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  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 Nanoracks has booked a launch mission like no other, leveraging the recently announced SpaceX Rideshare program. Onboard a Falcon 9, targeting launch in late 2020, Nanoracks has booked deployment of eight small satellites as well as the Company's first in-space Outpost-demonstration mission. Recently, Nanoracks announced the Company's first in-space Outpost demonstration mission in a letter from CEO Jeffrey Manber. Nanoracks, in collaboration with Maxar, will be building and operating a self-conta ... read more |
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China sends two global multimedia satellites into planned orbitJiuquan, China (XNA) Nov 19, 2019 Two global multimedia satellites were sent into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Sunday. The two global multimedia satellites, KL-a-A and KL-a-B, wa ... more 
Tesla Completes Acquisition of Maxwell TechnologiesPalo Alto CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 Tesla, Inc. has announced the successful completion of its previously announced offer to exchange all outstanding shares of common stock of Maxwell Technologies, Inc. ("Maxwell") for 0.0193 of a sha ... more  
China plans to complete space station construction around 2022: expertGuangzhou, China (XNA) Nov 19, 2019 China plans to complete the construction of a space station and have it put into operation around 2022, said Zhou Jianping, the chief designer of China's manned space program, at a forum held in sou ... more  
The first global geologic map of Titan completedPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 19, 2019 The first map showing the global geology of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, has been completed and fully reveals a dynamic world of dunes, lakes, plains, craters and other terrains. Titan is the ... more |
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Airborne delivers final XL panels to Airbus for JUICE solar arrayThe Hague, Netherlands (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 For the solar array of ESA's JUICE mission to Jupiter, Airborne delivered the last 4 out of 10 XL substrate panels to Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands. As timing is critical for the interplaneta ... more  
The measurements of the expansion of the universe don't add upBarcelona, Spain (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 Physicists use two types of measurements to calculate the expansion rate of the universe, but their results do not coincide, which may make it necessary to touch up the cosmological model. "It's lik ... more  
Scientists use 3D climate model to narrow search for habitable exoplanetsWashington (UPI) Nov 14, 2019 For the first time, scientists used a 3D climate model that incorporates photochemistry to study the habitability of exoplanets surrounding M dwarf stars. ... more  
Earth's magnetic song recorded for first time during solar stormParis (ESA) Nov 19, 2019 Data from ESA's Cluster mission has provided a recording of the eerie 'song' that Earth sings when it is hit by a solar storm. The song comes from waves that are generated in the Earth's magne ... more  
FSU researchers develop thin heat shield for superfast aircraftTallahassee FL (SPX) Nov 18, 2019 The world of aerospace increasingly relies on carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites to build the structures of satellites, rockets and jet aircraft. But the life of those materials is lim ... more |
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 Iris Automation and Kansas DOT complete historic beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone flight  
Driving test for Luca Parmitano on robotic geology scienceParis (ESA) Nov 19, 2019 ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will take control of a robot in the Netherlands while orbiting Earth in the International Space Station at a speed of around 7.8 km per second. In a series of expe ... more  |
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Sea-level monitoring satellite on showParis (ESA) Nov 18, 2019 Media representatives and mission partners gathered Friday in Germany to see a new satellite, which will take the lead in charting sea-level change, before it undergoes final testing and is packed u ... more  
Dangerous health risk to human spaceflight to Mars revealed in new NASA studyWashington DC (Sputnik) Nov 19, 2019 Scientists are still learning the potential effects that extended periods spent in space could have on the human body as mankind hopes to embark on long, ambitious journeys through the cosmos. ... more 
Lynred delivers flight-model IR detector to MicroCarbGrenoble, France (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 Lynred, a global leader in designing and manufacturing high-quality infrared technologies for aerospace, defense and commercial markets, has announce the delivery of the first flight-model of its la ... more  
Emissions from complex organic molecules detected in cometTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 Using the Cooled Mid-Infrared Camera and Spectrometer (COMICS) on the Subaru Telescope, astronomers have detected an unidentified infrared emission band from comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner (hereafter, c ... more 
Study proposes light signature for detecting black hole mergersNew York NY (SPX) Nov 15, 2019 Gravitational wave detectors are finding black hole mergers in the universe at the rate of one per week. If these mergers occur in empty space, researchers cannot see associated light that is needed ... more |
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 Orlando FL (UPI) Nov 18, 2019 
A government report on NASA's quest to send people into space again criticizes the agency for making additional and "unnecessary" payments to Boeing Co. of up to $287 million.
The report from NASA's Office of Inspector General, an independent watchdog, also says NASA made those payments to Boeing without talking to the other major contractor on the program, SpaceX, about alternatives.
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 19, 2019 
The patented method works by collecting information on the status of rocket parts with the help of the Zigbee-based communication protocol.
Roscosmos has come up with a system aimed at making sure that all rocketry components and other space systems remain in working order during transportation, a patent issued by Russia's Rospatent intellectual property agency has confirmed.
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 Bethesda, MD (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 
People visiting and living on Mars have been the subjects of science fiction stories, engineering studies and tourist proposals since Gustavus Pope's adventure story, "Journey to Mars" in 1894. Mission plans have included landing humans on Mars for exploration at a minimum, and with the possibility of sending settlers and terraforming the planet.
Serious mission design activities have been ... more |
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 Guangzhou, China (XNA) Nov 19, 2019 
China plans to complete the construction of a space station and have it put into operation around 2022, said Zhou Jianping, the chief designer of China's manned space program, at a forum held in south China's Guangdong Province.
The space station is designed to weigh 100 tonnes and accommodate three astronauts, which could be enlarged if needed, according to Zhou.
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 Jiuquan, China (XNA) Nov 19, 2019 
Two global multimedia satellites were sent into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Sunday.
The two global multimedia satellites, KL-a-A and KL-a-B, was launched by Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A), a carrier rocket at 6:00 p.m. (Beijing Time).
The two satellites are international cooperative commercial projects delivered by the Innovation Academy for Micr ... more |
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 Hannover, Germany (SPX) Nov 14, 2019 
Headwall BVBA, Belgium and geo-konzept of Germany announced at Agritechnica 2019 the formation of a Center for Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Europe (CHRSE). Agritechnica is the world's largest trade fair for agricultural technology and geo-konzept is an Agritechnica exhibitor at Hall 15 / Stand J20.
The Headwall CHRSE will be located at geo-konzept's headquarters in Adelschlag, Germany. The ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 18, 2019 
How are celestial bodies created? Aside from philosophical questions, researchers are taking practical steps to investigate the very first moments when planets are born - on a sounding rocket launching from Sweden next week.
Astronomers conclude that planets are formed out of cosmic dust and gas from an interstellar cloud around a new-born star, but exactly how dust particles start to asse ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 18, 2019 
Even by the wild standards of the outer solar system, the strange orbits that carry Neptune's two innermost moons are unprecedented, according to newly published research.
Orbital dynamics experts are calling it a "dance of avoidance" performed by the tiny moons Naiad and Thalassa. The two are true partners, orbiting only about 1,150 miles (1,850 kilometers) apart. But they never get that ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2019 
In an effort to reverse the decline in the health of the world's oceans, the United Nations (UN) has declared 2021 to 2030 to be the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. One key requirement for the scientific initiative is data on existing global ocean conditions. An important trove of data is already available thanks to the Tara Oceans expedition, an international, interdiscipli ... 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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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 15, 2019 
In July 2019, India attempted to be the first country to land a robotic mission at the moon's South Pole. The lunar mission, named 'Chandrayaan 2', failed when engineers lost contact with the "Vikram" lander in September.
India is gearing up to launch its third lunar mission 'Chandrayaan-3' by November 2020 as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has started preparing for the miss ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 
Using the Cooled Mid-Infrared Camera and Spectrometer (COMICS) on the Subaru Telescope, astronomers have detected an unidentified infrared emission band from comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner (hereafter, comet 21P/G-Z) in addition to the thermal emissions from silicate and carbon grains.
These unidentified infrared emissions are likely due to complex organic molecules, both aliphatic and aromatic ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 
Artificial lighting at night affects the behavior of urban wildlife, according to a recent study published in Nature Scientific Reports, which examined animals in the laboratory and the field. The researchers mapped light levels in the city of Chicago using publicly available images of Earth taken by astronauts from the International Space Station.
The study is only one example of the wide ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 19, 2019 
Data from ESA's Cluster mission has provided a recording of the eerie 'song' that Earth sings when it is hit by a solar storm.
The song comes from waves that are generated in the Earth's magnetic field by the collision of the storm. The storm itself is the eruption of electrically charged particles from the Sun's atmosphere.
A team led by Lucile Turc, a former ESA research fellow who ... more |
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 Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Nov 15, 2019 
An international research collaboration from Poland, the UK and Russia has created a two-dimensional system - a thin optical cavity filled with liquid crystal - in which they trapped photons. As the properties of the cavity were modified by an external voltage, the photons behaved like massive quasiparticles endowed with a magnetic moment, called "spin", under the influence of an artificial magn ... more |
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 Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 
Physicists use two types of measurements to calculate the expansion rate of the universe, but their results do not coincide, which may make it necessary to touch up the cosmological model. "It's like trying to thread a cosmic needle," explains researcher Licia Verde of the University of Barcelona, co-author of an article on the implications of this problem.
More than a hundred scientists m ... more |
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