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  Moscow (AFP) March 14, 2017 Russia's space agency on Tuesday announced a recruitment drive for young would-be cosmonauts who it hopes will become the country's first on the Moon. And women are welcome, an official stressed. In the first such drive for five years, Roscosmos space agency said it is looking for 6 to 8 cosmonauts who will operate a new-generation spaceship now in development and "will become the first Russians to fly to the Moon". Russia is keen to rekindle the space triumphs of the Soviet era after a series o ... read more |
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The Second Moon RaceGerroa, Australia (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 The US and China are in an undeclared race back to the Moon. At first glance it's easy to dismiss China's efforts as being little more than what the US and Russia achieved decades ago. And whi ... more  
Sun Devils working for a chance to induce photosynthesis on our lunar neighborTempe AZ (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 Unlocking humanity's future as an interplanetary species is no simple feat. But students at Arizona State University and the Central University of Tamil Nadu in India are up for the challenge. The i ... more 
Under Trump, the Moon regains interest as possible destinationWashington (AFP) March 12, 2017 Dismissed by former US president Barack Obama as a place explorers had already seen, the Moon has once again gained interest as a potential destination under Donald Trump's presidency. ... more 
NASA finds missing LRO, Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbitersWashington (UPI) Mar 10, 2017 NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said it has located its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft after disappearing for years. ... more |
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Elon Musk: tech dreamer reaching for sun, moon and starsSan Francisco (AFP) March 5, 2017 Sending tourists for a trip around the moon is the latest big idea launched by Elon Musk, a Silicon Valley star known for turning his passions into visionary enterprises. ... more 
India's Moon Mission on 2018 Target, Says ISRO ChiefMoscow (Sputnik) Mar 03, 2017 ISRO boss AS Kiran Kumar says the second lunar mission Chandrayaan 2 is making good progress; it is scheduled for launch next year. But critics question why should India get into the manned spacefli ... more 
Moon tourists risk rough ride, experts sayParis (AFP) March 1, 2017 Non-stop vomiting, a puffy face and the constant need to pee: Volunteers for a week-long loop around the Moon may be in for a rough ride even if all goes to plan. In the week that SpaceX ann ... more 
An Epic Lunar Experience Lands at Space Center HoustonHouston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 Space Center Houston is the first of four stops of a new exhibit featuring the Apollo 11 command module, which will leave the Smithsonian on a national tour for the first time since 1971. It will be ... more  
NASA mulls putting astronauts on deep space test flightMiami (AFP) Feb 25, 2017 The US space agency said Friday it is considering putting astronauts on an upcoming test flight of the deep space capsule Orion as it aims to orbit the Moon. ... more 
Russia to carry out tourist flights around Moon by 2022Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017 Russia's Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia hopes to be the first to offer space tourism around the Moon aboard the Soyuz spacecraft by 2021-2022. First round-the-Moon flights should ... more |
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India Takes Russian Help to Analyze Chemical Composition of Lunar SurfaceNew Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 17, 2017 ISRO has started a series of ground tests for testing the performance of sensors and actuators for soft landing of the Lander on the lunar surface. India Space Research Organization (ISRO) has ... more  
Arecibo Observatory captures revealing images of Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-PajdusakovaColumbia, MD (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 Though not visible to the naked eye or even with binoculars, the green-tailed Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova (HMP) did not escape the gaze of the world-renowned Arecibo Observatory. Scientists fr ... more  
Friday Night's Deep Penumbral Lunar EclipsePalm Coast FL (SPX) Feb 08, 2017 Lunar eclipses are enjoyable celestial events that can be seen from a wide geographic area. But we haven't experienced a total lunar blackout since September 2015, and the next one won't come until ... more 
Complete Lunar-cy: The Earth Has Sprayed the Moon With Oxygen for BillenniaMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 01, 2017 The Moon may be peppered with oxygen transmitted by life on Earth, according to a scientific study, opening up the possibility that the Earth's atmosphere of billions of years ago may be preserved o ... more |
  Moffett Field Ca (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 
Due to its extreme dryness, the Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the most important environments on Earth for researchers who need to approximate the conditions of Mars.
Working in 90-plus-degree heat in arguably the driest place on Earth, the team behind NASA's Atacama Rover Astrobiology Drilling Studies, or ARADS, project just completed its second season of tests. The project aims to sh ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017Opportunity Driving South to Gully  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017NASA Mars Orbiter Tracks Back-to-Back Regional Storms  Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Paleolake deposits on Mars might look like sediments in Indonesia |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 15, 2017 
In its season of "lasts," NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its final close approach to Saturn's moon Mimas on January 30, 2017. At closest approach, Cassini passed 25,620 miles (41,230 kilometers) from Mimas. All future observations of Mimas will be from more than twice this distance.
This mosaic is one of the highest resolution views ever captured of the icy moon. Close approaches to Mimas ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 15, 2017Cassini Sees Heat Below the Icy Surface of Enceladus  Paris, France (SPX) Mar 16, 2017Enceladus' south pole is warm under the frost  Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 22, 2017An Ice World...With an Ocean |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017 
NASA's upcoming mission to investigate the habitability of Jupiter's icy moon Europa now has a formal name: Europa Clipper.
The moniker harkens back to the clipper ships that sailed across the oceans of Earth in the 19th century. Clipper ships were streamlined, three-masted sailing vessels renowned for their grace and swiftness. These ships rapidly shuttled tea and other goods back and for ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2017Juno Captures Jupiter Cloudscape in High Resolution  Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 21, 2017Juno to remain in current orbit at Jupiter  Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 22, 2017Europa Flyby Mission Moves into Design Phase |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2017  When you're in the business of unlocking the secrets of the universe, making plans 40 years in advance doesn't seem like a stretch. That's why hundreds of visionaries from planetary science, astrophysics, engineering, and other disciplines came together last week at NASA headquarters to break conceptual ground on humanity's future in space.
Now is an especially important time to be having ... more Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Campaign Tests Parachutes Designed to Provide Astronauts a Soft Landing  Paris (ESA) Mar 13, 2017International space docking standard updated  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 09, 2017ECLSS Put to the Test for Commercial Crew Missions |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 
A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego and La Jolla-based startup Nanovision Biosciences Inc. have developed the nanotechnology and wireless electronics for a new type of retinal prosthesis that brings research a step closer to restoring the ability of neurons in the retina to respond to light. The researchers demonstrated this response to light in a rat retina interfacing ... more Onna, Japan (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Shaping the future  Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Phonon nanoengineering: Vibrations of nanoislands dissipate heat more effectively  Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Small nanoparticles have surprisingly big effects on polymer nanocomposites |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 
In the past, launch pads were used almost exclusively for government missions. To support a growing private sector space economy, NASA's Kennedy Space Center has transformed to a multi-user spaceport capable of handling the needs of a variety of companies from launch processing through recovery.
NASA, the FAA, and Air Force Space Command provide diverse launch operations, government and co ... more Washington (AFP) Mar 16, 2017SpaceX launches EchoStar XXIII comms satellite into orbit  Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Designing new rocket engines that don't blow up  Eglin AFB FL (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Space squadron supports record-breaking satellites launch |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017 
Chinese state media is reporting that the country's space program has developed a craft capable of both landing on the moon and flying in low-Earth orbit.
The new spacecraft is claimed to be able to accommodate multiple astronauts, according to spaceship engineer Zhang Bainian, who Science and Technology Daily cited as comparing the forthcoming ship to the Orion craft currently in developm ... more Wenchang, China (XNA) Mar 13, 2017Long March-7 Y2 ready for launch of China's first cargo spacecraft  Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017China Seeks Space Rockets Launched from Airplanes  Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2017Riding an asteroid: China's next space goal |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 
Physicists from MIPT have predicted the existence of transparent composite media with unusual optical properties. Using graphics card based simulations, scientists studied regular volume structures composed of two dielectrics with close parameters, and found that the optical properties of these structures differ from both those of natural crystals and artificial periodic composites, which are cu ... more Saint-Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Mar 13, 2017New application of the selective laser melting method  Washington (UPI) Mar 13, 2017Scientists develop new surface finishing for 3D-printing  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Dramatic improvement in surface finishing of 3-D printing |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
Mammalian cells are optimally adapted to gravity. But what happens in the microgravity environment of space if the earth's pull disappears? Previously, many experiments exhibited cell changes - after hours or even days in zero gravity. Astronauts, however, returned to Earth without any severe health problems after long missions in space, which begs the question as to how capable cells are of ada ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 22, 2017'Gravitational noise' interferes with determining distant sources  Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017New method uses heat flow to levitate variety of objects  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Increasing the sensitivity of next-generation gravitational wave detectors |
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 Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 
Russian physicists with their colleagues from Europe through changing the light parameters, learned to generate quasiparticles - excitons, which were fully controllable and also helped to record information at room temperature.
These particles act as a transitional form between photons and electrons so the researchers believe that with excitons, they will be able to create compact optoelec ... more San Francisco CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Bevy of quasars boosts understanding of galaxies' origins  Granada, Spain (SPX) Mar 15, 2017The end of a star or a supernova impostor  Montreal, Canada (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Iota Orionis: Pulsating beacon of a constellation |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 26, 2016 
In the decade to come Russia will face strong competition from China for the commercial launch of satellites for developing countries, according to Ivan Moiseev, director of the Institute of Space Policy."China is trying to expand its space launching services, developing new boosters for different segments of the market," Moiseev told RIA Novosti.
"It has constructed a new spacecraft launc ... more Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 27, 2016Vega And Gokturk-1A are present for next Arianespace lightweight mission  Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2016Antares Rides Again  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 21, 2016Four Galileo satellites are "topped off" for Arianespace's milestone Ariane 5 launch from the Spaceport |
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Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017
Chinese state media is reporting that the country's space program has developed a craft capable of both landing on the moon and flying in low-Earth orbit.
The new spacecraft is claimed to be able to accommodate multiple astronauts, according to spaceship engineer Zhang Bainian, who Science and Technology Daily cited as comparing the forthcoming ship to the Orion craft currently in developm ... moreWenchang, China (XNA) Mar 13, 2017Long March-7 Y2 ready for launch of China's first cargo spacecraft Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017China Seeks Space Rockets Launched from Airplanes Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2017Riding an asteroid: China's next space goal |
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 Bath, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 
Researchers at the University of Bath have gained new insights into the mechanisms of the Northern Lights, providing an opportunity to develop better satellite technology that can negate outages caused by this natural phenomenon.
Previous research has shown that the natural lights of the Northern Lights - also known as or Aurora Borealis - interfere with Global Navigation Satellite Systems ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Studying magnetic space explosions with NASA missions Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Solar storms trigger surprising phenomena close to Earth  Copenhagen, Denmark (UPI) Mar 3, 2017Solar storms remove electrons from large portions of Earth's atmosphere |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Mar 16, 2017 
Earlier this week, our parent company Intelsat announced a merger with OneWeb that will transform the satellite industry. The companies announced an agreement in which Intelsat and OneWeb will merge in a share-for-share transaction, with Japan's SoftBank Group agreeing to invest $1.7 billion in the combined company.
This agreement has the potential of creating a space industry leader in bo ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Kymeta and Intelsat announce new service to revolutionize how satellite services are purchased  London, UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017UK funding space entrepreneurs  New Delhi (Sputnik) Mar 07, 2017ISRO Makes More Space for Private Sector Participation in Satellite Making |
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 Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 
Among the most striking features on the surface of Ceres are the bright spots in the center of Occator crater which stood out already as NASA's space probe Dawn approached the dwarf planet. Scientists under the leadership of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) have now for the first time determined the age of this bright material, which consists mainly of deposits of special ... more Mountain View CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Warped Meteor Showers Hit Earth at All Angles  Onna, Japan (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Mechanism underlying size-sorting of rubble on asteroid Itokawa revealed  Zurich (UPI) Mar 7, 2017Earth is bombarded at random, crater study shows |
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 Osaka, Japan (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 
Music, more than any art, is a beautiful mix of science and emotion. It follows a set of patterns almost mathematically to extract feelings from its audience. Machines that make music focus on these patterns, but give little consideration to the emotional response of their audience. An international research team led by Osaka University together with Tokyo Metropolitan University, imec in Belgiu ... more Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017DARPA robotic servicing program has become stalled  Tel Aviv (UPI) Mar 8, 2017Rafael completes test firing with Protector USV  Providence RI (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Robot uses social feedback to fetch objects intelligently |
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