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  Lincoln NB (The Conversation) Jul 13, 2019 Most likely, this is the best-known picture of a flag ever taken: Buzz Aldrin standing next to the first U.S. flag planted on the Moon. For those who knew their world history, it also rang some alarm bells. Only less than a century ago, back on Earth, planting a national flag in another part of the world still amounted to claiming that territory for the fatherland. Did the Stars and Stripes on the moon signify the establishment of an American colony? When people hear for the first time that I am a ... read more |
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To the Moon and back: 50 years on, a giant leap into the unknownWashington (AFP) July 14, 2019 The first four days of Apollo 11's journey to the Moon had gone according to plan, but just twenty minutes before landing, the atmosphere grew tense as the crew encountered a series of problems. ... more 
Five ethical questions for how we choose to use the MoonMelbourne, Australia (The Conversation) Jul 13, 2019 The Moon has always served as an inspiration for humanity, and there are many potential benefits for further exploration of our planet's rocky satellite. But we need to establish guidelines to ... more 
India aims to become 4th nation to land on moonWashington DC (SPX) Jul 13, 2019 India will try to become just the fourth country to make a soft landing on the moon, after its Chandrayaan 2 mission takes off Monday. India's space agency is making final preparations over th ... more  
Scientists deepen understanding of magnetic fields surrounding Earth and other planetsPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 13, 2019 Vast rings of electrically charged particles encircle the Earth and other planets. Now, a team of scientists has completed research into waves that travel through this magnetic, electrically charged ... more |
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New developments with Chinese satellites over the past decadeBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 13, 2019 To date, 17 Chinese self-developed FengYun (FY) meteorological satellites have been launched, which are widely applied in weather analysis, numerical weather forecasting and climate prediction, as w ... more 
Super salty, subzero Arctic water provides peek at possible life on other planetsSeattle WA (SPX) Jul 13, 2019 In recent years, the idea of life on other planets has become less far-fetched. NASA announced June 27 that it will send a vehicle to Saturn's icy moon, Titan, a celestial body known to harbor surfa ... more 
Ejected moons could help solve several astronomical puzzlesWashington (UPI) Jul 12, 2019 Runaway moons could explain several astronomical mysteries, according to a new study. ... more  
Hayabusa-makes completes second asteroid touchdown to collect samplesWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2019 Japan's asteroid-circling probe successfully executed a second touchdown on Thursday, collecting another sample from the surface of the space rock. ... more 
Low-cost moon mission puts India among lunar pioneersSriharikota, India (AFP) July 12, 2019 India will step up the international space race on Monday when it launches a low-cost mission to become only the fourth country to land a probe on the moon. ... more |
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 The machine that made the Moon missions possible 
Astronomers expand cosmic "cheat sheet" in hunt for lifeIthaca NY (SPX) Jul 11, 2019 Using nature's color palette from early Earth, Cornell University astronomers have created a cosmic "cheat sheet" in order to understand where discovered exoplanets may fall along their own evolutio ... more  |
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China's Chang'e-4 probe switches to dormant modeBeijing (XNA) Jul 11, 2019 Both the lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe switched to dormant mode for the lunar night on the far side of the moon on Tuesday morning (Beijing Time). The scientific instruments on t ... more  
Jupiter's auroras powered by alternating currentWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2019 New analysis of Juno mission data suggests Jupiter's auroras are powered by alternating current, not direct current. ... more 
A desert portal to other worldsTucson AZ (SPX) Jul 11, 2019 Ali Bramson clutched her neon pink umbrella as she trekked across the frozen lava that spilled from Amboy Crater in California's Mojave Desert. She and her fellow University of Arizona graduate stud ... more  
For climbing robots, the sky's the limitPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 11, 2019 Robots can drive on the plains and craters of Mars, but what if we could explore cliffs, polar caps and other hard-to-reach places on the Red Planet and beyond? Designed by engineers at NASA's Jet P ... more 
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe makes 'perfect' touchdown on asteroidTokyo (AFP) July 11, 2019 Japan's Hayabusa2 probe made a "perfect" touchdown Thursday on a distant asteroid, collecting samples from beneath the surface in an unprecedented mission that could shed light on the origins of the solar system. ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) Jul 09, 2019 
When astronauts live and work on the Moon, they will need access to life-sustaining oxygen, water and other resources. On the Moon, and eventually Mars, they could collect local resources on the surface and transform them into breathable air; water for drinking, hygiene, and farming; rocket propellants and more. It's a practice called in-situ resource utilization (ISRU).
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 Washington (AFP) July 12, 2019 
We've all been there: you're working on something important, your PC crashes, and you lose all your progress.
Such a failure was not an option during the Apollo missions, the first time ever that a computer was entrusted with handling flight control and life support systems - and therefore the lives of the astronauts on board.
Despite an infamous false alarm during lunar descent that ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2019 
New analysis of Juno mission data suggests Jupiter's auroras are powered by alternating current, not direct current.
Jupiter, a the largest planet in the solar system, boasts an aurora with a radiant power of 100 terawatts, or 100 billion kilowatts. It's the brightest aurora in the solar system.
Like Earth's auroras, Jupiter's light shows are centered around its poles. The aurora ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 13, 2019 
Vast rings of electrically charged particles encircle the Earth and other planets. Now, a team of scientists has completed research into waves that travel through this magnetic, electrically charged environment, known as the magnetosphere, deepening understanding of the region and its interaction with our own planet, and opening up new ways to study other planets across the galaxy.
The sci ... more |
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 Chennai, India (IANS) Jul 13, 2019 
India''s heavy lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle - Mark III (GSLV Mk III), nicknamed as ''Bahubali'', and its passenger Chandrayaan-2 were being readied up for their historic flight to the Moon on July 15, said space agency officials.
"Preparations are going at a hectic pace at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota for the July 15 early morning launch at 2.51 a.m. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 08, 2019 
With eyes bright, Sun Zezhou, chief designer of China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe, speaks fast but clearly.
"Every time I see the moon, I think how Chinese probes have left permanent footprints on it, especially Chang'e-4, the first spacecraft to soft-land on the far side. As a member of the mission, I'm very proud," said Sun.
Chinese engineers began plans for the Chang'e-1 lunar probe i ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2019  Japan's asteroid-circling probe successfully executed a second touchdown on Thursday, collecting another sample from the surface of the space rock.
"The state of the spacecraft is normal and the touchdown sequence was performed as scheduled," the mission announced on Twitter. "Project Manager Tsuda has declared that the 2nd touchdown was a success!"
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2019 
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense announced that it seeks developers of laser- and radio frequency-guided weapons to shoot down drones and other enemy threats.
The concept is not new. The United States first employed non-lethal lasers in military service in 2014, largely to disable enemy electrical sensors, and the United Kingdom spent $37 million on a laser prototype in 2017. ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) July 12, 2019  Turkey on Friday received the first deliveries of Russia's S-400 missile defence systems despite Washington threatening the NATO member with sanctions over the controversial deal.
The delivery marks a new high in warming ties between Ankara and Moscow. Here is what you need to know about Russia's most modern anti-aircraft defence system.
- What is the S-400? -
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 Dallas TX (SPX) Jul 05, 2019 
Researchers from Southern Methodist University (SMU) could help determine if Saturn's icy moon - Titan - has ever been home to life long before NASA completes an exploratory visit to its surface by a drone helicopter.
NASA announced in late June that its "Dragonfly" mission would launch toward Saturn's largest moon in 2026, expecting to arrive in 2034. The goal of the mission is to use a r ... more |
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 Bochum, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2019 
Nanoparticles can be used in many ways as catalysts. To be able to tailor them in such a way that they can catalyse certain reactions selectively and efficiently, researchers need to determine the properties of single particles as precisely as possible. So far, an ensemble of many nanoparticles is analysed. However, the problem of these investigations is that the contributions of different parti ... more |
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 Durham UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2019 
Supercomputer simulations of galaxies have shown that Einstein's general theory of relativity might not be the only way to explain how gravity works or how galaxies form.
Physicists at Durham University, UK, simulated the cosmos using an alternative model for gravity - f(R)-gravity, a so called Chameleon Theory. The resulting images produced by the simulation show that galaxies like our Mi ... more |
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 Osaka, Japan (SPX) Jul 11, 2019 
A "vacuum" is generally thought to be nothing but empty space. But in fact, a vacuum is filled with "virtual particle-antiparticle pairs" of electrons and positrons that are continuously created and annihilated in unimaginably short time-scales.
The quest for a better understanding of vacuum physics will lead to the elucidation of fundamental questions in modern physics, which is integral ... more |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 11, 2019 
Individually, ants have only so much strength and intelligence. However, as a colony, they can use complex strategies to complete sophisticated tasks and evade larger predators.
At EPFL, robotics researchers in Professor Jamie Paik's Laboratory have reproduced this phenomenon, developing tiny robots that display minimal physical intelligence on an individual level but that are able to comm ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 9, 2019 
The U.S. Navy's MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has reached initial operational capability, paving the way for fleet operations and training.
On June 28, the sea-based, vertical lift drone manufactured by Northrop Grumman was declared to achieve operational capability, the Navy said Monday.
The aircraft is designed to provide reconnaissance, situational awareness and precisi ... more |
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