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  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 NASA has finalized the contract for the initial crew module of the agency's Gateway lunar orbiting outpost. Orbital Science Corporation of Dulles, Virginia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Space, has been awarded $187 million to design the habitation and logistics outpost (HALO) for the Gateway, which is part of NASA's Artemis program and will help the agency build a sustainable presence at the Moon. This award funds HALO's design through its preliminary design review, expected by the end ... read more |
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Chance of finding young Earth-like planets higher than previously thoughtSheffield UK (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 Research from the University of Sheffield has found that the chance of finding Earth-like planets in their early stages of formation is much higher than previously thought. The team studied gr ... more 
New experiments show complex astrochemistry on thin ice covering dust grainsHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) and the University of Jena have obtained a clearer view of nature's tiny deep-space laboratories: tiny dust grains covered with ice. In ... more 
Mirror image of Earth and SunGottingen, Germany (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 The star Kepler-160 is probably orbited by a planet less than twice the size of the Earth with a star-planet distance that could permit planetary surface temperatures conducive to life. The newly di ... more 
ESPRESSO confirms the presence of an Earth around the nearest starGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) May 29, 2020 The existence of a planet the size of Earth around the closest star in the solar system, Proxima Centauri, has been confirmed by an international team of scientists including researchers from the Un ... more |
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Scientist captures new images of Martian moon Phobos to help determine its originsFlagstaff AZ (SPX) Jun 04, 2020 Christopher Edwards, assistant professor in NAU's Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, just processed new images of the Martian moon Phobos that give scientists insight into the physical p ... more 
Xplore to host Space for Humanity Payload on its first lunar missionSeattle WA (SPX) Jun 04, 2020 Xplore Inc., a commercial space company providing Space as a Service has announced that space industry leader Dylan Taylor plans to reserve payload space on Xplore's first mission beyond Earth orbit ... more 
Using AI to unlock clues to the origins of the stars and planetsLeeds UK (SPX) Jun 04, 2020 An artificial intelligence (AI) system analysing data from the Gaia space telescope has identified more than 2,000 large protostars, young stars that are still forming and could hold clues to the or ... more  
Astroscale US enters the GEO satellite life extension marketDenver, CO (SPX) Jun 04, 2020 Astroscale U.S. Inc., the U.S. unit of Astroscale Holdings Inc., the market leader in securing long-term orbital sustainability, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the intellectual p ... more 
Citizen scientists spot closest young brown dwarf disk yetBoston MA (SPX) Jun 03, 2020 Brown dwarfs are the middle child of astronomy, too big to be a planet yet not big enough to be a star. Like their stellar siblings, these objects form from the gravitational collapse of gas and dus ... more |
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Private investment fuels China commercial space sector growthParis, France (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 In its latest research titled "China Space Industry Report," Euroconsult provides in depth analysis of how commercialization is driving both growth and technology advances in the Chinese space secto ... more  |
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Next-generation cockroach-inspired robot is small but mightyBoston MA (SPX) Jun 04, 2020 This itsy-bitsy robot can't climb up the waterspout yet but it can run, jump, carry heavy payloads and turn on a dime. Dubbed HAMR-JR, this microrobot developed by researchers at the Harvard John A. ... more 
Study reveals continuous pathway to building blocks of lifeSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 03, 2020 Researchers have long sought to understand the origins of life on Earth. A new study conducted by scientists at the Institute for Advanced Study, the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), and the Uni ... more 
Did life emerge in the 'primordial soup' via DNA or RNA? Maybe bothLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 04, 2020 Scientists have long debated which genetic information carrier - DNA or RNA - started life on Earth, but a new study suggests life could have begun with a bit of both. The research, led by scientist ... more  
'Whispering gallery' effect controls electron beams with lightGottingen, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 When you speak softly in one of the galleries of St Paul's cathedral, the sound runs so easily around the dome that visitors anywhere on its circumference can hear it. This striking phenomenon has b ... more  
Researchers eye tech wearables as virus early warning systemWashington (AFP) June 7, 2020 Can your Fitbit or Apple Watch detect a coronavirus infection before the onset of symptoms? ... more |
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 Flagstaff AZ (SPX) Jun 04, 2020 
Christopher Edwards, assistant professor in NAU's Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, just processed new images of the Martian moon Phobos that give scientists insight into the physical properties of the moon and its composition.
The images of the small moon, which is about 25 kilometers (15 miles) in diameter, were captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter. When reviewed in ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 
NASA has finalized the contract for the initial crew module of the agency's Gateway lunar orbiting outpost. Orbital Science Corporation of Dulles, Virginia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Space, has been awarded $187 million to design the habitation and logistics outpost (HALO) for the Gateway, which is part of NASA's Artemis program and will help the agency build a sustainable pr ... 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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 Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 
The star Kepler-160 is probably orbited by a planet less than twice the size of the Earth with a star-planet distance that could permit planetary surface temperatures conducive to life. The newly discovered exoplanet, which was found by a team of scientists led by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Gottingen (Germany), is more than just another potentially habitable worl ... more |
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 Melbourne FL (SPX) Jun 04, 2020 
At a time when so many feel isolated, the world came together with hopeful energy on Saturday to watch as two American astronauts were launched into orbit from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade-and for the first time ever onboard a commercially owned spacecraft.
The successful SpaceX Demo-2 launch and docking, which carried NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken from ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 
In its latest research titled "China Space Industry Report," Euroconsult provides in depth analysis of how commercialization is driving both growth and technology advances in the Chinese space sector, with oversubscribed IPOs and a wave of private investment.
China Satcom is now the world's highest valued pure satellite operator with a market cap of US$11 billion as of May 2020, while Chin ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 04, 2020 
This view of sample site Osprey on asteroid Bennu is a mosaic of images collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on May 26. A total of 347 PolyCam images were stitched together and corrected to produce the mosaic, which shows the site at 0.2 inches (5 mm) per pixel at full size.
The spacecraft took these images during an 820-foot (250-meter) reconnaissance pass over the site, which is the ... more |
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 Pearl Harbor (USN) May 22, 2020 
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a Solid State Laser - Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0 on May 16.
LWSD is a high-energy laser weapon system demonstrator developed by the Office of Naval Research and installed on Portland for an at-sea demonstration. LWSD's operational em ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) June 2, 2020 
Israel on Tuesday said it has successfully tested two ballistic missiles in the Mediterranean, amid tensions with Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah.
The state-run Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said the "complex trial... was held in the open sea" and involved two Long-Range Artillery Weapon Systems (LORA).
"The first scenario involved a short-range launch to 90 kilometres (55.8 mil ... 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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 Birmingham UK (SPX) May 22, 2020 
Gravitational-wave researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new model that promises to yield fresh insights into the structure and composition of neutron stars.
The model shows that vibrations, or oscillations, inside the stars can be directly measured from the gravitational-wave signal alone. This is because neutron stars will become deformed under the influence of tid ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 04, 2020 
New results from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope suggest the formation of the first stars and galaxies in the early Universe took place sooner than previously thought. A European team of astronomers have found no evidence of the first generation of stars, known as Population III stars, as far back as when the Universe was just 500 million years old.
The exploration of the very first ga ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2020  Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed flexible feet that can help robots walk up to 40 percent faster on uneven terrain such as pebbles and wood chips. The work has applications for search-and-rescue missions as well as space exploration.
"Robots need to be able to walk fast and efficiently on natural, uneven terrain so they can go everywhere humans can go, b ... more |
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 San Sebastian, Spain (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 
Meaconing, Intrusion, Jamming, and Interference (MIJI) is one of the most discussed topics when it comes to UAV operations. It refers to the interception and rebroadcast of signals that are more powerful than the ones used to navigate the aircraft. Although this type of attack can be possible on any type of signal with a stronger one, it mainly affects the GNSS.
UAV Navigation has ramped u ... more |
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