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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 As we venture forward to the Moon and establish a sustained lunar presence, finding and understanding water on the lunar surface becomes increasingly important. Lunar water is largely in the form of, but not necessarily limited to, water ice. Astronauts on the Moon could use this ice for various crew needs, potentially including rocket fuel. The Lunar IceCube mission, led by Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky, will study water distribution and interaction on the Moon. The mission will ... read more |
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Mercury to pass across middle of sun Monday in rarityWashington (UPI) Nov 8, 2019 For only the third time in 100 years, the planet Mercury will pass across the middle of the sun on Monday morning. ... more  
Robots 'not evil' says Boston Dynamics as humanoids go viralLisbon (AFP) Nov 7, 2019 As videos of robot-like dogs made by Boston Dynamics go viral on the internet, the humanoids' uncanny abilities have also sparked worries that they could become a threat to humans. ... more  
Russian Scientists Propose Creation Of Separate ISS Module for sports, medicineMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 11, 2019 The Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Science (IBMP RAS) considers it necessary to create a special module for sports and medical experiments at the International Space Stat ... more  
Life on Venus and the interplanetary transfer of biota from EarthLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 For thousands of years humans have gazed into darkness of night, wondering, "Are we alone? Is there life on other planets?" According to Dr. Rhawn Joseph in research published yesterday in the Natur ... more |
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The Mars Mole and the challenging ground of the Red PlanetDLR Institute of Planetary Research Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 NASA's InSight mission landed on Mars in November 2018. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is involved in the Heat Flow ... more  
China to meet challenges of exploring asteroid, cometXiamen, China (XNA) Nov 07, 2019 Chinese space engineers are tackling the key technologies needed to explore a near-Earth asteroid and a main-belt comet with one space probe. The proposed mission is to send a probe around an ... more
Scientists to observe last transit of Mercury until 2032Williamstown MA (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 Mercury will make a rare transit across the face of the sun on the morning of Monday, November 11. Mercury will appear as a tiny dot, and viewers would need a safe solar filter to reduce the sun's b ... more  
Florida aerospace forum showcases expanding space-related technologyOrlando FL (UPI) Nov 08, 2019 New players in Florida's rapidly expanding aerospace industry came together Wednesday in a funding competition that included innovative ideas ranging from space debris detection to a specialized ant ... more 
Resolve Optics contributes to space projectsChesham UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 Resolve Optics reports on its active participation in designing and supplying robust optical systems for a range of different space projects over the last few years. Many different types of op ... more |
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 Beijing eyes creating first Earth-Moon economic zone 
Deep sea vents had ideal conditions for origin of lifeLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 05, 2019 By creating protocells in hot, alkaline seawater, a UCL-led research team has added to evidence that the origin of life could have been in deep-sea hydrothermal vents rather than shallow pools. ... more  |
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Flexible yet sturdy robot is designed to 'grow' like a plantBoston MA (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 In today's factories and warehouses, it's not uncommon to see robots whizzing about, shuttling items or tools from one station to another. For the most part, robots navigate pretty easily across ope ... more 
Chinese researchers design novel flying robotBeijing, China (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 Skyscrapers are rising rapidly around the world, continuously transforming city skylines. However, their repair and maintenance is becoming more and more difficult. So, who can safely perform the jo ... more 
New soft-muscled RoboBee is accident proofWashington (UPI) Nov 4, 2019 Engineers at Harvard University have unveiled a new flying robot powered by soft actuators. Because its muscles are soft, the insect-sized microbot, dubbed RoboBee, can survive collisions with walls, the floor and other Robobees. ... more 
On the way to intelligent microrobotsZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have developed a micromachine that can perform different actions. First nanomagnets in the components of the microrobots are magneticall ... more 
NASA's coating technology could help resolve lunar dust challengeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 An advanced coating now being tested aboard the International Space Station for use on satellite components could also help NASA solve one of its thorniest challenges: how to keep the Moon's irregul ... more |
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 07, 2019
NASA's InSight mission landed on Mars in November 2018. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is involved in the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) experiment.
In addition to a radiometer for measuring the surface temperature, the core component of the experiment is the Mars 'Mole' - a 40-centimetre-lon ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 
Boeing has submitted a proposal to NASA for an integrated Human Lander System (HLS) designed to safely take astronauts to the surface of the moon and return them to lunar orbit as part of the Artemis space exploration program.
The company's proposal calls for delivering the lander's Ascent Element and Descent Element to lunar orbit in one rocket launch to ensure it is tailored for maximum ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 05, 2019 
In a decade's time, an exciting new visitor will enter the Jovian system: ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or Juice. As its name suggests, the mission will explore Jupiter and three of its largest moons - Ganymede, Callisto and Europa - to investigate the giant planet's cosmic family and gas giant planets in general.
Juice is planned for launch in 2022, and its instruments are currently b ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 
For thousands of years humans have gazed into darkness of night, wondering, "Are we alone? Is there life on other planets?" According to Dr. Rhawn Joseph in research published yesterday in the Nature/Springer journal, "Astrophysics and Space Science," the answer is "Yes, there is life on other worlds. However, our neighbors are not human, but mushroom-shaped fungi dwelling on the surface of Venu ... more |
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 Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 
The 45th Space Wing supported the Pegasus ICON rocket launch on Nov. 7, 2018 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Skid Strip.
Skid Strip? That's quite different than a standard launch from the Cape - don't rockets launch from pads? The skid strip, a smaller flight line on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, served as the acting "launch pad" for an L-1011 aircraft as it took flight and air-l ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 07, 2019 
China has been actively investing in space exploration in recent years, with its latest achievement being the successful launch of a drone that landed on the far side of the Moon and conducted several experiments there. Beijing is already planning future lunar missions, including a manned one.
Director of the Science and Technology Commission of the China Aerospace Science and Technology C ... more |
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 Xiamen, China (XNA) Nov 07, 2019 
Chinese space engineers are tackling the key technologies needed to explore a near-Earth asteroid and a main-belt comet with one space probe.
The proposed mission is to send a probe around an asteroid named 2016HO3 and then land on it to collect samples, Huang Jiangchuan, a researcher from the China Academy of Space Technology, recently told the first China Space Science Assembly in Xiamen ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 07, 2019 
Members of the U.S. Air Force used the Advanced Test High Energy Asset, referred to as ATHENA, to shoot down a variety of drones in a Lockheed Martin demonstration of the technology.
In the latest test of the ground-portable laser weapon system, Airmen engaged and shot down multiple fixed wing and rotary drones at a government test range in Fort Sill, Okla., Lockheed said on Thursday. / ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Oct 24, 2019 
Moscow has sent a S-400 missile system battalion and a Pantsir anti-aircraft gun and missile system to Belgrade for their first joint drills in Serbia, the defence ministry said.
The systems will be deployed at Batajnica base, outside the capital, as part of the exercises that will take place on October 23-29, a statement said.
It is the first time that the S-400 and Pantsir systems will ... more |
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 Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Oct 30, 2019 
Sanchez-Lavega's work appears under the title 'A complex storm system in Saturn's north polar atmosphere in 2018', and was produced in collaboration with Teresa del Rio-Gaztelurrutia, Jon Legarreta and Ricardo Hueso, lecturers at the Faculty of Engineering in Bilbao, and a large group of scientists of other nationalities.
It was an amateur Brazilian astronomer who on 29 March, 2018, captur ... more |
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 Singapore (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 
Researchers from SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have made a groundbreaking discovery that allows scientists to 'look' at the surface density of dispersed nanoparticles. This revolutionary technique enables researchers to 'characterise' or understand the properties of nanoparticles without disturbing the nanoparticle, and also at a far lower cost and far quicker too.
The new ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 16, 2019 
Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have used a massive cluster of galaxies as an X-ray magnifying glass to peer back in time, to nearly 9.4 billion years ago. In the process, they spotted a tiny dwarf galaxy in its very first, high-energy stages of star formation.
While galaxy clusters have been used to magnify objects at optical wavelengths, this is the first time scientists have leveraged ... more |
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 Clemson SC (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 
Wielding state-of-the-art technologies and techniques, a team of Clemson University astrophysicists has added a novel approach to quantifying one of the most fundamental laws of the universe.
In a paper published Friday, Nov. 8, in The Astrophysical Journal, Clemson scientists Marco Ajello, Abhishek Desai, Lea Marcotulli and Dieter Hartmann have collaborated with six other scientists aroun ... more |
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 Lisbon (AFP) Nov 7, 2019 
As videos of robot-like dogs made by Boston Dynamics go viral on the internet, the humanoids' uncanny abilities have also sparked worries that they could become a threat to humans.
Not so, says their creator Marc Raibert in an interview with AFP at the Lisbon Web Summit, claiming that the Spot robots aren't evil and won't be turned into weapons.
The first 1,000 Spot models are to be ship ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 07, 2019 
The rapidly beating wings of a mosquito serve two purposes, according to a new study. The tiny blades keep mosquitoes airborne and help them locate mates.
Male mosquitoes work to match their high-frequency buzz to the low-frequency hum of a female. They must carry out their courting rituals while flying through crowded airspace and tracking down their next meal.
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