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China has created a new, powerful carrier rocket with military capabilities that can launch multiple satellites into space.
The rocket supports China's strategy of marketing satellites, communications technologies and launch services overseas, especially to oil-producing countries. At the most recent Zhuhai Air Show, China introduced a high-capacity LM-5D carrier rocket with ... read more 
Moscow (AFP) April 10, 2009A Russian and US space crew denied on Friday that new rules forbid them from sharing toilets and food in orbit, hailing their work as the "best partnership" in human history. "We are still working our partnership together, but please don't make a mistake," US astronaut Michael Fincke said at the crew's first news conference since returning from the International Space Station. ... more |
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 African Union climate summit says forming mining coalition Press Release from Business Wire: Quectel Wireless Solutions Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking island 
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Hong Kong (UPI) April 9, 2009 China has sold three communications satellites to Nigeria, Venezuela and Pakistan that have military capabilities, a service life of 15 years and are equipped with C-band frequency and 18 channels of Ku-band frequency transmitters. The performance characteristics of all three of these satellites were basically the same, and all of them were to be launched by CZ-3B carrier rockets. ... more  
Paris (AFP) April 7, 2009Two large European telescopes designed to probe the formation of galaxies and the Big Bang believed to have created the universe will be launched on May 6, a spokesman for France's National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) said on Wednesday. The Herschel and Planck telescopes were to have been launched on April 16 in a dual operation by Ariane 5 rocket from the European Space Agency's base in ... more 
Washington (AFP) April 10, 2009NASA's sense of humor is being put to the test. The US space agency is facing a serious dilemma after a popular television comedian, Stephen Colbert, hijacked an online contest sponsored by NASA to pick a name for a new module on the International Space Station. Colbert's suggestion for a name? His own. His victory may have had something to do with his repeated appeals to fans of his ... more  
Washington (AFP) April 9, 2009Supporters of US presidential candidate Herbert Hoover famously pledged during the 1928 campaign that he would "put a chicken in every pot and a car in every backyard" if elected. While Hoover failed, presiding instead over the Great Depression, President Barack Obama is determined to fulfil a similar campaign vow of his own but one with a 21st century twist -- to put broadband in every home ... more |
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Space solar power study outlines potential role in Europes clean energy futureLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 Space-based solar power could significantly reshape Europe's energy system by 2050, according to new research in the journal Joule. The study estimates the technology could reduce Europe's reliance ... more  
Mitsubishi Electric to Lead JAXA Fund Project on Next Generation Solar Cells for SatellitesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 2, 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 
SolarDaily Exclusive: One Small Contractor Forces CPUC to Blink on 150% Storage RuleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 On August 13 at exactly 4:38 p.m., Southern California Edison (SCE) pressed send on an email that landed like a hammer blow across California's solar industry. The subject was clinical: "Suspension ... more
  
Researchers use electrochemistry to boost nuclear fusion ratesVancouver, Canada (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 Using a small bench-top reactor, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have demonstrated that electrochemically loading a solid metal target with deuterium fuel can boost nuclear f ... more 
Is Fusion Energy Becoming the Space Race of This CenturyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Encouraged by the potential of clean, continuous, high-density power, commercial investment in fusion energy has grown to more than US$9.6 billion over the last five years, according to IDTechEx ana ... more 
German firm gives 'second life' to used EV batteriesAachen, Germany (AFP) Aug 21, 2025 A German company is putting used electric vehicle batteries to new use by stacking them into fridge-size units that homes and businesses can use to store their excess solar and wind energy. ... more |
Garching, Germany (SPX) Apr 08, 2009The gamma-ray sky comes alive in a movie made from data acquired by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope during its first three months of operations. Gamma rays from sources near and far turn the sky into a hypnotic froth. The sun arcs serenely across the northern sky as active galaxies called blazars flare up and fade out. The movie, made from the first 87 days of data from Fermi's Larg ... more  
Tucson AZ (SPX) Apr 13, 2009As NASA spacecraft continue to explore comets up close, a group of researchers at the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute is undertaking ground-based observations to complement those missions. The PSI observations will extend the knowledge gained from NASA's comet missions and will aid in planning for a NASA flyby of the comet Tempel 1. During that flyby, scientists hope to take a clo ... more 
Middletown RI (SPX) Apr 13, 2009KVH Industries has announced that it has received a total of $3.8 million in new orders for its precision fiber optic gyro (FOG) systems. A total of $2.9 million in new orders was received for KVH's DSP-3100 FOGs from a major remote weapons station manufacturer. In addition, a $0.9 million order was placed for KVH's CNS-5000 continuous navigation system for use in commercial applicat ... more |
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CerraCap backs Space Kinetic to accelerate space superiority and missile defenseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 CerraCap Ventures has invested in Space Kinetic Corp., a cleared national security innovator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The move aligns with CerraCap's push to speed space defense technologies and bolster the United States strategic edge as space becomes increasingly contested ... more 
Germany to start deliveries of two Patriot systems to UkraineBerlin (AFP) Aug 1, 2025 Germany said on Friday it will soon start delivering two more US-made Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine, as Kyiv faces a growing number of Russian drone and missile attacks. ... more 
Israel military intercepts Huthi missile fired from Yemen; Gaza civil defence says Israel strikes kill 30Jerusalem (AFP) July 29, 2025 Sirens sounded in several Israeli cities, including Jerusalem, on Tuesday as the military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, with Huthi rebels later claiming the attack. ... more
  
Fire at nuclear plant after Russia downs Ukrainian droneMoscow (AFP) Aug 24, 2025 A fire broke out Sunday at a Russian nuclear power plant after the country's military downed a Ukrainian drone, the facility said after the blaze was put out. The "device detonated" upon imp ... more 
Taiwan vote on restarting nuclear plant failsTaipei (AFP) Aug 23, 2025 A Taiwanese referendum on whether to restart a nuclear power plant failed on Saturday after the number of votes in favour fell short of the legally required threshold. Ma'anshan Nuclear Powe ... more 
Sweden picks mini-reactors for first nuclear expansion in 50 yearsStockholm (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 Sweden said Thursday that it had selected so-called small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) for its first nuclear power expansion in a half-century. The government said three or five of the ne ... more
  
12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 Twelve people were killed and four are missing after part of a bridge under construction collapsed Friday in northwest China, state media reported. A video published by state broadcaster CC ... more 
Robots deployed for Fukushima radioactive debris removalTokyo (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Japanese technicians at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have sent in remote-controlled robots to one of the damaged reactor buildings as part of preparations to remove radioactive debris. ... more 
Survivors claw through rubble after deadly Pakistan cloudburstBar Dalori, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 19, 2025 In the middle of the night, by the glow of their mobile phones, rescuers and villagers dug through the concrete remains of flattened houses after massive rocks crashed down on a remote Pakistani ... more |
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