Sky is to add a total of seven new high definition channels to its Sky+ HD service in October, the broadcaster confirmed today. Joining Sky Real Lives HD will be Sky Movies Action/Thriller HD, Sky Movies Sci-Fi Horror HD, ... [full story]

NASA issued a Request for Information, or RFI, on Monday to gauge interest and solicit ideas from private companies in providing communications and navigation services that would support the development of exploration, scientific and commercial capabilities on the moon over ... [full story]

 Sirius 4, 4.8°E '2T' and 'KiKo' have started on 12736V (Europe FSS beam), MPEG-4/clear, SR 6150, FEC 3/4. (Webmaster, 13:11 CET) [full story]

BBC Alba, a new Gaelic-language digital television service for Scotland, will launch next month. Test transmissions for the service, a partnership between the Gaelic Media Service and the BBC, began on digital satellite on July 30, and on-air trails ... [full story]

Thaicom 5, 78.5°E 'God TV Australasia' has left 3640H. (LyngSat, 16:21 CET) New mux with 'BVN TV' and 'God TV Australasia' has started on 3450H (global beam), clear, SR 13333, FEC 3/4. (LyngSat, 16:17 CET) 'Luxe TV HD' has ... [full story]

After a decade of construction and eight years of operation (SDSS-I, 2000-2005; SDSS-II, 2005-2008), the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) completed its observations in mid-July and will release its final data set to the public in October. SDSS-III, a six-year ... [full story]

Türksat 2A, 42.0°E 'Business Channel' has left 12133V. (FlySat, 23:37 CET) 'Business Channel' has started on 11925H (east beam), clear, SR 3333, FEC 3/4. (FlySat, 23:37 CET) 'Cem TV' has left 11757V. (FlySat, 23:36 CET) 'Cem TV' has started ... [full story]

The halo of stars that envelops the Milky Way galaxy is like a river delta criss-crossed by stellar streams large and small, according to new data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-II). While the largest rivers of this delta ... [full story]