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  New Delhi (Sputnik) Jan 08, 2020 India is preparing its manned space mission Gaganyaan, a seven-day operation scheduled for January 2022. The $1.31 billion mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day address to the nation on 15 August 2019. Indian astronauts scheduled to fly into space as part of Mission "Gaganyaan" will need to eat, and the Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) in the southern Indian city of Mysore has been tasked with creating astronaut-friendly food such as Veg Pulav, Eg ... read more |
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North Korea defends 'peaceful' satellite launches, report saysWashington DC (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 North Korea is determined to press forward with space development "regardless of any opposition," according to a South Korean press report. NK Economy reported Monday a law journal published b ... more  
WGS-11+ Leverages Commercial Technology to Deliver Twice the CapabilityLos Angeles AFB CA (AFNS) Jan 06, 2020 Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)-11+ is a Space and Missile Systems Center Pacesetter for the rapid application and fielding of commercial technology. The SMC Production Corps and Portfolio Architect's ... more  
Life could have emerged from lakes with high phosphorusSeattle WA (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 Life as we know it requires phosphorus. It's one of the six main chemical elements of life, it forms the backbone of DNA and RNA molecules, acts as the main currency for energy in all cells and anch ... more  
PhD centre will nurture new leaders in Earth observationLeeds UK (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 A new centre will enable 50 fully-funded PhD researchers to harness satellite data to tackle global environmental challenges. The Centre for Satellite Data in Environmental Science (SENSE) wil ... more |
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Fast radio burst observations deepen astronomical mysteryTucson AZ (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 An unsolved mystery in astronomy has become even more puzzling. The source of fast radio bursts (FRBs) - sudden bursts of radio waves lasting a few thousandths of a second - has remained unknown sin ... more 
Arianespace to launch ESA Euclid satellite's for dark energy explorationEvry, France (SPX) Jan 08, 2020 Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the signature of a launch services contract for the Euclid satellite - with the mission's timeframe for liftoff starting in mid-2022 fro ... more 
China's cosmic ray observatory half functionalBeijing (XNA) Jan 08, 2020 A giant observatory to search for the origin of cosmic rays in southwest China's Sichuan Province was half completed and thousands of its detectors have been put into operation, said the Chinese Aca ... more  
Ferocious fires in Australia intensifyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 As the New Year starts, the outlook for the bushfire situation in Australia continues to be grim. These huge and disastrous fires continue to burn ferociously and with abandon, and reports have come ... more 
Climate signals detected in global weatherZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 In October this year, weather researchers in Utah measured the lowest temperature ever recorded in the month of October in the US (excluding Alaska): -37.1C. The previous low-temperature record for ... more |
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 Stanford researchers build a particle accelerator that fits on a chip  
A quantum breakthrough brings a technique from astronomy to the nano-scaleNew York NY (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 Researchers at Columbia University and University of California, San Diego, have introduced a novel "multi-messenger" approach to quantum physics that signifies a technological leap in how scientist ... more  |
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The case of the elusive Majorana: The so-called 'angel particle' is still a mysteryUniversity Park PA (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 A 2017 report of the discovery of a particular kind of Majorana fermion - the chiral Majorana fermion, referred to as the "angel particle" - is likely a false alarm, according to new research. ... more  
OSM Aviation Academy to train pilots on eflyers for Quantum AirDenver CO (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 Quantum Air and OSM Aviation Group announced that Quantum has chosen OSM Aviation Academy as a preferred pilot training partner pursuant to a comprehensive agreement. A Quantum-branded pilot t ... more  
SpaceX launches third batch of Starlink satellitesWashington (AFP) Jan 6, 2020 SpaceX on Monday launched its third batch of 60 mini-satellites into orbit, part of its plans to build a giant constellation of thousands of spacecraft that will form a global broadband internet system. ... more 
Two supermassive black holes caught in a galaxy crashCharlottesville VA (SPX) Jan 06, 2020 An international team of astronomers used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to create the most detailed image yet of the gas surrounding two supermassive black holes in a mergi ... more  
SDSU astronomers pinpoint two new 'Tatooine' planetary systemsSan Diego CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2020 Astronomers announced Monday the first discovery made by NASA's TESS mission of a two-star planetary system. Led by researchers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and San Diego State University, ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 29, 2019 
NASA astronaut Christina Koch set the record Saturday for the longest single space flight by a woman at 289 days.
Koch, 40, surpassed the record set by Peggy Whitson, who spent 288 consecutive days in space in 2016-2017.
Koch arrived on the International Space Station in March and in April NASA announced she would remain aboard the ISS until February. If the mission ends on the sched ... more |
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 New Orleans LA (SPX) Jan 06, 2020 
Teams at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans moved the core stage, complete with all four RS-25 engines, for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to Building 110 for final shipping preparations on Jan. 1.
The SLS core stage includes state-of-the-art avionics, propulsion systems and two colossal propellant tanks that collectively hold 733,000 gallons of liquid oxygen and liqu ... more |
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 Pasadena, United States (AFP) Dec 28, 2019 
The Mars 2020 rover, which sets off for the Red Planet next year, will not only search for traces of ancient life, but pave the way for future human missions, NASA scientists said Friday as they unveiled the vehicle.
The rover has been constructed in a large, sterile room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, near Los Angeles, where its driving equipment was given its first successfu ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 06, 2020 
China's aerospace industry will see a busy year in 2020, with the number of space launches expected to exceed 40, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
The highlights of the space activities include the launch of China's first Mars probe, the Chang'e-5 lunar probe, which is expected to bring moon samples back to Earth, the final step of China's current ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 06, 2020 
China's heaviest and most advanced satellite, Shijian-20, reached its fixed position in geosynchronous orbit Sunday, marking the first successful flight of DFH-5 satellite platform, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The Shijian-20 satellite is the first verification satellite for DFH-5 satellite platform, China's new generation of large geosynchronous orb ... more |
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 Vladivostok, Russia (SPX) Dec 30, 2019 
Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) teamed up with colleagues from Institute of Chemistry (FEB RAS), Institute for Single Crystals (Ukraine), and Shanghai Institute of Ceramics (Chinese Academy of Sciences) to develop Y2O3-MgO nanocomposite ceramics with uniform distribution of two phases, microhardness over 11 GPa, and average grain size of 250 nm. It capable of transmitting o ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2020 
Astronomers announced Monday the first discovery made by NASA's TESS mission of a two-star planetary system. Led by researchers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and San Diego State University, with other collaborators, the telescope satellite's finding marks the start of a much better understanding of the population of such planetary systems.
On behalf of the international team of 60 ... more |
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Jan 06, 2020 
Safe to say, 2020 came in more quietly for many members of the New Horizons mission team than did 2019.
A year ago, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew past the Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 (now known as Arrokoth) in the early hours of New Year's Day, ushering in an era of exploration of the enigmatic Kuiper Belt, a region of primordial objects that holds keys to understanding the origins ... more |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 
The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) do not appear to exist, according to a team of meteorologists who believe this has implications for both the validity of previous studies attributing past trends to these hypothetical natural oscillations and for the prospects of decade-scale climate predictability.
Using both observational data and clima ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Dec 24, 2019 
The Galileo satellite navigation system has been providing Initial Services for three years now. Meanwhile Europe's other satnav system has marked its tenth anniversary: EGNOS has been delivering enhanced positioning to users across our continent, including safety-critical services such as aircraft landings for a growing number of European airports.
The purpose of the European Geostationar ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 06, 2020 
China's lunar rover Yutu-2 has driven 357.695 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 13th lunar day on Thursday (Beijing time), and switched to dormant mode for the lunar night, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China Nat ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 3, 2020 
The first major meteor shower of 2020, the Quadrantids, will flash across dark, moonless skies during the predawn hours on Saturday morning.
The Quadrantids arrive each year during the first week of January. They often put on a great show, featuring up to 100 meteors per hour during the shower's peak, but last year in North America, the timing wasn't quite right.
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 Leeds UK (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 
A new centre will enable 50 fully-funded PhD researchers to harness satellite data to tackle global environmental challenges.
The Centre for Satellite Data in Environmental Science (SENSE) will bring together expertise in satellite remote sensing, climate change, and advanced data science to nurture the next generation of Earth observation researchers.
Through a 2.2m pound investment ... more |
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 Melbourne FL (SPX) Jan 06, 2020 
A Florida Tech physicist has been awarded a $550,000 NASA grant to try to solve one of astronomy's most vexing and dangerous problems: predicting when and where harmful doses of solar energetic particle radiation will occur.
Whether from solar flares, solar wind, corona mass ejections or other phenomena, radiation from solar energy particles can affect astronauts working in space, spacecra ... more |
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 Evry, France (SPX) Jan 08, 2020 
Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the signature of a launch services contract for the Euclid satellite - with the mission's timeframe for liftoff starting in mid-2022 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana (South America).
Euclid mission will be compatible with Ariane 62 and Soyuz.
Euclid is a medium-class astronomy and astrophys ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 
On a hillside above Stanford University, the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory operates a scientific instrument nearly 2 miles long. In this giant accelerator, a stream of electrons flows through a vacuum pipe, as bursts of microwave radiation nudge the particles ever-faster forward until their velocity approaches the speed of light, creating a powerful beam that scientists from around the wo ... more |
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