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  Washington (AFP) Feb 28, 2017 Satellite telecom firms OneWeb and Intelsat announced plans Tuesday to merge, and a fresh $1.7 billion investment from Japan's SoftBank to advance an ambitious "internet in the sky" plan. The deal aims "to create a financially stronger company with the flexibility to aggressively pursue new growth opportunities resulting from the explosion in demand for broadband connectivity for people and devices everywhere," the firms said in a joint statement. The deal could accelerate OneWeb's plans for a n ... read more |
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SpaceX says it will fly civilians to the moon next yearWashington (UPI) Feb 27, 2017 Next year, two private citizens are expected to become the first humans in nearly 50 years to fly beyond low Earth orbit and circle the moon, aerospace company SpaceX announced Monday. ... more  
Science checkout continues for ExoMars orbiterParis (ESA) Feb 28, 2017 Next week, the ExoMars orbiter will devote two days to making important calibration measurements at the Red Planet, which are needed for the science phase of the mission that will begin next year. T ... more  
The NASA Imager Dentists Use DailyPasadena CA (JPL) Feb 28, 2017 When sitting in the dentist's chair, few patients think of NASA. But the space agency is there nonetheless, in the sensor that enables high-resolution, digital X-ray imagery that helps the dentist s ... more  
An Epic Lunar Experience Lands at Space Center HoustonHouston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 Space Center Houston is the first of four stops of a new exhibit featuring the Apollo 11 command module, which will leave the Smithsonian on a national tour for the first time since 1971. It will be ... more |
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Marshall shakes, packs, ships and tracks NASA payloadsHouston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 For many of us spring cleaning is an annual ritual and it will be here before we know it. Imagine trying to keep everything organized year-round in a five-bedroom house where everything floats. And ... more 
Martian Winds Carve Mountains, Move Dust, Raise DustPasadena CA (JPL) Feb 28, 2017 On Mars, wind rules. Wind has been shaping the Red Planet's landscapes for billions of years and continues to do so today. Studies using both a NASA orbiter and a rover reveal its effects on scales ... more  
The Long Shot: Photographing A Milk Carton 3500 Kilometres AwayCanberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 A single rocket recently launched a record-breaking number of satellites - 104, to be precise - into low-Earth orbit. UNSW Canberra Space is aiding the mission by keeping track of the tiny satellite ... more  
Lockheed Martin to relocate Fleet Ballistic Missile programSunnyvale, CA. (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 Lockheed Martin plans to relocate its Fleet Ballistic Missile program in a move the company says will cut costs for its customers. ... more 
First-ever global view of transshipment in commercial fishing industryLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 Transshipment, the transfer of goods from one boat to another, is a major pathway for illegally caught and unreported fish to enter the global seafood market. It has also been associated with drug s ... more  
Researchers aim to measure risk of exploding asteroidsBerkeley, Calif. (UPI) Feb 27, 2017 As 2013's Chelyabinsk meteor proved, an asteroid doesn't have to make direct contact with Earth's surface to do considerable damage. ... more |
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 Scientists use nanoparticles, ultraviolet light to turn CO2 into fuel  
Volcanic hydrogen spurs chances of finding exoplanet lifeIthaca NY (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 Hunting for habitable exoplanets now may be easier: Cornell University astronomers report that hydrogen pouring from volcanic sources on planets throughout the universe could improve the chances of ... more  
When Rocket Science Meets X-ray ScienceBerkeley CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 It takes rocket science to launch and fly spacecraft to faraway planets and moons, but a deep understanding of how materials perform under extreme conditions is also needed to enter and land on plan ... more 
York Space partners with Metropolitan State for Denver satellite facilityDenver CO (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 York Space Systems has announced an agreement with Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU) for the establishment of its new manufacturing facility and Mission Operations Center located on camp ... more  
China to Conduct Test Flight of CZ-8 Carrier Rocket by 2018Beijing (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2017 China is planning to develop the next-generation CZ-8 (Long March 8) medium-lift carrier rocket and will conduct the first test flight by the end of 2018, Li Tongyu, the head of carrier rocket devel ... more |
  Honolulu HI (SPX) Feb 27, 2017 
Research at the University of Hawai?i at Manoa could play a major role in NASA's goal to travel to Mars in the 2030s, including what the astronauts could eat during that historic mission.
A trip to Mars and back is estimated to take about two and half years, and ideally, their diet would be healthy while requiring minimal effort and energy. UH Manoa mechanical engineering student Aleca Bor ... more Houston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Marshall shakes, packs, ships and tracks NASA payloads  Gabreski ANGB NY (SPX) Feb 27, 2017Guardsmen to test space capsule recovery systems  Moscow (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Russian cargo ship docks with space station |
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 Poker Flat Research Range AK (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 
The first of four sounding rockets scheduled for launch from the Poker Flat Research Range in Alaska to examine the structure of auroras was launched at 5:14 a.m. EST, Feb. 22, 2017. The Black Brant IX sounding rocket carried instruments to an altitude of 225 miles as part of the Ionospheric Structuring: In Situ and Groundbased Low Altitude StudieS or ISINGLASS mission.
ISINGLASS, includes ... more Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2017SpaceX says it will fly civilians to the moon next year Hawthorne CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Spacex To Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond The Moon Next Year  Miami (AFP) Feb 23, 2017SpaceX cargo ship arrives at space station |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 28, 2017 
On Mars, wind rules. Wind has been shaping the Red Planet's landscapes for billions of years and continues to do so today. Studies using both a NASA orbiter and a rover reveal its effects on scales grand to tiny on the strangely structured landscapes within Gale Crater.
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, on the lower slope of Mount Sharp - a layered mountain inside the crater - has begun a secon ... more Paris (ESA) Feb 28, 2017Science checkout continues for ExoMars orbiter  Miami (AFP) Feb 25, 2017NASA mulls putting astronauts on deep space test flight  Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Feb 27, 2017More Earth-like than moon-like |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2017 
China is planning to develop the next-generation CZ-8 (Long March 8) medium-lift carrier rocket and will conduct the first test flight by the end of 2018, Li Tongyu, the head of carrier rocket development at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology said Monday.
The core-stage of CZ-8 will be based on CZ-7 and CZ-3A (Long March 3A) carrier rockets, the CZ-8 is expected to have two sol ... more Beijing (XNA) Feb 21, 2017China to launch first high-throughput communications satellite in April  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017Chinese cargo spacecraft set for liftoff in April  Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2017China looks to Mars, Jupiter exploration |
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 Singapore (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 
Kacific Broadband Satellites Pte Ltd (Kacific) has ordered its Kacific-1 satellite from The Boeing Company (Boeing) based on the 702 satellite platform. This condominium satellite will be shared with JCSAT-18, ordered by SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation.
Kacific closed a US$147 million financing round in late 2016 with a mix of equity, debt and customer prepayments which covers the purchase of ... more Washington (AFP) Feb 28, 2017OneWeb, Intelsat merge to advance satellite internet  Paris (ESA) Feb 22, 2017ESA affirms Open Access policy for images, videos and data  McLean, VA (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Iridium Announces Target Date for Second Launch of Iridium NEXT |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 
It takes rocket science to launch and fly spacecraft to faraway planets and moons, but a deep understanding of how materials perform under extreme conditions is also needed to enter and land on planets with atmospheres. X-ray science is playing a key role, too, in ensuring future spacecraft survive in extreme environments as they descend through otherworldly atmospheres and touch down safely on ... more Denver CO (SPX) Feb 28, 2017York Space partners with Metropolitan State for Denver satellite facility  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 27, 2017NASA team develops modular avionics systems for small missions  Washington (UPI) Feb 23, 2017Raytheon gets contract for Silent Knight radar systems |
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 
Hunting for habitable exoplanets now may be easier: Cornell University astronomers report that hydrogen pouring from volcanic sources on planets throughout the universe could improve the chances of locating life in the cosmos.
Planets located great distances from stars freeze over. "On frozen planets, any potential life would be buried under layers of ice, which would make it really hard t ... more Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2017Does Pluto Have The Ingredients For Life?  Sheffield UK (SPX) Feb 27, 2017Evidence of Star Wars-like Planetary System  Washington DC (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017Ancient microbes push limits of what life can survive on Earth, and off |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 21, 2017 
NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter, which has been in orbit around the gas giant since July 4, 2016, will remain in its current 53-day orbit for the remainder of the mission. This will allow Juno to accomplish its science goals, while avoiding the risk of a previously-planned engine firing that would have reduced the spacecraft's orbital period to 14 days.
"Juno is healthy, its science instrum ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 22, 2017Europa Flyby Mission Moves into Design Phase  Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 10, 2017NASA receives science report on Europa lander concept  Laurel MD (SPX) Feb 03, 2017New Horizons Refines Course for Next Flyby |
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 Corvallis OR (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 
Researchers from 20 of the world's leading oceanographic research centers today warned that the world's largest habitat - the deep ocean floor - may face starvation and sweeping ecological change by the year 2100.
Warming ocean temperatures, increased acidification and the spread of low-oxygen zones will drastically alter the biodiversity of the deep ocean floor from 200 to 6,000 meters be ... more Exeter, UK (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Basking sharks seek out winter sun  Boston MA (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Marine ecologist offers suggestions for achieving a strong, lasting 'blue economy'  Paris (AFP) Feb 20, 2017Small ponds have outsized impact on global warming: study |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017  A prefecture in China's restive Xinjiang region has ordered all vehicles to be equipped with GPS-like tracking software, police and media reports said Tuesday, as authorities step up an "anti-terrorism" campaign.
All drivers in the Bayingol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture must install a China-developed satellite navigation system called Beidou "to prevent theft, but also primarily to maintai ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017GLONASS station in India to expedite 'space centric' warfare command  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Australia and Lockheed field 2nd-Gen sat-based augmentation system  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 14, 2017UK may lose access to EU Galileo GPS system after Brexit |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 
Space Center Houston is the first of four stops of a new exhibit featuring the Apollo 11 command module, which will leave the Smithsonian on a national tour for the first time since 1971. It will be the only location where guests can see the space capsules for both the first and last lunar landings.
The awe-inspiring "Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission" exhibit, on display Oct. 14-Mar ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 17, 2017India Takes Russian Help to Analyze Chemical Composition of Lunar Surface  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 01, 2017Complete Lunar-cy: The Earth Has Sprayed the Moon With Oxygen for Billennia  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 01, 2017Private Space Race Heats Up, Moon Landing Expected in Late 2017 |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 
Surprising images from the Rosetta spacecraft show the presence of dune-like patterns on the surface of comet Chury. Researchers at the Laboratoire de Physique et Mecanique des Milieux Heterogenes (CNRS/ESPCI Paris/UPMC/Universite Paris Diderot) studied the available images and modeled the outgassing of vapor to try to explain the phenomenon.
They show that the strong pressure difference b ... more Berkeley, Calif. (UPI) Feb 27, 2017Researchers aim to measure risk of exploding asteroids  Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 22, 2017Dawn discovers evidence for organic material on Ceres  Albuquerque NM (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Origin of spooky meteor noises reappraised by researchers |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 
The Earth's core consists mostly of a huge ball of liquid metal lying at 3000 km beneath its surface, surrounded by a mantle of hot rock. Notably, at such great depths, both the core and mantle are subject to extremely high pressures and temperatures.
Furthermore, research indicates that the slow creeping flow of hot buoyant rocks - moving several centimeters per year - carries heat away f ... more London, UK (SPX) Feb 24, 2017First-ever global view of transshipment in commercial fishing industry  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 28, 2017The Long Shot: Photographing A Milk Carton 3500 Kilometres Away  Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017NASA to launch sequel to successful Lightning Study Mission |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 25, 2017 
The sky above parts of Earth's Southern Hemisphere will be illuminated Sunday in a "ring of fire" during the first solar eclipse of 2017, NASA said.
The annular eclipse will be mainly visible near parts of the Southern Hemisphere, including Chile, Argentina and Angola. Unlike a total solar eclipse, an annular eclipse happens when the moon is too far from the Earth to obscure the sun com ... more Tucson AZ (SPX) Feb 24, 2017NSF to Fund a Nationwide Effort to Capture the Eclipse  Paris (ESA) Feb 17, 2017Setting Sun on Space Station Solar research  Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2017What happened to the sun over 7,000 years ago? |
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 Clemson SC (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 
When the universe was young, a supermassive black hole - bloated to the bursting point with stupendous power - heaved out a jet of particle-infused energy that raced through the vastness of space at nearly the speed of light.
Billions of years later, a trio of Clemson University scientists, led by College of Science astrophysicist Marco Ajello, has identified this black hole and four other ... more Amherst MA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Investigating Star Formation Is UMass Amherst Researcher's Mission  Madison WI (SPX) Feb 24, 2017From rocks in Colorado, evidence of a 'chaotic solar system'  Greenbelt, Md. (UPI) Feb 24, 2017NASA to blast James Webb Space Telescope with 'earsplitting' noise |
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 Sheffield UK (SPX) Feb 27, 2017 
Astronomers based at the University of Sheffield have found evidence that stars are ripped apart by supermassive black holes 100 times more often than previously thought.
Until now, such stellar cannibalism - known as tidal disruption events, or TDEs - had only been found in surveys which observed many thousands of galaxies, leading astronomers to believe they were exceptionally rare: only ... more Cracow, Poland (SPX) Feb 24, 2017First trace of differences between matter and 'ordinary' antimatter  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Changes of supermassive black hole in the center of NGC 2617 galaxy  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017Why it will take supercomputers, AI to solve time travel conundrum |
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