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  Tokyo (AFP) April 4, 2019 A Japanese probe began descending towards an asteroid on Thursday on a mission to blast a crater into its surface and collect material that could shed light on the solar system's evolution. The mission will be the latest in a series of explorations carried out by the Japanese space agency's Hayabusa2 probe and could reveal more about the origin of life on Earth. But the task scheduled for Friday will be the riskiest yet of Hayabusa2's investigations, and involves the release of a device filled w ... read more |
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China's commercial carrier rocket finishes engine testBeijing (XNA) Apr 04, 2019 China's first carrier rocket for commercial use, the Smart Dragon-1 (SD-1), has finished its engine test, paving way for its maiden flight in the first half of 2019, according to the China Academy o ... more  
In vivo data show effects of spaceflight microgravity on stem cells and tissue regenerationNew Rochelle NY (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 A new review of data from 12 spaceflight experiments and simulated microgravity studies has shown that microgravity does not have a negative effect on stem-like cell-dependent tissue regeneration in ... more  
Group teams up to combat growing space debris threat, protect satellites in orbitLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 02, 2019 A strategic cooperation between ExoAnalytic Solutions of Foothill Ranch, California and NorthStar Earth and Space of Montreal, Quebec was announced at the 2019 Space Situational Awareness Conference ... more  
Lunar lander firm OrbitBeyond eyes Florida for new facilityCape Canaveral FL (UPI) Apr 03, 2019 Lunar lander company OrbitBeyond is eyeing Florida for a new facility. That would make it the latest so-called Newspace commercial company to join growing space race momentum in the Sunshine State. ... more |
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Europa Clipper High-Gain Antenna Undergoes TestingHampton, VA (SPX) Apr 01, 2019 It probably goes without saying, but this isn't your everyday satellite dish. In fact, it's not a satellite dish at all. It's a high-gain antenna (HGA), and a future version of it will send an ... more 
US Air Force and Raytheon collaborate to modernize space command and control systemColorado Springs, C0 (SPX) Apr 04, 2019 The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and a consortium of tech firms led by Raytheon are modernizing and simplifying the legacy Space Defense Operations Center, a 1990s-era system that tra ... more 
China launches new data relay satelliteBeijing (XNA) Apr 01, 2019 China sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province late Sunday night. The Tianlian II-01 satellite was launched at ... more 
Indian satellite destruction creates debris field of 'space junk'Washington (AFP) March 28, 2019 India's destruction of a satellite with a missile created hundreds of pieces of "space junk," a potentially dangerous situation that established space powers have tried to avoid for years. ... more  
Building blocks of DNA and RNA could have appeared together before life began on EarthLa Jolla CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2019 Scientists for the first time have found strong evidence that RNA and DNA could have arisen from the same set of precursor molecules even before life evolved on Earth about four billion years ago. ... more |
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 Surviving A Hostile Planet  
'Edtech' boom transforms how Indian kids learnMumbai (AFP) March 31, 2019 From a multi-billion-dollar education startup to wired-up mannequins, technology is helping to revolutionise the way Indian schoolchildren are learning - provided their parents can afford it. ... more  |
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Fossil 'mother lode' records Earth-shaking asteroid's impact: studyWashington (AFP) March 30, 2019 Scientists in the US say they have discovered the fossilized remains of a mass of creatures that died minutes after a huge asteroid slammed into the Earth 66 million years ago, sealing the fate of the dinosaurs. ... more 
Google workers want ultra-conservative off AI councilSan Francisco (AFP) April 1, 2019 A group of Google employees launched a public campaign Monday to remove the president of the conservative think-tank Heritage Foundation from an outside artificial intelligence ethics advisory panel. ... more  
Mars Express matches methane spike measured by CuriosityParis (ESA) Apr 01, 2019 A reanalysis of data collected by ESA's Mars Express during the first 20 months of NASA's Curiosity mission found one case of correlated methane detection, the first time an in-situ measurement has ... more 
University of Hawaii team records self-destructing asteroidManoa HI (SPX) Mar 30, 2019 Astronomers once thought asteroids were boring, wayward space rocks that simply orbit around the sun. Only in science fiction movies were they dramatic, changing objects. New observations are ... more 
Is Space Mining a Viable Future?Montreal, Canada (SPX) Apr 01, 2019 Space is the final frontier for resource exploitation. Asteroids orbiting near earth are masses of potential riches such as platinum, fresh water, and other resources scarce on earth. However, with ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 2, 2019  NASA has made it clear they want astronauts back on the Moon in 2024, and now, they are zeroing in on the Red Planet - the US space agency confirmed that it wants humans to reach Mars by 2033.
Jim Bridenstine, NASA's administrator, said Tuesday that in order to achieve that goal, other parts of the program - including a lunar landing - need to move forward more quickly.
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 Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) Apr 03, 2019 
Lunar lander company OrbitBeyond is eyeing Florida for a new facility. That would make it the latest so-called Newspace commercial company to join growing space race momentum in the Sunshine State.
The board at Space Florida, the state's economic development agency for space, moved toward an agreement Monday to provide $1 million worth of assistance or help obtaining financing to the New J ... more |
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 Hampton, VA (SPX) Apr 01, 2019 
It probably goes without saying, but this isn't your everyday satellite dish.
In fact, it's not a satellite dish at all. It's a high-gain antenna (HGA), and a future version of it will send and receive signals to and from Earth from a looping orbit around Jupiter.
The antenna will take that long journey aboard NASA's Europa Clipper, a spacecraft that will conduct detailed reconnaissa ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2019 
Humans are probably the most well-adapted species on the planet; they can survive in and call home any of Earth's biomes.
Our adaptation is a result of our intellect as well as favourable physical attributes.
We can build machines and systems that help us cope with and master natural conditions better than any other species that ever lived.
While this has been great for the hum ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 30, 2019 
Chinese engineers have successfully carried out a compatibility test on the turbopump and gas generator of rocket engine on Sunday, according to China Daily on Thursday.
The engine will deliver 500 tonnes of thrust using a combination of liquid oxygen and kerosene, the paper quoted a statement of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. as saying.
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 04, 2019 
China's first carrier rocket for commercial use, the Smart Dragon-1 (SD-1), has finished its engine test, paving way for its maiden flight in the first half of 2019, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
The rocket is the first member of the Dragon series commercial carrier rockets family to be produced by CALT. It has a total length of 19.5 meters, a diameter ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) April 4, 2019 
A Japanese probe began descending towards an asteroid on Thursday on a mission to blast a crater into its surface and collect material that could shed light on the solar system's evolution.
The mission will be the latest in a series of explorations carried out by the Japanese space agency's Hayabusa2 probe and could reveal more about the origin of life on Earth.
But the task scheduled fo ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 02, 2019  Recently released images, which were provided by retired Indian Army Col. Vinayak Bhat, a satellite imagery analyst who specializes on China, have revealed the presence of an anti-satellite laser base in the western Chinese province of Xinjiang.
According to the Washington Free Beacon, the base is located roughly 145 miles south of Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, and is situated near a la ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 2, 2019 
Lockheed Martin was awarded an additional $2.5 billion contract to begin work on production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors for Saudi Arabia as part of a $15 billion for the defensive ballistic missile systems.
Lockheed will provide interceptors and associated one-shot devices, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency announced Monday. With the new contract modification, the ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 29, 2019  Nestled between Saturn's rings are a collection of mini-moons that NASA's Cassini spacecraft skimmed past in 2017.
On Thursday, for the first time, astronomers and scientists are detailing their findings about the moons in the US journal Science.
Pan, Daphnis, Atlas, Pandora and Epimetheus each measure between eight and 116 kilometers (five to 72 miles) in diameter. They are either round ... more |
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 Vladivostok, Russia (SPX) Apr 03, 2019 
Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in collaboration with colleagues from Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS), ITMO University and Swinburne University of Technology (Australia) developed a method for efficient mass production of silicon-germanium fully alloyed nanoantennas.
On their basis, optical biosensory platforms and next-generation chemical se ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 
UK astrophysicists are gearing up to resume the search for gravitational waves, the ripples in spacetime caused by some of the universe's most spectacular events, after substantial upgrades to the three global detectors mean that they will be able to survey an even larger volume of space than ever before for powerful, wave-making events, such as the collisions of black holes.
Over the last ... more |
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 Cologne, Germany (SPX) Apr 02, 2019 
A team of physicists at the University of Cologne has, for the first time, seen a particularly exotic behaviour of electrons on an atomic scale. Electrons normally move almost freely through three-dimensional space. However, when they are forced to move in only one dimension - i.e. in a chain of atoms - they begin to act rather strangely.
The Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid theory predicted this ... more |
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 Mumbai (AFP) March 31, 2019 
From a multi-billion-dollar education startup to wired-up mannequins, technology is helping to revolutionise the way Indian schoolchildren are learning - provided their parents can afford it.
A host of online platforms are taking advantage of a surge in smartphone ownership to engage millions of youngsters with interactive games and animated video lessons.
India's education system suffe ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 1, 2019 
Britain's government has awarded a $3.3 million contract for a consortium to develop drone swarm technology for the military as part of the Many Drones Make Light Work project.
The swarms are planned to operate alongside Britain's F-35 and Typhoon combat aircraft, Britain's Defense Ministry announced Thursday. Funding comes from the Defense and Security Accelerator.
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