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  Webster TX (SPX) Aug 02, 2019 The space-lab is busy with activity. In one corner, a liquid handling robot methodically transfers solutions from one plate to another. In a different section, a plate reader measures enzyme activity of a cell culture incubated with a drug candidate, while across the way a sequencer is busy reading off nucleotides. Then comes along an orbital tugboat; loaded with its cargo, it moves through the vacuum of space to deliver its payload to another research module, where more experiments will be run. I ... read more |
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TESS uncovers 'first nearby Super-Earth'Cornell NY (SPX) Aug 02, 2019 NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), a mission designed to comb the heavens for exoplanets, has discovered its first potentially habitable world outside of our own solar system - and ... more  
GOES-17 Mishap Investigation Board Study CompletedWashington DC (SPX) Aug 02, 2019 A Mishap Investigation Board appointed by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has identified the most likely cause for an instrument issue aboard NOAA's Geostationary ... more  
Study identifies way to enhance the sustainability of manufactured soils Plymouth UK (SPX) Aug 02, 2019 A combination of waste materials supplemented with a product of biomass could help in the search for high quality soils, a new study suggests. Soil degradation is posing a huge threat to globa ... more  
Iran builds satellite, 2 more in final preparation despite sanctionsMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 31, 2019 Iranian engineers have developed a large array of advanced, domestically created technologies despite over four decades of US sanctions. These include a variety of homegrown rocket and missile techn ... more |
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Heavy metal gases observed streaming from football-shaped exoplanetWashington (UPI) Aug 1, 2019 Astronomers have detected heavy metal gases streaming away from an extremely hot, football-shaped exoplanet located 900 light-years from Earth. It's the first time scientists have identified heavy metal gases emanating from a so-called hot Jupiter. ... more  
Scientists detail mechanism behind gamma-ray burstsWashington (UPI) Aug 1, 2019 Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind gamma-ray bursts, intense flashes of high-energy radiation originating from space. ... more  
Researchers recreate the sun's solar wind and plasma "burps" on EarthMadison WI (SPX) Jul 30, 2019 The sun's solar wind affects nearly everything in the solar system. It can disrupt the function of Earth's satellites and creates the lights of the auroras. A new study by University of Wiscon ... more  
US Air Force awards contract for Enterprise Ground Services satellite operationsLos Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 The Space and Missile Systems Center's Enterprise Ground Services project office awarded a $47 million Phase III Small Business Innovative Research contract to Frontier Technology, Inc., of Beaver C ... more  
North Korea says new missile a 'solemn warning' to SouthSeoul (AFP) July 26, 2019 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said two missiles fired under his supervision were newly designed tactical weapons that sent a "solemn warning" to the South over plans to hold military drills with the United States. ... more |
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New method for exoplanet stability analysisCollege Park MD (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 Exoplanets revolving around distant stars are coming quickly into focus with advanced technology like the Kepler space telescope. Gaining a full understanding of those systems is difficult, because ... more  |
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AFRL launched largest unmanned space structure on SpaceX Falcon HeavyKirtland AFB NM (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 A satellite spanning nearly the length of a football field was launched on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla., June 25. Described by Elon Musk as the "toughest rocket ... more  
NanoRacks flies science mission for first Emirati AstronautWebster TX (SPX) Jul 30, 2019 The 18th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station from SpaceX delivered a historic mission for NanoRacks. NanoRacks, the leading provider of commercial access to low-Earth orbit, tr ... more 
NASA's new lightweight x-ray mirrors ready for try-outs in spaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 30, 2019 Recent testing has shown that super-thin, lightweight X-ray mirrors made of a material commonly used to make computer chips can meet the stringent imaging requirements of next-generation X-ray obser ... more  
Airbus selects exactEarth as AIS Partner for new maritime applications platformCambridge, Canada (SPX) Aug 02, 2019 exactEarth Ltd., a leading provider of Satellite-AIS data services, announces that it has been selected by Airbus Defence and Space ("Airbus") as AIS partner to support its Ocean Finder maritime ser ... more 
Cheops passes final review before shipment to launch siteParis (ESA) Jul 30, 2019 The Characterising Exoplanet Satellite, Cheops, has successfully passed the final analysis review for its launch on a Soyuz rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. All technic ... more |
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 Plymouth UK (SPX) Aug 02, 2019 
A combination of waste materials supplemented with a product of biomass could help in the search for high quality soils, a new study suggests.
Soil degradation is posing a huge threat to global food security and every year, around 12 million hectares of cropland are lost to soil erosion.
Scientists from the University of Plymouth have demonstrated that adding biochar - a solid, carbo ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 02, 2019 
Years of computer simulations. Countless ground tests. They've all led up to now. The Planetary Society's crowdfunded LightSail 2 spacecraft is successfully raising its orbit solely on the power of sunlight.
Since unfurling the spacecraft's silver solar sail last week, mission managers have been optimizing the way the spacecraft orients itself during solar sailing. After a few tweaks, Lig ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jul 30, 2019 
Astronauts will test the devices on board the International Space Station, following the successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket last night (at 23:01 BST, Thursday 25 July) from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral.
Mining in space could open up a new frontier in space exploration by giving astronauts the resources they need for long periods in Space, whether on the Moon, ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 25, 2019 
A Chinese startup successfully launched the country's first commercial rocket capable of carrying satellites into orbit Thursday, as the space race between China and the US heats up.
Beijing-based Interstellar Glory Space Technology - also known as iSpace - said it launched two satellites into orbit around 1:00 pm Beijing time (0500 GMT) from Jiuquan, a state launch facility in the Gobi de ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 02, 2019 
A satellite network that can zoom in on ships at sea and check for oil spills in almost real time has demonstrated its capabilities at a high-level international event in Brussels.
The demonstration of the capabilities of the European Data Relay System (EDRS) was made to delegates at the headquarters of the European External Action Service on 10 July.
Dubbed the "SpaceDataHighway" by its ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 02, 2019 
A Mishap Investigation Board appointed by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has identified the most likely cause for an instrument issue aboard NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-17 satellite that launched March 1, 2018 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
During postlaunch testing of the satellite's Advanced Basel ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2019  Astronomers have detected heavy metal gases streaming away from an extremely hot, football-shaped exoplanet located 900 light-years from Earth. It's the first time scientists have identified heavy metal gases emanating from a so-called hot Jupiter.
WASP-121b is a planet of firsts. During an earlier survey, the hot Jupiter became the first exoplanet found with water in its stratosphere. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2019 
New analysis of Juno mission data suggests Jupiter's auroras are powered by alternating current, not direct current.
Jupiter, a the largest planet in the solar system, boasts an aurora with a radiant power of 100 terawatts, or 100 billion kilowatts. It's the brightest aurora in the solar system.
Like Earth's auroras, Jupiter's light shows are centered around its poles. The aurora ... more |
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 Whaley Bridge, United Kingdom (AFP) Aug 2, 2019 
Hundreds of people were evacuated from a town in central England as a British military helicopter was called in Friday to prevent a reservoir dam from collapsing.
The Toddbrook Reservoir dam was feared to be on the verge of caving in following heavy rain, threatening the lives and homes of residents in Whaley Bridge.
One side of the dam spillway weakened when the panels started to come a ... more |
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 Osaka, Japan (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 
Recording the movements of people and animals (including birds and insects) has become very easy because of the development of small and inexpensive GPS devices and video cameras. However, it is still difficult to infer what triggers such movements (for example, external stimuli and/or their mental processes) from the behavioral records.
In this study, Shuhei Yamazaki and colleagues have d ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 02, 2019 
Now all the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing have died down it's worth considering where we are with future lunar missions half a century on.
Australia has long played a role in space exploration beyond helping to bring those historic images of the first moonwalk to our television screens back in 1969.
Labor MP Peter Khalil has already called for Australia to ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2019 
With the peak of the Delta Aquariids expected Monday night and early Tuesday, a month of shows in the night sky is just getting started.
The Delta Aquariids will begin to peak on Monday night - the most visible period of time will be early Tuesday morning, between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. - during which 20 meteors per hour will appear.
The Aquariids, which start a month of visible met ... more |
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 Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Aug 02, 2019 
exactEarth Ltd., a leading provider of Satellite-AIS data services, announces that it has been selected by Airbus Defence and Space ("Airbus") as AIS partner to support its Ocean Finder maritime service.
Under the terms of this 2-year agreement, exactEarth will provide Airbus with live and archived data from exactView RT, the Company's second-generation real-time satellite-AIS data service ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 
Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency to build the European component of the SMILE satellite (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer). SMILE will be the first joint satellite mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), following on from the success of the Double Star / Tan Ce mission which flew between 2003 and 2008.
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2019 
Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind gamma-ray bursts, intense flashes of high-energy radiation originating from space.
The first gamma-ray bursts were observed by the Vela satellites, a constellation of space-based satellites designed to monitor nuclear testing and ensure the Soviet Union's compliance with the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty. Today, several satellite systems are ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 30, 2019 
High-energy shock waves driven by solar flares and coronal mass ejections of plasma from the sun erupt throughout the solar system, unleashing magnetic space storms that can damage satellites, disrupt cell phone service and blackout power grids on Earth. Also driving high-energy waves is the solar wind - plasma that constantly flows from the sun and buffets the Earth's protective magnetic field. ... more |
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