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  Paris (ESA) Aug 21, 2018 Lunar masonry starts on Earth. European researchers are working with Moon dust simulants that could one day allow astronauts to build habitats on our natural satellite and pave the way for human space exploration. The surface of the Moon is covered in grey, fine, rough dust. This powdery soil is everywhere - an indigenous source that could become the ideal material for brickwork. You can crush it, burn it and compress it. "Moon bricks will be made of dust," says Aidan Cowley, ESA's science a ... read more |
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Scientists confirm ice exists at Moon's polesTampa (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 Scientists said Tuesday they have confirmed the existence of ice on the Moon's surface for the first time, a discovery that could one day help humans survive there. ... more  
Why Asteroid Bennu? 10 ReasonsWashington DC (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 After traveling for two years and billions of kilometers from Earth, the OSIRIS-REx probe is only a few months away from its destination: the intriguing asteroid Bennu. When it arrives in December, ... more  
Light has momentum, new research confirmsWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2018 Scientists have solved a 150-year-old mystery about the nature of light-matter interactions. Researchers were able to measure the force light exerts on matter. ... more  
Must do better: Japan eyes AI robots in class to boost EnglishTokyo (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 English-speaking AI robots will be helping out in some 500 Japanese classrooms from next year as the country seeks to improve its English skills among both children and teachers. ... more |
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Robot wars: China shows off automated doctors, teachers and combat stars Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2018 Robots that can diagnose diseases, play badminton and wow audiences with their musical skills are among the machines China hopes could revolutionise its economy, with visitors to a Beijing exhibition offered a glimpse of an automated future. ... more  
China unveils Chang'e-4 rover to explore Moon's far sideBeijing (XNA) Aug 17, 2018 China's moon lander and rover for the Chang'e-4 lunar probe, which is expected to land on the far side of the moon this year, was unveiled Wednesday. Images displayed at Wednesday's press conf ... more  
Six Things About Opportunity'S Recovery EffortsPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 17, 2018 NASA's Opportunity rover has been silent since June 10, when a planet-encircling dust storm cut off solar power for the nearly-15-year-old rover. Now that scientists think the global dust storm is " ... more 
The Science Team Continues to Listen for Opportunity as Storm DiminishesPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 17, 2018 The planet-encircling dust storm on Mars continues to decay, although in fits and starts. Atmospheric opacity (tau) over the rover site was estimated down near 2.1, but then popped up to 2.5. ... more 
Planet-Encircling Dust Storm of Mars shows signs of slowingPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 15, 2018 The planet-encircling dust storm on Mars continues to show indications of decay. Dust-lifting sites have decreased and surface features are starting to emerge. There are indications that the a ... more |
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 Scientists discovered organic acid in a protoplanetary disk  
Ultrahot planets have starlike atmospheresTempe AZ (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 Recent observations by NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes of ultrahot Jupiter-like planets have perplexed theorists. The spectra of these planets have suggested they have exotic - and improb ... more  |
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Magnetic fields can quash zonal jets deep in gas giantsLivermore CA (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 Magnetic fields around a planet or the Sun can overpower the zonal jets that affect atmospheric circulation. New research by a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientist and a col ... more 
Iron and titanium in the atmosphere of exoplanet orbiting KELT-9Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 16, 2018 Exoplanets, planets in other solar systems, can orbit very close to their host star. When, in addition to this, the host star is much hotter than our Sun, then the exoplanet becomes as hot as a star ... more 
Impact of a stellar intruder on our solar systemBonn, Germany (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 The solar system was formed from a protoplanetary disk consisting of gas and dust. Since the cumulative mass of all objects beyond Neptune is much smaller than expected and the bodies there have mos ... more  
GTAR Technologies tapped for inflatable satellite antennasWashington (UPI) Aug 13, 2018 GATR Technologies has received a $522.5 million contract modification for multiple size Inflatable Satellite Antenna systems, kits, spare parts and training. ... more  
UTMB researchers successfully transplant bioengineered lungGalveston TX (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 A research team at the University of Texas Medical Branch have bioengineered lungs and transplanted them into adult pigs with no medical complication. In 2014, Joan Nichols and Joaquin Cortiel ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 21, 2018 
NASA's InSight spacecraft, en route to a Nov. 26 landing on Mars, passed the halfway mark on Aug. 6. All of its instruments have been tested and are working well.
As of Aug. 20, the spacecraft had covered 172 million miles (277 million kilometers) since its launch 107 days ago. In another 98 days, it will travel another 129 million miles (208 million kilometers) and touch down in Mars' Ely ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 21, 2018 
Lunar masonry starts on Earth. European researchers are working with Moon dust simulants that could one day allow astronauts to build habitats on our natural satellite and pave the way for human space exploration.
The surface of the Moon is covered in grey, fine, rough dust. This powdery soil is everywhere - an indigenous source that could become the ideal material for brickwork. You can c ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 
Scientists from Australia and the United States have helped to solve the mystery underlying Jupiter's coloured bands in a new study on the interaction between atmospheres and magnetic fields.
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. Unlike Earth, Jupiter has no solid surface - it is a gaseous planet, consisting mostly of hydrogen and helium.
Several strong jet streams flo ... more |
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 Hong Kong (SPX) Aug 20, 2018 
The Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia (IAA-CSIC) in Spain, the Laboratory for Space Research (LSR) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), and an International team comprising scientists from Argentina, Mexico and Germany have discovered the unusual evolution of the central star of a planetary nebula in our Milky Way. This extraordinary discovery sheds light on the future evolution, and more i ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 
Stratolaunch has announced its new family of launch vehicles that will enter regular service starting in 2020.
The company's unique air-launch system will use the world's largest aircraft as a mobile launch platform, capable of deploying launch vehicles that will carry satellites to multiple orbits and inclinations on a single mission.
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 17, 2018 
China's moon lander and rover for the Chang'e-4 lunar probe, which is expected to land on the far side of the moon this year, was unveiled Wednesday.
Images displayed at Wednesday's press conference showed the rover was a rectangular box with two foldable solar panels and six wheels. It is 1.5 meters long, 1 meter wide and 1.1 meters high.
Wu Weiren, the chief designer of China's lun ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 
After traveling for two years and billions of kilometers from Earth, the OSIRIS-REx probe is only a few months away from its destination: the intriguing asteroid Bennu. When it arrives in December, OSIRIS-REx will embark on a nearly two-year investigation of this clump of rock, mapping its terrain and finding a safe and fruitful site from which to collect a sample.
The spacecraft will brie ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 07, 2018 
The U.S. Army awarded Dynetics, Lockheed Martin and its partners a $10 million contract to continue development for the next phase of the High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD) program, a 100-kilowatt class laser weapon system.
Laser weapons are ideally suited to address high volume, low cost threats because of their inexpensive cost per shot and deep magazine. Team Dyne ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2018 
TOTE Services of Jacksonville, Fla., has received an $11 million contract for operation and maintenance of the Sea-Based X-Band Radar vessel.
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, will last one year with four-and-a-half years worth of possible options, which could bring the cumulative value of this contract to $65.3 million, the Pentagon said.
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 19, 2018 
Cassini disappeared into Saturn's atmosphere late last year. But the spacecraft continues to yield impressive images.
This week, NASA shared a series of super sharp infrared images of Saturn's moon Titan, compiled using 13 years of data collected by the probe's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer, or VIMS instrument.
The moon's hazy atmosphere prevents clear observations of ... more |
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 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Aug 14, 2018 
By combining multiple nanomaterials into a single structure, scientists can create hybrid materials that incorporate the best properties of each component and outperform any single substance. A controlled method for making triple-layered hollow nanostructures has now been developed at KAUST. The hybrid structures consist of a conductive organic core sandwiched between layers of electrocatalytica ... more |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
An everyday occurrence spotted when we turn on the tap to brush our teeth has baffled engineers for centuries - why does the water splay when it hits the sink before it heads down the plughole?
Famous inventor and painter Leonardo da Vinci documented the phenomenon, now known as a hydraulic jump, back in the 1500s. Hydraulic jumps are harmless in our household sinks but they can cause viol ... more |
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 Durham UK (SPX) Aug 20, 2018 
Astronomers have identified some of the earliest galaxies in the Universe. The team from the Institute for Computational Cosmology at Durham University and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has found evidence that the faintest satellite galaxies orbiting our own Milky Way galaxy are amongst the very first galaxies that formed in our Universe.
Scientists working on this resea ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 
English-speaking AI robots will be helping out in some 500 Japanese classrooms from next year as the country seeks to improve its English skills among both children and teachers.
The education ministry plans a pilot project costing around 250 million yen ($227,000) to improve Japanese students' notoriously weak oral and written English, an official told AFP.
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2018 
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has received a $134.million contract to flight test advanced sensors for the MQ-9 series of unmanned aerial vehicles.
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency contract covers the development and integration of sensor systems into an MQ-9 for realistic testing in the continental U.S. and elsewhere.
Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is ... more |
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