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  Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 The flight preparations for the four engines that will power NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) on its first integrated flight with Orion are complete and the engines are assembled and ready to be joined to the deep space rocket's core stage. All five structures that form the massive core stage for the rocket have been built including the engine section where the RS-25 engines will be attached. "NASA's priority is to deliver hardware for the first flight of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecra ... read more |
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Russia launches cargo ship to space stationMoscow (AFP) Oct 14, 2017 Russia on Saturday launched an unmanned Progress space freighter carrying supplies to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. ... more 
Rocket motor for Ariane 6 and Vega-C is cast for testingParis (ESA) Oct 16, 2017 The first full-scale model of the rocket motor that will propel Ariane 6 and Vega-C into orbit has been cast and filled with inert propellant for testing at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The ... more 
RS-25 Engines Ready for Maiden Flight of NASA's Space Launch SystemStennis Space Center MS (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Aerojet Rocketdyne reports that four RS-25 engines slated to fly on Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), the maiden flight of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), are ready for integration with the rocket's c ... more  
What NASA's simulated missions tell us about the need for Martian lawKent UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Six people recently returned from an eight-month long isolation experiment to test human endurance for long-term space missions. Their "journey to Mars" involved being isolated below the summit of t ... more |
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Mimetic Martian water is under pressureLeeds, UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Researchers investigating whether liquid water could exist on Mars have provided new insight into the limits of life on the red planet. A team led by Dr Lorna Dougan from the University of Leeds has ... more  
Ancient asteroid impact exposes the moon's interiorWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Scientists have long assumed that all the planets in our solar system look the same beneath the surface, but a study published in Geology on Oct. 4 tells a different story. "The mantle of the ... more  
Asteroid Tracking Network Observes Close ApproachPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 16, 2017 On Oct. 12 EDT (Oct. 11 PDT), a small asteroid designated 2012 TC4 will safely pass by Earth at a distance of approximately 26,000 miles (42,000 kilometers). This is a little over one tenth the dist ... more 
Debate over Mars exploration strategy heats up in astrobiology journalWashington DC (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Current robotic missions to Mars that have not been appropriately cleaned and sterilized must steer clear of designated Special Regions to avoid introducing Earth-borne biological and organic contam ... more 
Close Approach of Asteroid 2012 TC4 Poses no Danger to EarthLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 The house-sized asteroid 2012 TC4 is slated to give Earth a close shave on Thursday, October 12, swooshing by our planet at approximately 5:41 UTC (1:41 a.m. EDT) at a distance of about 31,000 miles ... more  
Ring around a dwarf planet detectedGarching, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Ten observatories in six European countries teamed up for recent observations of a stellar occultation by the dwarf planet Haumea, which surprisingly show a narrow and dense ring orbiting the dwarf ... more |
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JILA's 3-D quantum gas atomic clock offers new dimensions in measurementWashington DC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 JILA physicists have created an entirely new design for an atomic clock, in which strontium atoms are packed into a tiny three-dimensional (3-D) cube at 1,000 times the density of previous one-dimen ... more  
Eutelsat's Airbus-built full electric EUTELSAT 172B satellite reaches geostationary orbitToulouse, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 The EUTELSAT 172B spacecraft, built by Airbus for Eutelsat, one of the world's leading satellite operators, has now reached geostationary orbit, breaking the record for the fastest satellite electri ... more  
Space radiation won't stop NASA's human explorationHouston TX (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 While it's true that space radiation is one of the biggest challenges for a human journey to Mars, it's also true that NASA is developing technologies and countermeasures to ensure a safe and succes ... more  
Air quality-monitoring satellite in orbitPlesetsk, Russia (ESA) Oct 16, 2017 The first Copernicus mission dedicated to monitoring our atmosphere, Sentinel-5P, has been launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. The 820 kg satellite was carried into orbit on a ... more |
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  Moscow (AFP) Oct 14, 2017 
Russia on Saturday launched an unmanned Progress space freighter carrying supplies to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz 2.1a rocket carrying the ship successfully reached orbit eight minutes after taking off at 11:47am Moscow time (0847 GMT), a Russian space agency commentator said in the live feed from mission control.
The event was pu ... more Miami (AFP) Oct 10, 2017US spacewalkers install 'new eyes' at space station  Houston TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2017NASA May Extend BEAM's Time on the International Space Station  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2017USNO Astronomers Measure New Distances To Nearby Stars |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
The flight preparations for the four engines that will power NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) on its first integrated flight with Orion are complete and the engines are assembled and ready to be joined to the deep space rocket's core stage. All five structures that form the massive core stage for the rocket have been built including the engine section where the RS-25 engines will be attached. ... moreParis (ESA) Oct 16, 2017Rocket motor for Ariane 6 and Vega-C is cast for testing  Wallops Flight Facility VA (SPX) Oct 10, 2017ASPIRE Successfully Launches from NASA Wallops Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Oct 16, 2017RS-25 Engines Ready for Maiden Flight of NASA's Space Launch System |
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Six people recently returned from an eight-month long isolation experiment to test human endurance for long-term space missions. Their "journey to Mars" involved being isolated below the summit of the world's largest active volcano in Hawaii (Mauna Loa), and was designed to better understand the psychological impacts of manned missions.
NASA, which aims to send expeditions to Mars by the 2 ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Debate over Mars exploration strategy heats up in astrobiology journal  Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 10, 2017Opportunity Feeling the Chemistry Leeds, UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Mimetic Martian water is under pressure |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017 
China launched three remote sensing satellites Friday on a Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The Yaogan-30 01 satellites will conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments.
The launch is the 251st flight mission of the Long March rocket family.
span class="BDL">Source: a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com">Xin ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017UN official commends China's role in space cooperation  Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab |
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The EUTELSAT 172B spacecraft, built by Airbus for Eutelsat, one of the world's leading satellite operators, has now reached geostationary orbit, breaking the record for the fastest satellite electric orbit raising (EOR).
EUTELSAT 172B was launched by Ariane 5 from Kourou, in French Guiana, on 1 June. The Airbus spacecraft control centre in Toulouse took control for early operations, initia ... more Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Lockheed Martin Completes First Flexible Solar Array for LM 2100 Satellite  Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 9, 2017SpaceX launches 10 satellites for Iridium mobile network  Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Sep 29, 2017GomSpace and Luxembourg to develop space activities in the Grand Duchy |
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While it's true that space radiation is one of the biggest challenges for a human journey to Mars, it's also true that NASA is developing technologies and countermeasures to ensure a safe and successful journey to the red planet.
"Some people think that radiation will keep NASA from sending people to Mars, but that's not the current situation," said, Pat Troutman, NASA Human Exploration St ... more San Jos�, United States (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Oculus unveils standalone virtual reality headset  Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Microlasers get a performance boost from a bit of gold  Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Students, researchers turn algae into renewable flip-flops |
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 Paris (ESA) Oct 06, 2017 
A molecule once thought to be a useful marker for life as we know it has been discovered around a young star and at a comet for the first time, suggesting these ingredients are inherited during the planet-forming phase.
The discovery of methyl chloride was made by the ground-based Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, and by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft following Comet ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Are Self-Replicating Starships Practical  University Park, PA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017New telescope attachment allows ground-based observations of new worlds  Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 06, 2017The Super-Earth that Came Home for Dinner |
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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
Ten observatories in six European countries teamed up for recent observations of a stellar occultation by the dwarf planet Haumea, which surprisingly show a narrow and dense ring orbiting the dwarf planet.
In addition, the astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics and more than 50 further institutions were able to constrain the size, shape and density of Haumea,w ... more Friedrichshafen, Germany (ESA) Oct 03, 2017Helicopter test for Jupiter icy moons radar  Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Solving the Mystery of Pluto's Giant Blades of Ice  Irwindale CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Global Aerospace Corporation to present Pluto lander concept to NASA |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 
Researchers have struggled to accurately model the changes to the abundant summer rains that sweep across the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, known to scientists as the "North American monsoon."
In a report published Oct. 9 in the journal Nature Climate Change, a team of Princeton and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) researchers have applied a key ... more La Ciotat, France (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Underwater nurseries help revive Mediterranean fish stocks  Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017ERAPSCO awarded $219M contract for underwater sonobuoys  Paris (AFP) Oct 7, 2017Expanded bluefin tuna quotas could reverse recovery: scientists |
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The U.S. Air Force has given their final acceptance approval to Lockheed Martin's GPS III satellite, the company announced on Tuesday.
The available for launch designation, or AFL, from the Air Force is the final stage in accepting new technology under Department of Defense regulations. Lockheed Martin's first GPS III Space Vehicle or GPS III SV01 is expected to deploy in 2018, accordin ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2017exactEarth Announces Agreement with Alltek Marine to Expand Small Vessel Tracking Service Offering  Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017BeiDou navigation to cover Belt and Road countries by 2018 Beijing (XNA) Sep 19, 2017China's BeiDou-3 satellites get new chips |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
Scientists have long assumed that all the planets in our solar system look the same beneath the surface, but a study published in Geology on Oct. 4 tells a different story.
"The mantle of the earth is made mostly of a mineral called olivine, and the assumption is usually that all planets are like the Earth," said Jay Melosh, Distinguished Professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Scien ... more Houston TX (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Moon Once Had an Atmosphere  Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Chinese moon missions delayed by rocket failure: report  Adelaide, Australia (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Moon village the first stop to Mars: ESA |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
The house-sized asteroid 2012 TC4 is slated to give Earth a close shave on Thursday, October 12, swooshing by our planet at approximately 5:41 UTC (1:41 a.m. EDT) at a distance of about 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers). Although there were some worries that this rocky object could hit the Earth, latest observations confirm that it poses no danger to our home planet at all.
"The actual miss ... morePasadena CA (JPL) Oct 16, 2017Asteroid Tracking Network Observes Close Approach  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 06, 2017A geochemist from MSU has assessed the oxidative environment inside asteroids  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Team led by UCLA astrophysicist observes primitive comet 2 billion kilometres from the sun |
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 Plesetsk, Russia (ESA) Oct 16, 2017 
The first Copernicus mission dedicated to monitoring our atmosphere, Sentinel-5P, has been launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. The 820 kg satellite was carried into orbit on a Rockot launcher at 09:27 GMT (11:27 CEST) today.
The first stage separated 2 min 16 sec after liftoff, followed by the fairing and second stage at 3 min 3 sec and 5 min 19 sec, respectively. The ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 10, 2017China launches remote sensing satellite for Venezuela  Paris (ESA) Oct 10, 2017Sentinel-5P poised for liftoff  Paris (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Europe set to launch atmosphere-probing satellite |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2017 
Scientists have modeled the extreme storm that triggered a vibrant red aurora atop Kyoto, Japan, in 1770. Researchers used historic accounts of the electromagnetic light show to estimate the storm's strength.
Recently, scientists at Tokyo's National Institute of Japanese Literature and National Institute for Polar Research got the opportunity to analyze an ancient painting of a red auro ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 03, 2017A RAVAN in the sun  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Parker Solar Probe Gets Its Revolutionary Heat Shield  Paris (ESA) Sep 21, 2017Solar antics |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 05, 2017 
One of the most mysterious stellar objects may be revealing some of its secrets at last. Called KIC 8462852, also known as Boyajian's Star, or Tabby's Star, the object has experienced unusual dips in brightness - NASA's Kepler space telescope even observed dimming of up to 20 percent over a matter of days.
In addition, the star has had much subtler but longer-term enigmatic dimming trends, ... more Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 05, 2017ALMA and Rosetta detect freon-40 in space  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Surface helium detonation spells end for white dwarf  Washington (UPI) Oct 9, 2017Scientists find missing baryons -- half the universe's missing matter |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
JILA physicists have created an entirely new design for an atomic clock, in which strontium atoms are packed into a tiny three-dimensional (3-D) cube at 1,000 times the density of previous one-dimensional (1-D) clocks. In doing so, they are the first to harness the ultra-controlled behavior of a so-called "quantum gas" to make a practical measurement device.
With so many atoms completely i ... more Providence RI (SPX) Oct 09, 2017What Earth's climate system and topological insulators have in common  London, UK (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Electron behavior under extreme conditions described for the first time  Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Oct 09, 2017What can be discovered at the junction of physics and chemistry? |
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