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SpaceX launches Taiwan's first home-built satellite Los Angeles CA (AFP) Aug 25, 2017 SpaceX on Thursday launched the first satellite designed and built entirely in Taiwan, a spacecraft that aims to boost disaster forecasts and mapping, environmental observation and space research. The satellite, called FORMOSAT-5, weighs nearly 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms) and blasted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 11:51 am (1851 GMT). "Falcon 9 has lifted off," SpaceX engineer Lauren Lyons said as the rocket soared into the sky over the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, ... read more |
Webb telescope to study 'ocean worlds' in the solar system Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 Scientists at NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope will study the ocean worlds of Jupiter and Saturn's moons using infrared capabilities to gather data that may help guide missions to them in the future. ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 Orbital ATK is preparing to launch the U.S. Air Force's Operationally Responsive Space-5 satellite on Aug. 25th from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. ... more Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 Inevitably, large stars at the end of their life collapse under the gigantic force of gravity, turning into black holes. We could cunningly ask if there is a way to delay this process; postpone the ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017 Boeing and Northrop Grumman have received $349.2 million and $328.6 million contracts respectively for the development of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent replacement for the LGM-30G Minuteman III ballistic missile. ... more |
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Setting the Spaceplane Stage Hampton VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 Fly frequently, travel safely, land on (most) runways, and operate economically: such are the guiding principles for 21st century spaceplanes, cargo-carrying aerospace workhorses routinely launching ... more Munich, Germany (ESO) Aug 24, 2017 To the unaided eye the famous, bright star Antares shines with a strong red tint in the heart of the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion. It is a huge and comparatively cool red supergiant star ... more Hampton VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 NASA's most advanced launch vehicle is undergoing a variety of testing before the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will be used to launch astronauts in the agency's Orion spacecraft on missions to e ... more Keith Koehler for Wallops News Wallops Island, VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 A NASA rocket mission to study disturbances in the upper atmosphere that interfere with communication and technology systems will form night-time white artific ... more Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 Administrator Robert Lightfoot, acting Deputy NASA Administrator Lesa Roe, Ames Center Director Eugene Tu, Ames Director of Science Michael Bicay, and Amoroso Construction Northern California Operat ... more Miami (AFP) Aug 23, 2017 Spacex's chief executive Elon Musk gave a sneak peek Wednesday at the California-based company's futuristic new spacesuit. ... more |
NASA's twin study investigates metabolites Denver CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 Engineers at Lockheed Martin and NASA breathed life into the next Orion crew module when they powered up the spacecraft for the first time at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Designed for human sp ... more Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 Exploding stars lit the way for our understanding of the universe, but researchers are still in the dark about many of their features. A team of scientists, including scholars from the Univers ... more Birmingham UK (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 Physicists have described how observations of gravitational waves limit the possible explanations for the formation of black holes outside of our galaxy; either they are spinning more slowly than bl ... more Boston MA (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 Plate tectonics has shaped the Earth's surface for billions of years: Continents and oceanic crust have pushed and pulled on each other, continually rearranging the planet's facade. As two massive p ... more |
Hampton VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 Fly frequently, travel safely, land on (most) runways, and operate economically: such are the guiding principles for 21st century spaceplanes, cargo-carrying aerospace workhorses routinely launching to low-Earth orbit for space station resupply and crew transfers. Fans disconsolate after retirement of NASA's shuttle fleet can take heart: The next generation in reusable space vehicles is set to d ... more Lockheed Martin Powers-up Next Orion Spacecraft for First Time Turning human waste into plastic, nutrients could aid long-distance space travel NASA Offers Space Station as Catalyst for Discovery in Washington |
Los Angeles CA (AFP) Aug 25, 2017 SpaceX on Thursday launched the first satellite designed and built entirely in Taiwan, a spacecraft that aims to boost disaster forecasts and mapping, environmental observation and space research. The satellite, called FORMOSAT-5, weighs nearly 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms) and blasted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 11:51 am (1851 GMT). "Falcon 9 has lifted off," SpaceX engineer Lauren ... more Wind Tunnel Test of Deep Space Rocket Calls For New Coat of Paint SpaceX unveils peek at sleek new spacesuit The Phantom Lunar Dragon |
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Paris (ESA) Aug 23, 2017 As the energetic particles of the solar wind speed across interplanetary space, their motion is modified by objects in their path. A study, based on data from ESA's Mars Express orbiter, has thrown new light on a surprising interaction between the planet Mars and supersonic particles in the solar wind. cientists have long been aware that a feature known as a bow shock forms upstream of a p ... more Mars weather: 'Cloudy, chance of nighttime snowstorm' For Moratorium on Sending Commands to Mars, Blame the Sun Tributes to wetter times on Mars |
Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017 Chinese scientists have become the first to realize quantum key distribution from a satellite to the ground, laying the foundation for building a hack-proof global quantum communication network. The achievement based on experiments conducted with the world' s first quantum satellite, Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), was published in the authoritative academic journal Nature on T ... more Xian Satellite Control Center resolves over 10 major satellite faults in 50 years China develops sea launches to boost space commerce Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit |
London, UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 26 joint proposals from potential spaceports and operators proves strong interest in UK market for small sat launch and sub-orbital flight. The number of responses for government funding to support UK spaceflight has highlighted a strong interest in the UK commercial market for small satellite launch and sub-orbital flight. The UK Space Agency's call for grant proposals to establish initia ... more ASTROSCALE Raises a Total of $25 Million in Series C Led by Private Companies LISA Pathfinder: bake, rattle and roll Blue Sky Network Reaffirms Commitment to Brazilian Market |
New York NY (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 A new study led by Michael P. Burke, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has identified the significance of a new class of chemical reactions involving three molecules that each participate in the breaking and forming of chemical bonds. The reaction of three different molecules is enabled by an "ephemeral collision complex," formed from the collision of two mol ... more Can 'large stars' anti-aging research' help future memory devices The critical point in breaking the glass problem Nanoparticle ink produces glowing holograms with simple inkjet printer |
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Arlington TX (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 Astrophysicists at the University of Texas at Arlington have predicted that an Earth-like planet may be lurking in a star system just 16 light years away. The team investigated the star system Gliese 832 for additional exoplanets residing between the two currently known alien worlds in this system. Their computations revealed that an additional Earth-like planet with a dynamically stable c ... more A New Search for Extrasolar Planets from the Arecibo Observatory Gulf of Mexico tube worm is one of the longest-living animals in the world Molecular Outflow Launched Beyond Disk Around Young Star |
Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 17, 2017 In July 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft sent home the first close-up pictures of Pluto and its moons - amazing imagery that inspired many to wonder what a flight over the distant worlds' icy terrain might be like. Wonder no more. Using actual New Horizons data and digital elevation models of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, mission scientists have created flyover movies that offer s ... more Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot New evidence in support of the Planet Nine hypothesis Scientists probe Neptune's depths to reveal secrets of icy planets |
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Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017 Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that largemouth bass whose cortisol levels rise after stress are harder to catch by angling. The study, published today in the Journal of Experimental Biology, could impact recreational fishing if anglers are mainly catching fish whose stress levels determine if they are likely to strike at a lure. "We could poten ... more Dora no Explorer: TV network axes Philippine resort plan after outcry Risky business for fish in oil-polluted reef waters Japanese seaweed is welcome invader on US coasts: study |
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 19, 2017 Japan on Saturday launched the third satellite in its effort to build a homegrown geolocation system aimed at improving the accuracy of car navigation systems and smartphone maps to mere centimetres. An H-IIA rocket blasted off at about 2:30 pm (0530 GMT) from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The rocket successf ... more IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system Harris delivers navigation package for third GPS III satellite Lockheed Martin Begins Modernizing Receivers for U.S. Air Force's GPS Signal Monitoring Stations |
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San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 The moon is likely very dry in its interior according to a new study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, published August 21, 2017 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The question of the moon's moistness matters because the amount of water and other volatile (easily evaporated) elements and compounds provide ... more Call For Ideas For Research On The Deep Space Gateway Roscosmos Approves Luna-25 Space Station Model in Moon Exploration Project Moon's magnetic field lasted far longer than once believed |
Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 Tremendous amounts of soot, lofted into the air from global wildfires following a massive asteroid strike 66 million years ago, would have plunged Earth into darkness for nearly two years, new research finds. This would have shut down photosynthesis, drastically cooled the planet, and contributed to the mass extinction that marked the end of the age of dinosaurs. These new details about ho ... more Large asteroid to safely pass Earth on September 1 Asteroid Apophis has One in 100,000 chance of hitting Earth Asteroid 2012 TC4 will fly past Earth in October 2017 |
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Keith Koehler for Wallops News Wallops Island, VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 A NASA rocket mission to study disturbances in the upper atmosphere that interfere with communication and technology systems will form night-time white artificial clouds visible by residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands during two rocket flights to occur between August 29 and September 9. The Waves and Instabilities from a Neutral Dynamo, o ... more Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows How future volcanic eruptions will impact Earth's ozone layer Identifying individual atmospheric equatorial waves from a total flow field |
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 3 billion times and man still does not have a clue. The weathermen were astonished the clouds dissipated during the loss of temperature of the eclipse. NASA is all google eyes about the data sets that they will process. I will continue to study images and look for shadow bands and the shadow race. Thanks to Tom, Steve and the great teams of Schlafly Beer and Dew Drop Inn. Special planning ... more NJIT researchers will follow in the moon's slipstream to capture high-res sunspot images NASA, ESA spacecraft track solar storm through space ESA's Proba-3 will create artificial solar eclipses |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 21, 2017 Dim objects called brown dwarfs, less massive than the Sun but more massive than Jupiter, have powerful winds and clouds - specifically, hot patchy clouds made of iron droplets and silicate dust. Scientists recently realized these giant clouds can move and thicken or thin surprisingly rapidly, in less than an Earth day, but did not understand why. Now, researchers have a new model for expl ... more UChicago scientists detect first X-rays from mystery supernovas Best ever image of a star's surface and atmosphere Scientists create 'diamond rain' that forms in the interior of icy giant planets |
Birmingham UK (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 Physicists have described how observations of gravitational waves limit the possible explanations for the formation of black holes outside of our galaxy; either they are spinning more slowly than black holes in our own galaxy or they spin rapidly but are 'tumbled around' with spins randomly oriented to their orbit. The paper, published in Nature, is based on data that came about following ... more NICER and LISA to Confirm or Disprove Predictions of General Relativity Supermassive black holes feed on cosmic jellyfish Superconductivity research reveals potential new state of matter |
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