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  Moscow (AFP) Dec 29, 2017 Russian specialists on Friday said they have restored communication with Angosat-1, the first national satellite it launched for Angola, days after they lost contact with it. "Specialists of Energia rocket and space corporation have received telemetry information from Angosat," Energia said in a statement. "All parameters of the spacecraft systems are normal." Energia is the maker of the satellite which Russia launched from its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday evening. It stoppe ... read more |
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Fourth set of Iridium NEXT satellites arrive in orbit and provide telemetryWashington DC (SPX) Dec 29, 2017 Iridium Communications reports that the fourth set of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites, launched last Friday by SpaceX, are functioning nominally and have begun the testing and validation process. Not onl ... more  
JPL sketches out a trip to the Alpha Centauri system in 2069Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are making preliminary plans for an interstellar mission, the agency's first. The team wants to send a probe to look for sings of life on the exoplanets surrounding Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth. ... more 
The Russian Progress MS-06 cargo freighter undocks and takes a final Pacific diveMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 29, 2017 The Progress MS-06 freighter on Thursday undocked from the International Space Station ahead of its mission-ending plunge into the Pacific, Russia's space mission control center told Sputnik. ... more  
China tests new ballistic missiles with hypersonic glide vehiclesBeijing (Sputnik) Dec 29, 2017 The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force has conducted two flight tests of a new ballistic missile attached to a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), US officials confirmed in a recent intelligence asse ... more |
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NASA image showcases Ceres mountain named for KwanzaaWashington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 NASA honored Kwanzaa this week with an image of a mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres named for the African-American holiday, which is celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. ... more  
Cosmic lantern could help us further understand the fate of the UniversePortsmouth UK (SPX) Dec 26, 2017 New research has provided a deeper insight into emission line galaxies, used in several ongoing and upcoming surveys, to help us further understand the composition and fate of the Universe. The que ... more  
Major release of Southern Sky Astronomical Data now availableCanerra, Australia (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 Over 18 terabytes of southern sky imagery sourced from The Australian National University's SkyMapper telescope (http://skymapper.anu.edu.au) is now made available worldwide, thanks to essential ong ... more 
Scientific achievements during the operation of Lomonosov satelliteMoscow, Russia (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 The Lomonosov Project is a large-scale scientific and educational space project of Lomonosov Moscow State University aimed at studying space phenomena. In the course of operation of Lomonosov ... more 
Dawn of a galactic collisionGarching, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 A riot of colour and light dances through this peculiarly shaped galaxy, NGC 5256. Its smoke-like plumes are flung out in all directions and the bright core illuminates the chaotic regions of gas an ... more 
Doing without dark energyDavis CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 Three mathematicians have a different explanation for the accelerating expansion of the universe that does without theories of "dark energy." Einstein's original equations for General Relativity act ... more |
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 The missing link between exploding stars, clouds, and climate on Earth 
A better way to weigh millions of solitary starsNashville TN (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 Astronomers have come up with a new and improved method for measuring the masses of millions of solitary stars, especially those with planetary systems. Getting accurate measurements of how mu ... more  
Scientists engineer 3D shapes from living tissueWashington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a technique for creating 3D shapes out of living tissue. ... more  
Sweden hopeful to get slice of small satellite launch marketMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 28, 2017 Sweden's only space base, located in the country's northernmost area, is preparing for a massive government investment of SEK 500 million ($60 million) poised to usher Esrange into the global satell ... more 
One Small Step: Massive Stratolaunch Aircraft Conducts First Taxi TestsLos Angeles CA (Sputnik) Dec 28, 2017 Scaled Composites' Stratolaunch, the world's widest plane intended to take rockets to the stratosphere for launch, underwent its first taxi test on a runway in California. The Model 351 - aka ... more |
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  Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 27, 2017 
When NASA's Orion spacecraft hurtles toward Earth's surface during its return from deep-space missions, the capsule's system of 11 parachutes will assemble itself in the air and slow the spacecraft from 300 mph to a relatively gentle 20 mph for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean in the span of about 10 minutes.
As the astronauts inside descend toward the water on future missions, their lives ... moreWashington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017JPL sketches out a trip to the Alpha Centauri system in 2069 Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 29, 2017The Russian Progress MS-06 cargo freighter undocks and takes a final Pacific dive  Washington (AFP) Dec 23, 2017McCandless, first astronaut to fly untethered, dies at age 80 |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Dec 29, 2017 
The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force has conducted two flight tests of a new ballistic missile attached to a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), US officials confirmed in a recent intelligence assessment.
The two DF-17 ballistic missile tests occurred November 1 and November 15, respectively, a US official briefed on the intelligence assessment told the Diplomat on December 28. The Novemb ... more Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Dec 22, 2017NASA Conducts Final RS-25 Rocket Engine Test of 2017 Los Angeles CA (Sputnik) Dec 28, 2017One Small Step: Massive Stratolaunch Aircraft Conducts First Taxi Tests  Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Space Launch System solid rocket booster avionics complete key testing |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017 
Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater.
The rover is positioned upstream of a fork in the flow channels. The team is collecting imagery to decide which fork, the north fork or the south fork, to explore next. To support that decision, extensive imagery is being collected on almost every sol.
On Sol 4941 (Dec. 17, ... more Oxford UK (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Mars: Not as dry as it seems  Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Mars' surface water - the truth is out there  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 22, 2017Mars Mission Sheds Light on Habitability of Distant Planets |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017 
China is now the world leader in remote sensing technologies for scientific purposes and is able to provide an unprecedented amount of data to support research and development for the world, officials said on Tuesday.
Remote sensing refers to aerial or satellite-based technologies to detect and measure objects on Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Sci ... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040  Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017China plans first sea based launch by 2018  Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017China's reusable spacecraft to be launched in 2020 |
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 Moscow (AFP) Dec 29, 2017 
Russian specialists on Friday said they have restored communication with Angosat-1, the first national satellite it launched for Angola, days after they lost contact with it.
"Specialists of Energia rocket and space corporation have received telemetry information from Angosat," Energia said in a statement. "All parameters of the spacecraft systems are normal."
Energia is the maker of the ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Dec 29, 2017Fourth set of Iridium NEXT satellites arrive in orbit and provide telemetry Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 23, 2017SpaceX launches 10 more satellites for Iridium  Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Green Light for Continued Operations of ESA Science Missions |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 
Scientists have identified the unique microstructures that lend Australian peacock spiders their bedazzling iridescence.
The abdomens of male peacock spiders offer a shiny rainbow coloration. To attract the attention of potential mates, the males gyrate their colorful behinds. Their mating dance is well studied, but now scientists have a better understanding of the surface structures th ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017Experiments reveal evidence of exotic new matter state  McLean, VA (SPX) Dec 22, 2017Pentagon Challenged to Procure a New Satellite in Less Than 12 Years  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Better mastery of heat flow leads to next-generation thermal cloaks |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Dec 22, 2017 
The discovery of an eighth planet circling the distant star Kepler-90 by University of Texas at Austin astronomer Andrew Vanderburg and Google's Christopher Shallue overturns our solar system's status as having the highest number of known planets. We're now in a tie.
The newly discovered Kepler-90i - a sizzling hot, rocky planet orbiting its star once every 14.4 days - was found using comp ... more Houston TX (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Genes in Space-3 successfully identifies unknown microbes in space  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Powerful new tool for looking for life beyond Earth  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Ancient fossil microorganisms indicate that life in the universe is common |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017 
Scientists can finally explain why Jupiter's jet stream regularly reverses course - like clockwork. The revelation could help scientists better understand similar equatorial jet stream oscillations found on Earth and Saturn.
The latest research - published this week in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets - reveals that gravity waves are the primary driver of the reversal of J ... more Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 11, 2017New Horizons Corrects Its Course in the Kuiper Belt  Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Does New Horizons' Next Target Have a Moon?  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2017Juno probes the depths of Jupiter's Great Red Spot |
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 Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
Using x-ray lasers, researchers at Stockholm University have been able to map out how water fluctuates between two different states when it is cooled. At -44 C these fluctuations reach a maximum pointing to the fact that water can exist as two different distinct liquids. The findings will be published in the journal Science.
Water, both common and necessary for life on earth, behaves very ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Study identifies California cliffs at risk of collapse  Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Maps drawn in early 1900s help track Pacific Northwest kelp forests  Washington (UPI) Dec 21, 2017Elbit's Seagull unmanned surface vessel completes Israeli-British exercise |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 
Raytheon was awarded a modified contract from the U.S. Army for M982 Excalibur projectiles.
The terms of the deal were made public in a press statement released Thursday by the Department of Defense. The contract is worth more than $70.6 million.
The M982 Excalibur is a 155mm, extended range, GPS-guided artillery shell. It's commonly used in indirect fire support missions within ... more Washington DC (SPX) Dec 26, 2017DARPA Subterranean Challenge Aims to Revolutionize Underground Capabilities  Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 19, 2017New satellite tracking of in-flight aircraft to improve safety  Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2017US military imagines war without GPS |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 26, 2017 
China will solicit 20,000 messages which will be sent into space by a relay satellite for the Chang'e-4 lunar probe, according to China's Lunar and Deep Space Exploration Center.
The relay satellite will be launched in the first half of 2018 and Chang'e-4 lunar probe in the latter half of next year, according to the center affiliated with the China National Space Administration.
Peop ... more Rome (SPX) Dec 17, 2017Thales Alenia Space signs 3 contracts for NASA's deep space exploration  Miami (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Will Trump send Americans to the Moon? Money talks: experts  Dallas TX (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Researchers analyze thousands of hours of Apollo mission audio |
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 Osaka, Japan (SPX) Dec 27, 2017 
Muon has much higher transmissivity than electrons and X-rays. This feature of muon has enabled us to see through volcanoes, pyramids, and nuclear reactors with cosmic-ray induced natural muons. The artificial muon beam in acceleration facilities also has huge potential for material science. It has already been shown that the muon beam can look inside extraterrestrial samples.
Recently, Os ... moreWashington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017NASA image showcases Ceres mountain named for Kwanzaa  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Arecibo radar returns with asteroid Phaethon images  Belfast UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2017Alien object Oumuama is a natural body transiting our solar system |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
Around the time of the Paris climate summit on 12 December 2017, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Japanese National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) signed a collaboration agreement regarding remote sensing of greenhouse gases.
"Through this agreement, we will be actively involve ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017Prototype space sensors take test ride on NASA ER-2  Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Scientists discover unexpected side effect to cleaning up urban air  Jiuquan, China (XNA) Dec 26, 2017China launches land exploration satellite |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 27, 2017 
The August 21 solar eclipse caused waves in the uppermost part of the atmosphere, the ionosphere, which researchers say they were able to observe for the first time.
The eclipse across North America was seen by millions of people, as well as by 2,000 positioning sensors installed across its path on Earth by researchers of MIT's Haystack Observatory and Norway's University of Tromso. ... more Silver Spring, MD (SPX) Dec 21, 2017Report Highlights Social and Economic Impacts of Space Weather  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Eclipse 2017: Science from the Moon's Shadow  New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Space weather, EarthScope, and protecting the national electrical grid |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Dec 26, 2017 
The study reveals how atmospheric ions, produced by the energetic cosmic rays raining down through the atmosphere, helps the growth and formation of cloud condensation nuclei - the seeds necessary for forming clouds in the atmosphere. When the ionization in the atmosphere changes, the number of cloud condensation nuclei changes affecting the properties of clouds.
More cloud condensation nu ... moreGarching, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Dawn of a galactic collision  Boston MA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017A New Stellar X-ray "Reality" Show Debuts Moscow, Russia (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Scientific achievements during the operation of Lomonosov satellite |
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 Portsmouth UK (SPX) Dec 26, 2017 
New research has provided a deeper insight into emission line galaxies, used in several ongoing and upcoming surveys, to help us further understand the composition and fate of the Universe.
The quest to determine the nature of both dark matter and dark energy has led scientists to adopt new tracers of the large-scale structure of the Universe, such as emission line galaxies. These galaxies pres ... more Gainesville FL (SPX) Dec 22, 2017Black holes' magnetism surprisingly wimpy  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Quantum noise reduction method for enhanced precision in atomic clocks  Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Dec 27, 2017GAMBIT narrows the hiding places for 'new physics' |
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