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Branson says Virgin Galactic to launch space flight 'within weeks'![]() ![]() Singapore (AFP) Oct 9, 2018 British entrepreneur Richard Branson said he expects his Virgin Galactic company to conduct its first space flight "within weeks, not months" in comments broadcast Tuesday. Speaking to CNBC in Singapore, the billionaire Virgin founder said the company was "more than tantalisingly close" to launching its first mission to space, and that he himself hoped to briefly leave Earth within "months not years." "We will be in space with people not too long after that," he added. Branson's Virgin Galac ... read more |
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![]() Tokyo (AFP) Oct 9, 2018 Billionaire Japanese tycoon and future space tourist Yusaku Maezawa's training to go the moon should not be too tricky, he joked Tuesday, adding that he planned to use free time from his six-hour work day to squeeze it in. ... more ![]() ![]() Vienna, Austria (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 The astrophysicists Mattia Galiazzo and Rudolf Dvorak from the University of Vienna, in collaboration with Elizabeth A. Silber (Brown University, USA) investigated the long-term path development of ... more ![]() ![]() Rome, Italy (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 Investigating the earliest and least known phases of the history of the solar system, when the young Sun was still enveloped by the disk of gas and dust where its planets began to form, is probably ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2018 While searching for signs of Planet X, scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet candidate beyond Pluto. Astronomers dubbed the object "the Goblin." ... more |
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![]() Vienna, Austria (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 In string theory, a paradigm shift could be imminent. In June, a team of string theorists from Harvard and Caltech published a conjecture which sounded revolutionary: String theory is said to be fun ... more ![]() ![]() Charlottesville VA (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 Astronomers comparing data from an ongoing major survey of the sky using the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) to data from earlier surveys likely have made the fir ... more ![]() ![]() Bangkok, Thailand (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 James Yenbamroong revealed today his bold plan to establish a venture unit in 2019 in a move to go international and to create opportunities other than satellite communications. Yenbamroong, a ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 09, 2018 A multiyear study has uncovered evidence that a 21-mile-long (34-kilometer-long) section of a fault links known, longer faults in southern California and northern Mexico into a much longer continuou ... more ![]() ![]() Durham NC (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 Materials scientists have sussed out the physical phenomenon underlying the promising electrical properties of a class of materials called superionic crystals. A better understanding of such materia ... more |
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![]() ![]() Study opens route to flexible electronics made from exotic materials ![]() ![]() Newark DE (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 From photonics to pharmaceuticals, materials made with polymer nanoparticles hold promise for products of the future. However, there are still gaps in understanding the properties of these tiny plas ... more ![]() |
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![]() Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 The human arm can perform a wide range of extremely delicate and coordinated movements, from turning a key in a lock to gently stroking a puppy's fur. The robotic "arms" on underwater research subma ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 The efficient discovery and production of new molecules is essential for a range of military capabilities-from developing safe chemical warfare agent simulants and medicines to counter emerging thre ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 Air quality, particularly regional and urban air pollution, has become one of the most important environmental issues worldwide. The increasing of pollutants in the troposphere (e.g., O3, SO2, NO2 a ... more ![]() ![]() Newark DE (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 Antarctica has a current that circles the landmass as part of the Southern Ocean. This current is called the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. When the westerly winds strengthen during the Southern Hem ... more ![]() ![]() Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Oct 05, 2018 Researchers in Canada, the United States and Europe have developed a new way to remotely measure Earth's magnetic field - by zapping a layer of sodium atoms floating 100 kilometres above the planet ... more |
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Japan space tourist says moon training 'shouldn't be too hard' Tokyo (AFP) Oct 9, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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First SpaceX mission with astronauts set for June 2019: NASA Washington (AFP) Oct 5, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Novel Technique Quickly Maps Young Ice Deposits and Formations on Mars Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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China launches Centispace-1-s1 satellite Jiuquan (XNA) Oct 01, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Maxar's SSL Continues Positive Momentum in Growing US Government Pipeline Palo Alto CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Study opens route to flexible electronics made from exotic materials Boston MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Construction of Europe's exoplanet hunter Plato begins Paris (ESA) Oct 05, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Hunt for Planet X reveals the Goblin, a faraway dwarf planet Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Fertilizer can accumulate over time, causing water quality problems decades later Washington (UPI) Oct 8, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Boeing to provide technical work on JDAM GPS-guided bombs Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lunar craters named in honor of Apollo 8 Munich, Germany (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Polar Wandering on Dwarf Planet Ceres Revealed Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Methane's effects on sunlight vary by region Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Parker Solar Probe Changed the Game Before it Even Launched Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 05, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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When is a nova not a nova? When a white dwarf and a brown dwarf collide Newcastle UK (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Journey to the Beginning of Time Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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