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  Perth, Australia (The Conversation) Jun 18, 2022 This phrase is the standard that astronomers will be applying to a curious signal captured with China's "Sky Eye" telescope that might be a transmission from alien technology. An article reporting the signal was posted on the website of China's state-backed Science and Technology Daily newspaper, but was later removed. So have astronomers finally found evidence of intelligent found life beyond Earth? And is it being hushed up? We should be intrigued, but not too excited (yet). An interesting ... read more |
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NASA spacecraft observes Asteroid Bennu's boulder 'Body Armor'Littleton CO (SPX) Jun 19, 2022 Asteroid Bennu's boulder-covered surface gives it protection against small meteoroid impacts, according to observations of craters by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Id ... more  
Martian meteorite upsets planet formation theoryDavis CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2022 Anew study of an old meteorite contradicts current thinking about how rocky planets like the Earth and Mars acquire volatile elements such as hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and noble gases as th ... more  
Are the Sun's magnetic arches an optical illusionGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 19, 2022 From afar, the Sun appears blank and featureless in visible light. But through a solar telescope in different wavelength, it is revealed to be much, much more. In extreme ultraviolet light, th ... more  
Directed Energy leader recaps time in AFRL, looks ahead to space positionKirtland AFB NM (AFRL) Jun 16, 2022 Dr. Kelly Hammett, who has led the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate for the past six years, departed AFRL June 6 for his new assignment as director of the Space Rapid Capabi ... more |
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ESA sets out bold ambitions for spaceParis (ESA) Jun 19, 2022 ESA has put forward its ambitious plans for the next three years and beyond to increase European autonomy, leadership and responsibility in space. Spacefaring nations worldwide are investing h ... more  
Mysterious 'blue blobs' reveal a new kind of star systemTucson AZ (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 University of Arizona astronomers have identified five examples of a new class of stellar system. They're not quite galaxies and only exist in isolation. The new stellar systems contain only y ... more 
Webb set to begin science operationsTucson AZ (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 NASA is scheduled to release the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12, 2022. They'll mark the beginning of the next era in astronomy as Webb - the largest space telescope ... more 
NASA mission discovers 2 Earth-like exoplanetsWashington DC (UPI) Jun 16, 2021 NASA announced Wednesday it discovered two rocky exoplanets similar to Earth orbiting a dwarf star near our solar system but are believed to both be too hot to sustain life as we know it. ... more |
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Dead star caught ripping up planetary systemBaltimore MD (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 A star's death throes have so violently disrupted its planetary system that the dead star left behind, called a white dwarf, is siphoning off debris from both the system's inner and outer reaches. T ... more 
Researcher awarded $100,000 to identify potential fuel source on MarsWashington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2022 Associate professor Vincent Chevrier at the U of A Center for Space and Planetary Sciences was awarded $100,000 to study the stability and distribution of clathrate hydrates and clathrasils on the s ... more 
A summer science smorgasbord: Sols 3505-3506Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 16, 2022 The difficulty of driving on Martian terrain proves itself once again! Our Sol 3504 drive did not complete successfully, leaving us in basically the same spot as our last plan. Thankfully, all the s ... more  
Metaspectral wins funding from CSA to develop new greenhouse gas monitoring methodVancouver, Canada (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 Metaspectral, a software company delivering the next generation of computer vision, has received funding as part of the smartEarth Canadian Space Agency initiative to build a method to systematicall ... more |
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Dying stars could seed interstellar medium with carbon nanotubesTucson AZ (SPX) Jun 19, 2022 In the mid-1980s, the discovery of complex carbon molecules drifting through the interstellar medium garnered significant attention, with possibly the most famous examples being Buckminsterfullerene ... more 
New images using data from retired telescopes reveal hidden featuresPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 19, 2022 New images using data from ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA missions showcase the dust that fills the space between stars in four of the galaxies closest to our own Milky Way. More than striking ... more  
A new ESA giant in AustraliaParis (ESA) Jun 19, 2022 Construction has begun in Australia on ESA's fourth deep-space antenna, which will help fill a gap in supporting communications and data download for upcoming missions exploring our Solar System, st ... more  
NASA, FEMA release comprehensive climate action guidePasadena CA (JPL) Jun 10, 2022 NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have released a guide that provides resources for adapting to and mitigating impacts of climate change. The guide, Building Alliances for Clim ... more  
NASA's ECOSTRESS sees Las Vegas streets turn up the heatPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 16, 2022 On June 10, Las Vegas reached a record daily high temperature of 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius), and temperatures of the ground surface itself were higher still. NASA's Ecosystem Spaceb ... more |
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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support is proud to announce that it is part of the Collins Aerospace team which was awarded NASA's Exploration Extravehicular Activity (xEVAS) services contract. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 12, 2022 
NASA said a rocket carrying two small weather satellites failed Sunday, preventing the inauguration of a technology that would have helped better forecast hurricanes.
The rocket by California-based Astra lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, but the rocket's second stage malfunctioned before reaching orbit and lost the shoebox-sized technology.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2022 
Associate professor Vincent Chevrier at the U of A Center for Space and Planetary Sciences was awarded $100,000 to study the stability and distribution of clathrate hydrates and clathrasils on the surface of Mars in hopes of discovering a source of methane.
Identifying probable sources of methane would be a critical step in advancing the exploration of Mars, as methane could be utilized to ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2022 
China's deep space exploration laboratory has started operations, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Tuesday.
Co-established by the CNSA, Anhui Province and the University of Science and Technology of China, the laboratory is headquartered in Hefei, capital city of Anhui.
It has completed various preparatory work and entered a new stage of substantial operation and c ... more |
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 Toulouse, France (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 
The Airbus built MEASAT-3d telecommunications satellite is in Kourou, French Guiana and is ready for its launch on an Ariane 5 on 22 June 2022.
MEASAT-3d is the 57th E3000 satellite built by Airbus and will be positioned at the 91.5E orbital slot and collocated with MEASAT-3b, also built by Airbus.
This new satellite will significantly enhance broadband speeds of up to 100 Mbps in ar ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 19, 2022 
Construction has begun in Australia on ESA's fourth deep-space antenna, which will help fill a gap in supporting communications and data download for upcoming missions exploring our Solar System, studying our Universe and protecting Earth from solar hazards and risky asteroids.
ESA representatives met with representatives from Australia's national and regional governments and from the Aust ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 16, 2021 
NASA announced Wednesday it discovered two rocky exoplanets similar to Earth orbiting a dwarf star near our solar system but are believed to both be too hot to sustain life as we know it.
The space agency's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite mission, or TESS, said the planets are 33 light-years away, some of the closest rocky exoplanets ever found.
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 08, 2022 
The agency's mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon takes a big step forward as engineers deliver a major component of the spacecraft.
The main body of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has been delivered to the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Over the next two years there, engineers and technicians will finish assembling the craft by hand before testing it to make ... more |
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 Majuro (AFP) Marshall Islands (AFP) June 18, 2022 
The United States and the Marshall Islands hope to reach a key economic and security deal before the end of the year, negotiators said Friday, as Washington tries to counter growing Chinese influence in the region.
A 20-year funding deal for the Pacific island state runs out at the end of 2023, and the first round of talks on a new accord took place this week.
After a first "positive" r ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 10, 2022 
Ahead of Galileo satellites like this one going to space, they are switched on as if already operating there within ESA's Maxwell EMC Facility. This test procedure is a check of the satellite's 'electromagnetic compatibility', with all its systems running together to detect any harmful interference between them.
Once Maxwell's main door is sealed, its metal walls form a 'Faraday Cage', scr ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 
Samples from the Moon's Oceanus Procellarum, an ancient mare basalt whose name translates to "Ocean of Storms," may be able to calm at least one scientific squall: the source of lunar water.
China's lunar lander Chang'E-5 delivered the first real-time, on-site definitive confirmation of water signal in the basalt's rocks and soil via on-board spectral analysis in 2020. The finding was vali ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 
Later this year, NASA is set to launch a probe the size of a tennis court to the asteroid belt, a region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where remnants of the early solar system circle the sun. Once inside the asteroid belt, the spacecraft will zero in on Psyche, a large, metal-rich asteroid that is thought to be the ancient core of an early planet. The probe, named after its asteroid tar ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 16, 2022 
On June 10, Las Vegas reached a record daily high temperature of 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius), and temperatures of the ground surface itself were higher still. NASA's Ecosystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) instrument recorded this image of surface temperatures at 5:23 p.m. that day.
Within the city, the hottest surfaces were the stree ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 19, 2022 
From afar, the Sun appears blank and featureless in visible light. But through a solar telescope in different wavelength, it is revealed to be much, much more.
In extreme ultraviolet light, the Sun resembles a rumpled ball of yarn. It teems with giant radiant arcs known as coronal loops soaring through the Sun's corona, or outer atmosphere. Coronal loops are considered fundamental to the S ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 
NASA is scheduled to release the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12, 2022. They'll mark the beginning of the next era in astronomy as Webb - the largest space telescope ever built - begins collecting scientific data that will help answer questions about the earliest moments of the universe and allow astronomers to study exoplanets in greater detail than ever before. ... more |
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 Krakow, Poland (SPX) Jun 10, 2022 
A phenomenon that directly proves the existence of quark mass has been observed for the first time in extremely energetic collisions of lead nuclei. A team of physicists working on the ALICE detector at the Large Hadron Collider can boast this spectacular achievement - the observation of the dead cone effect.
The objects that make up our physical everyday life can have many different prope ... more |
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