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  Washington (AFP) July 26, 2022 The United States on Tuesday voiced regret over Russia's announcement that it would exit the International Space Station after 2024 and said it was taken by surprise. "It's an unfortunate development given the critical scientific work performed at the ISS, the valuable professional collaboration our space agencies have had over the years, and especially in light of our renewed agreement on space-flight cooperation," State Department spokesman Ned Price said. "I understand that we were taken by s ... read more |
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UCLA scientists discover places on the moon where it's always 'sweater weather'Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 27, 2022 Future human explorers on the moon might have 99 problems but staying warm or cool won't be one. A team led by planetary scientists at UCLA has discovered shady locations within pits on the moon tha ... more  
Making Muons for Scientific Discovery, National SecurityWashington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 The Defense Department and other federal agencies have sought advanced sources that generate gamma rays, X-rays, neutrons, protons, and electrons to enable a variety of scientific, commercial, and d ... more  
Satellite operators Eutelsat, OneWeb agree to mergeParis (AFP) July 26, 2022 French and British satellite operators Eutelsat and OneWeb announced Tuesday plans to merge and create a "global champion" in broadband internet, rivalling US giants such as Elon Musk's Starlink. ... more  
Smaller, stronger magnets could improve fusion devicesPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have found a way to build powerful magnets smaller than before, aiding the design and construction of ... more |
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Russia to quit International Space Station 'after 2024'Moscow (AFP) July 26, 2022 Moscow said Tuesday it was leaving the International Space Station "after 2024" amid tensions with the West, in a move analysts warned could lead to a halt of Russian-crewed flights. ... more  
Building the infrastructure for Advanced Air MobilityEdwards AFB Ca (SPX) Jul 21, 2022 Small drones delivering packages, air taxis carrying passengers, or air ambulance providing lifesaving transportation - these are just some of the concepts NASA's Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) mission ... more  
Canada's military creates new space divisionOttawa (Sputnik) Jul 25, 2022 The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has established the 3 Canadian Space Division as its newest addition to the country's military, the Department of National Defense ... more  
New method can improve explosion detectionFairbanks AK (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 Computers can be trained to better detect distant nuclear detonations, chemical blasts and volcano eruptions by learning from artificial explosion signals, according to a new method devised by a Uni ... more |
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China's space program eyes peaceful cooperationBeijing (Global Times) Jul 26, 2022 A recent report by US magazine The National Interest demonized China's achievements in space by interpreting China's space exploration missions, including the lunar program and manned spaceflight, a ... more  
US, UK reportedly working on defense against Russian, Chinese hypersonic missilesMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 25, 2022 American and British arms companies have been working on the creation of defense systems against Russian and Chinese hypersonic missiles, though the project is only "in its infancy" in the United St ... more  
CAES' Quad Core LEON4FT processor selected for on-orbit servicing spacecraftArlington VA (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 CAES, a leader in advanced mission-critical electronics for aerospace and defense, has announced that its radiation hardened microelectronics are on board SpaceLogistics' Mission Robotic Vehicle (MR ... more 
DOD secures critical material for Webb TelescopeWashington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently captured the highest-resolution image of the universe in infrared that has ever been seen. The historic photos were made possible by the Defense Department ... more |
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Eutelsat and OneWeb to Combine: Company StatementParis, France (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and key OneWeb shareholders have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the objective of creating a leading global player in Connectivity through the ... more  
NOAA contracts with Planet to image oil spills, marine debris, and marine lifeSan Francisco CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has announced a new contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The organization ... more  
Rocket launches can create night-shining clouds away from the polesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 Near Earth's North and South poles, wispy, iridescent clouds often shimmer high in the summertime sky around dusk and dawn. These night-shining, or noctilucent, clouds are sometimes spotted farther ... more  
How did Earth avoid a Mars-like fate? Ancient rocks hold cluesRochester NY (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 Approximately 1,800 miles beneath our feet, swirling liquid iron in the Earth's outer core generates our planet's protective magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is vital for life on ... more  
EarthCARE takes a big stretchParis (ESA) Jul 22, 2022 ESA's upcoming EarthCARE satellite mission has just taken a big stretch. Engineers have gently unfolded this new satellite's huge five-panel solar wing to test that it will deploy correctly once it ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 26, 2022 
The United States on Tuesday voiced regret over Russia's announcement that it would exit the International Space Station after 2024 and said it was taken by surprise.
"It's an unfortunate development given the critical scientific work performed at the ISS, the valuable professional collaboration our space agencies have had over the years, and especially in light of our renewed agreement on s ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 27, 2022 
As NASA prepares for the first integrated flight test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft to the Moon this summer as part of Artemis, the agency is moving toward a services contract model for long-term SLS hardware production and operations to reduce costs.
"SLS is not just a NASA investment, it has been a national investment. Through this contract approach, we ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 27, 2022 
We have come to the end of our detour to image the "Bolivar" butte and are starting back to the MSAR (Mount Sharp Ascent Route). This plan provides the last chance to image Bolivar from this vantage point, with the aim of characterizing, so Mastcam is taking one final large mosaic of the butte, before we move on and it is blocked from our sight.
We cannot drive up the side of Bolivar (alth ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 26, 2022 
China's Tianwen-1 probe beamed back high-resolution images of Mars' natural satellite Phobos on Saturday, marking the second anniversary of the launch.
Phobos and Deimos are two natural satellites of the red planet. Phobos is the larger one with an irregular shape with no atmosphere and the closest satellite to the main star in the solar system.
The Tianwen-1 operation team seized th ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 
Following recent market rumors, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) confirms that it has engaged in discussions with its co-shareholders in OneWeb regarding a potential all-share combination to create a global leader in Connectivity with complementary GEO/LEO activities.
The combined entity would be the first multi-orbit satellite operator offering integrated GEO and LEO solution ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
The Defense Department and other federal agencies have sought advanced sources that generate gamma rays, X-rays, neutrons, protons, and electrons to enable a variety of scientific, commercial, and defense applications - from medical diagnostics, to scans of cargo containers for dangerous materials, to non-destructive testing of aircraft and their parts to see internal defects. But none of these ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
Planetary scientist Katarina Miljkovic is available to discuss the nature of planets in Melbourne this week. It's part of a national tour of public and school talks promoting opportunities for women in physics.
The planets in our solar system are vastly different although they all formed from the same cloud of gas and dust around a star - our sun. Why is this?
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 
Because it's bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new UC Riverside research shows Jupiter's massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the night sky.
"It's long bothered me why Jupiter doesn't have even more amazing rings that would put Saturn's to shame," said UCR astrophysicist Stephen Kane, who led the research.
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 Washington (AFP) July 25, 2022  A high-level US delegation will travel to the Solomon Islands to mark the 80th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal, months after the country signed a controversial security pact with China, the State Department announced Monday.
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and other senior diplomats and military leaders will visit the islands' capital Honiara from August 6-8 and ... more |
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2022 
Space Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company the contract to deliver operations and sustainment support services for the Global Positioning System IIR/IIR-M/III/IIIF. The support contract provides specialized sustainment services to maintain the GPS IIR/IIR-M/III/IIIF space vehicles and signal in space, and meet evolving requirements for a resilient system for the joint wa ... more |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 27, 2022 
It faced the quicksand-like soil in the "sink tank," climbed the "tilt bed," and conquered boulders and craters. NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) prototype recently endured the most realistic tests to-date of its ability to drive through the most difficult terrain during its mission to the Moon's South Pole.
Engineers tested the latest VIPER mobility engineeri ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
Scientists from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission recently learned that surface regeneration happens a lot quicker on asteroids than on Earth. By analyzing rock fractures on asteroid Bennu from high-resolution images taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, the team discovered that the Sun's heat fractures rocks on Bennu in just 10,000 to 100,000 years. This information will help scientists estimate how long ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has announced a new contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The organization is leveraging Planet's PlanetScope and SkySat products to evaluate oil spills, track marine debris, detect vessels, and identify large marine mammals like whales.
In 2004, Hurricane Ivan caused ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 
Fluctuations in space weather are disrupting train signals and causing significant delays. A project investigating the effect of solar storms on railway signals will be presented this week at the National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 2022) by Cameron Patterson, a PhD student at Lancaster University.
The sun's tendency to affect technology on Earth, as well as in space, is known as space weather. ... more |
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 Yekaterinburg, Russia (SPX) Jul 27, 2022 
For the first time in the history of observations, scientists from the Helsinki and Ural Federal Universities Jarmo Moilanen and Maria Gritsevich have systematized information about all forms of atmospheric halos recorded by mankind at the end of 2021. From numerous sources of data on observations, the history of which includes 4-5 millennia, 119 different forms of atmospheric halo are known tod ... more |
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 Shinshu University 
Matsumoto, Japan (SPX) Jul 26, 2022
The team* led by Prof. Toru Misawa of the School of General Education, Shinshu University found for the first time that the internal donut-shaped structure of the central nuclei of bright galaxies in the distant universe can have an "anisotropic" effect on the gas distributed over a vast area around them.
Because luminous nuclei of distant galaxies (qua ... more |
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