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  Xichang (XNA) Jun 20, 2017 Communications satellite Zhongxing-9A, which was launched aboard the Long March-3B carrier rocket from southwest China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 12:11 a.m. Monday, has failed to enter the preset orbit. Abnormal performance was identified during the third phase of the rocket launch, said the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Monday. The exact reason for the failure is under investigation and related parties are taking measures to address the problem and send ... read more |
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NASA releases Kepler Survey Catalog with 100s of new exoplanet candidatesWashington DC (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 NASA's Kepler space telescope team has released a mission catalog of planet candidates that introduces 219 new planet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and orbiting in their star's habitab ... more 
New Hunt for Earth-like PlanetsLondon UK (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 The astronomers who discovered the nearest potentially habitable planet to our solar system are inviting the public to take part in their search for more Earth-like planets. Last year an inter ... more  
King of the Gods: Jupiter Dated to Be Oldest Planet in the Solar SystemMoscow (Sputnik) Jun 20, 2017 A new study from an international team of astronomers has dated Jupiter for the first time, and their findings suggest that the Gas Giant is the oldest planet in the solar system. Dating a cel ... more  
NASA, French Space Agency Express Commitment to Joint ExplorationLe Bourget, France (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 France and the United States have a long history of cooperation in space, combining their talents over the years to advance science and launch exploration missions whose results have been instrument ... more |
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MAVEN's top 10 discoveries at MarsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 19, 2017 On June 17, NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission) will celebrate 1,000 Earth days in orbit around the Red Planet. Since its launch in November 2013 and its orbit insertion in ... more 
Opportunity collecting panoramas of high-value targets at Endeavour CraterPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 19, 2017 Opportunity is at the top of Perseverance Valley on the rim of Endeavour crater. The rover experienced a left-front wheel steering actuator stall on Sol 4750 (June 4, 2017) leaving the wheel ' ... more 
Martian Crater Provides Reminder of Apollo MoonwalkPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 19, 2017 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity passed near a young crater this spring during the 45th anniversary of Apollo 16's trip to Earth's moon, prompting a connection between two missions. O ... more 
China to launch four more probes before 2021Jiuquan (XNA) Jun 19, 2017 China will launch a further four space probes before 2021 as part of the efforts to develop space science, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defe ... more  
Learning with light: New system allows optical 'deep learning'Boston MA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 "Deep Learning" computer systems, based on artificial neural networks that mimic the way the brain learns from an accumulation of examples, have become a hot topic in computer science. In addition t ... more 
Elon Musk's vision of a self-sustaining city on Mars published in New SpaceNew Rochelle, NY (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 The Commentary entitled "Making Humans a Multi-Planetary Species presents the vision of Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, for future manned trips to other planets and specifically what will be needed to cre ... more |
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 Russian Institute to Start Long-Haul Mars Mission Simulations in November 
New Horizons Team Digs into New Data on Next Flyby TargetWashington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 It was the most technically-challenging and complex stellar occultation observation campaign ever attempted: At least 54 observing teams with dozens of telescopes dispatched across two continents, p ... more  
Investigation Tests Drug to Activate Immune System, Help Fight CancerHouston TX (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 On Earth, research into antibody-drug conjugates to treat cancer has been around a while. The research presents a problem, though, because Earth-based laboratories aren't able to mimic the shape of ... more  
Russian aerospace firm to cooperate with China on Lunar exploration missionsMoscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2017 Russia's Lavochkin Research and Production Association is ready to work with China on designing lunar exploration missions, including orbital and return ones, Sergei Lemeshevsky, the Russian company ... more 
China's cargo spacecraft completes second in-orbit refuelingBeijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2017 China's Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft and Tiangong-2 space lab completed their second in-orbit refueling at 6:28 p.m. Thursday. The second refueling, lasting about two days, further tested the c ... more |
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 Le Bourget, France (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 
France and the United States have a long history of cooperation in space, combining their talents over the years to advance science and launch exploration missions whose results have been instrumental in creating entirely new fields of research.
The leaders of the two space agencies, Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot, and CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall, reaffirmed the agencies' ... morePasadena CA (JPL) Jun 19, 2017Martian Crater Provides Reminder of Apollo Moonwalk Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 19, 2017MAVEN's top 10 discoveries at Mars  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2017Russian Institute to Start Long-Haul Mars Mission Simulations in November |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2017 
Russia's Lavochkin Research and Production Association is ready to work with China on designing lunar exploration missions, including orbital and return ones, Sergei Lemeshevsky, the Russian company's director general, told Sputnik on Thursday.
Xu Yansong, the head of the International Cooperation Department of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), said on Wednesday that China an ... more Paris (ESA) Jun 12, 2017New NELIOTA project detects flashes from lunar impacts  Washington DC (SPX) May 25, 2017Cube Quest Challenge Team Spotlight: Cislunar Explorers  Paris (ESA) May 12, 2017Winning plans for CubeSats to the Moon |
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It was the most technically-challenging and complex stellar occultation observation campaign ever attempted: At least 54 observing teams with dozens of telescopes dispatched across two continents, positioned to catch a rare, two-second glimpse of a small, distant Kuiper Belt object passing in front of a star. And it wasn't just any KBO - it was the next flyby target of NASA's New Horizons missio ... moreMoscow (Sputnik) Jun 20, 2017King of the Gods: Jupiter Dated to Be Oldest Planet in the Solar System  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017A whole new Jupiter with first science results from Juno  Washington DC (SPX) May 26, 2017First results from Juno show cyclones and massive magnetism |
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 London UK (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 
The astronomers who discovered the nearest potentially habitable planet to our solar system are inviting the public to take part in their search for more Earth-like planets.
Last year an international team of astronomers led by Dr. Guillem Anglada-Escude, of Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), discovered a planet around the closest star to our Sun, Proxima Centauri. Details of the obse ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Jun 20, 2017NASA releases Kepler Survey Catalog with 100s of new exoplanet candidates  Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 13, 2017Astronomers Explain Formation of Seven Exoplanets Around TRAPPIST-1  Norman OK (SPX) Jun 13, 2017OU astrophysicist identifies composition of Earth-size planets in TRAPPIST-1 system |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 
OHB Italia Spa and Arianespace have announced the signature of the launch contract for the Italian Space Agency's PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa) satellite.
The launch will be carried out by a Vega rocket in 2018 from the Guiana Space Center, within the scope of a contract signed by OHB Italia Spa on behalf of the Italian Space Agency ASI.
PRISMA is an Ea ... more Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 15, 2017Kazakh man dies in fire after Russian rocket launch  Dulles VA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017NASA and Industry Team Successfully Test Orion Launch Abort Motor  Chennai (IANS) Jun 20, 2017India's 'Baahubali' GSLV MK III Lifts Less Luggage Than Lighter Rockets |
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 Xichang (XNA) Jun 20, 2017 
Communications satellite Zhongxing-9A, which was launched aboard the Long March-3B carrier rocket from southwest China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 12:11 a.m. Monday, has failed to enter the preset orbit.
Abnormal performance was identified during the third phase of the rocket launch, said the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Monday.
The exact reason ... moreJiuquan (XNA) Jun 19, 2017China to launch four more probes before 2021  Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2017China launches remote-sensing micro-nano satellites Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2017China's cargo spacecraft completes second in-orbit refueling |
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 Silicon Valley CA (SPX) Jun 14, 2017 
The B612 Foundation has announced the formation of a new science and technology institute dedicated to protecting Earth from asteroid impacts. Dr. Ed Lu, three time US astronaut and Co-founder of B612, will serve as Executive Director of the new B612 Asteroid Institute, collaborating with a team of planetary scientists and engineers from around the world to conduct research, technology developme ... more Paris (ESA) Jun 12, 2017Rosetta finds comet connection to Earth's atmosphere  Washington (UPI) Jun 7, 2017Scientists solve meteorite mystery with high-pressure X-ray experiments  Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2017High-pressure experiments solve meteorite mystery |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017 
The Missile Defense Agency is looking into acquiring and deploying a laser-armed drone to intercept and shoot down intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The MDA Advanced Technology Directorate has said it needs a high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle with sufficient payload capacity to carry a high-energy laser. It would be designed to intercept ICBMs during their boost ph ... more Washington (AFP) April 8, 2017Laser weapons edge toward use in US military  Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017Researchers create Star Wars 'superlaser' in the lab  Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017German scientists focus radiation of 10,000 suns with new light array |
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 Seoul (AFP) June 13, 2017 
South Korea said Tuesday a drone believed sent from North Korea had been spying on a US missile defence system before it crashed.
The remains of the small drone, which was equipped with a camera, were retrieved by the South's military last week from a hillside where it had crash-landed close to the heavily-fortified inter-Korean border.
The military analysed the contents of the camera's ... more Seoul (AFP) June 9, 2017Seoul trapped between a rock and a THAAD place; NK tests cruise missile Seoul (AFP) June 7, 2017S. Korea to freeze new THAAD deployment pending probe  Saint Petersburg (AFP) June 3, 2017Russia nears deal to sell air-defence system to Turkey |
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 
Enceladus - a large icy, oceanic moon of Saturn - may have flipped, the possible victim of an out-of-this-world wallop.
While combing through data collected by NASA's Cassini mission during flybys of Enceladus, astronomers from Cornell University, the University of Texas and NASA have found the first evidence that the moon's axis has reoriented, according to new research published in Icaru ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) May 31, 2017Cassini Finds Saturn Moon May Have Tipped Over  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017Cassini Looks On as Solstice Arrives at Saturn  Boston MA (SPX) May 19, 2017History of Titan's Landscape Resembles Mars's, not Earth's |
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 Liverpool UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2017 
New research from the University of Liverpool, published in the journal Nanoscale, has probed the structure and material properties of protein machines in bacteria, which have the capacity to convert carbon dioxide into sugar through photosynthesis.
Cyanobacteria are a phylum of bacteria that produce oxygen and energy during photosynthesis, similar to green plants. They are among the most ... more Lund, Sweden (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Silver atom nanoclusters could become efficient biosensors  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Chemists perform surgery on nanoparticles  Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Jun 12, 2017UNIST researchers engineer transformer-like carbon nanostructure |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 
Astronomers have used the sharp vision of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to repeat a century-old test of Einstein's general theory of relativity. The Hubble team measured the mass of a white dwarf, the burned-out remnant of a normal star, by seeing how much it deflects the light from a background star.
This observation represents the first time Hubble has witnessed this type of effect creat ... more Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Breaking Newton's Law  San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Are dense star clusters the origin of the gravitational waves discovered by LIGO? Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2017Gravitational Waves Detected for Third Time |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam and the Perimeter Institute in Canada disprove the theory of the "smooth beginning"
According to Einstein's theory of relativity, the curvature of spacetime was infinite at the big bang. In fact, at this point all mathematical tools fail, and the theory breaks down. However, there remained the notion that perhap ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Shining light on low-energy electrons  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 15, 2017Russian Spektr-RG mission to identify 3 billin black holes after 2018 launch  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 15, 2017Galaxy alignments traced back 10 billion years |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 
"Deep Learning" computer systems, based on artificial neural networks that mimic the way the brain learns from an accumulation of examples, have become a hot topic in computer science. In addition to enabling technologies such as face- and voice-recognition software, these systems could scour vast amounts of medical data to find patterns that could be useful diagnostically, or scan chemical form ... more Washington (AFP) June 14, 2017Facebook gives bots ability to negotiate, compromise  San Francisco (AFP) June 7, 2017Apple wants to rock the market with HomePod, faces challenges  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2017Autonomous machines edge towards greater independence |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jun 15, 2017 
Elbit Systems will reveal at the 2017 Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, taking place this week, an innovative wide area persistent surveillance solution - SkEye WAPS.
Visual Intelligence (VISINT) gathering was traditionally available in a designated video format. The user could see and record only the area the Electro Optic (EO) payload was viewing, while missing the surrounding area.
Sk ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Can use of a drone improve response times for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests compared to an ambulance  Washington (AFP) June 13, 2017Drones could save lives with rapid heart attack response  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Falcon Flight for X-37B |
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