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  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 Orbital ATK is preparing to launch the U.S. Air Force's Operationally Responsive Space-5 satellite on Aug. 25th from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The ORS-5 will be launched using Orbital's Minotaur IV rocket and will be placed the satellite into low Earth orbit, the company announced on Thursday. "The delivery and upcoming launch of ORS-5 marks a significant milestone in fulfilling our commitment to the space situational awareness mission and U.S. Strategic Command," comman ... read more |
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NASA Breaks Ground on New Collaborative Biosciences Facility in Silicon ValleyMoffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 Administrator Robert Lightfoot, acting Deputy NASA Administrator Lesa Roe, Ames Center Director Eugene Tu, Ames Director of Science Michael Bicay, and Amoroso Construction Northern California Operat ... more 
NASA's twin study investigates metabolitesHouston TX (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 You may think you're just an average Joe, but according to your metabolomics data your body is percolating some expressive information about your daily life. "Metabolomics measures small molec ... more  
Engineer's model lays groundwork for machine-learning deviceSt. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 In what could be a small step for science potentially leading to a breakthrough, an engineer at Washington University in St. Louis has taken steps toward using nanocrystal networks for artificial in ... more 
Study finds that gravity, 'mechanical loading' are key to cartilage developmentColumbia MO (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 Mechanical loading, or forces that stimulate cellular growth for development, is required for creating cartilage that is then turned to bone; however, little is known about cartilage development in ... more |
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The Moving Martian Bow ShockParis (ESA) Aug 23, 2017 As the energetic particles of the solar wind speed across interplanetary space, their motion is modified by objects in their path. A study, based on data from ESA's Mars Express orbiter, has thrown ... more 
Tech leaders warn against 'Pandora's box' of robotic weaponsSydney (AFP) Aug 21, 2017 Elon Musk is leading demands for a global ban on killer robots, warning technological advances could revolutionise warfare and create new "weapons of terror" that target innocent people. ... more 
Computer approaches human skill for first time in mapping brainPullman WA (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 A WSU research team for the first time has developed a computer algorithm that is nearly as accurate as people are at mapping brain neural networks - a breakthrough that could speed up the image ana ... more  
Analysis of a 'rusty' lunar rock suggests the moon's interior is drySan Diego CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 The moon is likely very dry in its interior according to a new study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, published August 21, 2017 in t ... more  
Earth-like planet in star system only 16 light years awayArlington TX (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 Astrophysicists at the University of Texas at Arlington have predicted that an Earth-like planet may be lurking in a star system just 16 light years away. The team investigated the star system ... more 
Mars weather: 'Cloudy, chance of nighttime snowstorm'Paris (AFP) Aug 21, 2017 Mars is buffeted by turbulent snowstorms that occur only at night, according to a study released Monday that revises our understanding of Red Planet weather. ... more |
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 Call For Ideas For Research On The Deep Space Gateway 
Designing custom robots in a matter of minutesBoston MA (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 Even as robots become increasingly common across different parts of our world, they remain incredibly difficult to make. From designing and modeling to fabricating and testing, the process is slow a ... more 
Smart computersFreiburg, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 Filtering information for search engines, acting as an opponent during a board game or recognizing images: Artificial intelligence has far outpaced human intelligence in certain tasks. Several group ... more  
Exotic quantum states made from lightBonn, Germany (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 Light particles (photons) occur as tiny, indivisible portions. Many thousands of these light portions can be merged to form a single super-photon if they are sufficiently concentrated and cooled. Th ... 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 |
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As the energetic particles of the solar wind speed across interplanetary space, their motion is modified by objects in their path. A study, based on data from ESA's Mars Express orbiter, has thrown new light on a surprising interaction between the planet Mars and supersonic particles in the solar wind.
cientists have long been aware that a feature known as a bow shock forms upstream of a p ... moreParis (AFP) Aug 21, 2017Mars weather: 'Cloudy, chance of nighttime snowstorm'  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 17, 2017For Moratorium on Sending Commands to Mars, Blame the Sun  Paris (ESA) Jul 14, 2017Tributes to wetter times on Mars |
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The moon is likely very dry in its interior according to a new study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, published August 21, 2017 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The question of the moon's moistness matters because the amount of water and other volatile (easily evaporated) elements and compounds provide ... more Paris (ESA) Aug 22, 2017Call For Ideas For Research On The Deep Space Gateway  Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 21, 2017Roscosmos Approves Luna-25 Space Station Model in Moon Exploration Project  New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Aug 14, 2017Moon's magnetic field lasted far longer than once believed |
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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  Edinburgh UK (SPX) Aug 14, 2017Scientists probe Neptune's depths to reveal secrets of icy planets |
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 Arlington TX (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
Astrophysicists at the University of Texas at Arlington have predicted that an Earth-like planet may be lurking in a star system just 16 light years away.
The team investigated the star system Gliese 832 for additional exoplanets residing between the two currently known alien worlds in this system. Their computations revealed that an additional Earth-like planet with a dynamically stable c ... moreArecibo PR (SPX) Jul 17, 2017A New Search for Extrasolar Planets from the Arecibo Observatory  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017Gulf of Mexico tube worm is one of the longest-living animals in the world  Garching, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Molecular Outflow Launched Beyond Disk Around Young Star |
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 Los Angeles CA (AFP) Aug 25, 2017 
SpaceX on Thursday launched the first satellite designed and built entirely in Taiwan, a spacecraft that aims to boost disaster forecasts and mapping, environmental observation and space research.
The satellite, called FORMOSAT-5, weighs nearly 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms) and blasted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 11:51 am (1851 GMT).
"Falcon 9 has lifted off," SpaceX engineer Lauren ... more Hampton VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017Wind Tunnel Test of Deep Space Rocket Calls For New Coat of Paint  Miami (AFP) Aug 23, 2017SpaceX unveils peek at sleek new spacesuit  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 23, 2017The Phantom Lunar Dragon |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017 
Chinese scientists have become the first to realize quantum key distribution from a satellite to the ground, laying the foundation for building a hack-proof global quantum communication network.
The achievement based on experiments conducted with the world' s first quantum satellite, Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), was published in the authoritative academic journal Nature on T ... more Xi'an, China (XNA) Aug 14, 2017Xian Satellite Control Center resolves over 10 major satellite faults in 50 years  Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017China develops sea launches to boost space commerce Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 
Tremendous amounts of soot, lofted into the air from global wildfires following a massive asteroid strike 66 million years ago, would have plunged Earth into darkness for nearly two years, new research finds. This would have shut down photosynthesis, drastically cooled the planet, and contributed to the mass extinction that marked the end of the age of dinosaurs.
These new details about ho ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 21, 2017Large asteroid to safely pass Earth on September 1  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2017Asteroid Apophis has One in 100,000 chance of hitting Earth  Paris (ESA) Aug 14, 2017Asteroid 2012 TC4 will fly past Earth in October 2017 |
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The Department of Defense is investing $17 million in directed energy laser weapons, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., announced at the Boeing facility in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday.
"With our state's unique expertise in directed energy work, this funding will jump start the deployment of this critical technology and bring more high-paying jobs to the state," said Heinrich, a member of ... more Washington DC (AFNS) Jul 25, 2017'Eyes in space' and more powerful lasers will enhance US Army's arsenal  Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Raytheon successfully fires high-energy laser from helicopter  Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Missile Defense Agency seeks laser-armed drone |
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 Koror, Palau (AFP) Aug 24, 2017 
The United States has announced plans to install radar systems in Palau, a move that will increase its monitoring ability in the western Pacific region recently rocked by threats from North Korea.
In a joint statement, the US Defense Department and the Palau government said they were working to finalise the location of radar towers on the archipelago nation of 22,000 people.
"The radar s ... more Tokyo (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Japan deploys missile defence over N. Korea threat to Guam  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Jacobs Technology awarded $4.6B contract for missile defense services  Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017US successfully tests missile intercept system |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 14, 2017 
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will enter new territory in its final mission phase, the Grand Finale, as it prepares to embark on a set of ultra-close passes through Saturn's upper atmosphere with its final five orbits around the planet.
Cassini will make the first of these five passes over Saturn at 9:22 p.m. PDT Sunday, Aug. 13 (12:22 a.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 14). The spacecraft's point of close ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 14, 2017Cassini Prepares to Say Goodbye to a True Titan  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 31, 2017NASA finds moon of Saturn has chemical that could form 'membranes'  Charlottesville VA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017ALMA confirms complex chemistry in Titan's atmosphere |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
Solar panels have tremendous potential to provide affordable renewable energy, but many people see traditional black and blue panels as an eyesore. Architects, homeowners and city planners may be more open to the technology if they could install green panels that melt into the landscape, red panels on rooftops and white ones camouflaged as walls.
A new study published this week in Applied ... more Trieste, Italy (SPX) Aug 17, 2017How to move objects at the nanoscale  Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 31, 2017New method promises easier nanoscale manufacturing  Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Nanoparticles could spur better LEDs, invisibility cloaks |
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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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 Birmingham UK (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 
Physicists have described how observations of gravitational waves limit the possible explanations for the formation of black holes outside of our galaxy; either they are spinning more slowly than black holes in our own galaxy or they spin rapidly but are 'tumbled around' with spins randomly oriented to their orbit.
The paper, published in Nature, is based on data that came about following ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017NICER and LISA to Confirm or Disprove Predictions of General Relativity  Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Supermassive black holes feed on cosmic jellyfish  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Superconductivity research reveals potential new state of matter |
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 St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
In what could be a small step for science potentially leading to a breakthrough, an engineer at Washington University in St. Louis has taken steps toward using nanocrystal networks for artificial intelligence applications.
Elijah Thimsen, assistant professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and his collaborators have develo ... moreSydney (AFP) Aug 21, 2017Tech leaders warn against 'Pandora's box' of robotic weapons Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Smart computers Boston MA (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Designing custom robots in a matter of minutes |
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 Washington (Sputnik) Aug 21, 2017 
The United States Air Force (USAF) is preparing their secretive X-37B space plane for its fifth mission in early September. As always, most of the X-37B's payload and mission is classified, but Space.com has reported that the launch may be slated for early September.
The fifth mission of the X-37B, known as Orbital Test Vehicle-5 (OTV-5), is different from previous launches in that the spa ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Lockheed pairs drone with counter-UAS system  Liverpool UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2017Do video game players make the best unmanned pilots  Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017Insitu receives contract for U.S. Navy Special Warfare ScanEagle support |
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