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  Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate here is using a rapid acquisition capability called Space Technology Advanced Research (STAR) that accelerates contract award times. Through the STAR solicitation, the lab has made four rapid contract awards totaling $9.8 million. The most recent award was to SolAero Technologies of Albuquerque for $4.5 million to develop "Next Generation Solar Power Modules." "The STAR announcement was published in July 2019 on the U.S. Government ... read more |
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Agency seeks hypersonic missile defense system proposalsWashington DC (UPI) Jun 08, 2020 The U.S. Space Development Agency announced a search for contractors to develop technology to detect and track 3,100-mph hypersonic missiles. ... more  
US Air Force kicks off competition for potential military ops in space, promises fundingWashington DC (Sputnik) Jun 09, 2020 In 2019, the United States created a new military branch called the Space Force to oversee the area as a potential theatre of war, and to "protect US and allied interests in space". The US Air ... more  
Three new views of Mars' moon PhobosPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 09, 2020 Three new views of the Martian moon Phobos have been captured by NASA's Odyssey orbiter. Taken this past winter and this spring, they capture the moon as it drifts into and out of Mars' shadow. ... more  
First global map of rockfalls on the MoonZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 09, 2020 In October 2015, a spectacular rockfall occurred in the Swiss Alps: in the late morning hours, a large, snow-covered block with a volume of more than 1500 cubic meters suddenly detached from the sum ... more |
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Cosmic quasars embrace 1970s fashion trendMoscow, Russia (SPX) Jun 09, 2020 Researchers from Russia, Germany, Finland and the U.S. have studied more than 300 quasars - spinning black holes that produce beams of plasma. The team has found that the shape of these so-called as ... more 
Shock waves created in the lab mimic supernova particle acceleratorsMenlo Park CA (SPX) Jun 09, 2020 When stars explode as supernovas, they produce shock waves in the plasma surrounding them. So powerful are these shock waves, they can act as particle accelerators that blast streams of particles, c ... more  
Scientists detect crab nebula using innovative gamma-ray telescopeNew York NY (SPX) Jun 03, 2020 Scientists have detected gamma rays from the Crab Nebula, the most famous of supernova remnants, using a next-generation telescope that opens the door for astrophysicists to study some of the most e ... more 
Astronomers find elusive target hiding behind dustCharlottesville VA (SPX) Jun 09, 2020 Astronomers acting on a hunch have likely resolved a mystery about young, still-forming stars and regions rich in organic molecules closely surrounding some of them. They used the National Science F ... more 
Jodrell Bank leads international effort which reveals 157 day cycle in unusual cosmic radio burstsManchester UK (SPX) Jun 09, 2020 An investigation into one of the current great mysteries of astronomy has come to the fore thanks to a four-year observing campaign conducted at the Jodrell Bank Observatory. Using the long-te ... more |
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General Atomics partners with space development agency to demonstrate optical intersatellite linkSan Diego CA (SPX) Jun 09, 2020 General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has partnered with the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) to demonstrate and conduct a series of experiments for an Optical Intersatellite Link (OIS ... more  |
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RACE dashboard now availableParis (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic constitutes an unprecedented challenge with severe societal and socio-economic consequences. In order to shed new light on these changes taking place, ESA and the European C ... more 
Environmental damage from fog reduction is observable from outer spaceIndianapolis IN (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 A new study led by ecohydrologists at IUPUI has shown for the first time that it's possible to use satellite data to measure the threat of climate change to ecological systems that depend on water f ... more  
Arctic Circle oil spillParis (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 A state of emergency has been declared after some 20 000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle. Images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission show the extent of th ... more 
NASA awards Northrop Grumman Artemis contract for Gateway Crew CabinWashington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 NASA has finalized the contract for the initial crew module of the agency's Gateway lunar orbiting outpost. Orbital Science Corporation of Dulles, Virginia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Gru ... more  
ARISS established dedicated US Organization to support amateur ISS communicationsTowson MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 In late May, the USA team of the ARISS International working group became an incorporated non-profit entity in the state of Maryland, officially becoming ARISS-USA. This move allows ARISS-USA to wor ... more |
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 Towson MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 
In late May, the USA team of the ARISS International working group became an incorporated non-profit entity in the state of Maryland, officially becoming ARISS-USA. This move allows ARISS-USA to work as an independent organization, soliciting grants and donations.
They will continue promoting amateur radio and STEAM-science, technology, engineering, arts, and math within educational organi ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 08, 2020 
The U.S. Space Development Agency announced a search for contractors to develop technology to detect and track 3,100-mph hypersonic missiles.
The request for proposals, issued last week, calls for "commercial services to launch and support its Tracking Phenomenology Experiment [TPE],"and represents the first step toward a system to defend against hypersonic missiles.
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 09, 2020 
Three new views of the Martian moon Phobos have been captured by NASA's Odyssey orbiter. Taken this past winter and this spring, they capture the moon as it drifts into and out of Mars' shadow.
The orbiter's infrared camera, the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS), has been used to measure temperature variations across the surface of Phobos that provide insight into the composition an ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 
In its latest research titled "China Space Industry Report," Euroconsult provides in depth analysis of how commercialization is driving both growth and technology advances in the Chinese space sector, with oversubscribed IPOs and a wave of private investment.
China Satcom is now the world's highest valued pure satellite operator with a market cap of US$11 billion as of May 2020, while Chin ... more |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 09, 2020 
Earlier this month, the Indian government allowed the participation of private sector firms in the space industry, which includes satellites, launches, and space-based services. Currently, foreign direct investment (FDI) up to 100 percent is allowed in satellite-establishment and operation with certain conditions.
Global satellite makers and communication service providers have reached out ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 02, 2020  Inspired by the Japanese art of paper cutting, MIT engineers have designed a friction-boosting material that could be used to coat the bottom of your shoes, giving them a stronger grip on ice and other slippery surfaces.
The researchers drew on kirigami, a variation of origami that involves cutting paper as well as folding it, to create the new coating. Laboratory tests showed that when pe ... more |
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 Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 
The star Kepler-160 is probably orbited by a planet less than twice the size of the Earth with a star-planet distance that could permit planetary surface temperatures conducive to life. The newly discovered exoplanet, which was found by a team of scientists led by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Gottingen (Germany), is more than just another potentially habitable worl ... more |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 14, 2020 
When the New Horizons spacecraft passed by Pluto in 2015, one of the many fascinating features its images revealed was that this small, frigid world in the distant solar system has a hazy atmosphere. Now, new data helps explain how Pluto's haze is formed from the faint light of the Sun 3.7 billion miles away as it moves through an unusual orbit.
Remote observations of Pluto by NASA's teles ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) June 6, 2020 
It's not too late to save the oceans from destruction, says the grandson of famed French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau.
AFP sat down with Philippe Cousteau, an environmentalist and oceanographer in his own right, on the eve of World Oceans Day, held on June 8.
The means to saving the oceans are known, he said, and keeping them from destruction is a simple question of political will. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 05, 2020 
The 54th and penultimate satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has started operation in the network after completing in-orbit tests and network access evaluations, according to a statement from China's Satellite Navigation System Management Office.
The satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on March 9, is a geostationary earth orbit satellite of th ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 
NASA has finalized the contract for the initial crew module of the agency's Gateway lunar orbiting outpost. Orbital Science Corporation of Dulles, Virginia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Space, has been awarded $187 million to design the habitation and logistics outpost (HALO) for the Gateway, which is part of NASA's Artemis program and will help the agency build a sustainable pr ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 04, 2020 
This view of sample site Osprey on asteroid Bennu is a mosaic of images collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on May 26. A total of 347 PolyCam images were stitched together and corrected to produce the mosaic, which shows the site at 0.2 inches (5 mm) per pixel at full size.
The spacecraft took these images during an 820-foot (250-meter) reconnaissance pass over the site, which is the ... more |
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 Paris (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 
The coronavirus pandemic constitutes an unprecedented challenge with severe societal and socio-economic consequences. In order to shed new light on these changes taking place, ESA and the European Commission have worked closely together to create the 'Rapid Action Coronavirus Earth observation' dashboard - also known as RACE. The platform, which was unveiled Friday during an online event, uses E ... more |
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 Honolulu HI (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 
While the world has been dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, researchers at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have been hard at work studying the solar corona, the outermost atmosphere of the Sun which expands into interplanetary space. This stream of charged particles radiating from the surface of the Sun is called the solar wind and expands to fill the entire solar syst ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 
A new collaboration between telescopes around the world has been launched to provide coordinated observations and rapid responses in support of planetary research. The Europlanet Telescope Network will provide professional and trained amateur observers with access to telescopes located around the globe and ranging from 0.25 - 2m in diameter.
Initially linking 15 observatories, the network ... more |
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 Menlo Park CA (SPX) Jun 09, 2020 
When stars explode as supernovas, they produce shock waves in the plasma surrounding them. So powerful are these shock waves, they can act as particle accelerators that blast streams of particles, called cosmic rays, out into the universe at nearly the speed of light. Yet how exactly they do that has remained something of a mystery.
Now, scientists have devised a new way to study the inner ... more |
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