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  Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2019 Before life could begin on Earth, a series of physical chemistry processes needed to occur. According to a new study, the geochemical qualities of water-air interfaces found inside tiny rock pores made this "prebiotic" chemical evolution possible. Through a series of lab experiments, scientists in Germany detailed the physical and chemical qualities found among the water-air interfaces located inside the pores that populate volcanic rocks. Researchers found the gas-filled bubbles formed within ... read more |
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The Moon and Mercury may have thick ice depositsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 Earth's Moon and Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, may contain significantly more water ice than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA's LRO and MESSENGER spacecraf ... more  
Potentially habitable planet found in new solar systemMadrid (AFP) Aug 06, 2019 An international team of astronomers has discovered a new solar system with a planet that could be habitable, a Spanish astrophysicist who led the research said Thursday. ... more  
NASA's Spacecraft Atmosphere Monitor Goes to Work Aboard the International Space StationWashington DC (SPX) Aug 06, 2019 NASA is validating modern crew health technologies aboard the International Space Station before sending astronauts on a series of Artemis expeditions to orbit and land on the Moon, beginning in 202 ... more  
Saber Astronautics given mission control status for CUAVA-1Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 06, 2019 Professor Iver Cairns, Director of the ARC Training Centre for CubeSats, UAVs and their Applications at the University of Sydney, has announced that Saber Astronautics has been awarded the satellite ... more |
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Arralis launches smallsat integrated low-profile K Ka Band TransceiverDaytona FL (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 Irish company Arralis, international leaders in building technology and products that are the future of global radar and wireless communications, has announced the launch of its new K/Ka-Band transc ... more 
Satellite-connected tags set to boost marine conservationParis (ESA) Jul 31, 2019 Four tiger sharks have been tagged with a new device that will help conservationists to conduct detailed analysis of their migrations over years. The device, developed in collaboration with ES ... more 
China shares satellite data with India to help millions in flood-hit regionsNew Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 31, 2019 After a request by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), China has provided India with satellite data to aid the flood relief efforts currently underway in India's flood-hit regions, the Chines ... more  
Volcanoes shaped the climate before humankindBern, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 The volcanoes in the tropics went crazy between 1808 and 1835: Not only did Tambora erupt in Indonesia during this short period of time but there were also four other large eruptions. This unusual s ... more  
Roach-inspired robot nearly as fast as real thing, unsquashableWashington (UPI) Jul 31, 2019 If you see the latest robot from the University of California, Berkeley scurrying across your kitchen floor, don't bother trying to step on it. The novel roach-like robot, described this week in the journal Science Robotics, can't be squashed. ... more |
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Researchers produce electricity by flowing water over extremely thin layers of metalChicago IL (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 Scientists from Northwestern University and Caltech have produced electricity by simply flowing water over extremely thin layers of inexpensive metals, including iron, that have oxidized. These film ... more  |
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Lease option agreed for Space Hub SutherlandInverness, Scotland (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 The owners of land earmarked for the Space Hub Sutherland development on the Moine Peninsula have agreed a lease option with developer, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Representatives ... more 
Shining starlight on the search for lifeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 In the hunt for life on other worlds, astronomers scour over planets that are light-years away. They need ways to identify life from afar - but what counts as good evidence? Our own planet pro ... more  
Asteroid's surprise close approach illustrates need for more eyes on the skyParis (ESA) Aug 05, 2019 On 25 July, an asteroid the size of a football field flew by Earth, coming within 65 000 km of our planet's surface during its closest approach - about one fifth of the distance to the Moon. T ... more 
Cislunar blueprint to propel space outreach for the next 50 yearsWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 In its inaugural call to action, Purdue Engineering's Cislunar Initiative took a giant leap forward in advancing humankind's presence in space and the development of the economy in the "cislunar reg ... 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 |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 02, 2019 
Russia's Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with Progress MS-12 cargo spacecraft was successfully launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome to the International Space Station (ISS) earlier in the day.
The Progress spacecraft is expected to dock the ISS at 3:35 pm GMT
According to Roscosmos, the cargo spacecraft will deliver to the ISS 2 tonnes of dry loads, more than a tonne of fuel, 420 kilogram ... more |
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 Hampton VA (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 
Can we get a wind-check on that launch? Engineers recently completed testing for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in a low-speed wind tunnel at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia for lift-off conditions.
In the 14- by 22- Foot Subsonic Tunnel, researchers were able to measure the influence of ground winds on structures at the launch pad that might impact the SLS rocket. ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 05, 2019 
Hardware installed onto NASA's Mars 2020 entry vehicle this week will help to increase the safety of future Mars landings.
Charged with returning astronauts to the Moon by 2024, NASA's Artemis lunar exploration plans will establish a sustained human presence on and around the Moon by 2028. NASA will use its Moon missions along with robotic missions to Mars to prepare for human exploration ... 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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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 
In the hunt for life on other worlds, astronomers scour over planets that are light-years away. They need ways to identify life from afar - but what counts as good evidence?
Our own planet provides some inspiration. Microbes fill the air with methane; photosynthesizing plants expel oxygen. Perhaps these gases might be found wherever life has taken hold.
But on worlds very different f ... 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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 Paris (ESA) Jul 31, 2019 
Over the last month, massive quantities of the Sargassum seaweed have been washing up on the shores of Mexico, Florida in the US and some Caribbean islands, creating a serious environmental problem and causing havoc for the tourist industry. ESA has been tracking this slimy infestation from space.
Sargassum is a large brown algae, first spotted by Columbus during his voyage to the Americas ... more |
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 Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 
Lockheed Martin presented the 2nd Space Operations Squadron with a GPS Block III model satellite to celebrate the successful on-orbit testing of the new GPS III satellite at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, July 29.
Staff Sgt. Joseph Wood, 2nd SOPS mission chief, said the model is a physical representation of the modernization underway.
"The GPS III provides improved capabilities ... more |
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 London, UK (The Conversation) Aug 05, 2019 
We've just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, glorying in the achievements of three astronauts and the team of engineers and scientists behind them. From that perspective, we can look back and see what we have learned from the mission. But what if we take a giant leap forward in time and look back at the legacy of Apollo from 2069 - a century after the historic event?
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 05, 2019 
On 25 July, an asteroid the size of a football field flew by Earth, coming within 65 000 km of our planet's surface during its closest approach - about one fifth of the distance to the Moon.
The 100 m-wide asteroid dubbed '2019 OK' was detected just days before it passed Earth, although archival records from sky surveys show it had previously been observed but wasn't recognised as a near-E ... 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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 Madison 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 Wisconsin-Madison physicists mimicked solar winds in the lab, confirming how they develop and providing an Earth-bound model for the future study of solar physics.
Our sun is essentially a big ball of ... more |
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 Jerusalem (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 
Gamma-ray bursts, short and intense flashes of energetic radiation coming from outer space, are the brightest explosions in the universe. As gamma rays are blocked by the atmosphere, the bursts were discovered accidentally in the late sixties by the Vela satellites, defense satellites sent to monitor manmade nuclear explosions in space.
Since their discovery the bursts have been at the foc ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 
More than 100 years after Albert Einstein published his iconic theory of general relativity, it is beginning to fray at the edges, said Andrea Ghez, UCLA professor of physics and astronomy.
Now, in the most comprehensive test of general relativity near the monstrous black hole at the center of our galaxy, Ghez and her research team report July 25 in the journal Science that Einstein's theo ... more |
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