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Soyuz ready with Galileo satellites for milestone launchParis, France (ESA) Oct 14, 2011 International space cooperation will be highlighted in a historic event on 20 October: the launch of Europe's first Galileo navigation satellites on Russia's first Soyuz rocket to depart from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Liftoff is scheduled for Thursday, 20 October at 12:34 CEST (11:34 GMT, 07:34 local time). The launch will be the first time that Russia's venerable Soyuz vehicle has ascended from European territory, adding a trusted workhorse to Europe's launchers family. Thi ... read more |
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  Dwarf planet may not be bigger than Pluto The dwarf planet Eris, responsible for Pluto's demotion from planet status in 2006, is not bigger than Pluto and may even be smaller, French scientists say. ... more | .. |
  The Hazy History of Titan's Air What rocky moon has a nitrogen-rich atmosphere, Earth-like weather patterns and geology, liquid hydrocarbon seas and a relatively good chance to support life? The answer is Titan, the fascinating mo ... more | .. |
  Distant Galaxies Reveal The Clearing of the Cosmic Fog Scientists have used ESO's Very Large Telescope to probe the early Universe at several different times as it was becoming transparent to ultraviolet light. This brief but dramatic phase in cosmic hi ... more | .. |
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 Abundant Carbon in the Early Universe A research team of astronomers, mainly from Ehime University and Kyoto University in Japan, has successfully detected a carbon emission line (CIV, 154.9 nm) in the most distant radio galaxy known so ... more | .. |
  Messages from Mercury MESSENGER scientists will highlight the latest results on Mercury from MESSENGER observations obtained during the first six months (the first Mercury solar day) in orbit. These findings were present ... more | .. |
  NASA Readies New Type of Earth-Observing Satellite for Launch NASA is planning an Oct. 27 launch of the first Earth-observing satellite to measure both global climate changes and key weather variables. The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmenta ... more | .. |
 Temporal cloaks adjust light's throttle to hide an event in time Researchers from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., have demonstrated for the first time that it's possible to cloak a singular event in time, creating what has been described as a "history editor. ... more |
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SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts
Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions to provide SAR reconnaissance data to German military
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  Constellation Networks Connects The Unconnected With SES SES has announced Constellation Networks Corporation (CNC) has signed capacity deals on two satellites to deliver life-changing Internet access to remote communities around the world. Constell ... more | .. |
 Abu Dhabi to host global aerospace leaders at industry Summit CEOs from the world's leading airlines, aircraft manufacturers, satellite companies, and aerospace associations, as well as heads of the world's most prominent aerospace teaching and research facili ... more | .. |
  Table salt used to boost digital storage: scientists Scientists in Singapore said Friday they have discovered a process that can expand the data storage capacity of computer hard disks six-fold using a common kitchen ingredient - table salt. ... more | .. |
  G299.2-2.9, a Middle-Aged Supernova Remnant G299.2-2.9 is an intriguing supernova remnant found about 16,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy. Evidence points to G299.2-2.9 being the remains of a Type Ia supernova, where a white dwarf ... more |
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 ORBCOMM Announces Launch of AIS-Enabled Satellite ORBCOMM has announced the successful launch of VesselSat1, an Automatic Identification Service (AIS) enabled satellite built by LuxSpace Sarl (LuxSpace), an affiliate of OHB System AG. VesselS ... more | .. |
  UChicago launches search for distant worlds Since 1995, scientists have discovered approximately 600 planets around other stars, including 50 planets last month alone, and one that orbits two stars, like Tatooine in Star Wars. Detection of th ... more | .. |
 e2v celebrates the successful delivery of imaging sensors for Gaia On Thursday 6th October, e2v was joined by representatives from the European Space Agency (ESA), Astrium SAS (the prime contractor for Gaia), key suppliers and local dignitaries for a celebration at ... more | .. |
  Caltech Event Marks 75th Anniversary of JPL Rocket Tests The 75th anniversary of the first rocket experiments at the site that became NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., will be celebrated with a special free, public screening of the new ... more |
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 Mercury Planetary Orbiter takes a simulated trip to the innermost planet Thermal-balance testing of the BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter Structural and Thermal Model, which has been under way in ESA's Large Space Simulator since 20 September, has been successfully c ... more | .. |
  NASA's Dawn Science Team Presents Early Science Results Scientists with NASA's Dawn mission are sharing with other scientists and the public their early information about the southern hemisphere of the giant asteroid Vesta. The findings were presented at ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Powers on the GPS III Pathfinder The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System has turned on initial power to the program's pathfinder spacecraft, known as the GPS III Non Flight ... more | .. |
  Mars Express observes clusters of recent craters in Ares Vallis Newly released images taken by ESA's Mars Express show an unusual accumulation of young craters in the large outflow channel called Ares Vallis. Older craters have been reduced to ghostly outlines b ... more |
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 EUCLID space mission selected by ESA The origin of the accelerating expansion of the Universe is one of the most fascinating challenges of the 21st Century cosmology and fundamental physics. Astronomers and physicists are convinced tha ... more | .. |
  EDRS, the future data highway in space Astrium, Europe's leading space company, will partner with the European Space Agency (ESA) to design, deliver and operate the European Data Relay System (EDRS). The EDRS will be implemented th ... more | .. |
 Enceladus weather: Snow flurries and perfect powder for skiing Global and high resolution mapping of Enceladus confirms that the weather forecast for Saturn's unique icy moon is set for ongoing snow flurries. The superfine ice crystals that coat Enceladus's sur ... more | .. |
 Time Reversal: A Simple Particle Could Reveal New Physics A simple atomic nucleus could reveal properties associated with the mysterious phenomenon known as time reversal and lead to an explanation for one of the greatest mysteries of physics: the imbalanc ... more |
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 New Mystery On Mars' Forgotten Plains One of the supposedly best understood and least interesting landscapes on Mars is hiding something that could rewrite the planet's history. Or not. In fact, about all that is certain is that decades ... more | .. |
 Wet and Mild: Caltech Researchers Take the Temperature of Mars' Past Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have directly determined the surface temperature of early Mars for the first time, providing evidence that's consistent with a warmer ... more | .. |
 Amateur skywatchers help space hazards team For the first time, observations coordinated by ESA's space hazards team have found an asteroid that comes close enough to Earth to pose an impact threat. The space rock was found by amateur astrono ... more | .. |
 German satellite hurtles towards Earth: officials A German satellite around the size of a car is speeding towards Earth, officials said Wednesday, due to re-enter the atmosphere later this month but with little idea where fragments could land. ... more |
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  Iran failed with space monkey launch: report Iran acknowledged as a failure Wednesday its attempt to send a live monkey into space last month - touted as its first step towards launching a man into space. ... more | .. |
  Indian-French satellite put into orbit An Indian-French satellite that will study monsoon patterns and global warming was launched on Wednesday from a space centre in southern India. ... more | .. |
  US supercomputer gaining speed Cray Inc. said Tuesday it has sealed a deal to overhaul the US Department of Energy's "Jaguar" supercomputer, making it faster than any other machine on the planet. ... more | .. |
  Russian Space objectives Russia plans to carry out an unmanned lunar flight before 2050, head of the Russian Federal Space Agency Vladimir Popovkin said. Speaking at a State Duma session, he emphasized that further research ... more |
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