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Models of how Saturn and Jupiter formed may soon take on a different look. By determining the properties of hydrogen-helium mixtures at the millions of atmospheres of pressure present in the interior of Saturn and Jupiter, physicists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have determined the temperature at a given pressure when helium becomes ... read more 
Bristol, UK (SPX) Jan 28, 2009New data disproves the recent theory that a large comet exploded over North America 12,900 years ago, causing a shock wave that travelled across North America at hundreds of kilometres per hour and triggering continent-wide wildfires. Dr Sandy Harrison from the University of Bristol and colleagues tested the theory by examining charcoal and pollen records to assess how fire regimes in Nort ... more |
Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: report
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales reported moving towards European space firm Bulgarian mussel farmers face risk, and chance, in hotter sea Too hot to study, say Italian teachers as school (finally) resumes US moves to scrap emissions reporting by polluters US to stop collecting emissions data from polluters 'We don't want to become a memory': minister of endangered Tuvalu EU split on 2040 climate goal ahead of UN summit EU to fast-track review of 2035 combustion-engine ban Carmakers to push EU for 2035 combustion-engine ban rethink 
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Chicago IL (SPX) Jan 28, 2009University cosmochemists Lawrence Grossman and Steven Simon have studied scores of meteorites during their careers, with a few Apollo lunar samples thrown in for good measure. But until 2006, they had never before examined a verified sample of a comet. Much to their surprise, what they found looked a lot like components of some of the meteorites in their research collection. "The thi ... more  
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Jan 28, 2009Gilat Satellite Networks has announced it has been selected by its long-time customer and Kazakhstan's largest telecommunications operator, JSC Kazakhtelecom (KT), to expand its existing SkyEdge network to serve several hundred additional sites in remote locations nationwide. In addition to providing network connectivity for businesses and consumers, the new expansion will be used to provi ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 28, 2009Green Hills Software has announced that Ecliptic Enterprises is using Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY real-time operating system in Ecliptic's next-generation RocketCam Digital Video System (DVS). INTEGRITY manages all DVS command and telemetry functions as well as demanding, real-time video processing tasks in a rugged environment. The INTEGRITY-based RocketCam DVS is being success ... more  
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Jan 28, 2009Alianza has announced that LBiSat Satellite Communications has implemented Alianza's hosted voice platform to provide Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services in remote regions. With Alianza, LBiSat provides the high quality and low latency needed to communicate by satellite with remote sites and leverage a broader range of IP telephony and voice applications. LBiSat has been a global ... more |
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Boeing accelerates spacecraft production with 3D-printed solar panel structuresLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 Boeing has introduced a 3D-printed solar array substrate design that cuts composite build times by as much as six months for a typical solar wing assembly, representing up to a 50 percent faster pro ... more  
Mitsubishi Electric to Lead JAXA Fund Project on Next Generation Solar Cells for SatellitesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 02, 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) has been chosen as a representative organization under JAXA's Space Strategy Fund for the initiative "Development of Domestic Solar Cells, Cover Glass, ... more 
Passivation breakthrough drives efficiency gains in perovskite silicon tandem solar cellsLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 An international team of researchers has achieved a major advance in perovskite silicon tandem solar cell technology by demonstrating effective passivation on textured silicon bottom cells, the indu ... more
  
First U.S. On-Shore Wave-Energy Pilot Switches On at the Port of Los AngelesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 The bright-blue floaters leaned out from the seawall at AltaSea and began to breathe with the water - up, down, up again - signaling a new chapter for America's blue-economy. With that motion, Eco W ... more 
AI systems developed to improve fusion reactor safety and performanceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 A research team led by Prof. Sun Youwen at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has unveiled two artificial intelligence systems designed to enhance the stabil ... more 
Britain's energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights onLiverpool (AFP) Aug 31, 2025 Britain's energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise it are closed and replaced by renewable energy systems. ... more |
Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 28, 2009The University of Colorado at Boulder and SpaceDev have partnered to create eSpace: The Center for Space Entrepreneurship. eSpace is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating new entrepreneurial space companies, commercializing aerospace technologies created within these companies and developing the aerospace workforce to support them. "We believe entrepreneurial space companies ... more  
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jan 28, 2009Arianespace's initial Ariane 5 mission of 2009 has taken another major step closer to its February 12 liftoff with the launch vehicle's transfer to the Final Assembly Building at Europe's Spaceport. Yesterday's (January 26) rollout brought this heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA from the Launcher Integration Building (where it underwent integration of its core cryogenic stage, solid propellant booste ... more  
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Jan 28, 2009In the last twelve months, Alliant Techsystems has completed several significant milestones for NASA's Constellation program that will set the stage for major flight and ground tests in 2009. The company successfully conducted sub-scale and full- scale ground tests of Constellation components. It successfully concluded thrust oscillation testing, and developed hardware that will be critica ... more |
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France bets on 'Nostradamus' radar to spot missilesCrucey-Villages, France (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 France's defence ministry is boosting investment in a 1990s radar system, as part of Paris's push to bolster its early warning defences and curb Europe's reliance on the United States. ... more 
Israel says intercepted missile launched from YemenJerusalem (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 The Israeli military said Wednesday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen after Huthi rebels vowed to avenge the killing of their prime minister in an Israeli strike last week. ... more
Israel intercepts Yemen missiles after Huthis vow revenge for attackJerusalem (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 The Israeli military said Wednesday it intercepted two missiles fired from Yemen, after Huthi rebels vowed to avenge the killing of their prime minister in an Israeli strike last week. ... more
  
Deep Fission secures $30M to advance underground nuclear reactorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 08, 2025 Deep Fission Inc, a nuclear technology company developing small modular pressurized water reactors deployed in boreholes one mile underground, has raised $30 million in a private placement at $3.00 per share and completed a reverse merger with Surfside Acquisition ... more 
Top EU court upholds nuclear green labelVienna (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 The EU's top court on Wednesday upheld the European Commission's decision to give a sustainable finance label to investments in natural gas and nuclear power, dismissing a complaint by Austria. ... more 
Nuclearn secures $10.5 million to expand AI platform for nuclear operationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 Nuclearn has raised $10.5 million in Series A financing to accelerate development and global deployment of its AI-powered platform for nuclear operations. The round, led by Blue Bear Capital with pa ... more
  
Spain to hold state funeral for 2024 flood victimsMadrid (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Spain will pay tribute to the victims of last year's floods with a state funeral marking the anniversary of its deadliest such disaster in decades, government sources said Monday. ... more 
Global search and rescue system gets recognition as real lifesaverWashington DC (UPI) Sep 9, 2025 The world's 45-nation strong search and rescue system is being highlighted this week during the inaugural "Global Search and Rescue Day," a time set aside to honor the many humanitarian efforts under the COSPAS-SARSAT global operations. ... more 
Morocco earthquake survivors protest to demand housing aidRabat (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Survivors of Morocco's 2023 earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 people rallied in Rabat on Monday, demanding their houses be rebuilt as part of the government's reconstruction programme. ... more |
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