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  Pasadena, CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2018 Last autumn, the world was excited by the discovery of an exoplanet called Ross 128 b, which is just 11 light years away from Earth. New work from a team led by Diogo Souto of Brazil's Observatorio Nacional and including Carnegie's Johanna Teske has for the first time determined detailed chemical abundances of the planet's host star, Ross 128. Understanding which elements are present in a star in what abundances can help researchers estimate the makeup of the exoplanets that orbit them, which can ... read more |
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First Global Maps of Pluto and Charon from New Horizons PublishedHouston TX (SPX) Jul 11, 2018 Until 2015, it was not known whether icy Pluto or its largest moon, Charon, had mountains, valleys or even impact craters. After the spectacular success of New Horizons in July 2015, scientists were ... more  
PPPL diagnostic is key to world record of German fusion experimentPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 10, 2018 When Germany's Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) fusion facility set a world record for stellarators recently, a finely tuned instrument built and delivered by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton P ... more  
China readying for space station era: Yang LiweiBeijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2018 China is accelerating its timetable for a space station, with the core capsule expected to be launched in 2020, says Yang Liwei, director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office and the country ... more  
Israel plans its first moon launch in DecemberYehud, Israel (AFP) July 10, 2018 An Israeli organisation announced plans Tuesday to launch the country's first spacecraft to the moon in December, with hopes of burnishing Israel's reputation as a small nation with otherworldly high-tech ambitions. ... more |
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Airbus wins two ESA studies for Mars Sample Return missionToulouse, France (SPX) Jul 09, 2018 Airbus has won two studies from the European Space Agency (ESA) to design a Sample Fetch Rover and an Earth Return Orbiter. These two elements will be critical parts of a mission to return samples o ... more  
Astronomer Reveals When Soviet-Era Interplanetary Station Will Crash to EarthMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 09, 2018 A station was unsuccessfully launched as a part of the USSR's space exploration program and has been orbiting the Earth ever since, but the station's deterioration is bringing its "homecoming" close ... more 
UK space sector set to benefit from new European Space Agency contractLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2018 A new rover set to visit Mars and collect the first ever samples from the planet to be brought back safely to Earth, will be designed in Stevenage by Airbus following the award of a 3.9 million poun ... more 
Mars to Pamper Gazers With Stunning Sight Amid NASA's Dust Storm ConcernsWashington DC (Sputnik) Jul 06, 2018 On July 27 and several days afterwards, the Red Planet will become especially visible due to a so-called "opposition," with Earth coming equally close both to Mars and the sun, international media r ... more 
Jupiter's moons create uniquely patterned aurora on the gas giant planetWashington DC (SPX) Jul 06, 2018 New images from the Juno spacecraft show an unusual "footprint" of Jupiter's moons on their parent planet's aurorae. The data reveal that, rather than casting one "shadow" in Jupiter's aurorae, the ... more |
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China launches new space science programBeijing (XNA) Jul 06, 2018 China Wednesday launched a new space science program focusing on the origin and evolution of the universe, black holes, gravitational waves and relationship between the solar system and human. ... more  |
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The toxic side of the MoonParis (ESA) Jul 05, 2018 When the Apollo astronauts returned from the Moon, the dust that clung to their spacesuits made their throats sore and their eyes water. Lunar dust is made of sharp, abrasive and nasty particles, bu ... more  
MIT's Cheetah 3 robot avoids obstacles without the help of visionWashington (UPI) Jul 5, 2018 Cheetah 3, a robot designed by engineers at MIT, can run, jump and climb across complex terrain, avoiding obstacles along the way - all without the benefit of sight. ... more 
Researchers see beam of light from first confirmed neutron star merger emerge from behind sunWarwick UK (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 A research team led by astronomers at the University of Warwick had to wait over 100 days for the sight of the first of confirmed neutron star merger to remerge from behind the glare of the sun. ... more 
Illinois' crop-counting robot earns top recognition at leading robotics conferenceUrbana IL (SPX) Jul 06, 2018 Today's crop breeders are trying to boost yields while also preparing crops to withstand severe weather and changing climates. To succeed, they must locate genes for high-yielding, hardy traits in c ... more 
Detecting the Boiling Atmosphere of the Hottest Known ExoplanetHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 Astronomers have found that the atmosphere of the hottest known exoplanet, the hot Jupiter-like planet KELT-9b, is "boiling off," with the escaping gas being captured by the host star. Using the CAR ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Jul 06, 2018 
On July 27 and several days afterwards, the Red Planet will become especially visible due to a so-called "opposition," with Earth coming equally close both to Mars and the sun, international media reported.
Although it generally occurs nearly every two years, this year is unique, as in light of a Martian year being almost twice as long and both planets orbiting more elliptically than circu ... more |
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 Yehud, Israel (AFP) July 10, 2018 
An Israeli organisation announced plans Tuesday to launch the country's first spacecraft to the moon in December, with hopes of burnishing Israel's reputation as a small nation with otherworldly high-tech ambitions.
The unmanned spacecraft, shaped like a pod and weighing some 585 kilogrammes (1,300 pounds) at launch, will land on the moon on February 13, 2019 if all goes according to plan, o ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 06, 2018 
This animation demonstrates how deformation in the icy surface of Europa could transport subsurface ocean water to the moon's surface.
This is just one of several simulated behaviors reported in a new study performed by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The study focused on linear features called "bands" and "groove lanes" found on Jupiter's moons Europa and Ganymede. Scienti ... more |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2018 
Earlier this week, NASA's Kepler team received an indication that the spacecraft fuel tank is running very low. NASA has placed the spacecraft in a hibernation-like state in preparation to download the science data collected in its latest observation campaign. Once the data has been downloaded, the expectation is to start observations for the next campaign with any remaining fuel.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2018 
DARPA's Experimental Spaceplane (XSP) advances toward its goal for rapid turnaround and on-demand launch with the completion of a test series that put the spaceplane's AR-22 Experimental Spaceplane Main Engine through a rigorous campaign. In the two weeks preceding the campaign, the engine ran twice to establish initial performance characteristics and turnaround processes.
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 06, 2018 
China Wednesday launched a new space science program focusing on the origin and evolution of the universe, black holes, gravitational waves and relationship between the solar system and human.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced to develop a group of four satellites in the program.
The program includes a satellite named "Einstein-Probe (EP)", which is tasked with discover ... more |
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 Mountain View, CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2018 
A meteorite was found in Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) that is a fragment of asteroid 2018 LA. This small asteroid was discovered in space by the University of Arizona's Catalina Sky Survey on June 2, 2018, eight hours before hitting Earth. The asteroid burst through the upper atmosphere and resulted in a meteor fireball. The asteroid detonated a few seconds after entry and the ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 6, 2018 
Raytheon has a received a $10 million contract to develop the US Army's High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstration program.
The program is part of the Army's Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 initiative designed to counter incoming aerial threats such as drones, cruise missiles, artillery rounds and rockets.
The system will mount a 100 kilowatt laser, making i ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2018 
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems Division has been awarded a contract modification for continued development of the next iteration of the Aegis ballistic missile defense system.
The deal, announced Monday by the Pentagon, comes under a $15 million cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to an existing contract. With the modification, the total value of the contract, for developme ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 10, 2018 
New research from NASA's Cassini spacecraft's up-close Grand Finale orbits shows a surprisingly powerful and dynamic interaction of plasma waves moving from Saturn to its rings and its moon Enceladus.
The observations show for the first time that the waves travel on magnetic field lines connecting Saturn directly to Enceladus. The field lines are like an electrical circuit between the two ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018 
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new technique to squeeze infrared light into ultra-confined spaces, generating an intense, nanoscale antenna that could be used to detect single biomolecules.
The researchers harnessed the power of polaritons, particles that blur the distinction between light and matter. This ultra ... more |
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 Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jul 05, 2018 
Einstein's theory of gravity, general relativity, predicts that all objects fall in the same way, regardless of their mass or composition. But does this principle also hold for objects with extreme gravity? An international team of astronomers have tested this using three stars orbiting each other: a neutron star and two white dwarfs. Their findings, published in Nature on 5 July 2018, prove tha ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2018 
Carnegie's Eduardo Banados led a team that found a quasar with the brightest radio emission ever observed in the early universe, due to it spewing out a jet of extremely fast-moving material.
Banados' discovery was followed up by Emmanuel Momjian of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, which allowed the team to see with unprecedented detail the jet shooting out of a quasar that formed ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2018 
Cheetah 3, a robot designed by engineers at MIT, can run, jump and climb across complex terrain, avoiding obstacles along the way - all without the benefit of sight.
Researchers have dubbed the robot's technological abilities "blind locomotion."
Robots with similar maneuverability rely on cameras or some other kind of sensor to "see" the world, but Cheetah 3 is effectively blind ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 9, 2018 
A MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter finished its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation from the littoral combat ship USS Coronado, U.S. Navy officials said.
The crew of the Coronado and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, or VX-1, conducted combat simulations to evaluate the Fire Scout on target identification, intelligence and surface warfare, the results of which will help the Na ... more |
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