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April 01, 2020
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
High altitude water Cherenkov Observatory tests speed of light



Los Alamos NM (SPX) Apr 01, 2020
New measurements confirm, to the highest energies yet explored, that the laws of physics hold no matter where you are or how fast you're moving. Observations of record-breaking gamma rays prove the robustness of Lorentz Invariance - a piece of Einstein's theory of relativity that predicts the speed of light is constant everywhere in the universe. The High Altitude Water Cherenkov observatory in Puebla, Mexico detected the gamma rays coming from distant galactic sources. "How relativity behaves at ... read more

ENERGY TECH
New explanation for sudden heat collapses in plasmas can help create fusion energy
Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 01, 2020
Scientists seeking to bring the fusion that powers the sun and stars to Earth must deal with sawtooth instabilities - up-and-down swings in the central pressure and temperature of the plasma that fu ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
A funnel of light
Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 01, 2020
Professor Ronny Thomale holds a chair for theoretical condensed matter physics, the TP1, at the Julius-Maximilian University of Wurzburg. The discovery and theoretical description of new quantum sta ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA Shows Perseverance with Helicopter, Cruise Stage Testing
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 31, 2020
The Mars 2020 mission involving NASA's newly named rover - Perseverance - received a significant boost following the completion of important testing at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ... more
MARSDAILY
A Martian mash up: Meteorites tell story of Mars' water history
Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 31, 2020
In Jessica Barnes' palm is an ancient, coin-sized mosaic of glass, minerals and rocks as thick as a strand of wool fiber. It is a slice of Martian meteorite, known as Northwest Africa 7034 or Black ... more
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MERCURY RISING
Europe to Conduct BepiColombo Flyby Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Paris (ESA) Mar 31, 2020
Controllers at ESA's mission control centre are preparing for a gravity-assist flyby of the European-Japanese Mercury explorer BepiColombo. The manoeuvre, which will see the mission adjust its traje ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA awards Artemis contract for Gateway Logistics Services
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 30, 2020
NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, as the first U.S. commercial provider under the Gateway Logistics Services contract to deliver cargo, experiments and other supplies to the agency' ... more
MOON DAILY
Astronaut urine to build moon bases
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 30, 2020
The modules that the major space agencies plan to erect on the Moon could incorporate an element contributed by the human colonizers themselves: the urea in their pee. European researchers have foun ... more
MOON DAILY
Last stop before launch: Orion passes tests and returns to Kennedy Space Center
Paris (ESA) Mar 30, 2020
The Orion spacecraft that will fly on the Artemis 1 mission around the Moon has returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, after finishing space environment tests. The spacecraft, incl ... more
MARSDAILY
Over 10 million names now aboard Perseverance rover bound for Mars
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 27, 2020
NASA's "Send Your Name to Mars" campaign invited people around the world to submit their names to ride aboard the agency's next rover to the Red Planet. Some 10,932,295 people did just that. The nam ... more
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TECH SPACE
Airbus completes In Orbit Commissioning of CHEOPS
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 26, 2020
Airbus has received confirmation from ESA of a successful end to the In Orbit Commissioning (IOC) of CHEOPS after the IOC review yesterday. This critical phase was performed by Airbus in Spain with ... more
ENERGY TECH
A landmark plan for realizing fusion energy and advancing plasma science
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Mar 23, 2020
Creating and controlling on Earth the fusion energy that powers the sun and stars is a key goal of scientists around the world. Production of this safe, clean and limitless energy could generate ele ... more
EXO WORLDS
Russian to study if space suits can bring microbes into ISS from exterior
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 24, 2020
Russian scientists intend to study whether cosmonauts during a space walk could pick up microorganisms on their space suits and bring them into the International Space Station (ISS), a department he ... more
TECH SPACE
'Space Fence' radar operational, tracks objects as small as 10 cms
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 30, 2020
A radar system known as Space Fence, which can track material in space as small as 10 centimeters, is fully operational, the U.S. Space Force announced. ... more
TECH SPACE
USSF announces initial operational capability and operational acceptance of Space Fence
Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Mar 27, 2020
United States Space Force officials formally declared initial operational capability and operational acceptance of the Space Fence radar system, located on Kwajalein Island in the Republic of the Ma ... more


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DRAGON SPACE
China's experimental manned spaceship undergoes tests
Beijing (XNA) Mar 25, 2020
A trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship is being tested at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of south China's island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned ... more
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ROBO SPACE
Crisis brings robots to medical frontline: researchers
Washington (AFP) March 25, 2020
Robots are expected to demonstrate their value for "dirty and dangerous" medical tasks in the fight to quell the coronavirus pandemic, researchers said Wednesday. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Chances for Coronavirus to Get to ISS 'Slim to None' - NASA Specialist
Washington (Sputnik) Mar 31, 2020
Chances for the novel coronavirus to get into the International Space Station (ISS) are next to zero due to the enhanced security measures undertaken by the space agencies, NASA nurse Raksana Batsma ... more
EXO WORLDS
Paired with super telescopes, model Earths guide hunt for life
Ithaca NY (SPX) Mar 27, 2020
Cornell University astronomers have created five models representing key points from our planet's evolution, like chemical snapshots through Earth's own geologic epochs. The models will be spe ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Physics laws cannot always turn back time
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (SPX) Mar 24, 2020
If three or more objects move around each other, history cannot be reversed. That is the conclusion of an international team of researchers based on computer simulations of three black holes orbitin ... more
EXO WORLDS
Salmon parasite is world's first non-oxygen breathing animal
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 26, 2020
Scientists have discovered an unusual species of parasite hiding the muscles of salmon. The tiny species, comprised of just ten cells, is unlike all other animals known to science. The species, Henneguya salminicola, doesn't breathe oxygen. ... more
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NASA Shows Perseverance with Helicopter, Cruise Stage Testing
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 31, 2020
The Mars 2020 mission involving NASA's newly named rover - Perseverance - received a significant boost following the completion of important testing at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Activities to measure mass properties of the Cruise Stage vehicle were performed on the spin table inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. Successful testing also was performed on NASA' ... more
+ Over 10 million names now aboard Perseverance rover bound for Mars
+ A Martian mash up: Meteorites tell story of Mars' water history
+ NASA's Curiosity Mars rover takes a new selfie before record climb
+ NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Gets Its Sample Handling System
+ Waves in thin Martian air with wide effects
+ ExoMars to take off for the Red Planet in 2022
+ Europe-Russia delay mission to find life on Mars


Astronaut urine to build moon bases
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 30, 2020
The modules that the major space agencies plan to erect on the Moon could incorporate an element contributed by the human colonizers themselves: the urea in their pee. European researchers have found that it could be used as a plasticizer in the concrete of the structures. NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and its Chinese counterpart plan to build moon bases in the coming decades, as p ... more
+ NASA awards Artemis contract for Gateway Logistics Services
+ Last stop before launch: Orion passes tests and returns to Kennedy Space Center
+ Welcome Home, Orion: spacecraft ready for final Artemis I launch preparations
+ Hunting out water on the Moon
+ Moon thrusters withstand over 60 hot-fire tests
+ Artemis I Spacecraft Environmental Testing Complete
+ Russia to create first 3D Map of the Moon
Jupiter's Great Red Spot shrinking in size, not thickness
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 17, 2020
Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is mainly made up of liquids and gases. Its clouds are shaped by jet streams, winds and vortices into numerous parallel bands, as well as coloured patches, one of which clearly stands out: the Great Red Spot. This is an Earth-sized anticyclone that has been observed for over 350 years, but has suddenly decreased in size in recent years. The ... more
+ Researchers find new minor planets beyond Neptune
+ Ultraviolet instrument delivered for ESA's Jupiter mission
+ One Step Closer to the Edge of the Solar System
+ TRIDENT Mission Concept Selected by NASA's Discovery Program
+ Findings from Juno Update Jupiter Water Mystery
+ A close-up of Arrokoth reveals how planetary building blocks were constructed
+ New Horizons team discovers a critical piece of the planetary formation puzzle
Russian to study if space suits can bring microbes into ISS from exterior
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 24, 2020
Russian scientists intend to study whether cosmonauts during a space walk could pick up microorganisms on their space suits and bring them into the International Space Station (ISS), a department head of the Institute for Biological and Medical Issues of the Russian Academy of Sciences said in an interview. "We are currently planning to conduct an experiment on the ISS dubbed 'Lovushka' [' ... more
+ Paired with super telescopes, model Earths guide hunt for life
+ Salmon parasite is world's first non-oxygen breathing animal
+ Warped Space-time to Help WFIRST Find Exoplanets
+ Planetary Science Journal launches with online papers
+ Snapping A Space Shot
+ The Strange Orbits of 'Tatooine' Planetary Disks
+ Observed: An exoplanet where it rains iron
SpaceX parachute test aborted weeks before planned manned launch - report
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 26, 2020
SpaceX and Boeing are in a race to develop the next manned capsule to take US astronauts to the International Space Station. At the moment, NASA and other Western space agencies depend on Russian Soyuz rockets to take crews to the station. A SpaceX test of parachute systems for its new Crew Dragon manned capsule was aborted Tuesday, with a helicopter dropping the test article from an unknown height, CNBC has reported , citing a company statement. ... more
+ NASA Adds Shannon Walker to First Operational Crewed SpaceX Mission
+ NASA, SpaceX Simulate Upcoming Crew Mission with Astronauts
+ Pentagon tests hypersonic glide body in Hawaii
+ Russian Space Agency says will change 2020 launch schedule due to COVID-19 outbreak
+ US Space Force launches first mission despite coronavirus
+ AEHF-6 launch marks 500th flight of Aerojet Rocketdyne's Rl10 engine
+ NASA, SpaceX plan return to human spaceflight from U.S. soil in mid-May


China's experimental manned spaceship undergoes tests
Beijing (XNA) Mar 25, 2020
A trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship is being tested at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of south China's island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The experimental spacecraft is scheduled to launch with no crew in mid to late April on the maiden flight of the Long March-5B carrier rocket, a variant of the Long March-5, ... more
+ China's Long March-7A carrier rocket fails in maiden flight
+ China's Yuanwang-5 sails to Pacific Ocean for space monitoring mission
+ Construction of China's space station begins with start of LM-5B launch campaign
+ China Prepares to Launch Unknown Satellite Aboard Long March 7A Rocket
+ China's Long March-5B carrier rocket arrives at launch site
+ China to launch more space science satellites
+ China's space station core module, manned spacecraft arrive at launch site
Astronomers reveal source of 'red sign' in ancient Japanese literature
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 31, 2020
In the early 7th century Japan, a fan of bright red feathers flamed across the night sky. Onlookers likened the cosmic phenomenon to the tail of a pheasant. In written accounts, witnesses speculated about the cosmic origins of the "red sign," but until now, the phenomenon's true identity was a mystery. In a new study, published this week in journal Sokendai Review of Culture and ... more
+ Modern science reveals ancient secret in Japanese literature
+ Killer asteroid hunt in jeopardy, new study claims
+ Asteroid Ryugu likely link in planetary formation
+ Ammonium salts found on Rosetta's comet
+ Puzzle about nitrogen solved thanks to cometary analogues
+ Bennu's boulders shine as beacons for NASA's OSIRIS-REx
+ Over 9,000 asteroids feasible for mining may help ignite new space race


Lockheed nabs $22.4M for work on LCS-based laser system
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 10, 2020
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $22.4 million contract for work on the Layered Laser Defense system prototype onboard a Navy littoral combat ship, the Department of Defense announced. The deal, announced Monday by the Pentagon, funds integration, demonstration, testing and operation of the LLD weapon system on board a vessel while the ship is underway. The work includes development ... more
+ Navy: Chinese warship fired laser at U.S. aircraft
+ AFRL engineer leaves a legacy called HADES
+ Israel hails 'breakthrough' towards laser air defence system
+ China's air force seeks aircraft-mounted laser weapon
+ Air Force tests ATHENA laser weapon against multiple drones
+ First anti-drone laser delivered to Air Force for year-long test deployment
US deploys Patriot air defence system to Iraq
Baghdad (AFP) March 30, 2020
The United States has deployed Patriot air defence batteries to Iraqi bases to protect American troops recently targeted by Iranian missiles, US and Iraqi military sources told AFP Monday. Washington and Baghdad had been negotiating the placement of the defence system since January, when Tehran fired ballistic missiles at the western Iraqi base of Ain al-Asad, which hosts American and other ... more
+ Lockheed awarded $932.8M to make THAADs for U.S., Saudi Arabia
+ Missile Defense Agency's Long Range Discrimination Radar closer to delivery
+ Arrows of misfortune as US Missile Defence needs upgrading
+ Syrian air defence responds to 'Israeli missiles': state media
+ Syrian air defence responds to 'Israeli missiles': state media
+ BAE wins $188.2M Navy contract for AEGIS system engineering, testing
+ Turkey says might receive US missiles over Syria threat


Why is NASA Sending Dragonfly to Titan
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 27, 2020
Titan, with its methane seas and orange smog, is in some ways the most similar world to Earth that we have found. Though it's merely a moon tethered by gravity to its cosmic ruler, Saturn, Titan has all the trappings of a planet, including clouds, rain, lakes and rivers, and even a subsurface ocean of salty water. Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovered Titan in 1655, calling it sim ... more
+ New SwRI models reveal inner complexity of Saturn moon
+ Huygens landing spin mystery solved
+ Final images from Cassini spacecraft
+ How Enceladus got its stripes
+ A study of Saturn's largest moon may offer insights for earth
+ The first global geologic map of Titan completed
+ Numerous polar storms on Saturn analyzed by the UPV/EHU's Planetary Sciences Group
New DNA origami motor breaks speed record for nano machines
Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 04, 2020
Through a technique known as DNA origami, scientists have created the fastest, most persistent DNA nano motor yet. Angewandte Chemie published the findings, which provide a blueprint for how to optimize the design of motors at the nanoscale - hundreds of times smaller than the typical human cell. "Nanoscale motors have tremendous potential for applications in biosensing, in building synthe ... more
+ Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant
+ Nanobubbles in nanodroplets
+ New production method for carbon nanotubes gets green light
+ A quantum breakthrough brings a technique from astronomy to the nano-scale
+ Creating a nanoscale on-off switch for heat
+ Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter
+ SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles


Precision mirrors poised to improve sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2020
Researchers have developed a new type of deformable mirror that could increase the sensitivity of ground-based gravitational wave detectors such as the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). Advanced LIGO measures faint ripples in space time called gravitational waves, which are caused by distant events such as collisions between black holes or neutron stars. ... more
+ Using a spiral graph to understand how galaxies evolve
+ Continued Gravitational-Wave Discoveries from Public Data
+ Suited up for gravity
+ The link between gravity and soliton
+ ASU and Virginia Tech researchers unlock mysteries of grasshopper response to gravity
+ Gravitational wave network catches another neutron star collision
+ China's Taiji-1 satellite passes in-orbit tests
Holographic cosmological model and thermodynamics on the horizon of the universe
Kanazawa, Japan (SPX) Mar 27, 2020
The expansion of the Universe has occupied the minds of astronomers and astrophysicists for decades. Among the cosmological models that have been suggested over the years, Lambda cold dark matter (LCDM) models are the simplest models that can provide elegant explanations of the properties of the Universe, e.g., the accelerated expansion of the late Universe and structural formations. Howev ... more
+ ALMA resolves gas impacted by young jets from supermassive black hole
+ Zero-energy bound states in the high-temperature superconductors at 2-dimensional limit
+ Physics laws cannot always turn back time
+ How to seed supermassive black holes shortly after the big bang
+ Chandra Data Tests "Theory of Everything"
+ Frozen-planet states in exotic helium atoms
+ Black hole team discovers path to razor-sharp black hole images


Crisis brings robots to medical frontline: researchers
Washington (AFP) March 25, 2020
Robots are expected to demonstrate their value for "dirty and dangerous" medical tasks in the fight to quell the coronavirus pandemic, researchers said Wednesday. An editorial in Science Robotics noted that robots can help with telemedicine, decontamination, handling of hazardous waste and monitoring compliance with voluntary quarantines. "Historically, robots have been developed to take ... more
+ Stanford engineers create shape-changing, free-roaming soft robot
+ Thai hospitals deploy 'ninja robots' to aid virus battle
+ Soft robot, unplugged
+ Help NASA design a robot to dig on the Moon
+ Small robots practice scouting skills for future Moon missions
+ High School students vie for a win in robotics competition
+ A flexible brain for AI
SUGUS kicks off, a European project for integrating drones into the airspace
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 26, 2020
GMV has been awarded the SUGUS project (Solution for E-GNSS USpace Service), which aims to speed up the takeup of GNSS and Galileo in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) segment. SUGUS, an 18-month, 485,000-euro, European Union R and D project, is to be carried out by a GMV-led consortium involving also Everis Aerospace, Defense and Security, VVA Brussels, ESSP, FADA-CATEC and Unifly. SUGUS ... more
+ New research improves drone detection
+ Skyryse introduces automation flight operating system FlightOS
+ Hughes awarded contract by GA-ASI to connect US Army's Gray Eagle UAV with future SatComs
+ Turkish drones kill 19 Syrian government soldiers as tensions soar
+ Navy installs ODIN laser weapon system to counter aerial drones
+ Ground-breaking solar powered unmanned aircraft makes first flight
+ UAV's Flight Control Solutions compatible with Trimble's UAS1
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