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  Atlanta GA (SPX) Nov 20, 2019 "They're out there," goes a saying about extraterrestrials. It would seem more likely to be true in light of a new study on planetary axis tilts. Astrophysicists at the Georgia Institute of Technology modeled a theoretical twin of Earth into other star systems called binary systems because they have two stars. They concluded that 87% of exo-Earths one might find in binary systems should have axis tilts similarly steady to Earth's, an important ingredient for climate stability that favors the evolution o ... read more |
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New Companies Join Growing Ranks of NASA Partners for Artemis ProgramWashington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2019 NASA has added five American companies to the pool of vendors that will be eligible to bid on proposals to provide deliveries to the surface of the Moon through the agency's Commercial Lunar Payload ... more 
First detection of sugars in meteorites gives clues to origin of lifeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 20, 2019 An international team has found sugars essential to life in meteorites. The new discovery adds to the growing list of biologically important compounds that have been found in meteorites, supporting ... more  
Aquatic rover goes for a drive under the icePasadena CA (JPL) Nov 20, 2019 A little robotic explorer will be rolling into Antarctica this month to perform a gymnastic feat - driving upside down under sea ice. BRUIE, or the Buoyant Rover for Under-Ice Exploration, is ... more 
Olivine-norite rock detected by Yutu-2 likely crystallized from the SPA impact melt poolBeijing, China (SPX) Nov 20, 2019 The South Pole-Aitken (SPA) is the largest and deepest basin on the Moon, theoretically opening a window into the lunar lower crust and likely into the upper mantle. However, compositional informati ... more |
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Human Missions to MarsBethesda, MD (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 People visiting and living on Mars have been the subjects of science fiction stories, engineering studies and tourist proposals since Gustavus Pope's adventure story, "Journey to Mars" in 1894. Miss ... more 
NASA scientists confirm water vapor on EuropaGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 Forty years ago, a Voyager spacecraft snapped the first closeup images of Europa, one of Jupiter's 79 moons. These revealed brownish cracks slicing the moon's icy surface, which give Europa the look ... more 
Scientists use 3D climate model to narrow search for habitable exoplanetsWashington (UPI) Nov 14, 2019 For the first time, scientists used a 3D climate model that incorporates photochemistry to study the habitability of exoplanets surrounding M dwarf stars. ... more  
Dangerous health risk to human spaceflight to Mars revealed in new NASA studyWashington DC (Sputnik) Nov 19, 2019 Scientists are still learning the potential effects that extended periods spent in space could have on the human body as mankind hopes to embark on long, ambitious journeys through the cosmos. ... more 
Mars scientists investigate ancient life in AustraliaPasadena 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 ... more |
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 Campaign launched to support Hera asteroid mission 
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  |
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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  
Massive photons in an artificial magnetic fieldWarsaw, Poland (SPX) Nov 15, 2019 An international research collaboration from Poland, the UK and Russia has created a two-dimensional system - a thin optical cavity filled with liquid crystal - in which they trapped photons. As the ... more  
U.S. Army chooses FLIR's Kobra heavy robot vehicleWashington (UPI) Nov 18, 2019 The U.S. Army announced it has chosen the Kobra robot made by FLIR Systems Inc. for the heavy version of its Common Robotic System. ... more  
China plans to complete space station construction around 2022: expertGuangzhou, China (XNA) Nov 19, 2019 China plans to complete the construction of a space station and have it put into operation around 2022, said Zhou Jianping, the chief designer of China's manned space program, at a forum held in sou ... more |
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 Bethesda, MD (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 
People visiting and living on Mars have been the subjects of science fiction stories, engineering studies and tourist proposals since Gustavus Pope's adventure story, "Journey to Mars" in 1894. Mission plans have included landing humans on Mars for exploration at a minimum, and with the possibility of sending settlers and terraforming the planet.
Serious mission design activities have been ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 20, 2019 
The South Pole-Aitken (SPA) is the largest and deepest basin on the Moon, theoretically opening a window into the lunar lower crust and likely into the upper mantle. However, compositional information of the SPA basin was mainly obtained from orbital remote sensing.
Chang'E-4 landed in the SPA Basin, providing a unique chance for in situ probing the composition of the lunar interior. The l ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 20, 2019 
A little robotic explorer will be rolling into Antarctica this month to perform a gymnastic feat - driving upside down under sea ice.
BRUIE, or the Buoyant Rover for Under-Ice Exploration, is being developed for underwater exploration in extraterrestrial, icy waters by engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. It will spend the next month testing its endurance ... more |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Nov 20, 2019 
"They're out there," goes a saying about extraterrestrials. It would seem more likely to be true in light of a new study on planetary axis tilts. Astrophysicists at the Georgia Institute of Technology modeled a theoretical twin of Earth into other star systems called binary systems because they have two stars. They concluded that 87% of exo-Earths one might find in binary systems should have axi ... 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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 Guangzhou, China (XNA) Nov 19, 2019 
China plans to complete the construction of a space station and have it put into operation around 2022, said Zhou Jianping, the chief designer of China's manned space program, at a forum held in south China's Guangdong Province.
The space station is designed to weigh 100 tonnes and accommodate three astronauts, which could be enlarged if needed, according to Zhou.
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 
Using the Cooled Mid-Infrared Camera and Spectrometer (COMICS) on the Subaru Telescope, astronomers have detected an unidentified infrared emission band from comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner (hereafter, comet 21P/G-Z) in addition to the thermal emissions from silicate and carbon grains.
These unidentified infrared emissions are likely due to complex organic molecules, both aliphatic and aromatic ... 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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 Istanbul (AFP) Nov 16, 2019  Turkey will use the S-400 missile defence system it has bought from Russia despite the US threat of sanctions, a senior defence official said Saturday.
The purchase of the Russian system and its subsequent delivery of the system in July has been a major source of friction between two NATO allies Turkey and the United States.
Last month the US said Turkey would be spared sanctions under a ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 19, 2019 
The first map showing the global geology of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, has been completed and fully reveals a dynamic world of dunes, lakes, plains, craters and other terrains.
Titan is the only planetary body in our solar system other than Earth known to have stable liquid on its surface. But instead of water raining down from clouds and filling lakes and seas as on Earth, on Titan wha ... 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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 Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 
Physicists use two types of measurements to calculate the expansion rate of the universe, but their results do not coincide, which may make it necessary to touch up the cosmological model. "It's like trying to thread a cosmic needle," explains researcher Licia Verde of the University of Barcelona, co-author of an article on the implications of this problem.
More than a hundred scientists m ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 18, 2019 
The U.S. Army announced it has chosen the Kobra robot made by FLIR Systems Inc. for the heavy version of its Common Robotic System.
The track-mounted vehicles are used for explosive ordnance disposal and other heavy-lifting duties. The contract with FLIR, headquartered in Wilsonville, Ore., is valued at up to $109 million for the five-year production run.
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 Arlington VA (SPX) Nov 20, 2019 
FLIR Systems, Inc. reports that the FLIR StormCaster family of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) payloads for its SkyRanger R70 and R80D SkyRaider airframes. The new line launches with two multi-sensor products -StormCaster-T, which delivers continuous zoom and longwave infrared (LWIR) imaging; and StormCaster-L, which provides ultra-low-light imaging, tracking, and mapping.
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