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Saudi Arabia to invest $1 billion in Virgin Galactic Riyadh (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund on Thursday announced a $1 billion investment in British billionaire Richard Branson's space tourism company Virgin Galactic. The announcement on the sidelines of an investment summit in Riyadh comes nearly a month after the Virgin Group founder said he would invest in the kingdom's Red Sea project that aims to turn 50 Saudi islands into luxury tourism destinations. "This investment will enable us to develop the next generation of satellite launches and acc ... read more |
Dawn Finds Possible Ancient Ocean Remnants at Ceres Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 27, 2017 Minerals containing water are widespread on Ceres, suggesting the dwarf planet may have had a global ocean in the past. What became of that ocean? Could Ceres still have liquid today? Two new studie ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 27, 2017 A small, recently discovered asteroid - or perhaps a comet - appears to have originated from outside the solar system, coming from somewhere else in our galaxy. If so, it would be the first "interst ... more Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 The impressive jets of dust that comets emit into space during their journey around the Sun are not driven solely by the sublimation of frozen water. In some cases further processes augment the outb ... more London, UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 A Canadian-led international team of astronomers recently discovered that spots on the surface of a supergiant star are driving huge spiral structures in its stellar wind. Their results are publishe ... more |
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Pope asks spacemen life's big questions in ISS live chat Vatican City (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 Pope Francis chatted with six astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, kicking off the rare interview with a philosophical question on "man's place in the universe". ... more Boston MA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 Scientists from MIT and other institutions, working closely with amateur astronomers, have spotted the dusty tails of six exocomets - comets outside our solar system - orbiting a faint star 800 ligh ... more Paris (ESA) Oct 27, 2017 A European clock accurate to a trillionth of a second is set to be used on satellites and missions to the Moon. The ultra-precise time-keeper was conceived by a small company in Latvia, and ES ... more University Park PA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 Astronomers at Penn State have used the Hubble Space Telescope to find a blistering-hot giant planet outside our solar system where the atmosphere "snows" titanium dioxide - the active ingredient in ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 About 1 million miles away from the nearest eye surgeon, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will be able to perfect its own vision while in orbit. Though the Webb telescope will focus on stars and ga ... more Paris (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 According to the 10th edition of Euroconsult's report, Satellite-Based Earth Observation, Market Prospects to 2026, the Earth Observation (EO) data and services market should reach $8.5 billion by 2 ... more |
New evidence for dark matter makes it even more exotic Hampton VA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 The first wave of atmospheric data from the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III (SAGE III), a NASA instrument that launched to the International Space Station earlier this year, is now avai ... more Paris (ESA) Oct 24, 2017 The Concordia research station in Antarctica is a place of extremes: for nine months no supplies can be delivered, the nearest living beings are 600 km away at the Russian Vostok station, and the Su ... more New Delhi (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday started talks with Indian leaders expected to highlight the strong alliance between the two nations, with both anxious to counter China's growing influence. ... more Beijing (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 Chinese politics have increasingly become a one-man show, with President Xi Jinping as the indisputable star. ... more |
Vatican City (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 Pope Francis chatted with six astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, kicking off the rare interview with a philosophical question on "man's place in the universe". Italian Paolo Nespoli, 60, admitted that despite the bird's eye view of Earth he too remained "perplexed", while American Mark Vande Hei said seeing the planet from space made them "realise how fragile we ... more Saudi Arabia to invest $1 billion in Virgin Galactic Plants and psychological well-being in space Spacewalkers fix robotic arm in time to grab next cargo ship |
Ann Arbor NI (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 An advanced space engine in the running to propel humans to Mars has broken the records for operating current, power and thrust for a device of its kind, known as a Hall thruster. The development of the thruster was led by Alec Gallimore, University of Michigan professor of aerospace engineering and the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering. Hall thrusters offer exceptionally efficien ... more Draper and Sierra Nevada Corporation announce new agreement for space missions Aerojet Rocketdyne breaks ground on advanced manufacturing center in Huntsville New solid rocket motor development facility completed at Spaceport America |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 24, 2017 NASA's Mars rover Curiosity team is working to restore Curiosity's sample-drilling capability using new techniques. The latest development is a preparatory test on Mars. The five-year-old mission is still several months from the soonest possible resumption of drilling into Martian rocks. Managers are enthusiastic about successful Earth-based tests of techniques to work around a mechanical ... more Solar eruptions could electrify Martian moons MAVEN finds Mars has a twisted tail Mine craft for Mars |
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 China launches three satellites Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission UN official commends China's role in space cooperation |
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 ... more Eutelsat's Airbus-built full electric EUTELSAT 172B satellite reaches geostationary orbit Turkey, Russia to Enhance Cooperation in the Field of Space Technologies SpaceX launches 10 satellites for Iridium mobile network |
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 Crystals comprising the elements uranium, ruthenium, rhodium, and silicon have a simple geometric structure and should no longer be hiding any secrets. However, that is not the case - quite the contrary. At temperatures below 17.5 Kelvin, a new internal order emerges: Something in the material orders in some yet undisclosed way, releasing a certain amount of heat as a signature. Known is o ... more Solid or liquid? Researcher proposes a new definition of glass New evidence for dark matter makes it even more exotic Using space to study ultra-cold materials |
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University Park PA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 Astronomers at Penn State have used the Hubble Space Telescope to find a blistering-hot giant planet outside our solar system where the atmosphere "snows" titanium dioxide - the active ingredient in sunscreen. These Hubble observations are the first detections of this "snow-out" process, called a "cold trap," on an exoplanet. This discovery, and other observations made by the Penn State te ... more Comet mission reveals 'missing link' in our understanding of planet formation Marine microbes living beneath seabed resort to cannibalism New NASA study improves search for habitable worlds |
Granada, Spain (SPX) Oct 17, 2017 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 Ring around a dwarf planet detected Helicopter test for Jupiter icy moons radar Solving the Mystery of Pluto's Giant Blades of Ice |
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Beer-Sheva, Israel (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has developed Israel's first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The robotic "HydroCamel II" will be commercially available for use in the military, security, and oil and gas sectors, as well as in environmental applications and marine research. BGN Technologies Ltd., BGU's technology-transfer company, also announced the formation of a new company, BG Ro ... more Among 'green' energy, hydropower is the most dangerous Nanoparticles remove cadmium toxicity from a freshwater system Paleogenomic analysis sheds light on Easter Island mysteries |
Antwerp, Belgium (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 Currently, the MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) in Antwerp, Belgium, is moving its operations from the Delwaidedock on the right bank of the river Schelde to the Deurganckdock on the left bank. In this context, this terminal is being expanded to a throughput capacity of 9 million TEUs annually. This will make it the single largest container terminal in Europe. When fully moved and operatio ... more Galileo in place for launch: then there were four Lockheed Martin's first GPS III Satellite receives green light from Air Force exactEarth Announces Agreement with Alltek Marine to Expand Small Vessel Tracking Service Offering |
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Paris (ESA) Oct 27, 2017 A European clock accurate to a trillionth of a second is set to be used on satellites and missions to the Moon. The ultra-precise time-keeper was conceived by a small company in Latvia, and ESA has recognised its potential for space. "We are the Ferrari of timers with the components of a tractor," says Nikolai Adamovitch of Eventech. "We provide extreme timing accuracy using re ... more Human presence in Lunar orbit one step closer with successful RS-25 engine test NASA research suggests significant atmosphere in lunar past and possible source of water on Moon Lunar lava tube could be used as a moon mission base |
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 Scientists from MIT and other institutions, working closely with amateur astronomers, have spotted the dusty tails of six exocomets - comets outside our solar system - orbiting a faint star 800 light years from Earth. These cosmic balls of ice and dust, which were about the size of Halley's Comet and traveled about 100,000 miles per hour before they ultimately vaporized, are some of the sm ... more Rosetta Reveals Dust Jet from Comet Dawn Finds Possible Ancient Ocean Remnants at Ceres Small Asteroid or Comet 'Visits' from Beyond the Solar System |
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Paris (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 According to the 10th edition of Euroconsult's report, Satellite-Based Earth Observation, Market Prospects to 2026, the Earth Observation (EO) data and services market should reach $8.5 billion by 2026 based on current growth trajectories. An alternative value-added services (VAS) model also presented has a combined market potential of $15 billion. This upside model considers the implicati ... more OGC announces a new standard that improves the way information is referenced to the Earth First SAGE III Atmospheric Data Released for Public Use Google Earth helps researchers identify 400 ancient stone gates in Saudi Arabia |
La Laguna, Spain (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 At any given moment, as many as 10 million wild snakes of solar material leap from the sun's surface. These are spicules, and despite their abundance, scientists didn't understand how these jets of plasma form nor did they influence the heating of the outer layers of the sun's atmosphere or the solar wind. Now, for the first time, in a study partly funded by NASA, scientists have modeled spicule ... more NASA sounding rocket instrument spots signatures of long-sought small solar flares How scientists used NASA data to predict the corona of the Aug. 21 Total Solar Eclipse Scientists propose space shield to protect Earth from solar storms |
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Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 Researchers have discovered a new way to produce high energy photon beams. The new method makes it possible to produce these gamma rays in a highly efficient way, compared with today's technique. The obtained energy is a billion times higher than the energy of photons in visible light. These high intensity gamma rays significantly exceed all known limits, and pave the way towards new fundamental ... more Revealing Galactic Secrets Spots on supergiant star drive spirals in stellar wind James Webb Space Telescope's Laser-Focused Sight |
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 A French and Japanese research group has developed a new way of visualizing the atomic world by turning data scanned by an atomic force microscope into clear color images. The newly developed method, which enables observation of materials and substances like alloys, semiconductors, and chemical compounds in a relatively short time, holds promise of becoming widely used in the research and develo ... more Stronger Tests of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity with Binary Neutron Stars Swansea University's physicists develop a new quantum simulation protocol Chaos reigns even in simple electronics |
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