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  Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Dec 10, 2019 Two UniSA startups travelled to Petwood (South-East of Adelaide) on Saturday to launch a one-storey-high aerial monitoring balloon, in a testing phase that will lead to a rocket launch in 2020. Space robotics startup Lux and satellite developer ResearchSat are both participating in Australia's first space incubator program at the University of South Australia's Innovation and Collaboration Centre (ICC). The two space startups are taking part in the ICC's Venture Catalyst Space program, helpi ... read more |
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ISRO to launch radar imaging satellite capable of sending images in cloudy conditionsNew Delhi (Sputnik)Dec 06, 2019 The satellite holds immense significance for the armed forces, as an Indian Air Force (IAF) official reportedly said one Mirage 2000 had missed its target during India's air strike in Pakistan's Bal ... more 
Could Trump's proposed Space Force become a reality?Washington DC (Sputnik) Dec 08, 2019 The Space Force could be added as the sixth branch of the US military, potentially coordinating Washington's capabilities in space and conducting warfare from there. However, this can only happen if ... more  
ESA commissions world's first space debris removalParis (ESA) Dec 10, 2019 ClearSpace-1 will be the first space mission to remove an item of debris from orbit, planned for launch in 2025. The mission is being procured as a service contract with a startup-led commercial con ... more  
Novel camera gives scientists "Night Vision" from ISSEl Segundo CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2019 The Near Infrared Airglow Camera (NIRAC) uses an Aerospace-patented orbital motion compensation system to take long-exposure, smear-free images at night. Motion compensation from a fast-moving, low ... more |
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How planets may form after dust sticks togetherNew Brunswick NJ (SPX) Dec 10, 2019 Scientists may have figured out how dust particles can stick together to form planets, according to a Rutgers co-authored study that may also help to improve industrial processes. In homes, ad ... more  
How Enceladus got its stripesWashington DC (SPX) Dec 10, 2019 Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is of great interest to scientists due to its subsurface ocean, making it a prime target for those searching for life elsewhere. New research led by Carnegie's Doug Hemin ... more 
Exoplanet axis study boosts hopes of complex life, just not next doorAtlanta GA (SPX) Dec 09, 2019 "They're out there," goes a saying about extraterrestrials. It would seem more likely to be true in light of a new study on planetary axis tilts. Astrophysicists at the Georgia Institute of Te ... more  
Twenty years of X-ray astronomy with XMM-NewtonFriedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Dec 10, 2019 One of the most successful European space missions is celebrating its birthday: the XMM-Newton X-ray observatory developed and built by Airbus for the European Space Agency (ESA) lifted off at 3.32 ... more 
Scientists find further evidence for a population of dark matter deficient dwarf galaxiesBeijing, China (SPX) Dec 10, 2019 Researchers from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Science (NAOC), Peking University and Tsinghua University have found a special population of dwarf galaxies that co ... more |
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 North Korea conducts 'very important test': KCNA  
Green light for BRICS satellite amid space arms race fearsNew Delhi (Sputnik) Dec 06, 2019 The plan was first mooted by China to improve co-operation around natural disasters. But it took shape later when BRICS space agencies agreed to build a "virtual constellation of remote sensing sate ... more  |
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Nilesat-301 satellite to be built by Thales Alenia SpaceCannes, France (SPX) Dec 06, 2019 Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the Egyptian operator Nilesat to build the Nilesat-301 geostationary communications satellite, winning the contract against an international field of c ... more  
Graphene takes off in composites for planes and carsMunich, Germany (SPX) Dec 09, 2019 The Graphene Flagship brought together top European researchers and companies to discuss the most disruptive ways graphene could enhance composites used in the aerospace, automotive and energy indus ... more 
Scientists figure out how accumulating dust particles become planetsWashington DC (UPI) Dec 09, 2019 Scientists have developed a working theory for how small clumps of dust become big balls of debris and begin to form young planets. ... more 
Hidden giant planet around tiny white dwarf starCoventry 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 ... more 
Russian astrophysicists discovered a neutron star with an unusual magnetic field structureMoscow, Russia (SPX) Dec 10, 2019 Scientists from Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology, Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI), and Pulkovo Observatory discovered a unique neutron star, the magnetic ... more |
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 El Segundo CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2019 
The Near Infrared Airglow Camera (NIRAC) uses an Aerospace-patented orbital motion compensation system to take long-exposure, smear-free images at night. Motion compensation from a fast-moving, low Earth orbiting platform can be difficult, but NIRAC's custom optical system enables imaging at a spatial resolution of 80 meters, even as the ISS travels more than 10 kilometers during the camera's 1. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 08, 2019  The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft containing 5,700 pounds of cargo arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday morning.
The spacecraft, which is SpaceX's 19th delivery to the ISS, was captured by the Canadarm2 robotic arm operated by astronauts Luca Parmitano and Andrew Morgan at 5:05 a.m. At 7:47 a.m., it was installed at the ISS, according to NASA.
Aboard were genetic ... 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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 Taiyuan, China (XNA) Dec 08, 2019 
China sent six satellites into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province at 4:52 p.m. Saturday (Beijing Time).
They were launched by a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) rocket and have entered the planned orbit successfully.
It was the second launch from the Taiyuan launch center in less than six hours after another KZ-1A rocket sent the Jilin-1 Gaofen 02B satellit ... more |
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 Cannes, France (SPX) Dec 06, 2019 
Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the Egyptian operator Nilesat to build the Nilesat-301 geostationary communications satellite, winning the contract against an international field of competitors.
Positioned at 7 degrees West, Nilesat-301 will work with Nilesat-201 to provide Ku-band services for the Middle East and North Africa. Nilesat-301 will also help extend the company's ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Dec 10, 2019 
ClearSpace-1 will be the first space mission to remove an item of debris from orbit, planned for launch in 2025. The mission is being procured as a service contract with a startup-led commercial consortium, to help establish a new market for in-orbit servicing, as well as debris removal.
Following a competitive process, a consortium led by Swiss startup ClearSpace - a spin-off company esta ... more |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Dec 09, 2019 
"They're out there," goes a saying about extraterrestrials. It would seem more likely to be true in light of a new study on planetary axis tilts.
Astrophysicists at the Georgia Institute of Technology modeled a theoretical twin of Earth into other star systems called binary systems because they have two stars. They concluded that 87% of exo-Earths one might find in binary systems should ha ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 08, 2019 
New Horizons is healthy and performing well as it flies ever onward, at nearly one million miles per day! This month we're collecting new data on the Kuiper Belt's charged particle and dust environment, and observing two distant Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) to learn about their surface properties, shapes and rotation periods, and to search for satellite systems.
Much more is in store for thi ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 05, 2019 
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current flows in a loop around Antarctica, connecting the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. It is one of the most significant ocean currents in our climate system because it facilitates the exchange of heat and other properties among the oceans it links.
But how the current transfers heat, particularly vertically from the top layer of the ocean to the bottom la ... 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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 Beijing (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 have ended their work for the 12th lunar day, and switched to dormant mode for the lunar night, the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said W ... more |
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 Simi Valley CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2019 
Carrying out a precise navigation operation involving images of newly discovered particles being ejected from the surface of the active asteroid (101955) Bennu, the KinetX Aerospace Space Navigation and Flight Dynamics Optical Navigation Team is providing critical results to NASA's OSIRIS-REx Science Team that are used for understanding and explaining the underlying mechanism(s) of the ejecta. ... more |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Dec 06, 2019 
The plan was first mooted by China to improve co-operation around natural disasters. But it took shape later when BRICS space agencies agreed to build a "virtual constellation of remote sensing satellites".
The Indian space ministry has indicated major progress in terms of establishing a BRICS satellite for various applications including natural resources management and disaster management ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 06, 2019 
Early returns from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's camera on NASA's latest mission to study the Sun's corona revealed on Dec. 4 a star more complex than ever imagined.
NRL's Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe, or WISPR, the only imaging instrument aboard the NASA Parker Solar Probe mission, is now 84 percent of the way to the Sun.
WISPR produced multiple scientifically rel ... more |
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 Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Dec 10, 2019 
One of the most successful European space missions is celebrating its birthday: the XMM-Newton X-ray observatory developed and built by Airbus for the European Space Agency (ESA) lifted off at 3.32 pm CET on 10 December 1999 to explore the wonders of the X-ray universe.
Since its launch, XMM-Newton has simultaneously collected X-rays, visible and ultraviolet light and demonstrated its role ... more |
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Dec 09, 2019 
Physicists at University of California, Riverside, have designed an experiment to explain the concept of magnetic resonance. The project was carried out by undergraduate students in collaboration with local high school teachers.
A versatile technique employed in chemistry, physics, and materials research, magnetic resonance describes a resonant excitation of electron or atomic nuclei spins ... more |
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