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  Tucson AZ (SPX) May 21, 2020 NASA's first asteroid sample return mission is officially prepared for its long-awaited touchdown on asteroid Bennu's surface. The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has targeted Oct. 20 for its first sample collection attempt. "The OSIRIS-REx mission has been demonstrating the very essence of exploration by persevering through unexpected challenges," said Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA's associate administrator for science. "Tha ... read more |
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US seeks to change the rules for mining the MoonBloomington IN (The Conversation) May 21, 2020 Private industries have helped drop the cost of launching rockets, satellites and other equipment into space to historic lows. That has boosted interest in developing space - both for mining raw mat ... more 
Made in India moon analog soil gets patent for ISRO Chennai (IANS) May 21, 2020 The Indian space agency has got the patent for its method of manufacturing highland lunar soil simulant or simply lunar/moon soil. As a part of its Moon landing mission Chandrayaan-2, the Indi ... more  
When materials differentiate between past and futureDresden, Germany (SPX) May 19, 2020 What happened yesterday and what will happen tomorrow are usually two different and quite independent matters. The past and the future of human life are not symmetric and therefore not reversible. I ... more  
AFRL announces grand challenges for biotechnologyWright-Patterson AFB CO (SPX) May 19, 2020 The Air Force Research Laboratory announced its three Biotechnology Grand Challenges last month in efforts to spearhead innovation among small businesses for the specific needs of the Department of ... more |
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Aerojet Rocketdyne delivers DART spacecraft propulsion systems ahead of 2021 asteroid impact missionRedmond WA (SPX) May 20, 2020 The dual chemical and electric propulsion systems for NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) were recently delivered by Aerojet Rocketdyne to the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (AP ... more  
New study estimates the odds of life and intelligence emerging beyond our planetNew York NY (SPX) May 19, 2020 Humans have been wondering whether we alone in the universe since antiquity. We know from the geological record that life started relatively quickly, as soon our planet's environment was stabl ... more 
Statistical analysis reveals odds of life evolving on alien worldsWashington DC (UPI) May 19, 2020 Scientists have used a statistical method known as Bayesian inference to determine the odds of complex extraterrestrial life evolving on alien planets, according to new research published this week. ... more 
NASA simulates realistic galactic cosmic rays to study effects on astronaut healthWashington DC (UPI) May 19, 2020 Galactic cosmic rays are everywhere, but they're also elusive. They're hard to block and come in a variety of forms, making them quite difficult to study. ... more 
Exoplanet climate 'decoder' aids search for lifeIthaca NY (SPX) May 19, 2020 After examining a dozen types of suns and a roster of planet surfaces, Cornell University astronomers have developed a practical model - an environmental color "decoder" - to tease out climate clues ... more |
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More details of China's space station unveiledBeijing (XNA) May 19, 2020 After the successful maiden flight of the Long March-5B large rocket and the testing of China's new-generation manned spaceship, more details of China's space station have been unveiled. The s ... more  |
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NASA's Perseverance Rover goes through trials by fire, ice, light and soundPasadena CA (JPL) May 19, 2020 While auto manufacturers built over 92 million motor vehicles for this world in 2019, NASA built just one for Mars. The Perseverance Mars rover is one of a kind, and the testing required to get it r ... more  
Researchers develop material capable of being invisible or reflective in IR spectrumSt. Petersburg, Russia (SPX) May 21, 2020 Modern optical devices require constant tuning of their light interaction settings. For that purpose, there exist various mechanical apparatuses that shift lenses, rotate reflectors, and move emitte ... more 
Russia says ready to discuss Moon exploration with NASAMoscow (Sputnik) May 19, 2020 Russia's Roscosmos space corporation on Saturday expressed readiness to negotiate Moon exploration initiatives with the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as such talks could b ... more 
US hopes Russia will support Artemis Space Development AccordsWashington (Sputnik) May 19, 2020 The US government still hopes that Russia will support the newly proposed bilateral Artemis Accords for the economic development of space between the Earth and the Moon, NASA Acting Associate Admini ... more 
Engineers develop low-cost, high-accuracy GPS-like system for flexible medical robotsSan Diego CA (SPX) May 19, 2020 Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed an affordable, easy to use system to track the location of flexible surgical robots inside the human body. The system performs as ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 19, 2020 
While auto manufacturers built over 92 million motor vehicles for this world in 2019, NASA built just one for Mars. The Perseverance Mars rover is one of a kind, and the testing required to get it ready to roll on the mean (and unpaved) streets of the Red Planet is one of a kind as well.
Because hardware cannot be repaired once the rover is on Mars, the team has to build a vehicle that can ... more |
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 Chennai (IANS) May 21, 2020 
The Indian space agency has got the patent for its method of manufacturing highland lunar soil simulant or simply lunar/moon soil.
As a part of its Moon landing mission Chandrayaan-2, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had to prepare an artificial moon surface so that the Vikram lander and Pragyaan rover could be tested.
On May 18, the Indian Patent Office granted patent t ... more |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 14, 2020 
When the New Horizons spacecraft passed by Pluto in 2015, one of the many fascinating features its images revealed was that this small, frigid world in the distant solar system has a hazy atmosphere. Now, new data helps explain how Pluto's haze is formed from the faint light of the Sun 3.7 billion miles away as it moves through an unusual orbit.
Remote observations of Pluto by NASA's teles ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 19, 2020 
Scientists have used a statistical method known as Bayesian inference to determine the odds of complex extraterrestrial life evolving on alien planets, according to new research published this week.
"The rapid emergence of life and the late evolution of humanity, in the context of the timeline of evolution, are certainly suggestive," David Kipping, an assistant professor of astronomy at ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 20, 2020  Two NASA astronauts arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, one week before they blast off aboard a SpaceX vessel - the first crewed space flight to leave from US soil in nine years.
US astronauts have been flying to the International Space Station (ISS) on Russian Soyuz rockets since the shuttle program ended in 2011 - a dependence they are keen to break.
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 Beijing (XNA) May 19, 2020 
After the successful maiden flight of the Long March-5B large rocket and the testing of China's new-generation manned spaceship, more details of China's space station have been unveiled.
The space station, expected to be completed around 2022, will operate in the low-Earth orbit at an altitude from 340 km to 450 km for more than 10 years, supporting large-scale scientific, technological an ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) May 21, 2020 
NASA's first asteroid sample return mission is officially prepared for its long-awaited touchdown on asteroid Bennu's surface. The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has targeted Oct. 20 for its first sample collection attempt.
"The OSIRIS-REx mission has been demonstrating the very essence of exploration by perse ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 08, 2020 
Navy leaders and private contractors broke ground this week on what will become the fleet's only dedicated facility to test, fire and evaluate complete laser weapon systems in a maritime environment, Naval Sea Systems Command announced on Thursday.
The Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory is projected to open in roughly a year along the Point Mugu Sea Range near Naval Base Ventur ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 08, 2020 
Boeing was awarded a $128.5 million modification to its Ground-based Midcourse Defense development and sustainment contract Thursday, according to the Pentagon.
The deal modifies a contract awarded in 2018 for upgrades to the GMD, which is the United States' ballistic missile defense system.
The modification increases the total value of the contract from $11.2 billion to $11.3 billio ... more |
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 Leioa, Spain (SPX) May 11, 2020 
A rich variety of meteorological phenomena take place in the extensive hydrogen atmosphere of the planet Saturn, a world about ten times the size of the Earth. They help us to better understand those that operate in a similar way in the Earth's atmosphere.
Featuring among them due to its uniqueness is the well-known "hexagon", an amazing wave structure that surrounds the planet's polar reg ... more |
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 Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) May 11, 2020 
Photosynthetic systems in nature transport energy very efficiently towards a reaction centre, where it is converted into a useful form for the organism. Scientists have been using this as inspiration to learn how to transport energy efficiently in, for example, molecular electronics. Physicist Richard Hildner from the University of Groningen and his colleagues have investigated energy transport ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) May 15, 2020 
Like crystal balls for the universe's deeper mysteries, galaxies and other massive space objects can serve as lenses to more distant objects and phenomena along the same path, bending light in revelatory ways.
Gravitational lensing was first theorized by Albert Einstein more than 100 years ago to describe how light bends when it travels past massive objects like galaxies and galaxy cluster ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2020  A team of researchers at UCLA has set a new record for preparing and measuring the quantum bits, or qubits, inside of a quantum computer without error. The techniques they have developed make it easier to build quantum computers that outperform classical computers for important tasks, including the design of new materials and pharmaceuticals. The research is pu ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 18, 2020 
Robots can be made from soft materials, but the flexibility of such robots is limited by the inclusion of rigid sensors necessary for their control. Researchers created embedded sensors, to replace rigid sensors, that offer the same functionality but afford the robot greater flexibility. Soft robots can be more adaptable and resilient than more traditional rigid designs. The team used cutting-ed ... more |
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 Patuxent River MD (SPX) May 11, 2020 
The U.S. Navy, with support from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), commenced flight testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout equipped with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 radar.
"The AN/ZPY-8 radar significantly increases Fire Scout's detection and tracking of targets. The ability to simultaneously employ multiple modes supports U.S. Navy intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements," s ... more |
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