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China to launch Long March-5 Y2 in early July Beijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017 China has set the window to launch its Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket between July 2 and 5, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. Carrying Shijian-18 communication satellite, the rocket was vertically transferred to the launch area at Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Monday. Shijian-18 will test processes for the new Dongfanghong-5 satellites and carry out in-orbit experiments. After arriving at t ... read more |
Dutch scientists fete rare meteorite find The Hague (AFP) June 26, 2017 Dutch scientists on Monday celebrated the rare discovery of meteorite in The Netherlands, which at 4.5-billion years old may hold clues to the birth of our solar system. ... more Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 Fusion power has the potential to provide clean and safe energy that is free from carbon dioxide emissions. However, imitating the solar energy process is a difficult task to achieve. Two young plas ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 The famous near-Earth asteroid Apophis caused quite a stir in 2004 when it was announced that it could hit our planet. Although the possibility of the impact during its close approach in 2029 was ex ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 NASA has achieved a significant milestone in its effort to make supersonic passenger jet travel over land a real possibility by completing the preliminary design review (PDR) of its Quiet Supersonic ... more |
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Topsy-Turvy Motion Creates Light-Switch Effect at Uranus Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 More than 30 years after Voyager 2 sped past Uranus, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers are using the spacecraft's data to learn more about the icy planet. Their new study suggests that Ura ... more Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 New analysis of plasma clouds ejected by the sun suggest solar eruptions behave like a sneeze. ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 By combining the power of a "natural lens" in space with the capability of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers made a surprising discovery - the first example of a compact yet massive, fast-s ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 A global hunt for the universe's missing matter is underway, and this autumn everyone is invited to join in. On and around October 31, 2017, events around the world will celebrate the hunt for ... more Belfast, UK (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 A leading astrophysicist from Queen's University Belfast has warned that an asteroid strike is just a matter of time. Professor Alan Fitzsimmons from the University's Astrophysics Research Cen ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017 Artificial intelligence is changing how we study Mars. A.I. software on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has helped it zap dozens of laser targets on the Red Planet this past year, becoming a frequent sc ... more |
Russian Soyuz Rocket Puts Military Satellite Into Earth's Orbit New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 26, 2017 With the ability to zoom in on areas less than 0.6 meters, India's Cartosat-2 series satellite will allow the Indian Army to keep an eagle eye on hostile activities on the border, said experts on th ... more Luxembourg (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 SES has been able to draw on its global satellite fleet of over 50 geostationary satellites to rapidly restore customers capacity following a significant anomaly affecting the AMC-9 satellite on Sat ... more Izhevsk, Russia (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 Unmanned Systems Group (Izhevsk, Russia) has successfully conducted joint flights of Supercam UAV together with manned aircrafts (both equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B ... more Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced five g ... more |
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Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2017 How do you prepare for space missions on Earth? One way is to simulate an expedition into space underwater. Yesterday, six aquanauts dived almost 20 m to the sea floor where they will spend 10 days living and working below the waves. The team taking part in NEEMO 22, the 22nd NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations mission, consists of astronauts, technicians and scientists who are now ... more Russia's Roscosmos May Provide Indian Astronauts With Training in Future NASA Selects Army Surgeon for Astronaut Training Teachers doubt most students interested in subjects that promote space careers |
London, UK (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 Welcoming the UK's focus on low-cost, reliable commercial spaceflight activities in the Queens's Speech, a UK company has revealed details of a 1200m2 space rocket factory currently building vertical launch vehicles that will be launched into orbit from the UK. Orbex, a UK company that has raised significant venture capital investment, is building a space micro-launcher, a small launch veh ... more Developing Landing Tech for Space Amtrak to SpaceX Launch, Wifi hack, Spectacular trip, But where's my SatPhone... SLS Core Stage Production Continues for Rocket's First Flight |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017 NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is examining rocks at the edge of Endeavour Crater for signs that they may have been either transported by a flood or eroded in place by wind. Those scenarios are among the possible explanations rover-team scientists are considering for features seen just outside the crater rim's crest above "Perseverance Valley," which is carved into the inner slope ... more No One Under 20 Has Experienced a Day Without NASA at Mars Laser-targeting AI Yields More Mars Science Mars Orbiter spots rover ascending Mount Sharp |
Beijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017 China has set the window to launch its Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket between July 2 and 5, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. Carrying Shijian-18 communication satellite, the rocket was vertically transferred to the launch area at Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Monday. Shijian-18 will test ... more With a Strong Partner Like Russia, Nothing Would Stop China's New Space Station China's cargo spacecraft completes second docking with space lab China to launch four more probes before 2021 |
Luxembourg (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 SES has been able to draw on its global satellite fleet of over 50 geostationary satellites to rapidly restore customers capacity following a significant anomaly affecting the AMC-9 satellite on Saturday 17 June 2017. SES immediately engaged with customers and was able to quickly offer a restoration capacity plan to transfer services to alternative satellites and minimise disruption. By la ... more Gravitational wave mission selected, planet-hunting mission moves forward Boeing Streamlining Defense and Space Unit to boost competitiveness Trudeau under pressure to reject China bid for satellite firm |
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 When Apollo astronauts on the Moon spoke with Mission Control on Earth, there was a noticeable time gap between a statement from Tranquility Base and its immediate acknowledgment from Houston. The gap lasted almost three seconds, or ten times longer than human reaction times would account for. What was happening? The answer is simple: space. The Moon orbits far enough from Earth that light ... more Lightweight steel production breakthrough: Brittle phases controlled A chemical solution to shrink digital data storage Scientists develop molecular code for melanin-like materials |
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Washington (AFP) June 19, 2017 NASA revealed Monday 10 new rocky, Earth-sized planets that could potentially have liquid water and support life. The Kepler mission team released a survey of 219 potential exoplanets - planets outside of our solar system - that had been detected by the space observatory launched in 2009 to scan the Milky Way galaxy. Ten of the new discoveries were orbiting their suns at a distance sim ... more Finding new Earths: PLATO spacecraft to be built Europe okays project to seek alien life Could a Dedicated Mission to Enceladus Detect Microbial Life There |
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 More than 30 years after Voyager 2 sped past Uranus, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers are using the spacecraft's data to learn more about the icy planet. Their new study suggests that Uranus' magnetosphere, the region defined by the planet's magnetic field and the material trapped inside it, gets flipped on and off like a light switch every day as it rotates along with the planet. It' ... more NASA Completes Study of Future 'Ice Giant' Mission Concepts The curious case of the warped Kuiper Belt King of the Gods: Jupiter Dated to Be Oldest Planet in the Solar System |
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Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017 Water differs from other liquids in a variety of ways, many of which make it essential for life. New research has identified another unusual property: water exists in two distinct liquid phases. "Water can exist as two different liquids at low temperatures where ice crystallization is slow," Anders Nilsson, a professor of physical chemistry at Stockholm University, said in a news releas ... more Wave beams mix and stir the ocean to create climate Algae The final frontier Great Barrier Reef a $42 billion asset 'too big to fail': study |
Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017 Lockheed Martin is nearly finished with its third GPS III satellite, part of a planned order of 10 to form a new GPS network for the U.S. military. The GPS III network is meant to provide greater accuracy for air, ground, and sea-based GPS systems. It features anti-jamming systems that are supposed to be up to 8 times more effective than other satellites. The first GPS III satellite SV0 ... more New reports confirm near-perfect performance record for civil GPS service India to Make Native Navigation System Mandatory For All Aircraft BDS Precise Service System covers over 300 Chinese cities |
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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 New NELIOTA project detects flashes from lunar impacts Cube Quest Challenge Team Spotlight: Cislunar Explorers Winning plans for CubeSats to the Moon |
The Hague (AFP) June 26, 2017 Dutch scientists on Monday celebrated the rare discovery of meteorite in The Netherlands, which at 4.5-billion years old may hold clues to the birth of our solar system. "Meteorites are very special because we do not have rocks of this age on earth," said geologist Leo Kriegsman from the Naturalis biodiversity centre in Leiden in a YouTube video marking the occasion. The fist-sized meteo ... more Impact Threat from Asteroid Apophis Cannot Be Ruled Out Queen's University scientist warns of asteroid danger Are NEOs Coming to Earth? |
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Paris (ESA) Jun 23, 2017 ESA's Proba-V minisatellite has captured the forest fire raging in central Portugal, revealing blackened scars and columns of smoke as well as pinpointing active fire hotspots. More than a thousand firefighters are tackling the forest fire in the Pedrogao Grande region, north east of Lisbon, which has been aflame since Saturday. Some 64 people have been reported dead and more than 130 inju ... more Comb and Copter system maps atmospheric gases A smokestack to the Northern Hemisphere stratosphere Free mapping: plotting development in Africa |
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will occur across the entire continental United States, and NASA is preparing to share this experience of a lifetime on Aug. 21. Viewers around the world will be provided a wealth of images captured before, during, and after the eclipse by 11 spacecraft, at least three NASA aircraft, more than 50 high-altitude balloons, and the astronau ... more Study suggests solar eruptions hit planet Earth like a sneeze Eclipse Expectations Excite Escapades for Enlightenment Megamovie Project debuts simulator for August 21 total Solar Eclipse |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 A global hunt for the universe's missing matter is underway, and this autumn everyone is invited to join in. On and around October 31, 2017, events around the world will celebrate the hunt for the universe's unseen "dark matter." Dark Matter Day events will engage the public in discussions about dark matter, and about the many experiments that seek to solve its mysteries. Universitie ... more Hubble captures massive dead disk galaxy that challenges theories of galaxy evolution Astronomers see mysterious nitrogen area in a butterfly-shaped star formation disk GBT Captures Orion Blazing Bright in Radio Light |
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 In an arranged marriage of optics and mechanics, physicists have created microscopic structural beams that have a variety of powerful uses when light strikes them. Able to operate in ordinary, room-temperature environments, yet exploiting some of the deepest principles of quantum physics, these optomechanical systems can act as inherently accurate thermometers, or conversely, as a type of optica ... more Shining light on low-energy electrons No Universe without Big Bang Russian Spektr-RG mission to identify 3 billin black holes after 2018 launch |
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