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  London, UK (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 The UK will invest 1.4 billion pounds to bolster our national interests in space, as part of the first Defence Space Strategy published this week. Following publication of the National Space Strategy in September last year, the Defence Space Strategy (DSS) outlines how Defence will protect the UK's national interests in space in an era of ever-growing threats, stimulating growth across the sector and supporting highly skilled jobs across the UK. As part of the new 1.4 billion pound investmen ... read more |
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Space Foundation Launches Space Commerce InstituteColorado Springs CO (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, has launched Space Commerce Institute, a program offered by Center for Innovation and Education to ... more  
Webb team begins aligning the telescopeWashington DC (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 This week, the three-month process of aligning the telescope began - and over the last day, Webb team members saw the first photons of starlight that traveled through the entire telescope and were d ... more  
Satellites Offer New Capabilities and Complexities for 5G NetworksBellevue WA (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 New advances in 5G standards are creating opportunities to integrate non-terrestrial networks (NTN) into an interoperable, standardized wireless experience across the entire globe. Today, 5G America ... more  
Satellogic Announces Strategic Partnership With Palantir TechnologiesCharlotte NC (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 Satellogic Inc., a leader in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, has announced a new partnership with Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR), a leading builder of operating systems fo ... more |
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Astronaut hits 300 days in space, on way to break NASA recordHouston TX (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei has lived in space continuously for 300 days since launching and docking to the orbiting lab on April 9, 2021. He is on his way to surpassing Christina Koch's 328-day m ... more  
Chandrayaan-3 scheduled for launch in August 2022, Lok Sabha toldNew Delhi (IANS) Feb 04, 2022 The Department of Space has planned as many as 19 missions this year even as the Chandrayaan-3, the next phase of India's mission to the moon, is scheduled for August 2022, the government told the L ... more  
Intelsat/SKY Perfect JSAT Corp expand high-throughput inflight connectivity network over AsiaMcLean VA (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 Intelsat, operator of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has expanded its partnership with SKY Perfect JSAT Corpora ... more  
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from FloridaWashington DC (UPI) Feb 3, 2021 SpaceX launched 49 of its own Starlink broadband communications satellites from Florida on Thursday afternoon in a mission delayed by over a week. ... more 
Boost for space clusters across the UKLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 These regional hubs, known as space clusters, will support new and growing companies, building on local expertise and catalysing investment into the space sector. Over 600,000 pounds will go t ... more |
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Turion Space and NanoAvionics to build a satellite for orbital reconnaissance missionColumbia IL (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 US company Turion Space, aiming to build spacecraft to remove orbital-debris, satellite servicing, and domain awareness, has selected NanoAvionics small satellite bus, the MP42, as the basis for its ... more 
Defence Procurement Minister launches Defence Space StrategyLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 It's a huge pleasure to be here today on the next step in our execution of the Integrated Review, the Defence Command Paper and Defence and Security Industrial Strategy. A lot has happened in ... more 
SpaceX launches spy satellite from CaliforniaWashington DC (UPI) Feb 2, 2021 SpaceX launched a classified payload into orbit Wednesday from California for the National Reconnaissance Office, a U.S. intelligence agency that builds and operates spy satellites. ... more 
Incoming! Debris enroute to the MoonParis (ESA) Feb 03, 2022 The Moon is set to gain one more crater. A leftover SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage will impact the lunar surface in early March, marking the first time that a human-made debris item unintentionally rea ... more 
From Earth to Mars and BeyondLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 Raytheon Intelligence and Space provides end-to-end space solutions that span the space value stream. From Earth observation and more accurate weather predictions to satellite constellation manageme ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 1, 2021 
NASA has released details of the International Space Station's transition plan, including destruction of the structure in 2031, and research goals for the interim and the future.
The ISS will deorbit in January 2031 ahead of crashing it into an uninhabited area of the South Pacific Ocean near to Point Nemo, which has been called a "spacecraft cemetery," according to the updated plan tha ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 
With Britain's first satellite launches set to take place this year, the SatelLife Competition is looking for the best new ideas for how to use data collected from space to benefit daily life, from supporting local communities and the NHS, to monitoring the environment and tackling climate change.
The competition is now in its fifth year, with previous winning ideas including drones carryi ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 
Curtin University researchers studying a Martian meteorite have found the first evidence of high-intensity damage caused by asteroid impact, in findings that have implications for understanding when conditions suitable for life may have existed on early Mars.
Published in leading journal Science Advances, the research examined grains of the mineral zircon in Martian meteorite NWA 7034. The ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 
China will explore the moon's polar regions and is mulling over a manned lunar landing in the coming five years, according to a white paper released on Friday.
The white paper, titled "China's Space Program: A 2021 Perspective," said China will continue its studies and research "on the plan for a human lunar landing."
A new-generation manned spacecraft will be developed to support it ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 
At a press conference today, NSF's NOIRLab announced that it has been selected, along with the SKA Observatory (SKAO), by the International Astronomical Union to host the new IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference. The center coordinates collaborative multidisciplinary international efforts with institutions and individuals and works acr ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 03, 2022 
The Moon is set to gain one more crater. A leftover SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage will impact the lunar surface in early March, marking the first time that a human-made debris item unintentionally reaches our natural satellite.
In 2015 the Falcon 9 placed NOAA's DSCOVR climate observatory around the L1 Lagrange point, one of five such gravitationally-stable points between Earth and the Sun. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jan 31, 2021 
Scientists have discovered that a planet outside of the solar system may have a complex atmosphere made of metal gases that operate like Earth's atmosphere.
The research, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, found evidence that metals discovered in the atmosphere of WASP-189b are layered - the first time research has suggested that gas giant planets like Jupiter might have a comp ... more |
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 Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Jan 13, 2022 
Planets like Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn with global magnetic fields of their own are surrounded by so-called radiation belts: Trapped in the magnetic field, fast moving charged particles such as electrons, protons, and heavier ions whiz around thus forming the invisible, torus-shaped radiation belts. With their high velocities reaching almost the speed of light, the particles can ionize other mo ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 
More than 130 people were arrested or placed under investigation for illegal water tapping last year, Spain's Guardia Civil police said on Wednesday following a huge operation.
During the year-long operation, "133 people were arrested or investigated for extracting water through more than 1,533 illegal infrastructure devices", the police's environmental unit said in a statement.
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 Xian (XNA) Jan 26, 2022 
A health check on all 52 in-orbit satellites of China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has been completed, according to the Xi'an Satellite Control Center.
The center said the satellites met all key indicators, meaning the constellation can provide services without issue.
The evaluation was conducted without interrupting the satellites' usual navigation services, and develo ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 
The first mission in NASA's program to take humans back to the Moon has been delayed until spring at the earliest, the US space agency said Wednesday, saying it needed more time to complete safety checks.
The Artemis I launch, initially scheduled for late 2021 and then postponed twice more, will now happen no earlier than April.
"Teams are taking operations a step at a time to ensure the ... more |
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 Cincinnati OH (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 
The rapid decline of the Hopewell culture about 1,500 years ago might be explained by falling debris from a near-Earth comet that created a devastating explosion over North America, laying waste to forests and Native American villages alike.
Researchers with the University of Cincinnati found evidence of a cosmic airburst at 11 Hopewell archaeological sites in three states stretching acros ... more |
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 Charlotte NC (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 
Satellogic Inc., a leader in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, has announced a new partnership with Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR), a leading builder of operating systems for the modern enterprise. Under the agreement, Satellogic will leverage Palantir's Foundry platform, accelerating business processes, rapid image product delivery, AI model training, and enterprise-wid ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 2, 2021 
A solar flare, ejected from our sun towards the end of January, will start hitting earth Wednesday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center.
The flare is the result of a coronal mass ejection, a large expulsion of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun's corona, which can travel from the Sun to Earth at speeds as fast as 1,800 m ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 
This week, the three-month process of aligning the telescope began - and over the last day, Webb team members saw the first photons of starlight that traveled through the entire telescope and were detected by the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument. This milestone marks the first of many steps to capture images that are at first unfocused and use them to slowly fine-tune the telescope. This ... more |
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 Leiden, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 
With new algorithms and supercomputers, an incredibly detailed radio map of the universe was created. Now astronomers can look at radio data of galaxies with much more precision. This was published in Nature Astronomy by Leiden PhD student Frits Sweijen and colleagues.
'This single map has almost as many pixels as previous maps of the entire sky had,' says Frits Sweijen, PhD student at Lei ... more |
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