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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 22, 2020 A joint U.S.-European satellite built to monitor global sea levels lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Saturday at 9:17 a.m. PST (12:17 p.m. EST). About the size of a small pickup truck, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will extend a nearly 30-year continuous dataset on sea level collected by an ongoing collaboration of U.S. and European satellites while enhancing weather forecasts and providing detailed information on large-sca ... read more |
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Ten satellites to be built in Glasgow in next three yearsLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2020 AAC Clyde manufacture a range of small satellites, ranging from 1kg to 50kg in weight, and offer space-as-a-service, which is an end-to-end mission service covering everything from mission design, l ... more  
Rocket Lab launches satellites, recovers booster in 'Return to Sender' missionWashington DC (UPI) Nov 22, 2020 California-based Rocket Lab successfully launched more than two dozen small satellites into space on Thursday night from New Zealand and became just the second company to land an orbital rocket boos ... more 
Major funding package pledged for UK Space Centre of Excellence in Ayrshire, ScotlandAyrshire UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2020 A commitment to invest over 80m pounds in a UK Space Centre of Excellence in Ayrshire, was made by both UK and Scottish Governments, in partnership with South Ayrshire Council, as part of the Ayrshi ... more  
Solar power stations in space could be the answer to our energy needsLiverpool UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2020 It sounds like science fiction: giant solar power stations floating in space that beam down enormous amounts of energy to Earth. And for a long time, the concept - first developed by the Russian sci ... more |
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NASA 'hard-pressed' to land astronauts on Moon in 2024, cites COVID-19 delaysWashington DC (Sputnik) Nov 22, 2020 Although the Apollo lunar flights ended in 1972, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has remained greatly invested in returning astronauts to the moon by 2024. The last time ... more  
ISRO to launch satellite for Bhutan next year and train four Bhutanese space engineersNew Delhi (IANS) Nov 22, 2020 Launching the second phase of RuPay card, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that India will soon be sending Bhutanese satellite to space. "India opened its space sector for priv ... more  
Creating chaos: Craters and collapse on MarsParis (ESA) Nov 22, 2020 Elevation can be deceiving in satellite imagery of Mars, even when differences are extreme - as demonstrated by this image of Pyrrhae Regio from ESA's Mars Express. A chunk of terrain has collapsed ... more  
NSF to decommission Cornell-designed Arecibo telescopeIthica NY (SPX) Nov 22, 2020 The large Cornell-designed telescopic "ear" at Arecibo, Puerto Rico, which listened for the enlightening crackle of the cosmos for nearly six decades, now hears silence ... more 
The satellites of LunaParis (ESA) Nov 18, 2020 Since time immemorial, people have gazed in wonder at the Moon. Its gentle light suggests romance, its strong embrace powers the tides and it is even sometimes blamed for madness. The Moon was ... more |
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 ISS crew successfully patched hull crack Roscosmos confirms 
Voyager Space Holdings, Inc. Announces Intent to Acquire The Launch CompanyDenver CO (SPX) Nov 20, 2020 Voyager Space Holdings has announced its intent to acquire The Launch Company, subject to customary closing conditions. The Launch Company specializes in developing standardized hardware, ground sup ... more  |
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European Vega rocket failed 'because of wire mix-up'Paris (AFP) Nov 17, 2020 The failure of a European rocket just minutes after lift-off was caused by a production mistake that led to a wiring mix-up and altered the trajectory, its operator said on Tuesday. ... more 
NSF to decommission Arecibo Observatory due to safety concernsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2020 Following a review of engineering assessments that found damage to the Arecibo Observatory cannot be stabilized without risk to construction workers and staff at the facility, the U.S. National Scie ... more 
Idea Revived for "Ultimately Large Telescope" on the MoonAustin TX (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 A group of astronomers from The University of Texas at Austin has found that a telescope idea shelved by NASA a decade ago can solve a problem that no other telescope can: It would be able to study ... more
Northrop Grumman completes PDR for NASA's Gateway Crew ModuleDulles VA (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 Northrop Grumman has completed its initial preliminary design review (PDR) event for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO). The module will serve as living quarters for astronauts at the Gatew ... more 
Lunar Gateway Instruments to Improve Weather Forecasting for Artemis AstronautsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 20, 2020 One of the first things people want to know before taking a trip is what the weather will be like wherever they are headed. For Artemis astronauts traveling on missions to the Moon, two space weathe ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 
Flying silently through the void of space around a globe of blue and green is the most advanced science laboratory ever developed: the International Space Station. Inside humanity's orbiting outpost is a buzz of activity as explorers, pilots, doctors, and scientists from around the world conduct experiments, maintain the facility, and develop new technologies.
For the past 20 years, betwee ... more |
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 Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 
UK rocket company, Skyrora, has conducted a series of static test fires of its 3rd stage LEO engine, including a vacuum chamber test, designed to replicate space-like conditions to further advance its launch ambitions.
All tests, totalling 100 and conducted at the company's Engine Test Complex located in Fife, Scotland, were successful, and the results met Skyrora's test criteria. This mea ... more |
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 London, Canada (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 
NASA is working towards sending humans to Mars by 2030. If all goes according to plan, the flight crew's return trip to the red planet will take about two-and-half years. That's a long time to spend, uninterrupted, with co-workers. Now, imagine if the astronauts don't get along with each other?
To help ensure that doesn't happen, a new study led by Western University tested team dynamics o ... more |
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 Nanjing (XNA) Nov 20, 2020 
China's second-generation space tracking ship Yuanwang 3 left here Thursday for missions concerning the Chang'e 5 lunar probe, according to sources with the country's satellite maritime tracking and controlling department.
China's Chang'e 5 mission, which is scheduled to be launched late this month, will bring moon samples back to Earth, making it one of the country's most complicated and ... more |
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 Ayrshire UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2020 
A commitment to invest over 80m pounds in a UK Space Centre of Excellence in Ayrshire, was made by both UK and Scottish Governments, in partnership with South Ayrshire Council, as part of the Ayrshire Growth Deal signing yesterday.
The funding package will develop and support a wide range of new, cutting-edge aerospace and space activities around Glasgow Prestwick Airport, including a sate ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 
Astroscale Holdings Inc. ("Astroscale"), the market-leader in securing long-term orbital sustainability, has announced that its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission will launch on a Soyuz rocket operated by GK Launch Services from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, in March 2021.
"We now have the launch in our sights," says Seita Iizuka, ELSA-d Project Manager. " ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2020 
Scientists have long believed that there may be billions to trillions of rogue planets drifting through our galaxy, unattached to any host star. A recent study has now identified one such candidate - potentially the first terrestrial-mass world we've spotted on the run.
We've discovered more than 4,000 exoplanets in the last three decades, spanning a dramatic range of masses, sizes, temper ... more |
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 Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 
The Swedish-led satellite instrument Particle Environment Package (PEP) will help researchers at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) to understand how three of Jupiter's icy moons are affected by the particles around Jupiter and search for the pre-conditions for life. After 14 years of work, the instrument is ready to take its place on ESA's Jupiter spacecraft JUICE.
Prof. Stas Ba ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 18, 2020 
When making allocation decisions, water resource managers and other policy makers consider only population, economic growth and budgetary constraints, but these factors can't precisely predict changes in demand.
In a new study, published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Research Letters, scientists showed real estate data from online sites like Zillow can be used to anticipate shi ... more |
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 San Francisco, CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2020 
Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS and precise positioning technology for autonomous vehicles, today announced its precise positioning platform can improve the performance of existing single-frequency GNSS positioning, found on most production vehicles today, from the standard average of 3 meters to lane-level accuracy without changing existing hardware and antenna ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Nov 22, 2020 
Although the Apollo lunar flights ended in 1972, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has remained greatly invested in returning astronauts to the moon by 2024. The last time a NASA astronaut set foot on the moon was in 1972.
In a report released earlier this month, NASA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) stated that the agency will be "hard-pressed to land astronau ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 20, 2020 
The vision, which was captured by the ship's livestream camera, shows the extremely bright meteor crossing the sky in front of the ship and then breaking up over the ocean.
The meteor, which was bright green, was spotted by the bridge crew and reported to the science staff on board.
They were amazed to find that the meteor had been captured perfectly by the ship's livestream camera, ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 22, 2020 
A joint U.S.-European satellite built to monitor global sea levels lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Saturday at 9:17 a.m. PST (12:17 p.m. EST).
About the size of a small pickup truck, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will extend a nearly 30-year continuous dataset on sea level collected by an ongoing collaboration of ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 
Sinuous, undulating waves in the Earth's atmosphere play a large role in driving the weather patterns on our planet. A new study now describes how similar motion can govern the behavior of the Sun - and what we stand to learn from it.
When you plan a sunny picnic outing for the weekend, you can thank Carl-Gustav Rossby for his role in enabling the weather forecasts you're now able to check ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2020 
Following a review of engineering assessments that found damage to the Arecibo Observatory cannot be stabilized without risk to construction workers and staff at the facility, the U.S. National Science Foundation will begin plans to decommission the 305-meter telescope, which for 57 years has served as a world-class resource for radio astronomy, planetary, solar system and geospace research.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will detect vestiges of sound waves that once rippled through the primordial cosmic sea. According to new simulations, Roman's observations could extend these measurements into an unprobed epoch between the universe's infancy and the present day. Studying the echoes from this era will help us trace the evolution of the universe and solve pressing cosmic c ... more |
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