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  Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Jul 11, 2017 by Duncan Blake and Steven Freeland for The Conversation AU The Outer Space Treaty (OST) is the framework multilateral treaty that establishes the principal rules regulating the exploration and use of outer space. Established in 1967, it celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. But now we need an update. While the fundamental principles set out in the treaty are vitally important to the peaceful and orderly use of outer space, the pace of development of space-related technology - which allows f ... read more |
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SSL To Provide Next-Generation Imaging Satellite Constellation To DigitalglobePalo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. reports that its subsidiary Space Systems Loral (SSL) was selected to provide a next-generation satellite constellation for high-resolution Earth imaging to ... more  
First UAVs, Now Ships - Connectivity for the next generation of remote naval operationsMcLean, VA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 No military operation is as remote as a single destroyer operating on the open ocean, hundreds if not thousands of miles from the nearest port. Forty years ago, a U.S. Navy ship crossing the Pacific ... more  
Cosmic 'dust factory' reveals clues to how stars are bornCardiff UK (SPX) Jul 11, 2017 A group of scientists led by researchers at Cardiff University have discovered a rich inventory of molecules at the centre of an exploded star for the very first time. Two previously undetecte ... more  
Improved representation of solar variability in climate modelsKiel, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 How much do solar cycle variations influence our climate system? Could the rising Earth temperatures due to anthropogenic effects partly be compensated by a reduction of solar forcing in the future? ... more |
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PacSci EMC Proves New Technologies on Demonstrator SatelliteChandler, AZ (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 PacSci EMC successfully completed initial payload tests of new technologies on its on-orbit technology demonstrator satellite, PACSCISAT, on June 30, 2017. After a one-week satellite commissio ... more 
World's first demonstration of space quantum communication using a microsatelliteTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 11, 2017 The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, President: Hideyuki Tokuda, Ph.D.) developed the world's smallest and lightest quantum-communication transmitter (SOTA) onb ... more  
6 teams share honors and money in NASA's 2nd 3-D Print a Habitat challengeHuntsville AL (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 ASA has awarded a total of $201,023 to teams of citizen inventors that have reached the latest milestone of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, completing the Phase 2: Level 2 Beam Member competiti ... more 
Creating Trends in Space: An Interview with NanoRacks CEO Jeffrey ManberLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2017 Founded in 2009, the Houston, Texas-based company NanoRacks LLC provides commercial hardware and services onboard the International Space Station (ISS) for government and commercial customers. To da ... more  
NASA spacecraft to fly over Jupiter's Great Red SpotMiami (AFP) July 10, 2017 An unmanned NASA spacecraft is about to fly over a massive storm raging on Jupiter, in a long-awaited a journey that could shed new light on the forces driving the planet's Great Red Spot. ... more 
Liftoff for Trump's bold space plans may have to waitCape Canaveral (AFP) July 9, 2017 The White House has championed a new era of US leadership in space, but its aspirations are complicated by tight budgets, vacancies in top posts and the rising role of private industry in aerospace innovation, experts say. ... more |
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 US to test anti-missile system amid N Korea tensions 
DISA extends Comtech satellite services to MarinesWashington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017 A Comtech Telecommunications business unit is to continue to provide the U.S. Marines with Ku satellite bandwidth and support services. ... more  
Google's 'moonshot' factory spins off geothermal unitWashington (AFP) July 7, 2017 Google parent Alphabet is spinning off a little-known unit working on geothermal power called Dandelion, which will begin offering residential energy services. ... more  
Elon Musk's Tesla to build world's largest battery in AustraliaSydney (AFP) July 7, 2017 Elon Musk's Tesla will build what the maverick entrepreneur claims is the world's largest lithium ion battery within 100 days, making good on a Twitter promise to ease South Australia's energy woes. ... more 
Electron orbitals may hold key to unifying concept of high-temperature superconductivityUpton, NY (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 A team of scientists has found evidence for a new type of electron pairing that may broaden the search for new high-temperature superconductors. The findings, described in the journal Science, provi ... more |
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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2017 
Founded in 2009, the Houston, Texas-based company NanoRacks LLC provides commercial hardware and services onboard the International Space Station (ISS) for government and commercial customers. To date, the firm has sent more than 550 payloads from over 30 countries to ISS, creating trends in commercial hardware in space. In an interview with Astrowatch.net, Jeffrey Manber, the founder and CEO of ... more Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Jul 11, 2017As the world embraces space, the 50 year old Outer Space Treaty needs adaptation  Cape Canaveral (AFP) July 9, 2017Trump offers bold space goals but fills in few details Cape Canaveral (AFP) July 9, 2017Liftoff for Trump's bold space plans may have to wait |
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 Sendai, Japan (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
The universe is made up of plasma - a gas so hot that its particles are electrically charged. This makes it easily influenced by magnetic fields and forces, which can lead to complex behavior. Plasmas are found throughout the solar system in places such as planetary magnetosphere, solar wind and in the tails of comets.
Magnetic fields stretched by plasma flows, resulting in an increase in ... more Houston TX (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Dragon Splashes Down to Complete Resupply Mission  Paris (ESA) Jul 03, 2017Ariane 5 launch proves reliability and flies new fairing  Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Russia to Carry Out Five Launches From Vostochny Space Center in 2018 |
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 Paris (AFP) July 6, 2017 
Hopes of finding life on Mars, at least on the surface, were dealt a blow Thursday by a study revealing that salt minerals present on the Red Planet kill bacteria.
In lab tests on Earth, the compounds known as perchlorates killed cultures of the bacteria Bacillus subtilis, a basic life form, a research duo from the University of Edinburgh's School of Physics and Astronomy reported.
Perch ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2017Mars Rover Opportunity continuing science campaign at Perseverance Valley  Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017The Niagara Falls of Mars once flowed with lava  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017Russian Devices for ExoMars Mission to Be Ready in Fall 2017 |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017 
The communications satellite Zhongxing-9A has entered its preset orbit over two weeks after its launch on June 19.
Abnormal performance was identified during the third phase of the Long March-3B launch, which failed to deliver the satellite as planned.
The satellite conducted 10 orbit adjustments with its onboard thrusters and Wednesday reached its preset orbit at 101.4 degrees east ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon Beijing (AFP) July 1, 2017China prepares to launch second heavy-lift carrier rocket |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
According to Euroconsult's latest report, High Throughput Satellites: Vertical Market Analysis and Forecasts, the total committed investment from the 30 satellite operators in HTS systems has reached nearly $19 billion.
Compared to the 36 launches of GEO-HTS systems over the past decade, another ~100 GEO-HTS systems are expected to launch from 2017 to 2025, at an average of 11 launches per ... more Luxembourg (SPX) Jun 21, 2017SES Transfers Capacity from AMC-9 Satellite Following Significant Anomaly  McLean, VA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Second launch doubles number of Iridium NEXT satellites in orbit to 20  Toulouse, France (SPX) Jun 28, 2017OneWeb inaugurates production line Assembly, Integration, and Test of OneWeb satellites |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
In the harshest of environments in far-east Russia, Monash scientists have played a leading role in the discovery of a new mineral, which could revolutionise the future of the mining industry.
The mineral - Nataliyamalikite - is new, and did not exist before, explains Professor Joel Brugger, the lead author in a recently published paper in American Mineralogist.
It contains thallium, ... more Luxembourg (SPX) Jun 29, 2017SES and MDA Announce First Satellite Life Extension Agreement Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 10, 20176 teams share honors and money in NASA's 2nd 3-D Print a Habitat challenge  Fino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Space Debris Mitigation Mission Successfully Launched on June 23rd, 2017 |
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 Lisbon, Portugal (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
In a paper highlighted by Astronomy and Astrophysics journal, a team2 of researchers from the Instituto de Astrofisica e Ciencias do Espaco (IA3) discovered observational evidence for the existence of two distinct populations of giant planets.
So far, more than 3500 planets have been detected orbiting solar type stars. Although recent results suggest that most planets in our Galaxy are roc ... more New Haven CT (SPX) Jul 07, 2017A cosmic barbecue: Researchers spot 60 new 'hot Jupiter' candidates  Hull UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Re-making planets after star-death  Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 07, 2017First discovery of an exoplanet with SPHERE VLT |
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 Miami (AFP) July 10, 2017 
An unmanned NASA spacecraft is about to fly over a massive storm raging on Jupiter, in a long-awaited a journey that could shed new light on the forces driving the planet's Great Red Spot.
The flyby of the Juno spacecraft, surveilling the 10,000-mile-wide (16,000-kilometer-wide) storm, is scheduled for 9:55 pm Monday (0155 GMT Tuesday).
"Jupiter's mysterious Great Red Spot is probably th ... more Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 07, 2017New Mysteries Surround New Horizons' Next Flyby Target  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Mid-infrared images from the Subaru telescope extend Juno spacecraft discoveries  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2017Earth-based Views of Jupiter to Enhance Juno Flyby |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
Climate change could turn one of Africa's driest regions into a very wet one by suddenly switching on a Monsoon circulation. For the first time, scientists find evidence in computer simulations for a possible abrupt change to heavy seasonal rainfall in the Sahel, a region that so far has been characterized by extreme dryness.
They detect a self-amplifying mechanism which might kick-in beyo ... more Warwick UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Bacteria collaborate to propel the ocean 'engine'  (UPI) Jul 7, 2017New data shows extreme coastal sea levels more likely  Warsaw (AFP) July 6, 2017UNESCO keeps Great Barrier Reef off 'in danger' list |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 7, 2017  Orbital Alliance Techsystems Operations has been awarded a $53.6 million modification to an existing contract for procurement of M1156 presicion-guidance kits, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday.
The modification will provide PGKs for converting standard Army unguided 155mm artillery shells into GPS-guided munitions used by conventional artillery.
Work will be perfor ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017India Plans to Roll Out National GPS Next Year  Paris (AFP) July 4, 2017Europe's Galileo satnav identifies problems behind failing clocks Paris (AFP) June 22, 2017New orbiters for Europe's Galileo satnav system |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 07, 2017 
During a simulated space mission underwater last week, ESA tested an ingenious concept to bring astronauts safely back to base if they are incapacitated during lunar exploration.
Four 'aquanauts', including ESA astronaut Pedro Duque and NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, took part in NASA's 22nd Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO-22) mission, spending 10 days in the Aquarius habitat ... more Tokyo (Sputnik) Jun 29, 2017Japanese Space Agency Proposes Plan to Send Astronauts to Moon Tokyo (AFP) June 30, 2017Japan reveals plans to put a man on moon by 2030  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2017Russian aerospace firm to cooperate with China on Lunar exploration missions |
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 Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 06, 2017 
Scientists pursue research through observation, experimentation and modeling. They strive for all of these pieces to fit together, but sometimes finding the unexpected is even more exciting. That's what happened to University of Central Florida's astrophysicist Gal Sarid, who studies comets, asteroids and planetary formation and earlier this year was part of a team that published a study focused ... more Tucson, AZ (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Pitted Materials in Craters Could Indicate Buried Ice on Asteroids  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2017NASA'S First Asteroid Deflection Mission Enters Next Design Phase  Paris (AFP) June 28, 2017Are asteroids humanity's 'greatest challenge'? |
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 Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. reports that its subsidiary Space Systems Loral (SSL) was selected to provide a next-generation satellite constellation for high-resolution Earth imaging to DigitalGlobe, the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet.
Called WorldView Legion, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites will more than double DigitalGlobe's hig ... more Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Sea spray losing its sparkle?  Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 03, 2017Russia's 'Sova' Atmospheric Satellite Starts Flight Tests - Research Fund  Paris (ESA) Jul 07, 2017See our seasons change from space |
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 Kiel, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
How much do solar cycle variations influence our climate system? Could the rising Earth temperatures due to anthropogenic effects partly be compensated by a reduction of solar forcing in the future?
These questions have been in the focus of climate research for a long time. In order to answer these questions as precisely as possible, it is required to know the fluctuations of solar forcing ... more Hull UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2017Musical Sun Reduces Range of Magnetic Activity  Hull UK (SPX) Jul 04, 2017Shining a Light on Solar Energetic Particles and Jets  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 06, 2017Scientists uncover origins of the Sun's swirling spicules |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
A group of astronomers have shown that the fastest-moving stars in our galaxy - which are travelling so fast that they can escape the Milky Way - are in fact runaways from a much smaller galaxy in orbit around our own.
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, used data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and computer simulations to demonstrate that these stellar sprinters originate ... more Hull UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2017A Rare Chance to See Galaxy Demise  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Hubble pushed beyond limits to spot clumps of new stars in distant galaxy Cardiff UK (SPX) Jul 11, 2017Cosmic 'dust factory' reveals clues to how stars are born |
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 
A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has used sophisticated neutron scattering techniques to detect an elusive quantum state known as the Higgs amplitude mode in a two-dimensional material.
The Higgs amplitude mode is a condensed matter cousin of the Higgs boson, the storied quantum particle theorized in the 1960s and proven experimentally in 2012. It is o ... more Stanford CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Scientists get first direct look at how electrons 'dance' with vibrating atoms  Hull UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Shocking case of indigestion in supermassive black hole  St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Shaking Schroedinger's cat |
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