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  New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 09, 2017 The recent foray of Ghana into space exploration provides immense business opportunities for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), which boasts the most cost-effective launch vehicle. New Delhi (Spuntik) - Ghana recently launched its first ever satellite, GhanaSat-1, from NASA's International Space Station. A group of students at Ghana's All Nations University (ANU) built the satellite, which weighs about 1 kg and will orbit 400kms above the earth. Launched last month, it will help Ghana ... read more |
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China offers over million dollars for someone to operate world's largest radio telescopeBeijing (Sputnik) Aug 09, 2017 China is struggling to find a foreign applicant to run the world's largest radio telescope, which is odd considering they're offering to pay them more than $1.2 million for their troubles. The ... more 
Sunshield layers fully integrated on James Webb Space TelescopeHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 The five sunshield layers responsible for protecting the optics and instruments of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are now fully installed. Northrop Grumman Corporation in Redondo Beach, Cal ... more  
NASA Guide Outlines Deep Space Rocket's Unprecedented CapabilitiesHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 The Space Launch System (SLS) provides America with a unique capability to launch more than double what any current vehicle can carry on the first SLS mission and up to four times as much on subsequ ... more  
UCI celestial census indicates that black holes pervade the universeIrvine CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 After conducting a cosmic inventory of sorts to calculate and categorize stellar-remnant black holes, astronomers from the University of California, Irvine have concluded that there are probably ten ... more |
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China to build first Mars simulation baseXining, China (XNA) Aug 09, 2017 China will establish the country's first Mars simulation base, in northwest China's Qinghai Province, the local government said Tuesday. The base will be in the red cliff region in Da Qaidam ( ... more  
NASA's Scientific Balloon Program Reaches New HeightsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 For decades, NASA has released enormous scientific balloons into Earth's atmosphere, miles above the altitude of commercial flights. The Balloon Program is currently preparing new missions bearing s ... more  
Scientists find four Earth-like exoplanets orbiting closest sun-like starWashington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017 Scientists have found four Earth-like exoplanets orbiting a star system just 12 light-years away. ... more 
Polish astronomers attempt to solve pulsating blue stars puzzleWashington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017 A team of astronomers is trying to account for a mysterious new class of rapidly pulsating blue stars. ... more  
The sun's core makes a complete rotation in one weekParis (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 The rotation rate of the Sun's core has been accurately measured for the first time. The Sun, which has been remarkably stable for the past 4.6 billion years, is held together by the almost perfect ... more  
Drones reporting for workBoston MA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 When a firefighter, first responder or soldier operates a small, lightweight flight vehicle inside a building, in urban canyons, underground or under the forest canopy, the GPS-denied environment pr ... more |
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NASA, Norway to develop Arctic laser-ranging stationGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 NASA and the Norwegian Mapping Authority are partnering to develop a state-of-the-art satellite laser ranging station 650 miles from the North Pole that will produce high-precision locations of orbi ... more  
New railgun ready for testingWashington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 A new 10 mega joule medium-range multi-mission railgun from General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has been assembled and is ready for testing, the company announced on Monday. ... more 
Tiny terahertz laser could be used for imaging, chemical detectionBoston MA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 Terahertz radiation - the band of the electromagnetic spectrum between microwaves and visible light - has promising applications in medical and industrial imaging and chemical detection, among other ... more 
Active machine learning for the discovery and crystallization of gigantic polyoxometalate moleculesWashington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 Who is the better experimentalist, a human or a robot? When it comes to exploring synthetic and crystallization conditions for inorganic gigantic molecules, actively learning machines are clearly ah ... more |
  Houston TX (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 
NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik looks through the hatch of the International Space Station's Bigelow Expandable Aerospace Module (BEAM) on July 31, 2017.
He shared this photo on social media on August 2, commenting, "Ever wonder how you look when you enter a new part of a spacecraft? Well, this is it. First time inside the expandable BEAM module."
The BEAM is an experimental expandable ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2017Two Voyagers Taught Us How to Listen to Space  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2017NASA Offers Space Station as Catalyst for Discovery in Washington  Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 01, 2017Voyager spacecraft still in communication 40 years out into the void |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 
Production of the five-segment powerhouse motors for the Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket boosters is on target at prime contractor Orbital ATK's facilities in Utah, with 10 motor segments cast with propellant and four of those segments complete.
Following propellant casting, the finished segments were evaluated using non-destructive techniques, such as x-ray, to ensure they met qual ... moreHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2017NASA Guide Outlines Deep Space Rocket's Unprecedented Capabilities  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 04, 2017Dragon to be packed with new experiments for International Space Station  Mojave CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2017VSS Unity Flies with Propulsion Systems Installed and Live |
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 Xining, China (XNA) Aug 09, 2017 
China will establish the country's first Mars simulation base, in northwest China's Qinghai Province, the local government said Tuesday.
The base will be in the red cliff region in Da Qaidam (also known as Dachaidan) district in the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi.
Situated at the Qaidam basin in western Qinghai, Haixi was chosen for its Mars-like landform, landscape ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2017Five Years Ago and 154 Million Miles Away: Touchdown!  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 17, 2017For Moratorium on Sending Commands to Mars, Blame the Sun  Paris (ESA) Jul 14, 2017Tributes to wetter times on Mars |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017 
China has a clear plan to provide sea launches for commercial payloads to be carried by Long March rockets, according to an aerospace official.
Tang Yagang, vice head of the aerospace division of the No.1 institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), said that the technology is not difficult and a sea launch platform can be built based on modifying 10,000-ton ... more Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 
Preliminary construction is underway on a new, $350 million Lockheed Martin facility that will produce next-generation satellites. The new facility, located on the company's Waterton Canyon campus near Denver, is the latest step in an ongoing transformation, infused with innovation to provide future missions at reduced cost and cycle time.
The new Gateway Center, slated for completion in 2 ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 18, 2017ASTROSCALE Raises a Total of $25 Million in Series C Led by Private Companies  Paris (ESA) Jul 14, 2017LISA Pathfinder: bake, rattle and roll  Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 02, 2017Airbus DS to expand cooperation with Russia |
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Who is the better experimentalist, a human or a robot? When it comes to exploring synthetic and crystallization conditions for inorganic gigantic molecules, actively learning machines are clearly ahead, as demonstrated by British Scientists in an experiment with polyoxometalates published in the journal Angewandte Chemie.
Polyoxometalates form through self-assembly of a large number of met ... moreBoston MA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Tiny terahertz laser could be used for imaging, chemical detection  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Machine learning could be key to producing stronger, less corrosive metals Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2017NASA, Norway to develop Arctic laser-ranging station |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 3, 2017 
According to NASA, the universe needs police - specifically immigration enforcement. The space agency is hiring a planetary protection officer to keep Earthlings safe from alien invaders.
The job is simple: prevent "biological contamination in human and robotic space exploration."
The planetary protection officer will be tasked with keeping aliens from harming life on Earth. But ... moreWashington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Scientists find four Earth-like exoplanets orbiting closest sun-like star  Arecibo PR (SPX) Jul 17, 2017A New Search for Extrasolar Planets from the Arecibo Observatory  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017Gulf of Mexico tube worm is one of the longest-living animals in the world |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 
Spectacular sunsets and sunrises are enough to dazzle most of us, but to astronomers, dusk and dawn are a waste of good observing time. They want a truly dark sky. Not Ned Molter, a UC Berkeley astronomy graduate student. He set out to show that some bright objects can be studied just as well during twilight, when other astronomers are twiddling their thumbs, and quickly discovered a new feature ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 04, 2017Jovian storm looms large in the Jupiter's High North  Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 17, 2017New Horizons Video Soars over Pluto's Majestic Mountains and Icy Plains  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot |
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 Hagatna, Guam (AFP) Aug 9, 2017 
The Pacific island of Guam remained outwardly calm Wednesday in the face of a threatened North Korean attack, and a senior official in the US territory urged people to "relax and enjoy paradise".
After US President Donald Trump threatened North Korea with "fire and fury" over its nuclear ambitions Tuesday, Pyongyang raised the stakes just hours later - saying it was considering missile stri ... more Alexandria VA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017No longer water under the bridge, statistics yields new data on sea levels  Washington (UPI) Aug 8, 2017Teamwork key to ocean travel for jellies  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Invasion of glowing tropical jellyfish baffles U.S. scientists |
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Three of six new Lockheed Martin developed, state-of-the-art receivers are now deployed to help the U.S. Air Force maintain the accuracy of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals.
In June, the first new Monitor Station Technology Improvement Capability (MSTIC) receiver became operational at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The upgrades continued at Air Force Monitoring ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system  Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017Russia, China to Set Up Pilot Zone to Test National Navigation Systems  New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017India Plans to Roll Out National GPS Next Year |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 
Future space exploration aims to fly further from Earth than ever before. Now, Italian Space Agency scientists have expressed an interest in contributing to the development of robotic technologies to bring an asteroid from beyond lunar orbit back into closer reach in order to better study it.
In a paper published in EPJ Plus, Marco Tantardini and Enrico Flamini from the Italian Space Agenc ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2017NASA studies tethered CubeSat mission to study Lunar swirls  Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017Florida startup boldly sets sights on moon Paris (AFP) July 24, 2017Moon could be wetter than thought, say scientists |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) was part of an international team that recently discovered a relatively unpopulated region of the main asteroid belt, where the few asteroids present are likely pristine relics from early in solar system history. The team used a new search technique that also identified the oldest known asteroid family, which extends throughout the inner region of the main ast ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Supernova-Hunting Team Finds Comet with Aid of Amateur Astronomer  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 31, 2017Asteroid Flyby Will Benefit NASA Detection and Tracking Network  Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Upcoming asteroid flyby will help Planetary Defense Network |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 
The U.S. and Brazil are teaming up to study scintillation in the ionosphere, a phenomena that affects radio signals, disrupting communications and GPS navigation. Aerospace is providing a sensor for this international CubeSat mission, dubbed SPORT, that will be deployed off the International Space Station. The ionosphere is a portion of Earth's atmosphere where radiation from the sun creates a l ... more Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Lockheed Martin Will Build New Space Instrument Focused on Vegetation Health and Carbon Monitoring  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 04, 2017NOAA's GOES-S and GOES-T satellites coming together |
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 London, UK (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 
The elemental composition of the Sun's hot atmosphere known as the 'corona' is strongly linked to the 11-year solar magnetic activity cycle, a team of scientists from UCL, George Mason University and Naval Research Laboratory has revealed for the first time.
The study, published in Nature Communications and funded by the NASA Hinode program, shows that an increase in magnetic activity goes ... moreParis (SPX) Aug 09, 2017The sun's core makes a complete rotation in one week  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Two weeks in the life of a sunspot  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 04, 2017Our solar system's 'shocking' origin story |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 03, 2017 
Understanding the history of star formation in the Universe is a central theme in modern astronomy. Various observations have shown that the star formation activity has varied through the 13.8 billion-year history of the Universe.
The stellar birthrate peaked around 10 billion years ago, and has declined steadily since then. However, the cause of the declining stellar birthrate is still no ... more Livermore CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Scientists probe the conditions of stellar interiors to measure nuclear reactions Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Polish astronomers attempt to solve pulsating blue stars puzzle  Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 04, 2017Dark Energy Survey reveals most accurate measurement of universe's dark matter |
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 Irvine CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 
After conducting a cosmic inventory of sorts to calculate and categorize stellar-remnant black holes, astronomers from the University of California, Irvine have concluded that there are probably tens of millions of the enigmatic, dark objects in the Milky Way - far more than expected.
"We think we've shown that there are as many as 100 million black holes in our galaxy," said UCI chair and ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Primordial black holes may have helped to forge heavy elements  Swansea UK (SPX) Aug 07, 2017First observation of the hyperfine splitting in antihydrogen  Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Clever experiment documents multiscale fluid dynamics |
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