Cosmodrome construction falls behind schedule
Moscow (XNA) Nov 20, 2014 -
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday blame government officials for slow progress in the construction of the new Vostochny space center in the Far Eastern Amur region.
"Implementation of the space center falls behind the schedule," Medvedev said during a meeting with deputy ministers, adding that problems in the construction process would be discussed soon with the leadership o ...
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Swift Probes Exotic Object: Black Hole or Mega Star?
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 20, 2014 -
An international team of researchers analyzing decades of observations from many facilities, including NASA's Swift satellite, has discovered an unusual source of light in a galaxy some 90 million light-years away.
The object's curious properties make it a good match for a supermassive black hole ejected from its home galaxy after merging with another giant black hole. But astronomers can' ...
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China launches Yaogan-24 remote sensing satellite
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Nov 21, 2014 -
China sent the Yaogan-24 remote sensing satellite into a scheduled orbit at 3:12 p.m. on Thursday from the Jiuquan satellite launch center.
Yaogan satellites will mainly be used for scientific experiments, natural resource surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief.
The Yaogan-24 was carried by a Long March-2D rocket, the 199th mission for the Long March rocket family.
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Researchers Advance 'Quantum Teleportation'
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 21, 2014 -
The world at the quantum level, at the scale of particles too small for the eye to see, is very strange. It's possible, for instance, to have two particles that are "entangled" - that is, they function as if they were connected, even if they are many miles away from each other.
New research co-authored by Francesco Marsili, microdevices engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasade ...
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NASA Selects Student Teams for High-Powered Rocket Challenge
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 21, 2014 -
NASA has selected eight teams from middle and high schools across the country to participate in the 2014-2015 NASA Student Launch Challenge, April 7-12, organized by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
The Student Launch Challenge engages students in a research-based, experiential exploration activity. Teams participating in the challenge must design, build and laun ...
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Rosetta continues into its full science phase
Paris (ESA) Nov 20, 2014 -
With the Philae lander's mission complete, Rosetta will now continue its own extraordinary exploration, orbiting Comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko during the coming year as the enigmatic body arcs ever closer to our Sun. Last week, ESA's Rosetta spacecraft delivered its Philae lander to the surface of the comet for a dramatic touchdown.
The lander's planned mission ended after about 64 hours ...
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Russia studies construction of its own orbital station
Moscow (XNA) Nov 20, 2014 -
Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos is studying several options of creating a brand-new Russian orbital station, which could replace the International Space Station (ISS), deputy chief of Roscosmos Denis Lyskov said Monday.
"We are looking into various options, while building an orbital station as a substitute for ISS is one of them," Lyskov said without giving any further details.
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