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  Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017 China will launch at least four manned missions with Shenzhou spacecraft before the end of 2022 to build a space station, according to a senior space official. Yang Liwei, deputy head of the China Manned Space Agency and the first Chinese astronaut in space, said on the sidelines of the 2017 Global Space Exploration Conference that the nation will start building its first manned space station in 2019. The first step will be the launch of a Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket to put the station's core ... read more |
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China discloses Chang'e 5 lunar probe landing siteBeijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017 China's Chang'e 5 lunar probe is expected to land in the Mons Rumker region, and to take moon samples back to earth at the end of the year, according to a Chinese space official. Liu Jizhong, ... more  
Opportunity Surveying the spillway into Perseverance ValleyPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 08, 2017 Opportunity is at the top of Perseverance Valley on the rim of Endeavour crater. The plan before proceeding down the valley is to survey the valley from the top and to perform a walk-about survey ab ... more  
Device designed to exploit scattering of light by mechanical vibrationsSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 Researchers at the University of Campinas's Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute (IFGW-UNICAMP) in Sao Paulo State, Brazil, have theoretically developed a silicon photonic device that would enable optica ... more  
Tactile sensor gives robots new capabilitiesBoston MA (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 Eight years ago, Ted Adelson's research group at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) unveiled a new sensor technology, called GelSight, that uses physical contact w ... more |
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A stream of superfluid lightMontreal, Canada (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 Scientists have known for centuries that light is composed of waves. The fact that light can also behave as a liquid, rippling and spiraling around obstacles like the current of a river, is a much m ... more 
Meet the most nimble-fingered robot ever builtBerkeley CA (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 Grabbing the awkwardly shaped items that people pick up in their day-to-day lives is a slippery task for robots. Irregularly shaped items such as shoes, spray bottles, open boxes, even rubber duckie ... more  
A planet hotter than most starsAustin OH (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 A newly discovered Jupiter-like world is so hot that it's stretching the definition of the word "planet." With a day-side temperature of 4,600 Kelvin (more than 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit), plan ... more 
Flares May Threaten Planet Habitability Near Red DwarfsPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 07, 2017 Cool dwarf stars are hot targets for exoplanet hunting right now. The discoveries of planets in the habitable zones of the TRAPPIST-1 and LHS 1140 systems, for example, suggest that Earth-sized worl ... more  
Georgia State neuroscientists rewire brain of 1 species to have connectivity of anotherAtlanta GA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 Scientists at Georgia State University have rewired the neural circuit of one species and given it the connections of another species to test a hypothesis about the evolution of neural circuits and ... more  
UQ physicist builds on Einstein and Galileo's workBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 Sixteenth century scientist Galileo Galilei threw two spheres of different mass from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa to establish a scientific principle. Now nearly four centuries later, ... more |
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 Emergency medicine in space: Normal rules don't apply 
Collateral damage from cosmic rays increases cancer risks for Mars astronautsLas Vegas VA (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 The cancer risk for a human mission to Mars has effectively doubled following a UNLV study predicting a dramatic increase in the disease for astronauts traveling to the red planet or on long-term mi ... more 
Did we miss ET's callSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has gone on for decades without hearing ET call. SETI has mostly been performed with radio telescopes. That's understandable. Humans use radio for ... more 
Study estimates amount of water needed to carve Martian valleysDeKalb, IL (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 A new study led by Northern Illinois University geography professor Wei Luo calculates the amount of water needed to carve the ancient network of valleys on Mars and concludes the Red Planet's surfa ... more 
Discovery reveals planet almost as hot as the SunNotre Dame, IN (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 A newly discovered planet almost three times the size of Jupiter is fascinating scientists with a unique orbit, atmospheric features and a daytime temperature hotter than most stars. According ... more |
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 DeKalb, IL (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 
A new study led by Northern Illinois University geography professor Wei Luo calculates the amount of water needed to carve the ancient network of valleys on Mars and concludes the Red Planet's surface was once much more watery than previously thought.
The study bolsters the idea that Mars once had a warmer climate and active hydrologic cycle, with water evaporating from an ancient ocean, r ... morePasadena CA (JPL) Jun 08, 2017Opportunity Surveying the spillway into Perseverance Valley Las Vegas VA (SPX) Jun 06, 2017Collateral damage from cosmic rays increases cancer risks for Mars astronauts  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 02, 2017Curiosity Peels Back Layers on Ancient Martian Lake |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 25, 2017 
Tenacity and drive are hallmarks of Cornell University's Cislunar Explorers Team. But there is another key factor in building and testing their spacecraft: Just add water.
"The core concept behind our work is using water as rocket fuel," said project manager Kyle Patrick Doyle. "It's something that we've been looking at for a long time, and it's exciting to have a chance to test our techno ... more Paris (ESA) May 12, 2017Winning plans for CubeSats to the Moon  Paris (ESA) May 04, 2017Printing bricks from moondust using the Sun's heat  Tempe AZ (SPX) May 02, 2017NASA selects ASU's ShadowCam for moon mission |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017 
arly science results from NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world, with Earth-sized polar cyclones, plunging storm systems that travel deep into the heart of the gas giant, and a mammoth, lumpy magnetic field that may indicate it was generated closer to the planet's surface than previously thought.
"We are excite ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 26, 2017First results from Juno show cyclones and massive magnetism  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 26, 2017Jupiters complex transient auroras  Miami (AFP) May 25, 2017NASA's Juno probe forces 'rethink' on Jupiter |
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 Notre Dame, IN (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 
A newly discovered planet almost three times the size of Jupiter is fascinating scientists with a unique orbit, atmospheric features and a daytime temperature hotter than most stars.
According to research published in the journal Nature, an international team of scientists, including Justin R. Crepp, Freimann Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Notre Dame, say the planet is ... moreAustin OH (SPX) Jun 06, 2017A planet hotter than most stars  Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 06, 2017Hubble's tale of 2 exoplanets - Nature vs nurture Nashville TN (SPX) Jun 06, 2017Astronomers discover alien world hotter than most stars |
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 Miami (AFP) June 5, 2017 
SpaceX's first-ever recycled spaceship arrived Monday at the International Space Station, two days after the unmanned Dragon cargo capsule launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Live images on NASA television showed the spaceship approaching the orbiting outpost, then being grabbed with the station's robotic arm at 9:52 am (1352 GMT).
"Capture complete," said NASA ... more Moscow (AFP) June 8, 2017Russian rocket returns to service with launch of US satellite  New Delhi (AFP) June 5, 2017India shows off space prowess with launch of mega-rocket  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2017NASA awards Universal Stage Adapter contract for SLS |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017 
China's Chang'e 5 lunar probe is expected to land in the Mons Rumker region, and to take moon samples back to earth at the end of the year, according to a Chinese space official.
Liu Jizhong, director of China Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center of China National Space Administration (CNSA), for the first time disclosed the probe landing site, an isolated volcanic formation loca ... more Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2017China's 1st astronaut details projects for orbital station, manned lunar visit  Washington (XNA) Jun 06, 2017Spotlight: First China-designed experiment flies to space station  Cape Canaveral FL (XNA) Jun 06, 2017News Analysis: U.S.-China space freeze may thaw with new commercial pathway |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 7, 2017 
Scientists have long struggled to understand how different types of silica, which require distinction formation conditions, are commonly found in the same meteorite.
Thanks to PETRA III, the X-ray light accelerator at DESY, the German research facilities, scientists finally have some answers.
Researchers used high-pressure experiments to better understand the conditions under whi ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Inspiration Links The Beatles, a Fossil and a NASA Mission  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 06, 2017NASA's Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft a Discovery Machine  London, UK (SPX) Jun 02, 2017First 24-hour Global Broadcast About Asteroid Impact Hazard |
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 Washington (AFP) April 8, 2017  A sci-fi staple for decades, laser weapons are finally becoming reality in the US military, albeit with capabilities a little less dramatic than at the movies.
Lightsabers - the favored weapon of the Jedi in "Star Wars" films - will remain in the fictional realm for now, but after decades of development, laser weapons are now here and are being deployed on military vehicles and planes.
... more Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017Researchers create Star Wars 'superlaser' in the lab  Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017German scientists focus radiation of 10,000 suns with new light array  Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017Scientists find out where laser energy goes when a beam is fired into plasma |
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 Seoul (AFP) June 7, 2017 
South Korea will suspend any further deployment of a controversial US missile defence system until an environmental impact assessment ordered by new President Moon Jae-In is finished, his office said Wednesday.
Seoul agreed under Moon's ousted predecessor Park Geun-Hye last year to deploy the powerful missile intercept system to guard against threats from nuclear-armed North Korea despite an ... more Saint Petersburg (AFP) June 3, 2017Russia nears deal to sell air-defence system to Turkey  Washington (UPI) May 31, 2017U.S. firms tout missile defense test  Washington (AFP) May 31, 2017As NKorea threat grows, US plans next anti-ICBM test in 2018 |
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 
Enceladus - a large icy, oceanic moon of Saturn - may have flipped, the possible victim of an out-of-this-world wallop.
While combing through data collected by NASA's Cassini mission during flybys of Enceladus, astronomers from Cornell University, the University of Texas and NASA have found the first evidence that the moon's axis has reoriented, according to new research published in Icaru ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) May 31, 2017Cassini Finds Saturn Moon May Have Tipped Over  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017Cassini Looks On as Solstice Arrives at Saturn  Boston MA (SPX) May 19, 2017History of Titan's Landscape Resembles Mars's, not Earth's |
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 Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 
Russian physicists from ITMO University have found out that spherical silicon nanoparticles can be effectively heated up, and simultaneously emit light depending on their temperature. According to the scientists, these properties coupled with a good biocompatibility will allow usage of the semiconductor nanoparticles in photothermal therapy and nanosurgery.
The researchers plan to control ... more Munich, Germany (SPX) May 30, 2017Ultrafast nanophotonics: Turmoil in sluggish electrons' existence  Stanford CA (SPX) May 24, 2017Stanford scientists use nanotechnology to boost the performance of key industrial catalyst  Chicago IL (SPX) May 24, 2017Researchers create first significant examples of optical crystallography for nanomaterials |
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 Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 
A ripe apple falling from a tree has inspired Sir Isaac Newton to formulate a theory that describes the motion of objects subject to a force. Newton's equations of motion tell us that a moving body keeps on moving on a straight line unless any disturbing force may change its path. The impact of Newton's laws is ubiquitous in our everyday experience, ranging from a skydiver falling in the earth's ... more Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Hubble Astronomers Measure White Dwarf's Mass with Relativity Experiment  San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Are dense star clusters the origin of the gravitational waves discovered by LIGO? Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2017Gravitational Waves Detected for Third Time |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 
Sixteenth century scientist Galileo Galilei threw two spheres of different mass from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa to establish a scientific principle.
Now nearly four centuries later, a team of Italian physicists has applied the same principle to quantum objects using a novel scientific method proposed by UQ physicist Dr Magdalena Zych, reported in Nature Communications.
Dr Z ... more Rochester NY (SPX) Jun 06, 2017RIT study suggests dying stars give newborn black holes a swift kick  Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Muon magnet's moment has arrived  San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Neutrino discovery: A step closer to finding CP violation |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 
Eight years ago, Ted Adelson's research group at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) unveiled a new sensor technology, called GelSight, that uses physical contact with an object to provide a remarkably detailed 3-D map of its surface.
Now, by mounting GelSight sensors on the grippers of robotic arms, two MIT teams have given robots greater sensitivity and ... moreBerkeley CA (SPX) Jun 06, 2017Meet the most nimble-fingered robot ever built  Boston MA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Muscle grafts could help amputees sense and control artificial limbs  San Francisco (AFP) June 7, 2017Apple wants to rock the market with HomePod, faces challenges |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 5, 2017 
The Defense of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is partnering with BAE Systems to develop a new line of multi-role unmanned aerial systems.They are designed to be modular and able to mount different sensor, radio-frequency, and weapons packages.
The contract provides $5.4 million to develop small multifunction UAVs that can conduct multiple missions with a single payl ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Falcon Flight for X-37B  Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017Australia to acquire small unmanned aerial vehicles Monrovia CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2017Australia buys AeroVironment Wasp AE for new small UAV program |
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