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September 08, 2020
MOON DAILY
New gears can withstand impact, temps during lunar missions



Hampton VA (SPX) Sep 08, 2020
Many exploration destinations in our solar system are frigid and require hardware that can withstand the extreme cold. During NASA's Artemis missions, temperatures at the Moon's South Pole will drop drastically during the lunar night. Farther into the solar system, on Jupiter's moon Europa, temperatures never rise above -260 degrees Fahrenheit (-162 degrees Celsius) at the equator. One NASA project is developing special gears that can withstand the extreme temperatures experienced during missions ... read more

ENERGY TECH
Researchers find unexpected electrical current that could stabilize fusion reactions
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Sep 07, 2020
Electric current is everywhere, from powering homes to controlling the plasma that fuels fusion reactions to possibly giving rise to vast cosmic magnetic fields. Now, scientists at the U.S. Departme ... more
MARSDAILY
Nereidum Montes a mountain landscape formed by water, ice and wind
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 04, 2020
images, acquired by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), show part of the Nereidum Montes region. Wind, water, ice and tectonic forces have created a highly diverse landscape. The HRSC has been ... more
EXO WORLDS
New observations show planet-forming disc torn apart by its three central stars
Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 04, 2020
A team of astronomers have identified the first direct evidence that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming disc, leaving it warped and with tilted rings. This new research suggests exo ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China's reusable spacecraft returns to Earth after 2 days
Beijing (Sputnik) Sep 07, 2020
The Chinese reusable experimental spaceship has successfully returned to Earth having spent two days in the orbit, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday. The reusable spaceship was lau ... more
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MARSDAILY
NASA Readies Perseverance Mars Rover's Earthly Twin
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2020
As NASA's Mars rover Perseverance hurtles through space toward the Red Planet, the six-wheeler's twin is ready to roll here on Earth. A full-scale engineering version of the Mars 2020 Persever ... more
MARSDAILY
Surprise on Mars
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 07, 2020
An observer standing on Mars would see the planet's moon Phobos cross the sky from west to east every five hours. Its orbit passes between the sun and any given point on Mars about once each Earth y ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Prolonged microgravity exposure doesn't cause loss of brain tissue
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 04, 2020
Long-term space travel can have a variety of effects on the physiology of astronauts. New research suggests prolonged exposure to microgravity does cause parts of the brain to reorganize itself, but does not trigger neurodegeneration, the loss of brain tissue. ... more
MOON DAILY
Has Earth's oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years
Honolulu 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
TECH SPACE
Making Perwave
Paris (ESA) Sep 02, 2020
What looks like an engine made its way to space and back last November. While the hardware of the Perwaves experiment will not end up in your car, results from this research could lead to more effic ... more
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MOON DAILY
Orion program completes key review for Artemis I
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 02, 2020
NASA's Orion Program has completed the System Acceptance Review and Design Certification Review to certify the Artemis I spacecraft is fit for flight, ready to venture from Earth to the lunar vicini ... more
IRON AND ICE
NASA's Lucy mission one step closer to exploring the Trojan Asteroids
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 ... more
MOON DAILY
China's Chang'e-4 probe survives 600 Earth days on Moon's far side
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 luna ... more
MOON DAILY
Researchers develop dustbuster for the moon
Boulder 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
ENERGY TECH
Tungsten isotope helps study how to armor future fusion reactors
Oak 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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EXO WORLDS
Manchester experts' breakthrough narrows intelligent life search in Milky Way
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 re ... more
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TECH SPACE
Altius Space Machines to develop innovative technologies for satellite servicing
Denver 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
ROBO SPACE
Robot takes contact-free measurements of patients' vital signs
Boston 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
ROBO SPACE
Toward a machine learning model that can reason about everyday actions
Boston 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
ROBO SPACE
Miniature antenna enables robotic teaming in complex environments
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. A ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
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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Surprise on Mars
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 07, 2020
An observer standing on Mars would see the planet's moon Phobos cross the sky from west to east every five hours. Its orbit passes between the sun and any given point on Mars about once each Earth year. Each time it does so, it causes from one to seven solar eclipses within the space of three days. One place where this happens is the site of NASA's InSight lander, stationed in the Elysium Planit ... more
+ NASA Readies Perseverance Mars Rover's Earthly Twin
+ Nereidum Montes a mountain landscape formed by water, ice and wind
+ China releases recommended Chinese names for Mars craters
+ Follow Perseverance in real time on its way to Mars
+ Sustained planetwide storms may have filled lakes, rivers on ancient mars
+ Deep learning will help future Mars rovers go farther, faster, and do more science
+ NASA establishes Board to initially review Mars sample return plans


New gears can withstand impact, temps during lunar missions
Hampton VA (SPX) Sep 08, 2020
Many exploration destinations in our solar system are frigid and require hardware that can withstand the extreme cold. During NASA's Artemis missions, temperatures at the Moon's South Pole will drop drastically during the lunar night. Farther into the solar system, on Jupiter's moon Europa, temperatures never rise above -260 degrees Fahrenheit (-162 degrees Celsius) at the equator. One NAS ... more
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe survives 600 Earth days on Moon's far side
+ Has Earth's oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years
+ Orion program completes key review for Artemis I
+ Researchers develop dustbuster for the moon
+ Wheelock readies astronauts for Lunar landing
+ Sensing the Moon with the Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer
+ Orion Window Panel Complete for Front-Row View on Artemis Moon Mission
Technology ready to explore subsurface oceans on Ganymede
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
+ Large shift on Europa was last event to fracture its surface
+ The Sun May Have Started Its Life with a Binary Companion
+ Ganymede covered by giant crater
+ Huge ring-like structure on Ganymede's surface may have been caused by violent impact
+ Inside the ice giants of space
+ Ammonia sparks unexpected, exotic lightning on Jupiter
+ Shallow Lightning and Mushballs reveal ammonia to Juno scientists
New observations show planet-forming disc torn apart by its three central stars
Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 04, 2020
A team of astronomers have identified the first direct evidence that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming disc, leaving it warped and with tilted rings. This new research suggests exotic planets, not unlike Tatooine in Star Wars, may form in inclined rings in bent discs around multiple stars. The results were made possible thanks to observations with the European Southern Ob ... more
+ Manchester experts' breakthrough narrows intelligent life search in Milky Way
+ Did meteorite impacts help create life on Earth and beyond
+ Bacteria could survive travel between Earth and Mars when forming aggregates
+ Fifty new planets confirmed in machine learning first
+ Tracing the cosmic origin of complex organic molecules with their radiofrequency footprint
+ Bacteria could survive the trip to Mars in the form of thick aggregates
+ Recently discovered planets not as safe from stellar flares as first thought
With DUST-2 launch, NASA's sounding rocket program is back on the range
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 07, 2020
NASA is preparing for the first launch of a sounding rocket since the coronavirus pandemic began in the United States. The DUST-2 mission, which is short for the Determining Unknown yet Significant Traits-2, will carry a miniature laboratory into space, simulating how tiny grains of space dust - the raw materials of stars, planets and solar systems - form and grow. The launch window opens at the ... more
+ India eyes hypersonic cruise missile with domestically-made scramjet engine
+ Engineers test Space Launch System rocket booster in Utah
+ NASA conducts SLS booster test for future Artemis missions
+ Northrop Grumman tests Space Launch System booster for Artemis
+ Rocket Lab Granted FAA Operator License for Missions from Launch Complex 2
+ Plasma propulsion for small satellites
+ Soyuz-5 rocket program to start in 2021


China's reusable spacecraft returns to Earth after 2 days
Beijing (Sputnik) Sep 07, 2020
The Chinese reusable experimental spaceship has successfully returned to Earth having spent two days in the orbit, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday. The reusable spaceship was launched this past Friday on a Long March 2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert. While little has so far been known about the reusable capsule, Xinhua said t ... more
+ Mars-bound Tianwen 1 hits milestone
+ China's Mars probe over 8m km away from Earth
+ China seeks payload ideas for mission to moon, asteroid
+ China marching to Mars for humanity's better shared future
+ From the Moon to Mars: China's long march in space
+ Tianwen 1 probe to soon blast off for Mars
+ China's newest carrier rocket fails in debut mission
Rainbow comet with a heart of sponge
Paris (ESA) Sep 08, 2020
A permeable heart with a hardened facade -the resting place of Rosetta's lander on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is revealing more about the interior of the 'rubber duck' shaped-body looping around the Sun. A recent study suggests that the comet's interior is more porous than the material near the surface. The results confirm that solar radiation has significantly modified the comet's su ... more
+ NASA's Lucy mission one step closer to exploring the Trojan Asteroids
+ Meteorite study suggests Earth may have been wet since it formed
+ Meteorite strikes may create unexpected form of silica
+ Hubble snaps close-up of celebrity Comet NEOWISE
+ A dizzying show by Comet NEOWISE
+ Tiny Asteroid Buzzes by Earth - the Closest Flyby on Record
+ ZTF Finds Closest Known Asteroid to Fly By Earth


Army testing new air defense system, laser weapons
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
+ AFRL breaks ground on new directed energy facility
+ US Army plans to mount anti-aircraft lasers on Stryker armored vehicles
+ Northrop Grumman taps Epirus for Electromagnetic Pulse C-UAS Weapon System
+ USS Portland's high-powered laser disables drone in weapon's first at-sea test
+ Navy breaks ground on laser weapons test lab in California
+ The power of short range air defense
+ Lockheed nabs $22.4M for work on LCS-based laser system
Advanced Patriot missile fails in live-fire test
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
+ Russia testing news S-500 Systems, mass production on the way
+ Lockheed nets $18.8M to support Japan's Aegis Ashore system
+ IBCS engages advanced tactical ballistic missile and cruise missile during rigorous test
+ US Japan to build network of satellites to detect missile launches
+ MBDA and Lockheed Martin submit proposal for Germany's Integrated Air And Missile Defense System
+ IBCS intercepts multiple targets, demonstrates resiliency and survivability in contested environment
+ Israel, U.S. test Arrow 2 missile interceptor system


Evidence for Volcanic Craters on Saturn's Moon Titan
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
+ Saturn's Moon Titan drifting away faster than previously thought
+ Discovered a multilayer haze system on Saturn's Hexagon
+ Data from NASA's Cassini may explain Saturn's atmospheric mystery
Nano particles for healthy tissue
Paris (ESA) Sep 07, 2020
"Eat your vitamins" might be replaced with "ingest your ceramic nano-particles" in the future as space research is giving more weight to the idea that nanoscopic particles could help protect cells from common causes of damage. Oxidative stress occurs in our bodies when cells lose the natural balance of electrons in the molecules that we are made of. This is a common and constant occurrence ... more
+ Hybrid nanomaterials hold promise for improved ceramic composites
+ Scientists open new window into the nanoworld
+ The smallest motor in the world
+ Crystalline 'nanobrush' clears way to advanced energy and information tech
+ Transporting energy through a single molecular nanowire
+ To make an atom-sized machine, you need a quantum mechanic
+ Magnetic nanoparticles help researchers remotely release adrenal hormones


New collaboration between gravitational-wave astronomy and particle physics
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
+ Gravity wave insights from internet-beaming balloons
+ LIGO: "Bang" in Detectors Signals Most Massive Gravitational-Wave Source Yet
+ Tianqin-2 to test key technologies for next-gen gravity satellites
+ Are we still listening for gravity waves
+ A stepping stone for measuring quantum gravity
+ 'Quantum negativity' can power ultra-precise measurements
+ QinetiQ wins contract with the European Space Agency
Brazilian researcher proposes universal mechanism for ejection of matter by black holes
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
+ An unexpected origin story for a lopsided black hole merger
+ LIGO, Virgo detectors record collision of massive black holes
+ UH Manoa researchers predict location of novel candidate for mysterious dark energy
+ Can black hole fire up cold heart of the Phoenix
+ Spinning black hole powers jet by magnetic flux
+ New observations of black hole devouring a star reveal rapid disk formation
+ First ever observation of 'time crystals' interacting


Miniature antenna enables robotic teaming in complex environments
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
+ Toward a machine learning model that can reason about everyday actions
+ Robot takes contact-free measurements of patients' vital signs
+ Pentagon picks Google Cloud for AI-assisted cancer diagnoses
+ Educated yet amoral: AI capable of writing books sparks awe
+ AlphaDogfight trials foreshadow future of human-machine symbiosis
+ Human Rights Watch eyes treaty banning 'killer robots'
+ Subterranean Challenge pivots to all-virtual competition for cave circuit
Iran invests in advanced drone technology
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
+ Adding chameleon-like capabilities to defence drones
+ Unmanned aerial vehicles help wheat breeders
+ Britain, Belgium to collaborate on MQ-9B drone acquisition
+ Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza over balloon attacks
+ SqwaQ demonstrates BVLOS UAS flight capabilities for controlled airspace
+ Turkish drone kills 2 Iraqi officers in Kurdish region: army
+ Air Force holds electronic warfare exercise with classified stealth drone
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