hiccup' during crucial stage of its lifecycle
Southampton UK (SPX) May 10, 2018
Researchers at the University of Southampton have discovered that the unique 'Bursting Pulsar' - a neutron star which steals matter from a low-mass stellar neighbour - may also be the slowest known 'transitional pulsar' in existence. Transitional pulsars are a rare class of neutron stars, which alternate between showing X-ray and radio pulsations over timescales of years. Jamie Court ... more
+ Black Hole Bounty Captured in the Milky Way Center
+ Sloan Digital Sky Survey marks 20 years of observations
+ NICER finds X-ray pulsar in a record-fast orbit
+ Milky Way's globular cluster binaries detectable by LISA
+ Telescope bionic ear hears more of the universe
+ Burst of newborn stars in young star cluster puzzles astronomers
+ Prototype camera set for integration into novel Gamma-Ray Telescope
Astronomers find fastest-growing black hole known in the universe
Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2018
Astronomers at the Australian National University (ANU) have found the fastest-growing black hole known in the universe, describing it as a monster that devours a mass equivalent to our Sun every two days. The astronomers have looked back more than 12 billion years to the early dark ages of the universe, when this supermassive black hole was estimated to be the size of about 20 billion Sun ... more
+ Could a multiverse be hospitable to life?
+ The big bell test challenges Einstein
+ Construction Begins on SuperCDMS Dark Matter Experiment
+ Laser-driven electron recollision remembers molecular orbital structure
+ Long-distance relationships of particles: Electron-hole pairs in two-dimensional crystals
+ Milky Way's supermassive black hole may have 'unseen' siblings
+ Taming The Multiverse: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory About The Big Bang
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