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  Beijing (XNA) Aug 24, 2018 China will launch its first solid-propellant carrier rocket developed by a Chinese private company late this year. The ZQ-1 rocket was developed by Landspace, a Beijing-based rocket-maker. Its technicians are former state-owned aerospace industry workers. Carrying a small satellite, the rocket will be launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the company said Thursday. "If the launch mission can go well, the ZQ-1 will become China's first private carrier rocke ... read more |
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New kind of aurora is not an aurora at allWashington DC (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 Thin ribbons of purple and white light that sometimes appear in the night sky were dubbed a new type of aurora when brought to scientists' attention in 2016. But new research suggests these mysterio ... more  
Interns create dynamic visualization of NASA's space-to-ground communications resourcesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 For the first time ever, people worldwide can get an inside look into what it takes to enable communications for nearly 40 NASA missions, thanks to a small team of college students. NASA's Nea ... more  
Successful capital raising sees Kleos Space Launch on the ASXSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 Luxembourg-based company, Kleos Space S.A., has successfully closed 6.96 Mio EUR (11 Mio AUD) in funding and will begin trading on the Australian Stock Exchange, Friday 24 August 2018 at 11 am Sydne ... more  
Light from ancient quasars helps confirm quantum entanglementBoston MA (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 Last year, physicists at MIT, the University of Vienna, and elsewhere provided strong support for quantum entanglement, the seemingly far-out idea that two particles, no matter how distant from each ... more |
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Stars memorize rebirth of our home galaxySendai, Japan (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 The Milky Way galaxy has died once before and we are now in what is considered its second life. Calculations by Masafumi Noguchi (Tohoku University) have revealed previously unknown details about th ... more 
New geodetic observatory coming to McDonald ObservatoryAustin TX (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 A new scientific facility is under construction on the grounds of The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory that will help scientists better understand Earth and could help minimize t ... more  
Scientists tame damaging plasma instabilities in fusion facilitiesPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 Before scientists can capture and recreate the fusion process that powers the sun and stars to produce virtually limitless energy on Earth, they must first learn to control the hot plasma gas that f ... more 
China develops large aperture optical mirror with high accuracyChangchun, China (XNA) Aug 24, 2018 China has developed a high accuracy four-meter-aperture optical mirror, an important tool for deep space and astronomical observation. Developed by Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanic ... more  
MEI tapped to support DoD space missionsWashington (UPI) Aug 22, 2018 MEI Technologies has been awarded a $10.2 million contract for NASA research, engineering and mission services to support Defense Department space transportation missions. ... more |
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Teledyne e2v ultraviolet laser detector technology deployed on AeolusChelmsford UK (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 Teledyne e2v, a part of the Teledyne Imaging Group, has provided a key component for the highly customized ultraviolet laser detector for the Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument (ALADIN) on the Eur ... more  |
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US warns of more sanctions coming against RussiaWashington (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 A senior Treasury official warned Tuesday that the United States has more economic sanctions on Russia in the pipeline, after the US blacklisted two Russian companies for trading with North Korea. ... more  
Unexpected Future Boost of Methane Possible from Arctic PermafrostGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 New NASA-funded research has discovered that Arctic permafrost's expected gradual thawing and the associated release of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere may actually be sped up by instances of a r ... more 
Laser breakthrough has physicists close to cooling down antimatterVancouver, Canada (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 For the first time, physicists at CERN have observed a benchmark atomic energy transition in anithydrogen, a major step toward cooling and manipulating the basic form of antimatter. "The Lyman ... more 
Aeolus wind satellite launchedKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 23, 2018 ESA's Earth Explorer Aeolus satellite has been launched into polar orbit on a Vega rocket. Using revolutionary laser technology, Aeolus will measure winds around the globe and play a key role in our ... more 
Heat shield install brings Orion spacecraft closer to spaceKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 During Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), an uncrewed Orion spacecraft will launch atop NASA's Space Launch System rocket and begin a three-week voyage in space, taking it about 40,000 miles beyond the M ... more |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 
During Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), an uncrewed Orion spacecraft will launch atop NASA's Space Launch System rocket and begin a three-week voyage in space, taking it about 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and back to Earth.
On its return, the spacecraft's heat shield will need to withstand temperatures of nearing 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit during its fiery re-entry through the Earth's atmospher ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 24, 2018 
China will launch its first solid-propellant carrier rocket developed by a Chinese private company late this year.
The ZQ-1 rocket was developed by Landspace, a Beijing-based rocket-maker. Its technicians are former state-owned aerospace industry workers.
Carrying a small satellite, the rocket will be launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the company sai ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 21, 2018 
NASA's InSight spacecraft, en route to a Nov. 26 landing on Mars, passed the halfway mark on Aug. 6. All of its instruments have been tested and are working well.
As of Aug. 20, the spacecraft had covered 172 million miles (277 million kilometers) since its launch 107 days ago. In another 98 days, it will travel another 129 million miles (208 million kilometers) and touch down in Mars' Ely ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 17, 2018 
China's moon lander and rover for the Chang'e-4 lunar probe, which is expected to land on the far side of the moon this year, was unveiled Wednesday.
Images displayed at Wednesday's press conference showed the rover was a rectangular box with two foldable solar panels and six wheels. It is 1.5 meters long, 1 meter wide and 1.1 meters high.
Wu Weiren, the chief designer of China's lun ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 
Luxembourg-based company, Kleos Space S.A., has successfully closed 6.96 Mio EUR (11 Mio AUD) in funding and will begin trading on the Australian Stock Exchange, Friday 24 August 2018 at 11 am Sydney time (3:00 am CET).
Co-founder and CEO of the company, Andy Bowyer, feels that the interest shown in Kleos Space by investors is reflective of the world's current desire to advance space-power ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 
Soldiers on the battlefield or at remote bases often have to wait weeks for vital replacement parts. Now scientists report they have found a way to fabricate many of these parts within hours under combat conditions using water bottles, cardboard and other recyclable materials found on base as starting materials for 3D printing. They say this 'game-changing' advance could improve operational read ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 23, 2018 
The mass of a very young exoplanet has been revealed for the first time using data from ESA's star mapping spacecraft Gaia and its predecessor, the quarter-century retired Hipparcos satellite.
Astronomers Ignas Snellen and Anthony Brown from Leiden University, the Netherlands, deduced the mass of the planet Beta Pictoris b from the motion of its host star over a long period of time as capt ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 
Scientists from Australia and the United States have helped to solve the mystery underlying Jupiter's coloured bands in a new study on the interaction between atmospheres and magnetic fields.
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. Unlike Earth, Jupiter has no solid surface - it is a gaseous planet, consisting mostly of hydrogen and helium.
Several strong jet streams flo ... more |
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 Kaust, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 
Scientists have discovered the first molecular evidence that when exposed to environmental stress corals and anemones can optimize their gene expression enabling them to acclimatize to extreme conditions such as those experienced during climate change.
"In a nutshell, we could train toughened corals in nurseries to improve their thermal resilience, helping them to better cope with rising s ... more |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 
As the first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite prepares to ship to the launch pad, the U.S. Air Force has declared that the second GPS III satellite is complete, fully tested and ready to launch.
The Air Force's "Available for Launch" declaration is the final acceptance of Lockheed Martin's second GPS III Space Vehicle (GPS III SV02) - declaring it technically sound and ready to laun ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 21, 2018 
Lunar masonry starts on Earth. European researchers are working with Moon dust simulants that could one day allow astronauts to build habitats on our natural satellite and pave the way for human space exploration.
The surface of the Moon is covered in grey, fine, rough dust. This powdery soil is everywhere - an indigenous source that could become the ideal material for brickwork. You can c ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 
The bright flashes that lit up the evening skies near Detroit, Michigan earlier this year were not the only signs of the meteor that disintegrated in the atmosphere on 17 January 2018. The meteor explosion was also captured by infrasonic microphones and seismometers, offering a rare chance to compare these data with satellite and ground camera images.
In a report in Seismological Research ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 
Next month, NASA will launch into space the most advanced laser instrument of its kind, beginning a mission to measure - in unprecedented detail - changes in the heights of Earth's polar ice.
NASA's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) will measure the average annual elevation change of land ice covering Greenland and Antarctica to within the width of a pencil, capturing 60 ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 
Thin ribbons of purple and white light that sometimes appear in the night sky were dubbed a new type of aurora when brought to scientists' attention in 2016. But new research suggests these mysterious streams of light are not an aurora at all but an entirely new celestial phenomenon.
Amateur photographers had captured the new phenomenon, called STEVE, on film for decades. But the scientifi ... more |
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 Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 
Neutron stars are the smallest, densest stars in the universe, born out of the gravitational collapse of extremely massive stars. True to their name, neutron stars are composed almost entirely of neutrons - neutral subatomic particles that have been compressed into a small, incredibly dense celestial package.
A new study in Nature suggests that some properties of neutron stars may be influ ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 20, 2018  Physicists have developed a more sophisticated and accurate way to simulate quantum particles and quantum systems. The breakthrough could speed up the development of quantum technologies.
Quantum physics, or quantum theory, is the study of the behavior of individual subatomic particles. The study of quantum mechanics has revealed the tremendous computation potential of qubits, or quantu ... more |
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