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  Forres, UK (SPX) May 11, 2022 Orbex has unveiled the first full-scale prototype of the Prime orbital space rocket on its dedicated launch pad publicly for the first time. The unveiling of the first of a new generation of European launch vehicles - designed to launch a new category of very small satellites to orbit - represents a major step forward for the British rocket company as it prepares for the first ever vertical rocket launch to orbit from UK soil. Orbex's Prime rocket is the first 'micro-launcher' developed in Europe ... read more |
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Warp speed 'Unruh effect' can finally be tested in the labWaterloo, Canada (SPX) May 10, 2022 A major hurdle for work at the forefront of fundamental physics is the inability to test cutting-edge theories in a laboratory setting. But a recent discovery opens the door for scientists to see id ... more 
Keeping time with the cosmosTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 10, 2022 Various technologies, networks and institutions benefit from or require accurate time keeping to synchronize their activities. Current ways of synchronizing time have some drawbacks that a new propo ... more  
Kepler provides on-orbit high-capacity data service to Spire GlobalToronto, Canada (SPX) May 11, 2022 Kepler Communications announces a contract with data, analytics, and space services company, Spire Global Inc. ("Spire") (NYSE: SPIR) to bring high-capacity Ku-Band Service to the company's satellit ... more 
NASA selects SES Government Solutions to support Near-Earth communicationsReston VA (SPX) May 10, 2022 SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, in partnership with Planet Labs PBC (Planet), has been awarded a Funded Space Act Agreement from NASA's Communications Services P ... more |
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Terran Orbital ships CAPSTONE satellite to New Zealand for Rocket Lab launch vehicleIrvine CA (SPX) May 11, 2022 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States aerospace and defense industry, has announced it has shipped its CAPSTONE satelli ... more  
Blue Origin NS-21 to fly six customer astronautsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 11, 2022 Blue Origin has announced the crew flying on its NS-21 mission will include: investor and NS-19 Astronaut Evan Dick; electrical engineer and former NASA test lead Katya Echazarreta; business jet pil ... more 
Virgin Orbit to expand fleet with modification of second airborne satellite launchpadLong Beach CA (SPX) May 11, 2022 Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB), a leading satellite launch company, has signed an agreement with L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) to acquire two Boeing 747-400 airframes to support the growing need for ... more 
Students compete to improve everyday life on the Space StationCleveland OH (SPX) May 11, 2022 Textbooks teach concepts, but hands-on learning is the pathway to understanding, especially in careers that involve science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. Connect that to real projects ... more |
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Space For Humanity to send its first Citizen Astronaut on next New Shepard flightDenver CO (SPX) May 11, 2022 Today, Space For Humanity (S4H), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, announced its selection committee has chosen Katya Echazarreta to become the organization's first ever citizen astronaut ambassad ... more  
China's cargo craft docks with space station combinationBeijing (XNA) May 11, 2022 In the latest stage in its space station program, China launched the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft early on Tuesday morning, to transport fuel and supplies to its Tiangong space station, according to ... more  
Unpacking black-box modelsBoston MA (SPX) May 08, 2022 Modern machine-learning models, such as neural networks, are often referred to as "black boxes" because they are so complex that even the researchers who design them can't fully understand how they ... more  
Satellite eyes pinpoint waste from space to reduce ocean pollutionPerth, Australia (SPX) May 10, 2022 A cutting-edge new tool developed by Minderoo Foundation has identified thousands of waste sites across 25 countries for the first time using advanced satellite data technology and machine learning ... more |
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Identifying global poverty from spaceVienna, Austria (SPX) May 06, 2022 Despite successes in reducing poverty globally in the last two decades, almost one billion people are still living without access to reliable and affordable electricity, which in turn negatively aff ... more  
How space is connecting carsParis (ESA) May 10, 2022 Today's connected cars are dynamic, updateable devices - and, because they can be updated, they are well equipped to become tomorrow's cars. ESA is working with European carmakers to ensure that con ... more  
The quest for an ideal quantum bitLemont IL (SPX) May 05, 2022 New qubit platform could transform quantum information science and technology. You are no doubt viewing this article on a digital device whose basic unit of information is the bit, either 0 or ... more  
Tonga volcanic eruption effects reached spaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 11, 2022 When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, 2022, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami waves around the world. Now, scientists are finding the volcano's effec ... more  
DLR data shows where people are at risk from natural disastersOberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) May 11, 2022 Many people in Africa are at risk from natural hazards - particularly in towns and cities that are growing rapidly and in an unplanned way. Here, the consequences of floods, storms or earthquakes ca ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) May 11, 2022 
Textbooks teach concepts, but hands-on learning is the pathway to understanding, especially in careers that involve science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. Connect that to real projects on the International Space Station and you've got NASA's HUNCH (High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware) program.
The sheer excitement of creating solutions for astronauts on th ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 10, 2022 
Elon Musk has responded after Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos, sent a message to Russian media accusing him of supporting "fascist forces" in Ukraine.
The accusation by Rogozin, shared to Twitter by Musk, comes after the chief executive of SpaceX sent user terminals for its Starlink satellite-internet system to Ukraine in February at the request of offic ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 10, 2022 
NASA's InSight Mars lander has detected the largest quake ever observed on another planet: an estimated magnitude 5 temblor that occurred on May 4, 2022, the 1,222nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. This adds to the catalog of more than 1,313 quakes InSight has detected since landing on Mars in November 2018. The largest previously recorded quake was an estimated magnitude 4.2 detected Aug. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 11, 2022 
In the latest stage in its space station program, China launched the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft early on Tuesday morning, to transport fuel and supplies to its Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency, or CMSA.
In a brief statement, the agency said that a Long March 7 carrier rocket blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province at 01:56 am, ... more |
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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 11, 2022 
Kepler Communications announces a contract with data, analytics, and space services company, Spire Global Inc. ("Spire") (NYSE: SPIR) to bring high-capacity Ku-Band Service to the company's satellites. Through this contract, Spire will gain access to Kepler's robust Ku-Band technology, enabling the company to provide additional value to space services customers. The agreement will see Spire inst ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 08, 2022 
Modern machine-learning models, such as neural networks, are often referred to as "black boxes" because they are so complex that even the researchers who design them can't fully understand how they make predictions.
To provide some insights, researchers use explanation methods that seek to describe individual model decisions. For example, they may highlight words in a movie review that inf ... more |
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 Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) May 08, 2022 
A group of astronomers, led by Sierk van Terwisga from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, have analysed the mass distribution of over 870 planet-forming disks in the Orion A cloud. By exploiting the statistical properties of this unprecedented large sample of disks and developing an innovative data processing scheme, they found that far away from harsh environments like hot stars, the decli ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) May 01, 2022 
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this view of Jupiter during the mission's 40th close pass by the giant planet on Feb. 25, 2022. The large, dark shadow on the left side of the image was cast by Jupiter's moon Ganymede.
Citizen scientist Thomas Thomopoulos created this enhanced-color image using raw data from the JunoCam instrument (Figure A). At the time the raw image was taken, the Juno sp ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) May 10, 2022 
In the climate science community, the 2015/16 El Nino is considered the first extreme El Nino of the 21st century. Climatologists have put forth great effort studying this anomalous season. This event still sparks research interests because of the large geographic region of warm sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies along the equator, but also because several major characteristics are distinct ... more |
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 San Mateo CA (SPX) May 11, 2022 
Xona Space Systems, the aerospace startup developing a precision navigation and timing system in low Earth orbit, has announced that their first in-space demonstrator has been delivered to Spaceflight Inc. for final integration after successfully completing testing and is scheduled for launch on SpaceX's Transporter 5 in May. Xona is building the first ever independent high-performance satellite ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 08, 2022 
Chinese material scientists have found the soil on the moon may potentially be able to generate oxygen and fuel, a find that signifies more tantalizing possibilities of utilizing lunar resources to further human exploration on the moon or beyond.
The researchers with Nanjing University showed that the lunar sample brought back by China's Chang'e-5 probe contains active compounds that can c ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) May 06, 2022 
Today, ESA and the Zooniverse launch Rosetta Zoo, a citizen science project that invites volunteers to engage in a cosmic game of 'spot the difference'. By browsing through pictures collected by ESA's Rosetta mission, you can help scientists figure out how a comet's surface evolves as it swings around the Sun.
Rosetta spent over two years orbiting Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko between 20 ... more |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) May 06, 2022 
Despite successes in reducing poverty globally in the last two decades, almost one billion people are still living without access to reliable and affordable electricity, which in turn negatively affects health and welfare, and impedes sustainable development. Knowing where these people are is crucial if aid and infrastructure are to reach them. A new IIASA-led study proposes a novel method to es ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2022 
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on May 3, 2022, peaking at 9:25 a.m. EDT. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event.
Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.
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 Washington (AFP) May 9, 2022 
Get ready for a summer blockbuster.
The James Webb Space Telescope will produce "spectacular color images" of the cosmos in mid-July - its first observations dedicated to its mission of scientific discovery, an astronomer overseeing the project said Monday.
The successor to Hubble has spent the last five months aligning its instruments in preparation for the big reveal, with scientists ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 10, 2022 
Various technologies, networks and institutions benefit from or require accurate time keeping to synchronize their activities. Current ways of synchronizing time have some drawbacks that a new proposed method seeks to address. The cosmic time synchronizer works by synchronizing devices around cosmic ray events detected by those devices. This could bring accurate timing abilities to remote sensin ... more |
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