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  Cardiff UK (SPX) Mar 10, 2022 Leading launch company Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) and European in-space manufacturing tech start-up Space Forge has announced an agreement to launch the first satellite developed in Wales in summer 2022. In a historic moment for UK space, the satellite will be launched as part of a broader joint UK-US mission to open the country's first domestic space port in summer 2022 out of Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay, Cornwall. With shared values of democratising space and pioneering responsive and r ... read more |
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Motiv Space Systems and Blue Origin announce ModuLinkPasadena CA (SPX) Mar 10, 2022 Motiv Space Systems reports it has been awarded a contract under the Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU's) Modularity for Space Systems Program (M4SS) together with sub-contractor Blue Origin. The contr ... more 
Satellogic and Astraea enable direct collection access for emergency response in UkraineNew York NY (SPX) Mar 09, 2022 Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ:SATL), a leader in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, announced a collaboration with Astraea, a geospatial and AI analysis software company, to distribute cri ... more 
SpaceX launches 48 Starlink satellites amid Ukraine crisisWashington DC (UPI) Mar 9, 2021 SpaceX launched 48 more of the company's Starlink broadband Internet satellites on Wednesday morning from Florida. ... more  
Massive bubbles at center of Milky Way caused by supermassive black holeMadison WI (SPX) Mar 10, 2022 In 2020, the X-ray telescope eRosita took images of two enormous bubbles extending far above and below the center of our galaxy. Since then, astronomers have debated their origin. Now, a study inclu ... more |
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Saudi, Lockheed Martin in missile defence dealRiyadh (AFP) March 7, 2022 Saudi Arabia announced a deal Monday with US firm Lockheed Martin to manufacture elements of the missile defences of the Gulf state, the target of frequent cross-border attacks by rebels in Yemen. ... more  
Team chosen to make first oxygen on the MoonParis (ESA) Mar 10, 2022 Following a competition, ESA has selected the industrial team that will design and build the first experimental payload to extract oxygen from the surface of the Moon. The winning consortium, led by ... more  
Moving right along - slowly but surely during Sols 3409-3410Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 10, 2022 We are continuing to slowly move through this very challenging terrain - over the weekend we made it about 4 meters before the drive stopped when the rover sensed more difficulty. The attached image ... more 
MDA to provide satellite imagery for international efforts in UKRAINEToronto, Canada (SPX) Mar 09, 2022 MDA Ltd. issued the following statement regarding the ongoing situation in Ukraine: "As organizations around the globe come together in a spirit of cooperation and collaboration to support efforts t ... more |
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New research discovers link between disparate approaches to quantum gravityMumbai, India (SPX) Mar 10, 2022 A new study by researchers from the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI) discovers a unifying thread in two approaches to qua ... more  
Fleet Space Technologies teams up with Seven Sisters ConsortiumAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Mar 10, 2022 Fleet Space Technologies is standing with some of Australia and the world's leading space and non-space organisations in a bid to further exploration of the Moon, Mars and the Earth. The Seven ... more 
Mathematical discovery could shed light on secrets of the UniverseGothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Mar 10, 2022 How can Einstein's theory of gravity be unified with quantum mechanics? It is a challenge that could give us deep insights into phenomena such as black holes and the birth of the universe. Now, a ne ... more  
Researchers unravel inner workings of galaxy clusters with 196 lasersChicago IL (SPX) Mar 10, 2022 Galaxies rarely live alone. Instead, dozens to thousands are drawn together by gravity, forming vast clusters that are the largest objects in the universe. "Galaxy clusters are one of the most ... more |
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Buzz Aldrin's famous 1969 moon walk picture sells at auctionCopenhagen (AFP) March 9, 2022 More than 70 original NASA photographs including a celebrated image of Buzz Aldrin's moon walk taken by Neil Armstrong were sold at auction in Copenhagen on Wednesday for more than 155,000 euros ($172,000). ... more  
Expedition to highest active volcano unearths clues about life on other worldsBoulder CO (SPX) Mar 09, 2022 A harsh sun shines down through a cloudless sky, across a vast and unforgiving landscape. It's covered in gray rock, giant ice sculptures and expansive fields of spiky, yellow and orange bushes. In ... more  
China receives data from land observation satelliteBeijing (XNA) Mar 09, 2022 China has received the first batch of data from its newly launched land observation satellite, scientists in charge of the spacecraft said Tuesday. The satellite L-SAR 01B was sent into orbit ... more  
UCF and NASA researchers design charged 'power suits' for electric vehicles and spacecraftOrlando FL (SPX) Mar 08, 2022 Like the charged power suit worn by Black Panther of Marvel Comics, UCF researchers have advanced NASA technologies to develop a power suit for an electric car that is as strong as steel, lighter th ... more 
Detecting ultralight dark matter using quantum technologyTel-Aviv, Israel (SPX) Mar 08, 2022 A new study led by Tel Aviv University researchers demonstrates unprecedented sensitivity to an exciting dark matter candidate. As part of the new NASDUCK ("Noble and Alkali Spin Detectors for Ultra ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 08, 2022 
The NASA-funded experiment will test two technologies that could eventually enable quantum computers to communicate with each other no matter where they are located. A tiny experiment launching to the International Space Station later this year could set the stage for a future global quantum network. Called the Space Entanglement and Annealing QUantum Experiment (or SEAQUE), the milk-carton-size ... more |
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 Cardiff UK (SPX) Mar 10, 2022 
Leading launch company Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) and European in-space manufacturing tech start-up Space Forge has announced an agreement to launch the first satellite developed in Wales in summer 2022.
In a historic moment for UK space, the satellite will be launched as part of a broader joint UK-US mission to open the country's first domestic space port in summer 2022 out of Spaceport ... more |
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The dusty faces of the Moon and Mars conceal unseen hazards for future explorers. Areas of highly oxidising material could be sufficiently reactive that they would produce chemical burns on astronauts' unprotected skin or lungs. Taking inspiration from a pioneering search for Martian life, a Greek team is developing a device to detect these 'reactive oxygen species' - as well as harvest sufficie ... more |
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 Xichang (XNA) Mar 08, 2022 
China has successfully sent seven satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday.
Six satellites produced by Beijing-based GalaxySpace and a commercial remote sensing satellite were launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 2:01 p.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered their planned orbit.
The satellites will verify the n ... more |
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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service satellite company focused on commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Aitech Systems to support LizzieSat Constellation.
Through this partnership, Aitech Systems is developing and delivering custom LizzieSat Command and Data Handling (C&DH) flight computers ... more |
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 San Jose CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2022 
NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE: NPTN), a leading developer of silicon photonics and advanced hybrid photonic integrated circuit-based lasers, modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high-speed communications networks, has announced its new Radiation Tolerant version of its industry leading Nano ultra-pure light tunable laser which has been designed for use in low earth orbit satellite co ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 09, 2022 
A harsh sun shines down through a cloudless sky, across a vast and unforgiving landscape. It's covered in gray rock, giant ice sculptures and expansive fields of spiky, yellow and orange bushes. In the distance, intimidating mountain peaks dominate the desolate scene, many miles from the nearest town. Yet alpacas roam freely and flamingos seek out scarce water, both unexpected sights in this wil ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2022 
When it's fully assembled, NASA's Europa Clipper will be as large as an SUV with solar arrays long enough to span a basketball court - all the better to help power the spacecraft during its journey to Jupiter's icy moon Europa. And just about every detail of the spacecraft will have been hand-crafted.
The assembly effort is already underway in clean rooms at the agency's Jet Propulsion Lab ... more |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Mar 08, 2022 
Global weather fluctuations called El Nino events are likely to become more frequent by 2040, a new study shows.
El Nino - the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean -affects climate, ecosystems and societies worldwide.
The study examined four possible scenarios for future carbon emissions, and found increased risk of El Nino events in all four.
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 Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Mar 09, 2022 
Airbus has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its system concept for the second generation Galileo navigation satellites. During this important milestone, Airbus' proposed preliminary design and the customer's system requirements have been fully reviewed and agreed.
This paves the way for further verification, acceptance and qualification at equipment and module ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 
People say good things come to those who wait. NASA thinks 50 years is the right amount of time as it begins tapping into one of the last unopened, Apollo-era lunar samples to learn more about the Moon and prepare for a return to its surface.
The sample is being opened at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston by the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division (ARES), which sa ... more |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Mar 10, 2022 
Danish and Swedish researchers have dated the enormous Hiawatha impact crater, a 31 km-wide meteorite crater buried under a kilometer of Greenlandic ice. The dating ends speculation that the meteorite impacted after the appearance of humans and opens up a new understanding of Earth's evolution in the post-dinosaur era.
Ever since 2015, when researchers at the University of Copenhagen's GLO ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 09, 2022 
China has received the first batch of data from its newly launched land observation satellite, scientists in charge of the spacecraft said Tuesday.
The satellite L-SAR 01B was sent into orbit atop a Long March 4C rocket on Feb. 27.
China's L-SAR 01 is a satellite group composed of two satellites equipped with L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), namely the L-SAR 01A and the L-SAR 0 ... more |
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 White Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 
The Sun's atmosphere, or corona, is beaming with activity. Solar flares and coronal mass injections send high-energy particles out into space and the corona constantly releases particles known as the solar wind.
Just as winds on Earth vary, the solar winds departing the Sun travel at different velocities - from a mere 700,000 mph, called slow solar winds, to the fast winds travelling up to ... more |
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 Trieste, Italy (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 
A huge amount of mysterious dark energy is necessary to explain cosmological phenomena, such as the accelerated expansion of the Universe, with Einstein's theory. But what if dark energy was just an illusion and general relativity itself had to be modified? A new SISSA study, published in Physical Review Letters, offers a new approach to answer this question.
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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Mar 10, 2022 
How can Einstein's theory of gravity be unified with quantum mechanics? It is a challenge that could give us deep insights into phenomena such as black holes and the birth of the universe. Now, a new article in Nature Communications, written by researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and MIT, USA, presents results that cast new light on important challenges in understanding q ... more |
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