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Sunday, 20 June 2021 19:26
Take 2: Spacewalking astronauts install new solar panel
Spacewalking astronauts equipped the International Space Station with the first in a series of powerful new solar panels Sunday, overcoming suit problems and other obstacles with muscle and persistence.
It took two spacewalks for French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough to install and unfurl the panel to its full 63 feet (19 meters) in length.
The solar wing unrolled like a red carpet once the final set of bolts was released, relying solely on pent-up energy. The slow but steady extension took 10 minutes, with station cameras providing live TV views.
"It is beautiful," Pesquet called out.
"Well done, both of you," Mission Control replied once the operation was complete.
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Sunday, 20 June 2021 01:59
Orbital Sidekick announces upcoming launch of its most powerful satellite: Aurora
San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2021
Orbital Sidekick (OSK) announced the upcoming launch of its newest and most powerful hyperspectral imaging satellite: "Aurora." Aurora leverages OSK's previous experience collecting and analyzing hyperspectral data to provide action-oriented insights on the world around us, with a core focus on sustainability.
The Aurora satellite will serve OSK's customers in the energy, mining, and defen
Orbital Sidekick (OSK) announced the upcoming launch of its newest and most powerful hyperspectral imaging satellite: "Aurora." Aurora leverages OSK's previous experience collecting and analyzing hyperspectral data to provide action-oriented insights on the world around us, with a core focus on sustainability.
The Aurora satellite will serve OSK's customers in the energy, mining, and defen
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Sunday, 20 June 2021 01:59
Lockheed Martin-Built Next Generation GPS III Satellite Propels Itself to Orbit
Denver CO (SPX) Jun 18, 2021
The fifth Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite designed and built by Lockheed Martin is now headed to its orbit 12,550 miles above earth. This marks another step in supporting the U.S. Space Force's GPS satellite constellation modernization efforts.
Launched earlier this week, GPS III Space Vehicle 05 (GPS III SV05) is the latest next-generation GPS III satellite, a warfightin
The fifth Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite designed and built by Lockheed Martin is now headed to its orbit 12,550 miles above earth. This marks another step in supporting the U.S. Space Force's GPS satellite constellation modernization efforts.
Launched earlier this week, GPS III Space Vehicle 05 (GPS III SV05) is the latest next-generation GPS III satellite, a warfightin
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Sunday, 20 June 2021 01:59
Novel chirped pulses defy 'conventional wisdom'
Rochester NY (SPX) Jun 18, 2021
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics was shared by researchers who pioneered a technique to create ultrashort, yet extremely high-energy laser pulses at the University of Rochester.
Now researchers at the University's Institute of Optics have produced those same high-powered pulses - known as chirped pulses - in a way that works even with relatively low-quality, inexpensive equipment. The new w
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics was shared by researchers who pioneered a technique to create ultrashort, yet extremely high-energy laser pulses at the University of Rochester.
Now researchers at the University's Institute of Optics have produced those same high-powered pulses - known as chirped pulses - in a way that works even with relatively low-quality, inexpensive equipment. The new w
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Saturday, 19 June 2021 08:15
NASA reports trouble with Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope, which has been peering into the universe for more than 30 years, has been down for the past few days, NASA said Friday.
The problem is a payload computer that stopped working last Sunday, the US space agency said.
It insisted the telescope itself and scientific instruments that accompany it are "in good health."
"The payload computer's purpose is to control and coordinate the science instruments and monitor them for health and safety purposes," NASA said.
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Saturday, 19 June 2021 09:26
Fresh group of astronauts readying for orbit
Beijing (XNA) Jun 18, 2021
As construction of China's space station gradually unfolds, the country needs fresh vigor to carry out the ambitious endeavor.
Currently, the Astronaut Center of China in Beijing is training the third group of Chinese astronauts.
The 18 new astronauts-17 men and one woman-are in three groups: seven will become spacecraft pilots, another seven will eventually be space flight engineers
As construction of China's space station gradually unfolds, the country needs fresh vigor to carry out the ambitious endeavor.
Currently, the Astronaut Center of China in Beijing is training the third group of Chinese astronauts.
The 18 new astronauts-17 men and one woman-are in three groups: seven will become spacecraft pilots, another seven will eventually be space flight engineers
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Saturday, 19 June 2021 09:26
Astronauts arrange new 'home' in space
Beijing (XNA) Jun 18, 2021
Astronauts on board the core module of China's space station have started to prepare their orbiting residence for operations over the next three months.
As soon as the three crew members-Major General Nie Haisheng, Major General Liu Boming and Senior Colonel Tang Hongbo-floated into the core module, named Tianhe, or Harmony of Heavens, on Thursday afternoon, they started to configure the e
Astronauts on board the core module of China's space station have started to prepare their orbiting residence for operations over the next three months.
As soon as the three crew members-Major General Nie Haisheng, Major General Liu Boming and Senior Colonel Tang Hongbo-floated into the core module, named Tianhe, or Harmony of Heavens, on Thursday afternoon, they started to configure the e
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Saturday, 19 June 2021 09:26
Astronauts may get their spleen removed before long-distance flights
Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 18, 2021
Radiation is considered one of the main issues facing space agencies in their bid to send a manned flight to Mars, according to Russian scientists from the Institute of Biomedical Problems.
Researchers from Russia and the US have been debating whether it will be necessary to remove the spleen - the organ which primarily removes old or damaged red blood cells from the body - from astronauts
Radiation is considered one of the main issues facing space agencies in their bid to send a manned flight to Mars, according to Russian scientists from the Institute of Biomedical Problems.
Researchers from Russia and the US have been debating whether it will be necessary to remove the spleen - the organ which primarily removes old or damaged red blood cells from the body - from astronauts
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Saturday, 19 June 2021 09:26
Mystery of Betelgeuse's dip in brightness solved
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 18, 2021
When Betelgeuse, a bright orange star in the constellation of Orion, lost more than two-thirds of its brightness in late 2019 and early 2020, astronomers were puzzled.
What could cause such an abrupt dimming?
Now, in a new paper published Wednesday in Nature, an international team of astronomers reveal two never-before-seen images of the mysterious darkening --and an explanation. The
When Betelgeuse, a bright orange star in the constellation of Orion, lost more than two-thirds of its brightness in late 2019 and early 2020, astronomers were puzzled.
What could cause such an abrupt dimming?
Now, in a new paper published Wednesday in Nature, an international team of astronomers reveal two never-before-seen images of the mysterious darkening --and an explanation. The
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Saturday, 19 June 2021 09:26
Mystery of galaxy's missing dark matter deepens
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 18, 2021
When astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope uncovered an oddball galaxy that looked like it didn't have much dark matter, some thought the finding was hard to believe and looked for a simpler explanation.
Dark matter, after all, is the invisible glue that makes up the bulk of the universe's matter. All galaxies appear to be dominated by it; in fact, galaxies are thought to form in
When astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope uncovered an oddball galaxy that looked like it didn't have much dark matter, some thought the finding was hard to believe and looked for a simpler explanation.
Dark matter, after all, is the invisible glue that makes up the bulk of the universe's matter. All galaxies appear to be dominated by it; in fact, galaxies are thought to form in
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