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  Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017 Chinese state media is reporting that the country's space program has developed a craft capable of both landing on the moon and flying in low-Earth orbit. The new spacecraft is claimed to be able to accommodate multiple astronauts, according to spaceship engineer Zhang Bainian, who Science and Technology Daily cited as comparing the forthcoming ship to the Orion craft currently in development by the European Space Agency and NASA. All six crewed missions of China's Shenzhou spacecraft, model ... read more |
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Sun Devils working for a chance to induce photosynthesis on our lunar neighborTempe AZ (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 Unlocking humanity's future as an interplanetary species is no simple feat. But students at Arizona State University and the Central University of Tamil Nadu in India are up for the challenge. The i ... more  
Light From An Ultra-Cool NeighborWashington DC (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 This animation shows the amount of light detected by each pixel in a small section of the camera onboard NASA's Kepler space telescope. ... more  
Orbiting in sunshineParis (ESA) Mar 13, 2017 Following three days of intensive work, mission control has declared the newly launched Sentinel-2B satellite fit and ready for commissioning. The 1100 kg Sentinel was launched on Tuesday atop a Veg ... more  
NASA Mars Orbiter Tracks Back-to-Back Regional StormsPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017 A regional dust storm currently swelling on Mars follows unusually closely on one that blossomed less than two weeks earlier and is now dissipating, as seen in daily global weather monitoring by NAS ... more |
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Opportunity Driving South to GullyPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017 Opportunity is located just outside the rim of Endeavour Crater, less than half a mile (700 meters) away from the next big science objective, a gully. The rover completed the last in-situ scie ... more  
NASA Mission Named 'Europa Clipper'Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017 NASA's upcoming mission to investigate the habitability of Jupiter's icy moon Europa now has a formal name: Europa Clipper. The moniker harkens back to the clipper ships that sailed across the ... more 
Under Trump, the Moon regains interest as possible destinationWashington (AFP) March 12, 2017 Dismissed by former US president Barack Obama as a place explorers had already seen, the Moon has once again gained interest as a potential destination under Donald Trump's presidency. ... more 
NASA finds missing LRO, Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbitersWashington (UPI) Mar 10, 2017 NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said it has located its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft after disappearing for years. ... more 
Paleolake deposits on Mars might look like sediments in IndonesiaBoulder CO (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 In their GSA Bulletin article published online last week, Timothy A. Goudge and colleagues detail the clay mineralogy of sediment from Lake Towuti, Indonesia, using a technique called visible to nea ... more 
Juno Captures Jupiter Cloudscape in High ResolutionPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2017 This close-up view of Jupiter captures the turbulent region just west of the Great Red Spot in the South Equatorial Belt, with resolution better than any previous pictures from Earth or other spacec ... more |
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 Mechanism underlying size-sorting of rubble on asteroid Itokawa revealed 
Long March-7 Y2 ready for launch of China's first cargo spacecraftWenchang, China (XNA) Mar 13, 2017 A Long March-7 Y2 carrier rocket arrived at a launch center in south China on Saturday in preparation for the launch of China's first cargo spacecraft next month. After about a week of ocean a ... more 
China to launch 6-8 latest navigation satellites in 2017Beijing (XNA) Mar 09, 2017 China plans to launch six to eight BeiDou-3 satellites in 2017, according to a senior designer of the satellite navigation system. It is part of a plan to put 35 BeiDou satellites into space to form ... more 
China Seeks Space Rockets Launched from AirplanesBeijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017 The Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology is breaking ground on techniques to send satellites into space via rockets shot from airborne Chinese planes, China Daily reports. According to ... more  
New material regrows boneChicago IL (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 A team of researchers repaired a hole in a mouse's skull by regrowing "quality bone," a breakthrough that could drastically improve the care of people who suffer severe trauma to the skull or face. ... more |
  Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 26, 2016 
In the decade to come Russia will face strong competition from China for the commercial launch of satellites for developing countries, according to Ivan Moiseev, director of the Institute of Space Policy."China is trying to expand its space launching services, developing new boosters for different segments of the market," Moiseev told RIA Novosti.
"It has constructed a new spacecraft launc ... more Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 27, 2016Vega And Gokturk-1A are present for next Arianespace lightweight mission  Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2016Antares Rides Again  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 21, 2016Four Galileo satellites are "topped off" for Arianespace's milestone Ariane 5 launch from the Spaceport |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017 
Opportunity is located just outside the rim of Endeavour Crater, less than half a mile (700 meters) away from the next big science objective, a gully.
The rover completed the last in-situ science measurements inside Endeavour Crater on Sol 4657 (Feb. 28, 2017).
Because of constrained data volume, Sol 4658 (March 1, 2017), was a dedicated 'atmospheres' day, a sol of just low-data volu ... more Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Paleolake deposits on Mars might look like sediments in Indonesia  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017NASA Mars Orbiter Tracks Back-to-Back Regional Storms  Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017New evidence for a water-rich history on Mars |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 10, 2017 
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said it has located its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft after disappearing for years.
JPL said scientists found the spacecrafts orbiting the moon by using a new technological application found on ground-based interplanetary radar.
"Finding LRO was relatively easy, as we were working with the mission's navigators a ... more Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Sun Devils working for a chance to induce photosynthesis on our lunar neighbor  Washington (AFP) March 12, 2017Under Trump, the Moon regains interest as possible destination  Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 03, 2017India's Moon Mission on 2018 Target, Says ISRO Chief |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2017 
This close-up view of Jupiter captures the turbulent region just west of the Great Red Spot in the South Equatorial Belt, with resolution better than any previous pictures from Earth or other spacecraft.
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this image with its JunoCam citizen science instrument when the spacecraft was a mere 5,400 miles (8,700 kilometers) above Jupiter's cloudtops on Dec. 11, 2 ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017NASA Mission Named 'Europa Clipper'  Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 21, 2017Juno to remain in current orbit at Jupiter  Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 22, 2017Europa Flyby Mission Moves into Design Phase |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 13, 2017  This animation shows the amount of light detected by each pixel in a small section of the camera onboard NASA's Kepler space telescope. The light collected from TRAPPIST-1, an ultra-cool dwarf star approximately 40 light-years from Earth, is at the center of the image. Not directly visible in the movie are the seven Earth-size planets that orbit TRAPPIST-1. ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 09, 2017Kepler Provides Another Peek at Ultra-cool Neighbor  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Hunting for giant planet analogs in our own backyard  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Faraway Planet Systems Are Shaped Like the Solar System |
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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 
The problem has haunted the space program since Apollo: the flame inside the rocket engine literally spirals out of control, producing forces that can cause the engine to explode. It's one of the reasons why some U.S. military and commercial satellite launches rely on Russian rocket engines to take them to space.
Now, a team of researchers at the University of Michigan, Purdue University a ... more Eglin AFB FL (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Space squadron supports record-breaking satellites launch  Cayenne (AFP) March 7, 2017Europe launches fourth Earth monitoring satellite  San Francisco (AFP) March 5, 2017Elon Musk: tech dreamer reaching for sun, moon and stars |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017 
Chinese state media is reporting that the country's space program has developed a craft capable of both landing on the moon and flying in low-Earth orbit.
The new spacecraft is claimed to be able to accommodate multiple astronauts, according to spaceship engineer Zhang Bainian, who Science and Technology Daily cited as comparing the forthcoming ship to the Orion craft currently in developm ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017China Seeks Space Rockets Launched from Airplanes  Beijing (XNA) Mar 09, 2017China to launch 6-8 latest navigation satellites in 2017  Wenchang, China (XNA) Mar 13, 2017Long March-7 Y2 ready for launch of China's first cargo spacecraft |
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 Onna, Japan (SPX) Mar 09, 2017
In 2005, the Hayabusa spacecraft developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) landed on Itokawa, a small near-Earth asteroid named after the famous Japanese rocket scientist Hideo Itokawa. The aim of the unmanned mission was to study the asteroid and collect a sample of material to be returned to Earth for analysis.
Contrary to scientific predictions that small asteroids are ... more Mountain View CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Warped Meteor Showers Hit Earth at All Angles  Zurich (UPI) Mar 7, 2017Earth is bombarded at random, crater study shows  Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Long-Lasting Cryovolcanism on Dwarf Planet Ceres |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017 
In an effort to counteract a network of US navigation, intelligence, and communication satellites capable of unmatched precision strikes, China is developing its own arsenal of electromagnetic railguns, powerful microwave weapons, and high-powered lasers. This weaponry could feature in future space-based 'light war' satellite attacks.
Researchers, Zeng Yu-quang, Wang Zhi-hong, and Gao Ming ... more London, UK (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Directed energy atmospheric lens could revolutionise future battlefields  London (UPI) Jan 6, 2017U.K. Defense Ministry finalizes laser weapon system contract  Washington (UPI) Jan 6, 2017U.S. Air Force issues RFP for aircraft laser weapons |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) March 7, 2017 
The United Nations on Tuesday said it hoped for fresh efforts to reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula after China angrily responded to the US deployment of the THAAD missile-defence system in South Korea.
"We hope that efforts will be stepped up to find a path to reduce tensions and to work for denuclearization of the Korean peninsula," UN spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters.
The US P ... moreBeijing (AFP) March 7, 2017China vows 'resolute' measures after THAAD deployment  Balasore, India (UPI) Mar 1, 2017India stages successful test of missile interceptor Seoul (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Protesters sue to stop US missile system in S. Korea |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 22, 2017 
On Feb. 17, 2005, NASA's Cassini spacecraft was making the first-ever close pass over Saturn's moon Enceladus as it worked through its detailed survey of the planet's icy satellites. Exciting, to be sure, just for the thrill of exploration. But then Cassini's magnetometer instrument noticed something odd. Since NASA's two Voyager spacecraft made their distant flybys of Enceladus about 20 years p ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 31, 2017Close views show Saturn's Rings in unprecedented detail  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 23, 2017Cassini captures stunning view of Saturn moon Daphnis  Paris (ESA) Jan 17, 2017Catching Cassini's call |
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 
Polymer nanocomposites mix particles billionths of a meter (nanometers, nm) in diameter with polymers, which are long molecular chains. Often used to make injection-molded products, they are common in automobiles, fire retardants, packaging materials, drug-delivery systems, medical devices, coatings, adhesives, sensors, membranes and consumer goods. When a team led by the Department of Energy's ... more Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Phonon nanoengineering: Vibrations of nanoislands dissipate heat more effectively  Evanston IL (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Most complex nanoparticle crystal ever made by design  Houston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Nano 'sandwich' offers unique properties |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
Mammalian cells are optimally adapted to gravity. But what happens in the microgravity environment of space if the earth's pull disappears? Previously, many experiments exhibited cell changes - after hours or even days in zero gravity. Astronauts, however, returned to Earth without any severe health problems after long missions in space, which begs the question as to how capable cells are of ada ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 22, 2017'Gravitational noise' interferes with determining distant sources  Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017New method uses heat flow to levitate variety of objects  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Increasing the sensitivity of next-generation gravitational wave detectors |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 
For the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, it's been a long time between dinners. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found that the black hole ate its last big meal about 6 million years ago, when it consumed a large clump of infalling gas. After the meal, the engorged black hole burped out a colossal bubble of gas weighing the equivalent of millions of suns, which now ... more Ames IA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Researchers propose technique for measuring weak or nonexistent magnetic fields  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Magnetic fields at the crossroads  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2017NASA Wants to Create the Coolest Spot in the Universe |
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 Osaka, Japan (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 
Music, more than any art, is a beautiful mix of science and emotion. It follows a set of patterns almost mathematically to extract feelings from its audience. Machines that make music focus on these patterns, but give little consideration to the emotional response of their audience. An international research team led by Osaka University together with Tokyo Metropolitan University, imec in Belgiu ... more Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017DARPA robotic servicing program has become stalled  Tel Aviv (UPI) Mar 8, 2017Rafael completes test firing with Protector USV  Providence RI (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Robot uses social feedback to fetch objects intelligently |
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 Washington (AFP) March 13, 2017 
The US Army is permanently stationing an attack drone system and its support personnel in South Korea amid ongoing tensions with the North, a Defense Department spokesman said Monday.
Officials said the deployment, due by next year, was not unique to South Korea and was being conducted across the Army to provide infantry divisions with better intelligence.
But the announcement comes just ... more London (UPI) Mar 8, 2017Leonardo subsidiary to buy laser technology company Daylight Solutions  London (UPI) Mar 07, 2017Kelvin Hughes launching counter-drone system  London (UPI) Mar 06, 2017Hughes to provide satellite communications for SkyGuardian drones |
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