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  Moscow (AFP) July 7, 2020 A former journalist and aide to the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos was detained on Tuesday on treason charges, the agency said. Roscomos said a probe was under way and that it was "fully cooperating with the investigative authorities". The agency said in a statement that the detention of Ivan Safronov in Moscow was not related to his employment at Roscosmos where he began working as an information policy aide in May. A source told news agency Interfax that Safronov's detention cou ... read more |
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Rocket Lab promises customers to 'Leave No Stone Unturned' launch failureMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2020 Founded in 2004, the private US aerospace company has put 53 spacecraft into low-Earth orbit and most of its missions have been successful. Saturday's launch was initially scheduled for 5 July, howe ... more  
Researchers foresee linguistic issues during space travelLawrence KS (SPX) Jul 07, 2020 It lacks the drama of a shape-shifting alien creature, but another threat looms over the prospect of generations-long, interstellar space travel: Explorers arriving on Xanadu could face problems com ... more 
Student space simulation is seeking astronautsLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 07, 2020 Seven astronaut positions are available for an analogue space mission. The EPFL Space@yourService student association launched the recruitment of analogue astronauts on the 15th of June 2020. It wil ... more  
Summer road trip for Curiosity rover has begunPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 07, 2020 NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has started a road trip that will continue through the summer across roughly a mile (1.6 kilometers) of terrain. By trip's end, the rover will be able to ascend to the ne ... more |
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Scientific 'red flag' reveals new clues about our galaxyDaytona Beach FL (SPX) Jul 07, 2020 Figuring out how much energy permeates the center of the Milky Way - a discovery reported in the July 3 edition of the journal Science Advances - could yield new clues to the fundamental source of o ... more 
Study reveals secret life of lithium in sun-like stars: Created not just destroyedBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 07, 2020 Lithium is becoming common in our everyday lives. It is the key ingredient in the batteries of our mobile phones and electric vehicles, but have you ever wondered where it comes from? A new st ... more  
NASA awards Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 Spacecraft contractSan Diego CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2020 NASA has awarded the Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) Spacecraft contract to General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group of San Diego, California. This is a hybrid firm- ... more  
New satellite constellation to boost Australia's national security capability amid rising tensionsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 07, 2020 Australian based company LatConnect 60 has has announced a global space partnership to build and deploy a smart satellite constellation over Australian skies to help the Australian government and co ... more  
Launch campaign for 2nd Mission Extension Vehicle begins at KourouKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 Northrop Grumman has reported the arrival of the company-built Galaxy 30 (G-30) spacecraft for Intelsat and the Mission Extension Vehicle 2 (MEV-2) at the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. The v ... more |
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In-Space sets sights on next phase of Faraday programme after devastating loss of Faraday-1 satelliteLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2020 In-Space Missions has vowed to continue its Faraday satellite programme after the extreme disappointment of losing their maiden satellite Faraday-1. The nanosat was launched on a Rocket Lab Electron ... more  |
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ESA Startup competition announces four winnersParis (ESA) Jul 07, 2020 The four winners of ESA's Startup competition are using space to solve problems on Earth. Each startup company presented their business proposals to delegates online at ESA's Industrial Policy Commi ... more 
Israel launches new spy satelliteJerusalem (AFP) July 6, 2020 Israel launched a new reconnaissance satellite early Monday, the defence ministry said, its latest asset to be deployed against arch-enemy Iran. ... more  
Japan will reorient missile defense posture as Aegis Ashore is suspendedLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 Japan's announcement on the suspension of the deployment of Aegis Ashore missile defense systems marks a potential shift in the country's security strategy. The turning point depends on the substitu ... more  
Contracts awarded for development of six new Copernicus missionsParis (ESA) Jul 07, 2020 Following the financial commitment from ESA Member States at last November's Council at Ministerial Level Space19+, ESA's industrial policy committee has approved contracts totalling 2.55 billion eu ... more  
Teleportation helps to create live musical performancePlymouth UK (SPX) Jul 03, 2020 Teleportation is most commonly the stuff of science fiction and, for many, would conjure up the immortal phrase "Beam me up Scotty". However, a new study has described how its status in scienc ... more |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 07, 2020 
Seven astronaut positions are available for an analogue space mission. The EPFL Space@yourService student association launched the recruitment of analogue astronauts on the 15th of June 2020. It will end the on 7th of July at midnight (swiss time).
They will participate in its second mission, ASCLEPIOS II. Students from all over the world can send their application. During one week, they w ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2020 
Founded in 2004, the private US aerospace company has put 53 spacecraft into low-Earth orbit and most of its missions have been successful. Saturday's launch was initially scheduled for 5 July, however, due to a bad weather forecast, the company moved it one day earlier, a rare occurrence in the space industry.
The CEO of Rocket Lab, Peter Beck, promised to "leave no stone unturned" after ... more |
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 Fukuoka, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 
Compared with our own planet Earth, Mars might seem like a "dead" planet, but even there, the wind blows and the ground moves. On Earth, we study the ambient seismic noise rippling mainly due to ocean activity to peek underground at the structure of the Earth's interior. Can we do the same on Mars without ocean?
According to a new study by researchers at Kyushu University's International I ... 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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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 07, 2020 
Australian based company LatConnect 60 has has announced a global space partnership to build and deploy a smart satellite constellation over Australian skies to help the Australian government and commercial clients monitor and protect their interests in the region.
The announcement comes amid rising global tensions, with the Australian Prime Minister last week announcing a $1.35 billion re ... more |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 03, 2020 
Electric motors and electronic devices generate electromagnetic fields that sometimes have to be shielded in order not to affect neighboring electronic components or the transmission of signals. High-frequency electromagnetic fields can only be shielded with conductive shells that are closed on all sides. Often thin metal sheets or metallized foils are used for this purpose.
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 Warwick UK (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 
The surviving core of a gas giant has been discovered orbiting a distant star by University of Warwick astronomers, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the interior of a planet.
The core, which is the same size as Neptune in our own solar system, is believed to be a gas giant that was either stripped of its gaseous atmosphere or that failed to form one in its early life.
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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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 Khartoum (AFP) July 3, 2020 
Sudan announced Friday the resumption of talks with Egypt and Ethiopia to resolve the long-running dispute over Addis Ababa's construction of a mega-dam on the Nile River.
The three countries have been at odds after multiple rounds of talks over the years failed to produce a deal on the operation and filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Ethiopia says the project is essential ... more |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Jul 01, 2020 
After a successful launch this afternoon, the third Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion. The satellite has separated from its rocket and is using onboard power to climb to its operational orbit, approximately 12,550 miles above the Earth.
GPS III Space Vehicle 03 (GPS III SV03) is responding to commands from U.S. Space Force and Lockheed ... more |
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 
What started out as a hunt for ice lurking in polar lunar craters turned into an unexpected finding that could help clear some muddy history about the Moon's formation.
Team members of the Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) instrument on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft found new evidence that the Moon's subsurface might be richer in metals, like iron and titanium, tha ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 02, 2020 
ESA's Gaia space observatory is an ambitious mission to construct a three-dimensional map of our galaxy by making high-precision measurements of over one billion stars. However, on its journey to map distant suns, Gaia is revolutionising a field much closer to home. By accurately mapping the stars, it is helping researchers track down lost asteroids.
Gaia charts the galaxy by repeatedly sc ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 07, 2020 
Following the financial commitment from ESA Member States at last November's Council at Ministerial Level Space19+, ESA's industrial policy committee has approved contracts totalling 2.55 billion euro to forward the development of six new Copernicus satellite missions, each mission comprising two satellites, a development and a recurrent unit.
The overall package is co-funded by the EU and ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2020 
NASA has awarded the Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) Spacecraft contract to General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group of San Diego, California.
This is a hybrid firm-fixed price, time and materials contract in the amount of approximately $32.9 million. The base contract is for spacecraft development in the amount of about $29.2 million The contract also contains O ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 
The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) is the largest telescope with the highest sensitivity in the world. Extragalactic neutral hydrogen detection is one of important scientific goals of FAST.
Recently, an international research team led by Dr. CHENG Cheng from Chinese Academy of Sciences South America Center for Astronomy (CASSACA) observed four extragalactic ga ... more |
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 Nashville TN (SPX) Jul 01, 2020 
The revolution in our understanding of the night sky and our place in the universe began when we transitioned from using the naked eye to a telescope in 1609. Four centuries later, scientists are experiencing a similar transition in their knowledge of black holes by searching for gravitational waves.
In the search for previously undetected black holes that are billions of times more massiv ... more |
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