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  Paris (ESA) Nov 04, 2020 ESA has signed the first three contracts with European economic operators arising from its permanently open call for proposals for commercial space transportation services. Boost! - ESA's Commercial Space Transportation Services and support to Member States programme was adopted at Space19+ and an Open call for proposals under its Element 1 was launched in April this year. Through this programme, ESA aims to stimulate and support competitiveness and new commercial European space transportation ser ... read more |
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Twenty years on Station leads to multiple advances on EarthGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 Throughout its 20 years of continuous habitation, the International Space Station has enabled great strides in scientific research. But in addition to this knowledge gained, technologies developed f ... more 
Isar Aerospace signs contract with ESA as first German company under ESA C-STSMunich, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 Isar Aerospace has signed contracts under the first funding programme for commercial space transportation companies by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Europe. As part of the Commercial Space Tran ... more 
Russia Ambassador hopes US-Russia space cooperation will help global challengesWashington DC (Sputnik) Nov 04, 2020 The Russian ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, expressed hope for the two countries' successful cooperation in space to help resolve global challenges. "Over these two decades, ... more  
New mineral discovered in moon meteoritePotsdam, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 A team of European researchers have discovered a new high-pressure mineral in the lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 001, named donwilhelmsite [CaAl4Si2O11]. The team have published their findings in the ... more |
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Water on ancient MarsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 There's a long-standing question in planetary science about the origin of water on Earth, Mars and other large bodies such as the moon. One hypothesis says that it came from asteroids and comets pos ... more 
New remote sensing technique could bring key planetary mineral into focusProvidence RI (SPX) Nov 03, 2020 Planetary scientists from Brown University have developed a new remote sensing method for studying olivine, a mineral that could help scientists understand the early evolution of the Moon, Mars and ... more  
First scientific instrument installed on LucySan Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 03, 2020 Before the NASA Lucy mission can begin its long journey to the Trojan asteroids, the first scientific camera to be delivered to the spacecraft had to take a 1,500 mile journey across the continental ... more 
A subterranean ecosystem in the Chicxulub CraterHouston TX (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 A new study reveals that the Chicxulub impact crater and its hydrothermal system hosted a subterranean ecosystem that could provide a glimpse of Earth's primordial life. The Chicxulub impact c ... more  
Where were Jupiter and Saturn born?Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2020 New work led by Carnegie's Matt Clement reveals the likely original locations of Saturn and Jupiter. These findings refine our understanding of the forces that determined our Solar System's unusual ... more |
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Arecibo Observatory seeks $10.5M for cable repairs after accidentWashington DC (UPI) Nov 2, 2019 The Arecibo Observatory, the world's most powerful radio space telescope, is seeking $10.5 million to begin repairs after a disastrous cable break in August that damaged the facility in the mountains of Puerto Rico. ... more  |
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Rocket Lab demos new Kick Stage for in-space maneuversLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 This past week Rocket Lab demonstrated an advanced capability of its Kick Stage acting as a space tug during the company's 15th launch, the 'In Focus' mission that launched satellites for Planet and ... more 
The craters on EarthFreiburg, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 Prof. Dr. Thomas Kenkmann, geologist from the University of Freiburg's Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, together with mineralogist Prof. Dr. Wolf Uwe Reimold from the University of Bra ... more  
Checking the speed of spiralsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 It's an old debate: gravity or companions? The spectacular spiral arms we see in some protoplanetary disks are likely caused by one or the other - and a recent study has taken a speedy approach to f ... more 
Supersonic winds, rocky rains forecasted on lava planetMontreal, Canada (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 Among the most extreme planets discovered beyond the edges of our solar system are lava planets: fiery hot worlds that circle so close to their host star that some regions are likely oceans of molte ... more 
Exploring the source of stars and planets in a laboratoryPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 27, 2020 A new method for verifying a widely held but unproven theoretical explanation of the formation of stars and planets has been proposed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeto ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2020 
China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 conducted its third orbital correction Wednesday night, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
The probe carried out the orbital correction at around 10 pm (Beijing time) with its eight 25N engines working simultaneously. The performance of the 25N engines was also tested during the operation.
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 
This past week Rocket Lab demonstrated an advanced capability of its Kick Stage acting as a space tug during the company's 15th launch, the 'In Focus' mission that launched satellites for Planet and Canon on October 28th UTC.
Shortly after deploying ten customer satellites to orbit, the Kick Stage's Curie engine reignited to maneuver the stage to a new inclination. While Rocket Lab has pre ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 
There's a long-standing question in planetary science about the origin of water on Earth, Mars and other large bodies such as the moon. One hypothesis says that it came from asteroids and comets post-formation. But some planetary researchers think that water might just be one of many substances that occur naturally during the formation of planets. A new analysis of an ancient Martian meteorite a ... more |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Oct 23, 2020 
China's manned space program has entered the mission preparation stage with the selection of a new group of 18 reserve astronauts. According to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), the reserve astronauts, including one female, have been selected recently from 2,500 candidates. Among them are seven spacecraft pilots, seven space flight engineers and four payload experts.
Flight engineers a ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 
Apprentices in England will soon be able to boldly study what no students have studied before in the UK, thanks to a new Government-backed space engineering apprenticeship, the Science Minister announced Monday 2nd November.
Launching in January 2021, the Space Engineering Technician apprenticeship will help young people gain the technical skills needed for a career in space and follows a ... more |
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 Fino Mornasco Italy (SPX) Oct 29, 2020 
D-Orbit, the in-orbit transportation company, announced the successful completion of the deployment phase of ORIGIN mission, the first of ION Satellite Carrier. ION, D-Orbit's satellite platform, successfully released 12 SuperDove satellites for Earth-imaging company Planet, in the precise orbital slots requested by the client.
The vehicle has been operational since September 3rd, when it ... more |
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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Nov 04, 2020  Among the most extreme planets discovered beyond the edges of our solar system are lava planets: fiery hot worlds that circle so close to their host star that some regions are likely oceans of molten lava. According to scientists from McGill University, York University, and the Indian Institute of Science Education, the atmosphere and weather cycle of at least one such exoplanet is even stranger ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2020 
New work led by Carnegie's Matt Clement reveals the likely original locations of Saturn and Jupiter. These findings refine our understanding of the forces that determined our Solar System's unusual architecture, including the ejection of an additional planet between Saturn and Uranus, ensuring that only small, rocky planets, like Earth, formed inward of Jupiter.
In its youth, our Sun was s ... more |
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 Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 
Coral reefs are hotspots of biodiversity. As they can withstand heavy storms, they offer many species a safe home, and at the same time, they protect densely populated coastal regions as they level out storm-driven waves. However, how can these reefs that are made up of often very fragile coral be so stable?
A team of researchers from Friedrich-Alexander Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 03, 2020 
A new DNA-based molecular tagging system could change the way goods, from vaccines to textbooks, are tracked.
The trackable plastic tags commonly found on clothes do more than prevent retail theft.
Radio frequency identification - and other tracking technologies like barcodes and QR codes - helps manufacturers, logistics operators, transportation coordinators and warehouse mana ... more |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 
As it journeys into some of the darkest and coldest spots in the solar system, NASA's new water-hunting Moon rover, VIPER, will need some very robust headlights to light the way.
In the extremes of light and dark found on the Moon, shadowed and lit areas are in such high contrast that any contours in the landscape are effectively invisible in the darkness. To navigate this world, VIPER's r ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 
A new study reveals that the Chicxulub impact crater and its hydrothermal system hosted a subterranean ecosystem that could provide a glimpse of Earth's primordial life.
The Chicxulub impact crater, roughly 180 kilometers in diameter, is the best-preserved large impact structure on Earth. It is also the best example of the types of impact craters that were produced on Earth during a period ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 
Airbus has been awarded a contract to prepare a mission to collect the most accurate measurements of energy coming into the Earth from the Sun, and light reflected off Earth's surface, to help understand changes in balance (global warming) and mankind's impact on the planet.
The mission will not only make measurements itself, but also improve the performance of other missions through calib ... more |
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 Rome, Italy (SPX) Nov 03, 2020 
Why do most viral epidemics spread cyclically in autumn and winter in the globe's temperate regions? According to an interdisciplinary team of researchers of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, the University of Milan, the Lombardy regional agency for the environment and the Don Gnocchi Foundation, the answer is intimately related to our Sun: their theoretical model shows that both ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 27, 2020 
A new method for verifying a widely held but unproven theoretical explanation of the formation of stars and planets has been proposed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). The method grows from simulation of the Princeton Magnetorotational Instability (MRI) Experiment, a unique laboratory device that aims to demonstrate the MRI proces ... more |
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 Hanover NH (SPX) Oct 27, 2020 
A phenomenon of quantum mechanics known as superposition can impact timekeeping in high-precision clocks, according to a theoretical study from Dartmouth College, Saint Anselm College and Santa Clara University.
Research describing the effect shows that superposition--the ability of an atom to exist in more than one state at the same time--leads to a correction in atomic clocks known as "q ... more |
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