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Dragon Spacecraft Prepared to Resupply International Space Station![]() byy Bob Granath for KSC News Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 31, 2017 The International Space Station brings together science, technology and human innovation, demonstrating new technologies and research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. A resupply line of unpiloted spacecraft keeps this work going, supporting efforts to enable human and robotic exploration of destinations well beyond low-Earth orbit. The next mission to the Earth-orbiting laboratory will be the eleventh commercial resupply services flight for SpaceX. L ... read more |
Halos discovered on Mars widen time frame for potential lifeLos Alamos NM (SPX) May 31, 2017 Lighter-toned bedrock that surrounds fractures and comprises high concentrations of silica--called "halos"--has been found in Gale crater on Mars, indicating that the planet had liquid water much lo ... more
Leading Global Air And Space Law Group Joins Reed SmithNew York NY (SPX) May 31, 2017 Global law firm Reed Smith LLP has announced the formation of a new area of focus for the firm- Aviation and Aerospace Finance and Commercial Space Business - with the addition of two attorneys: par ... more
China's space telescope to survey Milky WayBeijing (XNA) May 30, 2017 Many black holes and neutron stars are thought to be hidden in the Milky Way. Since they don't emit visible light, or are covered by dust, only X-ray telescopes can find them. China will soon ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) May 31, 2017 exactEarth Ltd ("exactEarth" or the "Company") (TSX: XCT), a leading provider of Satellite AIS data services announces the launch of exactView RT powered by Harris ("exactView RT") - the world's fir ... more |
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A 3-D look at the 2015 El NinoGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2017 El Nino is a recurring climate pattern characterized by warmer than usual ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific. Two back-to-back 3-D visualizations track the changes in ocean temperatures an ... more
Scientists explain why Venus hosts so few volcanoesWashington (UPI) May 30, 2017 Venus is the most the Earth-like planet in our solar system. But, surprisingly, it doesn't host much volcanic activity. Until now, scientists weren't sure why. ... more
Cassini Finds Saturn Moon May Have Tipped OverPasadena CA (JPL) May 31, 2017 Saturn's icy, ocean-bearing moon Enceladus may have tipped over in the distant past, according to recent research from NASA's Cassini mission. Researchers with the mission found evidence that the mo ... more Upton NY (SPX) May 31, 2017 By teasing out signatures of particles that decay just tenths of a millimeter from the center of a trillion-degree fireball that mimics the early universe, nuclear physicists smashing atoms at the R ... more
Elbit supplying unidentified customer with missile defense systemWashington (UPI) May 25, 2017 Israel's Elbit Systems Ltd has been awarded a contract to deliver Direct Infrared Counter-Measures to an unidentified international organization. ... more
New insights into the ancestors of all complex lifeBristol, UK (SPX) May 30, 2017 A team of scientists led by the University of Bristol has provided new insights into the origins of the Archaea, the group of simple cellular organisms that are the ancestors of all complex life. Th ... more |
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Strathclyde-led research develops world's highest gain high-power laser amplifierStrathclyde, UK (SPX) May 30, 2017 The world's highest gain high power laser amplifier - by many orders of magnitude - has been developed in research led at the University of Strathclyde. The researchers demonstrated the feasibility ... more
Unveiling the quantum necklaceOnna, Japan (SPX) May 30, 2017 The quantum world is both elegant and mysterious. It is a sphere of existence where the laws of physics experienced in everyday life are broken--particles can exist in two places at once, they can r ... more
Atomic structure of irradiated materials is more akin to liquid than glassWashington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017 Materials exposed to neutron radiation tend to experience significant damage, leading to the containment challenges involved in immobilizing nuclear waste or nuclear plant confinements. At the nanos ... more
Graphene-nanotube hybrid boosts lithium metal batteriesHouston TX (SPX) May 30, 2017 Rice University scientists have created a rechargeable lithium metal battery with three times the capacity of commercial lithium-ion batteries by resolving something that has long stumped researcher ... more |
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Houston TX (SPX) May 29, 2017
Halfway into its planned two-year demonstration attached to the International Space Station, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, is showing that soft materials can perform as well as rigid materials for habitation volumes in space. The BEAM was launched and attached to station through a partnership between NASA's Advanced Exploration Systems Division (AES) and Bigelow Aerospace, hea ... more Washington (UPI) May 29, 2017NASA honors Kennedy's space vision on 100th birthday Boston MA (SPX) May 29, 2017Conch shells may inspire better helmets, body armor Boston MA (SPX) May 29, 2017MIT researchers engineer shape-shifting food |
Sparks NV (SPX) May 29, 2017
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) successfully passed the third integration milestone for the Dream Chaser program under the NASA Commercial Resupply Services (CRS2) program, bringing it a major step closer to providing resupply services to the International Space Station (ISS).
CRS2 Integration Review #3 (IR3) confirmed SNC's Dream Chaser Cargo System design meets NASA's key requirements an ... more byy Bob Granath for KSC NewsDragon Spacecraft Prepared to Resupply International Space Station Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) May 28, 2017NASA's Space Launch System Engine Testing Heats Up Wellington (AFP) May 25, 2017Successful launch puts New Zealand in space race |
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Los Alamos NM (SPX) May 31, 2017
Lighter-toned bedrock that surrounds fractures and comprises high concentrations of silica--called "halos"--has been found in Gale crater on Mars, indicating that the planet had liquid water much longer than previously believed. The new finding is reported in a paper published this week in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union.
"The concentration of sili ... more Hampton VA (SPX) May 28, 2017Student-Made Mars Rover Concepts Lift Off Rockford IL (VOA) May 29, 2017Illinois Company Among Hundreds Supporting NASA Mission to Mars Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017Preparations Continue Before Driving into 'Perseverance Valley' |
Washington DC (Sputnik) May 24, 2017
A woman in the US state of California was arrested Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to smuggle space communications technology to China, the US Department of Justice said in a press release.
"A Pomona woman was arrested this morning on federal charges that accuse her of conspiring to procure and illegally export sensitive space communications technology to her native China," the release st ... more Beijing (XNA) May 12, 2017A cabin on the moon? China hones the lunar lifestyle 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 |
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New York NY (SPX) May 31, 2017
Global law firm Reed Smith LLP has announced the formation of a new area of focus for the firm- Aviation and Aerospace Finance and Commercial Space Business - with the addition of two attorneys: partner Elizabeth (Liz) Evans joins the firm's New York office and senior counsel Delbert (Del) D. Smith, PhD will be resident in the firm's Tysons office. Both attorneys were most recently with Dentons, ... more Paris (ESA) May 30, 2017New Horizons for Alexander Gerst Montreal, Canada (SPX) May 30, 2017Government space program spending reaches 62B dollars in 2016 McLean VA (SPX) May 30, 2017New Target Date for Second Iridium NEXT Launch |
Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2017
On Oct.13, 2014 something very strange happened to the camera aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), which normally produces beautifully clear images of the lunar surface, produced an image that was wild and jittery. From the sudden and jagged pattern apparent in the image, the LROC team determined that the camera must have been hit by a ... more Strathclyde, UK (SPX) May 30, 2017Strathclyde-led research develops world's highest gain high-power laser amplifier Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017Atomic structure of irradiated materials is more akin to liquid than glass Onna, Japan (SPX) May 30, 2017Using light to rearrange macroscopic structures |
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Moscow (Sputnik) May 30, 2017
The discovery of viable spores and DNA fragments of Earth-based microorganisms resistant to unfavorable conditions 250 miles above the Earth's surface substantiates the proposal to expand the boundaries of its biosphere, Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos said Monday.
Roscosmos cosmonauts had collected 19 samples of cosmic dust from the surface of the International Space Station (I ... more Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017Russia thinks microorganisms may be living outside the space station Bern, Switzerland (SPX) May 29, 2017The race to trace TRAPPIST-1h Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017Water forms superstructure around DNA, new study shows |
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017
arly science results from NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world, with Earth-sized polar cyclones, plunging storm systems that travel deep into the heart of the gas giant, and a mammoth, lumpy magnetic field that may indicate it was generated closer to the planet's surface than previously thought.
"We are excite ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 26, 2017First results from Juno show cyclones and massive magnetism Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 26, 2017Jupiters complex transient auroras Miami (AFP) May 25, 2017NASA's Juno probe forces 'rethink' on Jupiter |
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2017
El Nino is a recurring climate pattern characterized by warmer than usual ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific. Two back-to-back 3-D visualizations track the changes in ocean temperatures and currents, respectively, throughout the life cycle of the 2015-2016 El Nino event, chronicling its inception in early 2015 to its dissipation by April 2016. Blue regions represent colder and red regi ... more New York NY (SPX) May 28, 2017Researchers untangle causes of differences in East Coast sea level rise Salt Lake City UT (SPX) May 28, 2017LA lawns use 70 billion gallons of water a year Sydney (AFP) May 29, 2017Great Barrier Reef bleaching worse than first thought |
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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Washington DC (SPX) May 25, 2017
Tenacity and drive are hallmarks of Cornell University's Cislunar Explorers Team. But there is another key factor in building and testing their spacecraft: Just add water.
"The core concept behind our work is using water as rocket fuel," said project manager Kyle Patrick Doyle. "It's something that we've been looking at for a long time, and it's exciting to have a chance to test our techno ... more Paris (ESA) May 12, 2017Winning plans for CubeSats to the Moon 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 |
London, Canada (SPX) May 29, 2017
Almost two billion years ago, a 10-kilometre-wide chunk of space slammed down into rock near what is now the city of Sudbury. Now, scientists from Western University and the University of Portsmouth are marrying details of that meteorite impact with technology that measures surrounding crystal fragments as a way to date other ancient meteorite strikes.
The pioneering technique is helping a ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) May 25, 2017NASA Moves Up Launch of Psyche Mission to a Metal Asteroid Pasadena CA (JPL) May 17, 2017Movie Shows Ceres at Opposition from Sun Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 16, 2017Twisting an Asteroid |
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Cambridge, Canada (SPX) May 31, 2017 Paris (AFP) May 30, 2017Earth is a jewel, says astronaut after six months away Luxembourg (SPX) May 30, 2017SES-14 integrates NASA ultraviolet space spectrograph Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017NASA's CYGNSS Satellite Constellation Begins Public Data Release |
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 24, 2017
A team of NASA scientists and international partners used data from the the high-precision science instrument CLASP - the Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha Spectro-Polarimeter - to provide the first-ever polarization measurements of ultraviolet light emitted from the sun's outer atmosphere. Previous polarization measurements were restricted to visible light that is emitted from the sun's surface.
... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 19, 2017UV Spectropolarimetry Opens a New Window for Solar Physics Research Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 18, 2017Space weather events linked to human activity Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 18, 2017First direct exploration of magnetic fields in the upper solar atmosphere |
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Raleigh NC (SPX) May 29, 2017 Paranal Observatory, Chile (SPX) May 29, 2017First Stone Ceremony for ESO's Extremely Large Telescope Columbia MD (SPX) May 28, 2017Understanding Star Formation in the Nucleus of Galaxy IC 342 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 29, 2017New NASA Mission to Study Mysterious Neutron Stars, Aid in Deep Space Navigation |
Upton NY (SPX) May 31, 2017 Baltimore MD (SPX) May 28, 2017Collapsing Star Gives Birth to a Black Hole Onna, Japan (SPX) May 30, 2017Unveiling the quantum necklace Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017Large Hadron Collider data to be translated for the piano |
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