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  Washington (AFP) March 30, 2019 For the past 15 years, America has sought to put its astronauts back on the Moon, but NASA did not think it could be done before 2028. On Tuesday, the government of President Donald Trump set a new deadline: 2024. But that timeframe is anything but ironclad, and would force the US space agency to upend its usual work practices and take serious risks. Just a few weeks ago, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said the United States was not in any space race. But he was forced to change his tune whe ... read more |
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Analysts Fear Tensions in Space After India Tests Anti-Satellite MissileNew Delhi (Sputnik) Mar 30, 2019 India has become the fourth country in the world after China, Russia and the United States to test an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile, sparking fears of experts that the move may lead to an arms race ... more  
New evidence of deep groundwater on MarsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2019 In mid-2018, researchers supported by the Italian Space Agency detected the presence of a deep-water lake on Mars under its south polar ice caps. Now, researchers at the USC Arid Climate and Water R ... more 
NASA's Mars Helicopter Completes Flight TestsPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 30, 2019 Since the Wright brothers first took to the skies of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, Dec. 17, 1903, first flights have been important milestones in the life of any vehicle designed for air travel. ... more  
NASA Astronauts Complete 215th Spacewalk at StationHouston TX (SPX) Mar 30, 2019 Expedition 59 Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA concluded their spacewalk at 2:27 p.m. EDT. During the six hour and 45-minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronauts successfully con ... more |
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Bennu in StereoWashington DC (SPX) Mar 28, 2019 This set of stereoscopic images provides a 3D view of the large, 170-foot (52-meter) boulder that juts from asteroid Bennu's southern hemisphere and the rocky slopes that surround it. The ster ... more  
Researchers get humans to think like computersBaltimore MD (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 Computers, like those that power self-driving cars, can be tricked into mistaking random scribbles for trains, fences and even school busses. People aren't supposed to be able to see how those image ... more  
A petrifying virus key to evolutionKyoto, Japan (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 Scientists are constantly discovering new species. A research team consisting of scientists from Kyoto University, Tokyo University of Science, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, and Tok ... more  
Experts reveal that clouds have moderated warming triggered by climate changeSwansea UK (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 A new study has revealed how clouds are modifying the warming created by human-caused climate change in some parts of the world. Led by Swansea University's Tree Ring Research Group, researchers fro ... more  
Researchers measure near-perfect performance in low-cost semiconductorsStanford CA (SPX) Mar 21, 2019 Tiny, easy-to-produce particles, called quantum dots, may soon take the place of more expensive single crystal semiconductors in advanced electronics found in solar panels, camera sensors and medica ... more |
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Spaceflight Prepares to Send 21 Rideshare Satellites Aboard PSLV C45Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 26, 2019 Spaceflight, the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider, reports it will launch 21 spacecraft on a rideshare mission from India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) at India' ... more  |
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Indian satellite destruction creates debris field of 'space junk'Washington (AFP) March 28, 2019 India's destruction of a satellite with a missile created hundreds of pieces of "space junk," a potentially dangerous situation that established space powers have tried to avoid for years. ... more
Russia Reveals Details About Its First 'Predator' SatelliteMoscow (Sputnik) Mar 28, 2019 While the US expresses concern about Moscow developing new military satellites, Russian space companies have come up with peaceful and actually globally useful inventions in the sphere of satellite ... more  
New close-ups of the mini-moons in Saturn's ringsPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 29, 2019 Nestled between Saturn's rings are a collection of mini-moons that NASA's Cassini spacecraft skimmed past in 2017. ... more 
Is Space Mining a Viable Future?Montreal, Canada (SPX) Mar 30, 2019 Space is the final frontier for resource exploitation. Asteroids orbiting near earth are masses of potential riches such as platinum, fresh water, and other resources scarce on earth. However, with ... more  
China completes compatibility test on core parts of rocket engineBeijing (XNA) Mar 30, 2019 Chinese engineers have successfully carried out a compatibility test on the turbopump and gas generator of rocket engine on Sunday, according to China Daily on Thursday. The engine will delive ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 27, 2019 
NASA responded to accusations of sexism Wednesday over its decision to cancel a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts due to a lack of well-fitting spacesuits.
On Monday, the US space agency announced that Christina Koch will perform tasks in space Friday with fellow American Nick Hague - rather than with Anne McClain as originally planned.
Had Koch and McClain done their s ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 30, 2019 
Chinese engineers have successfully carried out a compatibility test on the turbopump and gas generator of rocket engine on Sunday, according to China Daily on Thursday.
The engine will deliver 500 tonnes of thrust using a combination of liquid oxygen and kerosene, the paper quoted a statement of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. as saying.
The test, conducted at a facilit ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 
Earth is a very special planet. It is the only celestial body in the solar system on which we know life exists. Could there be life on other planets or moons? Mars is always the first to be mentioned in this context; it has many properties in common with Earth, and in its geological past water also flowed over its surface.
Today, however, conditions on Mars are so extreme that it is hard t ... more |
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 Xichang (XNA) Mar 12, 2019 
Chinese scientists are designing what is expected to be the world's most powerful rocket, according to a senior researcher.
Li Hong, deputy general manager at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, said the Long March 9 super heavy-lift carrier rocket will be capable of lifting 140 metric tons of payload into a low-Earth orbit, or a 50-ton spacecraft to a lunar transfer orbit. The gi ... more |
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 London (AFP) March 25, 2019 
British satellite operator Inmarsat on Monday agreed to a $3.4 billion cash takeover from a consortium of investment funds.
The bid for the London-listed telecommunications group was pitched at $7.21 per share, consortium bid-vehicle Triton Bidco said in a statement.
"Triton Bidco believes that the satellite sector is attractive," said a statement from the consortium, which comprises pri ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 28, 2019 
What do televisions and space exploration have in common? No, we're not talking about a cheesy physics joke; rather, this is the story of an often-overlooked piece of equipment that deserves a place in the annals of telecommunication history.
Some would argue that the traveling-wave tube (TWT) has not received the recognition it deserves when it comes to the history of space travel and com ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 
Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin, in partnership with Google, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover two more hidden planets in the Kepler space telescope archive. The technique shows promise for identifying many additional planets that traditional methods could not catch.
The planets discovered this time were from Kepler's extended mission, called K2.
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 Lund, Sweden (SPX) Mar 24, 2019 
It is known that gas giants around other stars are often located very near their sun. According to accepted theory, these gas planets were formed far away and subsequently migrated to an orbit closer to the star.
Now researchers from Lund University and other institutions have used advanced computer simulations to learn more about Jupiter's journey through our own solar system approximatel ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Mar 26, 2019 
Today is World Water Day, but with millions of people in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe struggling to cope in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, the notion of water shortages may not be at the forefront of our minds right now. Even so, floods, like we see here, lead to real problems accessing clean water. Whether the problem is inundation or water scarcity, satellites can help monitor this precious ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2019 
The newest GPS III satellite arrived at Cape Canaveral, Fla., for its launch this summer, Lockheed Martin, its maker, announced on Wednesday.
The satellite, nicknamed "Magellan," arrived in Cape Canaveral on March 18 aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 plane from Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado. The satellite was built at Lockheed's GPS III facility near Denver.
Magellan will be the ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 30, 2019 
For the past 15 years, America has sought to put its astronauts back on the Moon, but NASA did not think it could be done before 2028.
On Tuesday, the government of President Donald Trump set a new deadline: 2024.
But that timeframe is anything but ironclad, and would force the US space agency to upend its usual work practices and take serious risks.
Just a few weeks ago, NASA chief ... more |
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 Manoa HI (SPX) Mar 30, 2019 
Astronomers once thought asteroids were boring, wayward space rocks that simply orbit around the sun. Only in science fiction movies were they dramatic, changing objects.
New observations are turning science fiction into science fact, showing that asteroids are anything but dull. Asteroid Gault, discovered in 1998, has begun to slowly disintegrate. The crumbling was first detected earlier ... more |
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 Swansea UK (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 
A new study has revealed how clouds are modifying the warming created by human-caused climate change in some parts of the world. Led by Swansea University's Tree Ring Research Group, researchers from Sweden, Finland and Norway analysed information contained in the rings of ancient pine trees from northern Scandinavia to reveal how clouds have reduced the impact of natural phases of warmth in the ... more |
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 Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 
Ions move faster than atoms in the gas streams of a solar prominence. Scientists at the University of Gottingen, the Institut d'Astrophysique in Paris and the Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno have observed this. The results of the study were published in The Astrophysical Journal.
In astrophysics, the "fourth state" of matter plays a crucial role. Apart from solid, liquid and gaseous state ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 28, 2019 
The study of stellar activity associates many aspects of stellar physics. In the past 40 years, the understanding of stellar activity and its relation with stellar structure and evolution has obtained great progress. One landmark is the discovery of the activity-rotation relation, which indicates the connection between stellar activity and stellar evolution.
However, there are still some f ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 
A team of scientists has proposed a powerful new test for inflation, the theory that the universe dramatically expanded in size in a fleeting fraction of a second right after the Big Bang. Their goal is to give insight into a long-standing question: what was the universe like before the Big Bang?
Although cosmic inflation is well known for resolving some important mysteries about the struc ... more |
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