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  Kennedy Space Center FL (AFP) Jun 02, 2017 A lightning strike near Cape Canaveral forced SpaceX to delay until Saturday its first-ever cargo delivery to the astronauts living in orbit using a vessel that has already flown to space once before, NASA said Thursday. The lightning did not hit any of SpaceX's equipment but happened within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of the launch pad. The strike happened about 25 minutes before the scheduled launch at 5:55 pm (2155 GMT). "The lightning flight rule requires 30 minutes for you to clear t ... read more |
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Colossal rocket-launching plane rolls toward testingSan Francisco (AFP) June 1, 2017 A colossal aircraft capable of launching satellite-toting rockets into space is closer to testing, having been rolled out of a hangar in the desert, its creators said on Wednesday. ... more  
Japan launches satellite in bid for super accurate GPS systemTokyo (AFP) June 1, 2017 Japan successfully launched a satellite Thursday as part of a broader effort to build a homegrown geolocation system that boosts the accuracy of car navigation systems and smartphone maps to mere centimetres. ... more  
Space junk could destroy satellites, hurt economiesSydney (AFP) May 31, 2017 The growing amount of fast-moving space debris orbiting the Earth could lead to catastrophic collisions with satellites, hurting economies, researchers warned Wednesday ahead of a summit to coordinate efforts to remove the junk. ... more  
A real scorcher: NASA probe to fly into sun's atmosphereMiami (AFP) May 31, 2017 A new NASA mission aims to brush by the sun, coming closer than any spacecraft in history to its scorching heat and radiation in order to reveal how stars are made, the US space agency said Wednesday. ... more |
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NASA renames Solar mission to honor Eugene ParkerWashington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 NASA has renamed the Solar Probe Plus spacecraft - humanity's first mission to a star, which will launch in 2018 - as the Parker Solar Probe in honor of astrophysicist Eugene Parker. The announcemen ... more  
NASA Discovers a New Mode of Ice Loss in GreenlandPasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017 A new NASA study finds that during Greenland's hottest summers on record, 2010 and 2012, the ice in Rink Glacier on the island's west coast didn't just melt faster than usual, it slid through the gl ... more 
NASA's SDO sees partial eclipse in spaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2017 On May 25, 2017, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, saw a partial solar eclipse in space when it caught the moon passing in front of the sun. The lunar transit lasted almost an hour, between ... more  
Propose a course idea for the CU space minorBoulder CO (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 According to The Space Report, the global space economy grew by 9 percent in 2014, reaching a total of $330 billion worldwide. In response to the industry boom and expanded roles of both Unive ... more  
Giant Ringed Planet Likely Cause of Mysterious EclipsesCoventry UK (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 A giant gas planet [or brown dwarf] - up to fifty times the mass of Jupiter, encircled by a ring of dust - is likely hurtling around a star more than a thousand light-years away from Earth, accordin ... more  
GMV to supply Copernicus services in support to EU external actionMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 e-GEOS, a firm made up by Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%), has entered into a 7.5-million- euro framework contract with the European Union Satellite Centre (SATCEN) for the suppl ... more |
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General Dynamics receives Aegis contract from U.S. NavyWashington (UPI) May 24, 2017 General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has received a $40.8 million modification to an existing contract for production of the MK 82/MK 200 Missile Fire Control System director controller equipment. ... more  
Sea level as a metronome of Earth's historyGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017 Sedimentary layers record the history of the Earth. They contain stratigraphic cycles and patterns that precisely reveal the succession of climatic and tectonic conditions that have occurred over mi ... more 
GIS is a powerful tool that should be used with cautionWashington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017 Although computer models of archaeological sites are ideal software tools for managing spatially referenced data and commonly used to yield insights which contribute to the protection of heritage ma ... more 
Chinese firms develop BeiDou navigation applicationsShanghai (XNA) May 30, 2017 From shared bicycles to bank cards and unmanned patrol vehicles, China's home-grown BeiDou navigation system has increasing numbers of applications linked to the everyday life. Precise positio ... 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 |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (AFP) Jun 02, 2017 
A lightning strike near Cape Canaveral forced SpaceX to delay until Saturday its first-ever cargo delivery to the astronauts living in orbit using a vessel that has already flown to space once before, NASA said Thursday.
The lightning did not hit any of SpaceX's equipment but happened within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of the launch pad.
The strike happened about 25 minutes before the s ... moreSan Francisco (AFP) June 1, 2017Colossal rocket-launching plane rolls toward testing  Sparks NV (SPX) May 29, 2017Dream Chaser Spacecraft Passes Major Milestone  byy Bob Granath for KSC NewsDragon Spacecraft Prepared to Resupply International Space Station |
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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' |
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 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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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 
According to The Space Report, the global space economy grew by 9 percent in 2014, reaching a total of $330 billion worldwide.
In response to the industry boom and expanded roles of both University of Colorado Boulder and the state of Colorado in space exploration and space-developed technology, the university launched an undergraduate space minor in the 2016-17 academic year.
The Sp ... moreNew York NY (SPX) May 31, 2017Leading Global Air And Space Law Group Joins Reed Smith  Paris (ESA) May 30, 2017New Horizons for Alexander Gerst  Montreal, Canada (SPX) May 30, 2017Government space program spending reaches 62B dollars in 2016 |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017 
Materials classified as "nanoporous" have structures (or "frameworks") with pores up to 100 nm in diameter. These include diverse materials used in different fields from gas separation, catalysis, and even medicine (e.g. activated charcoal). The performance of nanoporous materials depends on both their chemical composition and the shape of their pores, but the latter is very difficult to quantif ... moreSydney (AFP) May 31, 2017Space junk could destroy satellites, hurt economies  Washington (UPI) May 24, 2017New Zealand company partners with U.S. Army for engineered skin  Boston MA (SPX) May 31, 2017New method allows real-time monitoring of irradiated materials |
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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 Coventry UK (SPX) Jun 01, 2017Giant Ringed Planet Likely Cause of Mysterious Eclipses |
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 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 ... moreGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017Sea level as a metronome of Earth's history  Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017Report: China plans underwater monitoring system  Madison WI (SPX) Jun 01, 2017Bacteria may supercharge the future of wastewater treatment |
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 Tokyo (AFP) June 1, 2017 
Japan successfully launched a satellite Thursday as part of a broader effort to build a homegrown geolocation system that boosts the accuracy of car navigation systems and smartphone maps to mere centimetres.
An H-IIA rocket blasted off Thursday morning from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan carrying the "Michibiki" No.2 satellite, which was later released into orbit.
"The ... moreShanghai (XNA) May 30, 2017Chinese firms develop BeiDou navigation applications Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017GIS is a powerful tool that should be used with caution  Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Apr 26, 20172 SOPS says goodbye to GPS satellite |
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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 |
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 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 
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 first global, persistent real-time Satellite AIS service.
This revolutionary capability is expected to enable a wide variety of new service capabilities for the global maritime community and to con ... more 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 |
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 Miami (AFP) May 31, 2017 
A new NASA mission aims to brush by the sun, coming closer than any spacecraft in history to its scorching heat and radiation in order to reveal how stars are made, the US space agency said Wednesday.
After liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in July 2018, the Parker Solar Probe will become the first to fly directly into the sun's atmosphere, known as the corona.
The plan for th ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2017NASA's SDO sees partial eclipse in space Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2017NASA renames Solar mission to honor Eugene Parker  Huntsville AL (SPX) May 24, 2017CLASP Sounding Rocket Mission Opens New Research Window in Solar Physics |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 29, 2017 
A new NASA mission is headed for the International Space Station next month to observe one of the strangest observable objects in the universe.
Launching June 1, the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) will be installed aboard the space station as the first mission dedicated to studying neutron stars, a type of collapsed star that is so dense scientists are unsure how matter ... more Orlando FL (SPX) May 31, 2017Scientists detect light-matter interaction in single layer of atoms  Beijing (XNA) May 30, 2017China's space telescope to survey Milky Way  Beijing (XNA) May 30, 2017China's space telescope to observe "big eaters" in universe |
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 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 Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) are revealing new details about the fundamental particles that make up our world.
Particle collisions at RHIC - a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of ... more Baltimore MD (SPX) May 28, 2017Collapsing Star Gives Birth to a Black Hole  Singapore (SPX) May 31, 2017Quantum states reveal themselves with measurable 'fingerprint'  Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) May 31, 2017A network of crystals for long-distance quantum communication |
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