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  Mountain View CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 Pablo Sobron, a SETI Institute physicist, and Laurie Barge, a NASA JPL research scientist, are the recipients of a NASA Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research (PSTAR) grant to study underwater hydrothermal systems at Axial Seamount, the largest and most active volcano on the western boundary of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate. Their project, known as InVADER (In-situ Vent Analysis Divebot for Exobiology Research), will transform the technological and operational arsenal available fo ... read more |
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Critical deployment of NASA Webb's Secondary Mirror a successGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 In order to do groundbreaking science, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope must first perform an extremely choreographed series of deployments, extensions, and movements that bring the observatory to ... more  
Orion Service Module completes critical propulsion testWhite Sands NM (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 NASA is building a system to send astronauts to the Moon for Artemis missions, and that includes tests to make sure the Orion spacecraft is prepared to safely carry crew on an alternate mission prof ... more  
Orbex and Innovative Space Logistics sign European Space Launch AgreementLogan UT (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 Innovative Space Logistics B.V. (ISL) and UK-based orbital launch services provider Orbex has signed a wide-ranging Cooperation Agreement at the 33rd Annual Conference on Small Satellites in Logan, ... more  
How deep space travel could affect the brainWashington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2019 Exposure to chronic, low dose radiation - the conditions present in deep space - causes neural and behavioral impairments in mice, researchers report in eNeuro. These results highlight the pressing ... more |
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Ghosts of ancient explosions live on in stars todayPasadena CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2019 When small, dense stars called white dwarfs explode, they produce bright, short-lived flares called Type Ia supernovae. These supernovae are informative cosmological markers for astronomers - for ex ... more  
Dead planets can 'broadcast' for up to a billion yearsCoventry UK (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 Astronomers are planning to hunt for cores of exoplanets around white dwarf stars by 'tuning in' to the radio waves that they emit. In new research led by the University of Warwick, scientists ... more  
Asteroid's features to be named after mythical birdsTucson AZ (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 Working with NASA's OSIRIS-REx team, the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) approved the theme "birds and bird-like creatures in mythology" fo ... more  
Pearl White cubesats mission set to launchMahia, New Zealand (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 Pearl White, an Air Force Space Command demonstration program, is set to launch no earlier than August 16th as part of a rideshare aboard a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle in summer 2019. The lau ... more  
Plant roots began following gravity 350 million years agoWashington (UPI) Aug 2, 2019 To make the transition from sea to land, plant roots had to learn to grow downward, to follow gravity. This ability, gravitropism, helped plants anchor to the soil and retrieve water and nutrients. ... more |
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New finds for Mars rover, seven years after landingPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 07, 2019 NASA's Curiosity rover has come a long way since touching down on Mars seven years ago. It has traveled a total of 13 miles (21 kilometers) and ascended 1,207 feet (368 meters) to its current locati ... more  |
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Spaceflight purchases first commercial SSLV mission from ISRO's NewSpace IndiaSeattle WA (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 Spaceflight, the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider, has announced it has purchased the first commercial launch of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from NewSpace In ... more  
Japan to Create Military Space Unit to Catch Up With RivalsTokyo, Japan (Sputnik) Aug 07, 2019 The Japanese government intends to create a military space unit of the country's Self-Defence Forces in 2020 in connection with the increased use of space for defense purposes by other countries, in ... more 
How NASA will protect astronauts from space radiation at the MoonGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 August 1972, as NASA scientist Ian Richardson remembers it, was hot. In Surrey, England, where he grew up, the fields were brown and dry, and people tried to stay indoors - out of the Sun, televisio ... more 
Dutch Japanese Instrument Measures 49 Shades of Far-InfaredAmsterdam, The Netherlands (SPX) Aug 07, 2019 The Dutch-Japanese made DESHIMA instrument has passed its first practical tests when measuring the distances and ages of distant galaxies. The core of the instrument is a chip the size of two euro c ... more  
Hubble showcases new portrait of JupiterGarching, Germany (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals the intricate, detailed beauty of Jupiter's clouds in this new image taken on 27 June 2019 [1]. It features the planet's trademark Great Red Spot and a mo ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 07, 2019 
Over two weeks have flown by since ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano was launched to the International Space Station for his second six-month stay in orbit. His arrival, alongside NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan and Roscosmos Soyuz commander Alexander Skvortsov, boosted the Station's population to six and the crew has been busy ever since - performing a wide range of science in space.
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 Logan UT (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 
In-Space Missions Ltd., a provider of military, institutional and commercial space initiatives, has announced at the 33rd Annual Conference on Small Satellites in Logan, Utah, that it will partner with Orbex, a UK-based orbital launch services company, to launch the Faraday-2b satellite from Scotland in 2022.
Faraday-2b will be the largest of In-Space's commercial Early Service/In-Orbit De ... more |
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ESA's Mars Express has captured the cosmic contrast of Terra Cimmeria, a region in the southern highlands of Mars marked by impact craters, water-carved valleys, and sand and dust in numerous chocolate and caramel hues.
Mars is often referred to as the Red Planet, due to the characteristic hue of its orb in the sky. Up close, however, the planet is actually covered in all manner of colours ... 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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 Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 07, 2019 
Arianespace has successfully orbited two geostationary telecommunications satellites: Intelsat 39 for the international operator Intelsat, and EDRS-C for Airbus, as part of a public-private partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA).
The launch took place on August 6, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. (local time) from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana (South America ... more |
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 Mahia, New Zealand (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
Pearl White, an Air Force Space Command demonstration program, is set to launch no earlier than August 16th as part of a rideshare aboard a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle in summer 2019. The launch will take place at the Rocket Lab Launch Complex-1 near Mahia, New Zealand.
The program goal is to design, develop, launch and operate two 6U cubesat experimental spacecraft as an on-orbit t ... more |
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 Coventry UK (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 
Astronomers are planning to hunt for cores of exoplanets around white dwarf stars by 'tuning in' to the radio waves that they emit.
In new research led by the University of Warwick, scientists have determined the best candidate white dwarfs to start their search, based upon their likelihood of hosting surviving planetary cores and the strength of the radio signal that we can 'tune in' to. ... more |
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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Aug 09, 2019  The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals the intricate, detailed beauty of Jupiter's clouds in this new image taken on 27 June 2019 [1]. It features the planet's trademark Great Red Spot and a more intense colour palette in the clouds swirling in the planet's turbulent atmosphere than seen in previous years.
Among the most striking features in the image are the rich colours of the cloud ... more |
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 Mountain View CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
Pablo Sobron, a SETI Institute physicist, and Laurie Barge, a NASA JPL research scientist, are the recipients of a NASA Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research (PSTAR) grant to study underwater hydrothermal systems at Axial Seamount, the largest and most active volcano on the western boundary of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate.
Their project, known as InVADER (In-situ Vent An ... 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.
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 West 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 region," the orbital area encompassing the Earth and moon.
"The ecosystem of human space exploration has been rapidly expanding," said Mung Chiang, Purdue's John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
Working with NASA's OSIRIS-REx team, the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) approved the theme "birds and bird-like creatures in mythology" for naming surface features on asteroid (101955) Bennu.
OSIRIS-REx is NASA's first mission to bring a sample from an asteroid back to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been mapping Bennu's surf ... more |
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 Madison WI (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 
Earth's magnetic field seems steady and true - reliable enough to navigate by.
Yet, largely hidden from daily life, the field drifts, waxes and wanes. The magnetic North Pole is currently careening toward Siberia, which recently forced the Global Positioning System that underlies modern navigation to update its software sooner than expected to account for the shift.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
The Magnetospheric Multiscale mission - MMS - has spent the past four years using high-resolution instruments to see what no other spacecraft can. Recently, MMS made the first high-resolution measurements of an interplanetary shock.
These shocks, made of particles and electromagnetic waves, are launched by the Sun. They provide ideal test beds for learning about larger universal phenomena, ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 07, 2019 
Researchers in Japan and the Netherlands jointly developed an originative radio receiver DESHIMA (Deep Spectroscopic High-redshift Mapper) and successfully obtained the first spectra and images with it. Combining the ability to detect a wide frequency range of cosmic radio waves and to disperse them into different frequencies, DESHIMA demonstrated its unique power to efficiently measure the dist ... more |
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 Birmingham UK (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 
Gravitational wave researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new model that could help astronomers track down the origin of heavy black hole systems in the Universe.
Black holes are formed following the collapse of stars and possibly supernova explosions. These colossally dense objects are measured in terms of solar masses (Mo) - the mass of our sun.
Typically, sta ... more |
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