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  Xiamen, China (XNA) Nov 07, 2019 Chinese space engineers are tackling the key technologies needed to explore a near-Earth asteroid and a main-belt comet with one space probe. The proposed mission is to send a probe around an asteroid named 2016HO3 and then land on it to collect samples, Huang Jiangchuan, a researcher from the China Academy of Space Technology, recently told the first China Space Science Assembly in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province. The probe will then fly back to the proximity of Earth, and release a ca ... read more |
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The Mars Mole and the challenging ground of the Red PlanetDLR Institute of Planetary Research Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 NASA's InSight mission landed on Mars in November 2018. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is involved in the Heat Flow ... more  
Boeing proposes 'Fewest Steps to the Moon' concept for NASA lunar returnHouston TX (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 Boeing has submitted a proposal to NASA for an integrated Human Lander System (HLS) designed to safely take astronauts to the surface of the moon and return them to lunar orbit as part of the Artemi ... more 
NASA opens previously unopened Apollo sample ahead of Artemis missionsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 NASA scientists opened an untouched rock and soil sample from the Moon returned to Earth on Apollo 17, marking the first time in more than 40 years a pristine sample of rock and regolith from the Ap ... more  
Scientists to observe last transit of Mercury until 2032Williamstown MA (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 Mercury will make a rare transit across the face of the sun on the morning of Monday, November 11. Mercury will appear as a tiny dot, and viewers would need a safe solar filter to reduce the sun's b ... more |
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Numerous polar storms on Saturn analyzed by the UPV/EHU's Planetary Sciences GroupBarcelona, Spain (SPX) Oct 30, 2019 Sanchez-Lavega's work appears under the title 'A complex storm system in Saturn's north polar atmosphere in 2018', and was produced in collaboration with Teresa del Rio-Gaztelurrutia, Jon Legarreta ... more 
China's lunar rover travels over 300 meters on moon's far sideBeijing (XNA) Nov 05, 2019 China's lunar rover Yutu-2 has driven 318.62 meters on the far side of the moon to conduct scientific exploration of the virgin territory. Both the lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe ... more  
China conducts simulated weightlessness experiment for long-term stay in spaceBeijing (XNA) Nov 05, 2019 Thirty-six healthy male volunteers lay on beds with their heads low and feet high for 90 days for an experiment to simulate weightlessness that will pave the way for Chinese astronauts' long-term st ... more  
NASA grant to study space station fungusBoulder CO (SPX) Nov 03, 2019 The International Space Station has a problem with fungus and mold - and the University of Colorado Boulder is sending new research to space to find solutions. It is living and growing in secr ... more  
A new spin on life's origin?Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 03, 2019 A research team at The University of Tokyo has reproducibly synthesized staircase-like supramolecules of a single handedness, or chirality, using standard laboratory equipment. By gradually re ... more |
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 Worldwide observations confirm nearby 'lensing' exoplanet 
Simulations explain giant exoplanets with eccentric, close-in orbitsSanta Cruz CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2019 As planetary systems evolve, gravitational interactions between planets can fling some of them into eccentric elliptical orbits around the host star, or even out of the system altogether. Smaller pl ... more  |
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OMG developing new standard for interface for Software Defined RadiosNeedham MA (SPX) Oct 30, 2019 International technology standards organization Object Management Group (OMG) announced it is creating a new standard, through issuance of a request for proposal (RFP) for the Platform Space Telecom ... more 
China drawing up plan for manned lunar explorationXiamen, China (XNA) Oct 29, 2019 China is carrying out in-depth demonstration and long-term planning for its manned lunar exploration, and has formed an overall consensus and a preliminary plan, according to a senior space engineer ... more  
Teams Complete SubT Challenge Virtual Tunnel CircuitWashington DC (SPX) Nov 01, 2019 With 50 total points, Coordinated Robotics finished in first place in the DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge Virtual Tunnel Circuit event, and as the top self-funded team, earned $250,000. Eight te ... more 
Deep sea vents had ideal conditions for origin of lifeLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 05, 2019 By creating protocells in hot, alkaline seawater, a UCL-led research team has added to evidence that the origin of life could have been in deep-sea hydrothermal vents rather than shallow pools. ... more 
Google buying Fitbit in move into wearables, digital healthWashington (AFP) Nov 1, 2019 Google agreed Friday to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion in a move giving the US tech giant a fresh entry in the wearable technology space and helping it ramp up its challenge to Apple. ... more |
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 07, 2019
NASA's InSight mission landed on Mars in November 2018. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is involved in the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) experiment.
In addition to a radiometer for measuring the surface temperature, the core component of the experiment is the Mars 'Mole' - a 40-centimetre-lon ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 
Boeing has submitted a proposal to NASA for an integrated Human Lander System (HLS) designed to safely take astronauts to the surface of the moon and return them to lunar orbit as part of the Artemis space exploration program.
The company's proposal calls for delivering the lander's Ascent Element and Descent Element to lunar orbit in one rocket launch to ensure it is tailored for maximum ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 05, 2019 
In a decade's time, an exciting new visitor will enter the Jovian system: ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or Juice. As its name suggests, the mission will explore Jupiter and three of its largest moons - Ganymede, Callisto and Europa - to investigate the giant planet's cosmic family and gas giant planets in general.
Juice is planned for launch in 2022, and its instruments are currently b ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 03, 2019 
A research team at The University of Tokyo has reproducibly synthesized staircase-like supramolecules of a single handedness, or chirality, using standard laboratory equipment.
By gradually removing the solvent from a rotating solution containing non-chiral precursors, they were able to produce helixes that twist preferentially in a particular direction. This research may lead to new and c ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Oct 31, 2019  North Korea has carried out a "successful" new test of its "super-large multiple rocket launcher" system, state media said Friday - the latest in a series of provocations by Pyongyang.
South Korea's military said Thursday that the North had launched two short-range projectiles from South Pyongan province. They each flew approximately 370 kilometres (230 miles).
It was the latest in a se ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 07, 2019 
China has been actively investing in space exploration in recent years, with its latest achievement being the successful launch of a drone that landed on the far side of the Moon and conducted several experiments there. Beijing is already planning future lunar missions, including a manned one.
Director of the Science and Technology Commission of the China Aerospace Science and Technology C ... more |
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 Xiamen, China (XNA) Nov 07, 2019 
Chinese space engineers are tackling the key technologies needed to explore a near-Earth asteroid and a main-belt comet with one space probe.
The proposed mission is to send a probe around an asteroid named 2016HO3 and then land on it to collect samples, Huang Jiangchuan, a researcher from the China Academy of Space Technology, recently told the first China Space Science Assembly in Xiamen ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 22, 2019 
Raytheon Co. announced the delivery, to the U.S. Air Force, of the first high-energy laser system to counter drone threats.
The system will be tested in a year-long overseas deployment, the company said on Tuesday.
Raytheon received a $23.8 million contract in August to build two high-energy laser systems, as well as a $16 million contract for a microwave counter-drone system kno ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Oct 24, 2019 
Moscow has sent a S-400 missile system battalion and a Pantsir anti-aircraft gun and missile system to Belgrade for their first joint drills in Serbia, the defence ministry said.
The systems will be deployed at Batajnica base, outside the capital, as part of the exercises that will take place on October 23-29, a statement said.
It is the first time that the S-400 and Pantsir systems will ... more |
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 Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Oct 30, 2019 
Sanchez-Lavega's work appears under the title 'A complex storm system in Saturn's north polar atmosphere in 2018', and was produced in collaboration with Teresa del Rio-Gaztelurrutia, Jon Legarreta and Ricardo Hueso, lecturers at the Faculty of Engineering in Bilbao, and a large group of scientists of other nationalities.
It was an amateur Brazilian astronomer who on 29 March, 2018, captur ... more |
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 Singapore (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 
Researchers from SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have made a groundbreaking discovery that allows scientists to 'look' at the surface density of dispersed nanoparticles. This revolutionary technique enables researchers to 'characterise' or understand the properties of nanoparticles without disturbing the nanoparticle, and also at a far lower cost and far quicker too.
The new ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 16, 2019 
Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have used a massive cluster of galaxies as an X-ray magnifying glass to peer back in time, to nearly 9.4 billion years ago. In the process, they spotted a tiny dwarf galaxy in its very first, high-energy stages of star formation.
While galaxy clusters have been used to magnify objects at optical wavelengths, this is the first time scientists have leveraged ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 01, 2019 
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a way to better detect all collisions of stellar-mass black holes in the universe.
Stellar-mass black holes are formed by the gravitational collapse of a star. Their collisions are some of the most violent events in the universe, creating gravitational waves or ripples in space-time. These ripples are miniscule and detected ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 01, 2019 
With 50 total points, Coordinated Robotics finished in first place in the DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge Virtual Tunnel Circuit event, and as the top self-funded team, earned $250,000. Eight teams developed, tested, and submitted their software-based solutions for simulation-based evaluation on the SubT Virtual Testbed.
DARPA-funded and self-funded teams compete side-by-side throughou ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) Oct 31, 2019  An anti-aircraft missile was fired Thursday at an Israeli drone over Lebanon, the Israeli army said, adding that the unmanned aircraft was not hit.
"A short while ago, an anti-aircraft missile was launched over Lebanese territory towards an IDF (Israeli army) UAV. The UAV was not hit," the military said in a statement posted on Twitter. It gave no further details.
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