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  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 13, 2020 Astroscale has been selected as the commercial partner for Phase I of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) first debris removal project, a groundbreaking step by Japan to commercialize space debris removal. The JAXA Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration project (CRD2) consists of two mission phases to achieve one of the world's first debris removal missions of a large object, the first of which has been awarded to Astroscale. This first phase will be demonstrated by the end of the ... read more |
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Scientists pick up pattern of space radio signals for 1st time, study saysWashington DC (UPI) Feb 12, 2020 For the first time in history, researchers say they picked up a radio signal from a single source in outer space that repeated at certain intervals for more than a year - and in this case, the pattern came and went roughly every two weeks. ... more  
Salt water may periodically form on the surface of MarsTucson AZ (SPX) Feb 13, 2020 Briny water may form on the surface of Mars a few days per year, research by Planetary Science Institute (PSI) Senior Scientist Norbert Schorghofer shows. Liquid water is difficult to come by ... more  
Leiden astronomers discover potential near-earth objectsAmsterdam, The Netherlands (SPX) Feb 13, 2020 Three astronomers from Leiden University (the Netherlands) have shown that some asteroids that are considered harmless for now, can collide with the Earth in the future. They did their research with ... more 
SwRI models hint at longer timescale for Mars formationSan Antonio TX (SPX) Feb 13, 2020 The early solar system was a chaotic place, with evidence indicating that Mars was likely struck by planetesimals, small protoplanets up to 1,200 miles in diameter, early in its history. Southwest R ... more |
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NASA Administrator Statement on Moon to Mars Initiative, FY 2021 BudgetWashington DC (SPX) Feb 11, 2020 "President Donald Trump's Fiscal Year 2021 budget for NASA is worthy of 21st century exploration and discovery. The President's budget invests more than $25 billion in NASA to fortify our innovative ... more 
Distant giant planets form differently than 'failed stars'Waimea, HI (SPX) Feb 11, 2020 Maunakea, Hawaii - A team of astronomers led by Brendan Bowler of The University of Texas at Austin has probed the formation process of giant exoplanets and brown dwarfs, a class of objects that are ... more  
Tel Aviv university researchers demonstrate optical backflow of lightTel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Feb 07, 2020 Researchers at Tel Aviv University have for the first time demonstrated the backflow of optical light propagating forward. The phenomenon, theorized more than 50 years ago by quantum physicists, has ... more 
Mars 2020 equipped with laser vision and better micsPasadena CA (JPL) Feb 10, 2020 NASA is sending a new laser-toting robot to Mars. But unlike the lasers of science fiction, this one is used for studying mineralogy and chemistry from up to about 20 feet (7 meters) away. It might ... more 
One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studiesChicago IL (SPX) Feb 10, 2020 Back in 1972, NASA sent their last team of astronauts to the Moon in the Apollo 17 mission. These astronauts brought some of the Moon back to Earth so scientists could continue to study lunar soil i ... more |
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Autonomous vehicle technology may improve safety for US Army convoys, report saysSanta Monica CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2020 U.S. Army convoys could be made safer for soldiers by implementing autonomous vehicle technology to reduce the number of service members needed to operate the vehicles, according to a new study from ... more  |
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The industries of Artificial Intelligence and Space to meet for AIxSPACEMontreal, Canada (SPX) Feb 11, 2020 For the first time, the industries of AI and space have decided to combine their expertise in order to surpass the human limitations imposed by the infinite vastness of space. AIxSPACE, dedicated to ... more 
First time controlling two spacecraft with one dishParis (ESA) Feb 06, 2020 For the first time, an ESA deep space antenna has sent commands to two ESA spacecraft, simultaneously, at the Red Planet. Late on Thursday 30 January, the 35-metre New Norcia dish in Western A ... more 
SubT Challenge Seeks Information to Enhance Virtual CompetitionWashington DC (SPX) Feb 10, 2020 DARPA is seeking state-of-the-art virtual models, simulation meshes, and robot controllers for vehicles, sensors, and/or environments for informational and planning purposes in support of the agency ... more 
Silver sawtooth creates valley-coherent light for nanophotonicsGroningen, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 11, 2020 Scientists at the University of Groningen used a silver sawtooth nanoslit array to produce valley-coherent photoluminescence in two-dimensional tungsten disulfide flakes at room temperature. Until n ... more  
Superior 'bio-ink' for 3D printing pioneeredNew Brunswick NJ (SPX) Feb 11, 2020 Rutgers biomedical engineers have developed a "bio-ink" for 3D printed materials that could serve as scaffolds for growing human tissues to repair or replace damaged ones in the body. The stud ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 10, 2020 
NASA is sending a new laser-toting robot to Mars. But unlike the lasers of science fiction, this one is used for studying mineralogy and chemistry from up to about 20 feet (7 meters) away. It might help scientists find signs of fossilized microbial life on the Red Planet, too.
One of seven instruments aboard the Mars 2020 rover that launches this summer, SuperCam was built by a team of hun ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 11, 2020 
"President Donald Trump's Fiscal Year 2021 budget for NASA is worthy of 21st century exploration and discovery. The President's budget invests more than $25 billion in NASA to fortify our innovative human space exploration program while maintaining strong support for our agency's full suite of science, aeronautics, and technology work.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 05, 2020 
A "beating heart" of frozen nitrogen controls Pluto's winds and may give rise to features on its surface, according to a new study.
Pluto's famous heart-shaped structure, named Tombaugh Regio, quickly became famous after NASA's New Horizons mission captured footage of the dwarf planet in 2015 and revealed it isn't the barren world scientists thought it was.
Now, new research shows Pl ... more |
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 Waimea, HI (SPX) Feb 11, 2020  Maunakea, Hawaii - A team of astronomers led by Brendan Bowler of The University of Texas at Austin has probed the formation process of giant exoplanets and brown dwarfs, a class of objects that are more massive than giant planets, but not massive enough to ignite nuclear fusion in their cores to shine like true stars.
Using direct imaging with ground-based telescopes in Hawaii - W. M. Kec ... more |
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 Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) Feb 13, 2020 
Research that could cut space travel cost by 25 per cent has received a $3 million boost from the Australian Government.
A Gilmour Space Technologies, University of Southern Queensland (USQ) and Teakle Composites project to create lightweight rocket fuel tanks was included in the latest round of the Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants.
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 07, 2020 
China's Long March-5B carrier rocket arrived at the launch site in southern China's Hainan Province Wednesday after a week of ocean and rail transport, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The rocket will take part in a joint rehearsal with the prototype of the Chinese space station's core module at the Wenchang Space Launch Center. It is scheduled to make i ... more |
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 Warwick UK (SPX) Feb 11, 2020 
The majority of stars in the universe will become luminous enough to blast surrounding asteroids into successively smaller fragments using their light alone, according to a University of Warwick astronomer.
Electromagnetic radiation from stars at the end of their 'giant branch' phase - lasting just a few million years before they collapse into white dwarfs - would be strong enough to spin ... more |
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 Kirtland NM (SPX) Jan 14, 2020 
The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed a unique directed energy weapon demonstrator called the High-power Adaptive Directed Energy System, or HADES, that completed field testing in 2019."HADES technology was designed with the warfighter in mind," said the AFRL program manager Dan Marker. "The system works by combining a large number of high power fiber lasers in a fashion that corrects ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2020 
The Russian capital's air and missile defence system is one of the most sophisticated in the world, and includes a dense layer of anti-aircraft missile launchers, interceptor systems, and a unique tetrahedral truncated pyramid radio-radar station so powerful it can detect space debris.
In the event of an enemy attack, Moscow's air defences would intercept and destroy enemy missile targets ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Jan 23, 2020 
A Southwest Research Institute team developed a new geochemical model that reveals that carbon dioxide (CO2) from within Enceladus, an ocean-harboring moon of Saturn, may be controlled by chemical reactions at its seafloor. Studying the plume of gases and frozen sea spray released through cracks in the moon's icy surface suggests an interior more complex than previously thought.
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 Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 
Researchers have discovered a method to control biomolecular machines over a wide temperature range using deep-sea osmolyte trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). This finding could open a new dimension in the application of artificial machines fabricated from biomolecular motors and other proteins.
Biomolecular motors are the smallest natural machines that keep living organisms dynamic. They can ... more |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) Jan 14, 2020 
If you jump out of bed too quickly, you might feel a bit light-headed.
That's because when you're lying down, gravity causes your blood to pool in the lower parts of your body rather than in your brain. Fortunately, when you stand up, within a fraction of a second, your heart begins beating faster, moving the blood to your brain and allowing you to maintain your balance.
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 New York NY (SPX) Feb 07, 2020 
A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) has allowed AI researchers, for the first time, to demonstrate a useful and reliable way of sifting through masses of correlating data to spot when correlation means causation. By fusing old, overlapping and incomplete datasets this new method, inspired by quantum cryptography, paves the way for researchers to glean the results of medical trials that would othe ... more |
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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Feb 11, 2020 
For the first time, the industries of AI and space have decided to combine their expertise in order to surpass the human limitations imposed by the infinite vastness of space. AIxSPACE, dedicated to the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) within the space industry has been launched by Euroconsult and Innovitech, experts in both space and innovation respectively. For this first edition, ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 07, 2020 
Northrop Grumman has received a $172.4 million contract modification for delivery of two MQ-4C Triton unmanned air systems for the Navy, according to the Pentagon.
The deal, which modifies a contract initially awarded in September 2018, exercises options to deliver to the drones for the Navy, maintain one Navy main operating base and also to conduct trade studies and collect administrat ... more |
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