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  Providence RI (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 A new system based on research by Brown University computer scientists makes robots better at following spoken instructions, no matter how abstract or specific those instructions may be. The development, which was presented this week at the Robotics: Science and Systems 2017 conference in Boston, is a step toward robots that are able to more seamlessly communicate with human collaborators. The research was led by Dilip Arumugam and Siddharth Karamcheti, both undergraduates at Brown when the work w ... read more |
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Space station crystals to aid search for better antidotes for chemical agentsWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 Scientists are utilizing the International Space Station's microgravity in the search for improved antidotes for chemical agents like sarin and VX. ... more  
A New Search for Extrasolar Planets from the Arecibo ObservatoryArecibo PR (SPX) Jul 17, 2017 The National Science Foundation's Arecibo Observatory and the Planetary Habitability Laboratory of the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo joined the Red Dots project using the ESO's exoplanet-hunt ... more  
For Moratorium on Sending Commands to Mars, Blame the SunPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 17, 2017 This month, movements of the planets will put Mars almost directly behind the sun, from Earth's perspective, causing curtailed communications between Earth and Mars. NASA will refrain from sen ... more  
New Horizons Video Soars over Pluto's Majestic Mountains and Icy PlainsLaurel MD (SPX) Jul 17, 2017 In July 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft sent home the first close-up pictures of Pluto and its moons - amazing imagery that inspired many to wonder what a flight over the distant worlds' icy te ... more |
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Tributes to wetter times on MarsParis (ESA) Jul 14, 2017 A dried-out river valley with numerous tributaries is seen in this recent view of the Red Planet captured by ESA's Mars Express. This section of the Libya Montes region, which sits on the equator a ... more 
Opportunity will spend three weeks at current location due to Solar ConjunctionPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 14, 2017 Opportunity is in "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover has arrived at the location within the valley where she will spend the approximately three-week solar conjuncti ... more 
Molecular Outflow Launched Beyond Disk Around Young StarGarching, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 For the first time, an international team of astronomers led by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) has observed a molecular outflow being launched from beyond the disk surro ... more 
Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red SpotPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017 Images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot reveal a tangle of dark, veinous clouds weaving their way through a massive crimson oval. The JunoCam imager aboard NASA's Juno mission snapped pics of the most ic ... more 
New evidence in support of the Planet Nine hypothesisMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 13, 2017 Last year, the existence of an unknown planet in our Solar system was announced. However, this hypothesis was subsequently called into question as biases in the observational data were detected. ... more 
Curiosity Mars Rover Begins Study of Ridge DestinationPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017 The car-size NASA rover on a Martian mountain, Curiosity, has begun its long-anticipated study of an iron-bearing ridge forming a distinctive layer on the mountain's slope. Since before Curios ... more |
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 The BepiColombo spacecraft is ready to solve the many mysteries of Mercury  
PPPL researchers demonstrate first hot plasma edge in a fusion facilityPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 Two major issues confronting magnetic-confinement fusion energy are enabling the walls of devices that house fusion reactions to survive bombardment by energetic particles, and improving confinement ... more 
Big, shape-shifting animals from the dawn of timeCambridge UK (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 Why did life on Earth change from small to large when it did? Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have determined how some of the first large organisms ... more 
Space Race: NASA Faces Competition From SpaceX For First Mars MissionWashington DC (Sputnik) Jul 18, 2017 Current budget constraints mean that NASA has had to revise its plans to reach Mars in the 2030s, but the target remains feasible with more funding, Professor John Logsdon of George Washington Unive ... more  
Spacepath Communications Announces Innovative Frequency Converter SystemsLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 SpacePath Communications is launching a new range of intelligent frequency converters (IFC) featuring an innovative, hot swappable system design. SpacePath's intelligent frequency converters f ... more |
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The car-size NASA rover on a Martian mountain, Curiosity, has begun its long-anticipated study of an iron-bearing ridge forming a distinctive layer on the mountain's slope.
Since before Curiosity's landing five years ago next month, this feature has been recognized as one of four unique terrains on lower Mount Sharp and therefore a key mission destination. Curiosity's science team informal ... morePasadena CA (JPL) Jul 17, 2017For Moratorium on Sending Commands to Mars, Blame the Sun Paris (ESA) Jul 14, 2017Tributes to wetter times on Mars Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 14, 2017Opportunity will spend three weeks at current location due to Solar Conjunction |
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During a simulated space mission underwater last week, ESA tested an ingenious concept to bring astronauts safely back to base if they are incapacitated during lunar exploration.
Four 'aquanauts', including ESA astronaut Pedro Duque and NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, took part in NASA's 22nd Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO-22) mission, spending 10 days in the Aquarius habitat ... more Tokyo (Sputnik) Jun 29, 2017Japanese Space Agency Proposes Plan to Send Astronauts to Moon Tokyo (AFP) June 30, 2017Japan reveals plans to put a man on moon by 2030  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2017Russian aerospace firm to cooperate with China on Lunar exploration missions |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017  Images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot reveal a tangle of dark, veinous clouds weaving their way through a massive crimson oval. The JunoCam imager aboard NASA's Juno mission snapped pics of the most iconic feature of the solar system's largest planetary inhabitant during its Monday (July 10) flyby. The images of the Great Red Spot were downlinked from the spacecraft's memory on Tuesday and placed o ... moreLaurel MD (SPX) Jul 17, 2017New Horizons Video Soars over Pluto's Majestic Mountains and Icy Plains Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 13, 2017New evidence in support of the Planet Nine hypothesis  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 12, 2017Juno Completes Flyby over Jupiter's Great Red Spot |
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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 
For the first time, an international team of astronomers led by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) has observed a molecular outflow being launched from beyond the disk surrounding a young stellar object.
Outflows carry away excess angular momentum and it has been proposed that these disk winds should be launched from a wide region in the protoplanetary disk. The re ... moreCambridge UK (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Big, shape-shifting animals from the dawn of time Arecibo PR (SPX) Jul 17, 2017A New Search for Extrasolar Planets from the Arecibo Observatory  Boston MA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017More to Life Than the Habitable Zone |
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Researchers at The University of Manchester, in collaboration with Central South University (CSU), China, have created an innovative ceramic coating that could revolutionize hypersonic travel - for defense, space and even air travel purposes.
Hypersonic travel is defined as moving at Mach five or above - at least five times faster than the speed of sound. While a historic aspiration of avi ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 18, 2017ISRO Develops Ship-Based Antenna System to Track Satellite Launches  Sacramento CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Aerojet Rocketdyne tests Advanced Electric Propulsion System  Cape Canaveral (AFP) July 5, 2017After two delays, SpaceX launches broadband satellite for IntelSat |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017 
China has a clear plan to provide sea launches for commercial payloads to be carried by Long March rockets, according to an aerospace official.
Tang Yagang, vice head of the aerospace division of the No.1 institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), said that the technology is not difficult and a sea launch platform can be built based on modifying 10,000-ton ... more Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold |
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Pitted terrains inside fresh complex craters on Ceres are similar to terrains seen Mars and Vesta, and are likely formed through the rapid evaporation of subsurface H2O, a new paper by Planetary Science Institute Research Scientist Hanna G. Sizemore says.
"Pitted terrains may be common morphological markers of volatile-rich near-surface material in the asteroid belt," Sizemore said.
... more Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 06, 2017Bizarro comet challenging researchers  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2017NASA'S First Asteroid Deflection Mission Enters Next Design Phase  Paris (AFP) June 28, 2017Are asteroids humanity's 'greatest challenge'? |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017 
A high-energy laser system has been fired for the first time from a helicopter at a variety of targets from differing altitudes, air speeds and flight regimes.
Raytheon announced Monday it conducted the flight test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico with the U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office in collaboration with the U.S. Special Operations Command.
All primary a ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Missile Defense Agency seeks laser-armed drone  Washington (AFP) April 8, 2017Laser weapons edge toward use in US military  Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017Researchers create Star Wars 'superlaser' in the lab |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 
Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control has been awarded a $130.3 million foreign military sales contract for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 anti-ballistic missile systems, the Department of Defense announced Friday.
The contract will provide for 35 missile segment enhancements, 100 launcher modifications kits, parts, software, and missile round trainers. Recipients of the systems inclu ... more Vilnius (AFP) July 11, 2017US deploys Patriots in Lithuania for NATO war games  Seoul (AFP) July 11, 2017San Diego 'likely' in range of N.Korea ICBM in 2 years: US monitor  Washington (AFP) July 11, 2017US conducts successful missile intercept test amid NKorea tensions |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017 
New research suggests the lakes on Saturn's moon Titan are especially calm. Satellite data studied and analyzed by researchers at the University of Texas revealed waves no taller than a single centimeter.
The findings - detailed in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters - present Titan as an ideal place for future probe landings.
"There's a lot of interest in one day s ... more Hull UK (SPX) Jul 04, 2017Methanol Points to Evolving Story of Enceladus's Plumes  Ithaca NY (SPX) Jun 01, 2017In a Cosmic Hit-and-Run, Icy Saturn Moon May Have Flipped  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 31, 2017Cassini Finds Saturn Moon May Have Tipped Over |
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 Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 
In order to store information in the conventional magnetic memories of electronic devices, the materials' small magnetic domains work by pointing up or down according to the magnetic fields. To generate these fields it is necessary to produce electric currents, but these currents heat up materials and a large amount of energy is spent cooling them. Practically 40% of the electrical energy going ... more Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 18, 2017How do you build a metal nanoparticle?  Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Nanostructures taste the rainbow  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Chemists perform surgery on nanoparticles |
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 Hull UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
Swirling motions in clouds of cold, dense gas have given, for the first time, an active insight into how gravity creates the compact cores from which stars form in the interstellar medium. The results will be presented, Thursday 6 July, by Gwen Williams at the National Astronomy Meeting at the University of Hull.
Williams, of Cardiff University, explains: "We've known for some time that du ... more Warwick UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational waves launched  Hannover, Germany (SPX) Jun 28, 2017LISA Gravitational-Wave Observatory Selected as ESA L3 Mission  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Hints of Extra Dimensions in Gravitational Waves |
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 Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 
Scientists from the Swiss Nanoscience Institute and the University of Basel have succeeded in coupling an extremely small quantum dot with 1,000 times larger trumpet-shaped nanowire. The movement of the nanowire can be detected with a sensitivity of 100 femtometers via the wavelength of the light emitted by the quantum dot.
Conversely, the oscillation of the nanowire can be influenced by e ... more Plainsboro, NJ (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Scientists create first laboratory generation of astrophysical shock waves  Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Spontaneous system follows rules of equilibrium  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 18, 2017NASA listens in as electrons whistle while they work |
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 Providence RI (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 
A new system based on research by Brown University computer scientists makes robots better at following spoken instructions, no matter how abstract or specific those instructions may be. The development, which was presented this week at the Robotics: Science and Systems 2017 conference in Boston, is a step toward robots that are able to more seamlessly communicate with human collaborators.
... more Durham NC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Helping robots learn to see in 3-D  Hong Kong (AFP) July 12, 2017Robots debate future of humans at Hong Kong tech show  Bangalore, India (AFP) July 14, 2017India's Infosys eyes artificial intelligence profits |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017 
A functional drone, together with a simulated IED device, has been developed by Explotrain LLC, a Florida-based small business for the training of troops.
ExploDrone features a reusable drone carrying lightweight pneumatic-based Explosive Blast Simulators used in the Kamikaze-like crash of the drone into a target area.
The system also uses smaller drones that carry simulations of ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2017New Reaper drone variant performs first combat mission  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017Rafael unveils Drone Dome anti-drone system |
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