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  Paris (ESA) Nov 08, 2019 This replica model of ESA's 'Miniaturised Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer', or M-Argo, was on display at the Agency's recent Antennas workshop. It is the one of numerous small missions planned as part of in ESA's Technology Strategy, being presented at this month's Space19+ Council at Ministerial Level. This is a suitcase-sized nanospacecraft based on the CubeSat design employing standardised 10 cm cubic units within which electronic boards can be stacked and subsystems attached. M-Argo is a ... read more |
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Growing tissues in spaceParis (ESA) Nov 07, 2019 Tissue engineering is a fast-developing field reaching new heights thanks to space research. An experiment on the International Space Station is opening up possibilities to grow artificial blood ves ... more  
First launch of UK OneWeb communications satellites from Baikonur postponedMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 08, 2019 The first launch of UK communications satellites OneWeb from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome was initially supposed to take place on 19 December. The launch of UK OneWeb space internet system sat ... more  
Resolve Optics contributes to space projectsChesham UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 Resolve Optics reports on its active participation in designing and supplying robust optical systems for a range of different space projects over the last few years. Many different types of op ... more 
Florida aerospace forum showcases expanding space-related technologyOrlando FL (UPI) Nov 08, 2019 New players in Florida's rapidly expanding aerospace industry came together Wednesday in a funding competition that included innovative ideas ranging from space debris detection to a specialized ant ... more |
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GMV presents dronelocus for the safety and management of USpaceMadrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 Growing from its participation in the European DOMUS project, and designed to come up with a response to the growing number of civil unmanned aircrafts likely to be sharing the airspace in the near ... more  
Memory metals are shaping the evolution of aviationCleveland OH (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 In the basement of the Materials and Structures Laboratory at NASA's Glenn Research Center, a shining machine stands so tall it punches a hole through the drop-out ceiling tiles. It has a robust com ... more  
SwRI demonstrates balloon-based solar observatorySan Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 Southwest Research Institute successfully demonstrated a miniature solar observatory on a high-altitude balloon November 1. The SwRI Solar Instrument Pointing Platform (SSIPP) - a reusable, high-pre ... more  
Western-led team investigates interstellar bodies originating from beyond our solar systemLondon, Canada (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 Astonishingly, not one but two interstellar asteroids have been detected entering our solar system since 2017. The first was given the Hawaiian name 'Oumuamua, meaning 'messenger from afar,' a ... more 
Hubble captures a dozen sunburst arc doppelgangersMunich, Germany (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have observed a galaxy in the distant regions of the Universe which appears duplicated at least 12 times on the night sky. This unique sight, cr ... more |
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Changes in high-altitude winds over the South Pacific produce long-term effectsBremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 In the past million years, the high-altitude winds of the southern westerly wind belt, which spans nearly half the globe, didn't behave as uniformly over the Southern Pacific as previously assumed. ... more  |
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Artificial Intelligence for Earth Observation: join the UNOSAT ChallengeRome, Italy (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 Phi-Unert has just launched a premium AI4EO Challenge to help UNOSAT detect building footprints in Iraq. The challenge is organized in partnership with ESA, UNOSAT, RUS Copernicus and with the techn ... more 
Human heart cells are altered by spaceflight, but return mostly to normal on EarthWashington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 Heart muscle cells derived from stem cells show remarkable adaptability to their environment during and after spaceflight, according to a study publishing November 7 in the journal Stem Cell Reports ... more  
Air Force welcomes small businesses to pitch their "BIG" ideasSan Francisco CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 With up to $50 million in contracts on the line, non-traditional and small businesses are gathering in the "City by the Bay" to attend the Air Force Space Pitch Day event, hosted by the Space and Mi ... more  
Researchers apply the squeeze to better detect stellar-mass black holesCanberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 01, 2019 Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a way to better detect all collisions of stellar-mass black holes in the universe. Stellar-mass black holes are formed by the ... more 
How supergiant stars repeatedly cool and heat upBrussels, Belgium (SPX) Oct 14, 2019 An international team of professional and amateur astronomers, which includes Alex Lobel, astronomer at the Royal Observatory of Belgium, has determined in detail how the temperature of four yellow ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 
Paragon Space Development Corporation (Paragon) reports it was awarded a new contract as part of NASA's Tipping Point Program. This contract award, worth $2 million, specifically concerns the Shape Memory Alloys for Regulating Thermal control systems in Space (SMARTS) radiator. SMARTS promises the high thermal turndown and low mass that is needed to enable operations in the extreme range of envi ... more |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 
Global technology giant Siemens reports that Rocket Lab, an aerospace manufacturer and the world's leading small satellite launch service, will start using Siemens software to scale up production and continue its growth trajectory. To date, the company has launched 40 satellites to space and is expanding services.
Rocket Lab plans to implement Siemens hi-tech industrial software to help di ... more |
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 07, 2019
NASA's InSight mission landed on Mars in November 2018. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is involved in the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) experiment.
In addition to a radiometer for measuring the surface temperature, the core component of the experiment is the Mars 'Mole' - a 40-centimetre-lon ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 07, 2019 
China has been actively investing in space exploration in recent years, with its latest achievement being the successful launch of a drone that landed on the far side of the Moon and conducted several experiments there. Beijing is already planning future lunar missions, including a manned one.
Director of the Science and Technology Commission of the China Aerospace Science and Technology C ... more |
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 Darmstadt, Germany (SPX) Oct 28, 2019 
ESA and the French space agency CNES have signed an important agreement that will see the two agencies improve interoperability between their mission control facilities on ground, enhancing the abilities of each organisation in space.
The European 'Network of Operations Centres' will enable opportunities for joint action, knowledge sharing and technical interchange, and allow engineers and ... more |
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 Chesham UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 
Resolve Optics reports on its active participation in designing and supplying robust optical systems for a range of different space projects over the last few years.
Many different types of optical imaging and sensing systems are today used to observe and measure the Earth and the universe at large. However, designing optical systems for satellites and spacecraft is challenging due to the ... more |
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 
Contrary to previous thought, a gigantic planet in wild orbit does not preclude the presence of an Earth-like planet in the same solar system - or life on that planet.
What's more, the view from that Earth-like planet as its giant neighbor moves past would be unlike anything it is possible to view in our own night skies on Earth, according to new research led by Stephen Kane, associate pro ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 05, 2019 
In a decade's time, an exciting new visitor will enter the Jovian system: ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or Juice. As its name suggests, the mission will explore Jupiter and three of its largest moons - Ganymede, Callisto and Europa - to investigate the giant planet's cosmic family and gas giant planets in general.
Juice is planned for launch in 2022, and its instruments are currently b ... more |
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 Shkod�r, Albania (AFP) Nov 7, 2019 
Weary after a day's work on the water, Albanian fisherman Ilir Neziri peers down with disappointment at his small haul of carp from Shkodra, the largest lake in southern Europe.
"Big ones are becoming rarer and rarer," sighs the 47-year-old as his small dinghy powered by an old engine glides across Shkodra.
Overfishing and poaching are to blame, according to Albanian fishermen and expert ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 05, 2019  Russia plans to launch into orbit a spherical glass satellite for measuring Earth's gravity field by the end of December, documents revealed.
The BLITS-M retroreflector satellite will be launched together with three Gonets-M communications satellites using the Rokot carrier rocket, scheduled to take off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on December 25.
The BLITS-M satellite is an improved ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 
Boeing has submitted a proposal to NASA for an integrated Human Lander System (HLS) designed to safely take astronauts to the surface of the moon and return them to lunar orbit as part of the Artemis space exploration program.
The company's proposal calls for delivering the lander's Ascent Element and Descent Element to lunar orbit in one rocket launch to ensure it is tailored for maximum ... more |
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 Xiamen, China (XNA) Nov 07, 2019 
Chinese space engineers are tackling the key technologies needed to explore a near-Earth asteroid and a main-belt comet with one space probe.
The proposed mission is to send a probe around an asteroid named 2016HO3 and then land on it to collect samples, Huang Jiangchuan, a researcher from the China Academy of Space Technology, recently told the first China Space Science Assembly in Xiamen ... more |
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 Rome, Italy (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 
Phi-Unert has just launched a premium AI4EO Challenge to help UNOSAT detect building footprints in Iraq. The challenge is organized in partnership with ESA, UNOSAT, RUS Copernicus and with the technical advisory of CERN openlab.
The challenge is a unique opportunity for EO passionate to show their talent to these premium partners.
Phi-Unet, University Network powered by the European ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 
Southwest Research Institute successfully demonstrated a miniature solar observatory on a high-altitude balloon November 1. The SwRI Solar Instrument Pointing Platform (SSIPP) - a reusable, high-precision solar observatory about the size of a mini fridge and weighing 160 pounds - was carried by a stratospheric balloon, collecting 75 minutes of solar images in the proof-of-concept flight.
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 London, Canada (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 
Astonishingly, not one but two interstellar asteroids have been detected entering our solar system since 2017.
The first was given the Hawaiian name 'Oumuamua, meaning 'messenger from afar,' after its discovery by Canadian astronomer Robert Weryk. The second, 2I/Borisov, was named for its discoverer Gennadiy Borisov.
Paul Wiegert from Western University's Institute for Earth and Spac ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 01, 2019 
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a way to better detect all collisions of stellar-mass black holes in the universe.
Stellar-mass black holes are formed by the gravitational collapse of a star. Their collisions are some of the most violent events in the universe, creating gravitational waves or ripples in space-time. These ripples are miniscule and detected ... more |
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