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  London, Canada (SPX) Sep 03, 2020 What if impact craters, long seen as harbingers of death, turned out to be the cradle of life? For Western University planetary scientist Gordon Osinski, this isn't just the big question posed in his latest study, but an overriding theme of his celebrated academic career. The new study, published in Astrobiology, posits that impact craters should absolutely be considered by space agencies like NASA and ESA as top exploration targets, not just for their invaluable post-impact geological records, bu ... read more |
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Has Earth's oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of yearsHonolulu HI (SPX) Sep 03, 2020 To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered at high latitudes on the Moon, according to a study published in Science Advances led by Shuai Li ... more  
Miniature antenna enables robotic teaming in complex environmentsAdelphi MD (SPX) Sep 02, 2020 A new, miniature, low-frequency antenna with enhanced bandwidth will enable robust networking among compact, mobile robots in complex environments. In a collaborative effort between the U.S. A ... more 
Manchester experts' breakthrough narrows intelligent life search in Milky WayManchester, UK (SPX) Sep 02, 2020 An analytical breakthrough that could significantly improve our chances of finding extra-terrestrial life in our galaxy has been discovered by a team at The University of Manchester. In new re ... more  
Tungsten isotope helps study how to armor future fusion reactorsOak Ridge TN (SPX) Sep 02, 2020 The inside of future nuclear fusion energy reactors will be among the harshest environments ever produced on Earth. What's strong enough to protect the inside of a fusion reactor from plasma-produce ... more |
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China's Chang'e-4 probe survives 600 Earth days on Moon's far sideBeijing (XNA) Sep 01, 2020 China's Chang'e 4 probe has survived more than 600 Earth days on the far side of the moon while conducting scientific explorations. With a variety of scientific gear on board, the Chinese luna ... more 
Researchers develop dustbuster for the moonBoulder CO (SPX) Sep 01, 2020 A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder is pioneering a new solution to the problem of spring cleaning on the moon: Why not zap away the grime using a beam of electrons? The research, ... more 
Toward a machine learning model that can reason about everyday actionsBoston MA (SPX) Sep 01, 2020 The ability to reason abstractly about events as they unfold is a defining feature of human intelligence. We know instinctively that crying and writing are means of communicating, and that a panda f ... more  
Altius Space Machines to develop innovative technologies for satellite servicingDenver CO (SPX) Sep 02, 2020 Voyager Space Holdings' subsidiary - Altius Space Machines - has been selected to participate in a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to ... more  
Eglin AFB, Fla., opens center for PTSD, brain, pain condition treatmentWashington DC (UPI) Aug 28, 2020 The U.S. Air Force's first Intrepid Spirit Center, a privately funded post-traumatic stress disorder treatment center, opened this week at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. ... more |
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Could injectable microrobots one day run in your veins?London (AFP) Aug 26, 2020 Scientists have created an army of microscopic four-legged robots too small to see with the naked eye that walk when stimulated by a laser and could be injected into the body through hypodermic needles, a study said Wednesday. ... more  |
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Pentagon picks Google Cloud for AI-assisted cancer diagnosesWashington DC (UPI) Sep 02, 2020 The Defense Innovation Unit has chosen Google Cloud to develop artificial intelligence solutions for cancer screenings, the company announced on Wednesday. ... more 
Robot takes contact-free measurements of patients' vital signsBoston MA (SPX) Sep 01, 2020 During the current coronavirus pandemic, one of the riskiest parts of a health care worker's job is assessing people who have symptoms of Covid-19. Researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospi ... more 
Wheelock readies astronauts for Lunar landingEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2020 Astronaut Doug "Wheels" Wheelock spent his NASA career expanding knowledge of living and working in space. His new mission is working to determine the best way to train astronauts to return to the s ... more 
Sensing the Moon with the Ion Trap Mass SpectrometerParis (ESA) Aug 31, 2020 A new sensor to identify lunar volatiles is being assembled in a clean room at The Open University, UK ahead of some exciting missions to the Moon. The Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer (ITMS) imaged ... more  
China releases recommended Chinese names for Mars cratersBeijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2020 The Chinese Astronomical Society (CAS) has recently released the list of recommended Chinese names of 1,136 Mars craters on its website. The data will be available for public use. Users can fi ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2020 
The Chinese Astronomical Society (CAS) has recently released the list of recommended Chinese names of 1,136 Mars craters on its website.
The data will be available for public use. Users can find the Chinese names at Glossary of Astronomical Terms operated by the National Astronomical Data Center.
Previously, the CAS had released the first batch of recommended Chinese names of 811 Mar ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Sep 01, 2020 
China's Chang'e 4 probe has survived more than 600 Earth days on the far side of the moon while conducting scientific explorations.
With a variety of scientific gear on board, the Chinese lunar probe observed and measured the exotic land, offering unprecedented views and understanding of the far side of the moon and beyond.
As of last Wednesday, the lander and the rover of the Chang' ... more |
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 Kiruna, Sweden (SPX) Aug 24, 2020  The first of two Swedish-led Jupiter instruments has left the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) to take its place on the European spacecraft JUICE. The Radio and Plasma Wave Investigation instrument (RPWI) will measure electric and magnetic fields to identify and map the oceans beneath the frozen ice cover of the moon Ganymede.
In 2013, IRF was sel ... more |
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 Manchester, UK (SPX) Sep 02, 2020 
An analytical breakthrough that could significantly improve our chances of finding extra-terrestrial life in our galaxy has been discovered by a team at The University of Manchester.
In new research published today in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, the researchers demonstrate a reanalysis of existing data that represents a new milestone in the Search for Extra-terrestri ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 03, 2020 
Vega's return to flight today proves new launch service capabilities on an ESA-developed launch vehicle while ensuring continuity of Europe's guaranteed and independent access to space.
This flight marks the fast and efficient completion of corrective measures and actions carried out by industry with ESA in the lead as the Vega Launch System Qualification Authority, following recommendatio ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2020 
China's Tianwen 1 Mars probe had traveled 100 million kilometers as of Friday morning, according to the China National Space Administration.
The administration said in a statement that the spacecraft was in good condition and several of its mission payloads had completed self-examination and sent scientific data back to ground control.
By Friday morning, the robotic probe had flown a ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 31, 2020 
NASA's first mission to explore the Trojan asteroids is one step closer to launch. The Discovery Program's Lucy mission passed a critical milestone and is officially authorized to transition to its next phase.
This major decision was made after a series of independent reviews of the status of the spacecraft, instruments, schedule and budget. The milestone, known as Key Decision Point-D (KD ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 11, 2020 
The Army is evaluating new air and missile defense systems - and testing laser weapons - after postponing some tests due to COVID-19.
Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment and 3rd Bn., 6th Air Defense Artillery Air Missile Defense Test Detachment are involved in a limited user test of the Integrated Battle Command System that began in early July, accordi ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 26, 2020 
The U.S. Army's most advanced Patriot missile misfired during a major test of the Army's Integrated Battle Command System, an Army official confirmed.
A hit-to-kill Patriot Advanced Capability-2 Guided Enhanced Missile was used against a cruise missile target last week in alive-fire exercise at the Army's White Sands, N. M., Missile Range, but failed, Col. Phil Rottenborn, IBCS project ... 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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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 20, 2020 
University of Colorado Boulder researchers have used ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers to measure the properties of materials more than 100 times thinner than a human red blood cell.
The team, led by scientists at JILA, reported its new feat of wafer-thinness this week in the journal Physical Review Materials. The group's target, a film just 5 nanometers thick, is the thinnest material ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Sep 02, 2020 
The departments of Professor Alessandra Buonanno (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, AEI)) and Professor Zvi Bern (Mani L. Bhaumik Institute for Theoretical Physics (University of California in Los Angeles, UCLA)) will cooperate on developing waveform models for future gravitational-wave detectors.
Senior researcher Dr. Justin Vines will perform the ... more |
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 Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Sep 03, 2020 
Black holes can expel a thousand times more matter than they capture. The mechanism that governs both ejection and capture is the accretion disk, a vast mass of gas and dust spiraling around the black hole at extremely high speeds. The disk is hot and emits light as well as other forms of electromagnetic radiation. Part of the orbiting matter is pulled toward the center and disappears behind the ... more |
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 Adelphi MD (SPX) Sep 02, 2020 
A new, miniature, low-frequency antenna with enhanced bandwidth will enable robust networking among compact, mobile robots in complex environments.
In a collaborative effort between the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command's Army Research Laboratory and the University of Michigan, researchers developed a novel design approach that improves upon limitations of conventional ante ... more |
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 Tehran, Iran (Sputnik) Sep 01, 2020 
Iran's Ministry of Defense is investing in its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology to ensure it remains one of the top countries in combat drone development, according to state media.
According to the Jerusalem Post, Iran has produced several lines of drones, such as the Ababil series, the Mohajer, the Karrar and the Fotros. The Karrar, for instance, is a jet-powered target drone manu ... more |
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