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June 04, 2019
SPACEMART
NewSpace could eliminate Sun-Synchronous orbits



Bethesda, MD (SPX) Jun 04, 2019
NewSpace is a recently formed movement and philosophy that encompasses a globally emerging private spaceflight industry. This term is generally used in connection with a global private sector of new aerospace companies and ventures. One primary objective is to develop faster, better and cheaper access to space and spaceflight technologies. This movement is thought to be a major driving force in the growing near-Earth space commerce market. The increased traffic from the soon-to-be-launched 15,000 ... read more

DRAGON SPACE
Luokung and Land Space to develop control system for space and ground assets
Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 03, 2019
Luokung Technology Corp. has announced a strategic partnership with Land Space Technology Corporation Ltd. ("Land Space"). The two parties will work together and take advantage of respective strengt ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Harris to build new satellite connection system prototype for USAF
Melbourne FL (SPX) Jun 03, 2019
Harris Corporation (will build and demonstrate a prototype ground antenna system under a U.S. Air Force Defense Innovation Unit program designed to improve communications with the agency's growing n ... more
NUKEWARS
China will double its nuclear warheads in next 10 years, DIA chief says
Washington (UPI) May 31, 2019
China will double its stockpile of nuclear weapons in the next decade, the chief of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency said. ... more
ENERGY TECH
Scientists revisit the cold case of cold fusion
Vancouver, Canada (SPX(SPX) Jun 03, 2019
Scientists from the University of British Columbia, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Maryland, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Google are conducting a mult ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA Reaches New Milestone on Complex, Large Rocket
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 04, 2019
NASA achieved a significant milestone in manufacturing the first large, complex core stage that will help power the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on upcoming missions to the Moon. NASA and lead c ... more
MOON DAILY
What Causes Flashes on the Moon
Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Jun 04, 2019
On the Moon flashes and other enigmatic light phenomena can be observed again and again. With a new telescope, a professor at the University of Wurzburg wants to get to the bottom of these phenomena ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA's Mars 2020 gets HD eyes
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 02, 2019
One of the first operations the Mars 2020 rover will perform after touching down on the Red Planet's Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021, will be to raise its remote sensing mast (RSM), which carries imp ... more
IRON AND ICE
VLT Observes Passing Double Asteroid Hurtling by Earth
Garching, Germany (SPX) Jun 04, 2019
The unique capabilities of the SPHERE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope have enabled it to obtain the sharpest images of a double asteroid as it flew by Earth on 25 May. While this double ast ... more
MOON DAILY
Five ethical questions for how we choose to use the Moon
Melbourne, Australia (The Conversation) Jun 04, 2019
he Moon has always served as an inspiration for humanity, and there are many potential benefits for further exploration of our planet's rocky satellite. But we need to establish guidelines to ... more
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MARSDAILY
Mars on Earth - what next?
Paris (ESA) Jun 02, 2019
A Mars Sample Return campaign would bring samples of the Red Planet back to Earth for examination in the best terrestrial laboratories - but choosing the samples and storing them on Mars for later r ... more
MARSDAILY
'Fettuccine' may be most obvious sign of life on Mars
Champaign IL (SPX) Jun 03, 2019
A rover scanning the surface of Mars for evidence of life might want to check for rocks that look like pasta, researchers report in the journal Astrobiology. The bacterium that controls the fo ... more
EXO WORLDS
Pair of Fledgling Planets Seen Growing Around Young Star
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 04, 2019
Astronomers have directly imaged two exoplanets that are gravitationally carving out a wide gap within a planet-forming disk surrounding a young star. While over a dozen exoplanets have been directl ... more
EXO WORLDS
ExoMars orbiter prepares for Rosalind Franklin
Paris (ESA) May 31, 2019
On 15 June, the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) will follow a different path. An 'Inclination Change Manoeuvre' will put the spacecraft in an altered orbit, e ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Precision calibration empowers largest solar telescope
Cardiff, UK (SPX) Jun 04, 2019
An article published in the SPIE publication Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS), "Polarization Modeling and Predictions for DKIST Part 5: Impacts of enhanced mirror ... more


Centuries-old drawings lead to better understanding of fan-shaped auroras

MOON DAILY
NASA selects Intuitive Machines for robotic return to the moon in 2021
Houston TX (SPX) May 31, 2019
Intuitive Machines will join NASA's new era of lunar exploration with a robotic landing on the Moon in 2021, under a contract award announced by NASA on Friday. The firm, fixed-price contract for no ... more
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SPACE MEDICINE
Microgravity Zero Boiloff Tank experiments provide data for Pressure Control Systems
Cleveland OH (SPX) May 31, 2019
Long-duration cryogenic storage of propellant and life support liquids is an enabling technology within the critical path of nearly all envisioned human planetary missions [1]. The pressurization an ... more
MARSDAILY
A European mission control for the Martian rover
Paris (ESA) May 31, 2019
The ExoMars rover has a brand new control centre in one of Europe's largest Mars yards. The Rover Operations Control Centre (ROCC) was inaugurated in Turin, Italy, ahead of the rover's exploration a ... more
MARSDAILY
The radiation showstopper for Mars exploration
Paris (ESA) Jun 02, 2019
An astronaut on a mission to Mars could receive radiation doses up to 700 times higher than on our planet - a major showstopper for the safe exploration of our Solar System. A team of European exper ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Heart of Lonesome Galaxy Is Brimming with Dark Matter
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 04, 2019
Isolated for billions of years, a galaxy with more dark matter packed into its core than expected has been identified by astronomers using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The galaxy, kno ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Remote sensing of toxic algal blooms
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jun 04, 2019
Harmful algal blooms in the Red Sea could be detected from satellite images using a method developed at KAUST. This remote sensing technique may eventually lead to a real-time monitoring system to h ... more
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Russian cosmonauts remove a towel that spent 10 years on surface of ISS
Moscow (Sputnik) May 31, 2019
A towel, taken from the surface of the ISS is being examined for microorganisms that could have inhabited the cloth, lead researcher for the Institute of Medical and Biological Issues of the Russian Academy of Sciences Svetlana Poddubko told RIA Novosti. It was earlier reported that Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Alexei Ovchinin had removed a towel from the surface of the Internatio ... more
+ Cosmonauts complete spacewalk at International Space Station
+ IAF ties up with ISRO for manned mission crew selection
+ NASA Navigation Tech Shows Timing Really Is Everything
+ Wandering Earth: rocket scientist explains how we could move our planet
+ China's tech 'Long March' could be road to nowhere
+ NASA Prepares for Future Moon Exploration with International Undersea Crew
+ NASA Selects Studies for Future Space Communications and Services
Proton launches Russian comsat Yamal-601 into Orbit
Moscow, Russia (SPX) May 31, 2019
Proton M / Breeze M integrated launch vehicle was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on May 30 at 8:42 pm (Moscow time) and successfully injected the Yamal-601 telecommunication satellite into orbit for the Russian satellite operator JSC Gazprom Space Systems. The customer has taken control of the new satellite. The Yamal-601 project is part of the Targeted Federal Program for the Devel ... more
+ NASA Makes Progress Assembling Massive Space Launch System Rocket Stage
+ NASA Reaches New Milestone on Complex, Large Rocket
+ RUAG Space produces thermal insulation for launchers
+ New Russian Soyuz-5 launcher should conquer commercial market - Roscosmos
+ Ozmens' SNC test-fires new rocket engine in preparation for US launches
+ ULA Completes Final Design Review for New Vulcan Centaur Rocket
+ From airport to spaceport as UK targets horizontal spaceflight


A European mission control for the Martian rover
Paris (ESA) May 31, 2019
The ExoMars rover has a brand new control centre in one of Europe's largest Mars yards. The Rover Operations Control Centre (ROCC) was inaugurated in Turin, Italy, ahead of the rover's exploration adventure on the Red Planet in 2021. The control centre will be the operational hub that orchestrates the roaming of the European-built laboratory on wheels, named after Rosalind Franklin, upon a ... more
+ The radiation showstopper for Mars exploration
+ Mars on Earth - what next?
+ NASA's Mars 2020 gets HD eyes
+ NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Finds a Clay Cache
+ Comet inspires chemistry for making breathable oxygen on Mars
+ 'Fettuccine' may be most obvious sign of life on Mars
+ NASA photo showcases landing site for Mars 2020
Luokung and Land Space to develop control system for space and ground assets
Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 03, 2019
Luokung Technology Corp. has announced a strategic partnership with Land Space Technology Corporation Ltd. ("Land Space"). The two parties will work together and take advantage of respective strength on commercial space cooperation with satellite remote sensing data applications as the main target market. They will jointly develop domestic and foreign markets of products and services which ... more
+ Yaogan-33 launch fails in north China, Possible debris recovered in Laos
+ China develops new-generation rockets for upcoming missions
+ China's satellite navigation industry sees rapid development
+ China's Yuanwang-7 departs for space monitoring missions
+ China's tracking ship Yuanwang-2 starts new mission after retirement
+ China to build moon station in 'about 10 years'
+ China to enhance international space cooperation
NewSpace could eliminate Sun-Synchronous orbits
Bethesda, MD (SPX) Jun 04, 2019
NewSpace is a recently formed movement and philosophy that encompasses a globally emerging private spaceflight industry. This term is generally used in connection with a global private sector of new aerospace companies and ventures. One primary objective is to develop faster, better and cheaper access to space and spaceflight technologies. This movement is thought to be a major driving for ... more
+ ISRO sets up space tech incubation centre at NITT
+ Airbus wins three satellite deal from Inmarsat for revolutionary spacecraft
+ Study Input Informs NASA Course for a Vibrant Future Commercial Space Economy
+ Russian space sector plagued by astronomical corruption
+ SpaceX satellites pose new headache for astronomers
+ L'SPACE program at ASU puts students on pathway to space workforce
+ Close encounters? SpaceX satellites spark Dutch UFO frenzy
Aluminum is the new steel: NUST MISIS scientists made it stronger than ever before
Moscow, Russia (SPX(SPX) Jun 03, 2019
Aluminum is one of the most promising materials for aeronautics and automobile industry. Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" found a simple and efficient way of strengthening aluminum-based composite materials. Doping aluminum melt with nickel and lanthanum, scientists managed to create a material combining benefits of both composite materials and stan ... more
+ Scientists offer designer 'big atoms' on demand
+ High flex, high-energy textile lithium battery aims to meet demand for wearable electronics
+ China steps up threat to deprive US of rare earths
+ Origami-inspired materials could soften the blow for reusable spacecraft
+ Clean and effective electronic waste recycling
+ How to program materials
+ Rare earths: the latest weapon in the US-China trade war


Pair of Fledgling Planets Seen Growing Around Young Star
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 04, 2019
Astronomers have directly imaged two exoplanets that are gravitationally carving out a wide gap within a planet-forming disk surrounding a young star. While over a dozen exoplanets have been directly imaged, this is only the second multi-planet system to be photographed. (The first was a four-planet system orbiting the star HR 8799.) Unlike HR 8799, though, the planets in this system are still g ... more
+ ExoMars orbiter prepares for Rosalind Franklin
+ The 'forbidden' planet has been found in the 'Neptunian Desert'
+ Physicists Discover New Clue to Planet Formation
+ Bacteria's protein quality control agent offers insight into origins of life
+ Features that could be used to detect life-friendly climates on other worlds
+ Meteor magnets in outer space
+ Detecting bacteria in space
On Pluto the Winter is approaching, and the atmosphere is vanishing into frost
Lisbon, Portugal (SPX) May 21, 2019
With less than a fifth of the Moon's mass, Pluto can still retain an atmosphere, though a tenuous envelope of gas produced by the periodical sublimation of nitrogen ices. A study that followed the evolution of Pluto's atmosphere for fourteen years shows its seasonal nature, and predicts that it will now start to condensate as frost. This study1 was published in the journal Astronomy and As ... more
+ Neptune's moon Triton fosters rare icy union
+ Juno Finds Changes in Jupiter's Magnetic Field
+ Gas insulation could be protecting an ocean inside Pluto
+ NASA's New Horizons Team Publishes First Kuiper Belt Flyby Science Results
+ Brazilian scientists investigate dwarf planet's ring
+ Next-Generation NASA Instrument Advanced to Study the Atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune
+ Public Invited to Help Name Solar System's Largest Unnamed World


Australia promises $250m to Solomons in face of China growth
Honiara (AFP) June 3, 2019
Australia is to fund a $250 million (US$173 million) grants programme for the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday, as Canberra confronts growing Chinese influence in the region. Morrison, in his first overseas trip since re-election two weeks ago, unveiled the package amid talks with Solomons Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. It came in a three-pronged Canberr ... more
+ In Nigeria's Lagos, aquatic weed plagues waterways
+ A rose inspires smart way to collect and purify water
+ Unexpected observation of ice at low temperature, high pressure questions water theory
+ Floating sweatshops: Is the fish you eat caught by 'slaves'?
+ Ocean and space exploration blend at URI's Graduate School of Oceanography
+ Solomons first trip for re-elected Australia PM amid China tensions
+ UD researchers examine the age of groundwater in Egyptian aquifers
China's satellite navigation industry scale to exceed 400 billion yuan in 2020
Beijing (XNA) May 27, 2019
The output value of China's satellite navigation industry is expected to surpass 400 billion yuan (about 57.9 billion U.S. dollars) in 2020, according to the ongoing 10th China Satellite Navigation Conference on Thursday. "Currently, we have built the complete industry chain which is made up of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) basic products, application terminals and systems, ... more
+ China to launch six to eight BDS-3 satellites this year
+ China Satellite Navigation Conference opens in Beijing
+ China launches new BeiDou navigation satellite
+ Tug-of-war drives magnetic north sprint
+ DLR tests the City-ATM system at the Kohlbrand Bridge in Hamburg
+ GSA launches testing campaign for agriculture receivers
+ CGI and Thales sign contract for secure Galileo satellite navigation services


Astrobotic awarded contract to deliver 14 NASA payloads to the moon
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) May 31, 2019
Astrobotic was selected by NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to deliver 14 payloads to the Moon on its Peregrine lunar lander in July 2021. With this $79.5 million CLPS award, Astrobotic has now secured 28 payloads for lunar delivery as part of its first mission. Fifty years after Apollo 11, Pittsburgh's Astrobotic is returning America back to the Moon in partnership with N ... more
+ NASA selects first commercial moon landing services for Artemis Program
+ US and Japan partner on future moon mission
+ NASA selects Intuitive Machines for robotic return to the moon in 2021
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for sixth lunar day
+ Five ethical questions for how we choose to use the Moon
+ What Causes Flashes on the Moon
+ 'A long ride': 50 years ago, a dress rehearsal for the Moon landing
VLT Observes Passing Double Asteroid Hurtling by Earth
Garching, Germany (SPX) Jun 04, 2019
The unique capabilities of the SPHERE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope have enabled it to obtain the sharpest images of a double asteroid as it flew by Earth on 25 May. While this double asteroid was not itself a threatening object, scientists used the opportunity to rehearse the response to a hazardous Near-Earth Object (NEO), proving that ESO's front-line technology could be critical i ... more
+ GomSpace to design world's first stand-alone nanosatellite asteroid rendezvous mission
+ Oldest meteorite collection on Earth found in one of the driest places
+ Curtin planetary scientist unravels mystery of Egyptian desert glass
+ A family of comets reopens the debate about the origin of Earth's water
+ NASA Invites Public to Help Asteroid Mission Choose Sample Site
+ Bedbugs survived the impact event that wiped out the dinosaurs
+ 'Extreme Crunch' Looming if No Limits Put on Space Mining 'Gold Rush'


Remote sensing of toxic algal blooms
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jun 04, 2019
Harmful algal blooms in the Red Sea could be detected from satellite images using a method developed at KAUST. This remote sensing technique may eventually lead to a real-time monitoring system to help maintain the vital economic and ecological resources of the Red Sea. Monitoring harmful blooms using traditional in-situ methods is not only costly and labor intensive but often requires col ... more
+ NASA-Supported Monitoring Network Assesses Ozone Layer Threats
+ NASA studies Atmosphere by forming artificial night-time clouds over Marshall Islands
+ First ICESat-2 Global Data Released: Ice, Forests and More
+ New mineral classification system captures Earth's complex past
+ Accurate probing of magnetism with light
+ New Studies Increase Confidence in NASA's Measure of Earth's Temperature
+ More detailed picture of Earth's mantle
The sun follows the rhythm of the planets
Dresden, Germany (SPX) May 30, 2019
One of the big questions in solar physics is why the Sun's activity follows a regular cycle of 11 years. Researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), an independent German research institute, now present new findings, indicating that the tidal forces of Venus, Earth and Jupiter influence the solar magnetic field, thus governing the solar cycle. In principle, it is not ... more
+ Centuries-old drawings lead to better understanding of fan-shaped auroras
+ Scientists uncover exotic matter in the sun's atmosphere
+ Strong Magnetic Storm May Cause Satellites to Deorbit - Russian Academy
+ NASA Scientist Receives Patent for Innovative Technique for Measuring Space Weather Phenomena
+ Scientists discover what powers celestial phenomenon STEVE
+ Indian Scientists Make Deepest Radio Images of the Sun
+ New model accurately predicts harmful space weather


A New View of Exoplanets With NASA's Upcoming Webb Telescope
Baltimore MD (SPX) May 30, 2019
While we now know of thousands of exoplanets - planets around other stars - the vast majority of our knowledge is indirect. That is, scientists have not actually taken many pictures of exoplanets, and because of the limits of current technology, we can only see these worlds as points of light. However, the number of exoplanets that have been directly imaged is growing over time. When NASA's Jame ... more
+ Astronomers spot coronal mass ejection on distant star
+ Webb Telescope emerges successfully from final thermal vacuum test
+ NICER's night moves trace the x-ray sky
+ Precision calibration empowers largest solar telescope
+ Evidence of New Magnetic Transitions in Sun-like Stars from Gaia Data
+ Heart of Lonesome Galaxy Is Brimming with Dark Matter
+ Chemistry of stars sheds new light on the Gaia Sausage
A unique experiment to explore black holes
Paris (ESA) May 27, 2019
What happens when two supermassive black holes collide? Combining the observing power of two future ESA missions, Athena and LISA, would allow us to study these cosmic clashes and their mysterious aftermath for the first time. Supermassive black holes, with masses ranging from millions to billions of Suns, sit at the core of most massive galaxies across the Universe. We don't know exactly ... more
+ The geometry of an electron determined for the first time
+ Physicists create stable, strongly magnetized plasma jet in laboratory
+ Clocks, gravity, and the limits of relativity
+ Colliding lasers double the energy of proton beams
+ Physicists discover new type of spin waves
+ NIST team demonstrates heart of next-generation chip-scale atomic clock
+ 'Fire streaks' ever more real in the collisions of atomic nuclei and protons
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