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Still no aliens in the SETI quest: Lessons learned from that strange radio signal
Read more →: Still no aliens in the SETI quest: Lessons learned from that strange radio signalThe Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia is tracking a faraway sunlike star known as HD 164595 for…
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India tests scramjet demonstrator over Bay of Bengal
Read more →: India tests scramjet demonstrator over Bay of BengalThe Advanced Technology Vehicle, a two-stage sounding rocket, blasted off Sunday with India’s scramjet engine demonstrator. Credit: ISRO…
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SES Becomes First Reusable Rocket Customer for SpaceX
Read more →: SES Becomes First Reusable Rocket Customer for SpaceX[Via Satellite 08-30-2016] SES and SpaceX have reached an agreement to launch SES 10 on a previously flown…
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China Unveils Mars Probe, Rover for Ambitious 2020 Mission
Read more →: China Unveils Mars Probe, Rover for Ambitious 2020 MissionBEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — China on Tuesday released images of a Mars probe and rover which the…
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China Launches First-ever Quantum Communication Satellite
Read more →: China Launches First-ever Quantum Communication SatelliteJIUQUAN, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) — China successfully launched the world’s first quantum satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch…
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Probe hoisted aboard launcher to leave Earth next week on asteroid adventure
Read more →: Probe hoisted aboard launcher to leave Earth next week on asteroid adventureFile photo of Atlas payload lift and mate. Credit: United Launch Alliance CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft…
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Hunt for Planet Nine leads to mini-worlds
Read more →: Hunt for Planet Nine leads to mini-worldsAn artist’s conception shows Planet X, a.k.a. Planet Nine. (Credit: Robin Dienel / Carnegie Inst.) The hypothetical world known…
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YahClick Teams with iDirect for HTS VNO Services
Read more →: YahClick Teams with iDirect for HTS VNO Services[Via Satellite 08-29-2016] YahClick, the home and business broadband arm of Yahsat, has partnered with VT iDirect for…
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DNA sequenced in space for the first time
Read more →: DNA sequenced in space for the first timeNASA astronaut Kate Rubins sequenced DNA using the MiniON device at lower right. (Credit: NASA) NASA biologist-astronaut Kate…
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SES Government Solutions, Through O3b, Providing Connectivity to DOD
Read more →: SES Government Solutions, Through O3b, Providing Connectivity to DOD[Via Satellite 08-29-2016] SES Government Solutions (SES GS) has received a contract from a U.S. Department of Defense…
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365-day isolation crew in Hawaii says a trip to Mars is doable – but bring the ukulele
Read more →: 365-day isolation crew in Hawaii says a trip to Mars is doable – but bring the ukuleleAndrzej Stewart, chief engineering officer for the HI-SEAS simulation, looks around after emerging from a habitat in Hawaii.…
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ISRO Launches Scramjet Engine Demonstration Mission
Read more →: ISRO Launches Scramjet Engine Demonstration Mission[Via Satellite 08-29-2016] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) completed an experimental mission using a scramjet engine on…