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  London (AFP) March 21, 2022 Global satellite communications company OneWeb said Monday that it will switch launches to Elon Musk's SpaceX, after suspending activities with Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. "OneWeb... announced today that the company and SpaceX entered into an agreement that will enable OneWeb to resume satellite launches," OneWeb said in a brief statement. The terms of the agreement remain confidential and the first launch is expected later this year. OneWeb decided on March 3 to scrap all la ... read more |
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NASA's Perseverance rover hightails it to Martian DeltaPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 19, 2022 The rover's self-driving capabilities will be put to the test this month as it begins a record-breaking series of sprints to its next sampling location. NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is tryin ... more  
A large solar storm could knock out the power grid and the internetStarkville MS (SPX) Mar 19, 2022 On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. The operators of the telegraphs reported receiving electrical shocks, telegraph paper catching fire, and being abl ... more  
Report to Congress on Hypersonic WeaponsWashington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2022 The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons-maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5-as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program sinc ... more  
SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites after weather delaysWashington DC (UPI) Mar 19, 2021 Elon Musk's SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from Florida early Saturday morning after the launch was postponed Friday night because of stormy weather. ... more |
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NASA rolls out its mega Moon rocket -- here's what you need to knowWashington (AFP) March 18, 2022 NASA's massive new rocket eased onto its launchpad Friday, ready for a battery of tests that will clear it to blast off to the Moon this summer on an uncrewed flight. ... more  
Russian trio blast off for ISS in shadow of Ukraine warAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) March 18, 2022 Three Russian cosmonauts blasted off to the International Space Station Friday, as Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine brought the Kremlin's relations with the West to their lowest point since the Soviet era. ... more  
Lunar Swirl Patterns and Topography Are Related, Study FindsTucson AZ (SPX) Mar 18, 2022 Bright and dark swirling patterns on the Moon's surface have been linked to the topography of the swirls, says a new paper by a team of scientists from the Planetary Science Institute. "This i ... more 
A View Filled With Ventifacts - Sols 3417-3418Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 18, 2022 Our Monday drive was successful, and we are now fully surrounded by the rocks that cap the Greenheugh pediment. From here we can see hundreds of ventifacts - a term that describes rocks which have b ... more |
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New insight into the possible origins of lifeTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 19, 2022 Researchers at the University of Tokyo have for the first time been able to create an RNA molecule that replicates, diversifies and develops complexity, following Darwinian evolution. This has provi ... more 
Black swifts descended rapidly during lunar eclipseWashington DC (SPX) Mar 18, 2022 An international research team led by Lund University in Sweden has managed to study the flight behaviour of the mysterious black swift. They found, among other things, that the black swift rises to ... more  
NASA spots giant debris cloud created by clashing celestial bodiesPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 19, 2022 Major smashups between rocky bodies shaped our solar system. Observations of a similar crash give clues about how frequent these events are around other stars. Most of the rocky planets and satellit ... more  
Government of Canada invests in small modular reactor technologyBurlington, Canada (SPX) Mar 18, 2022 Canada is a leader in nuclear energy and nuclear safety and has one of the world's most promising domestic markets for the safe and responsible development of small modular reactor (SMR) technology. ... more |
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Russia's energy clout also comes from being a key nuclear supplierGolden CO (SPX) Mar 19, 2022 As Western nations look for ways to reduce their reliance on Russian oil and gas, another aspect of the Ukraine crisis has received less attention: Most of the 32 countries that use nuclear power re ... more  
China's space station to support large-scale scientific researchBeijing (XNA) Mar 19, 2022 China plans to conduct a number of frontier scientific experiments on its Tiangong space station, with the two laboratory modules, Wentian and Mengtian, scheduled to be launched this year, according ... more  
Northrop Grumman's Space Tracking and Surveillance System completes missionRedondo Beach CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2022 Built by Northrop Grumman in support of the Missile Defense Agency, two demonstration Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) satellites successfully completed their missions and have been ret ... more  
Shipwreck of the 'Endurance' found safe thanks to satellite dataBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 17, 2022 Over a century ago, Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance sank in Antarctica, trapped and crushed by the ice. The crew survived and the incredible rescue operation made the polar explorer's expedition ... more 
Determining the weight of Earth from spaceBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 18, 2022 At first glance, masses appear rigid and immobile. However, this is deceptive because they are constantly in motion. Liquid rock shifts in Earth's interior, water is redistributed in large quantitie ... more |
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 Orlando FL (UPI) Mar 16, 2022 
Two NASA astronauts completed a spacewalk Tuesday to prepare for the installation of new solar arrays at the International Space Station, amid tension between Russia and the United States over the Ukraine conflict.
Astronauts Kayla Barron, 34, and Raja Chari, 44, spent six hours and 54 minutes on their spacewalk, having exited the station around 8:15 a.m. EDT - their second and first spac ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 15, 2021 
California-based rocket company Astra Space launched three small satellites from Alaska on Tuesday morning and said the payloads deployed successfully.
The rocket, LV0009, lifted off from Pacific Spaceport Complex on Kodiak Island as planned at 9:22 a.m. PDT.
"We have great news to report," Astra CEO Chris Kemp said on a live broadcast a little over an hour after launch. "The pay ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 19, 2022 
The rover's self-driving capabilities will be put to the test this month as it begins a record-breaking series of sprints to its next sampling location.
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is trying to cover more distance in a single month than any rover before it - and it's doing so using artificial intelligence. On the path ahead are sandpits, craters, and fields of sharp rocks that the rover ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 19, 2022 
China plans to conduct a number of frontier scientific experiments on its Tiangong space station, with the two laboratory modules, Wentian and Mengtian, scheduled to be launched this year, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The experiments include raising fish, growing vegetables, setting up the most precise clock ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 
British space technology will help pioneer new approaches to energy, communications and resources, thanks to new projects from the UK Space Agency
Science and Innovation Minister George Freeman announced the 2 million pound boost for 13 new projects during British Science Week (11-20 March), which aims to inspire interest in and celebrate science, engineering, technology and maths for peop ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 17, 2022 
There's a powerful new member of NASA's family of giant antennas that enable engineers and scientists on Earth to communicate with the growing number of spacecraft exploring our solar system.
Called Deep Space Station 53, or DSS-53, the 111-foot (34-meter) antenna is part of NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN). It's now operational at the network's facility outside Madrid, one of three such gr ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 19, 2022 
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have for the first time been able to create an RNA molecule that replicates, diversifies and develops complexity, following Darwinian evolution. This has provided the first empirical evidence that simple biological molecules can lead to the emergence of complex lifelike systems.
Life has many big questions, not least being where did we come from? Mayb ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Mar 17, 2022 
The Solar System has eight planets. In 2006, astronomers reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet, the same class as contains Eris, Sedna, Quaoar, Ceres and perhaps many more solar system small bodies. These are defined approximately as bodies that orbit the Sun but that are not massive enough (unlike regular planets) to gravitationally dominate their environments by clearing away material. Astronom ... more |
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 Hobart, Australia (SPX) Mar 18, 2022 
Marine cold spells are cold versions of heat waves: periods of exceptionally cold water, able to hurt or help the ecosystems they hit. As the atmosphere and oceans warm, marine cold spells are becoming less intense and less frequent overall, according to a new study.
Today, the oceans experience just 25% of the number of cold spell days they did in the 1980s, and cold spells are about 15% ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 18, 2022 
GPS interferences have intensified in places as far away as Finland, the Mediterranean and Iraq since Russia invaded Ukraine, forcing aircraft to reroute or change destination, according to European aviation authorities.
Disruptions to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), which include GPS, are caused by the "jamming" or "spoofing" of satellite signals.
Since the war erupted on Fe ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 18, 2022 
Bright and dark swirling patterns on the Moon's surface have been linked to the topography of the swirls, says a new paper by a team of scientists from the Planetary Science Institute.
"This is the first time there has been a demonstrated correlation between the swirl albedo patterns and topography," said PSI Senior Scientist Deborah Domingue, lead author of "Topographic Correlations withi ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Mar 17, 2022 
At 19:24 UTC on 11 March 2022, astronomer Krisztian Sarneczky discovered a bright and fast-moving new object in the sky using the 60cm Schmidt telescope at the Piszkesteto observatory, Hungary. He collected four observations in quick succession, and just 14 minutes later reported his findings to the Minor Planet Center (MPC), initially designating the object 'Sar2593'.
The results were qui ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 18, 2022 
At first glance, masses appear rigid and immobile. However, this is deceptive because they are constantly in motion. Liquid rock shifts in Earth's interior, water is redistributed in large quantities across the oceans and on the continents, and air masses are constantly in flux. This uneven distribution means that Earth's gravitational field is not constant across the globe. In locations with mo ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Mar 17, 2022 
Following a successful test campaign in Europe, the structural thermal model of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (Smile)'s payload module will soon be delivered to China to complete the qualification of the satellite.
Smile is a joint mission between ESA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and will aim to build a more complete understanding of the Sun-Earth conne ... more |
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 Orlando FL (UPI) Mar 16, 2022 
NASA on Wednesday planned to release details about how the agency is sharpening the focus of the large main mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope, which will start peering at the earliest galaxies in the universe soon.
NASA plans to update the press and the public on James Webb progress during a virtual press conference at noon EDT.
Previously, the agency released early images fro ... more |
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 Karlsruhe, Germany (SPX) Mar 13, 2022 
Quantum information will revolutionize not only research and industry, but also our everyday life. Among others, it promises enormous progress in the simulation of materials and processes, which will push the development of new medical substances, the improvement of batteries, transport planning, and secure information and communication. A quantum bit (qubit) can assume many different states bet ... more |
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