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  Miami (AFP) Oct 20, 2017 Two American astronauts on Friday wrapped up crucial repairs to the International Space Station's robotic arm, with just weeks to spare before the next cargo ship arrives in early November, NASA said. During a six hour, 49 minute spacewalk, NASA's Joe Acaba and Randy Bresnik put the finishing touches on repairs to the Canadian-made 57-foot (17-meter) long arm, called Canadarm 2. The arm has been a key piece of equipment at the orbiting outpost for 16 years, but in August it lost its ability to g ... read more |
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Space will see Communist loyalty: Chinese astronautBeijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2017 Jing Haipeng, the first Chinese astronaut to go into space three times, has voiced his desire to go into space again as a further demonstration of his loyalty to the Communist Party of China (CPC). ... more 
NASA develops and tests new housing for in-orbit science payloadsHuntsville AL (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 Imagine cramming 20 years' worth of science experiments - each requiring resources such as water, electricity and data connections - into a few closets in your home. For the crew members aboar ... more  
Orionid meteor shower to peak this weekendWashington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 The annual Orionid meteor shower is expected to peak over the weekend, offering viewers with clear skies the chance to see up to 20 meteors per hour. ... more  
Myanmar to launch own satellite system-2 in 2019: vice presidentYangon (Xinhua) Oct 23, 2017 Myanmar has planned to launch its own satellite system MyanmarSat-2 in June in 2019, official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Saturday. To establish state-owned satellite system, the thre ... more |
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Mine craft for MarsParis (ESA) Oct 23, 2017 If there are habitable conditions on Mars, they may be underground. Scientists from around the world are now testing how to search for life in extreme environments by venturing a kilometre beneath t ... more  
NASA awards launch contracts for Landsat 9 and Sentinel-6AWashington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC (ULS) of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for the Landsat 9 mission. The mission is currently targeted for a contract launch date of June ... more 
It's a success! Blue Origin conducts first hot-fire test of BE-4 engineWashington DC (Sputnik) Oct 23, 2017 Billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin has fired up the most powerful new US rocket engine in decades, BE-4. The engine can be used in multiple rockets, including United Launch Alliance's ... more 
Opportunity spends the week imaging Perseverance ValleyPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 23, 2017 Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. Although winter conditions are constraining activity, rover energy production has ... more  
Proton and antiproton share fundamental propertiesMainz, Germany (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 The search goes on. No difference in protons and antiprotons have yet been found which would help to potentially explain the existence of matter in our universe. However, physicists in the BASE coll ... more  
Research demonstrates method to alter coherence of lightProvidence RI (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 Brown University researchers have demonstrated for the first time a method of substantially changing the spatial coherence of light. In a paper published in the journal Science Advances, the r ... more |
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Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion supports NATO Missile Defense TestSacramento CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 Aerojet Rocketdyne reports that its propulsion systems for Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 Block IB (SM-3 IB) guided missile supported a NATO-led multinational naval operation off the northwest Scotti ... more  
OFFSET "Sprinters" encouraged to share innovative ideas for swarm systemsWashington DC (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 DARPA's OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program envisions future small-unit infantry forces using small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and/or small unmanned ground systems (UGSs) in swarm ... more  
Study reveals new threat to the ozone layerWashington DC (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 "Ozone depletion is a well-known phenomenon and, thanks to the success of the Montreal Protocol, is widely perceived as a problem solved," says University of East Anglia's David Oram. But an interna ... more 
NASA's ICON explores the boundary between earth and spaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 On Dec. 8, 2017, NASA launches the Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, a low-Earth orbiting satellite that will give us new information about how Earth's atmosphere interacts with near-Earth s ... more |
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  Gainesville FL (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 
Where people will go in the cosmos, plants will go. That's the message of a paper entitled "Gardening for Therapeutic People-Plant Interactions during Long-Duration Space Missions" written by Raymond Odeh, and Charles L. Guy of the University of Florida (Gainesville) and published in the De Gruyter journal, Open Agriculture.
In the beginning of the space age, researchers sought to see if ... more Moscow (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Russia's space agency says glitch in manned Soyuz landing  Miami (AFP) Oct 20, 2017Spacewalkers fix robotic arm in time to grab next cargo ship Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 23, 2017NASA develops and tests new housing for in-orbit science payloads |
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Billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin has fired up the most powerful new US rocket engine in decades, BE-4. The engine can be used in multiple rockets, including United Launch Alliance's Vulcan and Blue Origin's own orbital rocket, New Glenn.
The BE-4 engine, powered by liquid oxygen and liquid methane propellants, has been closely watched within the aerospace community and in ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2017NASA awards launch contracts for Landsat 9 and Sentinel-6A  Paris (ESA) Oct 18, 2017ESA role in Europe's first all-electric telecom satellite  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Lockheed Martin Launches Second Cycle of 'Girls' Rocketry Challenge' in Japan |
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Mars has an invisible magnetic "tail" that is twisted by interaction with the solar wind, according to new research using data from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft.
NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN) spacecraft is in orbit around Mars gathering data on how the Red Planet lost much of its atmosphere and water, transforming from a world that could have supported life billi ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Solar eruptions could electrify Martian moons  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 19, 2017A mission to Mars could make its own oxygen thanks to plasma technology Paris (ESA) Oct 23, 2017Mine craft for Mars |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2017 
Jing Haipeng, the first Chinese astronaut to go into space three times, has voiced his desire to go into space again as a further demonstration of his loyalty to the Communist Party of China (CPC).
"I'm eager to go to space again, be a pioneer in the battle one more time," said the 51-year-old major general and delegate to the ongoing 19th National Congress of the CPC.
"Let the vastn ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017UN official commends China's role in space cooperation |
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 Yangon (Xinhua) Oct 23, 2017 
Myanmar has planned to launch its own satellite system MyanmarSat-2 in June in 2019, official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Saturday.
To establish state-owned satellite system, the three ways - Condosat which is to lease the use of satellite transponder of another country, joint ownership system and total ownership system - are needed to be done, Vice President U Myint Swe told a co ... moreToulouse, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Eutelsat's Airbus-built full electric EUTELSAT 172B satellite reaches geostationary orbit  Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 10, 2017Turkey, Russia to Enhance Cooperation in the Field of Space Technologies  Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 9, 2017SpaceX launches 10 satellites for Iridium mobile network |
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When NASA scientists want to follow the path of the Curiosity rover on Mars, they can don a mixed-reality headset and virtually explore the Martian landscape.
Starting today, everyone can get a taste of what that feels like. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, collaborated with Google to produce Access Mars, a free immersive experience. It's available for use on all d ... more Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Understanding rare earth emulsions  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Chemical treatment improves quantum dot lasers  University Park PA (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Two-dimensional materials gets a new theory for control of properties |
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New NASA research is helping to refine our understanding of candidate planets beyond our solar system that might support life. "Using a model that more realistically simulates atmospheric conditions, we discovered a new process that controls the habitability of exoplanets and will guide us in identifying candidates for further study," said Yuka Fujii of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies ... more Laurel MD (SPX) Oct 20, 2017From Comets Come Planets  New York NY (SPX) Oct 17, 2017A star that devoured its own planets  Exeter UK (SPX) Oct 17, 2017Astronomers find potential solution into how planets form |
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At the ends of the Solar System, beyond the orbit of Neptune, there is a belt of objects composed of ice and rocks, among which four dwarf planets stand out: Pluto, Eris, Makemake and Haumea. The latter is the least well known of the four and was recently the object of an international observation campaign which was able to establish its main physical characteristics. The study, led by astronome ... more Garching, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Ring around a dwarf planet detected  Friedrichshafen, Germany (ESA) Oct 03, 2017Helicopter test for Jupiter icy moons radar  Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Solving the Mystery of Pluto's Giant Blades of Ice |
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 Edinburgh UK (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 
Resilient species of coral can move to inhospitable areas and lay the foundations for new reefs, a study shows.
Scientists have discovered that these tough, mobile corals can create their own stable habitats, which act as a base upon which other species can attach and build reefs.
These hardy corals - known as coralliths - grow on pebbles or fragments of dead reefs, and they can surv ... more Hasankeyf, Turkey (AFP) Oct 20, 2017Ancient Turkish town prepares to vanish under floodwaters  Minneapolis MN (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Clear lakes disguise impaired water quality  Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017Coral study: Previous warming period inspired sea level rise in fits and starts |
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The U.S. Air Force has given their final acceptance approval to Lockheed Martin's GPS III satellite, the company announced on Tuesday.
The available for launch designation, or AFL, from the Air Force is the final stage in accepting new technology under Department of Defense regulations. Lockheed Martin's first GPS III Space Vehicle or GPS III SV01 is expected to deploy in 2018, accordin ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2017exactEarth Announces Agreement with Alltek Marine to Expand Small Vessel Tracking Service Offering  Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017BeiDou navigation to cover Belt and Road countries by 2018 Beijing (XNA) Sep 19, 2017China's BeiDou-3 satellites get new chips |
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Aerojet Rocketdyne has test-fired its RS-25 engine, E2063, for 500 seconds at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. This is the second RS-25 engine Aerojet Rocketdyne has tested for NASA's second Exploration Mission (EM-2).
EM-2 will be the first mission to launch astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft with the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) on top of the Space Launch System (SLS). ... more Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 20, 2017NASA research suggests significant atmosphere in lunar past and possible source of water on Moon  Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017Lunar lava tube could be used as a moon mission base  Paris (ESA) Oct 20, 2017Temperature of Lunar Flashes Measured for the First Time |
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The planet Mars shares its orbit with a handful of small asteroids, the so-called Trojans. Among them, one finds a unique group, all moving in very similar orbits, suggesting that they originated from the same object. But the mechanism that produced this "family" has been a mystery.
Now, an international team of astronomers believe they have identified the culprit: sunlight. Their findings ... more Flagstaff, AZ (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Spinning comet rapidly slows down during close approach to Earth  San Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 19, 2017SwRI scientists dig into the origin of organics on Ceres Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017Orionid meteor shower to peak this weekend |
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 Saint Louis MO (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 
As devastating wildfires continue to rage in the western U.S. and Canada, a team of environmental engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered that light-absorbing organic particulate matter, also known as brown carbon aerosol, in wildfire smoke loses its ability to absorb sunlight the longer it remains in the atmosphere.
Rajan Chakrabarty, assistant professor, and Brent ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2017China, France plan to launch first joint oceanic satellite in 2018  Paris (ESA) Oct 17, 2017Sentinel-5P: satellite in excellent health Washington DC (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Study reveals new threat to the ozone layer |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 
If governments and their space agencies are serious about protecting Earth from solar storms, one team of researchers argues a giant space shield is the most logical solution.
Much attention is paid to the threat of comets and asteroids. In the past, violent collisions have triggered mass extinctions. Solar storms - intense waves of high energy particles flung into space during coronal ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2017Scientists model magnetic storm that inspired red aurora over Kyoto  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 03, 2017A RAVAN in the sun  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Parker Solar Probe Gets Its Revolutionary Heat Shield |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 
Hidden beneath Chamber A at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston is an area engineers used to test critical contamination control technology that has helped keep NASA's James Webb Space Telescope clean during cryogenic testing.
This voluminous area is called the plenum, and it supports the weight of the chamber above as well as houses some of the cabling and plumbing for it. Before Webb' ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 20, 2017Deep Space Communications via Faraway Photons  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Self-portrait of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope marks critical test Providence RI (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Research demonstrates method to alter coherence of light |
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 Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 
Quantum theory is unequivocal: it predicts that a vast number of atoms can be entangled and intertwined by a very strong quantum relationship even in a macroscopic structure. Until now, however, experimental evidence has been mostly lacking, although recent advances have shown the entanglement of 2,900 atoms. Scientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, recently reengineered thei ... moreMainz, Germany (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Proton and antiproton share fundamental properties  Bonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 18, 2017'Find the Lady' in the quantum world  Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Spotting the spin of the Majorana fermion under the microscope |
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