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  Moscow (AFP) June 2, 2017 The Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft carrying astronaut Thomas Pesquet undocked from the International Space Station on Friday, marking the beginning of the Frenchman's journey back to Earth after 196 days in orbit. "We confirm separation," an official at Russian Mission Control outside Moscow said of the undocking that occurred as the International Space Station (ISS) orbited above the Chinese-Mongolian border. ... read more |
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Ariane 5 launches its first all-electric satelliteKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jun 02, 2017 Arianespace has successfully launched two telecommunications satellites: ViaSat-2 for ViaSat Inc.; and EUTELSAT 172B for the operator Eutelsat - which is the first all-electric satellite to be orbit ... more  
Curiosity Peels Back Layers on Ancient Martian LakePasadena CA (JPL) Jun 02, 2017 A long-lasting lake on ancient Mars provided stable environmental conditions that differed significantly from one part of the lake to another, according to a comprehensive look at findings from the ... more 
Lightning strike postpones SpaceX launch until SaturdayKennedy 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 befor ... more  
NASA Team Takes on a New Optical Challenge - the Lyman Alpha LimitGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 31, 2017 NASA technologists produced telescope mirrors with the highest reflectance ever reported in the far-ultraviolet spectral range. Now, they're attempting to set another record. Manuel Quijada an ... more |
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Quantum states reveal themselves with measurable 'fingerprint'Singapore (SPX) May 31, 2017 Researchers working in Singapore and the United States have discovered that all entangled states of two particles have a classical 'fingerprint'. This breakthrough could help engineers guard against ... more  
NASA 1-year mission investigators identify links to vision problemsHouston TX (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 Coinciding with May - Healthy Vision Month, NASA's One-Year Mission investigators are peering into their new findings to help address astronaut vision issues. While the One-Year Mission has conclude ... more 
A network of crystals for long-distance quantum communicationGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) May 31, 2017 Quantum physic can guarantee that a message has not be intercepted before reaching its destination. Thanks to the laws of quantum physic, a particle of light - a photon - can be in two distinct stat ... more 
Do stars fall quietly into black holes, or crash into something utterly unknown?Austin TX (SPX) May 31, 2017 Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University have put a basic principle of black holes to the test, showing that matter completely vanishes when pulled in. Their results c ... more 
The world's most powerful X-ray laser beam creates 'molecular black hole'Menlo Park CA (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 When scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory focused the full intensity of the world's most powerful X-ray laser on a small molecule, they got a surprise: A sin ... more 
Early Black Holes May Have Grown in Fits and SpurtsBoston MA (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 A long-standing question in astrophysics is: how and when did supermassive black holes appear and grow in the early universe? New research using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Sloan Digita ... more |
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High pressure key to lighter, stronger metal alloys, Stanford scientists findStanford CA (SPX) May 31, 2017 High pressure could be the key to making advanced metal mixtures that are lighter, stronger and more heat-resistant than conventional alloys, a new study by Stanford researchers suggests. Huma ... more  
Gravitational Waves Detected for Third TimePasadena CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2017 The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) has made a third detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space and time, demonstrating that a new window in astronomy has been fir ... more  
U.S. firms tout missile defense testWashington (UPI) May 31, 2017 U.S. Defense firms are touting their role in the successful launch and target destruction by an interceptor missile of an intercontinental ballistic missile. ... more 
As NKorea threat grows, US plans next anti-ICBM test in 2018Washington (AFP) May 31, 2017 The US military will follow up its experimental shoot-down of an intercontinental ballistic missile by firing two interceptors simultaneously at an incoming dummy warhead in a "real world" test next year, a Pentagon official said Wednesday. ... 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 Moscow (AFP) June 2, 2017Astronauts set to return after marathon ISS mission  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 |
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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 ... more Sparks NV (SPX) May 29, 2017Dream Chaser Spacecraft Passes Major Milestone  Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) May 28, 2017NASA's Space Launch System Engine Testing Heats Up Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jun 02, 2017Ariane 5 launches its first all-electric satellite |
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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) Jun 02, 2017Curiosity Peels Back Layers on Ancient Martian Lake |
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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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 Paris (ESA) May 30, 2017 
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst is returning to the International Space Station next year and has revealed his mission name and logo: Horizons.
Alexander is the first of ESA's class of 2009 astronauts who will be sent into space for a second time, launching on Soyuz MS-09 together with NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps and Russian spacecraft commander Sergei Prokopyev in May 2018. His first missi ... more Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 01, 2017Propose a course idea for the CU space minor  Montreal, Canada (SPX) May 30, 2017Government space program spending reaches 62B dollars in 2016 New York NY (SPX) May 31, 2017Leading Global Air And Space Law Group Joins Reed Smith |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) May 31, 2017 
High pressure could be the key to making advanced metal mixtures that are lighter, stronger and more heat-resistant than conventional alloys, a new study by Stanford researchers suggests.
Humans have been blending metals together to create alloys with unique properties for thousands of years. But traditional alloys typically consist of one or two dominant metals with a pinch of other metal ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017Northrop Grumman receives AESA radar contract  Sydney (AFP) May 31, 2017Space junk could destroy satellites, hurt economies  Boston MA (SPX) May 31, 2017New method allows real-time monitoring of irradiated materials |
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Officials with Russia's space agency, Romoscos, say their scientists have identified plankton and other microorganisms among dust samples collected from the outside of the International Space Station.
"The micrometeorites and comet dust that settle on the ISS surface may contain biogenic substance of extra-terrestrial origin in its natural form," Roscosmos officials said in a news relea ... more Bern, Switzerland (SPX) May 29, 2017The race to trace TRAPPIST-1h  Coventry UK (SPX) Jun 01, 2017Giant Ringed Planet Likely Cause of Mysterious Eclipses  Moscow (Sputnik) May 30, 2017Viable Spores, DNA Fragments Discovery at ISS Justifies Biosphere's Expansion |
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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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 Madison WI (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 
Wastewater treatment plants have a PR problem: People don't like to think about what happens to the waste they flush down their toilets. But for many engineers and microbiologists, these plants are a hotbed of scientific advances, prompting their trade organization to propose a name change to "water resource recovery facility."
That's because wastewater from our sinks, toilets, showers and ... more Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017Report: China plans underwater monitoring system  Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2017A 3-D look at the 2015 El Nino  Sydney (AFP) May 31, 2017Faceless fish among weird deep sea Australian finds |
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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 ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Jun 02, 2017exactEarth Broadens Small Vessel Tracking Offering  Shanghai (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 |
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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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 Paris (ESA) Jun 02, 2017 
While the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite is in orbit delivering a wealth of information about our home planet, engineers are putting its twin, Sentinel-3B, through a series of vigorous tests before it is shipped to the launch site next year.
The Sentinel-3 mission is designed as a two-satellite constellation to give optimum global coverage and data delivery for Europe's environmental mon ... moreCambridge, Canada (SPX) May 31, 2017exactEarth Launches Revolutionary Global Real-Time Maritime Tracking and Information Service  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 |
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 Greenbelt 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 2:24 and 3:17 p.m. EDT, with the moon covering about 89 percent of the sun at the peak of its journey across the sun's face. The moon's crisp horizon can be seen from this view because the moon has n ... more 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  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 19, 2017UV Spectropolarimetry Opens a New Window for Solar Physics Research |
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 Orlando FL (SPX) May 31, 2017 
University of Central Florida researchers have developed a new and better way of detecting interactions between light and matter at the atomic level, a discovery that could lead to advances in the emerging field of two-dimensional materials and new ways of controlling light.
Scientists typically use spectrometry tools to study the way light interacts with a gas, liquid or solid. That metho ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 31, 2017NASA Team Takes on a New Optical Challenge - the Lyman Alpha Limit  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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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 
A long-standing question in astrophysics is: how and when did supermassive black holes appear and grow in the early universe? New research using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) suggests that an answer to this question lies with the intermittent way giant black holes may consume material in the first billion years after the Big Bang.
Astronomers have ... more Upton NY (SPX) May 31, 2017Heavy particles get caught up in the flow 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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