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  San Antonio TX (SPX) Jun 30, 2020 Southwest Research Institute scientists have increased the speed and accuracy of a laboratory-scale instrument for determining the age of planetary specimens onsite. The team is progressively miniaturizing the Chemistry, Organics and Dating Experiment (CODEX) instrument to reach a size suitable for spaceflight and lander missions. "In situ aging is an important scientific goal identified by the National Research Council's Decadal Survey for Mars and the Moon as well as the Lunar and Mars Explorati ... read more |
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Asteroid impact, not volcanoes, made the Earth uninhabitable for dinosaursLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 30, 2020 Modelling of the Chicxulub asteroid impact 66 million years ago shows it created a world largely unsuitable for dinosaurs to live in. The asteroid, which struck the Earth off the coast of Mexi ... more  
Russia's Roscosmos Reveals Cost of Angara Heavy-Lift Rocket for Defence MinistryMoscow (Sputnik) Jun 30, 2020 The production cost of each of Russia's new Angara-A5 heavy-lift rockets, manufactured for the Defence Ministry under a contract on test flights, is below 5 billion rubles ($71.6 million), the State ... more  
Orion's 'Twin' Completes Structural Testing for Artemis I MissionWashington DC (SPX) Jun 30, 2020 Before NASA astronauts fly the Orion spacecraft on Artemis missions to the Moon and back, engineers needed to thoroughly test its ability to withstand the stresses of launch, climb to orbit, the har ... more  
US May Freeze OneWeb Sale in Blow to UK Hopes for Own Sat-Nav SystemLondon, UK (Sputnik) Jun 30, 2020 The UK government is working on its own satellite navigation system after Brexit saw it lose membership in Europe's joint project, Galileo. It is understood that Britain could now splash more than $ ... more |
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Astronauts complete spacewalk outside space stationWashington DC (UPI) Jun 26, 2020 Two NASA astronauts conducted a spacewalk to replace lithium ion batteries outside of the International Space Station on Friday with only a minor snafu - the loss of a mirror. Astronauts Chris ... more  
A blue spark to shine on the origin of the UniverseLeioa, Spain (SPX) Jun 24, 2020 Why is our Universe made of matter? Why does everything exist as we know it? These questions are linked to one of the most important unsolved problems in particle physics. This problem is that of th ... more  
First measurement of spin-orbit alignment on planet Beta Pictoris bExeter UK (SPX) Jun 30, 2020 Astronomers have made the first measurement of spin-orbit alignment for a distant 'super-Jupiter' planet, demonstrating a technique that could enable breakthroughs in the quest to understand how exo ... more  
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency signs CRADA with Capella SpaceSan Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2020 Capella Space has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The CRADA gives Capella access to NGA researchers for ... more  
Gravitational wave scientists grapple with the cosmic mystery of GW190814Birmingham UK (SPX) Jun 24, 2020 A highly unusual gravitational wave signal, detected by the LIGO and Virgo observatories in the US and Italy, was generated by a new class of binary systems (two astronomical objects orbiting around ... more |
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 Four new species of giant single-celled organisms discovered on Pacific seafloor  
Study quantifies socioeconomic benefits of satellites for harmful algal bloom detectionWashington DC (SPX) Jun 26, 2020 Heading to the lake this summer? While harmful algal blooms can cause health problems for lake visitors, satellite data can provide early detection of harmful algae, resulting in socioeconomic benef ... more  |
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Space agencies join forces to produce global view of COVID-19 impactsParis (ESA) Jun 26, 2020 In an unprecedented collaboration, ESA, NASA and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) have created a new tool that combines a wealth of data from Earth-observing satellites to monitor the world ... more  
New DLR institutes to research maritime energy systems and future mobilityGeesthacht, Germany (SPX) Jun 26, 2020 On 23 June 2020, the Senate of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) gave the green light for the establishment of two new institutes. These will conduct resea ... more  
Flight trials for greener aviation set for take offParis (ESA) Jun 21, 2020 Commercial flight trials that use satellite-enabled communications to reduce the environmental impact of flying are scheduled to commence once normal traffic levels resume. As nations begin to ... more 
UK space hub gets go aheadForres UK (SPX) Jun 26, 2020 The first orbital spaceflight from the United Kingdom has come a step closer following the Highland Council's decision to give the go-ahead for the Space Hub Sutherland spaceport. Orbex, the UK-base ... more  
Quantum entanglement demonstrated aboard orbiting CubeSatWashington DC (SPX) Jun 26, 2020 In a critical step toward creating a global quantum communications network, researchers have generated and detected quantum entanglement onboard a CubeSat nanosatellite weighing less than 2.6 kilogr ... more |
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 New York (AFP) June 29, 2020 
The elusive "2001: A Space Odyssey" spacesuit believed to have been worn by Dr. David Bowman when he "killed" HAL in the groundbreaking 1968 film goes on the auction block next month.
The highlight of a Hollywood and space exploration memorabilia show that's set for July 17-18 in Beverly Hills, the spacesuit is conservatively estimated to fetch between $200,000 and 300,000.
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 30, 2020 
NASA has taken the next steps toward building Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket boosters to support as many as six additional flights, for a total of up to nine Artemis missions. The agency is continuing to work with Northrop Grumman of Brigham City, Utah, the current lead contractor for the solid rocket boosters that will launch the first three Artemis missions, including the mission that ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 26, 2020 
Muddy rains produced by giant impacts into a primordial glaciated Mars may have played a crucial role in the emplacement of kilometers-thick mudstones on Mars, according to a new paper by a team led by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Alexis Rodriguez.
These mudstones comprise the solar system's oldest known sedimentary rocks, according a paper published in Nature Scientific Re ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 25, 2020 
Yuanwang-6 - China's space-tracking ship, Yuanwang-6, has completed maritime monitoring for the last satellite launch of the country's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday.
The satellite, the 55th of the BeiDou family, was launched at 9:43 am (Beijing Time) on Tuesday. It was sent into the preset orbit by a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang S ... more |
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 London, UK (Sputnik) Jun 30, 2020 
The UK government is working on its own satellite navigation system after Brexit saw it lose membership in Europe's joint project, Galileo. It is understood that Britain could now splash more than $600 million on the ailing satellite operator OneWeb.
The United States has warned that it may block the sale of OneWeb to foreign investors over national security concerns in a particular blow t ... more |
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 Hawthorne CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2020 
ThinKom Solutions, Inc., has announced its Ku3030 aero satellite antennas have been installed on more than 1,550 commercial aircraft of 16 major airlines. The antennas have accrued over 17 million flight hours and have achieved in excess of 100,000 hours mean-time-before-failure (MTBF) while supporting industry-leading 98 percent end-to-end system availability.
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 London, Canada (SPX) Jun 25, 2020 
Western University astronomers may have spotted six new moons orbiting planets in solar systems far from our own - an otherworldly discovery so rare it must wait on future technologies to confirm. Until then, however, the mere possibility of the find sparks excitement over our biggest questions about the universe.
"Our own solar system contains hundreds of moons. If moons are prolific arou ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 25, 2020 
A new model from NASA scientists supports the theory that the interior ocean in Jupiter's moon Europa would be able to sustain life. In addition they have calculated that this water, believed to be an ocean under the surface ice shell, could have been formed by breakdown of water-containing minerals due to either tidal forces or radioactive decay. This work, which is not yet peer-reviewed, is pr ... more |
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 Honolulu HI (SPX) Jun 26, 2020 
Two new genera and four new species of giant, single-celled xenophyophores (protozoans belonging to a group called the foraminifera) were discovered in the deep Pacific Ocean during a joint project between scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, UK (NOC), the University of Hawai'i, and the University of Geneva. 'Moana' has inspired the name Moanammina for one of the new genera, while the ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 24, 2020 
China's domestically developed Beidou Navigation Satellite System has been widely used in many public sectors and business fields at home and abroad, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office.
By the end of 2019, more than 100 million Beidou-based navigation chips, modules and other products had been sold.
The system had by then been applied to nearly 6.6 million taxis, buse ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 30, 2020 
China's lunar rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, has moved 463.26 meters on the far side of the moon to conduct scientific exploration of the virgin territory.
Both the lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have just ended their work for the 19th lunar day, and switched to the dormant mode for the lunar night due to lack of solar power, the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jun 30, 2020 
Modelling of the Chicxulub asteroid impact 66 million years ago shows it created a world largely unsuitable for dinosaurs to live in.
The asteroid, which struck the Earth off the coast of Mexico at the end of the Cretaceous era 66 million years ago, has long been believed to be the cause of the demise of all dinosaur species except those that became birds.
However, some researchers h ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 26, 2020 
Heading to the lake this summer? While harmful algal blooms can cause health problems for lake visitors, satellite data can provide early detection of harmful algae, resulting in socioeconomic benefits worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from one harmful algal bloom event, a new study finds. A Resources for the Future (RFF) and NASA VALUABLES Consortium study published in GeoHealth examines t ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 30, 2020 
ESA's Solar Orbiter has successfully completed four months of painstaking technical verification, known as commissioning. Despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the spacecraft is now ready to begin performing science as it continues its cruise towards the Sun.
When Solar Obiter blasted into space on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 10 February, the teams ... more |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Jun 26, 2020 
In a new study of axion motion, researchers propose a scenario known as "kinetic misalignment" that greatly strengthens the case for axion/dark matter equivalence. The novel concept answers key questions related to the origins of dark matter and provides new avenues for ongoing detection efforts. This work, published in Physical Review Letters, was conducted by researchers at the Institute for A ... more |
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 Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2020 
Often described as cosmic lighthouses, quasars are luminous beacons that can be observed at the outskirts of the universe, providing a rich topic of study for astronomers and cosmologists. Now scientists have announced the discovery of the second-most distant quasar ever found, at more than 13 billion light-years from Earth.
UC Santa Barbara's Joe Hennawi, a professor in the Department of ... more |
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