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Chandrayaan-1 Enters Lunar Transfer Trajectory Bangalore, India (PTI) Nov 05, 2008 
India's first unmanned moon spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1 has entered the lunar transfer trajectory and is heading to an apogee of 3,80,000 KM as ISRO scientists today carried the fifth and final orbit-raising manoeuvre. "Chandrayaan-1 has entered the lunar transfer trajectory and is heading to an apogee of 3,80,000 KM, expected to happen on Saturday evening, the time at which the lunar orbit ... read moreMission to Mars: Key health hurdle can be overcome, say scientists 
Paris (AFP) Nov 4, 2008Scientists believe they have found a way of protecting astronauts from a dangerous source of space radiation, thus lifting a major doubt clouding the dream to send humans to Mars. Their breakthrough takes forward ideas born in the golden age of science fiction, including a proton shield used in the TV show "Star Trek," says one of the researchers. Space weather is one of the greatest cha ... more |
Pakistan rescuers recover bodies after monsoon rains kill over 340
Pakistan rescuers recover bodies after monsoon rains kill 340 Pakistan rescuers recover bodies after monsoon rains kill 320 Pakistan monsoon death toll rises to 225 in 48 hours: disaster agency 'Doomsday' monsoon rains lash Pakistan, killing almost 200 people Deadly monsoon rains lash Pakistan, killing nearly 170 Stockholmers told to cut back on tap water due to supply issue Deadly monsoon rains lash Pakistan, killing dozens Heavy rain kills at least 50 in Pakistan Indian rescuers scour debris after 60 killed in flood 
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India's moon mission enters lunar space
Bangalore, India (AFP) Nov 4, 2008India's first unmanned moon mission entered lunar space early Tuesday as part of its final journey this week into the moon's orbit, a top space official said. The Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was launched with an Indian-built rocket on October 22 from the country's southeastern coast. "The operation to put Chandrayaan into lunar space went off very well," S. Satish, director of the Indian Sp ... more Germany's CESAR Crowned King Of Rovers In ESA's Robotics Challenge 
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 05, 2008A robot rover designed by a Bremen university team has won an ESA contest to retrieve soil samples from a lunar-style terrestrial crater. Eight student teams fielded rovers during the event, their progress monitored by an advanced 3-D viewer already flight-tested in space and planned for eventual deployment on the Moon. Craters surrounding the Moon's poles are a top 21st Century science ta ... more First Rocket Parts Of NASA's New Launch System Arrive In Florida 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 05, 2008The first major flight hardware of the Ares I-X rocket has arrived in Florida to begin preparation for the inaugural test flight of the agency's next-generation launch system. The test flight is targeted for July 12, 2009. The Ares I-X upper stage simulator traveled to Port Canaveral aboard the Delta Mariner, a ship that also transports the Delta IV rocket for United Launch Alliance. ... more New Spaceship Force Field Makes Mars Trip Possible 
London, UK (SPX) Nov 05, 2008According to the international space agencies, "Space Weather" is the single greatest obstacle to deep space travel. Radiation from the sun and cosmic rays pose a deadly threat to astronauts in space. New research, out today, Tuesday, November 4, published in IOP Publishing's Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, shows how knowledge gained from the pursuit of nuclear fusion research may r ... more |
  
Rollable solar array by GalaxySpace redefines satellite compactness and power efficiencyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 GalaxySpace, a commercial space company based in Beijing, has introduced a pioneering rollable solar panel that dramatically reduces satellite bulk while boosting energy efficiency. Presented at a r ... more  
AI speeds up material discovery for advanced perovskite solar technologyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 30, 2025 A collaborative team from Peking University and its Shenzhen Graduate School has developed machine learning models that can swiftly and precisely predict critical electronic properties of halide perovskites - key materials in next-generation solar cells. ... more 
Bio inspired design approach aims to enhance durability and scalability of perovskite solar cellsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 A research team from the School of Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a pioneering multiscale bio-inspired strategy to improve the long-term stab ... more
  
The complex relationship between fusion fuel and lithium wallsPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 30, 2025 Lithium is considered a key ingredient in the future commercial fusion power plants known as tokamaks, and there are several ways to use this metal to enhance the process. But a key question remaine ... more 
Battery sharing model boosts savings for local energy communitiesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 22, 2025 In a new collaboration with GIGA Storage, the University of Glasgow, and Princeton University, researchers at Centrum Wiskunde and Informatica (CWI) have developed a strategy to help energy communit ... more 
US to impose steep anti-dumping duty on battery material from ChinaWashington (AFP) July 18, 2025 The United States unveiled on Thursday preliminary anti-dumping duties of 93.5 percent on imports of a key battery component from China, after looking into a petition on the matter. ... more |
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Outside View: Russia boosts nuclear punch
Moscow (UPI) Nov 4, 2008 The introduction of the RS-24 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile in 2009 will be the most important phase in the renewal of the Russian Strategic Missile Force after the adoption of the Topol-M. For the first time in post-Soviet Russia, a new ground-based multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle -- MIRV -- equipped missile system will be adopted by Russia's military. ... more NKorean base could handle longer-range missile: SKorean minister 
Seoul (AFP) Nov 4, 2008A new launch site being built on North Korea's west coast could handle a missile larger than the communist state has previously fired, South Korea's defence chief said Tuesday. Defence Minister Lee Sang-Hee told parliament the site at Dongchang-ri, 120 kilometres (75 miles) northwest of Pyongyang, was 80 percent completed. He estimated that it would be capable of launching a bigger ... more More rain as Vietnam flood toll rises to 74 
Hanoi (AFP) Nov 4, 2008More rain lashed Vietnam's flood-hit capital Hanoi and the north-central countryside on Tuesday as the official death toll climbed to 74 after more than a week of heavy downpours. Thousands of people, including children and the elderly, remained trapped in their water-logged homes in Hanoi, where 20 people have died since last Friday in what officials now call the capital's worst floods in ... more |
  
Israel military intercepts Huthi missile fired from Yemen; Gaza civil defence says Israel strikes kill 30Jerusalem (AFP) July 29, 2025 Sirens sounded in several Israeli cities, including Jerusalem, on Tuesday as the military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, with Huthi rebels later claiming the attack. ... more 
Germany seeks US guarantee before sending Patriots to UkraineBerlin (AFP) July 23, 2025 Germany needs firm US assurances that it will quickly receive replacement Patriot anti-missile systems if it sends two of its own units to Ukraine, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Wednesday. ... more 
Space Force general to oversee U.S. 'Golden Dome' missile shieldWashington DC (UPI) Jul 22, 2025 The U.S. Senate has approved Gen. Mike Guetlein to oversee President Donald Trump's national missile defense system, known as the Golden Dome. ... more
  
Idaho Lab teams with Amazon to fast track AI driven nuclear energy systemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2025 The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has entered into a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to harness cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for advancing nuclear energy solu ... more 
Russia wants to mine Niger's uranium, energy minister saysNiamey, Niger (AFP) July 29, 2025 Russia wishes to mine uranium in Niger, a top source of the radioactive metal ruled by a military junta friendly to the Kremlin, Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev has said. ... more 
Joint KIT and EU Effort Aims to Advance Nuclear Safety and Scientific ExpertiseKarlsruhe, Germany (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) have signed a cooperation agreement to enhance collaborative efforts in nuclear safety, security ... more
  
Gaza seen from above: debris and darknessParis (AFP) July 30, 2025 The Gaza Strip, largely deprived of electricity by Israel since the start of the war, appears seven times less bright at night than before October 7, 2023, according to AFP analysis of NASA satellite data. ... more 
Beijing officials admit 'gaps' in readiness after rain kill dozensBeijing (AFP) July 31, 2025 Beijing city officials admitted on Thursday they had not been prepared for heavy rains that soaked swathes of the capital, killing 44 people and leaving nine still missing. ... more 
Fukushima radioactive debris removal delayed until 2037Tokyo (AFP) July 29, 2025 A massive operation to remove hundreds of tonnes of radioactive debris from Japan's tsunami-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has been delayed until at least 2037, the operator said Tuesday. ... more |
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