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NASA said Wednesday it had moved up one day to March 11 the launch of its space shuttle Discovery on its 16-day mission to the orbiting International Space Station (ISS). The 24-hour change in the launch date shows NASA's confidence it has resolved the valve problems that led to four delays in Discovery's mission that was originally set for launch on February 12. NASA engineers said they ... read more 
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 05, 2009The Martian volcano Olympus Mons is about three times the height of Mount Everest, but it's the small details that Rice University professors Patrick McGovern and Julia Morgan are looking at in thinking about whether the Red Planet ever had - or still supports - life. Using a computer modeling system to figure out how Olympus Mons came to be, McGovern and Morgan reached the surprising conc ... more |
G20 billionaires could end world poverty in one year's earnings: Oxfam
Australia set to cede COP31 hosting rights to Turkey COP30 dragged into clash over gender language Brazil's Lula hunts for deal at Amazon climate summit EU states back new delay to anti-deforestation rules Lula lands in Amazon to press for climate deal To combat climate anxiety, COP negotiator recommends meditation Nations 'still far' from deal at UN climate talks: France Nearly a third of women face partner or sexual violence: WHO Belgian climate case pits farmer against TotalEnergies 
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Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2009When NASA's Kepler telescope rockets into the night sky on Friday, March 6, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, two University of California, Berkeley, astronomers - key members of the Kepler team - will be watching its fading contrail, hoping that the telescope will reveal Earth's and humanity's place in the universe. Kepler's main goal is to discover Earth-size planets outs ... more  
El Segundo CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2009Raytheon has completed performance testing of an infrared missile warning sensor that monitors an entire hemisphere from a single telescope. The first-of-its-kind staring sensor, encompassing Raytheon's large-format focal-plane arrays, will be able to detect and track dimmer objects than sensors in current operation, according to Bill Hart, vice president for the company's Space Systems gr ... more  
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2009Using satellite radar data, NASA-funded scientists have observed, for the first time, the healing of subtle, natural surface scars from an earthquake that occurred on a "buried" fault several miles below the surface-a fault whose fractures are not easily observed at Earth's surface. Reporting in of Nature, geophysicist Eric Fielding of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Cali ... more  
Hawthorne CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2009Space Exploration Technologies has announced Rob Peckham has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development. In this role, Peckham's primary responsibilities include the development and expansion of SpaceX's customer base across its family of launch vehicles and Dragon spacecraft, as well as leading the sales, marketing and mission management teams. Most recently, Rob served ... more |
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Blade-coating advances promise uniform perovskite solar films at industrial scaleTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025 Researchers at Zhejiang University have mapped critical parameters governing crystallization in blade-coated perovskite films, clarifying pathways to manufacture high-efficiency solar cells and opto ... more  
Floating solar panels show promise, but environmental impacts varyCorvallis OR (SPX) Nov 18, 2025 Floating solar panels are emerging as a promising clean energy solution with environmental benefits, but a new study finds those effects vary significantly depending on where the systems are deploye ... more 
High efficiency and stability achieved in perovskite cells using fullerene derivativesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2025 Researchers in China have enhanced the performance and durability of inverted perovskite solar cells by creating two new 56pi-electron fullerene derivatives known as C60-TFB and C60-TFP for use as e ... more
  
Mechanical power by linking Earth's warmth to spaceDavis CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025 Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have invented a device that can generate mechanical power at night by linking the natural warmth around us to the cold depths of space. The inventio ... more 
High precision measurement advances fusion plasma diagnosticsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2025 Researchers have demonstrated that controlling the electric potential within fusion-grade plasma is vital for sustaining energy confinement in nuclear fusion reactors. The team used a heavy ion beam ... more 
Redesigned satellite battery set to advance LEO power systemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2025 ESI Motion has announced SatBat, a new battery engineered for spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit. SatBat integrates a Heater and Battery Management System, aiming to improve power storage and management ... more |
Orlando FL (SPX) Mar 05, 2009General C. Robert Kehler, commander, Air Force Space Command, spoke at the Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando Friday about the future of conflict. "We're very excited about what is happening in our command," he said, referring to the decision to make Air Force Space Command the lead for (Air Force) cyberspace operations, which will entail creating a new numbered Air Force. General Kehl ... more 
Marlborough MA (SPX) Mar 05, 2009In a recent exercise with the U.S. Army, Raytheon achieved an industry-first wireless transmission of its lightweight High Capacity Beyond Line-of-Sight troposcatter system. "This exercise illustrates that Raytheon's solution has proven interoperability with existing communication architectures and is adaptable to the warfighter's mobile needs in the field," said Jerry Powlen, vice preside ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 05, 2009NASA has selected seven academic and research teams as initial members of the agency's Lunar Science Institute (NLSI), and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers will play a substantial role on one of the teams. NRL is a leading institution supporting the "Lunar University Node for Astrophysics Research (LUNAR): Exploring the Cosmos from the Moon" team. Dr. Jack Burns at the Universit ... more |
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Space Force operationally accepts SciTec Forge missile warning ground systemBoulder, CO (SPX) Oct 17, 2025 On September 23, 2025, the U.S. Space Force declared operational acceptance of the second operational delivery of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution, or FORGE, for the 11th Space Wa ... more 
SpaceX launches 21 satellites for U.S. military from CaliforniaWashington DC (UPI) Oct 15, 2025 SpaceX on Wednesday launched 21 satellites from California for the U.S. military's Space Development Agency. ... more 
Shield or Spark? The U.S. Golden Dome and the New Missile Arms RaceBudapest, Hungary (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 The launch of the US 'Golden Dome' missile defence initiative has already set in motion ripple effects across the globe. Rival nations are considering their own layered missile defence architectures ... more
  
Moscow says Ukraine drone debris hit Russian nuclear plantMoscow (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 Russian officials said on Friday debris from a Ukrainian drone hit a nuclear power plant a day earlier, temporarily causing the station to reduce its output. ... more 
Microbes join forces to quickly clean up uranium pollutionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 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 
Uranium extraction from seawater progresses with engineered material for nuclear fuel supplyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025 Researchers have developed a covalent organic framework material able to improve the process of extracting uranium from seawater, according to a study detailed by Dr Xishi Tai of Weifang University ... more
  
China FM pledges support for Syria in 'achieving peace'Beijing (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 China's top diplomat Wang Yi pledged support for Damascus on Monday in "achieving peace at an early date", as his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani made his first official visit to Beijing. ... more 
Drenched and displaced: Gazans living in tents face winter downpoursGaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 A barefoot Niven Abu Zreina swept an incessant stream of water away from her tent, as the season's first big rain hit her makeshift displacement camp in Gaza City. ... more 
Cash only: how the loss and damage UN fund will pay countriesBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 A hard-won UN "loss and damage" fund to help vulnerable countries recover from the devastating impacts of climate change is finally about to come to life after years of tough negotiations. ... more |
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