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  Kennedy Space Center FL (UPI) May 02, 2019 SpaceX acknowledged Thursday that the company's Crew Dragon capsule was destroyed last weekend in an explosion during a test firing. "It is too early to confirm any cause," Vice President Hans Koenigsmann during a press conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "This will make us a better company ... to ensure that Crew Dragon is one of the safest spacecraft ever built." Koenigsmann also confirmed, as had been suspected by observers, that the explosion happened Saturday during activatio ... read more |
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TRISAT satellite joins the first European rideshare mission on the SSMSMaribor, Slovenia (SPX) May 03, 2019 On April 5, the University of Maribor (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) and SAB Launch Services S.r.l. (SAB-LS) signed the Launch Services Agreement (LSA) for the launch of th ... more  
Planetary Habitability? It's What's Inside That CountsWashington DC (SPX) May 03, 2019 Which of Earth's features were essential for the origin and sustenance of life? And how do scientists identify those features on other worlds? A team of investigators with array of expertise r ... more  
Martian Dust Could Help Explain Water Loss, Plus Other Learnings From Global StormGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 03, 2019 Dust is not just a household nuisance; it's a planetary one, particularly on Mars. Before astronauts visit the Red Planet, we need to understand how the dust particles that often fill the atmosphere ... more  
Asteroid impact exercise offers practice for NASA, ESA scientists, engineersWashington DC (UPI) May 02, 2019 Scientists and engineers from NASA and the European Space Agency, as well as other federal officials and policy makers, are participating in a hypothetical asteroid impact scenario this week. ... more |
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100th space sharing agreement signed, Romania Space Agency joinsOffutt AFB NB (AFNS) Apr 29, 2019 U.S. Strategic Command reached a milestone with the signing of its 100th space situational awareness agreement when the Romanian Space Agency signed an agreement with USSTRATCOM April 25. These agre ... more  
Europe's First Hydrogen Drone Doubles Flying Times with AMS CylindersLondon, UK (SPX) May 01, 2019 Specialist drone manufacturer, SKYCORP, has successfully doubled the maximum flight times of e-Drone Zero, Europe's first hydrogen powered drone, to two hours, by using a new, ultra-lightweight gas ... more 
Ballard Launches Turnkey Fuel Cell Solutions to Power Commercial Unmanned Aerial VehiclesVancouver, Canada (SPX) May 01, 2019 Ballard Unmanned Systems, Inc. has announced the launch of the FCair fuel cell product line, a complete long duration fuel cell power solution for commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), at the ... more  
New study sheds light on the rise of mammalsSeattle WA (SPX) May 02, 2019 A new study published April 30 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences identified three factors critical in the rise of mammal communities since they first emerged during the Age of D ... more  
NASA Study: Human Influence on Global Droughts Goes Back 100 YearsNew York NY (SPX) May 02, 2019 Human-generated greenhouse gases and atmospheric particles were affecting global drought risk as far back as the early 20th century, according to a study from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Stud ... more |
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 Researchers design a strategy to make graphene luminescent  
Bridge over coupled waters: Scientists 3D-print all-liquid 'lab on a chip'Berkeley CA (SPX) May 01, 2019 Researchers at DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have 3D-printed an all-liquid device that, with the click of a button, can be repeatedly reconfigured on demand to serve a w ... more  |
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RSC Energia developed a one-orbit rendezvous profileMoscow, Russia (SPX) May 02, 2019 RSC Energia mission specialists have developed a one-orbit flight profile for a rendezvous with the International Space Station within about 2 hours. The main advantage of such a profile is th ... more 
Hera's CubeSat to perform first radar probe of an asteroidParis (ESA) May 02, 2019 Small enough to be an aircraft carry-on, the Juventas spacecraft nevertheless has big mission goals. Once in orbit around its target body, Juventas will unfurl an antenna larger than itself, to perf ... more 
Cosmic dust reveals new insights on the formation of solar systemToronto, Canada (SPX) Apr 30, 2019 The study of a tiny grain of stardust - older than our solar system - is shining new light on how planetary systems are formed. The microbe-sized extraterrestrial particle, which originated fr ... more 
China plans to launch carrier rocket at seaBeijing (XNA) May 03, 2019 China plans to launch a Long March-11 carrier rocket at sea this year, which is expected to lower the cost of entering space. The rocket has been named "CZ-11 WEY" under an agreement between t ... more 
Gateway to the Solar SystemBethesda, MD (SPX) May 03, 2019 It seems like everyone wants to go someplace in the Solar System. President Trump wants to go to the Moon. Elon Musk wants to go to Mars. Others want to go to an asteroid. So, what is the easi ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) May 02, 2019 
RSC Energia mission specialists have developed a one-orbit flight profile for a rendezvous with the International Space Station within about 2 hours.
The main advantage of such a profile is the reduction of the time spent by cosmonauts in a small volume of a spacecraft. One more advantage of this one-orbit rendezvous profile is a quick delivery of various biomaterials to the Station to con ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 03, 2019 
China plans to launch a Long March-11 carrier rocket at sea this year, which is expected to lower the cost of entering space.
The rocket has been named "CZ-11 WEY" under an agreement between the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, China Space Foundation and a Chinese automobile producer.
China's first seaborne rocket launch is scheduled for mid-2019 in the Yellow Sea, said Ji ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 03, 2019 
Dust is not just a household nuisance; it's a planetary one, particularly on Mars. Before astronauts visit the Red Planet, we need to understand how the dust particles that often fill the atmosphere could impact them and their equipment.
The global Martian dust storm of summer 2018 - the one that blotted out sunlight for weeks and put NASA's beloved Opportunity rover out of business - offe ... more |
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 Nanjing (XNA) May 03, 2019 
China's spacecraft tracking ship Yuanwang-7 is sailing to the Pacific Ocean, beginning its first maritime space monitoring mission this year.
The ship departed from a port in eastern China's Jiangsu Province Wednesday.
As a part of China's new generation of spacecraft tracking ships, Yuanwang-7 is about 220 meters long, 40 meters high and has a displacement of nearly 30,000 tonnes. I ... more |
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 Kongsberg, Norway (SPX) May 02, 2019 
Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) will supply communications equipment (TC and R) to Astranis Space Technologies Corp. The delivery consists of the functional interface between the satellite and the ground and includes all the equipment needed to transmit data in the form of telemetry.
The telecom company Astranis builds the next generation satellite as part of providing the w ... more |
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 Sanford FL (SPX) May 01, 2019 
PathFinder Digital was awarded a contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to study the feasibility of developing a transportable research and test platform to facilitate the design of Free Space Optic (FSO) satellite networks. The study focuses on the development of Optical Ground Stations (OGS) and their interoperability to Optical Space Terminals (OST).
The st ... more |
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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) Apr 30, 2019 
The study of a tiny grain of stardust - older than our solar system - is shining new light on how planetary systems are formed.
The microbe-sized extraterrestrial particle, which originated from a nova explosion more than 4.5 billion years ago, was discovered inside a meteorite collected in Antarctica by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Alongside planetary sc ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 26, 2019 
Much has changed technologically since NASA's Galileo mission dropped a probe into Jupiter's atmosphere to investigate, among other things, the heat engine driving the gas giant's atmospheric circulation.
A NASA scientist and his team at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are taking advantage of those advances to mature a smaller, more capable net flux radiometer.
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 Sydney (AFP) May 1, 2019 
Australian researchers believe they have found an antidote to a sting from the world's most venomous creature, the much-feared box jellyfish.
Researchers at the University of Sydney had been investigating how the venom is so deadly that one box jellyfish can kill 60 people.
The team noticed the venom needs cholesterol to kill human cells and decided to test whether existing drugs could s ... more |
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 Rotterdam, Netherlands (SPX) May 03, 2019 
CGI has signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space France to enhance and maintain security software for the Galileo satellite navigation system. Valued at approximately 14 million euros, the contract will last until the end of 2020. CGI experts are working on this strategic project from Rotterdam and Toulouse.
CGI will improve the functionality, robustness and reliability of Galileo's gr ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 30, 2019 
The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work for the fifth lunar day on the far side of the moon after "sleeping" during the extreme cold night.
The lander woke up at 7:40 a.m. Monday, and the rover, Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), awoke at 1:45 p.m. Sunday. Both are in normal working condition, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) May 03, 2019 
From Earth asteroids appear as little more than dots in the sky. Europe's miniature APEX spacecraft will operate as a mineral prospector in deep space, surveying the make-up of its target asteroids down to individual boulders, helping prepare the way for future mining missions.
ESA's proposed Hera mission for planetary defence will explore the twin Didymos asteroids, but it will not go the ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 02, 2019 
Researchers have found a new way to use satellites to monitor the Great Whirl, a massive whirlpool the size of Colorado that forms each year off the coast of East Africa, they report in a new study.
Using 23 years of satellite data, the new findings show the Great Whirl is larger and longer-lived than scientists previously thought. At its peak, the giant whirlpool is, on average, 275,000 s ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2019 
The celestial phenomenon known as STEVE is likely caused by a combination of heating of charged particles in the atmosphere and energetic electrons like those that power the aurora, according to new research. In a new study, scientists found STEVE's source region in space and identified two mechanisms that cause it.
Last year, the obscure atmospheric lights became an internet sensation. Ty ... more |
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 Trieste, Italy (SPX) Apr 30, 2019 
As fascinating as it is mysterious, dark matter is one of the greatest enigmas of astrophysics and cosmology. It is thought to account for 90% of the matter in the Universe, but its existence has been demonstrated only indirectly and recently called into question.
New research conducted by SISSA removes the recent doubts on the presence of dark matter within the galaxies, disproving the em ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) May 03, 2019 
Astronomers have put together the largest and most comprehensive "history book" of galaxies into one single image, using 16 years' worth of observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
The deep-sky mosaic, created from nearly 7,500 individual exposures, provides a wide portrait of the distant universe, containing 265,000 galaxies that stretch back through 13.3 billion years of time to ... more |
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