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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 18, 2019 As any geologist worth his or her salt will tell you, there are rocks, and then there are rocks. Next July, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are launching rovers to Mars that will search for signs of past microbial life, and to find them, the scientists with NASA's Mars 2020 mission and ESA's ExoMars will need to examine different kinds of rocks that lend compelling insights into the environment in which they were made - all from 100 million miles away. "While we expect to find many signif ... read more |
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Campaign launched to support Hera asteroid missionLuxembourg (SPX) Nov 18, 2019 During a press event at the Museum fur Naturkunde (MfN) in Berlin, a major campaign was launched to support missions designed to increase our knowledge of asteroids and near-Earth objects (NEOs), in ... more  
Making planets in a rocketParis (ESA) Nov 18, 2019 How are celestial bodies created? Aside from philosophical questions, researchers are taking practical steps to investigate the very first moments when planets are born - on a sounding rocket launch ... more  
NASA finds Neptune moons locked in 'Dance of Avoidance'Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 18, 2019 Even by the wild standards of the outer solar system, the strange orbits that carry Neptune's two innermost moons are unprecedented, according to newly published research. Orbital dynamics exp ... more  
The ways astronauts prep for spaceflight could benefit cancer patients, say researchersWashington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2019 During spaceflight, astronauts experience similar physical stress as cancer patients undergoing treatments such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. In a commentary published Novemb ... more |
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China conducts hovering and obstacle avoidance test in public for first Mars lander missionHuailai, China (SPX) Nov 15, 2019 On November 14, 2019, China National Space Administration invited some foreign embassies and international organizations to witness hovering and obstacle avoidance test for Mars Lander of China's fi ... more 
At future Mars landing spot, scientists spy mineral that could preserve signs of past lifeProvidence RI (SPX) Nov 13, 2019 Next year, NASA plans to launch a new Mars rover to search for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. A new study shows that the rover's Jezero crater landing site is home to deposits of hydrated ... more 
With Mars methane mystery unsolved, Curiosity serves scientists a new one: oxygenGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 13, 2019 For the first time in the history of space exploration, scientists have measured the seasonal changes in the gases that fill the air directly above the surface of Gale Crater on Mars. As a result, t ... more 
ESA's Mars orbiters did not see latest Curiosity methane burstParis (ESA) Nov 14, 2019 In June, NASA's Curiosity rover reported the highest burst of methane recorded yet, but neither ESA's Mars Express nor the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter recorded any signs of the illusive gas, despite f ... more 
Distant worlds under many sunsJena, Germany (SPX) Nov 14, 2019 Is Earth the only habitable planet in the universe or are there more worlds somewhere out there that are capable of supporting life? And if there are, what might they look like? In a bid to answer t ... more |
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Subterranean Challenge Identifies Urban Circuit Location, Updates Prize AmountsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2019 The DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge Urban Circuit will take place Feb. 18-27, 2020, at Satsop Business Park west of Olympia, Washington. In the SubT Challenge, teams deploy autonomous ground and ... more  |
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NIST-led team develops tiny low-energy device to rapidly reroute light in computer chipsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2019 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have developed an optical switch that routes light from one computer chip to another in just 20 billiont ... more 
Chemists use light to build biologically active compoundsMunster, Germany (SPX) Nov 18, 2019 Some of the most biologically active molecules, including synthetic drugs, contain a central, nitrogen-containing chemical structure called an isoquinuclidine. This core has a three-dimensional shap ... more 
New laser opens up large region of the electromagnetic spectrumBoston MA (SPX) Nov 15, 2019 The terahertz frequency range - which sits in the middle of the electromagnetic spectrum between microwaves and infrared light - offers the potential for high-bandwidth communications, ultrahigh-res ... more 
New Horizons Kuiper Belt Flyby object officially named 'Arrokoth'Washington DC (SPX) Nov 13, 2019 In a fitting tribute to the farthest flyby ever conducted by spacecraft, the Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 has been officially named Arrokoth, a Native American term meaning "sky" in the Powhatan/Alg ... more 
The voyage home: Japan's Hayabusa-2 probe to head for EarthTokyo (AFP) Nov 13, 2019 Japan's Hayabusa-2 probe will leave its orbit around a distant asteroid and head for Earth on Wednesday after an unprecedented mission, carrying samples that could shed light on the origins of the Solar System. ... more |
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 Huailai, China (AFP) Nov 14, 2019 
China on Thursday completed a test of its Mars exploration lander ahead of Beijing's first mission to the red planet slated for 2020.
Beijing is pouring billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of having a crewed space station by 2022.
Thursday's hovering and obstacle-avoidance test, which took place in northern Hebei province, was conducted in a facility that simulated ... more |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 15, 2019 
In July 2019, India attempted to be the first country to land a robotic mission at the moon's South Pole. The lunar mission, named 'Chandrayaan 2', failed when engineers lost contact with the "Vikram" lander in September.
India is gearing up to launch its third lunar mission 'Chandrayaan-3' by November 2020 as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has started preparing for the miss ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 18, 2019 
Even by the wild standards of the outer solar system, the strange orbits that carry Neptune's two innermost moons are unprecedented, according to newly published research.
Orbital dynamics experts are calling it a "dance of avoidance" performed by the tiny moons Naiad and Thalassa. The two are true partners, orbiting only about 1,150 miles (1,850 kilometers) apart. But they never get that ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 18, 2019 
How are celestial bodies created? Aside from philosophical questions, researchers are taking practical steps to investigate the very first moments when planets are born - on a sounding rocket launching from Sweden next week.
Astronomers conclude that planets are formed out of cosmic dust and gas from an interstellar cloud around a new-born star, but exactly how dust particles start to asse ... more |
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 Taiyuan (XNA) Nov 15, 2019 
Five new remote-sensing satellites were sent into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province Wednesday.
The five Ningxia-1 satellites were launched by a Long March-6 carrier rocket at 2:35 p.m. (Beijing Time).
The satellites are part of a commercial satellite project invested by the Ningxia Jingui Information Technology Co., Ltd. and will ... more |
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 Huailai, China (SPX) Nov 15, 2019 
On November 14, 2019, China National Space Administration invited some foreign embassies and international organizations to witness hovering and obstacle avoidance test for Mars Lander of China's first Mars exploration mission, and visit relevant test facilities in Huailai, Hebei Province. Zhang Kejian, administrator of China National Space Administration, attended the event and delivered a welc ... more |
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 Luxembourg (SPX) Nov 18, 2019 
During a press event at the Museum fur Naturkunde (MfN) in Berlin, a major campaign was launched to support missions designed to increase our knowledge of asteroids and near-Earth objects (NEOs), in particular, the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Hera mission. The campaign "Support Hera" was initiated by the co-founders of Asteroid Day, the global movement to protect the world from dangerous ast ... 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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 Brussels (Sputnik) Nov 12, 2019 
The European Union member states adopted on Tuesday a joint defence project, aimed at strengthening their capacity of early missile threat warning and countering it.
The Council of the European Union adopted on Tuesday an updated list of 13 joint defence projects, covering both biological defence, chemical defence, space and cybersecurity. This brings the total number of projects undertake ... 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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 New York NY (SPX) Nov 14, 2019 
Gravitational wave detectors are finding black hole mergers in the universe at the rate of one per week. If these mergers occur in empty space, researchers cannot see associated light that is needed to determine where they happened. However, a new study in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the City University of New York (CUNY), su ... more |
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 Playa Vista CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2019 
The trust between humans and autonomous machines is a top priority for Army researchers - as machines become integral to society, it is critical to understand the impact on human decision-making.
Dr. Celso M. de Melo, a computer scientist from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command's Army Research Laboratory at its ARL West campus in Playa Vista, California, along with Japan ... more |
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 Topeka KS (SPX) Nov 14, 2019 
The Kansas Department of Transportation's (KDOT) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) has successfully completed the first beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation using only onboard detect-and-avoid systems.
The flight mark the first time under Part 107 the FAA has authorized an operation to fly BVLOS without a requirement for visual observers or a gr ... more |
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