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June 19, 2019
ROCKET SCIENCE
Swedish Space Corporation to introduce a new service for easy access to space



Torggatan, Sweden (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
SSC is currently developing Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden with both new capabilities and services. A testbed for reusable rockets is currently being established, and SSC aims at launching small satellites in a couple of years. In addition, SSC is now introducing a new flight ticket service for suborbital space flights, accessible and affordable for both current and new types of customers. The new concept introduces both the opportunity to fly fractional payloads, ranging from only a few ... read more

SPACEWAR
Providing access to space through innovation
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2019
As the space domain continues to grow, so does the need for access to space. The U.S. Air Force and Space Command are powered by innovation. Because of this, Vandenberg Air Force Base is conti ... more
SPACEMART
Newtec collaborates with QinetiQ, marking move into space sector
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
Newtec, a specialist in the design, development and manufacture of equipment for satellite communications, has announced it is working with QinetiQ on two key projects as it enters the Belgian space ... more
EXO WORLDS
Most Comprehensive Search for Radio Technosignatures
New York NY (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
Breakthrough Listen - the astronomical program searching for signs of intelligent life in the universe - has submitted two publications to leading astrophysics journals, describing the analysis of i ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
European reusable launch systems for more sustainability in spaceflight
Braunschweig, Germany (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and five European companies have teamed up in the RETro Propulsion Assisted Landing Technologies (RETALT) project to join ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION
TanDEM-X reveals glaciers in detail
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 17, 2019
A precise understanding of glacier evolution requires knowledge of a glacier's exact mass. This is important in South America, in the tropical regions between Bolivia and Venezuela, where meltwater ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Airbus built SEOSAT Ingenio is finished and ready for testing
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
Airbus built SEOSAT/Ingenio, the first Earth observation satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA) and Spanish government has left Madrid and is ready for final testing. The spacecraft wil ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
NASA scientists find Sun's history buried in lunar crust
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 18, 2019
The Sun is why we're here. It's also why Martians or Venusians are not. When the Sun was just a baby four billion years ago, it went through violent outbursts of intense radiation, spewing sco ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Invests $45M in US Small Businesses for Space Tech Development
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
American businesses will help NASA land astronauts on the Moon in five years and establish a sustainable presence there, as part of the agency's larger Moon to Mars exploration approach. NASA has se ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA Reflects on Legacy of LRO as Moon-Orbiting Mission Reaches 10-Year Anniversary
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
June 18, 2019, marks 10 years since the launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). Its contributions to the fields of lunar science and exploration are unmatched: it has provided the largest ... more
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MOON DAILY
Man's first steps on the Moon, reported live by AFP
Paris (AFP) June 17, 2019
It was 10:56 pm at mission control in Houston on July 20, 1969 when Neil Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon. ... more
MOON DAILY
Apollo moon rocks help transform understanding of the universe
Houston (AFP) June 16, 2019
Moon rocks look rather nondescript - they are often gray in color - but for NASA planetary scientist Samuel Lawrence, they are the "most precious materials on Earth." ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Satellite observations improve earthquake monitoring, response
Ames IA (SPX) Jun 17, 2019
Researchers at the University of Iowa and the U.S. Geological Survey have found that data gathered from orbiting satellites can provide more accurate information on the impact of large earthquakes, ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
A new study reveals 'hidden' phases of matter through the power of light
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Jun 17, 2019
Most people think of water as existing in only one of three phases: Solid ice, liquid water, or gas vapor. But matter can exist in many different phases--ice, for example, has more than ten known ph ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
RBC Signals awarded SBIR Phase I contract by US Air Force
Seattle WA (SPX) Jun 18, 2019
RBC Signals, the multi-national provider of flexible and cost-effective space communication services, reports it is the recipient of a U.S. Air Force (USAF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) ... more


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MARSDAILY
Meteors explain Mars' cloud cover
Washington (UPI) Jun 17, 2019
New research suggests the wispy clouds found 18 miles above the Marian surface are made of icy dust produced by meteors hitting the Red Planet's atmosphere. ... more
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MOON DAILY
Politics, lack of support, funding have foiled US plans to return to moon
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 18, 2019
Mankind's first steps on the moon a half-century ago were followed by three more years of lunar missions. And then, a standstill. Neither the United States nor any nation on Earth has sent a m ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Sri Lanka joins global space age with first cube research satellite
Colombo, Sri Lanka (Sputnik) Jun 18, 2019
Raavana-1 satellite was launched by the United States under the "Birds-3 satellite launch to International Space Station project." The project is a UN initiative to help countries launch their first ... more
SPACEMART
Apollo-era tech built foundation, but private industry now leads space innovation
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 18, 2019
Space travel technology may seem to have stalled since the Apollo and space shuttle eras, but private industry is now fueling rapid innovation. Reusable rockets, commercialized by SpaceX and u ... more
MOON DAILY
Womankind's giant leap: who will be the first female moonwalker?
Washington (AFP) June 15, 2019
Who will take the giant leap for womankind? ... more
MOON DAILY
When the world stopped to watch Armstrong's moonwalk
Paris (AFP) June 14, 2019
When Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon, he became the biggest live television star in history. ... more
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NASA Invests $45M in US Small Businesses for Space Tech Development
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
American businesses will help NASA land astronauts on the Moon in five years and establish a sustainable presence there, as part of the agency's larger Moon to Mars exploration approach. NASA has selected 363 proposals from small businesses and research institutions across 41 states to help advance the types of capabilities needed for those future missions, as well as to support the agency in ot ... more
+ With lions, elephants, Airbnb goes all-in on adventure tours
+ Science suffers collateral damage as US, China tensions rise
+ NASA renames street for 'hidden' black women mathematicians
+ India hopes to launch 'very small' space station after 2022
+ Xplore and the Arch Mission Foundation partner to fly Arch Libraries to space
+ NASA to open International Space Station to private astronauts
+ London leads Europe for tech investment: study
Swedish Space Corporation to introduce a new service for easy access to space
Torggatan, Sweden (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
SSC is currently developing Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden with both new capabilities and services. A testbed for reusable rockets is currently being established, and SSC aims at launching small satellites in a couple of years. In addition, SSC is now introducing a new flight ticket service for suborbital space flights, accessible and affordable for both current and new types of custome ... more
+ European reusable launch systems for more sustainability in spaceflight
+ Arianespace and ESA announce launch contract for JUICE mission
+ Air Force tests hypersonic weapon aboard B-52 for first time
+ Raytheon, Northrop Grumman partner on hypersonic missile system
+ Viasat to become first commercial customer to launch aboard the Ariane 64
+ Sydney rocketry students first Australians to compete in US challenge
+ Used SpaceX rocket launches three Earth imaging satellites into orbit


Meteors explain Mars' cloud cover
Washington (UPI) Jun 17, 2019
New research suggests the wispy clouds found 18 miles above the Marian surface are made of icy dust produced by meteors hitting the Red Planet's atmosphere. The findings - published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience - are a reminder of the connection between space and atmospheric dynamics. "We're used to thinking of Earth, Mars and other bodies as these really self-contai ... more
+ The Mast is raised for NASA's Mars 2020 rover
+ Robotic arm will raise the support structure and help the Mole hammer
+ Mars Helicopter Testing Enters Final Phase
+ Johnson-built device to help Mars 2020 rover search for signs of life
+ Mars 2020 will blaze a trail for humans
+ Watch NASA Build Its Next Mars Rover
+ InSight's Team Tries New Strategy to Help the "Mole"
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
Apollo-era tech built foundation, but private industry now leads space innovation
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 18, 2019
Space travel technology may seem to have stalled since the Apollo and space shuttle eras, but private industry is now fueling rapid innovation. Reusable rockets, commercialized by SpaceX and under development by others in the last few years, have dramatically lowered the cost of reaching space, along with other advances. Lessons learned from 135 shuttle missions and almost 20 years at the ... more
+ Israeli space tech firm hiSky expands to the UK
+ Luxembourg Space Agency approves EUR 1 million grant to Kleos Space
+ Newtec collaborates with QinetiQ, marking move into space sector
+ Space agencies come together
+ American Astronomical Society issues position statement on satellite constellations
+ NanoAvionics gets 10 million euros for for global IoT constellation development
+ ESA boost to new commercial space transportation services
Supermicro high-performance systems support major scientific discovery and exploration even to distant galaxies
Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Jun 18, 2019
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions and green computing technology, supplies server and storage systems that deliver maximum performance to power major breakthroughs in a wide range of HPC applications including scientific research and space exploration. A recent example is the black hole images taken from a galaxy 55 mi ... more
+ Materials informatics reveals new class of super-hard alloys
+ AFRL produces lighter, thinner transparent armor
+ Enabling revolutionary nondestructive inspection capability
+ Compliant space mechanisms
+ Laser trick produces high-energy terahertz pulses
+ Melting a satellite, a piece at a time
+ U.S. Navy orders additional Saab Sea Giraffe radar units


View of the Earth in front of the Sun
Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
An international research team led by the University of Gottingen has discovered two new Earth-like planets near one of our closest neighboring stars. "Teegarden's star" is only about 12.5 light years away from Earth and is one of the smallest known stars. It is only about 2,700C warm and about ten times lighter than the Sun. Although it is so close to us, the star wasn't discovered until ... more
+ Most Comprehensive Search for Radio Technosignatures
+ Two Earth-like Planets Discovered Near Teegarden's Star
+ The formative years: giant planets vs. brown dwarfs
+ Jupiter-like exoplanets found in sweet spot in most planetary systems
+ Giant planets orbiting sun-like stars may be rare
+ Study Dramatically Narrows Search for Advanced Life in the Universe
+ Spectral Clues to Puzzling Paradox of Distant Planet
Table salt compound spotted on Europa
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 13, 2019
A familiar ingredient has been hiding in plain sight on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. Using a visible-light spectral analysis, planetary scientists at Caltech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, have discovered that the yellow color visible on portions of the surface of Europa is actually sodium chloride, a compound known on Earth as table salt, which is also th ... more
+ On Pluto the Winter is approaching, and the atmosphere is vanishing into frost
+ 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


Plankton species uses bioluminescence to scare off predators
Washington (UPI) Jun 17, 2019
At least one species of dinoflagellate plankton uses its bioluminescence for defensive purposes. Researchers determined the species Lingulodinium polyedra uses its glow-in-the-dark abilities to scare off copepod grazers, the species' primary predator. According to the new study - published this week in the journal Current Biology - the bioluminescent cells sense low concentrati ... more
+ Palau changes ocean sanctuary plan to allow Japan fishing
+ Earth's freshwater future: extremes of flood and drought
+ US prosecutor drops charges, starts over in criminal probe of tainted water
+ Climate change on track to reduce ocean wildife by 17%
+ China's sparkling bioluminescent seas are glowing brighter
+ NASA explores our changing freshwater world
+ Water tankers prove a lifeline for India's parched villages
Lockheed Martin Delivers GPS III Contingency Operations
Denver CO (SPX) Jun 12, 2019
The next step in modernizing the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation with new technology and capabilities is happening from the ground up! On May 22, Lockheed Martin delivered the GPS III Contingency Operations (COps) software upgrade to the U.S. Air Force's current GPS ground control system. The upgrade will enable the Air Force to start commanding the new, next-genera ... more
+ China to complete BeiDou-3 satellite system by 2020
+ China's satellite navigation industry scale to exceed 400 billion yuan in 2020
+ 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


Ions Beams and Atom Smashers Expose Secrets of Moon Rocks
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
On July 20, 1969, as Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong climbed down the ladder from the "Eagle" lunar landing module, he found himself surrounded by a sea of grey - an expanse of powdery dust no human had ever seen in person. The iconic print made by his left boot marked but the first step on a long journey of discoveries about the Moon and our own world - both of which hold secrets that scientist ... more
+ Politics, lack of support, funding have foiled US plans to return to moon
+ Apollo moon rocks help transform understanding of the universe
+ NASA Reflects on Legacy of LRO as Moon-Orbiting Mission Reaches 10-Year Anniversary
+ Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter marks 10 years mapping Moon
+ 'Moon Rock Hunter' on quest to track down Apollo gifts
+ Man's first steps on the Moon, reported live by AFP
+ When the world stopped to watch Armstrong's moonwalk
NRL researchers find insights into the formation of the solar system in ancient comet dust
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
Materials science researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have found a remnant of ancient dust from the early stages of the solar system inside a primitive meteorite, named La Paz Icefield 02342 after the location of its discovery in Antarctica. NRL scientists Rhonda Stroud and Bradley De Gregorio contributed to a paper describing the find, which published in Nature Astronomy, ... more
+ Hera asteroid mission's brain to be radiation-hard and failure-proof
+ Ahuna Mons on Ceres: A New and Unusual Type of Volcanic Activity
+ Psyche Mission Has a Metal World in Its Sights
+ Uncovering the Hidden History of a Giant Asteroid
+ Scientists find largest meteorite impact in the British Isles
+ VLT Observes Passing Double Asteroid Hurtling by Earth
+ GomSpace to design world's first stand-alone nanosatellite asteroid rendezvous mission


Satellite observations improve earthquake monitoring, response
Ames IA (SPX) Jun 17, 2019
Researchers at the University of Iowa and the U.S. Geological Survey have found that data gathered from orbiting satellites can provide more accurate information on the impact of large earthquakes, which, in turn, can help provide more effective emergency response. The satellite imagery provides detailed information about where the earthquakes occurred, how big the surface deformation was, ... more
+ TanDEM-X reveals glaciers in detail
+ Airbus built SEOSAT Ingenio is finished and ready for testing
+ SMOS joins forces with top weather forecasting system
+ Mapping our global human footprint
+ NGO works as high seas sleuth to track illegal fishing
+ Magnetism discovered in the Earth's mantle
+ Remote sensing of toxic algal blooms
NASA scientists find Sun's history buried in lunar crust
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 18, 2019
The Sun is why we're here. It's also why Martians or Venusians are not. When the Sun was just a baby four billion years ago, it went through violent outbursts of intense radiation, spewing scorching, high-energy clouds and particles across the solar system. These growing pains helped seed life on early Earth by igniting chemical reactions that kept Earth warm and wet. Yet, these solar tant ... more
+ Solar activity forecast for next decade favorable for exploration
+ A new method for 3D reconstructions of eruptive events on sun
+ Solving the Sun's Super-Heating Mystery with Parker Solar Probe
+ Centuries-old drawings lead to better understanding of fan-shaped auroras
+ The sun follows the rhythm of the planets
+ Scientists uncover exotic matter in the sun's atmosphere
+ Strong Magnetic Storm May Cause Satellites to Deorbit - Russian Academy


Does the Gas in Galaxy Clusters Flow Like Honey?
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
We have seen intricate patterns that milk makes in coffee and much smoother ones that honey makes when stirred with a spoon. Which of these cases best describes the behavior of the hot gas in galaxy clusters? By answering this question, a new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has deepened our understanding of galaxy clusters, the largest structures in the Universe held together by gra ... more
+ American Astronomical Society to Acquire Sky and Telescope
+ Astronomers investigate invisible matter and the workings of the galactic ecosystem
+ A new study reveals 'hidden' phases of matter through the power of light
+ Fermi mission reveals its highest-energy gamma-ray bursts
+ How NASA's Spitzer has stayed alive for so long
+ Cool halo gas caught spinning like galactic disks
+ ALMA finds earliest example of merging galaxies
How an Atomic Clock Will Get Humans to Mars on Time
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 17, 2019
NASA navigators are helping build a future where spacecraft could safely and autonomously fly themselves to destinations like the Moon and Mars. Navigators today tell a spacecraft where to go by calculating its position from Earth and sending the location data to space in a two-way relay system that can take anywhere from minutes to hours to deliver directions. This method of navigation me ... more
+ Planck Finds No New Evidence for Cosmic Anomalies
+ 'Best ever' simulation solves 40-year black hole mystery
+ Detection of powerful winds driven by a supermassive black hole
+ Cool, Nebulous Ring Around Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
+ Five Things to Know about NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock
+ A unique experiment to explore black holes
+ Most-detailed-ever simulations of black hole solve longstanding mystery
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