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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 11, 2018 For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. NASA's Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere - the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by the Sun. Comparing data from different instruments aboard the trailblazing spacecraft, mission scientists determined the probe crossed the outer edge of the heliosphere on Nov. 5. This boundary, called the heliopause, is where the tenuous, hot solar wind meets the cold, dense interstell ... read more |
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First Images from OSIRIS-REx Have Scientists Buzzing with ExcitementOrlando FL (SPX) Dec 11, 2018 The holidays came early for the science team leading NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid. Monday they announced findings from the mission thus far, which arrived ... more 
Evidence for carbon-rich surface on CeresSan Antonio TX (SPX) Dec 10, 2018 A team led by Southwest Research Institute has concluded that the surface of dwarf planet Ceres is rich in organic matter. Data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft indicate that Ceres' surface may contain s ... more  
Learning from lunar lightsParis (ESA) Dec 10, 2018 Every few hours observing the Moon, ESA's 'NELIOTA' project discovers a brilliant flash of light across its surface - the result of an object hurtling through space and striking our unprotected rock ... more 
NASA's Voyager 2 reaches interstellar spaceWashington (AFP) Dec 10, 2018 NASA's Voyager 2 probe has left the protective bubble around the Sun and is flying through interstellar space, becoming the second human-made object to travel so far, the US space agency said Monday. ... more |
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Helium exoplanet inflated like a balloon, research showsExeter UK (SPX) Dec 07, 2018 Astronomers have discovered a distant planet with an abundance of helium in its atmosphere, which has swollen to resemble an inflated balloon. An international team of researchers, including J ... more  
Researchers create tiny droplets of early universe matterBoulder CO (SPX) Dec 11, 2018 Researchers have created tiny droplets of the ultra-hot matter that once filled the early universe, forming three distinct shapes and sizes: circles, ellipses and triangles. The study, publish ... more  
Research provides insights into Sun's past, futureSan Antonio TX (SPX) Dec 10, 2018 Andres Munoz-Jaramillo and Jose Manuel Vaquero, from Southwest Research Institute and University of Extremadura, respectively, have developed a new technique for looking at historic solar data to di ... more  
Russian-German Astrophysics Observatory launch now scheduled for April 2019Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 10, 2018 It is planned to launch the Russian-German Spektr-RG astrophysics observatory that will be exploring the universe in early April, a source in the rocket and space industry told Sputnik on Sunday. ... more 
Honeycomb mirrors make Webb the most powerful Space Telescope everGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 10, 2018 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope requires a primary mirror so large that it would not fit inside any existing rockets as one single, large mirror. Because of this, Webb is equipped with a revolutio ... more |
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 Russian Scientists Reveal How Mars Mission Will Impact Astronauts' Lifespans  
Biggest mass extinction caused by global warming leaving ocean animals gasping for breathSeattle WA (SPX) Dec 07, 2018 The largest extinction in Earth's history marked the end of the Permian period, some 252 million years ago. Long before dinosaurs, our planet was populated with plants and animals that were mostly o ... more  |
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Greenland ice loss quickeningParis (ESA) Dec 07, 2018 Using a 25-year record of ESA satellite data, recent research shows that the pace at which Greenland is losing ice is getting faster. The research, published in Earth and Planetary Science Let ... more  
China launches rover for first far side of the moon landingBeijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2018 China launched a rover early Saturday destined to land on the far side of the moon, a global first that would boost Beijing's ambitions to become a space superpower, state media said. ... more  
HHS and NASA team up to explore health on Earth and in outer spaceWashington DC (SPX) Dec 10, 2018 by Eric D. Hargan - Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services My father was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War and he shared his fascination with planes, NASA and anything ... more  
Dragon attached to Station, returns to Earth in JanuaryHouston TX (SPX) Dec 10, 2018 Three days after its launch from Florida, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was installed on the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station's Harmony module at 10:36 a.m. EST. The 1 ... more  
New Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee Gets SpaceMcLean VA (SPX) Dec 07, 2018 Republican Senator Jim Inhofe's appointment as Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee bodes well for the future of space. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently appointed Senato ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 11, 2018 
For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. NASA's Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere - the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by the Sun.
Comparing data from different instruments aboard the trailblazing spacecraft, mission scientists determined the probe crossed the outer edge of the heliosphere on Nov. ... more |
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 Wallops Island VA (SPX) Dec 11, 2018 
Two NASA sounding rockets successfully flew over the Norwegian Sea early in the morning December 8 carrying an experiment to study the electrodynamics of the polar cusp.
The Twin Rockets to Investigate Cusp Electrodynamics or TRICE-2 were launched at 3:26 and 3:28 a.m. EST from the Andoya Space Center in Andenes, Norway. The first rocket flew to an altitude 646 miles and the second flew to ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 7, 2018 
NASA's newest Mars lander InSight is slowly readying itself for its scientific mission. The newest images captured by the lander's camera, and shared by NASA, showcase the spacecraft's robotic arm.
The robotic arm can be seen in a flexed position, poised to deploy some of InSight's instruments in the coming days.
One of those instruments is the craft's seismometer. Once deployed, ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2018  China launched a rover early Saturday destined to land on the far side of the moon, a global first that would boost Beijing's ambitions to become a space superpower, state media said.
The Chang'e-4 lunar probe mission - named after the moon goddess in Chinese mythology - launched on a Long March 3B rocket from the southwestern Xichang launch centre at 2:23 am (1823 GMT), according to the o ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Dec 10, 2018 
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in London has handed down its judgment dealing with ViaSat's challenge to Ofcom's January 2018 authorisation of Inmarsat's UK complementary ground component (CGC) forming part of Inmarsat's European Aviation Network (EAN).
The Tribunal comprehensively found in favour of Ofcom and Inmarsat and determined that all of ViaSat's arguments failed. On that ba ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 10, 2018 
The Navy has awarded DRS Power & Control Technologies $13.3 million for Arleigh Burke-class power conversion modules for Air and Missile Defense Radar production and support.
The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, provides for up to 12 ship sets for the Arleigh Burke-class under the Flight III destroyer construction program for modernized versions of the vessels. T ... more |
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 Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 07, 2018 
Although helium is a rare element on Earth, it is ubiquitous in the Universe. It is, after hydrogen, the main component of stars and gaseous giant planets. Despite its abundance, helium was only detected recently in the atmosphere of a gaseous giant by an international team including astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland.
The team, this time led by Genevan research ... more |
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 10, 2018 
With just 29 days to go before making space exploration history, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft performed a short but record-setting course-correction maneuver on Dec. 2 that refined its path toward Ultima Thule, the Kuiper Belt object it will fly by on Jan. 1.
Just as the exploration of Ultima Thule will be the farthest-ever flyby of a planetary body, Sunday's maneuver was the most distan ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Dec 10, 2018 
The jury is still out as to whether climate change will lead to stronger El Nino events, but while representatives from around 200 countries at the COP24 conference are working to breathe life into the 2105 Paris Agreement, there is a 75-80% chance that a fully-fledged event could be with us in the next couple of months.
El Nino and its cooler cousin, La Nina, are complex naturally occurri ... more |
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 London, UK (Sputnik) Dec 03, 2018 
UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced that Britain would explore the possibility of building its own satellite navigation system instead of relying on the EU's Galileo, compelling another minister in her Cabinet to resign.
May announced on Friday that the UK was pulling out of the EU's satellite navigation system which was designed to compete with the US GPS system and is due to be launc ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Dec 10, 2018 
Every few hours observing the Moon, ESA's 'NELIOTA' project discovers a brilliant flash of light across its surface - the result of an object hurtling through space and striking our unprotected rocky neighbour at vast speed. Based at the Kryoneri telescope of the National Observatory of Athens, this important project is now being extended to January 2021.
Impact flashes are referred to as ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 07, 2018 
On Dec. 3, after traveling billions of kilometers from Earth, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft reached its target, Bennu, and kicked off a nearly two-year, up-close investigation of the asteroid. It will inspect nearly every square inch of this ancient clump of rubble left over from the formation of our solar system. Ultimately, the spacecraft will pick up a sample of pebbles and dust from Bennu's s ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Dec 06, 2018 
Measurements of atmospheric ozone from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite are now being used in daily forecasts of air quality.
Launched in October 2017, Copernicus Sentinel-5P - short for Sentinel-5 Precursor - is the first Copernicus satellite dedicated to monitoring our atmosphere. It is part of the fleet of Copernicus Sentinel missions that ESA develops for the European Union's envir ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Dec 10, 2018 
Andres Munoz-Jaramillo and Jose Manuel Vaquero, from Southwest Research Institute and University of Extremadura, respectively, have developed a new technique for looking at historic solar data to distinguish trustworthy observations from those that should be used with care. This work is critical to understanding the Sun's past and future as well as whether solar activity plays a role in climate ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 10, 2018 
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope requires a primary mirror so large that it would not fit inside any existing rockets as one single, large mirror. Because of this, Webb is equipped with a revolutionary set of 18 hexagonal mirror segments that are able to fold to fit inside the rocket fairing.
Their honeycomb like arrangement allows for Webb to have the largest possible reflective surface ... more |
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 Oxford UK (SPX) Dec 06, 2018 
It's embarrassing, but astrophysicists are the first to admit it. Our best theoretical model can only explain 5% of the universe. The remaining 95% is famously made up almost entirely of invisible, unknown material dubbed dark energy and dark matter. So even though there are a billion trillion stars in the observable universe, they are actually extremely rare.
The two mysterious dark subst ... more |
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