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  Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017 China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, one of the nation's major space contractors, said on Tuesday it is developing reusable spacecraft capable of taking off and landing at airports. Liu Shiquan, deputy general manager of CASIC, told the 2017 Global Space Exploration Conference, which opened on Tuesday in Beijing, that the cutting-edge spacecraft's key technologies and major parts - such as its engine - have passed ground tests and the program is proceeding smoothly. Yang Yuguang, a spa ... read more |
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Proton returns to flight with US satellite after 12 month hiatusMoscow (Sputnik) Jun 09, 2017 A Russian Proton rocket with a US telecom satellite Echostar-21 was successfully launched early Thursday from the Baikonur spaceport in southern Kazakhstan, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said. ... more  
Galileo grows: two more satellites join working constellationParis (ESA) Jun 09, 2017 Two further satellites have formally become part of Europe's Galileo satnav system, broadcasting timing and navigation signals worldwide while also picking up distress calls across the planet. ... more  
ALMA Finds Ingredient of Life Around Infant Sun-like StarsGarching, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 ALMA has observed stars like the Sun at a very early stage in their formation and found traces of methyl isocyanate - a chemical building block of life. This is the first ever detection of this preb ... more  
Cosmic inflation: Higgs says goodbye to his 'little brother'Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Jun 09, 2017 In the first moments after the Big Bang, the Universe was able to expand even billions of billions of billions of times faster than today. Such rapid expansion should be due to a primordial force fi ... more |
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High-pressure experiments solve meteorite mysteryHamburg, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 With high-pressure experiments at DESY's X-ray light source PETRA III and other facilities, a research team around Leonid Dubrovinsky from the University of Bayreuth has solved a long standing riddl ... more 
New confirmation of Einstein's General Theory of RelativityDaytona Beach FL (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 Albert Einstein predicted that whenever light from a distant star passes by a closer object, gravity acts as a kind of magnifying lens, brightening and bending the distant starlight. Yet, in a 1936 ... more  
N Korea fires volley of cruise missiles, fifth test in a monthSeoul (AFP) June 8, 2017 North Korea launched a volley of surface-to-ship cruise missiles off its east coast Thursday, Seoul's defence ministry said, the latest in an accelerating series of tests defying global pressure to rein in its weapons program. ... more  
Jumpstart goes into alliance with major aerospace and defence group ADSLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 09, 2017 Leading UK research and development tax relief specialist Jumpstart is entering into a strategic business partnership with the premier trade organisation for companies in the UK aerospace, defence, ... more  
AI 'good for the world'... says ultra-lifelike robotGeneva (AFP) June 8, 2017 Sophia smiles mischievously, bats her eyelids and tells a joke. Without the mess of cables that make up the back of her head, you could almost mistake her for a human. ... more 
AI gets so-so grade in Chinese university entrance examBeijing (AFP) June 8, 2017 An AI machine has taken the maths section of China's annual university entrance exam, finishing it faster than students but with a below average grade. ... more |
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SES Networks to Provide Connectivity Across Burkina FasoLuxembourg (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 SES reports it has been selected to lead a project to extend high-speed communications infrastructure throughout Burkina Faso. SES Networks will be providing the full end-to-end solution, including ... more 
China to provide more opportunities to private space companiesBeijing (XNA) Jun 09, 2017 China will offer more opportunities for private companies to participate in lunar and Mars exploration, a space exploration official said. Tian Yulong, secretary general of the China National ... more  
Volcanoes, referees for the life on EarthGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 At the Triassic-Jurassic boundary, 200 million years ago, some 60% of species living on Earth disappeared. Scientists suspected that magmatic activity and the release of CO2 were responsible for thi ... more  
A new hyper-local air pollution mapAustin TX (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 Engineering researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed the most detailed and extensive local map of air pollution ever produced for an urban area, using specially equipped Googl ... 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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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 09, 2017 
A Russian Proton rocket with a US telecom satellite Echostar-21 was successfully launched early Thursday from the Baikonur spaceport in southern Kazakhstan, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said.
This is the first launch of a Proton since June 2016 when it suffered an engine glitch, prompting an audit that grounded the rocket for a year.
"The launch took place as scheduled," a Rosc ... more Miami (AFP) June 5, 2017SpaceX's first recycled Dragon arrives at space station  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 ... more Pasadena 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 Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, one of the nation's major space contractors, said on Tuesday it is developing reusable spacecraft capable of taking off and landing at airports.
Liu Shiquan, deputy general manager of CASIC, told the 2017 Global Space Exploration Conference, which opened on Tuesday in Beijing, that the cutting-edge spacecraft's key technologies and major parts - s ... moreBeijing (XNA) Jun 09, 2017China to provide more opportunities to private space companies  Washington (XNA) Jun 06, 2017Spotlight: First China-designed experiment flies to space station  Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017China's 1st astronaut details projects for orbital station, manned lunar visit |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jun 09, 2017 
Leading UK research and development tax relief specialist Jumpstart is entering into a strategic business partnership with the premier trade organisation for companies in the UK aerospace, defence, security and space sectors.
The alliance with the ADS Group, which comes at a time of continuing growth for the sector, will allow Jumpstart to engage with the 1000 UK-registered businesses whic ... more Paris (ESA) Jun 05, 2017Thomas Pesquet returns to Earth  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 |
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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  Raleigh NC (SPX) Jun 08, 2017New sound diffuser is 10 times thinner than existing designs |
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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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017ALMA Finds Ingredient of Life Around Infant Sun-like Stars  Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 06, 2017Hubble's tale of 2 exoplanets - Nature vs nurture |
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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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 Paris (ESA) Jun 09, 2017 
Two further satellites have formally become part of Europe's Galileo satnav system, broadcasting timing and navigation signals worldwide while also picking up distress calls across the planet.
These are the 15th and 16th satellites to join the network, two of the four Galileos that were launched together by Ariane 5 on 17 November, and the first additions to the working constellation since ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017GIS is a powerful tool that should be used with caution  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 |
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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 ... moreHamburg, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017High-pressure experiments solve meteorite mystery  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 06, 2017NASA's Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft a Discovery Machine  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Inspiration Links The Beatles, a Fossil and a NASA Mission |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 
New satellite images from the Global Precipitation Measurement mission offers a visualization of the extreme rainfall that has accumulated in Florida over the past week.
GPM is a joint mission between NASA and Japan's space agency JAXA. It consists of a GPM core observatory satellite and a constellation of cooperating probes.
As the GPM core observatory satellite passed above Sou ... more Paris (ESA) Jun 02, 2017The heat is on for Sentinel-3B Cambridge, 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 |
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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 Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Jun 09, 2017Cosmic inflation: Higgs says goodbye to his 'little brother'  Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Muon magnet's moment has arrived |
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