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  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 26, 2020 They might be small, but they're also mighty. Very small and innovative spacecraft called CubeSats are poised to play a role in NASA's Artemis program, which will return humans to the Moon by 2024. Advancements in consumer electronics and miniaturized sensors enable small spacecraft to be powerful tools for space exploration. "A number of things have coalesced to create what is termed the SmallSat and CubeSat revolution," says Christopher Baker, Small Spacecraft Technology program executive ... read more |
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NASA asks Commercial Moon Delivery Partners to fly rover to search for water iceMoffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2020 NASA is asking its 14 Commercial Lunar Payload Services companies to bid on flying VIPER to the Moon by 2023. VIPER, or Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, is a golf-cart sized mobile r ... more  
Ultraviolet instrument delivered for ESA's Jupiter missionSan Antonio TX (SPX) Feb 26, 2020 An ultraviolet spectrograph (UVS) designed and built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is the first scientific instrument to be delivered for integration onto the European Space Agency's Jupite ... more  
Pentagon adopts ethics for artificial intelligence useWashington DC (UPI) Feb 24, 2020 The Defense Department announced adoption of ethical principles for use of artificial intelligence on Monday. ... more  
How scientists will track astronauts' mental performance on mars missionsVictoria, Canada (SPX) Feb 26, 2020 A journey to Mars is not going to be easy and there are a number of problems that need to be solved before we go. One interesting problem is how do we monitor the astronauts themselves. Of course, i ... more |
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A Year of Surprising Science From NASA's InSight Mars MissionPasadena CA (JPL) Feb 25, 2020 A new understanding of Mars is beginning to emerge, thanks to the first year of NASA's InSight lander mission. Findings described in a set of six papers published this week reveal a planet alive wit ... more 
First direct seismic measurements of mars reveal a geologically active planetCollege Park MD (SPX) Feb 25, 2020 The first reports of seismic activity and ground vibrations on Mars are in. The red planet has a moderate level of seismic activity, intermediate between Earth and the Moon. An international t ... more 
Mars InSight Lander to push on top of the 'Mole'Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 24, 2020 After nearly a year of trying to dig into the Martian surface, the heat probe belonging to NASA's InSight lander is about to get a push. The mission team plans to command the scoop on InSight's robo ... more 
NASA adds return sample scientists to Mars 2020 leadership teamPasadena CA (JPL) Feb 21, 2020 In the fall of 2019, the Mars 2020 rover team welcomed ten members to serve as Returned Sample Science Participating Scientists. Scheduled to launch in July 2020 as NASA's next step in exploration o ... more  
Sub-Neptune sized planet validated with the habitable-zone planet finderUniversity Park PA (SPX) Feb 21, 2020 A signal originally detected by the Kepler spacecraft has been validated as an exoplanet using the Habitable-zone Planet Finder (HPF), an astronomical spectrograph built by a Penn State team and rec ... more |
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 Journey to the center of Mars 
Planet on edge of destruction in 18-hour year frenzyWarwick UK (SPX) Feb 21, 2020 Astronomers from the University of Warwick have observed an exoplanet orbiting a star in just over 18 hours, the shortest orbital period ever observed for a planet of its type. It means that a ... more  |
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Vice President, Administrator visit NASA Langley for Artemis UpdateHampton VA (SPX) Feb 21, 2020 Vice President Mike Pence, chair of the National Space Council, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine got a glimpse Wednesday into how NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia is at the ... more 
Pentagon adopts 'ethical principles' for artificial intelligence useWashington (AFP) Feb 24, 2020 The Pentagon announced Monday it has adopted "ethical principles" for the use of artificial intelligence by the armed forces, a measure aimed at convincing US tech giants to collaborate with the military. ... more  
Construction of China's space station begins with start of LM-5B launch campaign Beijing (XNA) Feb 21, 2020 The maiden flight of the Long March-5B rocket carrying a trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship is expected to take place in April, indicating the imminent start of construction of ... more 
Magnet-controlled bioelectronic implant could relieve painHouston TX (SPX) Feb 24, 2020 A team of Rice University engineers has introduced the first neural implant that can be both programmed and charged remotely with a magnetic field. Their breakthrough may make possible imbedde ... more 
Body work: Russia's 'biohackers' push boundariesMoscow (AFP) Feb 18, 2020 Gripping a scalpel, Vladislav Zaitsev makes an incision in the fold of skin between his client's thumb and index finger and pushes in a small glass cylinder. ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 24, 2020 
After nearly a year of trying to dig into the Martian surface, the heat probe belonging to NASA's InSight lander is about to get a push. The mission team plans to command the scoop on InSight's robotic arm to press down on the "mole," the mini pile driver designed to hammer itself as much as 16 feet (5 meters) down. They hope that pushing down on the mole's top, also called the back cap, will ke ... more |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2020 
NASA is asking its 14 Commercial Lunar Payload Services companies to bid on flying VIPER to the Moon by 2023. VIPER, or Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, is a golf-cart sized mobile robot that will look for water ice at one of the Moon's poles.
During its mission, VIPER will roam several miles and use its four science instruments - including a 1-meter drill - to sample vario ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Feb 26, 2020 
An ultraviolet spectrograph (UVS) designed and built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is the first scientific instrument to be delivered for integration onto the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft. Scheduled to launch in 2022 and arrive at Jupiter in 2030, JUICE will spend at least three years making detailed observations in the Jovian system before going ... more |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Feb 21, 2020 
A signal originally detected by the Kepler spacecraft has been validated as an exoplanet using the Habitable-zone Planet Finder (HPF), an astronomical spectrograph built by a Penn State team and recently installed on the 10m Hobby-Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory in Texas.
The HPF provides the highest precision measurements to date of infrared signals from nearby low-mass stars, an ... more |
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 Elkton MD (SPX) Feb 26, 2020 
Northrop Grumman Corporation, along with NASA and Lockheed Martin, successfully completed its third and final qualification test of the Attitude Control Motor (ACM) for NASA's Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System (LAS).
"The qualification test is a critical step toward Artemis II, Orion's first flight with astronauts," said Pat Nolan, vice president, missile products, Northrop Grumman. "Co ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 21, 2020 
The maiden flight of the Long March-5B rocket carrying a trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship is expected to take place in April, indicating the imminent start of construction of China's space station.
The rocket, the prototype core capsule of the space station and the experimental manned spaceship are undergoing tests at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Feb 20, 2020 
On April 13, 2029, an icy chunk of space rock, wider than the Eiffel Tower is tall, will streak by Earth at 30 kilometers per second, grazing the planet's sphere of geostationary satellites. It will be the closest approach by one of the largest asteroids crossing Earth's orbit in the next decade.
Observations of the asteroid, known as 99942 Apophis, for the Egyptian god of chaos, once sugg ... 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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 Ankara (AFP) Feb 20, 2020 
Turkey said Thursday it wanted no "face-off" with Moscow over Syria's offensive near the two countries' border but said it might receive US defence missiles to protect Turkish forces.
Tensions have mounted in the last three months between rebel-backer Turkey and Syria ally Moscow over President Bashar al-Assad's offensive in northwest Idlib, the last-rebel held region.
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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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 Dunedin, New Zealand (SPX) Feb 24, 2020 
In a first for quantum physics, University of Otago researchers have "held" individual atoms in place and observed previously unseen complex atomic interactions.
A myriad of equipment including lasers, mirrors, a vacuum chamber, and microscopes assembled in Otago's Department of Physics, plus a lot of time, energy, and expertise, have provided the ingredients to investigate this quantum pr ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 24, 2020 
The Defense Department announced adoption of ethical principles for use of artificial intelligence on Monday.
The announcement comes after 15 months of consultation with AI experts in industry, government, academia and the American public and aligns with the strategy objectives for the U.S. military's lawful and ethical use of AI systems.
Initial recommendations were given to Def ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 20, 2020 
The U.S. Navy announced Thursday that it has installed a laser weapon system that allows ships to counter aerial drones.
According to the Navy, the first Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN) was installed on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey during the vessel's recently completed dry-docking restricted availbility.
The system's development, testing a ... more |
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