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April 22, 2020
MARSDAILY
Nanocardboard flyers could serve as martian atmospheric probes



Philadelphia PA (SPX) Apr 22, 2020
This summer, NASA plans to launch its next Mars rover, Perseverance, which will carry with it the first aircraft to ever fly on another planet, the Mars Helicopter. As the first of its kind, the Mars Helicopter will carry no instruments and collect no data - NASA describes merely flying it all as "high-risk, high-reward" research. With the risks of extraterrestrial flight in mind, Penn Engineers are suggesting a different approach to exploring the skies of other worlds: a fleet of tiny aircraft th ... read more

ROBO SPACE
Robots may become heroes in war on coronavirus
San Francisco (AFP) April 9, 2020
Long maligned as job-stealers and aspiring overlords, robots are being increasingly relied on as fast, efficient, contagion-proof champions in the war against the deadly coronavirus. ... more
EXO WORLDS
Exoplanet apparently disappears in latest Hubble observations
Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 21, 2020
Now you see it, now you don't. What astronomers thought was a planet beyond our solar system has now seemingly vanished from sight. Though this happens in science fiction, such as Superman's home pl ... more
EXO WORLDS
ASU scientists lead study of galaxy's 'water worlds'
Tempe AZ (SPX) Apr 22, 2020
Astrophysical observations have shown that Neptune-like water-rich exoplanets are common in our galaxy. These "water worlds" are believed to be covered with a thick layer of water, hundreds to thous ... more
EXO WORLDS
Hubble observes aftermath of massive collision
Garching, Germany (SPX) Apr 21, 2020
What astronomers thought was a planet beyond our solar system has now seemingly vanished from sight. Astronomers now suggest that a full-grown planet never existed in the first place. The NASA/ESA H ... more
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EXO WORLDS
Simulating early ocean vents shows life's building blocks form under pressure
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 16, 2020
Where did life first form on Earth? Some scientists think it could have been around hydrothermal vents that may have existed at the bottom of the ocean 4.5 billion years ago. In a new paper in the j ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Light from stretchable sheets of atoms for quantum technologies
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 17, 2020
The researchers say their results, using an atomically thin material, hexagonal boron nitride, constitute a significant step forward in understanding light-matter interactions of quantum systems in ... more
MARSDAILY
Surface Hot Springs May Have Existed on Ancient Mars
Tucson AZ (SPX) Apr 21, 2020
Ancient Mars may have featured surface hot springs, according to research by PSI's Dorothy Oehler. Using new data from a Digital Terrain Model (derived from HiRISE images acquired with NASA's Mars R ... more
MARSDAILY
Mars 2020 Perseverance rover gets balanced
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 21, 2020
With 13 weeks to go before the launch period of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover opens, final preparations of the spacecraft continue at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On April 8, the assem ... more
IRON AND ICE
Impacts on Asteroids Produce Regolith, Erase Small Craters
Tucson AZ (SPX) Apr 20, 2020
Impact cratering both produces new regolith and causes seismic events that can degrade and erase small craters on the surface of asteroids, a paper by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Ja ... more
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TECH SPACE
Intelsat 901 Satellite Returns to Service Using Northrop Grumman's Mission Extension Vehicle
Dulles VA (SPX) Apr 20, 2020
Intelsat announced Friday that Intelsat 901 has returned to service following the successful docking with the first Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1) from Northrop Grumman Corporation and the compan ... more
EXO WORLDS
Scientists find microbes eating ethane spewing from deep-sea vents
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 21, 2020
Scientists in Germany have discovered a community of microbes that subsist on the ethane seeping from hot deep-sea vents at the bottom of the Gulf of California. They described their findings Tuesday in the journal mBio. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
DARPA program to build travel adapter for human body
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 09, 2020
Warfighters are travelers and thus suffer from travelers' ailments including disrupted sleep cycles and limited access to safe food and water. Warfighters who have not slept well have lower alertnes ... more
ROBO SPACE
Singapore disinfecting robot trialled in virus fight
Singapore (AFP) April 17, 2020
Singapore researchers have invented a disinfecting robot with an arm that mimics human movement, to help take the load off overworked cleaners during the coronavirus pandemic. ... 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


Astronomers discover planet that never was

MOON DAILY
Moon dust and 3D printing will be standard for future lunar operations
Milan, Italy (SPX) Apr 17, 2020
Can 3D Printers support extra-terrestrial colonisation in Space? One of the major challenges related to space exploration is the development of production technologies capable of exploiting the few ... more
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EXO WORLDS
HD 158259 and it's six planets almost in rhythm
Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 17, 2020
An international team lead by researchers of the University of Geneva has discovered a six-planets system. Almost visible to the naked eye in the Draco constellation, the star HD 158259 has be ... more
EXO WORLDS
CHEOPS space telescope ready for scientific operation
Bern, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 17, 2020
CHEOPS is a joint mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Switzerland, under the leadership of the University of Bern in collaboration with the University of Geneva (UNIGE). After almost thre ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
New photon-counting camera captures 3D images with record speed and resolution
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 17, 2020
Researchers have developed the first megapixel photon-counting camera based on new-generation image sensor technology that uses single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). The new camera can detect sing ... more
MOON DAILY
ESA helps analyse untouched Moon rocks
Paris (ESA) Apr 17, 2020
Almost 50 years after the Apollo missions returned lunar material to Earth, ESA experts are helping to uncover the secrets of two previously unopened samples to learn more about ancient processes on ... more
MOON DAILY
China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 17th lunar day
Beijing (XNA) Apr 17, 2020
The lander and rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work for the 17th lunar day on the far side of the moon after "sleeping" during the extremely cold night. The lander woke up at 1:24 p. ... more
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Nanocardboard flyers could serve as martian atmospheric probes
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Apr 22, 2020
This summer, NASA plans to launch its next Mars rover, Perseverance, which will carry with it the first aircraft to ever fly on another planet, the Mars Helicopter. As the first of its kind, the Mars Helicopter will carry no instruments and collect no data - NASA describes merely flying it all as "high-risk, high-reward" research. With the risks of extraterrestrial flight in mind, Penn Eng ... more
+ Surface Hot Springs May Have Existed on Ancient Mars
+ Mars 2020 Perseverance rover gets balanced
+ NASA's Curiosity Keeps Rolling As Team Operates Rover From Home
+ Mars Helicopter attached to Perseverance Mars rover
+ Choosing rocks on Mars to bring to Earth
+ NASA's Perseverance Mars rover gets its wheels and air brakes
+ Bacteria in rock deep under sea inspire new search for life on Mars


ESA helps analyse untouched Moon rocks
Paris (ESA) Apr 17, 2020
Almost 50 years after the Apollo missions returned lunar material to Earth, ESA experts are helping to uncover the secrets of two previously unopened samples to learn more about ancient processes on the Moon - and to refine and practice techniques for future sample return missions. With one sample already being analysed, preparations are now being made to open the second later this year. ... more
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 17th lunar day
+ Moon dust and 3D printing will be standard for future lunar operations
+ Time-travelling ESA team explore a virtual Moon
+ Xplore wins USAF award for innovative Cislunar commercial capabilities
+ Japan plans to launch micro probe into lunar orbit using solid-fuel rocket
+ Help Pave the Way for Artemis: Send NASA Your Mini Moon Payload Designs
+ Apollo 13's 50th anniversary recalls NASA tragedy turned triumph
New Horizons pushing the frontier ever deeper into the Kuiper Belt
Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 16, 2020
New Horizons is healthy and performing perfectly as it flies deeper and deeper into the Kuiper Belt! Recently we conducted an engineering review of the spacecraft to "trend" how it was working compared to when it was launched. The result was amazing: Every system and science instrument aboard New Horizons is working as well as it did when we lifted off, more than 14 years and almost 5 billion mi ... more
+ Mysteries of Uranus' oddities explained by Japanese astronomers
+ Jupiter's Great Red Spot shrinking in size, not thickness
+ 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
ASU scientists lead study of galaxy's 'water worlds'
Tempe AZ (SPX) Apr 22, 2020
Astrophysical observations have shown that Neptune-like water-rich exoplanets are common in our galaxy. These "water worlds" are believed to be covered with a thick layer of water, hundreds to thousands of miles deep, above a rocky mantle. While water-rich exoplanets are common, their composition is very different from Earth, so there are many unknowns in terms of these planets' structure, ... more
+ Simulating early ocean vents shows life's building blocks form under pressure
+ Hubble observes aftermath of massive collision
+ Exoplanet apparently disappears in latest Hubble observations
+ Scientists find microbes eating ethane spewing from deep-sea vents
+ Salmon parasite is world's first non-oxygen breathing animal
+ Astronomers discover planet that never was
+ CHEOPS space telescope ready for scientific operation
Can high-power microwaves reduce the launch cost of space-bound rockets?
Tsukuba, Japan (SPX) Apr 22, 2020
Governments throughout the world use rockets to launch satellites and people into orbit. This currently requires a lot of high-energy fuel, which is 95% of total rocket mass. Because the launch cost of a rocket can reach 10 billion yen, launching a 1-gram payload is said to be the same as buying 1 gram of gold. Minimizing the total cost of launching rockets would maximize the scientific payloads ... more
+ Russia starts adapting RD-180 engine used in US for super-heavy Yenisei Rocket
+ Iran hails military satellite launch as US tensions simmer
+ Scientific machine learning paves way for rapid rocket engine design
+ US Rocketry Chief Offers Novel Explanation for Why America Continues to Buy Russia's RD-180 Engines
+ NASA, SpaceX to Launch First Astronauts to Space Station from U.S. Since 2011
+ NASA announces first SpaceX crewed flight for May 27
+ RocketShip delivers Delta IV Heavy boosters at VAFB


Parachutes guide China's rocket debris safely to earth
Beijing (XNA) Apr 07, 2020
China has been testing high-tech parachutes to control rocket debris and make space launches safer, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). During the March 9 launch of a Long March-3B rocket carrying a satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, a booster was equipped with parachutes and control devices. After the booster separated from the rocke ... more
+ China to launch IoT communications satellites named after Wuhan
+ China's experimental manned spaceship undergoes tests
+ 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
Interstellar comet Borisov reveals its chemistry and possible origins
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 21, 2020
On Aug. 30, 2019, when amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov gazed upward with his homemade telescope, he spotted an object moving in an unusual direction. Now called 2I/Borisov, this runaway point of light turned out to be the first confirmed comet to enter our solar system from some unknown place beyond our Sun's influence. Astronomers everywhere rushed to take a look with some of the most powerf ... more
+ Hubble probes alien comet's chemical makeup
+ Impacts on Asteroids Produce Regolith, Erase Small Craters
+ Interstellar comet 2I oumuamua-borisov-milkyway-trajectory rich in carbon monoxide
+ Interstellar comet Borisov likely comes from a red dwarf star
+ Fragmentation of Comet ATLAS observed on the First Crowd-Sourced Pictures from Citizen Astronomers
+ One step closer to touching Asteroid Bennu
+ Seeing asteroids in the dark


The power of short range air defense
Falls Church VA (SPX) Apr 22, 2020
The Counter-Rocket Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) system of systems was deployed in 2005 to address a joint urgent operational need to defend our troops against rocket, artillery and mortar attacks in four primary pillars: sense, warn, intercept and respond. Countless soldiers deployed over the past decade and a half have heard the jarring yet familiar "Incoming! Incoming!" siren warning in ... more
+ Lockheed nabs $22.4M for work on LCS-based laser system
+ 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
Russia positions S-500 as game changer for missile defense
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 14, 2020
Last month, a subsidiary of S-500 maker Almaz-Antey confirmed that multiple components of the next generation air defence system had been developed and tested, with the completed complex to start testing with the military later this year. The S-500 is not just a conventional air and missile defence system, but an anti-space weapon whose introduction will fundamentally change Russia's air d ... more
+ Iran warns US after Patriot deployment to Iraq
+ US deploys Patriot air defence system to Iraq
+ 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


Data from NASA's Cassini may explain Saturn's atmospheric mystery
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 07, 2020
The upper layers in the atmospheres of gas giants - Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune - are hot, just like Earth's. But unlike Earth, the Sun is too far from these outer planets to account for the high temperatures. Their heat source has been one of the great mysteries of planetary science. New analysis of data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft finds a viable explanation for what's keeping ... more
+ Why is NASA Sending Dragonfly to Titan
+ 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
Magnetic nanoparticles help researchers remotely release adrenal hormones
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2020
Scientists have developed a way to remotely control the release of adrenal hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. Previous studies have linked problems with the regulation of hormones from the adrenal gland with mental health disorders, such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The new research, detailed in the journal Science Advances, could help scientists investig ... more
+ New DNA origami motor breaks speed record for nano machines
+ 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


A gravitational-wave signal like none before
Hannover, Germany (SPX) Apr 21, 2020
The expectations of the gravitational-wave research community have been fulfilled: gravitational-wave discoveries are now part of their daily work as they have identified in the past observing run, O3, new gravitational-wave candidates about once a week. But now, the researchers have published a remarkable signal unlike any of those seen before: GW190412 is the first observation of a binary blac ... more
+ Solar gravity lens concept receives $2m NASA grant for technology maturation
+ Australian researchers create new tools to detect gravitational waves.
+ Astronomers detect first double helium-core white dwarf gravitational wave source
+ Precision mirrors poised to improve sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors
+ Using a spiral graph to understand how galaxies evolve
+ Continued Gravitational-Wave Discoveries from Public Data
+ Suited up for gravity
Rotating galaxies galore in the infant universe
by Staff Writers
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2020 New results from an ambitious sky survey program, called ALPINE, reveal that rotating disk-shaped galaxies may have existed in large numbers earlier in the universe than previously thought. The ALPINE program, formally named "ALMA Large Program to Investigate C+ at Early Times," uses data obtained from 70 hours of sky observations with the ALMA observatory ( ... more
+ ESO telescope sees star dance around supermassive black hole, proves Einstein right
+ T2K insight into the origin of the universe
+ Why didn't the universe annihilate itself
+ Scientists make step towards understanding the universe
+ Where did the antimatter go
+ Russian scientists propose new approach to measuring atoms
+ Researchers develop one-way street for electrons


Robots may become heroes in war on coronavirus
San Francisco (AFP) April 9, 2020
Long maligned as job-stealers and aspiring overlords, robots are being increasingly relied on as fast, efficient, contagion-proof champions in the war against the deadly coronavirus. One team of robots temporarily cared for patients in a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the COVID-19 outbreak began. Meals were served, temperatures taken and communications handled by mac ... more
+ Singapore disinfecting robot trialled in virus fight
+ Robots ride to rescue as delivery risks rise
+ CIMON-2 makes its successful debut on the ISS
+ Autonomous Solutions and Phantom Auto Partner to Deploy Unmanned Yard Trucks
+ Crisis brings robots to medical frontline: researchers
+ Stanford engineers create shape-changing, free-roaming soft robot
+ Thai hospitals deploy 'ninja robots' to aid virus battle
American Manufacturers Swift Tactical Systems and Silvus Technologies Announce Strategic Alliance
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2020
Swift Tactical Systems, a subsidiary of Swift Engineering, and Silvus Technologies have entered into a strategic alliance. This collaboration combines Swift's world-class unmanned aircraft systems with Silvus' advanced MIMO communication systems for tactical applications. The commercial agreement will enable Swift to integrate the locally manufactured radios into its family of American mad ... more
+ Sky Sapience introduces tethered UAV platform HoverMast
+ Citadel Defense Launches New AI and Machine Learning Software to Detect and Defeat Air, Land, and Sea Drones
+ Observing the atmosphere at high altitudes using unmanned aerial vehicles
+ AFRL gives warfighters new weapons system
+ Boeing nabs $84.7M to build 3 more MQ-25s for Navy
+ SUGUS kicks off, a European project for integrating drones into the airspace
+ New research improves drone detection
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