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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months. As anticipated, seasonal decline in sunshine at the robot's arctic landing site is not providing enough sunlight for the solar arrays to collect the power necessary to charge batteries that operate the lander's instruments. Mission engineers last received a signal from the lander on Nov. 2. ... read more 
San Jose CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2008The world satellite transponders market stands enthused by the growing popularity of digital broadcast entertainment services, and digital video broadcast services. Backed by the growing popularity of ethnic programs, strong demand for satellite transponders in broadcasting applications is expected in the upcoming years. In addition to cable and TV broadcasting, consumer broadband internet ... more |
Italy's Enel buying US wind, solar plants for $1bn
NASA says March 6 earliest date for Artemis 2 lunar launch Press Release from Business Wire: Axelspace Corporation US 'totally' rejects global AI governance: White House adviser UN touts panel for 'human control' of AI as leaders weigh message UN panel aims for 'human control' of AI: Guterres NASA conducts successful rehearsal of Artemis 2 lunar launch NASA conducts second rehearsal of Artemis 2 lunar launch NASA delivers harsh assessment of botched Boeing Starliner test flight Rocket re-entry pollution measured in atmosphere for first time 
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Paris (AFP) Nov 10, 2008European space boss Jean-Jacques Dordain said on Monday he would seek "at least" nine billion euros (11.52 billion dollars) from ministers next month to fund new and existing projects in the coming years. Dordain, who is director general of the European Space Agency (ESA), also said that plans to send an unmanned rover to Mars, which had been initially scheduled for launch in 2011 and then ... more  
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 11, 2008The Progress M-65 cargo spacecraft will undock from the international space station on Friday evening, mission control said on Monday. Mission control said the spacecraft will be used as a "space laboratory" until December 6 or 7 before reentering the Earth's atmosphere and being "buried" in the Pacific Ocean. The Progress M-65, launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan ... more  
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 11, 2008NASA has announced that a team led by Lockheed Martin was selected to perform the Facilities Development and Operations Contract (FDOC) at the Johnson Space Center. The contract is scheduled to start on January 1, 2009, and is a three-year and nine-month contract worth approximately $667.3 million. The contract also includes two one-year options that could raise the value to $977 million ... more  
Bangalore, India (SPX) Nov 11, 2008The first orbit reduction manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft which is orbiting the moon, was successfully performed yesterday (November 9, 2008) night. As part of that manoeuvre which began at 20:03 IST, the 440 Newton liquid engine of the spacecraft was fired for about 57 seconds. With this, the nearest point of Chandrayaan-1's orbit (periselene) from the moon's surface was reduced ... more |
  
Industrial TOPCon silicon cell sets new efficiency benchmarkTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 Crystalline silicon solar cells dominate the global photovoltaic industry, and tunnel oxide passivating contact (TOPCon) architectures are rapidly gaining market share because they offer strong perf ... more  
Hybrid perovskite device taps power from sun and rainLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 A team from the Institute of Materials Science of Seville, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council and the University of Seville, has developed a hybrid energy harvesting device that ... more 
Defect networks boost performance of next generation perovskite solar cellsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Despite being riddled with impurities and defects, solution processed lead halide perovskites continue to defy expectations as highly efficient solar cell materials, with performance now approaching ... more
  
US fusion report urges new diagnostics for commercial plasma powerLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 To operate fusion systems safely and reliably, scientists must monitor plasma fuel conditions and measure properties such as temperature and density that influence fusion reactions. This work depend ... more 
US labs map liquid metal path to future fusion power plantsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2026 A national strategy for research on liquid metals in fusion energy systems is taking shape in the United States following a two day meeting at the Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Lab ... more 
Simulations reveal how plasma flow steers fusion reactor exhaustLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Scientists using advanced computer models have solved a long-standing puzzle about how hot plasma exhaust behaves inside tokamak fusion devices, a finding that could help future reactors withstand d ... more |
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Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2008Opportunity took the last images of "Victoria Crater" before beginning the journey to Endeavour Crater. The final focus of the rover's cameras was a cliff at the edge of Victoria nicknamed "Cape Victory." After spending more than two years investigating this spectacular crater, Opportunity took parting images as Victoria disappeared into the distance. The rover first arrived at the ... more  
Columbia MD (SPX) Nov 11, 2008The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is proud to announce the 25th anniversary of its Division of Space Life Sciences (DSLS). Founded in 1983 as the Division of Space Biomedicine, for the purpose of advancing space medicine through interaction between NASA Johnson Space Center and the national and international community of researchers in universities and medical schools, DSL ... more  
Washington (UPI) Nov 10, 2008 The U.S. space agency and Alliant Techsystems Inc. say they are planning the first full-scale test of the Orion crew capsule launch abort system. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Alliant say the first full-scale test firing of the motor for the new launch abort system will be conducted Nov. 20 at the company's launch systems facility in Promontory, Utah. ... more |
  
Japan to deploy counter-strike missiles closer to ChinaTokyo (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Japan will deploy a batch of long-range, counter-strike missiles in a southwest region near China by the end of March, officials said Monday. ... more 
NATO intercepts second Iran missile in Turkish airspaceAnkara (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 NATO said it shot down a second ballistic missile fired from Iran in Turkish airspace on Monday, prompting a stern warning from Turkey to Tehran not to take 'provocative steps'. ... more 
Italy to send air-defence aid to Gulf countries; France allowing US aircraft on some Mideast basesRome (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 Italy will send air-defence assistance to Gulf countries hit by Iranian strikes launched in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Thursday. ... more
  
Japan eyes remote Pacific island for nuclear wasteTokyo (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Japan is looking into using a remote deserted Pacific island nearly 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) from Tokyo as a site for burying nuclear waste, officials said. ... more 
US opposes UN nuclear watchdog resolution on Ukraine power grid strikesVienna (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 The UN nuclear watchdog's governing body passed a resolution on Thursday - overcoming US opposition - expressing concern over 'repeated and intensified attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure' posing a 'threat to nuclear safety', according to diplomatic sources. ... more 
Microbes join forces to quickly clean up uranium pollutionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 Chinese scientists have discovered a quick and effective way to remove toxic uranium from water using helpful bacteria that work together. These bacteria can change uranium from a dangerous form tha ... more
  
Residents warned 'crocs everywhere' after north Australia floodsSydney (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Police in Australia's Northern Territory warned of 'crocs everywhere' on Sunday and said they had moved more than a thousand people across the state into shelter after massive floods. ... more 
Shelter rankings and shower-timing apps: Israelis, Palestinians adjust to Iranian rocketsJerusalem (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 What is Israel's best bomb shelter? And when is the best time of day to shower without interruption from a missile alert? ... more 
Children must not be 'collateral damage' in Mideast war: UN expertsGeneva (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child insisted Wednesday that children must be protected during the war in the Middle East, highlighting an alleged air strike on an Iranian school. ... more |
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