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  Washington (AFP) April 3, 2019 Boeing has delayed from April to August its test flight for its Starliner capsule, intended to carry American astronauts to the International Space Station. The US space agency NASA blamed the delay on "limited launch opportunities" in April and May from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It noted that the August launch target is a "working date and to be confirmed." The Starliner spacecraft, which is in the final phase of ground tests, is set to be launched into space atop a United Launch Alliance At ... read more |
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Making a dent: Japan probe prepares to blast asteroidTokyo (AFP) April 4, 2019 A Japanese probe began descending towards an asteroid on Thursday on a mission to blast a crater into its surface and collect material that could shed light on the solar system's evolution. ... more  
SSTL and OSS Collaborate on Disruptive Smallsat SAR PayloadGuildford UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2019 Two of the UK's leading Space sector companies, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Oxford Space Systems (OSS) have been awarded National Space Technology Programme funding to develop an inno ... more  
China's commercial carrier rocket finishes engine testBeijing (XNA) Apr 04, 2019 China's first carrier rocket for commercial use, the Smart Dragon-1 (SD-1), has finished its engine test, paving way for its maiden flight in the first half of 2019, according to the China Academy o ... more  
Transpolar Drift is faltering as sea ice melts before leaving the nurseryBremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Apr 03, 2019 The dramatic loss of ice in the Arctic is influencing sea-ice transport across the Arctic Ocean. As experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research report i ... more |
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Britain, France, Germany seek full UN report of Iran missile activityUnited Nations, United States (AFP) April 2, 2019 Britain, France and Germany are accusing Iran of developing missile technology, following recent activities, that they said was inconsistent with a UN resolution, and are calling for a full UN report, according to a letter released Tuesday. ... more  
Antarctic snowfall dominated by a few extreme snowstormsLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 A new study reveals the importance of a small number of intense storms around Antarctica in controlling the amount of snow falling across the continent. Published in the journal Geophysical Re ... more  
In vivo data show effects of spaceflight microgravity on stem cells and tissue regenerationNew Rochelle NY (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 A new review of data from 12 spaceflight experiments and simulated microgravity studies has shown that microgravity does not have a negative effect on stem-like cell-dependent tissue regeneration in ... more  
Stanford autonomous car learns to handle unknown conditionsStanford CA (SPX) Mar 28, 2019 Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new way of controlling autonomous cars that integrates prior driving experiences - a system that will help the cars perform more safely in extreme ... more  
New see-through film stronger than aluminumWashington (UPI) Apr 1, 2019 For those in the business of phone repair, researchers in England have some bad news. ... more |
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 Syracuse University physicist discovers new class of pentaquarks  
Group teams up to combat growing space debris threat, protect satellites in orbitLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 02, 2019 A strategic cooperation between ExoAnalytic Solutions of Foothill Ranch, California and NorthStar Earth and Space of Montreal, Quebec was announced at the 2019 Space Situational Awareness Conference ... more  |
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Indian satellite destruction created 400 pieces of debris, endangering ISS: NASAWashington (AFP) April 1, 2019 The head of NASA on Monday branded India's destruction of one of its satellites a "terrible thing" that had created 400 pieces of orbital debris and led to new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. ... more  
Lunar lander firm OrbitBeyond eyes Florida for new facilityCape Canaveral FL (UPI) Apr 03, 2019 Lunar lander company OrbitBeyond is eyeing Florida for a new facility. That would make it the latest so-called Newspace commercial company to join growing space race momentum in the Sunshine State. ... more 
No New Satellite for North KoreaSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 02, 2019 North Korea has not launched a satellite since early 2016, and their space program has never succeeded in placing a functioning satellite into orbit. Boffins have been waiting for a new launch to ta ... more  
Galaxies Lacking Dark Matter Do in Fact ExistKamuela HI (SPX) Apr 04, 2019 After drawing both praise and skepticism, the team of astronomers who discovered NGC 1052-DF2 - the very first known galaxy to contain little to no dark matter - are back with stronger evidence abou ... more 
Subaru Telescope helps find dark matter is not made up of tiny black holesSan Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2019 An international team of researchers has put a theory speculated by the late Stephen Hawking to its most rigorous test to date, and their results have ruled out the possibility that primordial black ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 01, 2019 
Look again at that Space Station. That's there. That's home for a crew of six astronauts. That's us too. On it every human being lives out their lives, performs science and maintains the spacecraft with the support of a whole team on Earth.
This week ESA is highlighting the role of the European teams that make a space mission possible - from preparations to launch, from continuous research ... 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.
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 Washington (AFP) April 2, 2019  NASA has made it clear they want astronauts back on the Moon in 2024, and now, they are zeroing in on the Red Planet - the US space agency confirmed that it wants humans to reach Mars by 2033.
Jim Bridenstine, NASA's administrator, said Tuesday that in order to achieve that goal, other parts of the program - including a lunar landing - need to move forward more quickly.
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 04, 2019 
China's first carrier rocket for commercial use, the Smart Dragon-1 (SD-1), has finished its engine test, paving way for its maiden flight in the first half of 2019, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
The rocket is the first member of the Dragon series commercial carrier rockets family to be produced by CALT. It has a total length of 19.5 meters, a diameter ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 01, 2019 
A high-resolution radar mission to Earth's 'evil twin' Venus, a spacecraft to detect the most powerful explosions in the Universe and an observatory for the cool, dusty cosmos to investigate the origins of stars: ESA's Concurrent Design Facility has performed feasibility studies of contending candidates for the fifth medium class mission in the Agency's Cosmic Vision science programme, planned f ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 1, 2019 
The head of NASA on Monday branded India's destruction of one of its satellites a "terrible thing" that had created 400 pieces of orbital debris and led to new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
Jim Bridenstine was addressing employees of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration five days after India shot down a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test to ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2019 
Humans are probably the most well-adapted species on the planet; they can survive in and call home any of Earth's biomes.
Our adaptation is a result of our intellect as well as favourable physical attributes.
We can build machines and systems that help us cope with and master natural conditions better than any other species that ever lived.
While this has been great for the hum ... more |
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 Hampton, VA (SPX) Apr 01, 2019 
It probably goes without saying, but this isn't your everyday satellite dish.
In fact, it's not a satellite dish at all. It's a high-gain antenna (HGA), and a future version of it will send and receive signals to and from Earth from a looping orbit around Jupiter.
The antenna will take that long journey aboard NASA's Europa Clipper, a spacecraft that will conduct detailed reconnaissa ... more |
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 Freetown (AFP) April 1, 2019 
Sierra Leone has banned industrial fishing in its territorial waters for a month from Monday in a move to try to shore up stocks that was applauded by environmental activists.
The government also decreed an April 1-30 halt to exports by major fishing companies "to protect our fish stock from depletion", said a statement from the fisheries ministry.
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 Tunis, Tunisia Beijing (XNA) Apr 03, 2019 
Chinese and Arab officials and experts on Monday envisioned building a "Space Silk Road" through closer cooperation on wider application of China's indigenously made BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) in the Middle East.
Speaking at the second China-Arab States BDS Cooperation Forum held in the Tunisian capital Tunis, the officials and experts agreed that increased application of the ... more |
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 Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) Apr 03, 2019 
Lunar lander company OrbitBeyond is eyeing Florida for a new facility. That would make it the latest so-called Newspace commercial company to join growing space race momentum in the Sunshine State.
The board at Space Florida, the state's economic development agency for space, moved toward an agreement Monday to provide $1 million worth of assistance or help obtaining financing to the New J ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) April 4, 2019 
A Japanese probe began descending towards an asteroid on Thursday on a mission to blast a crater into its surface and collect material that could shed light on the solar system's evolution.
The mission will be the latest in a series of explorations carried out by the Japanese space agency's Hayabusa2 probe and could reveal more about the origin of life on Earth.
But the task scheduled fo ... more |
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 Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Apr 03, 2019 
A new study, published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, shows that the recent intensification of the equatorial Pacific wind system, known as Walker Circulation, is unrelated to human influences and can be explained by natural processes. This result ends a long-standing debate on the drivers of an unprecedented atmospheric trend, which contributed to a three-fold acceleration of s ... more |
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 Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Mar 24, 2019 
The ongoing climate changes make it increasingly difficult to predict certain aspects of weather, according to a new study from Stockholm University. The study, focusing on weather forecasts in the northern hemisphere spanning 3- 10 days ahead, concludes that the greatest uncertainty increase will be regarding summer downfalls, of critical importance when it comes to our ability to predict and p ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2019 
Scientists in Japan have traced the origins of photons emitted by long duration gamma-ray bursts, the brightest electromagnetic events in the universe, to the visible portion of the relativistic jet produced by supernovae.
First discovered in 1967, long duration gamma-ray bursts, or GRBs, are extremely powerful explosions. For decades, scientists struggled to explain the high-energy eve ... more |
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 Cologne, Germany (SPX) Apr 02, 2019 
A team of physicists at the University of Cologne has, for the first time, seen a particularly exotic behaviour of electrons on an atomic scale. Electrons normally move almost freely through three-dimensional space. However, when they are forced to move in only one dimension - i.e. in a chain of atoms - they begin to act rather strangely.
The Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid theory predicted this ... more |
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