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  Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2022 China's Tiangong space station is scheduled to be completed before the end of this year and will become a massive spacecraft stack with a combined weight of nearly 100 metric tons, according to a program leader. Zhou Jianping, chief designer of the nation's manned space program, said the assembly phase of the Tiangong program will begin in May and will involve the launch of two astronaut crews, two space labs and two cargo ships. Zhou made the remarks on Friday afternoon at the Great Hall of ... read more |
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A River Runs Through It: Onward to the DeltaPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2022 The delta is calling and we must go! With one Earth year in its rearview mirror, the Perseverance rover has been racking up the odometry en route to the site of it's next science campaign. It's been ... more  
NASA begins assembly of Europa ClipperPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2022 When it's fully assembled, NASA's Europa Clipper will be as large as an SUV with solar arrays long enough to span a basketball court - all the better to help power the spacecraft during its journey ... more 
Sols 3403-3404: Tiptoe to the PedimentPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2022 The terrain continues to challenge us as we make our way up onto the Greenheugh pediment. Monday's drive ended sooner than expected when the rover sensed the road was rockier than anticipated, so it ... more 
Moon and Mars superoxides for oxygen farmingParis (ESA) Mar 07, 2022 The dusty faces of the Moon and Mars conceal unseen hazards for future explorers. Areas of highly oxidising material could be sufficiently reactive that they would produce chemical burns on astronau ... more |
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Selecting the right structural materials for fusion reactorsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 04, 2022 Do two promising structural materials corrode at very high temperatures when in contact with "liquid metal fuel breeders" in fusion reactors? Researchers of Tokyo Tech, YNU and QST now have the answ ... more  
Using NB-IoT connectivity to boost hybrid terrestrial-satellite networksLuxembourg (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 Alif Semiconductor, a global provider of microcontrollers and fusion processors, and IoT satellite operator OQ Technology have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on a narrowba ... more  
Australian startups join forces to test AI computing in spaceAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Mar 02, 2022 Two emerging Australian space startups - AICRAFT and Antaris Space Space - have signed of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to test new Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) models ... more  
Microscopic view on asteroid collisions could help us understand planet formationCambridge UK (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 A new way of dating collisions between asteroids and planetary bodies throughout our Solar System's history could help scientists reconstruct how and when planets were born. The research, whic ... more |
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Scientists think an old rocket just hit the Moon going 5,800 mphWashington (AFP) March 4, 2022 Add one more crater to the long list of pockmarks on the lunar surface. ... more  
NASA Studies 'New' 50-Year-Old Lunar Sample to Prep for Return to MoonHouston TX (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 People say good things come to those who wait. NASA thinks 50 years is the right amount of time as it begins tapping into one of the last unopened, Apollo-era lunar samples to learn more about the M ... more 
NASA starts building Europa Clipper to investigate icy, ocean moon of JupiterWashington DC (UPI) Mar 3, 2021 NASA has started to assemble the Europa Clipper spacecraft that will probe the icy, scarred surface of Jupiter's moon, Europa, starting in 2030. ... more  
Canberra well placed to play a role in global asteroid detectionCanberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 01, 2022 A UNSW researcher says we can improve our ability to detect dangerous asteroids from the Southern Hemisphere. NASA's Near-Earth Object Observation Program painstakingly documents all asteroid ... more |
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What's happening in the depths of distant worlds?Washington DC (SPX) Mar 02, 2022 The physics and chemistry that take place deep inside our planet are fundamental to the existence of life as we know it. But what forces are at work in the interiors of distant worlds, and how do th ... more 
How scientists designed the aerodynamic configuration of Mars ascent vehicles?Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 03, 2022 According to the white paper, China's Space Activities in 2016, the Mars sample return mission represents one of the main tasks to be implemented in China's deep space exploration field in the next ... more 
Sols 3401-3402: Sand, Boulders and Ridges, Oh MyPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 02, 2022 Curiosity has been picking her way through sand, sharp boulders and ridges to find a way up onto the Greenheugh pediment. We briefly explored the pediment more than 600 sols ago, before resuming our ... more 
Russian-European Mars rover 'very unlikely' to launch this yearParis (AFP) March 1, 2022 A Russian-European mission to land a rover on Mars is "very unlikely" to launch this year due to sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the European Space Agency said. ... more 
China establishes deep space exploration laboratoryBeijing (XNA) Mar 01, 2022 China's deep space exploration laboratory has been officially inaugurated, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Co-established by the CNSA, Anhui Province and the Unive ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Mar 07, 2022 
The dusty faces of the Moon and Mars conceal unseen hazards for future explorers. Areas of highly oxidising material could be sufficiently reactive that they would produce chemical burns on astronauts' unprotected skin or lungs. Taking inspiration from a pioneering search for Martian life, a Greek team is developing a device to detect these 'reactive oxygen species' - as well as harvest sufficie ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 
People say good things come to those who wait. NASA thinks 50 years is the right amount of time as it begins tapping into one of the last unopened, Apollo-era lunar samples to learn more about the Moon and prepare for a return to its surface.
The sample is being opened at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston by the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division (ARES), which sa ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 3, 2021 
NASA has started to assemble the Europa Clipper spacecraft that will probe the icy, scarred surface of Jupiter's moon, Europa, starting in 2030.
The agency has been designing and building 10 instruments for the $4.5 billion mission since 2016, and technicians are assembling the parts at NASA's California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA announced Thursday.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 02, 2022 
The physics and chemistry that take place deep inside our planet are fundamental to the existence of life as we know it. But what forces are at work in the interiors of distant worlds, and how do these conditions affect their potential for habitability?
New work led by Carnegie's Earth and Planets Laboratory uses lab-based mimicry to reveal a new crystal structure that has major implicatio ... more |
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 Cape Canaveral (SPX) Mar 03, 2022 
The Artemis I Moon rocket is getting closer to rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first time.
The first two of 20 platforms surrounding the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft that allow work on the integrated system inside the building were retracted for roll out to Launch Complex 39B. Teams retracted the platfor ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2022 
China's Tiangong space station is scheduled to be completed before the end of this year and will become a massive spacecraft stack with a combined weight of nearly 100 metric tons, according to a program leader.
Zhou Jianping, chief designer of the nation's manned space program, said the assembly phase of the Tiangong program will begin in May and will involve the launch of two astronaut c ... more |
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 Montgomery AL (The Conversation) Mar 03, 2022 
The Earth exists in a dangerous environment. Cosmic bodies, like asteroids and comets, are constantly zooming through space and often crash into our planet. Most of these are too small to pose a threat, but some can be cause for concern.
As a scholar who studies space and international security, it is my job to ask what the likelihood of an object crashing into the planet really is - and w ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Feb 18, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate hosted a collaborative wargame with its sister AFRL unit, the Munitions Directorate, at Kirtland AFB, Jan. 24-28, 2022. The Directed Energy and Kinetic Energy Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment, or DEKE DEUCE, explored synergies between directed energy and kinetic concepts in the future battlespace.
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 Littleton CO (SPX) Mar 02, 2022 
Lockheed Martin has selected Raytheon Technologies to provide a second mission payload for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Block 0 missile warning satellite system - also known as NGG. Both Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman are each already on contract to provide one mission payload for the three-satellite procurement.
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 Maunakea HI (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 
Space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fueling huge planetary aurorae at Saturn. A University of Leicester-led team has found that Saturn is unique among planets observed to date in that some of its aurorae are generated by swirling winds within its own atmosphere, and not just from the planet's surrounding magnetosphere.
The study, which is based on observations ma ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 
Nanoparticles (which have sizes ranging between 3-500 nm), and sub-nanoclusters (which are around 1 nm in diameter) are utilized in many fields, including medicine, robotics, materials science, and engineering. Their small size and large surface-area-to-volume ratios give them unique properties, rendering them valuable in a variety of applications, ranging from pollution control to chemical synt ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 21, 2022 
In the beginning, all that Stephan Schlamminger wanted to do was to write down an equation that would help him obtain a more precise value for G, the gravitational constant that determines the strength of the attraction between massive objects. To gauge that attraction, Schlamminger, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and his colleagues, studied the motion o ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2022 
In a new study, Stanford researchers demonstrate how to manipulate atoms so they interact with an unprecedented degree of control. Using precisely delivered light and magnetic fields, the researchers programmed a straight line of atoms into treelike shapes, a twisted loop called a Mobius strip and other patterns.
These shapes were produced not by physically moving the atoms, but by control ... more |
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Mar 02, 2022 
Two emerging Australian space startups - AICRAFT and Antaris Space Space - have signed of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to test new Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) models in space, with the goal of developing and space-qualifying new computational capabilities for satellite-based applications.
Under the MoU the two startups, who are both members of the SmartSAT C ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Mar 01, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a contract for Mjolnir, a next-generation counter electronics weapon system, to defend against adversarial drone activity, to Leidos Inc.
Building upon the success of the Tactical High-Power Operational Responder (THOR) technology demonstrator, Leidos will build an advanced high power microwave (HPM) weapon system to bring the newest technology ... more |
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