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  New Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 27, 2019 India has successfully launched Cartosat-3 and 13 additional small satellites using the nation's polar launch vehicle. Cartosat-3 is an advanced satellite having a resolution of 25 cm which enables it to identify two objects separated by a distance of 25 cm. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief Kailasavadivoo Sivan earlier offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh. Sivan visited the shrine which is 60 miles from the Satish Dhawan Space ... read more |
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Russian Defence Ministry says military satellite launched from Plesetsk enters orbitMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 27, 2019 The Russian military-purpose satellite that was launched from the Plesetsk space centre in the north of the country on Monday evening has entered into orbit, the Russian Defence Ministry has announc ... more  
Space travel can make the gut leakyRiverside CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 Bacteria, fungi, and viruses can enter our gut through the food we eat. Fortunately, the epithelial cells that line our intestines serve as a robust barrier to prevent these microorganisms from inva ... more  
New image offers close-up view of interstellar cometNew Haven CT (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 Yale astronomers have taken a new, close-up image of the interstellar comet 2l/Borisov. 2l/Borisov, first spotted this summer, continues to draw nearer to Earth and will reach its closest appr ... more  
Ariane 6 parts come together, Europe's Spaceport preparesParis (ESA) Nov 27, 2019 The first test models of Ariane 6 are being manufactured while Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is preparing to test the launch vehicle and all systems involved with launch. Under ... more |
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Scientists inch closer than ever to signal from cosmic dawnProvidence RI (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 Around 12 billion years ago, the universe emerged from a great cosmic dark age as the first stars and galaxies lit up. With a new analysis of data collected by the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) ra ... more 
Giant magnetic ropes in a galaxy's haloSocorro NM (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 This image of the "Whale Galaxy" (NGC 4631), made with the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), reveals hair-like filaments of the galaxy's magnetic field protruding ... more  
Smart satellites to the rescue of broken satellitesCincinnati OH (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 When satellites break, which is surprisingly often, there isn't much you can do about them. They become expensive and dangerous flotsam, orbiting Earth for years or generations until gravity e ... more  
An astronaut controls a rover on EarthMunich, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 The ISS telerobotics experiment Analog-1 was conducted on 25 November 2019, using DLR robotics technology. Astronaut Luca Parmitano controlled the European Space Agency (ESA) 'Interact' rover from t ... more  
Extra-terrestrial impacts may have triggered 'bursts' of plate tectonicsBoulder CO (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 When - and how - Earth's surface evolved from a hot, primordial mush into a rocky planet continually resurfaced by plate tectonics remain some of the biggest unanswered questions in earth science re ... more |
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Testing time for MetOp Second GenerationNoordwijk, The Netherlands (ESA) Nov 26, 2019 ESA's ESTEC Test Centre in the Netherlands has completed its initial test campaign for the future of European weather forecasting - MetOp Second Generation. MetOp Second Generation (MetOp-SG) is a f ... more  |
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Small satellites key to NASA's lunar search for waterWashington DC (UPI) Nov 26, 2019 Can shrinking satellites grow planetary science? NASA thinks so. With a handful of CubeSat and small satellite science and space exploration missions already under its belt - a couple even successfu ... more 
NASA Shares Mid-Sized Robotic Lunar Lander Concept with IndustryHuntsville AL (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 As NASA presses forward with the agency's mission to the Moon, Mars and beyond, the development of top-tier technology is critical to success. With emphasis on lunar exploration and scientific inves ... more  
Lacuna Space and Miromico announce collaborationHarwell UK (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 Lacuna Space, a provider for connectivity everywhere, and Miromico, a global leader for the design and production of wireless products for the Internet of Things (IoT), have signed a collaboration a ... more  
Reports of Jupiter's Great Red Spot demise greatly exaggeratedSeattle WA (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 The shrinking of the clouds of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter has been well documented with photographic evidence from the last decade. However, researchers said there is no evidence the vortex itsel ... more  
Using controlled environment food production to solve food shortagesWashington DC (SPX) Nov 25, 2019 A review of the literature led by researchers from the University of Florida attempts to provide clarification and analysis on various aspects of what a controlled environment system entails and the ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Nov 27, 2019 
Japanese chicken yakitori kebabs, one of the country's most-loved fast foods, will soon be making an appearance in orbit after Japan's space agency cleared them for astronaut meals.
The charbroiled chicken meat on skewers and flavoured with a variety of sauces is hugely popular in Japan and abroad, and a canned version has just won certification as a "Japanese space food" for consumption on ... more |
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 Evry, France (SPX) Nov 22, 2019 
Arianespace and MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT), the leading Malaysian satellite operator, has announced the signature of a launch services contract for MEASAT-3d.
MEASAT-3d, a new multi-mission telecommunications satellite, will be launched into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 heavy-lift launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (So ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 22, 2019 
During ice ages on Earth, the retreating ice sheets greatly altered the landscape of the continents. Over the past two-and-a-half million years, Central Europe alone has experienced five massive glaciations. Ice from the Arctic spread as far south as Central Europe while at the same time, the kilometre-thick glaciers of the Alps pushed their way north as far as today's Danube.
When the gla ... more |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Nov 22, 2019 
A Chinese company on Wednesday launched a satellite service platform to make satellite resources more accessible for users.
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the platform's designer, announced the news at the 5th China (International) Commercial Aerospace Forum in Wuhan.
A common satellite operating business focuses on satellites rather than services, which ma ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 22, 2019 
Airbus, ESA and Eutelsat have presented the new ground breaking multibeam active antenna payload at Airbus in Madrid. Airbus' ELSA+ (ELectronically Steerable Antenna+) is a first for commercial satellite communications in Europe.
The versatility of its performance represents a step change for communications satellites with a spacecraft able for the first time to adapt to the customers' bus ... more |
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 Cincinnati OH (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 
When satellites break, which is surprisingly often, there isn't much you can do about them.
They become expensive and dangerous flotsam, orbiting Earth for years or generations until gravity eventually draws them to a fiery death in the atmosphere.? University of Cincinnati professor Ou Ma is engineering robotics technology to fix orbiting satellites in his Intelligent Robotics and Autonom ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 22, 2019 
Researchers have sequenced the genome of the deepest-living animal, the devil worm, gaining new insights into the genetic adaptations required for life under harsh, subsurface conditions.
Scientists first discovered the devil worm, which they named Halicephalobus mephisto, in 2008, living in an aquifer nearly a mile underground in South Africa. The research team didn't originally set ou ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 
The shrinking of the clouds of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter has been well documented with photographic evidence from the last decade. However, researchers said there is no evidence the vortex itself has changed in size or intensity.
Philip Marcus, from the University of California, Berkeley, will explain why the pictures from astronomers, both professionals and amateur, are not telling th ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 25, 2019 
Marine ecosystems are being reshaped by rising ocean water temperatures, according to a new study.
For the new research, scientists analyzed millions of records on thousands of species living in 200 different ecological communities. The effort was the largest yet to examine the effects of rising water temperatures on the mix of species living in the ocean.
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 Xichang (XNA) Nov 25, 2019 
China launched two satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 8:55 a.m. Saturday.
Launched on a Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket, the two satellites have entered their planned orbits. They are the 50th and 51st satellites of th ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 25, 2019 
The lander and rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work for the 12th lunar day on the far side of the moon after "sleeping" during the extremely cold night.
The lander woke up at 5:03 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), and the rover, Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), awoke at 0:51 a.m. the same day. Both are in normal working order, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 27, 2019 
Amateur astronomers around the world are being asked to help the proposed ESA asteroid mission. As well as exploring its final destination - the Didymos binary asteroid system - the Hera spacecraft could potentially fly past one or more bodies on the way. But the mission team require additional observations to help select their targets.
"Asteroid research is one area of astronomy where ama ... more |
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 Noordwijk, The Netherlands (ESA) Nov 26, 2019 
ESA's ESTEC Test Centre in the Netherlands has completed its initial test campaign for the future of European weather forecasting - MetOp Second Generation. MetOp Second Generation (MetOp-SG) is a follow-on system to the successful MetOp satellites, the last of which launched into its 800 km polar orbit in 2018.
MetOp-SG is Europe's component of the Joint Polar System, which is a collabora ... more |
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 Newark NJ (SPX) Nov 18, 2019 
An international team of scientists, including three researchers from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has shed new light on one of the central mysteries of solar physics: how energy from the Sun is transferred to the star's upper atmosphere, heating it to 1 million degrees Fahrenheit and higher in some regions, temperatures that are vastly hotter than the Sun's surface.
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 Socorro NM (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 
This image of the "Whale Galaxy" (NGC 4631), made with the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), reveals hair-like filaments of the galaxy's magnetic field protruding above and below the galaxy's disk.
The spiral galaxy is seen edge-on, with its disk of stars shown in pink. The filaments, shown in green and blue, extend beyond the disk into the galaxy's exten ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 
Black holes are famous for ripping objects apart, including stars. But now, astronomers have uncovered a black hole that may have sparked the births of stars over a mind-boggling distance, and across multiple galaxies.
If confirmed, this discovery, made with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, would represent the widest reach ever seen for a black hole acting as a stella ... more |
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