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  Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017 China will launch at least four manned missions with Shenzhou spacecraft before the end of 2022 to build a space station, according to a senior space official. Yang Liwei, deputy head of the China Manned Space Agency and the first Chinese astronaut in space, said on the sidelines of the 2017 Global Space Exploration Conference that the nation will start building its first manned space station in 2019. The first step will be the launch of a Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket to put the station's core ... read more |
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China discloses Chang'e 5 lunar probe landing siteBeijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017 China's Chang'e 5 lunar probe is expected to land in the Mons Rumker region, and to take moon samples back to earth at the end of the year, according to a Chinese space official. Liu Jizhong, ... more  
Pence hails new NASA astronauts as 'best of us'Miami (AFP) June 7, 2017 Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday hailed 12 new NASA astronauts as "the best of us," after they were selected from a record-breaking pool of more than 18,000 applicants. ... more  
Russian rocket returns to service with launch of US satelliteMoscow (AFP) June 8, 2017 Russia on Thursday sent into space a Proton rocket carrying a US telecom satellite, Echostar-21, the first launch in a year after an engine glitch sparked a probe into manufacturing flaws. ... more  
Scientists solve meteorite mystery with high-pressure X-ray experimentsWashington (UPI) Jun 7, 2017 Scientists have long struggled to understand how different types of silica, which require distinction formation conditions, are commonly found in the same meteorite. ... more |
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Falcon Flight for X-37BSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 The intriguing X-37B robot spaceplane just can't stay grounded. Barely months after landing from a mission lasting more than two years, the next X-37B will blast off in August 2017. That's a quick t ... more 
NASA awards Universal Stage Adapter contract for SLSWashington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 NASA has selected Dynetics, Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama, to develop and build a universal stage adapter for the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The adapter will connect NASA's Orion space ... more  
Opportunity Surveying the spillway into Perseverance ValleyPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 08, 2017 Opportunity is at the top of Perseverance Valley on the rim of Endeavour crater. The plan before proceeding down the valley is to survey the valley from the top and to perform a walk-about survey ab ... more  
Hubble Astronomers Measure White Dwarf's Mass with Relativity ExperimentBaltimore MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 Astronomers have used the sharp vision of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to repeat a century-old test of Einstein's general theory of relativity. The Hubble team measured the mass of a white dwarf, t ... more  
Airbus provides German troops with support communications at 15 sites worldwideMunich, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 Airbus has successfully rolled out support communications to German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) troops deployed to military bases in Lithuania. Labelled "Connect-D", Airbus now supplies telephon ... more  
Device designed to exploit scattering of light by mechanical vibrationsSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 Researchers at the University of Campinas's Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute (IFGW-UNICAMP) in Sao Paulo State, Brazil, have theoretically developed a silicon photonic device that would enable optica ... more |
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 'Instantly rechargeable' battery could change the future of electric and hybrid automobiles  
Electrocatalyst nanostructures key to improved fuel cells, electrolyzersWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 Purdue University scientists' simulations have unraveled the mystery of a new electrocatalyst that may solve a significant problem associated with fuel cells and electrolyzers. Fuel cells, whi ... more  
Tactile sensor gives robots new capabilitiesBoston MA (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 Eight years ago, Ted Adelson's research group at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) unveiled a new sensor technology, called GelSight, that uses physical contact w ... more 
A stream of superfluid lightMontreal, Canada (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 Scientists have known for centuries that light is composed of waves. The fact that light can also behave as a liquid, rippling and spiraling around obstacles like the current of a river, is a much m ... more 
Meet the most nimble-fingered robot ever builtBerkeley CA (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 Grabbing the awkwardly shaped items that people pick up in their day-to-day lives is a slippery task for robots. Irregularly shaped items such as shoes, spray bottles, open boxes, even rubber duckie ... more |
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  Miami (AFP) June 7, 2017 
Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday hailed 12 new NASA astronauts as "the best of us," after they were selected from a record-breaking pool of more than 18,000 applicants.
The seven men and five women who will be part of the US space program as it presses on to Mars and other deep-space destinations in the coming decades include military pilots, emergency physicians and marine biologists. ... more Dulles VA (SPX) Jun 06, 2017John Glenn Cygnus departs ISS begins secondary mission  Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Additional Astronaut on the Space Station Means Dozens of New Team Members on the Ground  Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 07, 2017Roscosmos Says Cooperation With NASA Unaffected by 'Political Outbursts' |
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 Miami (AFP) June 5, 2017 
SpaceX's first-ever recycled spaceship arrived Monday at the International Space Station, two days after the unmanned Dragon cargo capsule launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Live images on NASA television showed the spaceship approaching the orbiting outpost, then being grabbed with the station's robotic arm at 9:52 am (1352 GMT).
"Capture complete," said NASA ... moreMoscow (AFP) June 8, 2017Russian rocket returns to service with launch of US satellite  New Delhi (AFP) June 5, 2017India shows off space prowess with launch of mega-rocket Washington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2017NASA awards Universal Stage Adapter contract for SLS |
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 DeKalb, IL (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 
A new study led by Northern Illinois University geography professor Wei Luo calculates the amount of water needed to carve the ancient network of valleys on Mars and concludes the Red Planet's surface was once much more watery than previously thought.
The study bolsters the idea that Mars once had a warmer climate and active hydrologic cycle, with water evaporating from an ancient ocean, r ... morePasadena CA (JPL) Jun 08, 2017Opportunity Surveying the spillway into Perseverance Valley  Las Vegas VA (SPX) Jun 06, 2017Collateral damage from cosmic rays increases cancer risks for Mars astronauts  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 02, 2017Curiosity Peels Back Layers on Ancient Martian Lake |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017 
China's Chang'e 5 lunar probe is expected to land in the Mons Rumker region, and to take moon samples back to earth at the end of the year, according to a Chinese space official.
Liu Jizhong, director of China Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center of China National Space Administration (CNSA), for the first time disclosed the probe landing site, an isolated volcanic formation loca ... more Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017China's 1st astronaut details projects for orbital station, manned lunar visit  Washington (XNA) Jun 06, 2017Spotlight: First China-designed experiment flies to space station  Cape Canaveral FL (XNA) Jun 06, 2017News Analysis: U.S.-China space freeze may thaw with new commercial pathway |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 05, 2017 
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet landed on the steppe of Kazakhstan today with Russian commander Oleg Novitsky in their Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft after six months in space. Touchdown was at 14:10 GMT after a four-hour flight from the International Space Station.
The return was routine - or as routine as you can get for a ride that requires braking from 28 800 km/h to zero. The heatshield copes wi ... more Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 01, 2017Propose a course idea for the CU space minor New York NY (SPX) May 31, 2017Leading Global Air And Space Law Group Joins Reed Smith  Paris (ESA) May 30, 2017New Horizons for Alexander Gerst |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017 
A possible $662 million sale of AN/TPQ-53(V) radar systems and related support to Saudi Arabia has been approved by the U.S. State Department.
The Foreign Military Sales package would help Saudi Arabia meet its border security requirements and give the country the ability to locate and counter the source of incoming ballistic artillery, rockets, and mortars, said the U.S. Defense Securi ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Study proves viability of quantum satellite communications  New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 07, 2017Indian Space Agency to Work on Electric Propulsion for Large Satellites  Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Jun 01, 2017Bamboo inspires optimal design for lightness and toughness |
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 Notre Dame, IN (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 
A newly discovered planet almost three times the size of Jupiter is fascinating scientists with a unique orbit, atmospheric features and a daytime temperature hotter than most stars.
According to research published in the journal Nature, an international team of scientists, including Justin R. Crepp, Freimann Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Notre Dame, say the planet is ... more Austin OH (SPX) Jun 06, 2017A planet hotter than most stars  Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 06, 2017Hubble's tale of 2 exoplanets - Nature vs nurture Nashville TN (SPX) Jun 06, 2017Astronomers discover alien world hotter than most stars |
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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) Jun 07, 2017 
Wearing white sneakers, a cowboy hat and overalls, Bernie Fowler walks into Maryland's Patuxent River every June to see how deep he can go and still see the tops of his shoes. As a young man he could see his feet on the river bottom as he stood chest-deep to net blue crabs. Now in his nineties, he ventures into the river to assess the water clarity. Fowler has been collecting this data point for ... more New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Stony corals more resistant to climate change than thought, Rutgers study finds  United Nations, United States (AFP) June 7, 2017At UN ocean conference, US takes aim at illegal fishing  Providence RI (SPX) Jun 05, 2017New ceramic nanofiber 'sponges' could be used for flexible insulation, water purification |
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 Washington 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 materials, some scientists question their credibility, calling for these long-term trends be 'ground truthed' in order to ensure that calculated rates of change reflect observed phenomena 'in the field' ... more Tokyo (AFP) June 1, 2017Japan launches satellite in bid for super accurate GPS system  Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Jun 02, 2017exactEarth Broadens Small Vessel Tracking Offering  Shanghai (XNA) May 30, 2017Chinese firms develop BeiDou navigation applications |
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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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 Washington (UPI) Jun 7, 2017 
Scientists have long struggled to understand how different types of silica, which require distinction formation conditions, are commonly found in the same meteorite.
Thanks to PETRA III, the X-ray light accelerator at DESY, the German research facilities, scientists finally have some answers.
Researchers used high-pressure experiments to better understand the conditions under whi ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Inspiration Links The Beatles, a Fossil and a NASA Mission  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 06, 2017NASA's Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft a Discovery Machine  London, UK (SPX) Jun 02, 2017First 24-hour Global Broadcast About Asteroid Impact Hazard |
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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 Miami (AFP) May 31, 2017A real scorcher: NASA probe to fly into sun's atmosphere  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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 Bethlehem PA (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 
A newly discovered Jupiter-like world is so hot that it's stretching the definition of the word "planet."
With a day-side temperature of 4,600 Kelvin (more than 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit), planet KELT-9b is hotter than most stars, and only 1,200 Kelvin (about 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit) cooler than our own sun.
In an article in this week's issue of Nature, an international research team ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Jackpot! Cosmic magnifying-glass effect captures universe's brightest galaxies  Austin TX (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Celestial boondocks: Study supports the idea we live in a void  Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 07, 2017CU Boulder researchers explain mystery of 'banging' galaxy clusters |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 
Sixteenth century scientist Galileo Galilei threw two spheres of different mass from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa to establish a scientific principle.
Now nearly four centuries later, a team of Italian physicists has applied the same principle to quantum objects using a novel scientific method proposed by UQ physicist Dr Magdalena Zych, reported in Nature Communications.
Dr Z ... more Rochester NY (SPX) Jun 06, 2017RIT study suggests dying stars give newborn black holes a swift kick  Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Muon magnet's moment has arrived  San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Neutrino discovery: A step closer to finding CP violation |
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