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  Washington DC (UPI) Jan 18, 2023 Elon Musk's SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets Wednesday morning with a GPS satellite on board, part of a U.S. Space Force program to have a constellation of 32 navigation satellites orbiting the Earth. The rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 7:24 a.m. EST carrying the fifth Lockheed Martin-made Space Vehicle 6 of the so-called GPS 3 constellation, which delivers positioning, navigation and timing signals to military and civilian customers. S ... read more |
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Structural details of Long March 9 revealedBeijing (XNA) Jan 19, 2023 Chinese rocket researchers are now definite on the overall structural design for the nation's super-heavy carrier rocket, known as the Long March 9, a project insider said on Wednesday. Gu Min ... more  
The rich meteorology of Mars studied in detail from the Perseverance roverBiscay, Spain (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 Perseverance is a NASA autonomous vehicle that arrived at the Jezero Crater (the bed of an ancient, now dried-up lake on Mars) on 18 February 2021. The rover is equipped with seven novel, complex sc ... more  
Light-based tech could inspire Moon navigation and next-gen farmingMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 Super-thin chips made from lithium niobate are set to overtake silicon chips in light-based technologies, according to world-leading scientists in the field, with potential applications ranging from ... more  
Zero-Covid left in dust as Chinese revellers fuel travel boomDali, China (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 Armed with selfie sticks and freshly recovered from Covid, Chinese tourists ambled through bar streets in the country's backpacker haven of Dali, partying the stress of the past three years into oblivion. ... more |
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Tumultuous migration on the edge of the Hot Neptune DesertGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 All kinds of exoplanets orbit very close to their star. Some look like the Earth, others like Jupiter. Very few, however, are similar to Neptune. Why this anomaly in the distribution of exoplanets? ... more  
NASA recaps Webb Telescope findings from AAS MeetingGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 Scientists shared new findings and updates from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, also called "Webb" or "JWST," at press conferences during the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (A ... more  
Blocking radio waves and electromagnetic interference with the flip of a switchPhiladelphia PA (SPX) Jan 17, 2023 Researchers in Drexel University's College of Engineering have developed a thin film device, fabricated by spray coating, that can block electromagnetic radiation with the flip of a switch. The brea ... more  
Raytheon to develop command and control system for U.S. Air ForceBoston MA (SPX) Jan 18, 2023 Raytheon BBN has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to develop a rocket cargo mission planning, and Command and Control, or C2, system for the U.S. Air Force. The contract has a potential ... more |
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Northrop Grumman partners with NASA to shape integration of uncrewed aircraft into national airspaceSan Diego CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is collaborating with NASA to develop and test solutions for integrating large, uncrewed aircraft systems into the National Airspace System (NAS). The effort ... more  
Momentus to deliver FOSSA Systems satellites to orbitSan Jose CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2023 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has signed a contract with FOSSA Systems ("FOSSA"), a Spanish company that offers global low-power Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and in-space services through it ... more 
Airbus and VDL Group join forces to produce an airborne laser communication terminalLeiden, Netherlands (SPX) Jan 12, 2023 Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a laser communication terminal for aircraft, known as UltraAir. Based on the development led by Airb ... more  
Guerrilla RF announces entry into the satellite communications industryGreensboro NC (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 Guerrilla RF, Inc. (OTCQX: GUER), the innovative fabless semiconductor company has announced its entry into the rapidly growing satellite communications (SATCOM) industry. According to Fortune ... more |
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NASA hands over female 'astronaut' phantoms safe and sound after flight to the MoonBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 It was a historic journey. As part of NASA's Artemis I mission, the Orion spacecraft, powered and supplied by the European Service Module (ESM), flew to the Moon and back for the first time. On boar ... more  
Geotail operations come to an end after 30 yearsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 After 30 years in orbit, mission operations for the joint NASA-JAXA Geotail spacecraft have ended, after the failure of the spacecraft's remaining data recorder. Since its launch on July 24, 1 ... more  
DOE announces new funding for public-private partnerships to advance fusion energyOak Ridge TN (SPX) Jan 18, 2023 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $2.3 million in funding for 10 projects that will pair private industry with DOE's National Laboratories to overcome challenges in fusion energy dev ... more 
Flashes on the Sun could help scientists predict solar flaresGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 18, 2023 In the blazing upper atmosphere of the Sun, a team of scientists have found new clues that could help predict when and where the Sun's next flare might explode. Using data from NASA's Solar Dy ... more  
New small laser device can help detect signs of life on other planetsCollege Park MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2023 As space missions delve deeper into the outer solar system, the need for more compact, resource-conserving and accurate analytical tools has become increasingly critical-especially as the hunt for e ... more |
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 Dali, China (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 
Armed with selfie sticks and freshly recovered from Covid, Chinese tourists ambled through bar streets in the country's backpacker haven of Dali, partying the stress of the past three years into oblivion.
As Lunar New Year approaches, China is seeing a domestic travel boom after the government abruptly dismantled its longstanding zero-Covid strategy last month.
"I feel so free," said Hu, ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jan 18, 2023 
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets Wednesday morning with a GPS satellite on board, part of a U.S. Space Force program to have a constellation of 32 navigation satellites orbiting the Earth.
The rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 7:24 a.m. EST carrying the fifth Lockheed Martin-made Space Vehicle 6 of the so-called GPS 3 constel ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2023  NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has acquired a new image using its high-resolution color camera. The camera, which is mounted in the helicopter's fuselage and pointed approximately 22 degrees below the horizon, was used during the 38th flight of Ingenuity on January 11, 2023 (Sol 667 of the Perseverance rover mission). During the flight, Ingenuity traveled a horizontal distance of ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 17, 2023 
China's space industry had a busy year in 2022, the highlight of which was completion of one of the world's largest and most sophisticated orbiting infrastructures, the Tiangong space station.
After traveling for 15 months in low orbit, about 400 kilometers above the Earth, Tianhe, the space station's core module, received its first long-term companion - the Wentian lab module - in late Ju ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jan 18, 2023 
Inmarsat has agreed with Airbus Defence and Space to deliver its I-6 F2 satellite via a series of 'stepping stones' across the Atlantic using Airbus' A300-600ST (Super Transporter). The aircraft is better known as Beluga, thanks to its striking similarity with the species of whale.
The journey will see the satellite leave its testing facility in Toulouse and make several stops for refuelli ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 18, 2023 
In the blazing upper atmosphere of the Sun, a team of scientists have found new clues that could help predict when and where the Sun's next flare might explode.
Using data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, researchers from NorthWest Research Associates, or NWRA, identified small signals in the upper layers of the solar atmosphere, the corona, that can help identify which regi ... more |
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 College Park MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2023 
As space missions delve deeper into the outer solar system, the need for more compact, resource-conserving and accurate analytical tools has become increasingly critical-especially as the hunt for extraterrestrial life and habitable planets or moons continues.
A University of Maryland-led team developed a new instrument specifically tailored to the needs of NASA space missions. Their mini ... more |
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 Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 
All kinds of exoplanets orbit very close to their star. Some look like the Earth, others like Jupiter. Very few, however, are similar to Neptune. Why this anomaly in the distribution of exoplanets? Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS have observed a sample of planets located at the edge of this Hot Neptune Desert to u ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 17, 2023 
Nearly two thirds of the sharks and rays that live among the world's corals are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Tuesday, with a warning this could further imperil precious reefs.
Coral reefs, which harbour at least a quarter of all marine animals and plants, are gravely menaced by an array of human threats, including overfishing, pollution and climate change. ... more |
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 Littleton CO (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 
The sixth Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been launched and is propelling to its operational orbit approximately 12,550 miles above Earth, where it will contribute to the ongoing modernization of the U.S. Space Force's GPS constellation.
GPS III Space Vehicle 06 (GPS III SV06) launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force S ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 13, 2023 
NASA's Lunar Flashlight mission successfully launched on Dec. 11, 2022, to begin its four-month journey to the Moon, where the small satellite, or SmallSat, will test several new technologies with a goal of looking for hidden surface ice at the lunar South Pole. While the SmallSat is largely healthy and communicating with NASA's Deep Space Network, the mission operations team has discovered that ... more |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 
Antarctica is a tough place to work, for obvious reasons- it's bitterly cold, remote, and wild. However, it's one of the best places in the world to hunt for meteorites. That's partly because Antarctica is a desert, and its dry climate limits the degree of weathering the meteorites experience.
On top of the dry conditions, the landscape is ideal for meteorite hunting: the black space rocks ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 
After 30 years in orbit, mission operations for the joint NASA-JAXA Geotail spacecraft have ended, after the failure of the spacecraft's remaining data recorder.
Since its launch on July 24, 1992, Geotail orbited Earth, gathering an immense dataset on the structure and dynamics of the magnetosphere, Earth's protective magnetic bubble. Geotail was originally slated for a four-year run, but ... more |
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 Shanghai (XNA) Jan 17, 2023 
In an "almost-out-of-service" period in 2021, China's Tianwen-1 orbiter, along with Mars Express of the European Space Agency, helped solar scientists know more about what happens near the sun.
During the late September to mid-October stretch in 2021, China's Mars orbiter experienced its first sun transit, when its communication with Earth was significantly disturbed by solar radiation. ... more |
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 Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2023 
Powered by supermassive black holes swallowing matter in the centers of galaxies, active galactic nuclei are the most powerful compact steady sources of energy in the universe. The brightest active galactic nuclei have long been known to far outshine the combined light of the billions of stars in their host galaxies.
A new study indicates that scientists have substantially underestimated t ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jan 13, 2023 
Two teams of astronomers using ESA's XMM-Newton space telescope have observed repeated outbursts of light from inactive black holes that partially destroy stars again and again. This discovery is unexpected, since outbursts of black holes usually appear only once when a black hole consumes a star.
Supermassive black holes lie at the centres of most galaxies. Their masses range from hundred ... more |
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