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  Dhofar, Oman (AFP) Oct 30, 2017 In sunglasses and jumpsuits, a crew of European test astronauts is laying the groundwork for a Mars simulation in the barren expanse of the Omani desert, a terrestrial mission intended to pave the way to the red planet. The "analog astronauts" of the Austrian Space Forum - a volunteer-based collective - have arrived in Oman to begin preparations for a four-week simulation mission due to begin next year. Touching down at Marmul Airport, a remote outpost used by oil workers, the five-person adva ... read more |
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NASA Evaluates Use of a Coin-Sized Thermometer to Characterize Comets and Earthbound AsteroidsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 Two NASA teams want to deploy a highly compact, sensitive thermometer that could characterize comets and even assist in the redirection or possible destruction of an asteroid on a collision course w ... more  
Jupiter's X-ray auroras pulse independentlyLondon UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 Jupiter's intense northern and southern lights pulse independently of each other according to new UCL-led research using ESA's XMM-Newton and NASA's Chandra X-ray observatories. The study, pub ... more  
Saturn's Radiation Belts: A Stranger to the Solar WindGottingen, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 The radiation belts of Earth and Saturn differ more strongly than previously assumed. In these belts, very energetic particles, such as electrons and protons, move around the planet at high velociti ... more 
Levitation Key to How Martian Landscapes FormWashington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2017 Scientists from the Open University (OU) have discovered a process that could explain the long-debated mystery of how recent and present-day surface features on Mars are formed in the absence of sig ... more |
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Winters leave marks on Mars' sand dunesWashington (UPI) Oct 27, 2017 New lab experiments suggest the sublimation of carbon dioxide - which freezes in the winter and thaws in the spring - is leaving unique marks on Mars' sand dunes. ... more 
Winters on Mars are shaping the Red Planet's landscapeDublin, Ireland (SPX) Oct 30, 2017 Researchers based millions of kilometres from Mars have unveiled new evidence for how contemporary features are formed on the Red Planet. Their innovative lab-based experiments on carbon dioxide (CO ... more  
Citizen scientist spots comet tails streaking past distant starLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 Citizen scientist Thomas Jacobs was the first to spot tell-tale signs that a comet was orbiting a distant star monitored by the Kepler Space Observatory. Professor Saul Rappaport (Massachusetts Inst ... more 
One small doorstep for man: Cosmic mat welcomes aliensAdelaide, Australia (AFP) Oct 27, 2017 It may look like an ordinary door mat, but its creators insist the conceptual art piece could encourage alien life to visit Earth - and help create a new kind of space archaeology. ... more  
Scientists write 'traps' for light with tiny ink dropletsCambridge UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 A microscopic 'pen' that is able to write structures small enough to trap and harness light using a commercially available printing technique could be used for sensing, biotechnology, lasers, and st ... more  
Physics boosts artificial intelligence methodsPasadena CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 Researchers from Caltech and the University of Southern California (USC) report the first application of quantum computing to a physics problem. By employing quantum-compatible machine learning tech ... more |
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Advanced artificial limbs mapped in the brainLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 30, 2017 Targeted motor and sensory reinnervation (TMSR) is a surgical procedure on patients with amputations that reroutes residual limb nerves towards intact muscles and skin in order to fit them with a li ... more 
Dawn Finds Possible Ancient Ocean Remnants at CeresPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 27, 2017 Minerals containing water are widespread on Ceres, suggesting the dwarf planet may have had a global ocean in the past. What became of that ocean? Could Ceres still have liquid today? Two new studie ... more  
Low-cost clocks for landing on the MoonParis (ESA) Oct 27, 2017 A European clock accurate to a trillionth of a second is set to be used on satellites and missions to the Moon. The ultra-precise time-keeper was conceived by a small company in Latvia, and ES ... more 
Astronomers discover sunscreen snow falling on hot exoplanetUniversity Park PA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 Astronomers at Penn State have used the Hubble Space Telescope to find a blistering-hot giant planet outside our solar system where the atmosphere "snows" titanium dioxide - the active ingredient in ... more |
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New lab experiments suggest the sublimation of carbon dioxide - which freezes in the winter and thaws in the spring - is leaving unique marks on Mars' sand dunes.
Much science has been devoted to the events and processes that shaped the Martian surface millions of years ago, but a team of scientists at the University of Dublin, in Ireland, wanted to better understand how the Red Plane ... moreDublin, Ireland (SPX) Oct 30, 2017Winters on Mars are shaping the Red Planet's landscape  Dhofar, Oman (AFP) Oct 30, 2017In desert of Oman, a gateway to life on Mars Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2017Levitation Key to How Martian Landscapes Form |
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A European clock accurate to a trillionth of a second is set to be used on satellites and missions to the Moon.
The ultra-precise time-keeper was conceived by a small company in Latvia, and ESA has recognised its potential for space.
"We are the Ferrari of timers with the components of a tractor," says Nikolai Adamovitch of Eventech.
"We provide extreme timing accuracy using re ... more Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Human presence in Lunar orbit one step closer with successful RS-25 engine test  Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 20, 2017NASA research suggests significant atmosphere in lunar past and possible source of water on Moon  Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017Lunar lava tube could be used as a moon mission base |
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 London UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 
Jupiter's intense northern and southern lights pulse independently of each other according to new UCL-led research using ESA's XMM-Newton and NASA's Chandra X-ray observatories.
The study, published in Nature Astronomy, found that very high-energy X-ray emissions at Jupiter's south pole consistently pulse every 11 minutes. Meanwhile those at the north pole are erratic: increasing and decre ... more Granada, Spain (SPX) Oct 17, 2017Haumea, the most peculiar of Pluto companions, has a ring around it  Garching, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Ring around a dwarf planet detected  Friedrichshafen, Germany (ESA) Oct 03, 2017Helicopter test for Jupiter icy moons radar |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 
Astronomers at Penn State have used the Hubble Space Telescope to find a blistering-hot giant planet outside our solar system where the atmosphere "snows" titanium dioxide - the active ingredient in sunscreen. These Hubble observations are the first detections of this "snow-out" process, called a "cold trap," on an exoplanet.
This discovery, and other observations made by the Penn State te ... moreAdelaide, Australia (AFP) Oct 27, 2017One small doorstep for man: Cosmic mat welcomes aliens London, UK (SPX) Oct 27, 2017Citizen scientist spots comet tails streaking past distant star  Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2017Marine microbes living beneath seabed resort to cannibalism |
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Brazilian operator Embratel Star One and U.S. satellite manufacturer SSL (Space Systems Loral) have chosen Arianespace to launch the Embratel Star One D2 satellite.
Arianespace reports the signature of a launch contract for the Embratel Star One D2 satellite for Brazilian operator Embratel Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel. It will be launched in 2019 by an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana ... more bv Launchspace Staff WritersWhat Ever Happened to Sea Launch?  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 30, 2017Arianespace to launch Inmarsat's fifth Global Xpress satellite  Miami (AFP) Oct 30, 2017SpaceX launches Korean satellite, sticks rocket landing |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2017 
Jing Haipeng, the first Chinese astronaut to go into space three times, has voiced his desire to go into space again as a further demonstration of his loyalty to the Communist Party of China (CPC).
"I'm eager to go to space again, be a pioneer in the battle one more time," said the 51-year-old major general and delegate to the ongoing 19th National Congress of the CPC.
"Let the vastn ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017UN official commends China's role in space cooperation |
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Last year, a fountain of dust was spotted streaming from Rosetta's comet, prompting the question: how was it powered? Scientists now suggest the outburst was driven from inside the comet, perhaps released from ancient gas vents or pockets of hidden ice.
The plume was seen by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft on 3 July 2016, just a few months before the end of the mission and as Comet 67P/Churyumov- ... more Boston MA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017Scientists detect comets outside our solar system  Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2017Rosetta Reveals Dust Jet from Comet Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2017NASA Evaluates Use of a Coin-Sized Thermometer to Characterize Comets and Earthbound Asteroids |
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 Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a nine-month, $9.4 million contract to develop a Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) missile interceptor concept, the agency announced Oct. 5.
"Our Low Power Laser Demonstrator concept puts advanced beam control systems and a fiber laser on a high-performance, high-altitude platform to maximize risk reduction value over the demonstrat ... more White Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Upgraded Lockheed Martin Laser Outguns Threat in Half the Time Washington (UPI) Sep 20, 2017ATHENA laser testbed system successfully shoots down drones  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017DOD to invest $17M on laser weapons research in New Mexico |
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 Moscow (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 
Russia conducted several ballistic missile tests on Thursday from "land, air and sea" as part of its strategic nuclear programme, the Defence ministry announced.
A "Topol" intercontinental ballistic missile was fired from the Plesetsk testing ground in the northwest of the country and three ballistic missiles were launched by two nuclear missile submarines (SSBNs), two from the Okhotsk Sea, ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017Report: Japan eyeing SM-6 missiles for defense program  Syracuse NY (SPX) Oct 23, 2017Lockheed Martin missile defense sensor technology receives prototyping contract  Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017Lockheed Martin to develop missile defense tools under DoD deal |
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 Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 
The radiation belts of Earth and Saturn differ more strongly than previously assumed. In these belts, very energetic particles, such as electrons and protons, move around the planet at high velocities - captured by its magnetic field.
In the case of the Earth, the solar wind, a current of charged particles from the Sun varying in strength, controls the intensity of the radiation belt both ... more Ithaca NY (SPX) Oct 25, 2017To keep Saturn's A ring contained, its moons stand united  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 19, 2017NASA team finds noxious ice cloud on Saturn's moon Titan  (UPI) Oct 17, 2017Saturn's A ring contained by not one, but seven moons |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 
Fibers made of carbon nanotubes configured as wireless antennas can be as good as copper antennas but 20 times lighter, according to Rice University researchers. The antennas may offer practical advantages for aerospace applications and wearable electronics where weight and flexibility are factors.
The discovery offers more potential applications for the strong, lightweight nanotube fibers ... more Swansea UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017New research explores the limits of nanomaterials and atomic effects for nanotechnology  Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 30, 2017New technique produces tunable, nanoporous materials  Vienna, Austria (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Jumping nanoparticles |
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 Yekaterinburg, Russia (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 
Taking black holes (as a real object) as a test material, scientists from the Ural Federal university (UrFU, Yekaterinburg) found out that a popular theory of gravity which had seemed to work perfectly at the cosmological level (a subclass of Horndeski theory) is hardly applicable to the real world. They presented their study in the Classical and Quantum Gravity journal.
At the moment, acc ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 30, 2017Prolific Earth Gravity Satellites End Science Mission  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Supercomputers help Los Alamos team interpret LIGO findings  Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 24, 2017NASA Challenges Students to Design Microgravity Experiments |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 31, 2017 
Black holes are famous for being ravenous eaters, but they do not eat everything that falls toward them. A small portion of material gets shot back out in powerful jets of hot gas, called plasma, that can wreak havoc on their surroundings. Along the way, this plasma somehow gets energized enough to strongly radiate light, forming two bright columns along the black hole's axis of rotation. Scient ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 31, 2017Chinese scientists measure universe with "magic ruler"  Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Oct 30, 2017The most exotic fluid has an unexpectedly low viscosity  Rochester NY (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Monster colliding black holes might lurk on the edge of spiral galaxies |
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 New York NY (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 
Computers can now beat humans at chess and Go, but it may be a while before people trust their driving. The danger of self-driving cars was highlighted last year when Tesla's autonomous car collided with a truck it mistook for a cloud, killing its passenger.
Self-driving cars depend on a form of machine learning called deep learning. Modeled after the human brain, layers of artificial neur ... morePasadena CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Physics boosts artificial intelligence methods  Sussex UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Liquid metal brings soft robotics a step closer  Laguna Beach, United States (AFP) Oct 17, 2017Intel working with Facebook on chips for AI |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017 
The Pentagon announced Insitu Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, has been awarded a new $9.2 million firm-fixed price contract for spare and sustainment parts for the RQ-21A Blackjack.
The RQ-21 Blackjack is a small tactical unmanned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform used by the Department of the Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps.
The RQ-2 ... more Boston MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017New RoboBee flies, dives, swims and explodes out the of water  Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017Boeing invests in autonomous flight technology company  Jacksonville FL (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Drone Aviation awarded contract for Enhanced WASP Tactical Aerostat from US Defense Dept |
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