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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 28, 2020 As astronauts explore the Moon during the Artemis program, they may need to make use of the resources that already exist on the lunar surface. Take water, for instance: Because it's a heavy and therefore expensive resource to launch from Earth, our future explorers might have to seek out ice to mine. Once excavated, it can be melted and purified for drinking and used for rocket fuel. But how much water is there on the Moon, and where might we find it? This is where NASA's Lunar Flashlight comes in ... read more |
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China builds Asia's largest steerable radio telescope for Mars missionBeijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2020 China is constructing the largest steerable radio telescope in Asia with a 70-meter-diameter antenna to receive data from its first Mars exploration mission which is expected to be launched this yea ... more 
China recollects first satellite stories after entering space for 50 yearsBeijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2020 The Space Day of China, which falls on April 24, is more special this year, as it marks the 50th anniversary of the successful launch of Dongfanghong-1, the country's first man-made satellite. ... more  
New design could make fiber communications more energy efficientResearch Triangle Park NC (SPX) Apr 23, 2020 Researchers say a new discovery on a U.S. Army project for optoelectronic devices could help make optical fiber communications more energy efficient. The University of Pennsylvania, Peking Uni ... more  
Yale's EXPRES looks to the skies of a scorching, distant planetNew Haven CT (SPX) Apr 23, 2020 Yale technology is giving astronomers a closer look at the atmosphere of a distant planet where it's so hot the air contains vaporized metals. The planet, MASCARA-2 b, is 140 parsecs from Eart ... more |
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Scientists find microbes eating ethane spewing from deep-sea ventsWashington DC (UPI) Apr 21, 2020 Scientists in Germany have discovered a community of microbes that subsist on the ethane seeping from hot deep-sea vents at the bottom of the Gulf of California. They described their findings Tuesday in the journal mBio. ... more 
Exoplanet apparently disappears in latest Hubble observationsBaltimore MD (SPX) Apr 21, 2020 Now you see it, now you don't. What astronomers thought was a planet beyond our solar system has now seemingly vanished from sight. Though this happens in science fiction, such as Superman's home pl ... more  
Population of Interstellar Asteroids Found Hiding in Plain SightLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 A new study has identified the first known permanent population of asteroids originating from outside our solar system. The objects are believed to have been captured from other stars billions of ye ... more  
Promising signs for Perseverance rover in its quest for past Martian lifeStanford CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 New research indicates river delta deposits within Mars' Jezero crater - the destination of NASA' Perseverance rover on the Red Planet - formed over time scales that promoted habitability and enhanc ... more  
AFRL scientists investigate if microwaves reduce viability of airborne coronavirus spreadArlington VA (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 Air Force Research Laboratory scientists draw on their academic and industrial connections in the science and technology ecosystem to investigate the possibility of using light and radiation to deco ... more |
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 Astronauts, robots and the history of fixing and building things in space 
NASA develops COVID-19 prototype ventilator in 37 daysPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 24, 2020 A new high-pressure ventilator developed by NASA engineers and tailored to treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients passed a critical test Tuesday at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New ... more  |
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New metasurface laser produces world's first super-chiral lightJohannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 Researchers have demonstrated the world's first metasurface laser that produces "super-chiral light": light with ultra-high angular momentum. The light from this laser can be used as a type of "opti ... more 
Two steps closer to flexible, powerful, fast bioelectronic devicesNew York NY (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 Dion Khodagholy, assistant professor of electrical engineering, is focused on developing bioelectronic devices that are not only fast, sensitive, biocompatible, soft, and flexible, but also have lon ... more 
Asteroid visiting Earth's neighborhood brings its own face maskOrlando FL (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is following an asteroid approaching Earth this week and while it poses no threat, it appears to know our planet is facing a pandemic. "The small-scale t ... more 
Nanocardboard flyers could serve as martian atmospheric probesPhiladelphia PA (SPX) Apr 22, 2020 This summer, NASA plans to launch its next Mars rover, Perseverance, which will carry with it the first aircraft to ever fly on another planet, the Mars Helicopter. As the first of its kind, the Mar ... more  
Jupiter probe JUICE: Final integration in full swingFriedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 JUICE, the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission, has reached its next milestone: On its Earthly journey via different Airbus sites in Europe the spacecraft has arrived at Airbus' satellite integration ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
New research indicates river delta deposits within Mars' Jezero crater - the destination of NASA' Perseverance rover on the Red Planet - formed over time scales that promoted habitability and enhanced preservation of evidence.
Undulating streaks of land visible from space reveal rivers once coursed across the Martian surface - but for how long did the water flow? Enough time to record evid ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 28, 2020 
As astronauts explore the Moon during the Artemis program, they may need to make use of the resources that already exist on the lunar surface. Take water, for instance: Because it's a heavy and therefore expensive resource to launch from Earth, our future explorers might have to seek out ice to mine. Once excavated, it can be melted and purified for drinking and used for rocket fuel. But how muc ... more |
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 Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
JUICE, the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission, has reached its next milestone: On its Earthly journey via different Airbus sites in Europe the spacecraft has arrived at Airbus' satellite integration centre in Friedrichshafen (Germany) for final integration. Until the end of 2020 it will be kitted out with its final components including harness, power electronics, onboard computer, communication ... more |
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 New Haven CT (SPX) Apr 23, 2020 
Yale technology is giving astronomers a closer look at the atmosphere of a distant planet where it's so hot the air contains vaporized metals.
The planet, MASCARA-2 b, is 140 parsecs from Earth - or roughly 2.68 quadrillion miles. It's a gas giant, like Jupiter. However, its orbit is 100 times closer to its star than Jupiter's orbit is to our Sun.
The atmosphere of MASCARA-2 b reache ... more |
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 Orlando FL (UPI) Apr 28, 2020 
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. is on schedule for testing of its next-generation rocket, the OmegA, despite the challenges of operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, a company executive said.
Northrop's OmegA program is the company's entry in a four-way competition with SpaceX, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance to provide new launch services for military satellites.
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2020 
China is constructing the largest steerable radio telescope in Asia with a 70-meter-diameter antenna to receive data from its first Mars exploration mission which is expected to be launched this year.
China aims to complete orbiting, landing and roving on the red planet in one mission, which has been named Tianwen-1.
The telescope, with an antenna the size of nine basketball courts, ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
A new study has identified the first known permanent population of asteroids originating from outside our solar system. The objects are believed to have been captured from other stars billions of years ago, and have been orbiting our Sun in disguise ever since. The work is published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
The first interstellar visitor, the astero ... more |
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 Falls Church VA (SPX) Apr 22, 2020 
The Counter-Rocket Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) system of systems was deployed in 2005 to address a joint urgent operational need to defend our troops against rocket, artillery and mortar attacks in four primary pillars: sense, warn, intercept and respond.
Countless soldiers deployed over the past decade and a half have heard the jarring yet familiar "Incoming! Incoming!" siren warning in ... more |
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 Damascus (AFP) April 27, 2020 
Syrian air defence intercepted several missiles fired during an "Israeli" air strike on Monday against targets near the capital Damascus, the official SANA news agency reported.
It did not give details of the positions targeted shortly before dawn but said the military "shot down a number of missiles before they reached their targets".
SANA described it as "Israeli aggression" carried ou ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 07, 2020 
The upper layers in the atmospheres of gas giants - Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune - are hot, just like Earth's. But unlike Earth, the Sun is too far from these outer planets to account for the high temperatures. Their heat source has been one of the great mysteries of planetary science.
New analysis of data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft finds a viable explanation for what's keeping ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2020 
Scientists have developed a way to remotely control the release of adrenal hormones like adrenaline and cortisol.
Previous studies have linked problems with the regulation of hormones from the adrenal gland with mental health disorders, such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The new research, detailed in the journal Science Advances, could help scientists investig ... more |
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 Hannover, Germany (SPX) Apr 21, 2020 
The expectations of the gravitational-wave research community have been fulfilled: gravitational-wave discoveries are now part of their daily work as they have identified in the past observing run, O3, new gravitational-wave candidates about once a week. But now, the researchers have published a remarkable signal unlike any of those seen before: GW190412 is the first observation of a binary blac ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 
Those looking forward to a day when science's Grand Unifying Theory of Everything could be worn on a t-shirt may have to wait a little longer as astrophysicists continue to find hints that one of the cosmological constants is not so constant after all.
In a paper published in prestigious journal Science Advances, scientists from UNSW Sydney reported that four new measurements of light emit ... more |
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 Singapore (AFP) April 17, 2020 
Singapore researchers have invented a disinfecting robot with an arm that mimics human movement, to help take the load off overworked cleaners during the coronavirus pandemic.
The "XDBOT" is a box-shaped creation on wheels mounted with a dexterous robotic limb, which can reach awkward locations such as under tables and beds.
The robot, built by researchers at the city-state's Nanyang Te ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 23, 2020 
What if you could generate wind power without needing to build wind turbine towers? Dutch company Ampyx Power is developing flying kite-like tethered drones to harness energy directly from high-altitude wind. ESA's NAVISP programme is supporting the company in developing a precision takeoff and landing system, allowing the drones to land automatically as needed.
Flying at high-wind altitud ... more |
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