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A blueprint for clearing the skies of space debris
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 23, 2015
An international team of scientists have put forward a blueprint for a purely space-based system to solve the growing problem of space debris. The proposal, published in Acta Astronautica, combines a super-wide field-of-view telescope, developed by RIKEN's EUSO team, which will be used to detect objects, and a recently developed high-efficiency laser system, the CAN laser that was presented in Nature Photonics in 2013, that will be used to track space debris and remove it from orbit. Space debris, ... read more

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Millimetre-sized stones formed our planet Fragments of asteroids regularly land on Earth as meteorites. If you examine such a find, you can see that it comprises millimetre-sized round stones, known as chondrules. These small particles are ... more		Design begins for ESA's Asteroid Impact Mission Paris (ESA) Apr 23, 2015 European industry has begun work on dual concept studies to design an innovative Asteroid Impact Mission for ESA. The mission is tasked to encounter and chart a distant ast ... more		Life's building blocks recreated under space-like conditions Researchers have reproduced a wide array of building blocks for life in a prebiotic scenario involving meteorites and the solar wind. They began with formamide, a simple organic compound that's ubiq ... more
				SpaceX says rocket recovery failure due to throttle valve problem Private space firm SpaceX said Saturday an engine throttle valve problem was to blame for the failure of its second attempt to land the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage on a drone ship in the Atlantic ... more		NASA, Orbital ATK tackle tough booster issues before ground test The successful March 11 test of a solid rocket motor for NASA's new deep space exploration rocket, the Space Launch System, lasted only two minutes, but its success was the culmination of months of ... more

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First launch of piloted spacecraft from Vostochny center postponed The launch of the first piloted spacecraft from the Russian Vostochy space complex will be postponed from 2018 to 2020, Kommersant newspaper reported Friday, citing space industry and governmental s ... more		Orbital ATK delivers SKYM-1 commercial satellite to launch site Orbital ATK has announced it delivered the SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1) satellite to the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana for its DIRECTV customer. The SKYM-1 satellite, due to launch in late May, will ... more		OneNav introduces new L5-direct GNSS receiver in response to increased GPS jamming U.S. sanctions nearly 300 targets aiding Russia's war against Ukraine China says to take 'necessary measures' after fresh US sanctions		IAU Launches Cosmic Light programme Focused on limiting energy waste through the reduction of light pollution and highlighting the importance of the preservation of dark night skies, the International Astronomical Union today launches ... more
				Astronomers probe inner region of young star and its planets Astronomers have probed deeper than before into a planetary system 130 light-years from Earth. The observations mark the first results of a new exoplanet survey called LEECH (LBT Exozodi Exoplanet C ... more		NASA Testing an Ultra-Lightweight Cartoonish Drone The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is testing a new drone that is designed to be an experimental airplane which could change aviation in the future. The Multi-Utility Tec ... more

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UAE opens space center to oversee mission to Mars The United Arab Emirates (UAE) opened the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center on Saturday to oversee preparations of the country's Mars exploration probe mission. A resolution to this effect was ... more		Japan to land first unmanned spacecraft on moon in 2018 Japan is planning to deliver its first lander on the surface of the moon in three years, local media reported on Sunday, citing sources with close knowledge of the project. Japan's Aerospace E ... more		Weak magnetic field linked to increased oxygen and complex life emergence NASA Is Helping Protect Tigers, Jaguars, and Elephants Biden calls ally Japan 'xenophobic' along with India, China		NASA Scientists Identify Missing Wave near Jupiter's Equator In the clouds of Jupiter, scientists have found evidence of a type of atmospheric wave that had long been proposed but had not been identified in images before now. Researchers consider this kind of ... more
Liquid crystal bubbles experiment arrives at International Space Station An experiment led by the University of Colorado Boulder arrived at the International Space Station today and will look into the fluid dynamics of liquid crystals that may lead to benefits both on Ea ... more		Russia, US to go ahead with International Space Station Charles Bolden, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, confirmed Thursday that the two countries will continue to work closely together on space station operations. The int ... more		Italy's presence in space Italy, one of the key players of the European Space Agency (ESA), is continuously building up its important role in human spaceflight and in international space cooperation. The country of seven ast ... more		Fast access to CryoSat's Arctic ice measurements now available ESA's ice mission has become the first satellite to provide information on Arctic sea-ice thickness in near-real time to aid maritime activities in the polar region. Marking five years in orbit just ... more

	SPoRT disaster response team provides imagery for Illinois tornadoes On April 9, 2015, severe thunderstorms produced several reports of damaging wind, hail, and tornadoes - including one particularly strong (EF-4) long-track tornado across north-central Illinois. ... more		New 'space trash' laser may tidy up Earth's orbit A new combination telescope-laser is currently in development, to combat the growing issue of space trash - debris released into Earth's orbit from human activities in the solar system. An int ... more

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