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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 08, 2017 The mysterious X-37B has ended its fourth mission, and for the first time on this flight, it has been officially unmasked. Gliding swiftly to a daylight landing at the Kennedy Space Centre after 718 days in orbit, boffins have been rewarded with detailed images and video of the robot spaceplane. That's been typical of previous missions, but it's a major unmasking for this flight. The landing marks the first time that the general public have been allowed to see the vehicle on this mission. Pr ... read more |
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Newest Secret US Spacecraft Returns to Earth After Over 700 Days in SpaceKennedy Space Center FL (Sputnik) May 08, 2017 After over 2 years in space, advanced US re-entry X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle spacecraft successfully landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. According to the US Air Force, the X-37B Orbital Tes ... more  
NASA Receives Proposals for Future Solar System MissionWashington DC (SPX) May 08, 2017 NASA has received and is reviewing 12 proposals for future unmanned solar system exploration. The proposed missions of discovery - submitted under NASA's New Frontiers program - will undergo scienti ... more 
'Road to Nowhere': Retired Cosmonaut Reveals How It Feels to Walk in SpaceMoscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017 In an interview with Latvia's Radio Baltkom, retired Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, who became the first human to make a spacewalk, gave his thoughts on how he felt when going into outer space. ... more  
Seasonal Flows in Valles MarinerisPasadena CA (JPL) May 08, 2017 Recurring slope lineae (RSL) are seasonal flows on warm slopes, and are especially common in central and eastern Valles Marineris, as seen in this observation by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ( ... more |
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ISRO Successfully Launches GSAT-9 'SAARC' South Asian Communication SatelliteNew Delhi (IANS) May 08, 2017 An Indian rocket with the over two ton South Asia Satellite or GSAT-9, intended to address the region's "economic and developmental priorities", blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Friday ... more 
GSLV Successfully Launches South Asia SatelliteSriharikota, India (SPX) May 08, 2017 India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) successfully launched the 2230 kg South Asia Satellite (GSAT-9) into its planned Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit May 05, 2017. The latest lau ... more 
Orion Motor Ready for Crewed MissionElkton MN (SPX) May 05, 2017 Engineers at Orbital ATK's facility in Elkton, Maryland, recently completed a successful test of the Orion Launch Abort System motor designed to steer the astronauts away to safety in the unlikely e ... more  
Tesla revenues surge as it ramps for Model 3 launchWashington (AFP) May 3, 2017 Tesla said Wednesday that revenues more than doubled in the past quarter compared with a year ago, as the electric carmaker prepared for production of its new mass-market vehicle. ... more  
Falkland Islands basin shows signs of being among world's largest cratersNew York NY (SPX) May 08, 2017 A basin in the Falkland Islands exhibits traits of a large impact crater, according to a new analysis by a team of scientists. The structure measures approximately 250 kilometers, or more than 150 m ... more  
US tests intercontinental ballistic missileWashington (AFP) May 3, 2017 The US Air Force test-launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from California early Wednesday, the military said. ... more |
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 Not So Great Anymore: Jupiter's Red Spot Shrinks to Smallest Size Ever  
Combine Next-Generation Radio with Information Technology: What Do You Get?Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017 The physical sphere of computers, home appliances, vehicles, cameras, and the ever-growing menagerie of handheld devices has become increasingly intertwined-by way of wireless connections to the int ... more  
New look at satellite data questions scale of China's afforestation successWashington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017 China has invested more resources than any other country in reversing deforestation and planting trees. However, given the large scale of these programmes it has been difficult to quantify their imp ... more  
Allied Minds' portfolio company BridgeSat raises $6 million in Series A financingBoston, MA (SPX) May 08, 2017 Allied Minds reports its portfolio company BridgeSat, Inc. has completed a $6 million Series A funding round, including participation from Space Angels, an early stage investment group comprising ex ... more 
How Outsourcing Your Satellite Related Services Saves You Time and MoneyMcLean VA (SPX) May 04, 2017 The budgetary climate and the pace of technological innovation are making outsourced satellite-related services (SRS) increasingly compelling for government and commercial customers alike. The ... more |
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  Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2017 
NASA has received and is reviewing 12 proposals for future unmanned solar system exploration. The proposed missions of discovery - submitted under NASA's New Frontiers program - will undergo scientific and technical review over the next seven months. The goal is to select a mission for flight in about two years, with launch in the mid-2020s.
"New Frontiers is about answering the biggest qu ... moreMoscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017'Road to Nowhere': Retired Cosmonaut Reveals How It Feels to Walk in Space Elkton MN (SPX) May 05, 2017Orion Motor Ready for Crewed Mission  Houston TX (SPX) May 04, 2017Students Taste Sweet Smell of Success in Culinary Challenge |
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 London UK (SPX) May 05, 2017 
Reaction Engines Ltd. has begun construction of a new engine test facility where it plans to undertake the first ground based demonstration of its revolutionary SABRE air-breathing rocket engine.
The test facility at Westcott, Buckinghamshire, will enable Reaction Engines to test critical subsystems along with the testing of a SABRE engine core, which will commence in 2020.
The proje ... moreSriharikota, India (SPX) May 08, 2017GSLV Successfully Launches South Asia Satellite New Delhi (IANS) May 08, 2017ISRO Successfully Launches GSAT-9 'SAARC' South Asian Communication Satellite  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 04, 2017Arianespace orbits telecom satellites for Brazil and South Korea |
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 Tokyo, Japan (The Conversation) May 03, 2017 
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced a mission to visit the two moons of Mars and return a rock sample to Earth. It's a plan to uncover both the mystery of the moons' creation and, perhaps, how life began in our Solar System.
The Solar System's planets take their names from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Mars is the god of war, while the red planet's two moons ar ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) May 05, 2017NASA Rover Curiosity Samples Active Linear Dune on Mars Pasadena CA (JPL) May 08, 2017Seasonal Flows in Valles Marineris  Fayetteville, AR (SPX) May 04, 2017Is Anything Tough Enough to Survive on Mars |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017 
China plans to conduct several manned space flights from 2019 to 2022, during which a 60-tonne space station will be assembled and built, said Wang Zhaoyao, director of China's manned space program office, Friday.
"Tianzhou-1, China's first cargo spacecraft, was the last flight mission of the country's manned space program before the construction of a permanent space station," Wang said at ... more Beijing (Sputnik) May 01, 2017Reach for the Stars: China Plans to Ramp Up Space Flight Activity  Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2017China's cargo spacecraft completes in-orbit refueling  Xi'an (XNA) Apr 26, 2017China courts international coalition set up to promote space cooperation |
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Allied Minds reports its portfolio company BridgeSat, Inc. has completed a $6 million Series A funding round, including participation from Space Angels, an early stage investment group comprising experts in the Space 2.0 field. The fundraise was completed at a pre-money valuation of $15 million, up from the previous valuation of $7 million.
BridgeSat is reinventing satellite communication ... more San Diego CA (SPX) May 05, 2017Blue Sky Network Targets Key Markets For Iridium SATCOM Solutions McLean VA (SPX) May 04, 2017How Outsourcing Your Satellite Related Services Saves You Time and Money  Carlsbad CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2017ViaSat-2 Satellite to Launch on June 1 |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 03, 2017 
When spacecraft and satellites travel through space they encounter tiny, fast moving particles of space dust and debris. If the particle travels fast enough, its impact appears to create electromagnetic radiation (in the form of radio waves) that can damage or even disable the craft's electronic systems.
A new study published this week in the journal Physics of Plasmas, from AIP Publishing ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2017NASA Seeks 'FabLab' Concepts for In-Space Manufacturing  Huntsville AL (SPX) May 05, 2017NASA Awards $100,000 in First Printing Stage of 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge  Sussex UK (SPX) May 08, 2017Shape-changing fog screen invented |
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NASA's flying observatory, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, recently completed a detailed study of a nearby planetary system. The investigations confirmed that this nearby planetary system has an architecture remarkably similar to that of our solar system.
Located 10.5 light-years away in the southern constellation Eridanus, the star Epsilon Eridani, Eps Eri for ... more Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2017Research Center A Hub For Origins of Life Studies  Ames IA (SPX) May 03, 2017Nearby Star Confirmed as Good Model of Our Early Solar System  Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 02, 2017Next Breakthroughs in Exoplanet Discovery |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) May 08, 2017 
Any third-grader can tell you about Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS), a titanic cyclone that has raged for centuries in Jupiter's atmosphere. It sticks out like a blemish on photos of the gas giant, and by most estimates is two or three times as large as the Earth itself.
But the GRS is shrinking, and has been doing so for a while - and nobody is totally sure why.
The Hubble Space Tele ... more Boulder CO (SPX) May 02, 2017The PI's Perspective: No Sleeping Back on Earth!  Charlottesville VA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017ALMA investigates 'DeeDee,' a distant, dim member of our solar system  Laurel MD (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Nap Time for New Horizons |
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 New York NY (SPX) May 04, 2017 
A new WCS study reveals evidence that some corals are adapting to warming ocean waters - potentially good news in the face of recent reports of global coral die offs due to extreme warm temperatures in 2016. The study appears in the latest issue of Marine Ecology Progress Series.
The study looked at responses to extreme temperature exposures in the same reefs over time, and found less cora ... more Bonn, Germany (SPX) May 04, 2017How do fishes perceive their environment?  Atlanta GA (SPX) May 08, 2017Decades of data on world's oceans reveal a troubling oxygen decline  Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017Kongsberg Maritime chosen for new German research vessel |
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 Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
At 25-years old, Global Positioning System Satellite Vehicle Number 27 completed its time in orbit before the 2nd Space Operations Squadron said goodbye via final command and disposal here April 18. SVN 27 was launched in 1992, meaning it performed more than triple its design life of 7.5 years.
"The most interesting thing about this process for me, was the ability to do some experimentatio ... more Houston TX (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Researchers working toward indoor location detection  Paris (ESA) Apr 10, 2017Galileo's search and rescue service in the spotlight  Managua (AFP) April 7, 2017Russia inaugurates GPS-type satellite station in Nicaragua |
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 Paris (ESA) May 04, 2017 
Bricks have been 3D printed out of simulated moondust using concentrated sunlight - proving in principle that future lunar colonists could one day use the same approach to build settlements on the Moon.
"We took simulated lunar material and cooked it in a solar furnace," explains materials engineer Advenit Makaya, overseeing the project for ESA.
"This was done on a 3D printer table, ... more Tempe AZ (SPX) May 02, 2017NASA selects ASU's ShadowCam for moon mission  Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2017Russia, US Ready to Give You a Lift to Moon Orbit, ISS  Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Apr 23, 2017Swedish Institute of Space Physics goes back to the Moon |
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 New York NY (SPX) May 08, 2017 
A basin in the Falkland Islands exhibits traits of a large impact crater, according to a new analysis by a team of scientists. The structure measures approximately 250 kilometers, or more than 150 miles, in diameter and is described in the latest issue of the journal Terra Nova.
"If the Falklands basin is really an impact crater, and it has some of the most telling features, then it is one ... more Dublin, Ireland (SPX) May 04, 2017Ancient meteorite impact sparked long-lived volcanic eruptions on Earth  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2017Dawn Observing Ceres; 3rd Reaction Wheel Malfunctions  Paris (AFP) April 19, 2017Close call: When asteroids whisk past Earth |
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 Mountain View CA (SPX) May 04, 2017 
Orbital Insight, a geospatial analytics and software company, reports it has closed a $50 million Series C round led by existing investor Sequoia Capital, with participation from new investors Envision Ventures, Balyasny Asset Management, Geodesic Capital, ITOCHU Corporation and Intellectus Partners. Previous investors GV, Lux Capital, and CME Ventures participated in the Series C as well. This ... more Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) May 03, 2017GRACE-FO satellites get an earful  New Delhi (Sputnik) May 01, 2017India's Space Agency Saves Over US$ 2 Billion per Year for the Country  Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 03, 2017NASA to measure greenhouse gases over the mid-Atlantic region |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) May 05, 2017 
A sounding rocket originally developed as a prototype for NASA's next generation of space-based solar spectrographs will make its third flight tomorrow, May 5, at 12:25 p.m. MDT from White Sands, N.M.
The Rapid Acquisition Imaging Spectrograph Experiment (RAISE), designed and built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), carries an ultraviolet imaging spectrograph targeting an active regio ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 05, 2017NASA-funded sounding rocket will take 1,500 images of sun in 5 minutes  Durham, UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Sun's Eruptions Might All Have Same Trigger  Beijing CA (SPX) Apr 25, 2017Interdisciplinary studies reveal relationship between solar activity and climate change |
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 Paris (ESA) May 05, 2017 
A major milestone for the CHEOPS mission was passed on 28 April 2017, when the telescope flight model was delivered to the University of Bern by Leonardo-Finmeccanica, on behalf of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF).
CHEOPS will perform ultra-high precision photometry on bright stars already known to host exoplanets with typical sizes ... more Baltimore MD (SPX) May 05, 2017A Lot of Galaxies Need Guarding in This NASA Hubble View  Tucson AZ (SPX) May 04, 2017Four Questions: A Ride On NASA's Eye in the Sky  Menlo Park CA (SPX) May 03, 2017Origin of Milky Way's Hypothetical Dark Signal May Not Be So Dark |
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 New York NY (SPX) May 08, 2017 
Control of light-matter interaction is central to fundamental phenomena and technologies such as photosynthesis, lasers, LEDs and solar cells. City College of New York researchers have now demonstrated a new class of artificial media called photonic hypercrystals that can control light-matter interaction in unprecedented ways.
This could lead to such benefits as ultrafast LEDs for Li-Fi (a ... more Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 03, 2017Physicists breeding Schroedinger cat states  Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 02, 2017Mapping the edge of reality  Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017Perfect pitch: Scientists explore the mechanics of throwing |
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