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  Laurel MD (SPX) Jun 12, 2020 For the first time, a spacecraft has sent back pictures of the sky from so far away that some stars appear to be in different positions than we'd see from Earth. More than four billion miles from home and speeding toward interstellar space, NASA's New Horizons has traveled so far that it now has a unique view of the nearest stars. "It's fair to say that New Horizons is looking at an alien sky, unlike what we see from Earth," said Alan Stern, New Horizons principal investigator from Southwest Resea ... read more |
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NASA Selects Astrobotic to Fly Water-Hunting Rover to the MoonWashington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2020 NASA has awarded Astrobotic of Pittsburgh $199.5 million to deliver NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon's South Pole in late 2023. The water-seeking mobi ... more  
New distance measurements bolster challenge to basic model of universeCharlottesvill VA (SPX) Jun 12, 2020 A new set of precision distance measurements made with an international collection of radio telescopes have greatly increased the likelihood that theorists need to revise the "standard model" that d ... more  
DDC-I's Deos RTOS selected by MDA to develop communications system for Dream Chaser cargo systemPhoenix AZ (SPX) Jun 11, 2020 DDC-I, a leading supplier of software and professional services for mission- and safety-critical applications, has announced that its Deos safety-critical real-time operating system has been selecte ... more  
After a century of searching, scientists find new liquid phaseBoulder CO (SPX) Jun 11, 2020 Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder's Soft Materials Research Center (SMRC) have discovered an elusive phase of matter, first proposed more than 100 years ago and sought after ever sin ... more |
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A method has been developed to study the 'traces' of coronal mass ejections at the Sun.Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jun 11, 2020 Scientists at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (skoltech), together with colleagues from the Karl-Franzens University of Graz and the Kanzelhoehe Observatory (Austria) developed an autom ... more  
Space Force sees 8,000 volunteer to transfer into new serviceArlington VA (AFNS) Jun 10, 2020 During the month of May, more than 8,500 active-duty Airmen within 13 eligible officer and enlisted career fields volunteered to build the ranks of the newly-created U.S. Space Force. "I am in ... more  
GMV supplies the Spanish MoD with systems of the RPAS SeekerMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 The technology multinational GMV has won a contract under the Spanish MoD's RAPAZ program for the supply of four Class I Seeker RPASs, to be integrated into the intelligence units of the Paratrooper ... more 
Planet announces 50cm SkySat imagerySan Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 Planet, operator of history's largest commercial fleet of satellites, has announced three new product releases as part of their overall tasking offerings. Combined, these releases not only enhance t ... more  
GPS III SV-08 core mate complete, space vehicle named for NASA TrailblazerLos Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2020 The United States Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center's Global Positioning System (GPS) III program reached a major milestone with the successful core mate of GPS III Space Vehicle 08 at ... more |
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 SpaceX, Amazon, OneWeb seek communications dominance in space 
China tests inter-satellite links of BeiDou navigation systemXi'an, China (XNA) Jun 10, 2020 The Xi'an Satellite Control Center's tests have shown links among the satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) are stable to ensure that the constellation can be completed as sched ... more  |
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Scientists present new method for remote sensing of atmospheric dynamicsMoscow, Russia (SPX) Jun 11, 2020 Physicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have developed a new method for wind speed remote measurements. It may complement the widely employed lidar and radar sensing technique ... more  
New International Ocean Satellite Completes TestingPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 12, 2020 Once the state-of-the-art Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launches in November, it will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level - a key indicator of how Earth's warming climate is affe ... more  
New control technique could improve accuracy of industrial robotsBeijing, China (SPX) Jun 11, 2020 Feedforward mechanisms used to control machines are much more accurate than feedback mechanisms, but they can be computationally hard. A new method has improved over conventional techniques and is s ... more  
MESSENGER Shows How a Spacecraft Could End Neutron Lifetime StalemateLaurel MD (SPX) Jun 12, 2020 Neutrons aren't a model of resilience when it comes to living a single life. Strip one from an atom's nucleus and it will quickly disintegrate into an electron and a proton. But scientists can't det ... more 
New Method to Study Barred Spiral GalaxiesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 12, 2020 Analysis of gas motion in 20 nearby spiral galaxies has revealed a clear difference between those with bars and those without bars. This suggests that already available data on gas motion can be use ... more |
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 Phoenix AZ (SPX) Jun 11, 2020 
DDC-I, a leading supplier of software and professional services for mission- and safety-critical applications, has announced that its Deos safety-critical real-time operating system has been selected by Macdonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) for use in a communications subsystem destined for Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Dream Chaser Cargo System.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 10, 2020  Winds have scrubbed a rocket launch planned in New Zealand early Thursday morning is to propel five small satellites into orbit, including a Boston University experiment to measure solar winds and the Earth's magnetosphere. A new target launch date has not been announced. California-based Rocket Labs, which owns the New Zealand launch site, is scheduled to send the satellites into orbit aboard the company's Electron rocket at 12:43 a.m. EDT from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. The launch was set for 2:32 a.m. if delays happen. ... more |
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 Dubai (AFP) June 9, 2020  The first Arab space mission to Mars, armed with probes to study the Red Planet's atmosphere, is designed to inspire the region's youth and pave the way for scientific breakthroughs, officials said Tuesday.
The unmanned probe Al-Amal - Hope in Arabic - is to blast off from a Japanese space centre on July 15, with preparations now in their final stages.
The project is the next giant ste ... 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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 Denver CO (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 
York Space Systems has been chosen as a strategic partner and subcontractor by LatConnect 60, who is currently developing a small satellite constellation that will provide greater access and control to critical Earth observation data required by the Australian government and a wide range of commercial clients across the world.
York Space Systems will manufacture its unique spacecraft platf ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 11, 2020 
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder's Soft Materials Research Center (SMRC) have discovered an elusive phase of matter, first proposed more than 100 years ago and sought after ever since.
The team describes the discovery of what scientists call a "ferroelectric nematic" phase of liquid crystal in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The di ... more |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 09, 2020 
The aliens came on Oct. 19, 2017. That was the day telescopes picked up a strange object with an odd, elongated shape that moved like a comet-but had no apparent tail. The object, which baffled astronomers and led some to claim it could be a spacecraft sent by intelligent life, was named 'Oumuamua, which means "messenger from afar arriving first" in Hawaiian. But a new theory proposed by Univers ... 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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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 12, 2020 
Once the state-of-the-art Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launches in November, it will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level - a key indicator of how Earth's warming climate is affecting the oceans, weather and coastlines. But first, engineers need to ensure that the spacecraft can survive the rigors of launch and of operating in the harsh environment of space. That's where meti ... more |
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 Xi'an, China (XNA) Jun 10, 2020 
The Xi'an Satellite Control Center's tests have shown links among the satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) are stable to ensure that the constellation can be completed as scheduled.
The tests showed that the inter-satellite links meet the demands of the construction of the global system, said Yuan Yong, a senior engineer from the control center.
He said that the ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2020 
NASA has awarded Astrobotic of Pittsburgh $199.5 million to deliver NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon's South Pole in late 2023.
The water-seeking mobile VIPER robot will help pave the way for astronaut missions to the lunar surface beginning in 2024 and will bring NASA a step closer to developing a sustainable, long-term presence on the Moon as par ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 
Close-up observations of asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft contain the first evidence of thermal fracturing of rocks on an airless body, a Nature Communications paper by Planetary Science Institute Research Scientist Jamie Molaro says.
Thermal fracturing or thermal stress weathering occurs as rocks heat and cool each day, and mechanical stresses build up that can cause cracks ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jun 11, 2020 
Physicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have developed a new method for wind speed remote measurements. It may complement the widely employed lidar and radar sensing techniques. The paper came out in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.
Wind speed measurements are essential for many applications. For example, assimilation of these data is required for fine-tuning clim ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 12, 2020 
Far, far beyond the orbits of the planets lie the hazy contours of the magnetic bubble in space that we call home.
This is the heliosphere, the vast bubble that is generated by the Sun's magnetic field and envelops all the planets. The borders of this cosmic bubble are not fixed. In response to the Sun's gasps and sighs, they shrink and stretch over the years.
Now, for the first time ... more |
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Jun 12, 2020 
For the first time, a spacecraft has sent back pictures of the sky from so far away that some stars appear to be in different positions than we'd see from Earth.
More than four billion miles from home and speeding toward interstellar space, NASA's New Horizons has traveled so far that it now has a unique view of the nearest stars. "It's fair to say that New Horizons is looking at an alien ... more |
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 Durham UK (SPX) Jun 12, 2020 
Scientists have found a way of measuring neutron lifetime from space for the first time - a discovery that could teach us more about the early universe.
Knowing the lifetime of neutrons is key to understanding the formation of elements after the Big Bang that formed the universe 13.8 billion years ago.
Scientists at Durham University, UK, and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, ... more |
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