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  New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 20, 2017 The Indian government will soon require all aircraft registered to fly in India to use Gagan, the country's own navigation system. The notification for this will be issued in the next few weeks and will be effective from January 2019. The availability of Gagan signal in space will bridge the gap between European Union's EGNOS and Japan's MSAS coverage areas, thereby offering seamless navigation to the aviation industry. Sources in India's Ministry of Civil Aviation told Sputnik that Gagan or ... read more |
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New broadcasting satellite fails to enter preset orbitXichang (XNA) Jun 20, 2017 Communications satellite Zhongxing-9A, which was launched aboard the Long March-3B carrier rocket from southwest China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 12:11 a.m. Monday, has failed to enter the ... more  
NASA releases Kepler Survey Catalog with 100s of new exoplanet candidatesWashington DC (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 NASA's Kepler space telescope team has released a mission catalog of planet candidates that introduces 219 new planet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and orbiting in their star's habitab ... more 
New Hunt for Earth-like PlanetsLondon UK (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 The astronomers who discovered the nearest potentially habitable planet to our solar system are inviting the public to take part in their search for more Earth-like planets. Last year an inter ... more  
OHB Italia sign contract to launch PRISMA Italian satellite with ArianespaceParis, France (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 OHB Italia Spa and Arianespace have announced the signature of the launch contract for the Italian Space Agency's PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa) satellite. The la ... more |
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King of the Gods: Jupiter Dated to Be Oldest Planet in the Solar SystemMoscow (Sputnik) Jun 20, 2017 A new study from an international team of astronomers has dated Jupiter for the first time, and their findings suggest that the Gas Giant is the oldest planet in the solar system. Dating a cel ... more  
NASA, French Space Agency Express Commitment to Joint ExplorationLe Bourget, France (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 France and the United States have a long history of cooperation in space, combining their talents over the years to advance science and launch exploration missions whose results have been instrument ... more 
India's 'Baahubali' GSLV MK III Lifts Less Luggage Than Lighter RocketsChennai (IANS) Jun 20, 2017 The "Baahubali" or "fat boy" of Indian rockets - GSLV Mk III - weighs several tonnes more than some of the other expendable rockets in the world but its carrying capacity is far less, say experts. ... more  
Astronomers see mysterious nitrogen area in a butterfly-shaped star formation diskAmsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 An international team of astronomers, led by Dutch scientists, has discovered a region in our Milky Way that contains many nitrogen compounds in the southeast of a butterfly-shaped star formation di ... more 
Radio astronomers peer deep into the stellar nursery of the Orion NebulaToronto, Canada (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 Astronomers have released an image of a vast filament of star-forming gas, 1200 light-years away, in the stellar nursery of the Orion Nebula. The image shows ammonia molecules within a 50-ligh ... more 
Hubble applauds waltzing dwarfsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 This seemingly unspectacular series of dots with varying distances between them actually shows the slow waltz of two brown dwarfs. The image is a stack of 12 images made over the course of three yea ... more |
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 GBT Captures Orion Blazing Bright in Radio Light  
An inside look at how the FY18 DoD budget request affects miltiary spaceMclean VA (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 Even though one influential Senator called President Trump's 2018 budget proposal for the Defense Department "dead on arrival," there are many positive takeaways for the national security space comm ... more 
USAF Secretary Heather Wilson determined to stay ahead in Military SpaceMclean VA (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 The White House recently swore in former Congresswoman Dr. Heather Wilson as the 24th Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, the first Air Force Academy graduate to hold the service's top civilian post. W ... more  
Airbus celebrates 10 years of precision and reliability of TerraSAR-X satelliteFriedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 Designed to operate for five years, Airbus's Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite TerraSAR-X has achieved ten years of flawless operations in orbit providing high-resolution radar images in all ... more 
US Air Force Awards Engility $42Mln for Spacecraft Quality ControlWashington DC (Sputnik) Jun 20, 2017 Defense contractor Engility announced in a statement on Thursday it has been awarded $42 million by the US Air Force to perform quality control assessments on spacecraft and launch vehicles. " ... more |
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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 19, 2017 
Astronaut ice cream may be an exotic treat for kids, but for real space explorers, a fresh, crunchy salad could sometimes really hit the spot. And the ability to grow food in space will prove crucial for longer-duration voyages envisioned over the next decades.
Growing plants in a spaceship, and one day on another planet, is a complicated endeavor. But one tool making it easier is a specia ... more Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 19, 2017Orion Kicks Off Summer with Series of Safety Tests  Bethesda MD (SPX) Jun 19, 2017Teachers doubt most students interested in subjects that promote space careers  Moscow (AFP) June 14, 2017Russia launches space freighter to ISS |
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OHB Italia Spa and Arianespace have announced the signature of the launch contract for the Italian Space Agency's PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa) satellite.
The launch will be carried out by a Vega rocket in 2018 from the Guiana Space Center, within the scope of a contract signed by OHB Italia Spa on behalf of the Italian Space Agency ASI.
PRISMA is an Ea ... more Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 15, 2017Kazakh man dies in fire after Russian rocket launch  Dulles VA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017NASA and Industry Team Successfully Test Orion Launch Abort Motor Chennai (IANS) Jun 20, 2017India's 'Baahubali' GSLV MK III Lifts Less Luggage Than Lighter Rockets |
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France and the United States have a long history of cooperation in space, combining their talents over the years to advance science and launch exploration missions whose results have been instrumental in creating entirely new fields of research.
The leaders of the two space agencies, Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot, and CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall, reaffirmed the agencies' ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 19, 2017Martian Crater Provides Reminder of Apollo Moonwalk  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 19, 2017MAVEN's top 10 discoveries at Mars  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2017Russian Institute to Start Long-Haul Mars Mission Simulations in November |
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Communications satellite Zhongxing-9A, which was launched aboard the Long March-3B carrier rocket from southwest China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 12:11 a.m. Monday, has failed to enter the preset orbit.
Abnormal performance was identified during the third phase of the rocket launch, said the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Monday.
The exact reason ... more Jiuquan (XNA) Jun 19, 2017China to launch four more probes before 2021  Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2017China launches remote-sensing micro-nano satellites  Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2017China's cargo spacecraft completes second in-orbit refueling |
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 Arlington, VA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 
Boeing is taking the next step in making its Defense, Space and Security (BDS) unit more globally competitive by eliminating a layer of executive oversight.
"We need to be an agile organization that is more responsive to customers' needs and committed to continually improving productivity," said Defense, Space and Security President and CEO Leanne Caret.
"We are fundamentally address ... more Ottawa (AFP) June 13, 2017Trudeau under pressure to reject China bid for satellite firm  London, UK (SPX) Jun 09, 2017Jumpstart goes into alliance with major aerospace and defence group ADS  Paris (ESA) Jun 05, 2017Thomas Pesquet returns to Earth |
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How can the color of laser light be changed? One popular method to achieve this is the so-called second harmonic generation (SHG) effect, which doubles the frequency of light and hence changes its color.
However, observing this nonlinear effect requires a polar crystal in which inversion symmetry is broken. For this reason, identifying crystals that can elicit strong SHG has been an import ... more Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Researchers create 3-D printed tensegrity objects capable of dramatic shape change  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017New form of carbon that's hard as a rock, yet elastic, like rubber  Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017Northrop Grumman tests flat-panel radar |
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 London UK (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 
The astronomers who discovered the nearest potentially habitable planet to our solar system are inviting the public to take part in their search for more Earth-like planets.
Last year an international team of astronomers led by Dr. Guillem Anglada-Escude, of Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), discovered a planet around the closest star to our Sun, Proxima Centauri. Details of the obse ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Jun 20, 2017NASA releases Kepler Survey Catalog with 100s of new exoplanet candidates  Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 13, 2017Astronomers Explain Formation of Seven Exoplanets Around TRAPPIST-1  Norman OK (SPX) Jun 13, 2017OU astrophysicist identifies composition of Earth-size planets in TRAPPIST-1 system |
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 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 ... moreMoscow (Sputnik) Jun 20, 2017King of the Gods: Jupiter Dated to Be Oldest Planet in the Solar System  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017A whole new Jupiter with first science results from Juno  Washington DC (SPX) May 26, 2017First results from Juno show cyclones and massive magnetism |
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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 Los Angeles (AFP) June 18, 2017Hawaiian canoe comes home after epic round-the-world odyssey  Washington (AFP) June 20, 2017Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency says  Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Amazonia's future will be jeopardized by dams |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 20, 2017 
The Indian government will soon require all aircraft registered to fly in India to use Gagan, the country's own navigation system. The notification for this will be issued in the next few weeks and will be effective from January 2019.
The availability of Gagan signal in space will bridge the gap between European Union's EGNOS and Japan's MSAS coverage areas, thereby offering seamless navig ... more Beijing (XNA) Jun 14, 2017BDS Precise Service System covers over 300 Chinese cities  Paris (ESA) Jun 09, 2017Galileo grows: two more satellites join working constellation  Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017GIS is a powerful tool that should be used with caution |
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 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's director general, told Sputnik on Thursday.
Xu Yansong, the head of the International Cooperation Department of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), said on Wednesday that China an ... more Paris (ESA) Jun 12, 2017New NELIOTA project detects flashes from lunar impacts  Washington DC (SPX) May 25, 2017Cube Quest Challenge Team Spotlight: Cislunar Explorers  Paris (ESA) May 12, 2017Winning plans for CubeSats to the Moon |
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 Silicon Valley CA (SPX) Jun 14, 2017 
The B612 Foundation has announced the formation of a new science and technology institute dedicated to protecting Earth from asteroid impacts. Dr. Ed Lu, three time US astronaut and Co-founder of B612, will serve as Executive Director of the new B612 Asteroid Institute, collaborating with a team of planetary scientists and engineers from around the world to conduct research, technology developme ... more Paris (ESA) Jun 12, 2017Rosetta finds comet connection to Earth's atmosphere  Washington (UPI) Jun 7, 2017Scientists solve meteorite mystery with high-pressure X-ray experiments  Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017High-pressure experiments solve meteorite mystery |
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 Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 
Designed to operate for five years, Airbus's Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite TerraSAR-X has achieved ten years of flawless operations in orbit providing high-resolution radar images in all weather conditions 24 hours a day.
Developed and constructed by Airbus Defence and Space teams from Friedrichshafen for the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), the satellite orbits at a height of 514 ... more Cotonou (AFP) June 18, 2017Free mapping: plotting development in Africa  Paris (ESA) Jun 16, 2017Satellites forewarn of locust plagues  Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017NASA satellites image, measure Florida's extreme rainfall |
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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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 Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 
An international team of astronomers, led by Dutch scientists, has discovered a region in our Milky Way that contains many nitrogen compounds in the southeast of a butterfly-shaped star formation disk and very little in the north-west.
The astronomers suspect that multiple stars-to-be share the same star formation disk, but the precise process is still a puzzle. The article with their find ... more Green Bank WV (SPX) Jun 20, 2017GBT Captures Orion Blazing Bright in Radio Light Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Hubble applauds waltzing dwarfs  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Icy moons, galaxy clusters, and distant worlds selected targets for Webb Telescope |
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 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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Shining light on low-energy electrons  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 15, 2017Russian Spektr-RG mission to identify 3 billin black holes after 2018 launch  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 15, 2017Galaxy alignments traced back 10 billion years |
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