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  Dulles VA (SPX) Apr 20, 2020 Intelsat announced Friday that Intelsat 901 has returned to service following the successful docking with the first Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1) from Northrop Grumman Corporation and the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, SpaceLogistics LLC, on February 25 - the first time that two commercial spacecraft docked in geostationary orbit. Since the February rendezvous, MEV-1 has assumed navigation of the combined spacecraft stack reducing its inclination by 1.6 degrees and relocating IS-901 to its ... read more |
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Fragmentation of Comet ATLAS observed on the First Crowd-Sourced Pictures from Citizen AstronomersMountain View CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2020 A group of citizen astronomers scattered all over the world has just demonstrated how a network of digital Unistellar eVscopes can work together to deliver the first-of-its-kind crowd-generated imag ... more  
New photon-counting camera captures 3D images with record speed and resolutionWashington DC (SPX) Apr 17, 2020 Researchers have developed the first megapixel photon-counting camera based on new-generation image sensor technology that uses single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). The new camera can detect sing ... more  
Observing the atmosphere at high altitudes using unmanned aerial vehiclesBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 16, 2020 Severe weather conditions such as low air temperatures and strong winds often bring difficulties to scientific expeditions in Antarctica. Thus, monitoring and forecasting the weather is critical. So ... more  
NASA calls on gamers, citizen scientists to help map world's coralsMoffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2020 NASA invites video gamers and citizen scientists to embark on virtual ocean research expeditions to help map coral reefs around the world in an effort to better understand these threatened ecosystem ... more |
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Astronauts land back on Earth transformed by pandemicAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 17, 2020 Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut on Friday made a safe return from the International Space Station to find a "different planet," transformed by the coronavirus pandemic. ... more 
NASA Astronauts Meir, Morgan, Crewmate Skripochka Return from Space StationHouston TX (SPX) Apr 20, 2020 NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan returned to Earth Friday, along with Soyuz Commander Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos. The trio departed the International S ... more  
OFFSET Awards Contracts to Advance Swarm Tactics for Urban Missions, Enhance Physical TestbedsWashington DC (SPX) Apr 17, 2020 DARPA has awarded contracts to nine performers to begin work on the fifth swarm sprint for the agency's OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program. The program envisions swarms of up to 250 co ... more 
American Manufacturers Swift Tactical Systems and Silvus Technologies Announce Strategic AllianceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2020 Swift Tactical Systems, a subsidiary of Swift Engineering, and Silvus Technologies have entered into a strategic alliance. This collaboration combines Swift's world-class unmanned aircraft systems w ... more 
Citadel Defense Launches New AI and Machine Learning Software to Detect and Defeat Air, Land, and Sea DronesSan Diego CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2020 Citadel Defense, a trusted supplier of combat-proven counter drone technology to militaries, governments, and commercial organizations, has expanded their industry-leading AI solution to detect, ide ... more |
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First of its kind experiment uses diamond anvils to simulate the Earth's coreTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 16, 2020 In an effort to investigate conditions found at the Earth's molten outer core, researchers successfully determined the density of liquid iron and sound propagation speed through it at extremely high ... more  |
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Applying mathematics to accelerate predictions for capturing fusion energyPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 16, 2020 A key issue for scientists seeking to bring the fusion that powers the sun and stars to Earth is forecasting the performance of the volatile plasma that fuels fusion reactions. Making such predictio ... more  
Solar power plants get help from satellites to predict cloud coverWashington DC (SPX) Apr 15, 2020 The output of solar energy systems is highly dependent on cloud cover. While weather forecasting can be used to predict the amount of sunlight reaching ground-based solar collectors, cloud cover is ... more  
Could shrinking a key component help make autonomous cars affordable?Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2020 Engineers and business leaders have been working on autonomous cars for years, but there's one big obstacle to making them cheap enough to become commonplace: They've needed a way to cut the cost of ... more  
NewSpace Philosophies: Who, How, What?Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2020 The world is enthusiastically watching the development of the space industry. Alpha launches from Firefly Aerospace and Orion are in the works, as well as Crew Dragon lift-offs with space tourists. ... more 
Impacts on Asteroids Produce Regolith, Erase Small CratersTucson AZ (SPX) Apr 20, 2020 Impact cratering both produces new regolith and causes seismic events that can degrade and erase small craters on the surface of asteroids, a paper by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Ja ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Apr 20, 2020 
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan returned to Earth Friday, along with Soyuz Commander Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
The trio departed the International Space Station at 9:53 p.m. EDT Thursday and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 1:16 a.m. Friday in Kazakhstan (11:16 a.m. local time), southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan. During their ... more |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 20, 2020 
A new era of human spaceflight is set to begin as American astronauts once again launch on an American rocket from American soil to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will fly on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifting off on a Falcon 9 rocket at 4:32 p.m. EDT May 27, from Launch Complex 39A in Florida, fo ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 15, 2020 
For people who are able to work remotely during this time of social distancing, video conferences and emails have helped bridge the gap. The same holds true for the team behind NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. They're dealing with the same challenges of so many remote workers - quieting the dog, sharing space with partners and family, remembering to step away from the desk from time to time - but wi ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 07, 2020 
China has been testing high-tech parachutes to control rocket debris and make space launches safer, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
During the March 9 launch of a Long March-3B rocket carrying a satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, a booster was equipped with parachutes and control devices.
After the booster separated from the rocke ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2020  The world is enthusiastically watching the development of the space industry. Alpha launches from Firefly Aerospace and Orion are in the works, as well as Crew Dragon lift-offs with space tourists.
Max Polyakov, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk are constantly investing money and resources into space exploration. They each espouse a different ideology and purpose - from the colonization of the Moon an ... more |
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 Cologne, Germany (SPX) Apr 15, 2020 
Camera systems that monitor airports remotely offer many new possibilities for air traffic control and airport operators. However, the costs of purchasing, installing and maintaining the latest remote monitoring technology make it impracticable for airfields with a low volume of traffic and revenue.
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has teamed up ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 16, 2020 
Where did life first form on Earth? Some scientists think it could have been around hydrothermal vents that may have existed at the bottom of the ocean 4.5 billion years ago. In a new paper in the journal Astrobiology, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory describe how they mimicked possible ancient undersea environments with a complex experimental setup. They showed that under extreme ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 16, 2020 
New Horizons is healthy and performing perfectly as it flies deeper and deeper into the Kuiper Belt! Recently we conducted an engineering review of the spacecraft to "trend" how it was working compared to when it was launched. The result was amazing: Every system and science instrument aboard New Horizons is working as well as it did when we lifted off, more than 14 years and almost 5 billion mi ... more |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2020 
NASA invites video gamers and citizen scientists to embark on virtual ocean research expeditions to help map coral reefs around the world in an effort to better understand these threatened ecosystems.
During the past several years, researchers at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley have developed new instruments that can look below the ocean surface in more detail th ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 15, 2020 
Apple has launched a new website that shows with striking graphs how the coronavirus pandemic has slammed the brakes on life around the world.
The tool visualises the movement of people in dozens of major cities and countries around the world based on the number of requests made for directions on Apple Maps since January 13.
It shows the dramatic drop in the number of users driving, walk ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 17, 2020 
Almost 50 years after the Apollo missions returned lunar material to Earth, ESA experts are helping to uncover the secrets of two previously unopened samples to learn more about ancient processes on the Moon - and to refine and practice techniques for future sample return missions.
With one sample already being analysed, preparations are now being made to open the second later this year. ... more |
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 Mountain View CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2020 
A group of citizen astronomers scattered all over the world has just demonstrated how a network of digital Unistellar eVscopes can work together to deliver the first-of-its-kind crowd-generated images of Comet ATLAS while its disintegrating.
Discovered in December, Comet ATLAS was expected to become the brightest comet of 2020, visible to the naked eye. Several days ago, however, astronome ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 15, 2020 
Look around. Can you see the air? No? Luckily, many of NASA's Earth-observing satellites can see what the human eye can't - including potentially harmful pollutants lingering in the air we breathe. From the vantage point of space, these satellites help us measure and track air pollution as it moves around the globe and have contributed significantly to our decades-long quest for cleaner air.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 16, 2020 
On behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA has awarded the Space Weather Follow-On Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) Magnetometer contract to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) based in San Antonio, Texas.
This is a cost-plus, fixed-fee contract with a total value of $12,862,664. The period of performance is 75 months.
SwRI will design, analyze, develop, fabric ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 17, 2020 
Researchers have developed the first megapixel photon-counting camera based on new-generation image sensor technology that uses single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). The new camera can detect single photons of light at unprecedented speeds, a capability that could advance applications that require fast acquisition of 3D images such as augmented reality and LiDAR systems for autonomous vehicles ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 17, 2020 
Observations made with ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed for the first time that a star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way moves just as predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity. Its orbit is shaped like a rosette and not like an ellipse as predicted by Newton's theory of gravity. This long-sought-after result was made possible by increas ... more |
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