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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2017 NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which landed near Mount Sharp five years ago this week, is examining clues on that mountain about long-ago lakes on Mars. On Aug. 5, 2012, the mission team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, exalted at radio confirmation and first images from Curiosity after the rover's touchdown using a new "sky crane" landing method. Transmissions at the speed of light took nearly 14 minutes to travel from Mars to Earth, which that day were about 154 m ... read more |
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NASA-Developed Technologies Showcased on Dellingr's Debut FlightGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 03, 2017 Along for the ride on Dellingr's maiden journey is a suite of miniaturized NASA-developed technologies - one no larger than a fingernail - that in many cases already have proven their mettle in subo ... more  
Hubble detects exoplanet with glowing water atmosphereExeter UK (SPX) Aug 03, 2017 Scientists have found the strongest evidence to date for a stratosphere on an enormous planet outside our solar system, with an atmosphere hot enough to boil iron. An international team of res ... more 
Researchers detect exoplanet with glowing water atmosphereCollege Park MD (SPX) Aug 03, 2017 Scientists have found compelling evidence for a stratosphere on an enormous planet outside our solar system. The planet's stratosphere - a layer of atmosphere where temperature increases with higher ... more 
Spacepath Communications and Datum Systems announce strategic partnershipLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 02, 2017 SpacePath Communications, a dedicated, European-based SATCOM amplifier manufacturer and equipment supplier, and Datum Systems Inc., an innovator in satellite modems, announce a strategic sales and s ... more |
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Watch out Messi, here come the footballers at RoboCupNagoya, Japan (AFP) July 30, 2017 With steely focus, player number 3 scored a stunning opening goal in the first few minutes of the high-stakes football match between a dominant Bordeaux and their plucky Chinese opponents. ... more 
Unexpected life found at bottom of High Arctic lakesWashington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 In the shallow, frigid waters of Nunavut's Ward Hunt Lake, something mysterious lingers at the lake floor. It's fuzzy, it's bright orange - and it's alive. ... more 
Opportunity enters Automode during solar conjunction pausePasadena CA (JPL) Aug 01, 2017 Opportunity is in Perseverance Valley on the west rim of Endeavour Crater and the mission is now in its solar conjunction communications blackout period. The position of Mars as viewed from Earth wi ... more  
Asteroid Flyby Will Benefit NASA Detection and Tracking NetworkPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 31, 2017 NASA scientists are excited about the upcoming close flyby of a small asteroid and plan to use its upcoming October close approach to Earth as an opportunity not only for science, but to test NASA's ... more 
An Earth-like atmosphere may not survive Proxima b's orbitGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 01, 2017 Proxima b, an Earth-size planet right outside our solar system in the habitable zone of its star, may not be able to keep a grip on its atmosphere, leaving the surface exposed to harmful stellar rad ... more  
ALMA confirms complex chemistry in Titan's atmosphereCharlottesville VA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is one of our solar system's most intriguing and Earth-like bodies. It is nearly as large as Mars and has a hazy atmosphere made up mostly of nitrogen with a smattering ... more |
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 Florida startup boldly sets sights on moon 
Eclipse Balloons to Study Effect of Mars-Like Environment on LifePasadena CA (JPL) Jul 31, 2017 Steps forward in the search for life beyond Earth can be as simple as sending a balloon into the sky. In one of the most unique and extensive eclipse observation campaigns ever attempted, NASA is co ... more 
NASA finds moon of Saturn has chemical that could form 'membranes'Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 NASA scientists have definitively detected the chemical acrylonitrile in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan, a place that has long intrigued scientists investigating the chemical precursors of li ... more 
Portals to new worlds: Martian exploration near the North PoleWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 Perched on the edge of a 39-million-year-old crater is a white circular hut. It sticks out on the rocky, lichen-dotted landscape of Devon Island in Nunavut, Canada. ... more 
JV with Russia to build up to 50 satellite solid-state power amplifiersMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 02, 2017 The head of Space Equipment at Airbus DS stated that SynerTech company and Russian Space Systems is planning to make up to 50 solid-state power amplifiers within the next year. SynerTech compa ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 31, 2017 
Steps forward in the search for life beyond Earth can be as simple as sending a balloon into the sky. In one of the most unique and extensive eclipse observation campaigns ever attempted, NASA is collaborating with student teams across the U.S. to do just that.
A larger initiative, NASA's Eclipse Balloon Project, led by Angela Des Jardins of Montana State University, is sending more than 5 ... moreWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Portals to new worlds: Martian exploration near the North Pole Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 01, 2017Opportunity enters Automode during solar conjunction pause  Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2017Five Years Ago and 154 Million Miles Away: Touchdown! |
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 Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017 
Florida startup Moon Express is setting its sights high: ambitiously shooting to become the first private company to launch a small, unmanned craft to the moon before the year's out.
A big success could pave the way for scheduled flights to deliver scientific and exploration equipment, to exploit lunar soil resources and commercial potential.
In a recent interview with AFP, CEO and co-fo ... more Paris (AFP) July 24, 2017Moon could be wetter than thought, say scientists  Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 27, 2017How Light Looks Different on the Moon and What NASA Is Doing About It  Pittsburgh, PA (SPX) Jul 27, 2017United Launch Alliance to launch Astrobotic mission to the Moon |
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 Laurel 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 terrain might be like.
Wonder no more. Using actual New Horizons data and digital elevation models of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, mission scientists have created flyover movies that offer s ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 13, 2017New evidence in support of the Planet Nine hypothesis  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2017NASA's New Horizons Team Strikes Gold in Argentina |
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In the shallow, frigid waters of Nunavut's Ward Hunt Lake, something mysterious lingers at the lake floor. It's fuzzy, it's bright orange - and it's alive.
For more than 50 years, scientists from around the world have traveled to Ward Hunt Lake, the northernmost lake in the Canadian Arctic, to study the region or launch expeditions to the North Pole.
Until recently, the prevailin ... moreCollege Park MD (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Researchers detect exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere Exeter UK (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Hubble detects exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 01, 2017An Earth-like atmosphere may not survive Proxima b's orbit |
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 Tehran (AFP) July 27, 2017  Iran on Thursday "successfully" tested a satellite-launch rocket, days after warning Washington of a response to new US sanctions over the Islamic republic's ballistic missile programme, state television said.
It said the launch vehicle, named Simorgh after a bird in Iranian mythology, was capable of propelling a satellite weighing 250 kilograms (550 pounds) to an altitude of 500 kilometres ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 01, 2017India looks to more launches with new facility from 2018  Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 01, 2017Sea Launch to be modernized for Russia's Soyuz-5 carrier rocket  Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Navy completes testing fixes on electro-magnetic launch systems |
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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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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 31, 2017 
NASA scientists are excited about the upcoming close flyby of a small asteroid and plan to use its upcoming October close approach to Earth as an opportunity not only for science, but to test NASA's network of observatories and scientists who work with planetary defense.
The target of all this attention is asteroid 2012 TC4 - a small asteroid estimated to be between 30 and 100 feet (10 and ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Supernova-Hunting Team Finds Comet with Aid of Amateur Astronomer  Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Upcoming asteroid flyby will help Planetary Defense Network  Boston MA (SPX) Jul 27, 2017Exploring an unusual metal asteroid |
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 Washington DC (AFNS) Jul 25, 2017 
It's been a "dynamic year" for Army space and missile defense, with a multi-domain task force being formed, a new nanosatellite set to launch soon, and more powerful laser weapons in the works, said Lt. Gen. James H. Dickinson.
Dickinson, commander of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command and Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Raytheon successfully fires high-energy laser from helicopter  Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Missile Defense Agency seeks laser-armed drone  Washington (AFP) April 8, 2017Laser weapons edge toward use in US military |
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 Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017 
American forces successfully tried out Sunday a missile interception system the US hopes to set up on the Korean peninsula, military officials said following a trial just days after North Korea's second test of an ICBM.
In the American test of the so-called THAAD system, a medium-range missile was launched from a US Air Force C-17 aircraft flying over the Pacific and a THAAD unit in Alaska " ... more Seoul (AFP) July 29, 2017S. Korea speeds up US missile defence over North's missile test  Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ralph Johnson completes builders trials  Riyadh (AFP) July 28, 2017Yemeni rebel missile shot down near Mecca: Arab coalition |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
NASA scientists have definitively detected the chemical acrylonitrile in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan, a place that has long intrigued scientists investigating the chemical precursors of life.
On Earth, acrylonitrile, also known as vinyl cyanide, is useful in the manufacture of plastics. Under the harsh conditions of Saturn's largest moon, this chemical is thought to be capable of ... moreCharlottesville VA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017ALMA confirms complex chemistry in Titan's atmosphere  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 25, 2017Saturn surprises as Cassini continues its Grand Finale Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017Titan's calm lakes offer space probes a smooth landing |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new way to precisely pattern nanomaterials that could open a new path to the next generation of everyday electronic devices.
The new research, published July 28 in Science, is expected to make such materials easily available for eventual use in everything from LED displays to cellular phones to photod ... more Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Nanoparticles could spur better LEDs, invisibility cloaks  Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Jul 18, 2017New material resembling a metal nanosponge could reduce computer energy consumption  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 18, 2017How do you build a metal nanoparticle? |
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 Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 26, 2017 
A Montana State University gravitational physicist has received funding for a research project that aims to answer fundamental questions about the universe.
NASA awarded $750,000 to Nicolas Yunes for his project "Exploring Extreme Gravity: Neutron Stars, Black Holes and Gravitational Waves." Yunes is a founding member of the MSU eXtreme Gravity Institute, known as XGI, and an associate pro ... more Hull UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017First look at gravitational dance that drives stellar formation  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 |
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 Iowa City, IA (SPX) Aug 01, 2017 
Some of the biggest galaxies in the universe are full of extinguished stars. But nearly 12 billion years ago, soon after the universe first was created, these massive galaxies were hotspots that brewed up stars by the billions.
How these types of cosmic realms, called dusty starburst galaxies, became galactic dead zones is an enduring mystery.
Astronomers at the University of Iowa, i ... more Upton, NY (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Perfect liquid quark-gluon plasma is the most vortical fluid  New York NY (SPX) Jul 27, 2017CCNY physicists master unexplored electron property  Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Physicists design ultrafocused pulses |
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 Nagoya, Japan (AFP) July 30, 2017 
With steely focus, player number 3 scored a stunning opening goal in the first few minutes of the high-stakes football match between a dominant Bordeaux and their plucky Chinese opponents.
But as the crowds cheered, the pint-sized player, known as Arya, showed none of the customary swagger of triumphant strikers. In fact, robot number 3 and its teammates showed no emotion at all as they cont ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Somersaulting simulation for jumping bots  New Rochelle NY (SPX) Jul 27, 2017Designing soft robots: Ethics-based guidelines for human-robot interactions  Sydney (AFP) July 21, 2017Australia's robo-footballers go for gold at world champs |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 01, 2017 
A warm meal was quickly delivered by a drone from an ESA business incubator start-up to the last inhabitant in a remote village in Portugal.
"Even if the village is not far away, it takes a driver by car over half an hour to deliver the meal to Joaquim Reis in Podentinhos and come back due to bad and unpaved roads. Our drone arrived in just three minutes, without the need of a pilot," expl ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2017Insitu receives contract for Afghan ScanEagle UAS services  Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Special focus on formation control of unmanned systems  Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2017AeroVironment supplying small UAS to Australia |
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