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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 20, 2009 
The train carrying Alliant Techsystems' four Ares I-X motor segments arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, bringing together all of the final hardware required for the upcoming test flight this summer. The reusable segments departed from ATK's facility in Corinne, Utah, Thursday, March 12 on their seven-day, 2,917-mile trip to Florida. The segments were originally produced for the ... read more
Washington (AFP) March 19, 2009Two astronauts from the shuttle Discovery exited the International Space Station Thursday and began the first of three space walks, NASA's television commentator said. Steve Swanson and Richard Arnold emerged from the decompression chamber aboard the space sation at 1716 GMT, three minutes behind schedule. Their first task will be to bolt a girder onto the space station's structure. The ... 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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Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 20, 2009We passed the milestone of being one-third of the distance to Pluto last year, but on March 19, 2009 - after 38 months and almost 2 billion kilometers of flight, New Horizons has completed precisely one-third of the days in its journey to Pluto. That's quite a milestone, and we on the mission team celebrate the closing of this chapter of our historic journey across the great expanse of our ... more  
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2009NASA will post online nine names that are finalists for the agency's Mars Science Laboratory mission and invite the public to vote for its favorite. The non-binding poll to help NASA select a name opens online Monday, March 23, and will accept votes through March 29. More than 9,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grades submitted essays proposing names for the rover in a nationwide ... more  
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2009Growing up in the rural Appalachian foothills of the Ohio Valley, John Marmie developed a passion for music. When he combined that passion with his enthusiasm for space exploration, he was inspired to write an original song, 'Water on the Moon.' As the deputy project manager for the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Fiel ... more  
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Mar 20, 2009At 15:21 CET on 17 March 2009, the new environmental satellite GOCE (Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer) was successfully launched into Earth orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. The Rockot launch vehicle brought the satellite into a near-polar orbit with an inclination of 96.5 degrees at an altitude of 260 kilometres. From this orbit, GOCE will map ... 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 |
 
Hong Kong (AFP) March 19, 2009China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone network operator, said Thursday it had not yet reached an agreement with Apple to launch the iPhone in China, but that the firms were still in talks. "We have been discussing with Apple, but until now no agreement has been reached," chief executive officer Wang Jianzhou told reporters in Hong Kong after his company released its annual results fo ... more 
Tehran, Iran (RIA Novosti) Mar 20, 2009Iran's first satellite has successfully completed its scientific mission after more than a month in orbit, an Iranian space research expert announced Thursday on state television. Iran put its first communications satellite, Omid (Hope), into a near-Earth orbit on February 2. The satellite was carried into orbit by a home-made launch vehicle, Safir (Messenger). "The satellite had no ... more  
Reston VA (SPX) Mar 19, 2009International Launch Services (ILS) and SES have announced three new launch assignments under the Multi Launch Agreement that was signed in June 2007 between ILS and SES Satellite Leasing Limited, SES' satellite procurement and leasing company in the Isle of Man. This innovative agreement was designed to provide SES with increased flexibility in their launch plans and improved schedule as ... 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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