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  Tokyo (AFP) Jan 24, 2017 Japan on Tuesday launched a satellite to modernise its military communications and reportedly to better monitor North Korean missile launches. The Kirameki-2 will enable ground, sea and air units of the military - known as the Self-Defense Forces - to communicate directly with each other, a defence ministry official said. "We'll be able to exchange a large amount of data more quickly," the official told AFP. "We currently share information with voice and by fax" due to limitations in the s ... read more |
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NOAA's GOES-16 Satellite Sends First Images to EarthGOES-16, the first spacecraft in NOAA's next-generation of geostationary satellites, has sent the first high-resolution images from its Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument. Included among them ... more  
Long Eclipse Avoidance Manoeuvres Performed Successfully on MOM SpacecraftAn orbital manoeuvres was performed on Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft to avoid the impending long eclipse duration for the satellite. The duration of the eclipse would have been as long as 8 ... more 
China's hi-res SAR imaging satellite put into useChina's first high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite has passed all its in-orbit tests and is now operational, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Indu ... more  
Discovered one of the brightest distant galaxies so far knownAn international team led by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL) has discovered one of the brightest "non-active" galaxies in the ea ... more |
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Today's rare meteorites were once commonFour hundred and sixty-six million years ago, there was a giant collision in outer space. Something hit an asteroid and broke it apart, sending chunks of rock falling to Earth as meteorites since be ... more  
Airbus Safran Launchers in 2016: we keep our promises2016 was a fundamental year for Airbus Safran Launchers: the construction of the company was finalized on 1st July, with integration of all its personnel, activities and sites in France and Germany. ... more  
Experiment resolves mystery about wind flows on JupiterOne mystery has been whether the jets exist only in the planet's upper atmosphere - much like the Earth's own jet streams - or whether they plunge into Jupiter's gaseous interior. If the latter is t ... more 
New inverse algorithm for CO2 retrieval from satellite observationsAtmospheric Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is a primary greenhouse gas that has been persistently increasing over the past few decades. It is a major driver of regional and global climate change (IPCC, 2007). ... more  
Nuclear winter with iron snow discovered on MercuryMercury, the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System has its own magnetic field like the Earth, scientist revealed. Previously it was thought that that Mercury's magnetic field was long go ... more |
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First European-built all-electric satellite EUTELSAT 172B getting ready to flyConstruction of EUTELSAT 172B, the first high-power all-electric telecommunications satellite built in Europe, is now complete at the Airbus satellite assembly facilities in Toulouse. The full ... more  
China schedules Chang'e-5 lunar probe launchChina plans to launch the Chang'e-5 lunar probe at the end of November this year, from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China's Hainan Province, aboard the heavy-lift carrier rocket Long ... more |
  
If NASA intends to continue sending astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) or the moon, the space agency has little choice but to rely on Roscosmos' Soyuz spacecraft, at least until 2019.On Tuesday, NASA filed a "presolicitation" requesting that private firms reach out to NASA if they can transport astronauts to and from the orbital research platform.
NASA is "considering cont ... more Mister Trump Goes to Washington Lomonosov Moscow State University to Launch 'Space Department' in 2017 French, US astronauts install batteries outside space station |
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SpaceX celebrated the first flight of its Falcon 9 rocket in over four and a half months on Saturday, with a remarkably smooth launch of the vehicle from California. The Falcon 9 had previously been grounded since September, after one of the rockets exploded on a launchpad in Florida during a routine fueling procedure. Though the stakes were high for Saturday's launch, the mission's success does ... more Airbus Safran Launchers in 2016: we keep our promises 2017 Rocket Campaign Begins in Alaska India Defers Much-Awaited Heaviest Rocket Launch |
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An orbital manoeuvres was performed on Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft to avoid the impending long eclipse duration for the satellite. The duration of the eclipse would have been as long as 8 hours in the coming days.
As the satellite battery is designed to handle an eclipse duration of only about 1 Hour 40 minutes, a longer eclipse would have drained the battery beyond the safe limi ... more Microbes could survive thin air of Mars Mars rover Opportunity takes a drive up a steep slope Mars Rover Curiosity Examines Possible Mud Cracks |
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China's first cargo spacecraft will leave the factory, according to the website of China's manned space mission.
A review meeting was convened last Thursday, during which officials and experts unanimously concluded that the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft had met all the requirements to leave the factory.
The take-off weight of Tianzhou-1 is 13 tonnes and it can ship material of up to si ... more China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A China Space Plan to Develop "Strength and Size" Beijing's space program soars in 2016 |
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The Aerospace center for space policy analysis - one of five strategic initiatives recently announced by President and CEO Steve Isakowitz - issued an informative backgrounder on the National Space Council. The incoming Trump administration has signaled that it might move to revive the advisory organization, which has been absent from the White House since the George H.W. Bush administration. ... more Iridium-1 NEXT Launched on a Falcon 9 Russia-China Joint Space Studies Center May Be Created in Southeastern Russia EchoStar 19 positioned in orbital slot |
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Cracks sank the 'unsinkable' Titanic; decrease the performance of touchscreens and erode teeth. We are familiar with cracks in big or small three-dimensional (3D) objects, but how do thin two-dimensional (2D) materials crack? 2D materials, like molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), have emerged as an important asset for future electronic and photoelectric devices.
However, the mechanical properties ... more China's quantum communication satellite delivered for use First European-built all-electric satellite EUTELSAT 172B getting ready to fly The power of attraction |
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Is there anybody out there? The question of whether Earthlings are alone in the universe has puzzled everyone from biologists and physicists to philosophers and filmmakers. It's also the driving force behind San Francisco State University astronomer Stephen Kane's research into exoplanets - planets that exist outside Earth's solar system.
As one of the world's leading "planet hunters," Kan ... more Looking for life in all the right places with the right tool Could dark streaks in Venusian clouds be microbial life VLT to Search for Planets in Alpha Centauri System |
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Where should NASA's Juno spacecraft aim its camera during its next close pass of Jupiter on Feb. 2? You can now play a part in the decision. For the first time, members of the public can vote to participate in selecting all pictures to be taken of Jupiter during a Juno flyby. Voting begins Thursday, Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST) and concludes on Jan. 23 at 9 a.m. PST (noon EST).
"We ... more Experiment resolves mystery about wind flows on Jupiter Pluto Global Color Map Lowell Observatory to renovate Pluto discovery telescope |
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Sea level in the Northeast and in some other U.S. regions will rise significantly faster than the global average, according to a report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Moreover, in a worst-case scenario, global sea level could rise by about 8 feet by 2100. Robert E. Kopp, an associate professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Rut ... more Mighty river, mighty filter Ex-leader of Maldives plans return to save sinking nation U.S., Cuba sign maritime border treaty |
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Experts from the Russian Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIIMash) will construct a ground Glonass satellite navigation tracking station in Nicaragua, the TsNIIMash's press service said Monday.
"The TsNIIMash's specialists will construct a station for tracking data of the Glonass and other global satellite navigation systems in Nicaragua," the press release reads.
Ac ... more Clocks 'failed' onboard Europe's navigation satellites: ESA Russia, China Work on Joint High-Precision Satellite Navigation System Raytheon completes qualification testing of next-gen GPS Launch and Checkout System |
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Arizona State University's NASA mission to visit a metal asteroid is just beginning, but the first mission that marked the school as a major player in space exploration has been under way for more than a year.
LunaH-Map, the Lunar Hydrogen Polar Mapper, will launch in September 2018. Its task will be to find water and ice at the south pole of the moon, and map the deposits.
ASU Now s ... more China schedules Chang'e-5 lunar probe launch Eugene Cernan, last man to walk on moon, dead at 82 The moon is older than scientists thought |
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The appearance of small bodies in the outer solar system could be deceiving. Asteroids and dwarf planets may be camouflaged with an outer layer of material that actually comes from somewhere else.
Using data primarily gathered by SOFIA, NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a team of astronomers has detected the presence of substantial amounts of material on the surface ... more Today's rare meteorites were once common How the darkness and the cold killed the dinosaurs Successful Deep Space Maneuver for NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft |
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GOES-16, the first spacecraft in NOAA's next-generation of geostationary satellites, has sent the first high-resolution images from its Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument. Included among them are a composite color full-disk visible image of the Western Hemisphere captured on January 15, 2017. Created using several of the ABI's 16 spectral channels, the full-disk image offers an example th ... more China's hi-res SAR imaging satellite put into use New inverse algorithm for CO2 retrieval from satellite observations NASA's Terra Satellite Sees Alaskan Volcanic Eruption Wrapped in White |
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The daily U.S. economic cost from solar storm-induced electricity blackouts could be in the tens of billions of dollars, with more than half the loss from indirect costs outside the blackout zone, according to a new study.
Previous studies have focused on direct economic costs within the blackout zone, failing to take into account indirect domestic and international supply chain loss from ... more ALMA starts observing the sun Next-generation optics offer the widest real-time views of vast regions of the sun NASA moon data provides more accurate 2017 eclipse path |
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Like cosmic lighthouses sweeping the universe with bursts of energy, pulsars have fascinated and baffled astronomers since they were first discovered 50 years ago. In two studies, international teams of astronomers suggest that recent images from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory of two pulsars - Geminga and B0355+54 - may help shine a light on the distinctive emission signatures of pulsars, as w ... more Discovered one of the brightest distant galaxies so far known Hunting for dark matter with massive magnets and haloscopes Work Begins in Palo Alto on NASA's Dark Energy Hunter |
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Scientists at the Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research (CAPP), within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) optimized some of the characteristics of the magnet to hunt for one possible component of dark matter called axion.
Although it sounds hard to believe, everything we see with our naked eyes or through microscopes and telescopes accounts for just 4% of the known Universe. T ... more Traffic jam in empty space Light source discovery 'challenges basic assumption' of physics Our galaxy's black hole is spewing out planet-size 'spitballs' |
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