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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 09, 2019 With careful planning and dashes of creativity, engineers have been able to keep NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft flying for nearly 42 years - longer than any other spacecraft in history. To ensure that these vintage robots continue to return the best science data possible from the frontiers of space, mission engineers are implementing a new plan to manage them. And that involves making difficult choices, particularly about instruments and thrusters. One key issue is that both Voyagers, launched ... read more |
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Branson's Virgin Galactic to go public: reportLondon (AFP) July 9, 2019 Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic will merge with a New York-listed company to become the world's first publicly-traded space tourism venture, the British billionaire's group announced Tuesday. ... more  
Pioneer satellites launchedParis (ESA) Jul 09, 2019 The latest ESA Partnership Projects mission has launched two tiny supercomputing nanosatellites aboard a Soyuz rocket from Vostochny in Russia. The parallel supercomputing scalable devices, ab ... more 
Ball Aerospace begins on-orbit testing of green fuelBoulder CO (SPX) Jul 08, 2019 Ball Aerospace has officially commissioned NASA's Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) and begun on-orbit testing of a non-toxic, high-performance propellant. GPIM launched on June 25, 2019 at 2 ... more 
China to launch constellation with 72 satellites for Internet of ThingsBeijing (XNA) Jul 08, 2019 A research institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has announced a constellation program, planning to launch 72 small satellites for the Internet of Things in the next three years. ... more |
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US military's X-37B space plane spotted in orbitWashington DC (Sputnik) Jul 08, 2019 The US Air Force has been mum about its X-37B programme, drawing the increased attention of the amateur satellite community. The X-37B mini-shuttle is currently conducting its fifth mission, and its ... more  
Newly established US Space Agency offers sneak peek at satellite layoutWashington DC (Sputnik) Jul 08, 2019 The US Defense Department recently released an outline of the new satellite architecture for its Space Development Agency (SDA), a space force military branch that will oversee the development of se ... more  
ESAIL undergoes its final preparations for launchLiege, Belgium. (ESA) Jul 09, 2019 The ESAIL microsatellite developed under ESA's programme for tracking ships at sea is going through its final tests ahead of launch. ESAIL has successfully completed its environmental testing ... more 
Ozmens' SNC Satellite Boosts U.S. Exploration and ResearchSparks NV (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 The Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) free-flying satellite, built on a spacecraft platform designed and developed by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) ... more  
Astronomers Help Wage War on CancerLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 05, 2019 Techniques developed by astronomers could help in the fight against breast and skin cancer. Charlie Jeynes at the University of Exeter will present his and Prof. Tim Harries team's work 3 July at th ... more |
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Russian Federatsiya spacecraft crew could be killed in case of water landingMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 08, 2019 A crew of Russia's Federatsiya (Federation) spacecraft could be killed in case of a carrier's failure and subsequent splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, as Russia doesn't have high-speed rescue vessels ... more  |
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Would your mobile phone be powerful enough to get you to the moon?Nottingham UK (The Conversation) Jul 05, 2019 Many people who are old enough to have experienced the first moon landing will vividly remember what it was like watching Neil Armstrong utter his famous quote: "That's one small step for a man, one ... more 
Pentagon seeks ideas for small military space stationWashington DC (UPI) Jul 04, 2019 The Defense Innovation Unit of the Pentagon announced a call for ideas for a small, autonomous military space station this week. ... more  
From Moon to Mars, Chinese space engineers rise to new challengesBeijing (XNA) Jul 08, 2019 With eyes bright, Sun Zezhou, chief designer of China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe, speaks fast but clearly. "Every time I see the moon, I think how Chinese probes have left permanent footprints on ... more  
Discovering Exoplanets with Gravitational WavesPotsdam, Germany (SPX) Jul 09, 2019 In a recent paper in Nature Astronomy, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute/AEI) in Potsdam and from the French Alternative Energies and Ato ... more  
X-rays Spot Spinning Black Holes Across Cosmic SeaHuntsville AL (SPX) Jul 05, 2019 Like whirlpools in the ocean, spinning black holes in space create a swirling torrent around them. However, black holes do not create eddies of wind or water. Rather, they generate disks of gas and ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2019 
The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft sprang loose from its Prox-1 carrier vehicle as planned, and sent its first signals back to mission control at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in California. The CubeSat, about the size of a loaf of bread, was scheduled to leave Prox-1 precisely 7 days after both spacecraft successfully flew to orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
Following dep ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 09, 2019 
The latest ESA Partnership Projects mission has launched two tiny supercomputing nanosatellites aboard a Soyuz rocket from Vostochny in Russia.
The parallel supercomputing scalable devices, aboard the lightweight, shoebox-sized nanosatellites, can be programmed to both receive and process data while in orbit. This enables them to select high-quality data and immediately transfer it to Eart ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) Jul 09, 2019 
When astronauts live and work on the Moon, they will need access to life-sustaining oxygen, water and other resources. On the Moon, and eventually Mars, they could collect local resources on the surface and transform them into breathable air; water for drinking, hygiene, and farming; rocket propellants and more. It's a practice called in-situ resource utilization (ISRU).
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 08, 2019 
With eyes bright, Sun Zezhou, chief designer of China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe, speaks fast but clearly.
"Every time I see the moon, I think how Chinese probes have left permanent footprints on it, especially Chang'e-4, the first spacecraft to soft-land on the far side. As a member of the mission, I'm very proud," said Sun.
Chinese engineers began plans for the Chang'e-1 lunar probe i ... more |
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 Melbourne, Australia (The Conversation) Jul 05, 2019 
The UK's space agency is already planning for spaceflights to Australia, taking just 90 minutes. This week it announced the site of its first "spaceport".
Where exactly a spacecraft might land in Australia is still anyone's guess.
Australia wants to become a bona fide space power in the emerging space economy - exemplified by the rise of private space companies such as SpaceX, Virgin ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 28, 2019 
The thermal vacuum test campaign of the first Spacebus Neo satellite was completed on 25 June. Less than 100 metres from the Mediterranean Sea, the Konnect satellite has spent the past six weeks being exposed to the cold emptiness of space.
These enormous test chambers, which can be cooled to minus 180 Celsius, are designed to accommodate an entire spacecraft and effectively replicate the ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jul 09, 2019 
In a recent paper in Nature Astronomy, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute/AEI) in Potsdam and from the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) in Saclay, Paris suggest how the planned space-based gravitational-wave observatory LISA can detect exoplanets orbiting white dwarf binaries everywhere in our Milky Way and ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Jun 27, 2019 
A Southwest Research Institute-led team studied the orientation of distant solar system bodies to bolster the "streaming instability" theory of planet formation.
"One of the least understood steps in planet growth is the formation of planetesimals, bodies more than a kilometer across, which are just large enough to be held together by gravity," said SwRI scientist Dr. David Nesvorny, the l ... more |
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 Kiel, Germany (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 
The oceans are losing oxygen. Numerous studies based on direct measurements in recent years have shown this. Since water can dissolve less gas as temperatures rise, these results were not surprising. In addition to global warming, factors such as eutrophication of the coastal seas also contribute to the ongoing deoxygenation.
Will the oceans become completely oxygen-depleted at some point ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 
GPS, a satellite-based navigation system used by an estimated four billion people worldwide to figure out where they are on Earth at any moment, could be used to pilot in and around lunar orbit during future Artemis missions.
A team at NASA is developing a special receiver that would be able to pick up location signals provided by the 24 to 32 operational Global Positioning System satellit ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 03, 2019 
A new spacecraft-mounted camera system funded by NASA is poised to return the first high-resolution video of a landing plume as it lands on the Moon.
The Heimdall camera system project, headed by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist R. Aileen Yingst, consists of four color cameras and a DVR to store images until they can be uplinked to Earth.
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2019 
Astronomers have spotted an unusual asteroid with the shortest "year" known for any asteroid. The rocky body, dubbed 2019 LF6, is about a kilometer in size and circles the Sun roughly every 151 days.
In its orbit, the asteroid swings out beyond Venus and, at times, comes closer in than Mercury, which circles the Sun every 88 days. 2019 LF6 is one of only 20 known "Atira" asteroids, which a ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jul 09, 2019 
The French Space Agency (CNES) has awarded the CO3D (Constellation Optique 3D) contract to Airbus. Under this agreement, Airbus will deliver a global high-resolution Digital Surface Model (DSM).
Following launch, expected end of 2022, the Airbus-made CO3D constellation, comprising four identical satellites, will deliver 50cm resolution stereo imagery across the world on a daily basis. The ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jul 05, 2019 
Named after a Celtic goddess of the Sun, SULIS is a UK-led solar science mission, designed to answer fundamental questions about the physics of solar storms. The mission consists of a cluster of small satellites and will carefully monitor solar storms using state-of-the-art UK technology, as well as demonstrating new technologies in space. Lead Investigator on the project, Dr. Eamon Scullion of ... more |
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 Birmingham UK (SPX) Jul 05, 2019 
A method of weighing the quantities of matter in galaxy clusters - the largest objects in our universe - has shown a balance between the amounts of hot gas, stars and other materials.
The results are the first to use observational data to measure this balance, which was theorized 20 years ago, and will yield fresh insight into the relationship between ordinary matter that emits light and d ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 05, 2019 
Like whirlpools in the ocean, spinning black holes in space create a swirling torrent around them. However, black holes do not create eddies of wind or water. Rather, they generate disks of gas and dust heated to hundreds of millions of degrees that glow in X-ray light.
Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and chance alignments across billions of light years, astronomers have d ... more |
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