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Aeolus wind satellite launched![]() ![]() Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 23, 2018 ESA's Earth Explorer Aeolus satellite has been launched into polar orbit on a Vega rocket. Using revolutionary laser technology, Aeolus will measure winds around the globe and play a key role in our quest to better understand the workings of our atmosphere. Importantly, this novel mission will also improve weather forecasting. Carrying the 1360 kg Aeolus satellite, the Vega rocket lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 21:20 GMT (23:20 CEST, 18:20 local time) on 22 August. ... read more |
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![]() Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 During Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), an uncrewed Orion spacecraft will launch atop NASA's Space Launch System rocket and begin a three-week voyage in space, taking it about 40,000 miles beyond the M ... more ![]() ![]() Sacramento CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 Aerojet Rocketdyne and Northrop Grumman together recently achieved a significant milestone with the successful completion of electric propulsion orbit acquisition operations on the Al Yah 3 GEOStar- ... more ![]() ![]() San Francisco CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 The bright flashes that lit up the evening skies near Detroit, Michigan earlier this year were not the only signs of the meteor that disintegrated in the atmosphere on 17 January 2018. The meteor ex ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (ESA) Aug 23, 2018 The mass of a very young exoplanet has been revealed for the first time using data from ESA's star mapping spacecraft Gaia and its predecessor, the quarter-century retired Hipparcos satellite. ... more |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Aug 20, 2018 Physicists have developed a more sophisticated and accurate way to simulate quantum particles and quantum systems. The breakthrough could speed up the development of quantum technologies. ... more ![]() ![]() Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 The idea that light has momentum is not new, but the exact nature of how light interacts with matter has remained a mystery for close to 150 years. New research from UBC's Okanagan campus, recently ... more ![]() ![]() Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 Neutron stars are the smallest, densest stars in the universe, born out of the gravitational collapse of extremely massive stars. True to their name, neutron stars are composed almost entirely of ne ... more ![]() ![]() Denver CO (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 As the first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite prepares to ship to the launch pad, the U.S. Air Force has declared that the second GPS III satellite is complete, fully tested and ready to laun ... more ![]() ![]() Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 main causes of component failure and energy loss in mechanical and electromechanical systems. For example, one-third of the fuel-based energy in vehicles is expended in overcoming friction. So super ... more |
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![]() ![]() Microfossils, possibly world's oldest, had biological characteristics ![]() ![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 NASA provided estimates monsoon rainfall that affected India from Aug. 13 to 20. The above average monsoon rains resulted in severe flooding in parts of India. Hardest hit was the state of Kerala lo ... more ![]() |
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![]() Toyohashi, Japan (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 Toyohashi University of Technology researchers have discovered that non-flaming combustion (smoldering) of a porous specimen can sustain, even under nearly 1% of atmospheric pressure. The ther ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (ESA) Aug 21, 2018 Lunar masonry starts on Earth. European researchers are working with Moon dust simulants that could one day allow astronauts to build habitats on our natural satellite and pave the way for human spa ... more ![]() ![]() Tampa (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 Scientists said Tuesday they have confirmed the existence of ice on the Moon's surface for the first time, a discovery that could one day help humans survive there. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 After traveling for two years and billions of kilometers from Earth, the OSIRIS-REx probe is only a few months away from its destination: the intriguing asteroid Bennu. When it arrives in December, ... more ![]() ![]() Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 22, 2018 The Russian state space corporation Roscosmos is holding talks with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on sending a UAE cosmonaut to the International Space Station (ISS) for a month, the corporation's ... more |
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Heat shield install brings Orion spacecraft closer to space Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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GEOStar-3 mission success enabled by Aerojet Rocketdyne XR-5 Hall Thruster System Sacramento CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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NASA's InSight passes halfway to Mars, instruments check in Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 21, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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China unveils Chang'e-4 rover to explore Moon's far side Beijing (XNA) Aug 17, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Three top Russian space industry execs held for 'fraud' Moscow (AFP) Aug 19, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Wireless communication breaks through water-air barrier Boston MA (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Infant exoplanet weighed by Hipparcos and Gaia Paris (ESA) Aug 23, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Study helps solve mystery under Jupiter's coloured bands Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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New research reveals corals could be trained to survive environmental stress Kaust, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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US Air Force declares second Lockheed Martin GPS 3 satellite ready for launch Denver CO (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Bricks from Moon dust Paris (ESA) Aug 21, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Michigan meteor could help researchers understand near-Earth object threats San Francisco CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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NASA captures monsoon rains bringing flooding to India Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Parker Solar Probe marks first mission milestones on voyage to Sun Laurel MD (SPX) Aug 20, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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In neutron stars, protons may do the heavy lifting Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Physicists improve simulations of quantum particles, systems Washington (UPI) Aug 20, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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