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S. Korea, US to hold Washington summit in June: Seoul![]() Seoul (AFP) May 16, 2017 South Korea's left-leaning new leader Moon Jae-In will travel to the US for a summit with President Donald Trump next month, Moon's spokesman said Tuesday, amid high tensions over the North's nuclear ambitions. Moon backs engagement with nuclear-armed North Korea to try to reduce tensions, while Trump's administration has said military action was an option under consideration. "We will prepare the summit as an opportunity to cement personal ties and friendship between the two leaders," said Yoon ... read more |
Moon's win shows 'longing' for change: N.Korean envoyBeijing (AFP) May 15, 2017 A North Korean diplomat said Monday the election victory by left-leaning South Korean President Moon Jae-In reflected the people's "longing" for change. ... more
N. Korea test-fires missile in bid to test South, USSeoul (AFP) May 14, 2017 North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday in an apparent bid to test the South's new liberal president and the US which have both signalled an interest in negotiations to ease months of tensions. ... more
Winning plans for CubeSats to the MoonParis (ESA) May 12, 2017 If you could fly a CubeSat to the Moon, what could such a tiny satellite do there? ESA posed this question - and now four proposals will be studied in more detail for possible flight over the coming ... more
A cabin on the moon? China hones the lunar lifestyleBeijing (XNA) May 12, 2017 While it remains unclear exactly how long China's first lunar explorers will spend on the surface, the country is already planning for longer stays. Eight Chinese volunteers will live in "Yueg ... more |
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China tests 'Lunar Palace' as it eyes moon missionBeijing (AFP) May 11, 2017 Chinese students will live in a laboratory simulating a lunar-like environment for up to 200 days as Beijing prepares for its long-term goal of putting humans on the moon. ... more
New S.Korean president talks to China, Japan leadersSeoul (AFP) May 11, 2017 South Korea's new president Moon Jae-In spoke to the leaders of China and Japan Thursday, hours after a telephone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump, officials said, as he began shaping his approach to the nuclear-armed North. ... more
South Koreans vote in historic electionSeoul (AFP) May 9, 2017 South Koreans went to the polls Tuesday to choose a new president after Park Geun-Hye was ousted and indicted for corruption, and against a backdrop of high tensions with the nuclear-armed North. ... more
S. Korea's Moon sworn in, says willing to go to NorthSeoul (AFP) May 10, 2017 South Korea's new president was sworn in on Wednesday, just a day after a landslide election victory, and immediately declared his willingness to visit Pyongyang amid high tensions with the nuclear-armed North. ... more
S.Korea's Moon to seek change with NorthSeoul (AFP) May 10, 2017 The election of South Korea's new president Moon Jae-In heralds a turn of the tide in Seoul's approach towards the nuclear-armed North - and puts it on a potential collision course with Washington. ... more
South Koreans vote in historic electionSeoul (AFP) May 9, 2017 South Koreans went to the polls Tuesday to choose a new president after Park Geun-Hye was ousted and indicted for corruption, against a backdrop of high tensions with the nuclear-armed North. ... more |
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Japan aims to uncover how moons of Mars formedTokyo, Japan (The Conversation) May 03, 2017 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced a mission to visit the two moons of Mars and return a rock sample to Earth. It's a plan to uncover both the mystery of the moons' creation ... more
NASA selects ASU's ShadowCam for moon missionTempe AZ (SPX) May 02, 2017 NASA has selected an instrument developed by Mark Robinson of ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) and Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS) to map the terrain and search for evidence of ... more
Medical guidelines for astronauts to be launched in the USPlymouth UK (SPX) May 01, 2017 With Cassini making final preparations to penetrate Saturn's rings, and renewed interest in colonising the Moon and sending people to Mars, space flight and exploration are experiencing a level of i ... more
Russia, US Ready to Give You a Lift to Moon Orbit, ISSMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2017 Russian aerospace company RSC Energia and its US partners have worked out several options of sending tourists into the Moon's orbit and to the International Space Station (ISS), Energia's General Di ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) May 17, 2017
Heavy rain on Mars reshaped the planet's impact craters and carved out river-like channels in its surface billions of years ago, according to a new study published in Icarus. In the paper, researchers from the Smithsonian Institution and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory show that changes in the atmosphere on Mars made it rain harder and harder, which had a similar effect o ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017Deciphering the fluid floorplan of a planet Pasadena CA (JPL) May 16, 2017Mars Rover Opportunity Begins Study of Valley's Origin Pasadena CA (JPL) May 12, 2017Opportunity Reaches 'Perseverance Valley' |
Boston MA (SPX) May 19, 2017
The environment on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, may seem surprisingly familiar: Clouds condense and rain down on the surface, feeding rivers that flow into oceans and lakes. Outside of Earth, Titan is the only other planetary body in the solar system with actively flowing rivers, though they're fed by liquid methane instead of water. Long ago, Mars also hosted rivers, which scoured valleys acro ... more New York NY (SPX) May 19, 2017Scientists describe origins of topographic relief on Titan Pasadena CA (JPL) May 04, 2017New Movie Shows Cassini's First Dive over Saturn Pasadena CA (JPL) May 02, 2017Cassini Finds 'The Big Empty' Close to Saturn |
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 19, 2017
The combined power of three space observatories, including NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, has helped astronomers uncover a moon orbiting the third largest dwarf planet, catalogued as 2007 OR10. The pair resides in the frigid outskirts of our solar system called the Kuiper Belt, a realm of icy debris left over from our solar system's formation 4.6 billion years ago.
With this discovery, mos ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 18, 2017NASA asks science community for Europa Lander Instruments ideas Berkeley CA (SPX) May 11, 2017Waves of lava seen in Io's largest volcanic crater Washington DC (Sputnik) May 08, 2017Not So Great Anymore: Jupiter's Red Spot Shrinks to Smallest Size Ever |
Houston TX (SPX) May 17, 2017
While preparing for the 200th spacewalk on the International Space Station, the crew members in orbit performed the latest harvest of vegetables grown in space. NASA astronaut Jack Fischer collected the latest crop of Tokyo Bekana Chinese cabbage for the Veg-03 investigation.
Some of this was consumed at meal-time, and the rest sealed for analysis back on Earth. Understanding how plants re ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017Joint Statement: The Fourth Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Comprehensive Dialogue on Space Moscow (AFP) May 17, 2017One of first Soviet cosmonauts Gorbatko dies Washington DC (SPX) May 17, 2017Dem Senators call on Trump Admin to not cut NASA Education Progran funding |
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Berkeley CA (SPX) May 16, 2017
Combining speed with incredible precision, a team of researchers has developed a way to print a nanoscale imaging probe onto the tip of a glass fiber as thin as a human hair, accelerating the production of the promising new device from several per month to several per day.
The high-throughput fabrication technique opens the door for the widespread adoption of this and other nano-optical st ... more Cleveland OH (SPX) May 18, 2017Nanotechnology Flight Test: Material Impact on the Future Upton, NY (SPX) May 02, 2017Scientists set record resolution for drawing at the one-nanometer length scale Osaka, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2017X-ray microscope optics resolve 50-nm features while eliminating chromatic aberrations |
Seoul (AFP) May 15, 2017 North Korea said Monday it had successfully tested a new type of rocket in its latest missile launch, as analysts said it showed an unprecedented range that brought US bases in the Pacific within reach.
Sunday's launch was of a "new ground-to-ground medium long-range strategic ballistic rocket" named the Hwasong-12, the official Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
Leader Kim Jong-Un p ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 15, 2017NASA Affirms Plan for First Mission of SLS, Orion Pasadena CA (The Conversation) May 16, 2017Mining the moon for rocket fuel to get us to Mars Palo Alto CA (SPX) May 15, 2017SSL satellite built for Bulgaria Sat arrives at Cape Canaveral for FOR falcon 9 launch |
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Beijing (XNA) May 12, 2017
While it remains unclear exactly how long China's first lunar explorers will spend on the surface, the country is already planning for longer stays.
Eight Chinese volunteers will live in "Yuegong-1," a simulated space "cabin" in Beijing for the next year, strengthening China's knowledge and technical know-how, and helping the country's scientists understand exactly what will be required fo ... more Beijing (AFP) May 11, 2017China tests 'Lunar Palace' as it eyes moon mission Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017China to conduct several manned space flights around 2020 Beijing (Sputnik) May 01, 2017Reach for the Stars: China Plans to Ramp Up Space Flight Activity |
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) May 19, 2017
Irish company Arralis, world leaders in building technology and products that are the future of global radar and wireless communications, are announcing the launch of their new Leonis Ka band chipset, which will complement their growing millimetre wave communications product portfolio.
Ka band antennas are 400% smaller than their Ku band rivals which opens up the consumer and connected veh ... more Washington (UPI) May 17, 2017Revolutionary new sunscreen features melanin-mimicking nanoparticles Washington (AFP) May 16, 2017HP Enterprise unveils computer 'for era of Big Data' Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) May 16, 2017"Airbus Friedrichshafen: new satellite hub lays groundwork for the future" |
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Washington DC (SPX) May 11, 2017
Einstein's theory of gravity, also referred to as General Relativity, predicts that a rotating body such as the Earth partially drags inertial frames along with its rotation. In a study recently published in EPJ Plus, a group of scientists based in Italy suggests a novel approach to measuring what is referred to as frame dragging.
Angela Di Virgilio of the National Institute of Nuclear Phy ... more Huntsville AL (SPX) May 03, 2017Scientists Find Giant Wave Rolling Through the Perseus Galaxy Cluster Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 21, 2017Rare Brightening of Supernova's Light Found by Caltech's Palomar Observatory Orlando FL (SPX) Apr 07, 2017ZERO-G Research aims to advance deep-space mission technology |
Tucson AZ (SPX) May 18, 2017
Astronomers using the SOAR telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory report the discovery of a spectacular extended jet from a young brown dwarf. With masses too low to sustain hydrogen fusion in their interiors, brown dwarfs occupy the mass range between stars and giant planets. While young stars are commonly found to launch jets that extend over a light-year or more, this is the ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017First Result from XENON1T Dark Matter Detector Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 15, 2017Mapping the Magnetic Bridge Between Our Nearest Galactic Neighbors Menlo Park, CA (SPX) May 15, 2017Fermi Satellite Observes Billionth Gamma Ray with LAT Instrument |
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Beijing (XNA) May 12, 2017
While it remains unclear exactly how long China's first lunar explorers will spend on the surface, the country is already planning for longer stays.
Eight Chinese volunteers will live in "Yuegong-1," a simulated space "cabin" in Beijing for the next year, strengthening China's knowledge and technical know-how, and helping the country's scientists understand exactly what will be required fo ... more Beijing (AFP) May 11, 2017China tests 'Lunar Palace' as it eyes moon mission Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017China to conduct several manned space flights around 2020 Beijing (Sputnik) May 01, 2017Reach for the Stars: China Plans to Ramp Up Space Flight Activity |
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 19, 2017
For the first time in the world, scientists have explored the magnetic field in the upper solar atmosphere by observing the polarization of ultraviolet light from the Sun. They accomplished this by analyzing data taken by the CLASP sounding rocket experiment during its 5-minute flight in space on September 3, 2015.
The data show that the structures of the solar chromosphere and transition ... more Durham NH (SPX) May 16, 2017UNH researcher identifies key differences in solar wind models Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 18, 2017First direct exploration of magnetic fields in the upper solar atmosphere Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 18, 2017Space weather events linked to human activity |
Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017
The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has applauded the action of Chairman Pai and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reduce regulations that currently restrict the way Internet service providers can offer fixed and mobile broadband services.
A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was passed during the FCC's May Open Commission Meeting.
In the NPRM, the FCC proposes to ... more Boston, MA (SPX) May 08, 2017Allied Minds' portfolio company BridgeSat raises $6 million in Series A financing Arlington, VA (SPX) May 09, 2017AIA report outlines policies needed to boost the US Space Industry competitiveness San Diego CA (SPX) May 05, 2017Blue Sky Network Targets Key Markets For Iridium SATCOM Solutions |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) May 17, 2017
NASA's Dawn spacecraft successfully observed Ceres at opposition on April 29, taking images from a position exactly between the sun and Ceres' surface. Mission specialists had carefully maneuvered Dawn into a special orbit so that the spacecraft could view Occator Crater, which contains the brightest area of Ceres, from this new perspective.
A new movie shows these opposition images, with ... more El Segundo CA (SPX) May 16, 2017The Aerospace Corporation leads Asteroid Impact Exercise at IAA in Tokyo Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 16, 2017Twisting an Asteroid Ithaca NY (SPX) May 15, 2017Oldest buckthorn fossilized flowers found in Argentina |
Atlanta GA (SPX) May 18, 2017
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have created a team of free-flying robots that obeys the two rules of the air: don't collide or undercut each other. They've also built autonomous blimps that recognize hand gestures and detect faces. Both projects will be presented at the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) May 29 - June 3 in Singapore.
In the fi ... more New Haven CT (SPX) May 19, 2017Building a better 'bot': Artificial intelligence helps human groups Washington (AFP) May 17, 2017GE Appliances to get Google voice control option Washington DC (SPX) May 15, 2017Live interactions with robots increase their perceived human likeness |
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