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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 19, 2017 You can't see them, but swarms of electrons are buzzing through the magnetic environment - the magnetosphere - around Earth. The electrons spiral and dive around the planet in a complex dance dictated by the magnetic and electric fields. When they penetrate into the magnetosphere close enough to Earth, the high-energy electrons can damage satellites in orbit and trigger auroras. Scientists with NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, mission study the electrons' dynamics to better understand the ... read more |
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Hubble spots moon around third largest dwarf planetGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 19, 2017 The combined power of three space observatories, including NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, has helped astronomers uncover a moon orbiting the third largest dwarf planet, catalogued as 2007 OR10. The ... more  
3D Navigation Tool Among MESSENGER's Final Data ProductsLaurel, MD (SPX) May 19, 2017 NASA's MESSENGER mission to Mercury has released an updated ACT-QuickMap tool with new 3D navigation capabilities as illustrated by this "fly around" view of the Caloris impact basin. This update wa ... more  
Cube Quest Challenge Spotlight: Team MilesWashington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017 For Team Miles and their CubeSat entry, it's about propelling citizen science to the moon...and beyond. The breadbox-size Miles is a 6U satellite built to navigate into deep space. Wesle ... more  
Arianespace launches SES-15 using Soyuz rocketKourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 19, 2017 Arianespace has orbited the SES-15 telecommunications satellite for European operator SES. Liftoff took place on Thursday, May 18 at 8:54 a.m. (local time in Kourou) from the Guiana Space Center (CS ... more |
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First Result from XENON1T Dark Matter DetectorWashington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017 This is how scientists behind XENON1T, now the most sensitive dark matter experiment world-wide, hosted in the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy (http://www.lngs.infn.it), commented on ... more  
Joint Statement: The Fourth Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Comprehensive Dialogue on SpaceWashington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017 Pursuant to their shared goal of continuing to advance bilateral space cooperation and further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance as declared by their leaders, the Government of the United States of ... more  
Deciphering the fluid floorplan of a planetWashington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017 An assessment of ancient drainage systems on Earth, Mars and Titan provides new insights into the topography-generating mechanisms on planetary bodies. The results illustrate the diverse geological ... more 
First space-based sodium LIRDAR will study poorly understood MesosphereGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 17, 2017 A team of NASA scientists and engineers now believes it can leverage recent advances in a greenhouse-detecting instrument to build the world's first space-based sodium lidar to study Earth's poorly ... more  
ALMA eyes icy ring around young planetary systemCharlottesville VA (SPX) May 19, 2017 An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has made the first complete millimeter-wavelength image of the ring of dusty debris surrounding the ... more  
History of Titan's Landscape Resembles Mars's, not Earth'sBoston MA (SPX) May 19, 2017 The environment on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, may seem surprisingly familiar: Clouds condense and rain down on the surface, feeding rivers that flow into oceans and lakes. Outside of Earth, Titan ... more |
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 Radio Detection of Lonely Planet Disk Shows Similarity with Stars 
NASA's CPEX Tackles a Weather FundamentalPasadena CA (JPL) May 19, 2017 A NASA-funded field campaign getting underway in Florida on May 25 has a real shot at improving meteorologists' ability to answer some of the most fundamental questions about weather: Where will it ... more  
UV Spectropolarimetry Opens a New Window for Solar Physics ResearchTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 19, 2017 For the first time in the world, scientists have explored the magnetic field in the upper solar atmosphere by observing the polarization of ultraviolet light from the Sun. They accomplished this by ... more 
Scientists describe origins of topographic relief on TitanNew York NY (SPX) May 19, 2017 Fluid erosion has carved river networks in at least three bodies in our solar system in the form of water on Earth and Mars and liquid hydrocarbons on Titan. A new report in Science examines the glo ... more  
Satellite industry supports FCC proposal to reduce internet regulations for service providersWashington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017 The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has applauded the action of Chairman Pai and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reduce regulations that currently restrict the way Internet servi ... more |
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  Houston TX (SPX) May 17, 2017 
While preparing for the 200th spacewalk on the International Space Station, the crew members in orbit performed the latest harvest of vegetables grown in space. NASA astronaut Jack Fischer collected the latest crop of Tokyo Bekana Chinese cabbage for the Veg-03 investigation.
Some of this was consumed at meal-time, and the rest sealed for analysis back on Earth. Understanding how plants re ... moreWashington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017Joint Statement: The Fourth Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Comprehensive Dialogue on Space  Moscow (AFP) May 17, 2017One of first Soviet cosmonauts Gorbatko dies  Washington DC (SPX) May 17, 2017Dem Senators call on Trump Admin to not cut NASA Education Progran funding |
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 Seoul (AFP) May 15, 2017  North Korea said Monday it had successfully tested a new type of rocket in its latest missile launch, as analysts said it showed an unprecedented range that brought US bases in the Pacific within reach.
Sunday's launch was of a "new ground-to-ground medium long-range strategic ballistic rocket" named the Hwasong-12, the official Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
Leader Kim Jong-Un p ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 15, 2017NASA Affirms Plan for First Mission of SLS, Orion  Pasadena CA (The Conversation) May 16, 2017Mining the moon for rocket fuel to get us to Mars  Palo Alto CA (SPX) May 15, 2017SSL satellite built for Bulgaria Sat arrives at Cape Canaveral for FOR falcon 9 launch |
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Heavy rain on Mars reshaped the planet's impact craters and carved out river-like channels in its surface billions of years ago, according to a new study published in Icarus. In the paper, researchers from the Smithsonian Institution and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory show that changes in the atmosphere on Mars made it rain harder and harder, which had a similar effect o ... moreWashington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017Deciphering the fluid floorplan of a planet  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 16, 2017Mars Rover Opportunity Begins Study of Valley's Origin  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 12, 2017Opportunity Reaches 'Perseverance Valley' |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 12, 2017 
While it remains unclear exactly how long China's first lunar explorers will spend on the surface, the country is already planning for longer stays.
Eight Chinese volunteers will live in "Yuegong-1," a simulated space "cabin" in Beijing for the next year, strengthening China's knowledge and technical know-how, and helping the country's scientists understand exactly what will be required fo ... more Beijing (AFP) May 11, 2017China tests 'Lunar Palace' as it eyes moon mission  Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017China to conduct several manned space flights around 2020  Beijing (Sputnik) May 01, 2017Reach for the Stars: China Plans to Ramp Up Space Flight Activity |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017 
The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has applauded the action of Chairman Pai and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reduce regulations that currently restrict the way Internet service providers can offer fixed and mobile broadband services.
A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was passed during the FCC's May Open Commission Meeting.
In the NPRM, the FCC proposes to ... more Boston, MA (SPX) May 08, 2017Allied Minds' portfolio company BridgeSat raises $6 million in Series A financing  Arlington, VA (SPX) May 09, 2017AIA report outlines policies needed to boost the US Space Industry competitiveness  San Diego CA (SPX) May 05, 2017Blue Sky Network Targets Key Markets For Iridium SATCOM Solutions |
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 Dublin, Ireland (SPX) May 19, 2017 
Irish company Arralis, world leaders in building technology and products that are the future of global radar and wireless communications, are announcing the launch of their new Leonis Ka band chipset, which will complement their growing millimetre wave communications product portfolio.
Ka band antennas are 400% smaller than their Ku band rivals which opens up the consumer and connected veh ... more Washington (UPI) May 17, 2017Revolutionary new sunscreen features melanin-mimicking nanoparticles  Washington (AFP) May 16, 2017HP Enterprise unveils computer 'for era of Big Data'  Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) May 16, 2017"Airbus Friedrichshafen: new satellite hub lays groundwork for the future" |
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A new study of the lonely, planet-like object OTS44 has provided evidence that this object has formed in a similar way as ordinary stars and brown dwarfs - a surprising result that challenges current models of star and planet formation. The study by a group of astronomers, led by Amelia Bayo of the University of Valparaiso and involving several astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Astro ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) May 15, 2017'Warm Neptune' Has Unexpectedly Primitive Atmosphere  Tucson AZ (SPX) May 16, 2017Variable Winds on Hot Giant Exoplanet Help Study of Magnetic Field Charlottesville VA (SPX) May 19, 2017ALMA eyes icy ring around young planetary system |
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The combined power of three space observatories, including NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, has helped astronomers uncover a moon orbiting the third largest dwarf planet, catalogued as 2007 OR10. The pair resides in the frigid outskirts of our solar system called the Kuiper Belt, a realm of icy debris left over from our solar system's formation 4.6 billion years ago.
With this discovery, mos ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 18, 2017NASA asks science community for Europa Lander Instruments ideas  Berkeley CA (SPX) May 11, 2017Waves of lava seen in Io's largest volcanic crater  Washington DC (Sputnik) May 08, 2017Not So Great Anymore: Jupiter's Red Spot Shrinks to Smallest Size Ever |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) May 18, 2017 
The same technology that adds fizz to soda can now be used to remove particles from dirty water. Researchers at Princeton University have found a technique for using carbon dioxide in a low-cost water treatment system that eliminates the need for costly and complex filters.
The system injects CO2 gas into a stream of water as a method of filtering out particles. The gas, which mixes with t ... more Baltimore MD (SPX) May 19, 2017Scientists begin to unlock secrets of deep ocean color from organic ma  Davis CA (SPX) May 18, 2017Refining the ocean's thermometer  Paris (AFP) May 18, 2017Rising seas set to double coastal flooding by 2050: study |
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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 12, 2017 
If you could fly a CubeSat to the Moon, what could such a tiny satellite do there? ESA posed this question - and now four proposals will be studied in more detail for possible flight over the coming decade.
These miniature missions variously involve probing lunar radiation, surveying the radio sky over the far side of the Moon, mapping minerals and frozen gases within shadowed craters, and ... more Paris (ESA) May 04, 2017Printing bricks from moondust using the Sun's heat  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 |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 17, 2017 
NASA's Dawn spacecraft successfully observed Ceres at opposition on April 29, taking images from a position exactly between the sun and Ceres' surface. Mission specialists had carefully maneuvered Dawn into a special orbit so that the spacecraft could view Occator Crater, which contains the brightest area of Ceres, from this new perspective.
A new movie shows these opposition images, with ... more El Segundo CA (SPX) May 16, 2017The Aerospace Corporation leads Asteroid Impact Exercise at IAA in Tokyo  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 16, 2017Twisting an Asteroid  Ithaca NY (SPX) May 15, 2017Oldest buckthorn fossilized flowers found in Argentina |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 17, 2017 
A team of NASA scientists and engineers now believes it can leverage recent advances in a greenhouse-detecting instrument to build the world's first space-based sodium lidar to study Earth's poorly understood mesosphere.
Scientist Diego Janches and laser experts Mike Krainak and Tony Yu, all of whom work at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are leading a research-a ... morePasadena CA (JPL) May 19, 2017NASA's CPEX Tackles a Weather Fundamental  Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 19, 2017NASA Mission Uncovers Dance of Electrons in Space  Washington DC (SPX) May 16, 2017How satellite data led to a breakthrough for Lake Erie toxic algal blooms |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 19, 2017 
For the first time in the world, scientists have explored the magnetic field in the upper solar atmosphere by observing the polarization of ultraviolet light from the Sun. They accomplished this by analyzing data taken by the CLASP sounding rocket experiment during its 5-minute flight in space on September 3, 2015.
The data show that the structures of the solar chromosphere and transition ... more Durham NH (SPX) May 16, 2017UNH researcher identifies key differences in solar wind models  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 18, 2017First direct exploration of magnetic fields in the upper solar atmosphere  Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 18, 2017Space weather events linked to human activity |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) May 18, 2017 
Astronomers using the SOAR telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory report the discovery of a spectacular extended jet from a young brown dwarf. With masses too low to sustain hydrogen fusion in their interiors, brown dwarfs occupy the mass range between stars and giant planets. While young stars are commonly found to launch jets that extend over a light-year or more, this is the ... moreWashington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017First Result from XENON1T Dark Matter Detector  Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 15, 2017Mapping the Magnetic Bridge Between Our Nearest Galactic Neighbors  Menlo Park, CA (SPX) May 15, 2017Fermi Satellite Observes Billionth Gamma Ray with LAT Instrument |
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 Vancouver, Canada (SPX) May 16, 2017 
UBC physicists may have solved one of nature's great puzzles: what causes the accelerating expansion of our universe?
PhD student Qingdi Wang has tackled this question in a new study that tries to resolve a major incompatibility issue between two of the most successful theories that explain how our universe works: quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of general relativity.
The stu ... more Helsinki, Finland (SPX) May 19, 2017Destruction of a quantum monopole observed  Sendai, Japan (SPX) May 16, 2017Unpolarized single-photon generation with true randomness from diamond  Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) May 16, 2017Elusive atomic motion captured by electron microscopy |
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