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  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 NASA has released two NASA Interim Directives (NIDs) updating the agency's requirements for robotic and human missions traveling to the Earth's Moon, and human missions traveling to Mars. The first, NID 8715.128, addresses the control of forward terrestrial biological contamination associated with all NASA and NASA-affiliated missions intended to land, orbit, or otherwise encounter the Moon. The directive's compliance will be ensured by the agency's Office of Planetary Protection within the Office ... read more |
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Attached to Atlas V RocketKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has been attached to the top of the rocket that will send it toward the Red Planet this summer. Encased in the nose cone that will protect it during launch, the rover ... more  
A slightly younger MoonBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 The Moon formed a little later than previously assumed. When a Mars-sized protoplanet was destroyed in a collision with the young Earth, a new body was created from the debris ejected during this ca ... more  
NASA Awards SETI Institute Contract for Planetary Protection SupportWashington DC (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 NASA has awarded the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, a contract to support all phases of current and future planetary protection missions to ensure compliance with planetary protection ... more  
China's newest carrier rocket fails in debut missionJiuquan, China (XNA) Jul 13, 2020 The debut mission of Kuaizhou 11, the newest in China's carrier rocket fleet, failed on Friday, according to its maker. The rocket blasted off at 12:17 pm at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Cente ... more |
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A trio of Mars missions in the starting blocksParis (AFP) July 10, 2020 "We have lift-off, we have lift-off!" ... more 
Scientists identify 'gel-like' substance Chinese rover found on the moonWashington DC (UPI) Jul 09, 2020 Scientists have identified the 'gel-like' substance the Yutu-2 rover mission discovered on the far side of the moon a year ago, according to a study published this week in Earth and Planetary Science Letters. ... more  
Building NASA's Psyche: Design Done, Now Full Speed Ahead on HardwarePasadena CA (JPL) Jul 09, 2020 Psyche, the NASA mission to explore a metal-rock asteroid of the same name, recently passed a crucial milestone that brings it closer to its August 2022 launch date. Now the mission is moving from p ... more  
The collective power of the solar system's dark, icy bodiesBoulder CO (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 The outermost reaches of our solar system are a strange place - filled with dark and icy bodies with nicknames like Sedna, Biden and The Goblin, each of which span several hundred miles across. ... more 
The cosmic commute towards star and planet formationMunich, Germany (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 The molecular gas in galaxies is organised into a hierarchy of structures. The molecular material in giant molecular gas clouds travels along intricate networks of filamentary gas lanes towards the ... more |
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 Summer road trip for Curiosity rover has begun
Nature of Enigmatic Substance Found on Far Side of the Moon Uncovered by ScientistsBeijing (Sputnik) Jul 09, 2020 Despite the substance in question being described as "gel-like" shortly after its discovery, new research suggests that it is likely a rock after all. Chinese scientists have revealed the anal ... more  |
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Radar points to Moon being more metallic than researchers thoughtLaurel MD (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 What started out as a hunt for ice lurking in polar lunar craters turned into an unexpected finding that could help clear some muddy history about the Moon's formation. Team members of the Min ... more 
The cosmic commute toward star and planet formationHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2020 The molecular gas in galaxies is set into motion by physical mechanisms such as galactic rotation, supernova explosions, magnetic fields, turbulence, and gravity, shaping the structure of the gas. U ... more 
Dying stars breathe life into EarthBaltimore MD (SPX) Jul 07, 2020 As dying stars take their final few breaths of life, they gently sprinkle their ashes into the cosmos through the magnificent planetary nebulae. These ashes, spread via stellar winds, are enriched w ... more 
Flight over Korolev Crater on MarsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 03, 2020 This video shows a simulated flight over Korolev Crater. The 82-kilometre-wide impact crater is filled with water ice all year round. It is located in the northern lowlands of Mars, near the permane ... more  
Launch campaign for 2nd Mission Extension Vehicle begins at KourouKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 Northrop Grumman has reported the arrival of the company-built Galaxy 30 (G-30) spacecraft for Intelsat and the Mission Extension Vehicle 2 (MEV-2) at the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. The v ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 07, 2020 
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has started a road trip that will continue through the summer across roughly a mile (1.6 kilometers) of terrain. By trip's end, the rover will be able to ascend to the next section of the 3-mile-tall Martian (5-kilometer-tall) mountain it's been exploring since 2014, searching for conditions that may have supported ancient microbial life.
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 
What started out as a hunt for ice lurking in polar lunar craters turned into an unexpected finding that could help clear some muddy history about the Moon's formation.
Team members of the Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) instrument on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft found new evidence that the Moon's subsurface might be richer in metals, like iron and titanium, tha ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 
The outermost reaches of our solar system are a strange place - filled with dark and icy bodies with nicknames like Sedna, Biden and The Goblin, each of which span several hundred miles across.
Two new studies by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder may help to solve one of the biggest mysteries about these far away worlds: why so many of them don't circle the sun the way they ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 
The molecular gas in galaxies is organised into a hierarchy of structures. The molecular material in giant molecular gas clouds travels along intricate networks of filamentary gas lanes towards the congested centres of gas and dust where it is compressed into stars and planets, much like the millions of people commuting to cities for work around the world.
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 13, 2020 
The launch of the Russian Soyuz carrier rocket with the Falcon Eye-2 satellite from the Kourou Space Centre is planned for October, the German Aerospace Centre has confirmed.
The launch was initially scheduled for 6 March but was postponed due to a malfunction on the Fregat-M upper stage. Later, the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana was temporarily closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, ... more |
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 Jiuquan, China (XNA) Jul 13, 2020 
The debut mission of Kuaizhou 11, the newest in China's carrier rocket fleet, failed on Friday, according to its maker.
The rocket blasted off at 12:17 pm at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert to send two small satellites to two different orbits. During its flight, some abnormalities emerged and resulted in failure, China Aerospace Science and Industry ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 09, 2020 
A comet visiting from the most distant parts of our solar system is putting on a spectacular nighttime display. Named Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, the comet made its once-in-our-lifetimes close approach to the Sun on July 3, 2020, and will cross outside Earth's orbit on its way back to the outer parts of the solar system by mid-August.
The comet cruised just inside Mercury's orbit on July 3. T ... more |
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 Pearl Harbor (USN) May 22, 2020 
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a Solid State Laser - Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0 on May 16.
LWSD is a high-energy laser weapon system demonstrator developed by the Office of Naval Research and installed on Portland for an at-sea demonstration. LWSD's operational em ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 
Japan's announcement on the suspension of the deployment of Aegis Ashore missile defense systems marks a potential shift in the country's security strategy. The turning point depends on the substitute for Aegis Ashore. The country is now considering pre-emptive strike capabilities as a possibility, targeting missile launchers in North Korea first instead of intercepting incoming missiles. Interc ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 16, 2020 
Volcano-like features seen in polar regions of Saturn's moon Titan by NASA's Cassini spacecraft could be evidence of explosive eruptions that may continue today, according to a new paper by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Charles A. Wood and coauthor Jani Radebaugh of Brigham Young University.
Morphological features such as nested collapses, elevated ramparts, halos, and islan ... more |
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 Dubendorf, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 
The smallest motor in the world - consisting of just 16 atoms: this was developed by a team of researchers from Empa and EPFL. "This brings us close to the ultimate size limit for molecular motors," explains Oliver Groning, head of the Functional Surfaces Research Group at Empa. The motor measures less than one nanometer - in other words it is around 100,000 times smaller than the diameter of a ... more |
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 Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 
QinetiQ's space business has secured a new contract worth 8.5m euro with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development and production of microgravity-based heat transfer experiments, expected to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2026.
Called the Heat Transfer Host 1, or simply HOST1, the contract includes the development of the experimentation platform and four ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 
Scientists at Harvard University and the Black Hole Initiative (BHI) have developed a new method to find black holes in the outer solar system, and along with it, determine once-and-for-all the true nature of the hypothesized Planet Nine. The paper, accepted to The Astrophysical Journal Letters, highlights the ability of the future Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) mission to observe accret ... more |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Jul 03, 2020 
In one of the more memorable scenes from the 2002 blockbuster film Minority Report, Tom Cruise is forced to hide from a swarm of spider-like robots scouring a towering apartment complex. While most viewers are likely transfixed by the small, agile bloodhound replacements, a computer engineer might marvel instead at their elegant control system.
In a building several stories tall with numer ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jul 08, 2020  The anti-drone defense system of Northrop Grumman Corp. was selected by the Defense Department for short-term use, the company announced on Wednesday.
The Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control, or FAAD C2, system, is the platform of choice until a permanent solution is developed, Grumman said in a press release.
The system "collects, processes, and disseminates real-time t ... more |
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