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  Beijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China will explore the moon's polar regions and is mulling over a manned lunar landing in the coming five years, according to a white paper released on Friday. The white paper, titled "China's Space Program: A 2021 Perspective," said China will continue its studies and research "on the plan for a human lunar landing." A new-generation manned spacecraft will be developed to support its exploration of the cislunar space, according to the paper. It is part of the country's ambitious lunar ... read more |
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NASA's HERMES mission passes key milestone, moves toward launchWashington DC (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 NASA's HERMES mission - a four-instrument suite to be mounted outside NASA's Moon-orbiting Gateway - has passed a critical mission review on Jan. 27, 2022. The review, Key Decision Point C, ev ... more  
Crater tree ringsParis (ESA) Jan 28, 2022 This feature could easily be mistaken for a tree stump with characteristic concentric rings. It's actually an impressive birds-eye view into an ice-rich impact crater on Mars. Tree rings provide sna ... more 
China to explore more in space science next five years: White paperBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China will carry out more space science exploration in the next five years, according to a white paper on the country's space activities released Friday. The white paper, titled "China's Space ... more  
New experiment results bolster potential for self-sustaining fusionLos Alamos NM (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 For more than 60 years, scientists have sought to understand and control the process of fusion, a quest to harness the vast amounts of energy released when nuclei in fuel come together. A paper publ ... more |
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Israel Signs Artemis AccordsWashington DC (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 In becoming the first country to sign the Artemis Accords in 2022, Israel affirmed its commitment to a common set of principles to guide cooperation among nations participating in 21st century space ... more 
Extremely harsh volcanic lake shows how life might have existed on MarsBoulder CO (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 A few specialist microbes survive conditions analogous to those of Mars' early history, reports a new publication in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science-and this may be thanks to a broad range ... more 
China, Russia to start building lunar research station by 2026Washington DC (UPI) Jan 28, 2021 China said Friday that it expects to sign a space agreement with Russia by the end of this year that will include construction of a joint lunar research facility. ... more  
Extreme exoplanet has a complex and exotic atmosphereBern, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 An international team including researchers from the University of Bern and the University of Geneva as well as the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) ... more  
NASA aims to make observations from space junk collision with MoonWashington (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 NASA said Thursday it aims to survey the crater formed when the remains of a SpaceX rocket are expected to crash into the Moon in early March, calling the event "an exciting research opportunity." ... more |
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Out of Pebble PurgatoryPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 28, 2022 The final two pebbles hitching a ride aboard our rover's bit carousel are gone but not forgotten. I'll give you the latest on why they are gone and then tell you why we are not forgetting them - or ... more 
China releases new-generation spacecraft OSBeijing (XNA) Jan 26, 2022 China has released SpaceOS III, a new-generation operating system for spacecraft. Developed by the Beijing Institute of Control Engineering under China Academy of Space Technology, the operati ... more 
Space Power to revolutionize satellite power using laser beamingGuildford UK (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 The University of Surrey and Space Power are tackling the problem of powering satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) during their eclipse period when they cannot see the sun. By collaborating on a spac ... more 
NASA's MRO Finds Water Flowed on Mars Longer Than Previously ThoughtPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 27, 2022 Mars once rippled with rivers and ponds billions of years ago, providing a potential habitat for microbial life. As the planet's atmosphere thinned over time, that water evaporated, leaving the froz ... more 
SwRI scientist helps confirm liquid water beneath Mars south polar capSan Antonio, TX (SPX) Jan 26, 2022 A Southwest Research Institute scientist measured the properties of ice-brine mixtures as cold as -145 degrees Fahrenheit to help confirm that salty water likely exists between grains of ice or sedi ... more |
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 San Antonio, TX (SPX) Jan 26, 2022 
A Southwest Research Institute scientist measured the properties of ice-brine mixtures as cold as -145 degrees Fahrenheit to help confirm that salty water likely exists between grains of ice or sediment under the ice cap at Mars' south pole. Laboratory measurements conducted by SwRI geophysicist Dr. David Stillman support oddly bright reflections detected by the MARSIS subsurface sounding radar ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 
NASA's HERMES mission - a four-instrument suite to be mounted outside NASA's Moon-orbiting Gateway - has passed a critical mission review on Jan. 27, 2022.
The review, Key Decision Point C, evaluated the mission's preliminary design and program plan to achieve launch by its target launch readiness date no earlier than November 2024. With the successful review, HERMES now moves into Phase C ... more |
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 Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Jan 13, 2022 
Planets like Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn with global magnetic fields of their own are surrounded by so-called radiation belts: Trapped in the magnetic field, fast moving charged particles such as electrons, protons, and heavier ions whiz around thus forming the invisible, torus-shaped radiation belts. With their high velocities reaching almost the speed of light, the particles can ionize other mo ... more |
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 Bern, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 28, 2022  An international team including researchers from the University of Bern and the University of Geneva as well as the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS analyzed the atmosphere of one of the most extreme known planets in great detail. The results from this hot, Jupiter-like planet that was first characterized with the help of the CHEOPS space ... more |
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 Long Beach CA (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 
Rocket Lab has been selected by NASA as one of twelve companies to provide launch services for the agency's Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) missions, providing new opportunities for science and technology payloads and fostering a growing U.S. commercial launch market. VADR is a five-year program with a maximum total budget for $300 million in launch contracts.
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 
China will explore the moon's polar regions and is mulling over a manned lunar landing in the coming five years, according to a white paper released on Friday.
The white paper, titled "China's Space Program: A 2021 Perspective," said China will continue its studies and research "on the plan for a human lunar landing."
A new-generation manned spacecraft will be developed to support it ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jan 26, 2022 
For the second time in its mission so far, the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has flown through the tail of a comet. Predicted in advance by astronomers at University College London, UK, the spacecraft collected a wealth of science data that now awaits full analysis.
For a spacecraft designed to conduct unique studies of the Sun, Solar Orbiter is also making a name for itself exploring ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Nov 04, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate is partnering with The University of New Mexico (UNM) to establish a center for directed energy studies, a congressionally-funded endeavor.
The Directed Energy Center will be based at UNM and jointly managed by UNM's School of Engineering and UNM's Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM). AFRL is recognized as the nation's ... more |
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 Dubai (AFP) Jan 30, 2022 
The UAE said Monday it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Huthi rebels towards the Gulf country with no casualties reported, the third such incident this month.
The defence ministry said in a statement that United Arab Emirates "air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Huthi terrorist group towards the country".
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 San Antonio, TX (SPX) Jan 20, 2022 
A Southwest Research Institute scientist set out to prove that the tiny, innermost moon of Saturn was a frozen inert satellite and instead discovered compelling evidence that Mimas has a liquid internal ocean. In the waning days of NASA's Cassini mission, the spacecraft identified a curious libration, or oscillation, in the moon's rotation, which often points to a geologically active body able t ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 26, 2022 
Named for a Roman god, Janus particles refer to nanoparticles that possess surfaces with two or more distinct physical chemical properties. The special nanoparticles were introduced to the scientific community by 1991 Nobel Prize winner Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, who pointed out that "objects with two sides of different wettability have the unique advantage of densely self-assembling at liquid-liq ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 18, 2022 
According to the South China Morning Post, the facility located in Jiangsu Province, will play an important part in the exploration of the Moon as China plans to land its astronauts on Earth's satellite by 2030 and set up a base there.
Chinese scientists have built an artificial moon that will make it possible to conduct experiments in low gravity. According to the researchers, their creat ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 27, 2022 
It is generally believed that the Universe is isotropic and homogeneous on large distance scales, i.e., there is no preferred position or direction in the Universe. This hypothesis forms the basis of the standard Big Bang cosmology and is called the cosmological principle (CP). It implies that the Universe is expanding and, to a good approximation, has exactly the same properties at all spatial ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 14, 2022 
DARPA's Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program is picking up speed after three teams were selected to go to the starting line last October. The program is focused on advancing off-road autonomy of combat vehicles and seeks to demonstrate the ability of these platforms to travel at speeds that maintain pace with manned combat vehicles in complex terrain typical o ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Jan 29, 2022 
India ended a week of military pageantry on Saturday with a synchronised drone display showcasing its homegrown tech industry, in patriotic celebrations marking a milestone in the country's independence history.
A thousand aircraft flew in formation in the night skies above the capital New Delhi, flashing the saffron, white and green of the national flag, before rearranging themselves into a ... more |
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