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  Princeton NJ (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 Outbursts of energetic particles that hurtle out from the sun and can disrupt space communications may be even more varied and numerous than previously thought, according to results from the closest-ever flyby of the sun. The new findings, which help us understand the sun's activity and ultimately could provide an early warning for solar storms, come from one of the four instrument suites aboard NASA's Parker Solar Probe, a spacecraft that has completed its first passes near the fiery orb. Results ... read more |
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx in the midst of site selectionTucson AZ (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is just days away from selecting the site where the spacecraft will snag a sample from asteroid Bennu. After a lengthy and challenging process, the team is finally ready to ... more  
China's lunar rover travels over 345 meters on moon's far sideBeijing (XNA) Dec 05, 2019 China's lunar rover Yutu-2 has driven 345.059 meters on the far side of the moon to conduct scientific exploration of the virgin territory. Both the lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe ... more  
Aerojet Rocketdyne Huntsville Site Set for Large Solid Rocket Motor ProductionHuntsville AL (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 Aerojet Rocketdyne is ready to begin producing large solid rocket motor carbon fiber cases in the Rocket City following installation and calibration of a key machine at its new Advanced Manufacturin ... more 
NASA will push exploration rocket test hardware beyond its limitsHuntsville AL (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 Engineers are preparing to push a test article identical to the world's largest rocket fuel tank beyond its design limits and find its breaking point during upcoming tests at NASA's Marshall Space F ... more |
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Star-quake vibrations lead to new estimate for Milky Way ageCanberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 Star-quakes recorded by NASA's Kepler space telescope have helped answer a long-standing question about the age of the "thick disc" of the Milky Way. In a paper published in the journal Monthl ... more 
Detecting solar flares, more in real timeBoulder CO (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 Computers can learn to find solar flares and other events in vast streams of solar images and help NOAA forecasters issue timely alerts, according to a new study. The machine-learning technique, dev ... more 
Arecibo Observatory seeks upgrades to track asteroids, study spaceArecibo PR (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 Managers of the renown Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico say they have plans for multimillion-dollar upgrades in instruments, software and facilities to keep it at the forefront of research in radi ... more  
Helping machines perceive some laws of physicsBoston MA (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 Humans have an early understanding of the laws of physical reality. Infants, for instance, hold expectations for how objects should move and interact with each other, and will show surprise when the ... more  
Electric aircraft - novel configurations open up new possibilitiesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 Environmentally friendly, quiet, safe and cost-effective - European aeronautics research is focusing on these objectives in view of increasing air traffic. The development of electric propulsion sys ... more |
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 Space is key to monitoring ocean acidification  
NASA, French space laser measures massive migration of ocean animalsHampton VA (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 Every night, under the cover of darkness, countless small sea creatures - from squid to krill - swim from the ocean depths to near the surface to feed. This vast animal migration - the largest on th ... more  |
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NASA launching RiTS, a 'Robot Hotel' to the International Space StationGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 Sometimes robots need a place to stay in space, too. NASA is attaching a "robot hotel" to the outside of the International Space Station with the upcoming launch of the Robotic Tool Stowage (RiTS), ... more  
Satellites track status of America's food supplyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 Farmers across the Midwest are in a race to finish harvesting their corn, soybean, and other staples of the Thanksgiving dinner table before the first crop killing freeze sets in. September rains ma ... more  
Mexican students launch a small satellite to the International Space StationHouston TX (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 The first satellite built by students in Mexico for launch from the International Space Station is smaller than a shoebox but represents a big step for its builders. The project is part of NAS ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne completes tests of subscale OpFires propulsion systemHuntsville AL (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 Aerojet Rocketdyne has finished a series of subscale propulsion-system test firings as part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort to develop a ground-launched hypersonic miss ... more 
AFRL technology set for launch to International Space StationKirtland AFB NM (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 A satellite developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory to measure low frequency waves in the magnetosphere will launch Dec. 4 to the International Space Station. The AFRL satellite being l ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 2, 2019 
NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano are back in the International Space Station after completing the third in a series of complex spacewalks aimed at fixing an experimental physics device designed to detect antimatter in cosmic rays.
During the first few hours outside ISS, Morgan and Parmitano "completed all primary tasks for today's spacewalk ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 
Aerojet Rocketdyne is ready to begin producing large solid rocket motor carbon fiber cases in the Rocket City following installation and calibration of a key machine at its new Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF).
The state-of-the-art machine will be used to wind the carbon fibers that form the structural case of large solid rocket motors. It is capable of producing motor cases up to 72 ... more |
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 Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 
The search for evidence of life on Mars could be helped by fresh insights into ancient rocks on Earth.
Research which suggests that structures previously thought to be fossils may, in fact, be mineral deposits could save future Mars missions valuable time and resources.
Microscopic tubes and filaments that resemble the remains of tiny creatures may have been formed by chemical reacti ... 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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 Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 04, 2019 
Three launches of the Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rocket, including with the UK OneWeb communications satellites, from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou are planned for next year, a space industry source told Sputnik.
"In 2020, three launches of the Soyuz-ST are planned from the Guiana Space Centre," the source said on Tuesday, adding that the launches are planned for the months of February, ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 
Scientists from Skoltech ADASE (Advanced Data Analytics in Science and Engineering) lab have found a way to enhance depth map resolution, which should make virtual reality and computer graphics more realistic. They presented their research results at the prestigious International Conference on Computer Vision 2019 in Korea.
When taking a photo, we capture visual information about objects a ... more |
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 Coventry UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 
The first evidence of a giant planet orbiting a dead white dwarf star has been found in the form of a disc of gas formed from its evaporating atmosphere.
The Neptune-like planet orbits a star a quarter of its size about once every ten days, leaving a comet-like tail of gas comprised of hydrogen, oxygen and sulphur in its wake.
The discovery by astronomers from the University of Warwi ... 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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 Paris (ESA) Nov 30, 2019 
This week, the UN World Meteorological Organization announced that concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached yet another high. This ongoing trend is not only heating up the planet, but also affecting the chemical composition of our oceans. Until recently, it has been difficult to monitor 'ocean acidification', but scientists are exploring new ways to combine information f ... more |
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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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 Washington (AFP) Dec 3, 2019 
India's Vikram lunar lander, which crashed on its final approach to the Moon's surface in September, has been found thanks in part to the sleuthing efforts of an amateur space enthusiast.
NASA made the announcement on Monday, releasing an image taken by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) that showed the site of the spacecraft's impact (September 6 in India and September 7 in the US).
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 
Using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers at the University of Maryland (UMD), in College Park, Maryland, have captured a clear start-to-finish image sequence of an explosive emission of dust, ice and gases during the close approach of comet 46P/Wirtanen in late 2018.
This is the most complete and detailed observation to date of the formation and diss ... more |
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 Hampton VA (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 
Every night, under the cover of darkness, countless small sea creatures - from squid to krill - swim from the ocean depths to near the surface to feed. This vast animal migration - the largest on the planet and a critical part of Earth's climate system - has been observed globally for the first time thanks to an unexpected use of a space-based laser.
Researchers observed this vertical migr ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 
A year ago, NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any satellite in history, collecting a spectacular trove of data from the very edge of the sun's million-degree corona.
Now, that data has allowed solar physicists to map the source of a major component of the solar wind that continually peppers Earth's atmosphere, while revealing strange magnetic field reversals that could ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 
Star-quakes recorded by NASA's Kepler space telescope have helped answer a long-standing question about the age of the "thick disc" of the Milky Way.
In a paper published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, a team of 38 scientists led by researchers from Australia's ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in Three Dimensions (ASTRO-3D) use data from ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Nov 30, 2019 
The coldest chemical reaction in the known universe took place in what appears to be a chaotic mess of lasers. The appearance deceives: Deep within that painstakingly organized chaos, in temperatures millions of times colder than interstellar space, Kang-Kuen Ni achieved a feat of precision. Forcing two ultracold molecules to meet and react, she broke and formed the coldest bonds in the history ... more |
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