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  Palo Alto, CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2017 SSL reports that NASA has awarded the next phase of funding for its ground-breaking Dragonfly on-orbit satellite assembly program. The contract modification to move forward with the detailed design of a semi-autonomous robotic system for in-space satellite assembly confirms NASA's confidence in SSL and the success of this "Tipping Point" public private partnership, which is enabling the development of new technology that benefits both government and commercial space endeavors. SSL and its pa ... read more |
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Cassini Makes its 'Goodbye Kiss' Flyby of TitanPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2017 NASA's Cassini spacecraft is headed toward its Sept. 15 plunge into Saturn, following a final, distant flyby of the planet's giant moon Titan. The spacecraft made its closest approach to Titan ... more  
Are we being watched? Tens of other worlds could spot the EarthLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 12, 2017 A group of scientists from Queen's University Belfast and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany have turned exoplanet-hunting on its head, in a study that instead looks at ho ... more  
45 Kilometers on the Odometry for OpportunityPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2017 Opportunity is continuing the winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. Winter is constraining the available energy, so the project has the rover doing " ... more 
Climate change for aliensRochester NY (SPX) Sep 12, 2017 In February NASA astronomers discovered - seven Earth-like planets, potentially harboring life, orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1, not too far from Earth. Scientists have yet to discover life, or e ... more |
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X-rays Reveal Temperament of Possible Planet-hosting StarsBoston MA (SPX) Sep 12, 2017 A new study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton suggests X-rays emitted by a planet's host star may provide critical clues to just how hospitable a star system coul ... more  
192 Indian space objects currently in orbitChennai, India (IANS) Sep 12, 2017 A total of 192 Indian objects are orbiting in space as of April 1, 2017, catalogued by US Space Surveillance Network, said a retired Indian scientist. He was citing the August 2017 issue of "O ... more  
Medical camera makes light work of seeing through the bodyEdinburgh UK (SPX) Sep 12, 2017 Scientists have developed a camera that can see through the human body. The camera is designed to help doctors track medical tools known as endoscopes that are used to investigate a range of i ... more  
Radar Reveals Two Moons Orbiting Asteroid FlorencePasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2017 Radar images of asteroid 3122 Florence obtained at the 70-meter antenna at NASA's Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex between August 29 and September 1 have revealed that the asteroid has tw ... more  
Pluto features given first official namesWashington DC (SPX) Sep 11, 2017 The IAU has assigned names to fourteen geological features on the surface of Pluto. The names pay homage to the underworld mythology, pioneering space missions, historic pioneers who crossed new hor ... more 
Europe's Science Highlights With CassiniParis (ESA) Sep 11, 2017 The international Cassini-Huygens mission has explored Saturn and its rings and moons for 13 years, and will conclude by plunging into the planet's atmosphere next week. This article highlights some ... more |
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 Sling-shot show for NASA spacecraft over Australia 
Pondering the Saturn Mission's Legacy After CassiniPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 11, 2017 As the Cassini spacecraft nears the end of a long journey rich with scientific and technical accomplishments, it is already having a powerful influence on future exploration. In revealing that Satur ... more 
Jupiter's Auroras Present a Powerful MysteryPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2017 Scientists on NASA's Juno mission have observed massive amounts of energy swirling over Jupiter's polar regions that contribute to the giant planet's powerful auroras - only not in ways the research ... more 
Discovery of boron on Mars adds to evidence for habitabilityLos Alamos NM (SPX) Sep 07, 2017 The discovery of boron on Mars gives scientists more clues about whether life could have ever existed on the planet, according to a paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. ... more 
New Horizons Files Flight Plan for 2019 FlybyWashington DC (SPX) Sep 06, 2017 NASA's New Horizons mission has set the distance for its New Year's Day 2019 flyby of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, aiming to come three times closer to MU69 than it famously flew past Pluto in 2015 ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2017 
Opportunity is continuing the winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater.
Winter is constraining the available energy, so the project has the rover doing "hops" (drives) from one energy-favorable "lily pad" to the next. (These lily pads are locations where the terrain is tilted sufficiently to the north to maximize the Sun illumination on the rover's so ... moreLos Alamos NM (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Discovery of boron on Mars adds to evidence for habitability  Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 05, 2017Life on Mars: Let's Try Oman Desert First for Space Mission  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 17, 2017For Moratorium on Sending Commands to Mars, Blame the Sun |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 22, 2017 
The European Space Agency (ESA) invites members of the science community in Europe to propose ideas for research that could be performed on the Deep Space Gateway, a crewed spaceship in lunar vicinity.
The Deep Space Gateway is a strategic platform that is being prepared by the International Space Station partner agencies to be humanity's next step beyond Low-Earth Orbit and out into the S ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017Analysis of a 'rusty' lunar rock suggests the moon's interior is dry  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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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2017 
Scientists on NASA's Juno mission have observed massive amounts of energy swirling over Jupiter's polar regions that contribute to the giant planet's powerful auroras - only not in ways the researchers expected.
Examining data collected by the ultraviolet spectrograph and energetic-particle detector instruments aboard the Jupiter-orbiting Juno spacecraft, a team led by Barry Mauk of the Jo ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Sep 11, 2017Pluto features given first official names  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Juno Scientists Prepare for Seventh Science Pass of Jupiter Washington DC (SPX) Sep 06, 2017New Horizons Files Flight Plan for 2019 Flyby |
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 Rochester NY (SPX) Sep 12, 2017 
In February NASA astronomers discovered - seven Earth-like planets, potentially harboring life, orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1, not too far from Earth.
Scientists have yet to discover life, or evidence of civilizations, on these or other planets. But in the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, they often categorize hypothetical worlds according to the amount of energy their inhabitants ... more Boston MA (SPX) Sep 07, 2017X-Rays Reveal Temperament of Possible Planet-Hosting Stars Boston MA (SPX) Sep 12, 2017X-rays Reveal Temperament of Possible Planet-hosting Stars  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Could TRAPPIST-1's Seven Earth-size Planets Have Gas Giant Siblings |
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 Buffalo NY (SPX) Sep 11, 2017 
Ten students from UB's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences took a long drive from Buffalo to the desert of New Mexico in late June, with a rocket called Volans Tauri in tow.
It was so hot, recalls Pete Wilkins, a rising senior majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering, that even under a tent, his camp chair melted from the 110-degree heat - and it was set up under a tent.
... more Port Vila, Vanuatu (SPX) Sep 05, 2017Kacific selects SpaceX to provide launch service  Chennai (IANS) Sep 07, 2017ISRO suspects pyro elements failed to separate rocket's heat shield  Cayenne (AFP) Sept 6, 2017Ariane 5 rocket aborts Guiana lift-off in final seconds |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017 
China and Russia plan to sign an agreement in October on joint space exploration from 2018 and 2022, which would benefit both nations particularly in manned and future missions to the moon, CGTN reported on Monday.
The bilateral agreement will cover five areas including lunar to deep space exploration, special materials development, collaborations in the area of satellite systems, Earth re ... more Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2017Kuaizhou-11 to send six satellites into space  Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2017Russia, China May Sign 5-Year Agreement on Joint Space Exploration  Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017ESA and Chinese astronauts train together |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Sep 11, 2017 
Using Earth's gravity to give it an orbital boost, OSIRIS-REx will rendezvous with the asteroid Bennu in 2018. The Earth flyby will give astronomers and those with high-end cameras a chance to view this rare encounter.
OSIRIS-REx is on an extraordinary journey to bring back to Earth a sample from the surface of the carbonaceous asteroid Bennu that could potentially record the early history ... morePasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2017Radar Reveals Two Moons Orbiting Asteroid Florence  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 04, 2017NASA's Asteroid-Bound Spacecraft to Slingshot Past Earth  Paris (ESA) Sep 01, 2017Close encounters of the stellar kind |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 
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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 Seoul (AFP) Sept 7, 2017  South Korea and the United States on Thursday completed the deployment of a US missile defence system to counter North Korean threats, sparking demonstrations by residents and a diplomatic protest from Beijing.
A convoy of US military trucks carrying four launchers for the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system made their way through an activists' blockade at a former golf course ... more Seoul (AFP) Sept 4, 2017S.Korea, US to deploy more anti-missile defences: Seoul  Seoul (AFP) Sept 4, 2017S. Korea launches missile drill after North's nuclear test  Washington (AFP) Sept 4, 2017US cites its nuclear capabilities in defense against N.Korea |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 11, 2017 
As the Cassini spacecraft nears the end of a long journey rich with scientific and technical accomplishments, it is already having a powerful influence on future exploration. In revealing that Saturn's moon Enceladus has many of the ingredients needed for life, the mission has inspired a pivot to the exploration of "ocean worlds" that has been sweeping planetary science over the past decade.
... morePasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2017Cassini Makes its 'Goodbye Kiss' Flyby of Titan Paris (ESA) Sep 11, 2017Europe's Science Highlights With Cassini  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 05, 2017Cassini's 21st dive is over |
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 Amherst MA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 
When environmental and soil chemist Baoshan Xing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst began reading in 2014 that a new, two-dimensional material known as layered black phosphorous (BP) was gaining the attention of biomedical researchers for use in drug delivery systems and tumor photothermal therapy, he was both intrigued and concerned.
"I am not only a soil chemist, but an environme ... more Bethlehem PA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017A more complete picture of the nano world  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2017What the world's tiniest 'monster truck' reveals  Livermore CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Carbon nanotubes worth their salt |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017 
ESA this week helped to provide children with disabilities the opportunity to experience weightlessness and lunar gravity on aircraft flights.
Eight children from five ESA member states - UK, France, Germany, Belgium, and Italy -boarded the converted Airbus A310 in Bordeaux, France on 24 August as part of the Kid's Weightless Dreams campaign organised by Novespace and Reves de Gosse.
... more Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 26, 2017MSU gravitational physicist receives NASA award to explore extreme gravity and the universe  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 |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 04, 2017 
UCLA physicists have proposed new theories for how the universe's first black holes might have formed and the role they might play in the production of heavy elements such as gold, platinum and uranium.
A long-standing question in astrophysics is whether the universe's very first black holes came into existence less than a second after the Big Bang or whether they formed only millions of y ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Aussie quantum tech has its sights set on human biochemistry  Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 07, 2017First neutron beam produced: A great milestone for CSNS  Iowa City IA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Researchers propose how the universe became filled with light |
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 Palo Alto, CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2017 
SSL reports that NASA has awarded the next phase of funding for its ground-breaking Dragonfly on-orbit satellite assembly program.
The contract modification to move forward with the detailed design of a semi-autonomous robotic system for in-space satellite assembly confirms NASA's confidence in SSL and the success of this "Tipping Point" public private partnership, which is enabling the de ... more Tokyo (AFP) Sept 8, 2017New Japanese sniffs out smelly feet  Beijing (AFP) Sept 7, 2017Chinese robotics artist makes real-life 'Transformers' Berlin (AFP) Sept 4, 2017Voice assistants promise a light-fingered future |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 8, 2017 
The AUDS counter-drone system has been enhanced for deployment on vehicles and features new technology to defeat swarm attacks.
The AUDS system was first deployed in 2015 by a consortium of British companies - Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics and Enterprise Control Systems. It uses an intuitive interface to detect, track, identify and defeat a drone in about 15 seconds at ... more Riga, Latvia (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Atlas Dynamics Introduces Fixed Wing UAV with 5-Hour Flight Time, 150 Kilometer Operational Range  Riga, Latvia (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Atlas Dynamics Unveils NEST Smart Protective Charging Station for Enhanced Performance of Atlas Pro Platform  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 08, 2017X-37B Flies Again In First SpaceX Launch |
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