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  Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2018 Imagine an airport where thousands of planes, empty of fuel, are left abandoned on the tarmac. That is what has been happening for decades with satellites that circle the Earth. When satellites run out of fuel, they can no longer maintain their precise orbit, rendering them useless even if their hardware is still intact. "It's literally throwing away hundreds of millions of dollars," Al Tadros, vice president of space infrastructure and civil Space at a company called SSL, said this month at a m ... read more |
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Rocket Lab announces $140 Million in new fundingHuntington Beach CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2018 US orbital launch provider, Rocket Lab, has closed a Series E financing round of $140 million (USD). The funding round closed last month, prior to the launch of the successful mission 'It's Business ... more 
Cygnus cargo ship launches to ISSWallops Flight Facility, United States (AFP) Nov 17, 2018 An unmanned Cygnus cargo ship blasted off Saturday toward the International Space Station, marking the second supply mission in 24 hours destined to carry food and supplies to the astronauts living in space. ... more  
2028 moon mission pitched at US National Space Council meetingWashington DC (Sputnik) Nov 17, 2018 A potential mission to the moon in 2028 was presented Thursday to the US National Space Council's (NSC) Users' Advisory Group in response to US President Donald Trump's idea of going to the Moon. ... more  
Overflowing crater lakes carved canyons across MarsAustin TX (SPX) Nov 17, 2018 Today, most of the water on Mars is locked away in frozen ice caps. But billions of years ago it flowed freely across the surface, forming rushing rivers that emptied into craters, forming lakes and ... more |
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The most luminous galaxy is eating its neighborsPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 16, 2018 The most luminous galaxy ever discovered is cannibalizing not one, not two, but at least three of its smaller neighbors, according to a new study published (Nov. 15) in the journal Science and coaut ... more 
UD astronomers detect once-in-a-lifetime gamma raysNewark DE (SPX) Nov 16, 2018 Scientists have discovered something amazing. In a cluster of some of the most massive and luminous stars in our galaxy, about 5,000 light years from Earth, astronomers detected particles being acce ... more 
To boldly go into colliding galaxy clustersBoston MA (SPX) Nov 16, 2018 Hidden in a distant galaxy cluster collision are wisps of gas resembling the starship Enterprise - an iconic spaceship from the "Star Trek" franchise. Galaxy clusters - cosmic structures conta ... more 
Trans-Galactic streamers feed most luminous galaxy in the universeCharlottesville VA (SPX) Nov 16, 2018 The most luminous galaxy in the universe has been caught in the act of stripping away nearly half the mass from at least three of its smaller neighbors, according to a new study published in the jou ... more 
Russia's Cargo Craft Blasts Off to Station for Sunday DeliveryBaikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Nov 17, 2018 Carrying almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the International Space Station crew, the unpiloted Russian Progress 71 cargo spacecraft launched at 1:14 p.m. EST (12:14 a.m. Saturday, Nov ... more |
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Poor weather delays US space cargo launch to SaturdayWashington (AFP) Nov 15, 2018 Windy weather pushed back until Saturday the planned launch of a US cargo ship loaded with supplies for astronauts living at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. ... more  |
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Space Tango unveils ST-42 for scalable manufacturing in space for Earth-based applicationsLexington KY (SPX) Nov 16, 2018 Space Tango has announced ST-42, a fully autonomous robotic orbital platform designed specifically for scalable manufacturing in space. Launching in the mid 2020's, ST-42 aims to harness the u ... more 
Space making the virtual a realityParis (ESA) Nov 16, 2018 What do astronauts, Pokemon, wildlife park rangers and surgeons all have in common? The answer is virtual and augmented reality, or VR and AR. Usually associated with video games, this ultra-i ... more  
KazSTSat and VESTA due to lift-off on Spaceflight's SSO-A SmallSat Express MissionGuildford, UK (SPX) Nov 16, 2018 KazSTSat and VESTA, two small satellites designed and manufactured at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), are due to launch on Spaceflight's SSO-A SmallSat Express Mission on board a SpaceX Falc ... more  
Space technology company to set up high-volume production of ultra-powerful LEO satellite platformsMiami FL (SPX) Nov 16, 2018 AST and Science, after an intensive competitive process, has announced the selection of Midland, Texas, as the location for its new high-volume North American satellite manufacturing plant and corpo ... more 
SpaceX plans to launch 71 satellites at onceLos Angeles CA (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2018 SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket next week with 71 small satellites on it. The entire rocket was bought out by Spaceflight Industries, a company that bills itself as a ride sharing com ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 15, 2018 
Windy weather pushed back until Saturday the planned launch of a US cargo ship loaded with supplies for astronauts living at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday.
The delay to 4:01 am (0901 GMT) on November 17 from Wallops Island, Virginia marks the second time launch managers have postponed the mission from its initial flight plan of Thursday.
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 Huntington Beach CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2018 
US orbital launch provider, Rocket Lab, has closed a Series E financing round of $140 million (USD). The funding round closed last month, prior to the launch of the successful mission 'It's Business Time,' and was led by existing investor Future Fund, with strong participation from current investors including Greenspring Associates, Khosla Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, DCVC (Data Collecti ... more |
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 Nashville TN (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 
The closest place in the universe where extraterrestrial life might exist is Mars, and human beings are poised to attempt to colonize this planetary neighbor within the next decade. Before that happens, we need to recognize that a very real possibility exists that the first human steps on the Martian surface will lead to a collision between terrestrial life and biota native to Mars.
If the ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 13, 2018 
The Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences released a smart solution for verifying the operational reliability of space equipment components on Friday.
The selection of space equipment components involves reliability verification, data collection, transmission and comparison.
The smart solution will help shorten the time to ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 15, 2018 
ESA's Science Programme Committee (SPC) has confirmed the continued operations of ten scientific missions in the Agency's fleet up to 2022.
After a comprehensive review of their scientific merits and technical status, the SPC has decided to extend the operation of the five missions led by ESA's Science Programme: Cluster, Gaia, INTEGRAL, Mars Express, and XMM-Newton. The SPC also confirmed ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2018 
Imagine an airport where thousands of planes, empty of fuel, are left abandoned on the tarmac. That is what has been happening for decades with satellites that circle the Earth.
When satellites run out of fuel, they can no longer maintain their precise orbit, rendering them useless even if their hardware is still intact.
"It's literally throwing away hundreds of millions of dollars," Al ... more |
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 Orlando FL (SPX) Nov 17, 2018 
In 1974, the Arecibo Observatory made history by beaming the most powerful radio message into deep space ever made. The famous Arecibo Message was designed by the AO 74's staff, led by Frank Drake, and with the help of the astronomer and famed science communicator Carl Sagan. It contained information about the human race and was intended to be our intergalactic calling card.
"Our society a ... more |
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 Mountain View CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 
A letter authored by SETI Institute scientist Oliver White was published by Nature Astronomy today. Co-authors included researchers Jeff Moore, Tanguy Bertrand and Kimberly Ennico at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
The letter "Washboard and Fluted Terrains on Pluto as Evidence for Ancient Glaciation" focuses on these distinctive landscapes that border the vast nitrogen ice p ... more |
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 Saint Louis MO (SPX) Nov 15, 2018 
Slow-motion collisions of tectonic plates under the ocean drag about three times more water down into the deep Earth than previously estimated, according to a first-of-its-kind seismic study that spans the Mariana Trench.
The observations from the deepest ocean trench in the world have important implications for the global water cycle, according to researchers in Arts and Sciences at Washi ... more |
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 Oslo (AFP) Nov 13, 2018 
Oslo on Tuesday pointed a finger squarely at Russia, accusing it of jamming GPS signals in Norway's Far North when it hosted NATO's massive exercises in October and early November.
"We know that jamming was observed between October 19 and November 7, originating from Russian ground forces in (the) Kola" peninsula, a region of northwestern Russia close to Norway, the Norwegian defence ministr ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Nov 17, 2018 
A potential mission to the moon in 2028 was presented Thursday to the US National Space Council's (NSC) Users' Advisory Group in response to US President Donald Trump's idea of going to the Moon.
The NSC Users' Advisory Group - a group of government and NASA officials headed by Vice President Mike Pence - was presented with a timeline for reaching and settling the moon in the late 2020s, V ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft executed its fourth Asteroid Approach Maneuver (AAM-4) yesterday. The spacecraft fired its Attitude Control System (ACS) thrusters to slow the spacecraft from approximately 0.31 mph (0.14 m/sec) to 0.10 mph (0.04 m/sec).
The ACS thrusters are capable of velocity changes as small as 0.02 mph (0.01 m/sec).
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 Nanjing, China (SPX) Nov 15, 2018 
The assimilation of aerosol optical depth (AOD) observational data from the Chinese satellite Fengyun-3A (FY-3A) can significantly improve the ability to model aerosol mass, according to Prof. Jinzhong MIN, Vice President at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology.
Prof. MIN and his team - a group of researchers from the Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster of the Min ... more |
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 London UK (SPX) Nov 16, 2018 
A close study of auroras has revealed new ways of understanding the physics of explosive energy releases in space, according to new UCL-led research.
Auroras are an incredible light show caused by electrically charged particles in near-Earth space spiraling down Earth's magnetic field and colliding with gases in the atmosphere, causing them to glow.
They are also a tell-tale sign of ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2018 
Supernovas are the deathly explosions of massive stars. One of the ways that astronomers look for clues about how these stars blow up is to go hunting for what's known as the progenitor to a supernova - the star before it died. They comb through archival telescope images and try to pinpoint the location and identity of the star before it blasted apart.
Now, for the first time, a Caltech-le ... more |
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 Mainz, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2018 
A reflection always reproduces objects as a complete mirror image, rather than just its individual parts or individual parts in a completely different orientation. It's all or nothing, the mirror can't reflect just a little. This illustrates a fundamental symmetry principle in nature.
For decades, physics assumed that the laws of nature in our world and in the mirror world would be identic ... more |
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