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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 29, 2020 A large near-Earth asteroid will safely pass by our planet on Wednesday morning, providing astronomers with an exceptional opportunity to study the 1.5-mile-wide (2-kilometer-wide) object in great detail. The asteroid, called 1998 OR2, will make its closest approach at 5:55 a.m. EDT (2:55 a.m. PDT). While this is known as a "close approach" by astronomers, it's still very far away: The asteroid will get no closer than about 3.9 million miles (6.3 million kilometers), passing more than 16 times far ... read more |
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Yale's EXPRES looks to the skies of a scorching, distant planetNew Haven CT (SPX) Apr 23, 2020 Yale technology is giving astronomers a closer look at the atmosphere of a distant planet where it's so hot the air contains vaporized metals. The planet, MASCARA-2 b, is 140 parsecs from Eart ... more  
NASA contributes expertise, ingenuity to COVID-19 fightWashington DC (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 NASA has joined the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) with efforts underway across the country to augment the national response, a few of which were highlighted in a media briefing today. " ... more  
NASA CubeSat Will Shine a Laser Light on the Moon's Darkest CratersPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 28, 2020 As astronauts explore the Moon during the Artemis program, they may need to make use of the resources that already exist on the lunar surface. Take water, for instance: Because it's a heavy and ther ... more  
China builds Asia's largest steerable radio telescope for Mars missionBeijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2020 China is constructing the largest steerable radio telescope in Asia with a 70-meter-diameter antenna to receive data from its first Mars exploration mission which is expected to be launched this yea ... more |
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Researchers use 'hot Jupiter' data to mine exoplanet chemistryIthaca NY (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 After spotting a curious pattern in scientific papers - they described exoplanets as being cooler than expected - Cornell University astronomers have improved a mathematical model to accurately gaug ... more 
Scientists find microbes eating ethane spewing from deep-sea ventsWashington 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 
Exoplanet apparently disappears in latest Hubble observationsBaltimore 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 
Population of Interstellar Asteroids Found Hiding in Plain SightLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 A new study has identified the first known permanent population of asteroids originating from outside our solar system. The objects are believed to have been captured from other stars billions of ye ... more  
Promising signs for Perseverance rover in its quest for past Martian lifeStanford CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 New research indicates river delta deposits within Mars' Jezero crater - the destination of NASA' Perseverance rover on the Red Planet - formed over time scales that promoted habitability and enhanc ... more |
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 AFRL scientists investigate if microwaves reduce viability of airborne coronavirus spread 
NASA develops COVID-19 prototype ventilator in 37 daysPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 24, 2020 A new high-pressure ventilator developed by NASA engineers and tailored to treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients passed a critical test Tuesday at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New ... more  |
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Astronauts, robots and the history of fixing and building things in spaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 A 30th birthday is a big milestone for anyone, and a spacecraft is no exception. Tomorrow, the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 30th year in space, but it didn't get to this point without havin ... more  
New metasurface laser produces world's first super-chiral lightJohannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 Researchers have demonstrated the world's first metasurface laser that produces "super-chiral light": light with ultra-high angular momentum. The light from this laser can be used as a type of "opti ... more 
Two steps closer to flexible, powerful, fast bioelectronic devicesNew York NY (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 Dion Khodagholy, assistant professor of electrical engineering, is focused on developing bioelectronic devices that are not only fast, sensitive, biocompatible, soft, and flexible, but also have lon ... more  
Spinal cord gives bio-bots walking rhythmChampaign IL (SPX) Apr 29, 2020 Miniature biological robots are making greater strides than ever, thanks to the spinal cord directing their steps. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers developed the tiny wal ... more  
Scientists explore the power of radio waves to help control fusion reactionsPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 29, 2020 A key challenge to capturing and controlling fusion energy on Earth is maintaining the stability of plasma - the electrically charged gas that fuels fusion reactions - and keeping it millions of deg ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
New research indicates river delta deposits within Mars' Jezero crater - the destination of NASA' Perseverance rover on the Red Planet - formed over time scales that promoted habitability and enhanced preservation of evidence.
Undulating streaks of land visible from space reveal rivers once coursed across the Martian surface - but for how long did the water flow? Enough time to record evid ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 28, 2020 
As astronauts explore the Moon during the Artemis program, they may need to make use of the resources that already exist on the lunar surface. Take water, for instance: Because it's a heavy and therefore expensive resource to launch from Earth, our future explorers might have to seek out ice to mine. Once excavated, it can be melted and purified for drinking and used for rocket fuel. But how muc ... more |
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 Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
JUICE, the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission, has reached its next milestone: On its Earthly journey via different Airbus sites in Europe the spacecraft has arrived at Airbus' satellite integration centre in Friedrichshafen (Germany) for final integration. Until the end of 2020 it will be kitted out with its final components including harness, power electronics, onboard computer, communication ... more |
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 New Haven CT (SPX) Apr 23, 2020 
Yale technology is giving astronomers a closer look at the atmosphere of a distant planet where it's so hot the air contains vaporized metals.
The planet, MASCARA-2 b, is 140 parsecs from Earth - or roughly 2.68 quadrillion miles. It's a gas giant, like Jupiter. However, its orbit is 100 times closer to its star than Jupiter's orbit is to our Sun.
The atmosphere of MASCARA-2 b reache ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 23, 2020 
Tehran earlier announced that it had launched a new military satellite into low Earth orbit, after the country failed in several previous attempts to send a civilian-made device in space.
Vice-chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General John Hyten, stated that the 'Noor' ('Light' in Farsi) Iranian satellite "went a very long way" but refused to confirm that it was able to reach its d ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2020 
China is constructing the largest steerable radio telescope in Asia with a 70-meter-diameter antenna to receive data from its first Mars exploration mission which is expected to be launched this year.
China aims to complete orbiting, landing and roving on the red planet in one mission, which has been named Tianwen-1.
The telescope, with an antenna the size of nine basketball courts, ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
A new study has identified the first known permanent population of asteroids originating from outside our solar system. The objects are believed to have been captured from other stars billions of years ago, and have been orbiting our Sun in disguise ever since. The work is published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
The first interstellar visitor, the astero ... more |
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 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 |
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 
The Space and Missile Systems Center's next Space Based Infrared System satellite (SBIRS GEO-5) reached a major milestone on its the road to launch when Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing began on April 16 at Lockheed Martin's production facility in Sunnyvale, California.
SBIRS GEO-5 is a high-priority U.S. Space Force program that provides worldwide missile warning capability for the U.S. mili ... more |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 29, 2020 
Researchers at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) have used the infrastructure of the former TAMA300 gravitational wave detector in Mitaka, Tokyo to demonstrate a new technique to reduce quantum noise in detectors. This new technique will help increase the sensitivity of the detectors comprising a collaborative worldwide gravitational wave network, allowing them to observe fai ... more |
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 Bochum, Germany (SPX) Apr 29, 2020 
Results from physicists in Bochum have challenged the Standard Model of Cosmology. Infrared data, which have recently been included in the analysis, could be decisive.
Bochum cosmologists headed by Professor Hendrik Hildebrandt have gained new insights into the density and structure of matter in the Universe. Several years ago, Hildebrandt had already been involved in a research consortium ... more |
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 Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 29, 2020 
Miniature biological robots are making greater strides than ever, thanks to the spinal cord directing their steps.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers developed the tiny walking "spinobots," powered by rat muscle and spinal cord tissue on a soft, 3D-printed hydrogel skeleton. While previous generations of biological robots, or bio-bots, could move forward by simple muscl ... more |
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 Singapore (AFP) April 29, 2020 
Singapore's first drone delivery service has begun by taking vitamins to a ship, with its operator saying Wednesday the devices are crucial in reducing human contact during the coronavirus pandemic.
The use of drones is part of the city-state's drive to embrace technological innovation, as well as an effort to tackle a manpower shortage in a country of just 5.7 million.
The drone deliver ... more |
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