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  Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Jan 04, 2023 Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with Poland to provide a geospatial intelligence system including the development, manufacture, launch and delivery in orbit of two high-performance optical Earth observation satellites. The contract also covers the associated ground segment, including Direct Receiving Station in Poland, launch services, training for the Polish team, maintenance and technical support for the space and ground systems. Furthermore, the agreement encompasses the de ... read more |
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Satellogic announces expansion of Aleph-1 constellation following Transporter-6 launchNew York NY (SPX) Jan 05, 2023 Satellogic Inc. reports the deployment of four satellites, launched with SpaceX at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Each of the spacecraft have made contact with Satellogic's ground station netwo ... more 
Kleos KSF1 geospatial intelligence released to customersLuxembourg (SPX) Jan 01, 2023 Kleos Space has confirms it is successfully processing RF data collected by the Vigilance Mission (KSF1) satellites through its signal processing technology platform to create its geospatial intelli ... more 
Planet Scales Education and Research ProgramSan Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 05, 2023 Planet Labs has announced a new, scaled structure for their Education and Research (E&R) Program, aiming to increase global accessibility to their satellite data and services. Starting today, the pr ... more  
Keysight, Qualcomm accelerate 5G non-terrestrial network communication services for remote areasSanta Rosa CA (SPX) Jan 05, 2023 Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced ... more |
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Space contractors release China's launch plans for 2023Beijing (XNA) Jan 05, 2023 China plans to carry out around 60 launch missions this year, according to the country's major space contractors. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contra ... more  
New solar cell material could be used in spaceWarwick UK (SPX) Jan 03, 2023 Research led by the University of Warwick will investigate a new type of solar cell material, which could be used in space, in a bid to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The European Research C ... more  
Self-powered, printable smart sensors could mean cheaper, greener Internet of ThingsBurnaby, Canada (SPX) Jan 04, 2023 Creating smart sensors to embed in our everyday objects and environments for the Internet of Things (IoT) would vastly improve daily life-but requires trillions of such small devices. Simon Fraser U ... more  
Hubble finds that ghost light among galaxies stretches far back in timeBaltimore MD (SPX) Jan 05, 2023 In giant clusters of hundreds or thousands of galaxies, innumerable stars wander among the galaxies like lost souls, emitting a ghostly haze of light. These stars are not gravitationally tied to any ... more |
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Serpent in the sky captured with ESO telescopeMunich, Germany (SPX) Jan 05, 2023 A myriad of stars is revealed behind the faint orange glow of the Sh2-54 nebula in this new infrared image. Located in the constellation Serpens, this stunning stellar nursery has been captured in a ... more 
A light source that produced two entangled light beamsSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Jan 04, 2023 Scientists are increasingly seeking to discover more about quantum entanglement, which occurs when two or more systems are created or interact in such a manner that the quantum states of some cannot ... more  
Viasat completes sale of Link 16 Tactical Data Links Business to L3Harris TechnologiesCarlsbad CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2023 Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, completed the sale of its Link 16 Tactical Data Links (TDL) business to L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for approximately $ ... more  
Next-generation wireless technology may leverage the human body for energyAmherst MA (SPX) Jan 05, 2023 While you may be just starting to reap the advantages of 5G wireless technology, researchers throughout the world are already working hard on the future: 6G. One of the most promising breakthroughs ... more |
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Five things to watch at CES tech megashowLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 The world's biggest tech megashow, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), gets underway in Las Vegas this week, with organizers hoping to recapture the excitement of years past after two years marred by the coronavirus pandemic. ... more  
At CES tech mega-show, driverless cars show promise, limitationsLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 Crowds of techies will descend on Las Vegas this week for the annual CES technology mega-show, but one innovation may again fall short of long-held hopes: driverless cars. ... more 
AI infused everything on show at CES gadget extravaganzaSan Francisco (AFP) Jan 2, 2023 The latest leaps in artificial intelligence in everything from cars, robots to appliances will be on full display at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opening Thursday in Las Vegas. ... more  
A New Year on Mars and a Brand-New Workspace: Sols 3702-3704Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 04, 2023 The team came into our first day of planning for 2023 to learn that all our holiday activities had executed as expected! As Curiosity ages, we are thankful that she continues to do amazing science o ... more  
SpaceX rocket carries 114 satellites in first launch of 2023Washington DC (UPI) Jan 03, 2023 SpaceX's first rocket launch of 2023 blasted off Tuesday morning, sending more than 100 satellites into space that will provide various services for agriculture, maritime monitoring and radio scruti ... more |
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 Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 
The world's biggest tech megashow, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), gets underway in Las Vegas this week, with organizers hoping to recapture the excitement of years past after two years marred by the coronavirus pandemic.
Here are some things to look out for in this year's edition.
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In January 2020, more than 117,000 people attended the Las Vegas extravaganza just w ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Jan 01, 2023 
After its 1.4-million-mile mission beyond the Moon and back, the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission arrived back at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Dec. 30. The capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 11 and was transported by truck across the country from Naval Base San Diego in California to Kennedy's Multi Payload Processing Facility in Florida.
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 01, 2023 
Curiosity has executed two out of the ten sols we planned on Wednesday to cover the rover's activities through the holidays, so the three sols we planned today (sols 3699-3671) won't actually execute on Mars for several days.
The activities we included in the remaining eight sols of Wednesday's ten-sol plan don't involve any driving or arm activities, so we picked up today's planning knowi ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 05, 2023 
China plans to carry out around 60 launch missions this year, according to the country's major space contractors.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor, has more than 50 launch missions planned in 2023, said its annual work report.
The report, presented by Zhang Zhongyang, general manager of the State-owned conglomerate, at the company's a ... more |
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 Vienna, VA (SPX) Jan 04, 2023 
Spire Global has seen six of its satellites successfully launched on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station that blasted off Tuesday morning, sending more than 100 satellites into space. Spire's satellites will provide various services for agriculture, maritime monitoring and radio scrutiny. The satellites will demonstrate advancements and new capabilities for S ... more |
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 San Jose CA (SPX) Jan 03, 2023 
Momentus has seen its second demonstration flight of the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) launched into low-Earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission earlier today. Momentus established contact with its Vigoride vehicle on its first orbital pass and confirmed that both solar arrays are deployed, and the vehicle is generating power and charging its batteries.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 22, 2022 
Scientists have discovered more than 5,000 exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. As technologies for studying these worlds continue to advance, researchers may someday be able to search for signs of life on exoplanets that are similar in size, composition, and temperature to Earth. But to do that they'll need new tools, like those being tested on the Coronagraph Instrument on NASA's N ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 04, 2023 
A large volcanic outburst was discovered on Jupiter's moon Io by Jeff Morgenthaler of the Planetary Science Institute using PSI's Io Input/Output observatory (IoIO).
PSI Senior Scientist Morgenthaler has been using IoIO, located near Benson, Arizona to monitor volcanic activity on Io, since 2017. The observations show some sort of outburst nearly every year, but the largest yet was seen in ... more |
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 Phnom Penh (AFP) Jan 2, 2023 
Cambodian premier Hun Sen on Monday ordered the creation of conservation zones on the Mekong river to protect critically endangered dolphins, after three were killed by fishing nets and lines last month.
The Irrawaddy dolphins, known for their bulging foreheads and short beaks, once swam through much of the mighty Mekong but in recent decades have been limited to a 190-km (118-mile) stretch ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system. The EGNOS V3 (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is designed to add key security features for the most safety-critical applications such as aircraft navigation and landing, and will provide entirely new services for maritime and land users. EGNOS V3 is the ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Jan 3, 2023 
South Korea's first-ever lunar orbiter Danuri has sent black-and-white photos of the Moon's surface and Earth, the national space centre said Tuesday.
Danuri - a portmanteau of the Korean words for "Moon" and "enjoy" - was launched on a SpaceX rocket from the United States in August 2022 and entered lunar orbit last month.
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 27, 2022 
A space telescope designed to search for the hardest-to-find asteroids and comets that stray into Earth's orbital neighborhood, NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor (NEO Surveyor) recently passed a rigorous technical and programmatic review. Now the mission is transitioning into the final design-and-fabrication phase and establishing its technical, cost, and schedule baseline.
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 New York NY (SPX) Jan 05, 2023 
Satellogic Inc. reports the deployment of four satellites, launched with SpaceX at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Each of the spacecraft have made contact with Satellogic's ground station network and confirmed good health across all subsystems.
The SpaceX Transporter-6 mission was completed Tuesday with a two-stage rocket delivering these four satellites to a sun-synchronous low-Earth ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 01, 2023 
Two CubeSats, or small satellites, are on a quest to provide insight on space weather disturbances and the subsequent impact on communication signals. The dynamic duo, the Plasma Enhancements in the Ionosphere-Thermosphere Satellite (petitSat) and Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT), arrived at the International Space Station on Nov. 27, 2022, as part of SpaceX's 26th com ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 05, 2023 
In giant clusters of hundreds or thousands of galaxies, innumerable stars wander among the galaxies like lost souls, emitting a ghostly haze of light. These stars are not gravitationally tied to any one galaxy in a cluster.
The nagging question for astronomers has been: how did the stars get so scattered throughout the cluster in the first place? Several competing theories include the poss ... more |
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 Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Jan 01, 2023 
One of the mysteries of the universe is that Einstein's general relativity, which is a relativistic theory of Newton's universal law of gravity, requires large amount of dark matter in individual galaxies and in the vast space of the universe. Dark matter inferred by general relativity has never been identified in non-gravitational experiments.
This opens up the possibility that gravity's ... more |
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