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  Lafayette CA (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 The most recently discovered group of rocky bodies nearby Earth are termed co-orbital objects. An attractive location for extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) to locate a probe to observe Earth throughout our deep past are the co-orbital objects. They most recently discovered group of rocky bodies nearby Earth. Co-orbital objects approach Earth very closely every year at distances much shorter than anything except the moon. They have the same orbital period as Earth. These near-Earth objects provid ... read more |
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New global Space Safety Coalition establishedMaui HI (SPX) Sep 19, 2019 A first-of-its-kind global ad hoc coalition dedicated to developing and maintaining a set of "living" space-safety best practices was announced at the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Te ... more  
NASA blames bad weather for failure to warn about approaching hazardous asteroidWashington DC (Sputnik) Sep 23, 2019 The celestial object flew past the Earth five times closer than the Moon and highlights the need to improve NASA's detection systems. Internal emails reveal that NASA discussed 2019 OK "becaus ... more  
Trump marks Mars as next target, Moon 'not so exciting'Washington DC (Sputnik) Sep 23, 2019 US President Donald Trump on Friday praised the US space program's efforts to return astronauts to the moon by 2024 as "tremendous," yet outlined that the ultimate goal is Mars. "We're going t ... more  
Orion to face simulated rigors of space in last major testing before Artemis ICleveland OH (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 The recently completed Orion spacecraft for Artemis I will head to Ohio for the final stretch of major testing before integration with the Space Launch System rocket for launch. Slated to begi ... more |
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China's lunar rover discovers mysterious material on far side of MoonBeijing (Sputnik) Sep 20, 2019 Yutu-2, the lunar rover for China's Chang'e-4 mission, grabbed attention last month after its drive team spotted some unusual "gel-like" material while roving close to a small crater. The Chin ... more 
Audit faults NASA for failing to detect schedule delays for moon returnWashington (Sputnik) Sep 19, 2019 NASA's push to return humans to the Moon by 2024 is threatened by a failure to account for schedule delays and cost overruns, the General Accountability Office said in a report on Wednesday. " ... more  
'Snow-Cannon' Enceladus shines up Saturn's super-reflective moonsGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 19, 2019 Radar observations of Saturn's moons, Mimas, Enceladus and Tethys, show that Enceladus is acting as a 'snow-cannon,' coating itself and its neighbours with fresh water-ice particles to make them daz ... more  
Huge Volcano on Jupiter's Moon Io Erupts on Regular ScheduleTucson AZ (SPX) Sep 18, 2019 Volcanic eruptions are difficult to predict, but observations have shown the largest and most powerful volcano on Io, a large moon of Jupiter, has been erupting on a relatively regular schedule. ... more 
Age-old debate on Saturn's rings reignitedGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 17, 2019 A team of researchers has reignited the debate about the age of Saturn's rings with a study that dates the rings as most likely to have formed early in the solar system. In an article publishe ... more |
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Stony-iron meteoroid caused August impact flash at JupiterGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 17, 2019 Analysis of a bright flash in Jupiter's atmosphere observed by an amateur astronomer in August 2019 has revealed that the likely cause was a small asteroid with a density typical of stony-iron meteo ... more  |
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Are we prepared for a new era of field geology on the moon and beyond?Washington DC (SPX) Sep 12, 2019 Space agencies must invest more resources on field geology training of astronauts to take full advantage of scientific opportunities on the Moon and other planetary bodies, Kip Hodges and Harrison S ... more 
First Water Detected on Planet in the Habitable ZoneGarching, Germany (SPX) Sep 12, 2019 With data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere of a super-Earth within the habitable zone by University College London (UCL) researchers in a wo ... more 
The rare molecule weighing in on the birth of planetsLeeds UK (SPX) Sep 13, 2019 Astronomers using one of the most advanced radio telescopes have discovered a rare molecule in the dust and gas disc around a young star - and it may provide an answer to one of the conundrums facin ... more  
Nevada's Team CERBERUS moves ahead at robotic underground terrain competitionReno NV (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 Team CERBERUS, an international collaboration based in the University of Nevada, Reno College of Engineering, has been selected to move on to the second round of the exclusive DARPA Subterranean Cha ... more 
Microsoft President calls for urgent action to tackle rise of killer robotsWashington DC (Sputnik) Sep 23, 2019 Despite public concern and criticism, numerous countries are developing military drones and autonomous weapon systems that are capable of destroying targets on their own and possibly also of replaci ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Sep 23, 2019 
US President Donald Trump on Friday praised the US space program's efforts to return astronauts to the moon by 2024 as "tremendous," yet outlined that the ultimate goal is Mars.
"We're going to Mars," Trump told reporters after a White House meeting with Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, marking Mars as a more exciting target than the moon.
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 
Future moon missions are at risk because of lunar soil. It seems harmless, but moon dust can actually damage scientific equipment and be harmful to human health: It is like a sticky powder made from shards of glass.
Neil Armstrong first stepped onto the moon 50 years ago, and his footprints in lunar soil will be there for million of years, according to NASA. There is no wind to blow the fo ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 18, 2019 
Volcanic eruptions are difficult to predict, but observations have shown the largest and most powerful volcano on Io, a large moon of Jupiter, has been erupting on a relatively regular schedule.
The volcano Loki is expected to erupt in mid-September 2019, according to a poster by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Julie Rathbun presented this week.
"Loki is the largest and ... more |
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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Sep 12, 2019 
With data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere of a super-Earth within the habitable zone by University College London (UCL) researchers in a world first. K2-18b, which is eight times the mass of Earth, is now the only planet orbiting a star outside the solar system, or exoplanet, known to have both water and temperatures that could support l ... more |
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 New Orleans LA (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 
NASA finished assembling and joining the main structural components for the largest rocket stage the agency has built since the Saturn V that sent Apollo astronauts to the Moon. Engineers at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans connected the last of the five sections of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage on Sept. 19. The stage will produce 2 million pounds of thrust ... more |
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 Jiuquan, China (XNA) Sep 02, 2019 
Two satellites for technological experiments were sent into space by a Kuaizhou-1A, or KZ-1A, carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Saturday.
The rocket blasted off at 7:41 a.m. and sent the two satellites into their planned orbit.
Kuaizhou-1A, meaning speedy vessel, is a low-cost solid-fuel carrier rocket with high reliability and a short prep ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 23, 2019 
Scientists analysing the treasure trove of images taken by ESA's Rosetta mission have turned up more evidence for curious bouncing boulders and dramatic cliff collapses.
Rosetta operated at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko between August 2014 and September 2016, collecting data on the comet's dust, gas and plasma environment, its surface characteristics and its interior structure.
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 12, 2019 
German defense contractors Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland will build a high-energy laser for installation aboard a German navy ship.
While performance specifications or timetables have not yet been developed by the government Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, the announcement last week is the first time the German military has entered the arena of laser weapon development.
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 17, 2019 
Limited production of the sophisticated new air defence system, most of whose characteristics remain under wraps, was said to have begun earlier this year, but the system has not yet concluded military testing.
Russia plans to begin mass production of the S-500 air defence system in the second half of 2020, Sergei Chemezov, CEO of Russian defence industry giant Rostec, has announced.
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 Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 19, 2019 
Radar observations of Saturn's moons, Mimas, Enceladus and Tethys, show that Enceladus is acting as a 'snow-cannon,' coating itself and its neighbours with fresh water-ice particles to make them dazzlingly reflective. The extreme radar brightness also points to the presence of 'boomerang' structures beneath the surface that boost the moons' efficiency in returning the microwave signals to the sp ... more |
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 Bath UK (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 
A new nanomaterial developed by scientists at the University of Bath could solve a conundrum faced by scientists probing some of the most promising types of future pharmaceuticals.
Scientists who study the nanoscale - with molecules and materials 10,000 smaller than a pinhead - need to be able to test the way that some molecules twist, known as their chirality, because mirror image molecul ... more |
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 Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 06, 2019 
Imagine being able to increase the force of gravity simply by turning a dial. A United Nations fellowship is offering this opportunity to researchers all over the world, through access to ESA's hypergravity-generating Large Diameter Centrifuge.
Manipulate gravity and a lot of other factors shift too: bubbles in liquid alter their behaviour, convection currents accelerate and metal alloys f ... more |
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 Hannover, Germany (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 
Anna Ijjas, leader of the recently established Lise Meitner Research Group "Gravitational Theory and Cosmology" at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute / AEI) in Hannover, and Paul Steinhardt, Albert Einstein Professor in Science at Princeton University, receive 1.3 million US-dollars for four years from the Simons Foundation.
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Sep 23, 2019 
Despite public concern and criticism, numerous countries are developing military drones and autonomous weapon systems that are capable of destroying targets on their own and possibly also of replacing humans on some missions. As the chief of one of the world's leading tech companies suggests, the global community is unprepared for the shift.
Microsoft President Brad Smith has told The Tele ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 20, 2019 
The U.S. Navy's MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft successfully completed its first test flight, manufacturer Boeing Co. announced this week.
The tanker drone completed its two-hour flight at its test program base at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Thursday, the company said in a press release.
The aircraft completed an autonomous taxi and takeoff, and t ... more |
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