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Researchers discover shortcut to satellite-based quantum encryption network Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 In a new study, researchers demonstrate ground-based measurements of quantum states sent by a laser aboard a satellite 38,000 kilometers above Earth. This is the first time that quantum states have been measured so carefully from so far away. "We were quite surprised by how well the quantum states survived traveling through the atmospheric turbulence to a ground station," said Christoph Marquardt from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany. "The paper demonstrates that te ... read more |
Russian aerospace firm to cooperate with China on Lunar exploration missions Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2017 Russia's Lavochkin Research and Production Association is ready to work with China on designing lunar exploration missions, including orbital and return ones, Sergei Lemeshevsky, the Russian company ... more New Rochelle, NY (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 The Commentary entitled "Making Humans a Multi-Planetary Species presents the vision of Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, for future manned trips to other planets and specifically what will be needed to cre ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2017 The first among a series of psychological experiments designed to look into problems that might arise in a mixed crew on its way to Mars will start in November at the Institute of Biomedical Problem ... more Dulles VA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, along with NASA and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), successfully performed a ground firing test of the abort motor for NAS ... more |
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Kazakh man dies in fire after Russian rocket launch Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 15, 2017 A Kazakh man died and another was hospitalised after they were caught in a fire on the steppes triggered by falling debris from a Russian space launch, Russian and Kazakh authorities said Thursday. ... more Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam and the Perimeter Institute in Canada disprove the theory of the "smooth beginning" According to Einstein's theor ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 It was the most technically-challenging and complex stellar occultation observation campaign ever attempted: At least 54 observing teams with dozens of telescopes dispatched across two continents, p ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 Mission officials for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope announced some of the science targets the telescope will observe following its launch and commissioning. These specific observations are part ... more Beijing (AFP) June 15, 2017 China successfully launched on Thursday its first X-ray space telescope to study black holes, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts, state media reported. ... more Paris (ESA) Jun 16, 2017 Satellites are helping to predict favourable conditions for desert locusts to swarm, which poses a threat to agricultural production and, subsequently, livelihoods and food security. Desert lo ... more |
NASA's TASAR trial takes flight on Alaska Airlines Bangui, Central African Republic (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 SES and Orange Central African Republic, a leading provider of corporate telecommunications and one of the largest mobile and internet services operators, have announced an agreement to provide conn ... more Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2017 China launched two remote-sensing micro-nano satellites on a Long March-4B rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert Thursday. The OVS-1A and the OVS-1B, the ... more Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2017 In the next three years, China will launch its first commercial low-orbit satellites system, designed to collect real-time data for industries including the heavy machinery and logistics sectors, ac ... more Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2017 China's Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft and Tiangong-2 space lab completed their second in-orbit refueling at 6:28 p.m. Thursday. The second refueling, lasting about two days, further tested the c ... more |
Moscow (AFP) June 14, 2017 Russia on Wednesday launched an unmanned Progress cargo ship carrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. "The Soyuz-2.1A booster rocket with the Progress MS-06 cargo ship launched successfully from Baikonur cosmodrome at 12:20 Moscow time (0920 GMT)," Russian space agency Roscosmos said in a statement on its website. The cargo sh ... more Bread Me Up, Scotty: Crumb-Free Pastries Coming to the ISS NASA Prepares for Future Space Exploration with International Undersea Crew New Window Improves the View of Science on Orbiting Laboratory |
Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 15, 2017 A Kazakh man died and another was hospitalised after they were caught in a fire on the steppes triggered by falling debris from a Russian space launch, Russian and Kazakh authorities said Thursday. The blaze, reaching 15 kilometres (9.5 miles) across, was unleashed by parts of a rocket that fell to earth on Wednesday after a launch from the nearby Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan's emergency ... more NASA and Industry Team Successfully Test Orion Launch Abort Motor Launch Vehicle Rocket Engines India's Kerosene-Based Semi-Cryogenic Engine to Be Flight Test Ready by 2021 |
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Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2017 The first among a series of psychological experiments designed to look into problems that might arise in a mixed crew on its way to Mars will start in November at the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP) of the Russian Academy of Science, a statement released by the Institute said Thursday. "The IBMP will conduct the SIRIUS (Scientific International Research In Unique Terrestrial Statio ... more Hot rocks, not warm atmosphere, led to relatively recent water-carved valleys on Mars Elon Musk's vision of a self-sustaining city on Mars published in New Space Walkabout Above 'Perseverance Valley' |
Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2017 China launched two remote-sensing micro-nano satellites on a Long March-4B rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert Thursday. The OVS-1A and the OVS-1B, the first two satellites of Zhuhai-I remote-sensing micro-nano satellite constellation, are expected to improve the monitoring of geographical, environmental, and geological changes across the country, a ... more China's cargo spacecraft completes second in-orbit refueling Commsat aims high with satellite system launch What China's space ambitions have to do with politics |
Ottawa (AFP) June 13, 2017 Pressure ratcheted up Tuesday on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to effectively deny a Chinese firm's purchase of Canadian satellite communications company Norsat, over national security concerns. Its purchase by Hytera Communications was approved earlier this month, after a routine security analysis. But since then, opposition parties, two former Canadian spy masters and a US ... more Jumpstart goes into alliance with major aerospace and defence group ADS Thomas Pesquet returns to Earth Propose a course idea for the CU space minor |
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 14, 2017 In each life a little rain must fall, but in space, one of the biggest risks to astronauts' health is radiation "rain". NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) is simulating space radiation on Earth following upgrades to the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory (NSRL) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. These upgrades help researchers on Earth learn more about the effects o ... more New computing system takes its cues from human brain Oyster shells inspire new method to make superstrong, flexible polymers Changing the color of laser light on the femtosecond time scale |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 09, 2017 The moon hanging in the night sky sent Robert Hurt's mind into deep space - to a region some 40 light years away, in fact, where seven Earth-sized planets crowded close to a dim, red sun. Hurt, a visualization scientist at Caltech's IPAC center, was walking outside his home in Mar Vista, California, shortly after he learned of the discovery of these rocky worlds around a star called TRAPPI ... more OU astrophysicist identifies composition of Earth-size planets in TRAPPIST-1 system Astronomers Explain Formation of Seven Exoplanets Around TRAPPIST-1 Flares May Threaten Planet Habitability Near Red Dwarfs |
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 It was the most technically-challenging and complex stellar occultation observation campaign ever attempted: At least 54 observing teams with dozens of telescopes dispatched across two continents, positioned to catch a rare, two-second glimpse of a small, distant Kuiper Belt object passing in front of a star. And it wasn't just any KBO - it was the next flyby target of NASA's New Horizons missio ... more A whole new Jupiter with first science results from Juno First results from Juno show cyclones and massive magnetism Jupiters complex transient auroras |
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Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 In a classic tale of science taking twists and turns before coming to a conclusion, two teams of researchers - one a group of theorists and the other, experimentalists - have worked together to solve a chemical puzzle that may one day lead to cleaner air and renewable fuel. The scientists' ultimate goal is to convert harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere into beneficial liquid fue ... more NASA Data Suggest Future May Be Rainier Than Expected 'Plankton explosion' turns Istanbul's Bosphorus turquoise Seeing inside coral |
Beijing (XNA) Jun 14, 2017 The Precise Service System of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has been used in creating 317 smart cities in China, according to the Smart BDS Precise Application Summit opened on Monday. BDS Precise Service System can provide precise positioning services for household gas and heat, power grid, water supplies,drainage and smart transportation. Sun Jiadong, an academician ... more Galileo grows: two more satellites join working constellation GIS is a powerful tool that should be used with caution Japan launches satellite in bid for super accurate GPS system |
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Paris (ESA) Jun 12, 2017 Using a system developed under an ESA contract, the Greek NELIOTA project has begun to detect flashes of light caused by small pieces of rock striking the Moon's surface. NELIOTA is the first system that can determine the temperature of these impact flashes. Studies such as NELIOTA are important because Earth and its Moon are constantly bombarded by natural space debris. Most of this mater ... more Russian aerospace firm to cooperate with China on Lunar exploration missions Cube Quest Challenge Team Spotlight: Cislunar Explorers Winning plans for CubeSats to the Moon |
Paris (ESA) Jun 12, 2017 The challenging detection, by ESA's Rosetta mission, of several isotopes of the noble gas xenon at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has established the first quantitative link between comets and the atmosphere of Earth. The blend of xenon found at the comet closely resembles U-xenon, the primordial mixture that scientists believe was brought to Earth during the early stages of Solar System format ... more B612 Creates Asteroid Institute Scientists solve meteorite mystery with high-pressure X-ray experiments High-pressure experiments solve meteorite mystery |
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Paris (ESA) Jun 16, 2017 Satellites are helping to predict favourable conditions for desert locusts to swarm, which poses a threat to agricultural production and, subsequently, livelihoods and food security. Desert locusts are a type of grasshopper found primarily in the Sahara, across the Arabian Peninsula and into India. The insect is usually harmless, but when they swarm they can migrate across long distances a ... more NASA satellites image, measure Florida's extreme rainfall The heat is on for Sentinel-3B exactEarth Launches Revolutionary Global Real-Time Maritime Tracking and Information Service |
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 A real scorcher: NASA probe to fly into sun's atmosphere NASA renames Solar mission to honor Eugene Parker CLASP Sounding Rocket Mission Opens New Research Window in Solar Physics |
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Flagstaff, AZ (SPX) Jun 15, 2017 A new study led by Michael West of Lowell Observatory reveals that the most massive galaxies in the universe have been aligned with their surroundings for the past ten billion years. It is the furthest back in time that this phenomenon has ever been seen. While most galaxies are randomly oriented in space, astronomers have long known that the biggest ones often point towards their neighbor ... more The future of the Orion constellation New evidence that all stars are born in pairs NRAO: Making Powerful Data-Visualization Tools Easier to Use |
Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam and the Perimeter Institute in Canada disprove the theory of the "smooth beginning" According to Einstein's theory of relativity, the curvature of spacetime was infinite at the big bang. In fact, at this point all mathematical tools fail, and the theory breaks down. However, there remained the notion that perhap ... more The largest virtual Universe ever simulated Russian Spektr-RG mission to identify 3 billin black holes after 2018 launch Galaxy alignments traced back 10 billion years |
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