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  New York (AFP) Sept 18, 2017 US defense group Northrop Grumman is poised to buy out smaller rival Orbital ATK in a deal worth $7.5 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal, which comes around two weeks after industrial conglomerate United Technologies acquired aerospace supplier Rockwell Collins in a $30 billion deal, could be formalized by Monday, the paper said, quoting sources close to the matter. Northrop is valued at $46.5 billion, while Orbital is valued at $6.3 billion. The potential transaction co ... read more |
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SLS Core Stage Simulator Will Pave Way for Mission SuccessHuntsville AL (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 To reduce the risk of first-time operations with one-of-a-kind spaceflight hardware for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), the agency built a core stage pathfinder similar in size, shape and weight t ... more  
NASA's $3.9 bn Cassini spacecraft makes death plunge into SaturnTampa FL (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 After 20 years in space, NASA's famed Cassini spacecraft made its final death plunge into Saturn on Friday, ending a storied mission that scientists say taught us nearly everything we know about Sat ... more  
The return of the comet-like exoplanetGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 Astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, also members of the PlanetS National Centre of Competence in Research, have been working on a joint project with the universities of B ... more  
US Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin GPS M-Code Early Use Ground System Upgrade ContractDenver CO (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $45.5 million contract to provide Military Code (M-Code) Early Use (MCEU) capability to the Global Positioning System (GPS). Part of th ... more |
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New prediction of a detection wavelength for searching phototrophs on exoplanetsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 M-dwarfs or red dwarfs are small (0.5-0.1 solar-masses) and cool ( ~3000 Kelvin) stars, and are abundant in universe. The Sun-like stars have been attracting most attention as a plausible target for ... more  
Keeping NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in the darkGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 This bunny-suited technician is performing the important task of ensuring no unwanted infrared light interferes with the optical testing of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope inside of Chamber A at N ... more 
Top 10 Businesses in Ireland that Need GPS Tracking and Location-SharingDublin, Ireland (SPX) Sep 18, 2017 It has become obvious to businesses in Ireland that Global Positioning System (GPS) and location-sharing is changing the way we do business. Let's explore just how geo-spatial services such as ... more  
Venus's Mysterious Night Side RevealedParis (ESA) Sep 15, 2017 Scientists have used ESA's Venus Express to characterise the wind and upper cloud patterns on the night side of Venus for the first time-with surprising results. The study shows that atmospher ... more 
Teledyne e2v contract to supply light detectors for PLATO planet-hunting spacecraftChelmsford UK (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Teledyne e2v a 42M euro ($47M) contract to produce high-end Charge Coupled Device (CCD) visible-light detectors for the PLATO (Planetary Transits and Osci ... more 
Study shows star formation influenced by environmental conditionsWashington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 Scientists at Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have determined that new star formation is influenced by local environmental conditions. ... more |
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Dormant, Yet Always-Alert Sensor Awakes Only in the Presence of a Signal of InterestWashington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 Here's your task. Build a tiny sensor that detects a signature of infrared (IR) wavelengths characteristic of a hot tailpipe, a wood fire, or perhaps even a human being. Design the sensor so that it ... more  
More cities in the DRCongo get satellite-enabled high-speed connectivityLuxembourg (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 SES Networks' longtime customer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Gilat Telecom, has expanded the satellite capacity under contract with SES Networks in the country, now topping more th ... more 
BeiDou navigation to cover Belt and Road countries by 2018Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017 China's home-grown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System will cover countries and regions along the Belt and Road by 2018, said an official at the China National Space Administration (CNSA) Monday. ... more  
Tough stuff: Spider silk enhanced with graphene-based materialsWashington DC (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 Researchers from the Graphene Flagship have demonstrated that graphene-based materials can be used to boost the properties of spider's silk. The silk - produced naturally by the spiders, incorporati ... more |
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  Paris (ESA) Sep 15, 2017 
Whether you are on a diet or just want to be healthier, you might be one of those millions of people around the planet who use a mobile app to track everything you eat. The trend has arrived in space: European astronauts are now logging their meals on a tablet to make sure they are getting the right amount of nutrients.
An optimal diet, paired with constant exercise, is essential to counte ... more Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Sept 12, 2017Three astronauts blast off for five-month ISS mission  Bethesda, MD (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Crewed Missions Beyond LEO  Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Voyager Spacecraft: 40 Years of Solar System Discoveries |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 
To reduce the risk of first-time operations with one-of-a-kind spaceflight hardware for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), the agency built a core stage pathfinder similar in size, shape and weight to the 212-foot-tall core stage.
Like SLS, the core stage pathfinder will be doing something that's never been done - testing new shipping and handling equipment and procedures from the manufactu ... more Paris (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Arianespace announces a new contract, bringing its order book to 53 launches across three rockets  Paris (SPX) Sep 13, 2017EUMETSAT signs with Arianespace for first Metop-SG satellite launch  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 13, 2017MHI to launch first Inmarsat-6 satellite |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2017 
Opportunity is continuing the winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater.
Winter is constraining the available energy, so the project has the rover doing "hops" (drives) from one energy-favorable "lily pad" to the next. (These lily pads are locations where the terrain is tilted sufficiently to the north to maximize the Sun illumination on the rover's so ... more Paris (ESA) Sep 12, 2017New tools for exploring the surface of Mars  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 14, 2017NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Climbing Toward Ridge Top  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 14, 2017New Gravity Map Suggests Mars Has a Porous Crust |
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 Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017 
China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou 1 completed an automated fast-docking operation with the Tiangong II space laboratory late on Tuesday night, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
Tianzhou 1 began its approach to the space lab at 5:24 pm and spent six and a half hours for the docking, which was completed at 11:58 pm, the agency said in a news release.
It was the third docking ... more Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017China, Russia to Have Smooth Space Cooperation, Says Expert  Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2017Kuaizhou-11 to send six satellites into space Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2017Russia, China May Sign 5-Year Agreement on Joint Space Exploration |
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's upcoming visit to India starting Wednesday is expected to set the pace for greater cooperation between the two countries, especially in the aerospace sector.
Indian private companies have already expressed keen interest in forging collaborations with the Japanese counterparts. TeamIndus, a Bengaluru-based private aerospace company, which gained global a ... more London, UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2017Bids for government funding prove strong interest in LaunchUK  San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2017Blue Sky Network Reaffirms Commitment to Brazilian Market  New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 14, 2017India to Launch Exclusive Satellite for Afghanistan |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 
Here's your task. Build a tiny sensor that detects a signature of infrared (IR) wavelengths characteristic of a hot tailpipe, a wood fire, or perhaps even a human being. Design the sensor so that it can remain dormant and unattended but always alert, even for years, without drawing on battery power. And build the sensor so that the act of detection itself can initiate the emission of a signal th ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017Air Force activates new satellites for tracking space objects  Boston MA (SPX) Sep 15, 2017'Peel-and-go' printable structures fold themselves  Los Angeles CA (Sputnik) Sep 13, 2017Ultrathin spacecraft will collect, deposit orbital debris |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 
Astronomers have discovered that the well-studied exoplanet WASP-12b reflects almost no light, making it appear essentially pitch black. This discovery sheds new light on the atmospheric composition of the planet and also refutes previous hypotheses about WASP-12b's atmosphere. The results are also in stark contrast to observations of another similarly sized exoplanet.
Using the Space Tele ... moreGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 15, 2017The return of the comet-like exoplanet  Paris, France (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Does the Organic Material of Comets Predate our Solar System?  Boston MA (SPX) Sep 12, 2017X-rays Reveal Temperament of Possible Planet-hosting Stars |
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Sep 14, 2017 
A long summer break ended for NASA's New Horizons on Sept. 11, as the spacecraft "woke" itself on schedule from a five-month hibernation period. Signals confirming that New Horizons had executed on-board computer commands to exit hibernation reached mission operations at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, Maryland, via NASA's Deep Space Network station in Madrid, Spain, at 12:55 p. ... more Washington DC (SPX) Sep 11, 2017Pluto features given first official names  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2017Jupiter's Auroras Present a Powerful Mystery  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 06, 2017New Horizons Files Flight Plan for 2019 Flyby |
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 Kiel, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2017 
The Labrador Sea in the North Atlantic is one of the few areas in the world ocean where cold, saline seawater sinks to large depths and forms deep water. This convection process also transports oxygen into the deep sea.
A team of scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (San Diego, California), Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada) and GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research ... more London (AFP) Sept 12, 2017130-tonne 'monster fatberg' clogs London sewer  Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017Old fish are rare in today's heavily fished oceans  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2017NASA team find evidence of sea level 'fingerprints' |
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 Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Sep 18, 2017  It has become obvious to businesses in Ireland that Global Positioning System (GPS) and location-sharing is changing the way we do business. Let's explore just how geo-spatial services such as those offered by companies such as Turtler Inc can help the top 10 industries in Ireland. ... moreDenver CO (SPX) Sep 13, 2017US Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin GPS M-Code Early Use Ground System Upgrade Contract  Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Elbit unveils situational awareness system for dismounted forces in non GPS environments Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017BeiDou navigation to cover Belt and Road countries by 2018 |
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 Providence RI (SPX) Sep 14, 2017 
In research that may prove useful to future lunar explorers, scientists from Brown University have created the first quantitative map of water and its chemical building blocks trapped in the uppermost portion of the Moon's soil.
The study, published in Science Advances, builds on the initial discovery in 2009 of water and a related molecule - hydroxyl, which consists of one atom each of hy ... moreParis (ESA) Aug 22, 2017Call For Ideas For Research On The Deep Space Gateway  San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017Analysis of a 'rusty' lunar rock suggests the moon's interior is dry  Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 21, 2017Roscosmos Approves Luna-25 Space Station Model in Moon Exploration Project |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 14, 2017 
Research at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering has revealed new evidence for the occurrence of ground ice on the protoplanet Vesta. The work, under the sponsorship of NASA's Planetary Geology and Geophysics program, is part of ongoing efforts at USC Viterbi to improve water detectability techniques in terrestrial and planetary subsurfaces using radar and microwave imaging techniques.
Th ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2017Radar Reveals Two Moons Orbiting Asteroid Florence  Perth, Australia (SPX) Sep 11, 2017Sling-shot show for NASA spacecraft over Australia  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 04, 2017NASA's Asteroid-Bound Spacecraft to Slingshot Past Earth |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 
For a few weeks over the summer in 2011, teams of scientists from around the world converged on a small patch of ponderosa pine forest in Colorado to carry out one of the most detailed, extended survey of atmospheric chemistry ever attempted in one place, in many cases using new measurement devices created especially for this project. Now, after years of analysis, their comprehensive synthesis o ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Who is the chief culprit of dust concentrations over East Asia?  El Segundo CA (SPX) Sep 14, 2017Boeing to Design and Build Seven Medium Earth Orbit Satellites for SES  Toulouse, France (SPX) Sep 12, 2017Airbus to reshape Earth observation market with its Pleiades Neo constellation |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2017 
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured dramatic images of a significant solar flare that peaked at 12:06 p.m. EDT Sunday.
The space agency's Solar Dynamics Observatory watches the sun on a constant basis and captured the significant solar flare classified as X8.2-class.
X-class identifies the most intense solar flares and the number provides additional information about its s ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 7, 2017NASA captures images of strong solar flares  Paris (ESA) Sep 01, 2017Space-inspired Star Storm to premiere next month  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 30, 2017NASA's Lunar mission captures solar eclipse as seen from the moon |
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 Trieste, Italy (SPX) Sep 12, 2017 
Like in a nail-biting thriller full of escapes and subterfuge, photons from far-off light sources, such as blazars, could go up against a continuous exchange of identity in their journey through the Universe. This is an operation that would allow these very tiny particles of light to escape an enemy which, if encountered, would annihilate them.
This is the phenomenon studied by a group of ... more London, UK (SPX) Sep 12, 2017Accretion-powered pulsar reveals unique timing glitch Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017Study shows star formation influenced by environmental conditions Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Keeping NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in the dark |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 07, 2017 
Australian scientists have developed a new tool for imaging life at the nanoscale that will provide new insights into the role of transition metal ions such as copper in neuro-degenerative diseases.
In a new paper published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers at the University of Melbourne reveal a "quantum kangaroo" that demonstrates a way to detect and image electronic spins ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 07, 2017First neutron beam produced: A great milestone for CSNS  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 04, 2017UCLA physicists propose new theories of black holes from the very early universe  Iowa City IA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Researchers propose how the universe became filled with light |
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