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  Paris (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 Arianespace, which is sharing a chalet with ArianeGroup at this year's Paris Air Show, is focused on the future with the announcement of a first contract for the future Vega C launcher, while gearing up for the operation of Ariane 6. With an order book of 53 launches for Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega, and fully engaged in marketing Ariane 6, Arianespace continues to prove its ability to satisfy current customers while addressing their future requirements. Arianespace already has performed six lau ... read more |
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Arianespace to orbit Airbus' upcoming constellation of observation satellitesParis (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 Airbus Defence and Space and Arianespace has announced the signature of the launch services contract for the next generation of very-high-resolution optical observation satellites. Two VEGA C launch ... more  
Mars Orbiter spots rover ascending Mount SharpWashington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 In an image captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Martian rover Curiosity can been seen as a bright blue speck ascending the rocky terrain of Mount Sharp. ... more  
Making waves with the hot electrons within Earth's radiation beltsWashington DC (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 Encircling the Earth, within its magnetosphere, are two concentric, doughnut-shaped radiation belts known as the Van Allen belts. The Van Allen belts swell and recede in response to incoming energy ... more 
Sofradir designs supersize near infrared detector for space observationParis, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 Sofradir has announced it is developing its first very large format (2048x2048) 15um-pitch infrared detector. The supersize IR detector is designed for future scientific space observation equipment ... more |
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Watching cities growMunich, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 Three million measurement points in one square kilometer: Prof. Xiaoxiang Zhu and her team have set a world record in information retrieval from satellite data. Thanks to new algorithms, the researc ... more 
Satellite image showcases centuries of desertification in IndiaWashington (UPI) Jun 21, 2017 A new image from the European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite showcases the extreme aridity of India's Thar Desert. ... more 
Bangladesh's heavy rainfall examined with NASA's IMERGGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 At least 156 people in Bangladesh were killed during the past week by landslides and floods caused by heavy rainfall. NASA calculated the amount of rain that has fallen using data from satellites. ... more 
A smokestack to the Northern Hemisphere stratosphereBeijing, China (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 Aerosol is currently a hot topic both in scientific community. Scientists know it as a particulate matter, cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) or ice nuclei (IN) while aerosol is known to general public ... more  
Europe okays project to seek alien lifeParis (AFP) June 21, 2017 Europe has approved the launch of a deep-space observatory to sniff out habitable planets in other star systems, along with any life forms they may host. ... more 
Finding new Earths: PLATO spacecraft to be builtGottingen, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 The planet-hunting and asteroseismology space mission PLATO has reached an important milestone: Today, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced the official adoption of the mission. After a t ... more |
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 NASA discovers 10 new Earth-size exoplanets  
Megamovie Project debuts simulator for August 21 total Solar EclipseBerkeley CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 Are you wondering what the total solar eclipse in late summer will look like from your patio? Or where to travel to get the best view of the eclipse? You can enter the ZIP code or name of your ... more  
Keeping the rhythm in spaceParis (ESA) Jun 22, 2017 Space is an inhospitable environment for the human body but we adapt remarkably well. Within hours, the brain adjusts to the lack of an up or down, as if floating is all it has ever known. Now ... more  
New computing system takes its cues from human brainAtlanta GA (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 Some problems are so challenging to solve that even the most advanced computers need weeks, not seconds, to process them. Now a team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and Unive ... more 
Study explains how jewel scarab beetles appear goldenWashington (UPI) Jun 16, 2017 The jewel scarab beetles of Central America appear as if they've been carved from pure gold. New research explains how. ... 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 Fort Carson CO (SPX) Jun 21, 2017NASA Selects Army Surgeon for Astronaut Training  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 |
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 Paris (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 
Airbus Defence and Space and Arianespace has announced the signature of the launch services contract for the next generation of very-high-resolution optical observation satellites. Two VEGA C launchers will orbit the four satellites in this constellation from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, as from mid-2020. By delivering images of each point on the globe several times a day, these ext ... more Paris (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Arianespace signs its initial launch contract for the new Vega C launcher Paris, France (SPX) Jun 20, 2017OHB Italia sign contract to launch PRISMA Italian satellite with Arianespace  Chennai (IANS) Jun 20, 2017India's 'Baahubali' GSLV MK III Lifts Less Luggage Than Lighter Rockets |
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 Le 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 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' ... moreWashington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017Mars Orbiter spots rover ascending Mount Sharp  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 19, 2017Martian Crater Provides Reminder of Apollo Moonwalk  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 19, 2017MAVEN's top 10 discoveries at Mars |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 21, 2017 
China's Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft completed its second docking with Tiangong-2 space lab at 2:55 p.m. Monday, after flying around the space lab.
Tianzhou-1 separated from Tiangong-2 on Monday morning and remained at distance of five kilometers behind the space lab for about 90 minutes.
Then, it was commanded to fly around Tiangong-2 from behind to a distance of five kilometers in f ... more Xichang (XNA) Jun 20, 2017New broadcasting satellite fails to enter preset orbit  Jiuquan (XNA) Jun 19, 2017China to launch four more probes before 2021  Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2017China launches remote-sensing micro-nano satellites |
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The LISA trio of satellites to detect gravitational waves from space has been selected as the third large-class mission in ESA's Science programme, while the PLATO exoplanet hunter moves into development. These important milestones were decided upon during a meeting of ESA's Science Programme Committee today, and ensure the continuation of ESA's Cosmic Vision plan through the next two decades. ... more Arlington, VA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Boeing Streamlining Defense and Space Unit to boost competitiveness  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 |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 21, 2017 
Derelict satellites could in future be grappled and removed from key orbits around Earth with a space tug using magnetic forces.
This same magnetic attraction or repulsion is also being considered as a safe method for multiple satellites to maintain close formations in space.
Such satellite swarms are being considered for future astronomy or Earth-observing missions - if their relati ... moreWashington (UPI) Jun 16, 2017Study explains how jewel scarab beetles appear golden Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 22, 2017New computing system takes its cues from human brain  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 ... more Washington (AFP) June 19, 2017NASA discovers 10 new Earth-size exoplanets  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 20, 2017NASA releases Kepler Survey Catalog with 100s of new exoplanet candidates  Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2017New branch in family tree of exoplanets discovered |
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 Moscow (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 celestial object isn't too difficult, so long as you have a sample of it. The Earth is about 4.543 billion years old, for instance. Jupiter, meanwhile is about 4.599 billion years old, making it 56 milli ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017New Horizons Team Digs into New Data on Next Flyby Target  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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 Los Angeles (AFP) June 18, 2017 
A traditional double-hulled canoe has returned to Hawaii after concluding a three-year epic journey around the globe, the first trip of its kind by such a boat.
The Hokule'a vessel and its crew entered the marina at Honolulu's Magic Island peninsula on Saturday after sailing more than 40,000 nautical miles (74,000 kilometres) since its departure from the island of Oahu in 2014.
Large cro ... more Washington (AFP) June 20, 2017Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency says  Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jun 20, 2017A changing climate affects plankton populations  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 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2017New reports confirm near-perfect performance record for civil GPS service  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 |
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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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 Bethesda, MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 
Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are comets and asteroids in heliocentric orbits that have been influenced by planetary flybys causing them to approach Earth. Comets are composed mostly of water ice and dust particles that were formed in the cold outer planet system.
Most of the rocky asteroids were formed in the warmer inner solar system between the orbits of Mars and Earth. There is a great dea ... more Le Bourget, France (AFP) June 20, 2017ESA boss urges action on 'ticking timebombs' in Earth orbit  Silicon Valley CA (SPX) Jun 14, 2017B612 Creates Asteroid Institute  Paris (ESA) Jun 12, 2017Rosetta finds comet connection to Earth's atmosphere |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 
Three million measurement points in one square kilometer: Prof. Xiaoxiang Zhu and her team have set a world record in information retrieval from satellite data. Thanks to new algorithms, the researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) succeeded in making four-dimensional point clouds of Berlin, Las Vegas, Paris and Washington, D.C. from images stacks of the TerraSAR-X radar satelli ... moreParis, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Sofradir designs supersize near infrared detector for space observation Washington DC (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Making waves with the hot electrons within Earth's radiation belts Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Bangladesh's heavy rainfall examined with NASA's IMERG |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 
Are you wondering what the total solar eclipse in late summer will look like from your patio? Or where to travel to get the best view of the eclipse?
You can enter the ZIP code or name of your city or town and see an animation of how the Sun will move across the sky over a three-hour period - sped up 1,000 or 4,000 times - and how much of a bite will be taken out of the Sun by the eclipsin ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2017NASA's SDO sees partial eclipse in space  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 |
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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  Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Radio astronomers peer deep into the stellar nursery of the Orion Nebula |
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 St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 
You've probably heard about Schrodinger's cat, which famously is trapped in a box with a kill mechanism that is activated if a radioactive atom decays, releasing radiation. The act of looking in the box collapses the atom's wave function - the mathematical description of its state --from a "superposition" of states to a definite state, which either kills the cat or let's it live to see another d ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Shining light on low-energy electrons  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 16, 2017No Universe without Big Bang  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 15, 2017Russian Spektr-RG mission to identify 3 billin black holes after 2018 launch |
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