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Astronomers spot 20 more moons of Saturn — and want you to help name them
Read more →: Astronomers spot 20 more moons of Saturn — and want you to help name themThis artist’s conception shows the 20 newly discovered moons orbiting Saturn. (Illustration courtesy of Carnegie Institute for Science.…
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China launches new Gaofen Earth-imaging satellite
Read more →: China launches new Gaofen Earth-imaging satelliteA Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan space center at 1851 GMT (2:51 p.m. EDT)…
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Astronauts complete extra work on first in series of battery upgrade spacewalks
Read more →: Astronauts complete extra work on first in series of battery upgrade spacewalksCredit: A view of the P6 truss on the International Space Station, with the HTV battery pallet on…
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NASA calls for industry input on new xEMU Lunar Spacesuits
Read more →: NASA calls for industry input on new xEMU Lunar SpacesuitsNASA has issued a “Request For Information (RFI)” from industry on designing the next generation of spacesuits that…
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Gaofen satellite launched by Long March 4C
Read more →: Gaofen satellite launched by Long March 4CChina launched a new remote sensing satellite on Friday, with a Long March 4C lofting Gaofen-10’s replacement. The…
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NASA picks 25 space technologies for testing by Blue Origin and other companies
Read more →: NASA picks 25 space technologies for testing by Blue Origin and other companiesThree of the vehicles to be used for testing space technologies are Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, Blue…
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Comtech Systems Names Rich Luhrs as President
Read more →: Comtech Systems Names Rich Luhrs as PresidentComtech Telecommunications revealed that Rich Luhrs was promoted to President of Comtech Systems — its Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary.…
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Oceanography satellite ends 11-year mission
Read more →: Oceanography satellite ends 11-year missionArtist’s concept of the Jason 2 spacecraft in orbit. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A joint U.S.-European satellite mission that measured…
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DARPA Looks to Launch Robotic Satellite Mechanic by 2022
Read more →: DARPA Looks to Launch Robotic Satellite Mechanic by 2022The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is on track to announce a new commercial partner for its robotic…
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Japan’s KAGRA detector joins LIGO and Virgo in global hunt for gravitational waves
Read more →: Japan’s KAGRA detector joins LIGO and Virgo in global hunt for gravitational wavesAn illustration provides a cutaway view of the underground KAGRA gravitational-wave detector in Japan. (ICRR / Univ. of…
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SES Hosts Ethiopia’s 1st Dedicated TV Platform
Read more →: SES Hosts Ethiopia’s 1st Dedicated TV PlatformAgreements between SES, the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters (AEB), and the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) helped enable the…
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First all-female spacewalk on tap later this month
Read more →: First all-female spacewalk on tap later this monthSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch will step outside the…