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January 02, 2018
MICROSAT BLITZ
ISRO will launch 31 satellites on January 10



New Delhi (IANS) Jan 02, 2018
India will launch 31 satellites, including the earth observation spacecraft Cartosat on January 10, from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, an official said on Saturday. "We have tentatively scheduled the rocket launch at 9.30 a.m. to carry Cartosat and other satellites, including 28 from the US and five other countries in a single mission," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Director Devi Prasad Karnik told IANS here. The first space mission in 2018 onboard the Polar Satellit ... read more

DRAGON SPACE
China's Kuaizhou-11 rocket scheduled to launch in first half of 2018
Wuhan, China (XNA) Jan 02, 2018
China's Kuaizhou-11 solid-fuelled carrier rocket is scheduled to launch for the first time, in the first half of 2018, according to the rocket's developer and producer China Aerospace Science and In ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Space 2018: Missions and launches to look for in the new year
Washington (UPI) Jan 01, 2018
For astronomers, astrophysicists, planetary scientists, space enthusiasts and others with an eye for the night sky, 2018 is expected to bring a variety of exciting developments. ... more
MOON DAILY
China Prepares for Breakthrough Chang'e 4 Moon Landing in 2018
Beijing (XNA) Jan 02, 2018
2018 could see a breakthrough in lunar exploration: China is planning a mission that, if successful, will see a space landing on the far side of the moon for the first time. The first part of ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Resourcesat-2A Completes One Year in Space
New Delhi, India (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
India, with nearly 3.3 million sq.km. geographical area, is endowed with natural resources such as forests, crop lands, water resources, minerals, wetlands, snow and glaciers etc. The accurate infor ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION
Scientists discover unexpected side effect to cleaning up urban air
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017
An imbalance between the trends in two common air pollutants is unexpectedly triggering the creation of a class of airborne organic compounds not usually found in the atmosphere over urban areas of ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Supermassive black holes control star formation in large galaxies
Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
Young galaxies blaze with bright new stars forming at a rapid rate, but star formation eventually shuts down as a galaxy evolves. A new study, published January 1, 2018, in Nature, shows that the ma ... more
EXO WORLDS
Harvard Astronomer Gives Pointers on Searching for Space Aliens
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
Are we truly alone in the universe or are there other extraterrestrial civilizations thriving somewhere in deep space? During an interview with Radio Sputnik, Abraham Loeb, Professor of Astronomy at ... more
EXO WORLDS
Orbital mayhem around a red dwarf
Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 01, 2018
In the collective imagination, planets of a solar system all circle around their star, in the same plane that is also the equatorial plane of the star. The star also spins, and its spin axis is alig ... more
EXO WORLDS
Scientists directly observe living bacteria in polar ice and snow
York UK (SPX) Dec 28, 2017
For the first time scientists have directly observed living bacteria in polar ice and snow - an environment once considered sterile. The new evidence has the potential to alter perceptions about whi ... more
TIME AND SPACE
GAMBIT narrows the hiding places for 'new physics'
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Dec 27, 2017
The elementary particles of 'new physics' must be so massive that their detection in the LHC, the largest modern accelerator, will not be possible. This none- too-optimistic conclusion comes from th ... more


Quantum noise reduction method for enhanced precision in atomic clocks

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NASA's Flying Observatory SOFIA to Explore Magnetic Universe and Beyond
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, is preparing for its 2018 observing campaign, which will include observations of celestial magnetic fields, star-forming regions, come ... more
SPACEMART
Nationwide search begins for young space entrepreneurs
London, UK (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
The UK Space Agency is offering young people expert advice for their ideas of how satellites could improve life on Earth and a share of a 50,000 pounds prize, in a competition launching today (Tuesd ... more
TECH SPACE
Russian scientists suggested a new technology for creating magnet micro-structures
Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
A team of scientists from Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center (Siberian Department of Russian Academy of Sciences) and Siberian Federal University synthesized thin crystal ferromagnetic films and develope ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Growing organs a few ink drops at a time
Osaka, Japan (SPX) Dec 28, 2017
Printed replacement human body parts might seem like science fiction, but this technology is rapidly becoming a reality with the potential to greatly contribute to regenerative medicine. Before any ... more

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Orion parachute tests prove out complex system for human deep space missions
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 ... more
Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017
JPL sketches out a trip to the Alpha Centauri system in 2069
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 29, 2017
The Russian Progress MS-06 cargo freighter undocks and takes a final Pacific dive
Washington (UPI) Jan 01, 2018
Space 2018: Missions and launches to look for in the new year
China tests new ballistic missiles with hypersonic glide vehicles
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
Los Angeles CA (Sputnik) Dec 28, 2017
One Small Step: Massive Stratolaunch Aircraft Conducts First Taxi Tests
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 27, 2017
Space Launch System solid rocket booster avionics complete key testing
Tokyo (Sputnik) Dec 26, 2017
Japan launches H-IIA carrier rocket with 2 satellites


Opportunity takes extensive imagery to decide where to go next
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, 2017
Mars: Not as dry as it seems
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Dec 27, 2017
Mars' surface water - the truth is out there
Paris (AFP) Dec 20, 2017
Thirsty rocks may contain the missing water of Mars
China's Kuaizhou-11 rocket scheduled to launch in first half of 2018
Wuhan, China (XNA) Jan 02, 2018
China's Kuaizhou-11 solid-fuelled carrier rocket is scheduled to launch for the first time, in the first half of 2018, according to the rocket's developer and producer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC). The preparation work for the launch has been completed, and the rocket will send six satellites into space in its first mission, said Zhang Di, an official with CASIC. ... more
Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017
Nation 'leads world' in remote sensing technology
Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017
China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040
Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017
China plans first sea based launch by 2018
Russia restores contact with Angolan satellite
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 ... more
London, UK (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
Nationwide search begins for young space entrepreneurs
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 29, 2017
Fourth set of Iridium NEXT satellites arrive in orbit and provide telemetry
Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 23, 2017
SpaceX launches 10 more satellites for Iridium
Russian scientists suggested a new technology for creating magnet micro-structures
Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
A team of scientists from Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center (Siberian Department of Russian Academy of Sciences) and Siberian Federal University synthesized thin crystal ferromagnetic films and developed a technology for their shaping. Processed films can be used in electronic and spintronic chips. The results of the study were published in Thin Solid Films journal. The team created films that ... more
Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017
Data scientists mine government data for evidence of historical events
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017
Two holograms in one surface
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
Single metalens focuses all colors of the rainbow in one point


Scientists directly observe living bacteria in polar ice and snow
York UK (SPX) Dec 28, 2017
For the first time scientists have directly observed living bacteria in polar ice and snow - an environment once considered sterile. The new evidence has the potential to alter perceptions about which planets in the universe could sustain life and may mean that humans are having an even greater impact on levels of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere than accepted evidence from climate history studies ... more
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
Harvard Astronomer Gives Pointers on Searching for Space Aliens
Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 28, 2017
Scientists describe how solar system could have formed in bubble around giant star
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017
'Winking' star 550 light-years away may be devouring wrecked planets
Study explains why Jupiter's jet stream reverses course on a predictable schedule
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, 2017
New Horizons Corrects Its Course in the Kuiper Belt
Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 13, 2017
Does New Horizons' Next Target Have a Moon?
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2017
Juno probes the depths of Jupiter's Great Red Spot


The origin of water's unusual properties found
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, 2017
Study identifies California cliffs at risk of collapse
Panama City, Panama (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
The Caribbean is stressed out
Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017
Study shows streams are reliable indicators of a region's environmental health
Raytheon to provide GPS-guided artillery shells
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, 2017
DARPA Subterranean Challenge Aims to Revolutionize Underground Capabilities
Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 19, 2017
New satellite tracking of in-flight aircraft to improve safety
Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2017
US military imagines war without GPS


China Prepares for Breakthrough Chang'e 4 Moon Landing in 2018
Beijing (XNA) Jan 02, 2018
2018 could see a breakthrough in lunar exploration: China is planning a mission that, if successful, will see a space landing on the far side of the moon for the first time. The first part of China's Chang'e 4 space mission will launch in June. A Long March 4C rocket will carry a 425kg relay satellite and station it some 60,000km behind the moon. A second launch later in the year will send ... more
Beijing (XNA) Dec 26, 2017
China solicits messages to be sent to moon
Rome (SPX) Dec 17, 2017
Thales Alenia Space signs 3 contracts for NASA's deep space exploration
Miami (AFP) Dec 14, 2017
Will Trump send Americans to the Moon? Money talks: experts
Development on muon beam analysis of organic matter in samples from space
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 ... more
Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017
NASA image showcases Ceres mountain named for Kwanzaa
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017
Arecibo radar returns with asteroid Phaethon images
Belfast UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2017
Alien object Oumuama is a natural body transiting our solar system


Resourcesat-2A Completes One Year in Space
New Delhi, India (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
India, with nearly 3.3 million sq.km. geographical area, is endowed with natural resources such as forests, crop lands, water resources, minerals, wetlands, snow and glaciers etc. The accurate information on the availability of natural resources and their optimal management is vital for sustainable development and overall socio-economic growth of the country. Resourcesat series of satellit ... more
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017
Scientists discover unexpected side effect to cleaning up urban air
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 28, 2017
DLR and Japan sign collaboration agreement on climate research
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017
Prototype space sensors take test ride on NASA ER-2
August eclipse left a wake in ionosphere, researchers reveal
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, 2017
Report Highlights Social and Economic Impacts of Space Weather
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2017
Eclipse 2017: Science from the Moon's Shadow
New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017
Space weather, EarthScope, and protecting the national electrical grid


The missing link between exploding stars, clouds, and climate on Earth
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 ... more
Garching, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2017
Dawn of a galactic collision
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017
A New Stellar X-ray "Reality" Show Debuts
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Dec 18, 2017
Scientific achievements during the operation of Lomonosov satellite
Supermassive black holes control star formation in large galaxies
Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
Young galaxies blaze with bright new stars forming at a rapid rate, but star formation eventually shuts down as a galaxy evolves. A new study, published January 1, 2018, in Nature, shows that the mass of the black hole in the center of the galaxy determines how soon this "quenching" of star formation occurs. Every massive galaxy has a central supermassive black hole, more than a million ti ... more
Portsmouth UK (SPX) Dec 26, 2017
Cosmic lantern could help us further understand the fate of the Universe
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 28, 2017
Quantum noise reduction method for enhanced precision in atomic clocks
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Dec 27, 2017
GAMBIT narrows the hiding places for 'new physics'
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