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Spy satellites have photographed the nose cone of a long-range North Korean rocket on its launch pad but its remains unclear whether it is carrying a satellite or a warhead, a report said Sunday. Global concern has been mounting over North Korea's announcement that it would launch a communications satellite between April 4 and 8. The United States, Japan and South Korea believe Pyongyang ... read more 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Mar 30, 2009The Indian Space Research Organisation has asserted that the Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT), expected to be launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota spaceport next month, is not an Israeli one. Denying reports in a section of the press that RISAT is from Israel, ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair said it is an Indian spacecraft. Asked if RISAT is an Israeli satelli ... 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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Paris, France (ESA) Mar 30, 2009On 25 March, ESA and CNES, the French Space Agency, signed a 435 million Euro contract assuring the availability of the CSG launch range for ESA programmes and activities and for the exploitation of Ariane, Vega and Soyuz launchers over the period 2009 to 2013. The signature ceremony took place at the Guiana Space Centre (Centre Spatial Guyanais - CSG), Europe's Spaceport located in Kourou ... more  
Moscow (AFP) March 29, 2009Six volunteers from Europe and Russia will on Tuesday allow themselves to be locked up in a capsule in Moscow for over three months to simulate the conditions for an eventual manned mission to Mars. The two Europeans and four Russians will not be allowed to leave the facility until their mission ends 105 days later, allowing scientists to assess the psychological effects of long duration spa ... more  
Moscow (AFP) March 28, 2009A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying second-time space tourist Charles Simonyi docked Saturday at the International Space Station, media reports quoted the control centre near Moscow as saying. Officials said the crew, a US astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut, had overridden the spacecraft's automatic pilots to dock manually after a glitch in an engine caused the Soyuz's computer to stop the proce ... more 
Paris (AFP) March 26, 2009Eutelsat Communications on Thursday defended its decision to choose a Chinese rocket to launch its next satellite, saying it offered the best price and schedule. The head of European aerospace giant Arianespace, Jean-Yves Le Gall, had on Wednesday criticised the Paris-based satellite operator's decision to use a Chinese Long March rocket to send its W3B satellite into space. But Eutelsat ... 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 |
 
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 30, 2009Using radar images acquired by ESA satellites from 1992 to 2006, scientists have for the first time been able to monitor the long-term behaviour of Mt. Etna, Europe's highest and most active volcano. This unprecedented time series of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) observations from ESA's ERS-1, ERS-2 and Envisat satellites provided crucial information for understanding how the volcano's su ... more 
New Delhi (XNA) Mar 30, 2009India and France will jointly launch early next year a weather satellite to monitor air and water movements over the tropic areas of the world, said local newspaper Mail. The satellite, Megha Tropiques, will gather comprehensive tropical weather data related to the global warming, said the report. "Megha Tropiques will be capable of studying cloud systems, radiation, water vapor and ... more 
King Of Prussia PA (SPX) Mar 30, 2009Lockheed Martin has partnered with the University of Florida to develop and launch five miniature satellites to test innovative new space solutions. Building on the corporation's 50-year legacy of space exploration, Lockheed Martin will fund $450,000 of research and development projects at the university in 2009. Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Services and the Univers ... 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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