Five teams win NASA DALI awards to advance future lunar missions

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(27 February 2019 - NASA Goddard) When NASA solicits future investigations of the Moon five teams involving scientists and engineers at the NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will be ready. The agency’s Development...

Arianespace successfully performs the first of 21 launches for the OneWeb constellation

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(27 February 2019 - Arianespace) Flight VS21 - Arianespace’s second launch of the year - took place on Wednesday, February 27, at 6:37 p.m., (Kourou time) from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe’s spaceport...

Hiding black hole found

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(28 February 2019 - ALMA) Astronomers have detected a stealthy black hole from its effects on an interstellar gas cloud. This intermediate mass black hole is one of over 100 million quiet black holes expected...

First evidence of planet-wide groundwater system on Mars

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(28 February 2019 - ESA) Mars Express has revealed the first geological evidence of a system of ancient interconnected lakes that once lay deep beneath the Red Planet’s surface, five of which may contain...

Cobham SATCOM extends partnership with Inmarsat to deliver key L-band ground infrastructure

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(26 February 2019 - Cobham) Cobham SATCOM, the leading global provider of satellite communications solutions, today announced that it would provide L-band ground infrastructure for Inmarsat’s I-6 constellation, currently set for first launch in...

India’s PSLV-C45 will launch two NanoAvionics nano-satellites

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(27 February 2019 - NanoAvionics) NanoAvionics announces the upcoming launch of two orbital missions based on its M6P nano-satellite bus. The nano-satellite manufacturer and mission integrator uses innovative approaches to technology and business, that...

New Horizons research indicates small objects are surprisingly rare in the Kuiper Belt

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(28 February 2019 - JHU APL) Using New Horizons data from the NASA mission's 2015 flyby of the Pluto system, scientists have indirectly discovered a distinct and surprising lack of very small objects in...

Successful mating of Eutelsat’s KONNECT satellite payload with its all-electric platform

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(1 March 2019 - Eutelsat) Eutelsat Communications has announced the successful mating of the platform and payload of the KONNECT satellite, conducted this week at Thales Alenia Space's facilities in Cannes. This operation is a...

Leola Moss and Steve Young join ICEYE

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(27 February 2019 - ICEYE) ICEYE today announced the appointment of Leola Moss, a seasoned satellite imaging and aerospace professional, as Vice President, Product Delivery and Operations and of Steve Young, a seasoned space...

Silicon carbide ‘stardust’ in meteorites leads to understanding of erupting stars

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(28 February 2019 - Arizona State University) What do tiny specks of silicon carbide stardust, found in meteorites and older than the solar system, have in common with pairs of aging stars prone to...