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March 17, 2021
EXO WORLDS
ASU scientists determine origin of strange interstellar object



Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 17, 2021
In 2017, the first interstellar object from beyond our solar system was discovered via the Pan-STARRS astronomical observatory in Hawaii. It was named 'Oumuamua, meaning "scout" or "messenger" in Hawaiian. The object was like a comet, but with features that were just odd enough to defy classification. Two Arizona State University astrophysicists, Steven Desch and Alan Jackson of the School of Earth and Space Exploration, set out to explain the odd features of 'Oumuamua and have determined that it ... read more

MARSDAILY
New study challenges long-held theory of fate of Martian Water
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 17, 2021
Billions of years ago, according to geological evidence, abundant water flowed across Mars and collected into pools, lakes, and deep oceans. New NASA-funded research shows a substantial quantity of ... more
MARSDAILY
Is there life on mars today and where
Mountain View CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2021
In a comment published in Nature Astronomy, Dr. Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center for Research at the SETI Institute, challenges assumptions about the possibility of modern life on ... more
OUTER PLANETS
Juno reveals dark origins of one of Jupiter's grand light shows
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 17, 2021
New results from the Ultraviolet Spectrograph instrument on NASA's Juno mission reveal for the first time the birth of auroral dawn storms - the early morning brightening unique to Jupiter's spectac ... more
EXO WORLDS
SwRI researcher theorizes worlds with underground oceans support, conceal life
San Antonio TX (SPX) Mar 17, 2021
One of the most profound discoveries in planetary science over the past 25 years is that worlds with oceans beneath layers of rock and ice are common in our solar system. Such worlds include the icy ... more
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How the habitability of exoplanets is influenced by their rocks
Bern, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 16, 2021
The conditions on Earth are ideal for life. Most places on our planet are neither too hot nor too cold and offer liquid water. These and other requirements for life, however, delicately depend on th ... more
MARSDAILY
Three bacterial strains discovered on space station may help grow plants on Mars
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 16, 2021
In order to withstand the rigors of space on deep-space missions, food grown outside of Earth needs a little extra help from bacteria. Now, a recent discovery aboard the International Space Station ... more
TECH SPACE
Airbus pioneers first satellite factory in space
Bremen, Germany (SPX) Mar 16, 2021
Airbus has been selected by the European Commission to study spacecraft manufacturing in space through the Horizon 2020 Programme. The PERIOD (PERASPERA In-Orbit Demonstration) project focuses on sa ... more
MOON DAILY
Skoltech and MIT explore human landing system architectures for Moon landings
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Mar 16, 2021
Researchers from Skoltech and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have analyzed several dozen options to pick the best one in terms of performance and costs for the 'last mile' of a future mis ... more
MOON DAILY
China plans to build research station on moon's south pole: chief designer
Beijing (XNA) Mar 16, 2021
China has completed feasibility studies of the fourth phase of its lunar exploration program and is expected to build an international lunar research station on the moon's south pole in the future, ... more
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EXO WORLDS
There might be many planets with water-rich atmospheres
Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 16, 2021
An atmosphere is what makes life on Earth's surface possible, regulating our climate and sheltering us from damaging cosmic rays. But although telescopes have counted a growing number of rocky plane ... more
TECH SPACE
Battery pallet becomes largest object discharged from space station
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 15, 2021
A pallet of batteries was released from the International Space Station, becoming the heaviest single piece of junk ever jettisoned from the station. ... more
IRON AND ICE
Asteroid 2001 FO32 will safely pass by Earth March 21
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 12, 2021
The largest asteroid predicted to pass by our planet in 2021 will be at its closest on March 21, providing astronomers a rare opportunity to get a good look at a rocky relic that formed at the dawn ... more
TECH SPACE
Canadian firm builds satellites to track space trash
Orlando FL (UPI) Mar 12, 2021
A Canadian startup plans to launch the first-ever commercial fleet of satellites designed to track dangerous space trash in 2022. Montreal-based NorthStar Earth and Space has three of its Skyl ... more
EXO WORLDS
Distant planet may be on its second atmosphere
Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 12, 2021
Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence that a planet orbiting a distant star may have lost its atmosphere but gained a second one through volcanic activity. The pla ... more


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TECH SPACE
ELSA-d mission licence approved by UK Space Agency
London, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2021
The End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) mission has been licenced by the UK Space Agency this week. The ELSA-d launch, scheduled for Saturday, March 20 2021, will mark the worl ... more
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MOON DAILY
Engineers propose solar-powered lunar ark as 'modern global insurance policy'
Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 10, 2021
University of Arizona researcher Jekan Thanga is taking scientific inspiration from an unlikely source: the biblical tale of Noah's Ark. Rather than two of every animal, however, his solar-powered a ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Capturing all of light's data in one snapshot
Durham NC (SPX) Mar 17, 2021
Engineers at Duke University are leading a nationwide effort to develop a camera that takes pictures worth not just a thousand words, but an entire encyclopedia. Funded by a five-year, $7.5 mi ... more
ROBO SPACE
NASA Partners with Companies to Test Satellite Fixtures for Robotic Grappling
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 16, 2021
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has chosen three companies to participate in a new partnership to test and evaluate satellite servicing technologies. Altius Space Ma ... more
ROBO SPACE
Robots learn faster with quantum technology
Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 17, 2021
Robots solving computer games, recognizing human voices, or helping in finding optimal medical treatments: those are only a few astonishing examples of what the field of artificial intelligence has ... more
ROBO SPACE
AFRL collaborates with Purdue University on autonomy challenge project
Wright-Patterson AFB Oh (AFNS) Mar 12, 2021
Air Force Research Laboratory researchers are collaborating with Purdue University students on an autonomy challenge project, projected for completion in May 2021. "Collaboration with Purdue i ... more
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Is there life on mars today and where
Mountain View CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2021
In a comment published in Nature Astronomy, Dr. Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center for Research at the SETI Institute, challenges assumptions about the possibility of modern life on Mars held by many in the scientific community. As the Perseverance rover embarks on a journey to seek signs of ancient life in the 3.7 billion years old Jezero crater, Cabrol theorizes that not ... more
+ Three bacterial strains discovered on space station may help grow plants on Mars
+ New study challenges long-held theory of fate of Martian Water
+ Perseverance SuperCam science instrument delivers first results
+ Hope Probe captures new images of Mars with the Emirates Ultraviolet Spectrometer
+ Early Martian climate was intermittently warm
+ Perseverance 'SuperCam' begins hunt for past life on Mars
+ NASA's Perseverance Drives on Mars' Terrain for First Time




China plans to build research station on moon's south pole: chief designer
Beijing (XNA) Mar 16, 2021
China has completed feasibility studies of the fourth phase of its lunar exploration program and is expected to build an international lunar research station on the moon's south pole in the future, said Wu Weiren, the chief designer of China's lunar exploration program. In an interview with China Space News, Wu said that three missions are planned for the fourth phase of the lunar explorat ... more
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+ Engineers propose solar-powered lunar ark as 'modern global insurance policy'
+ A dose of Moonlight
+ China, Russia to jointly build lunar post
+ China's Chang'e 4 lander and rover resume work for 28th lunar day
+ Planetary pact: China and Russia to launch lunar space station
+ Moving into Cislunar Space
Juno reveals dark origins of one of Jupiter's grand light shows
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 17, 2021
New results from the Ultraviolet Spectrograph instrument on NASA's Juno mission reveal for the first time the birth of auroral dawn storms - the early morning brightening unique to Jupiter's spectacular aurorae. These immense, transient displays of light occur at both Jovian poles and had previously been observed only by ground-based and Earth-orbiting observatories, notably NASA's Hubble ... more
+ SwRI scientists image a bright meteoroid explosion in Jupiter's atmosphere
+ Solar system's most distant planetoid confirmed
+ Peering at the Surface of a Nearby Moon
+ A Hot Spot on Jupiter
+ The 15th Anniversary of New Horizons Leaving Earth
+ Juno mission expands into the future
+ Dark Storm on Neptune reverses direction, possibly shedding a fragment


ASU scientists determine origin of strange interstellar object
Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 17, 2021
In 2017, the first interstellar object from beyond our solar system was discovered via the Pan-STARRS astronomical observatory in Hawaii. It was named 'Oumuamua, meaning "scout" or "messenger" in Hawaiian. The object was like a comet, but with features that were just odd enough to defy classification. Two Arizona State University astrophysicists, Steven Desch and Alan Jackson of the School ... more
+ SwRI researcher theorizes worlds with underground oceans support, conceal life
+ There might be many planets with water-rich atmospheres
+ How the habitability of exoplanets is influenced by their rocks
+ Distant planet may be on its second atmosphere
+ Ideas for future NASA missions searching for extraterrestrial civilizations
+ A giant, sizzling planet may be orbiting the star Vega
+ Organic materials essential for life on Earth are found for the first time on the surface of an asteroid
Soyuz rocket gets new paint job for first time in over 50 years
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 15, 2021
The Soyuz family of expendable rockets is by far the most frequently used launch vehicle in the world, with over a thousand successful launches under its belt, and a top-notch safety record thanks to its launch abort system. For nearly a decade, Soyuz rockets were also the sole means of transporting astronauts to the International Space Station. Russia's Soyuz-2 rocket has been given a new ... more
+ SpaceX launches 22nd cluster of Starlink satellites
+ China's Long March 7A rocket puts satellite in orbit
+ Peraton awarded US Army hypersonic testing and evaluation contract
+ Launch Vehicle and Missile Ascent Trajectories
+ Pentagon awards SpaceX over $159 Million in 'Competitive' Space Launch Contract
+ Four Long March 11 launches by sea planned
+ NASA Targets March 18 for SLS Hot Fire Test




China advances space cooperation in 2020: blue book
Beijing (XNA) Mar 11, 2021
China actively promoted international space cooperation in 2020, offering satellite exports and launches, cooperative research and application services to the world, according to a recent report on China's aerospace industry. By the end of last year, 51 Chinese rockets had launched 59 foreign commercial satellites into space, said the 2020 Blue Book of China Aerospace Science and Technolog ... more
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+ China tests high-thrust rocket engine for upcoming space station missions
+ China has over 300 satellites in orbit
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+ China begins assembly of Long March 5B to launch space station core
+ Xi lauds China's progress in space missions
+ Chinese tracking vessel sets sail for monitoring missions in Indian Ocean
Scientists unearth meteorite from the birth of the solar system
Paris (AFP) March 16, 2021
Scientists believe they have identified a meteorite formed in the first million years of our solar system, making it the oldest known meteor of volcanic origin. The space rock, which began its journey some 4.5 billion years ago, has already proved an "exceptional" witness to the building blocks of the planets. Known as Erg Chech 002, the meteorite was discovered in May 2020 by meteor hun ... more
+ Asteroid 2001 FO32 will safely pass by Earth March 21
+ The world's oldest crater from a meteorite isn't an impact crater after all
+ Rare meteorite recovered in UK after spectacular fireball
+ Juno data shatter ideas about origin of Zodiacal Light
+ Comet Catalina Suggests Comets Delivered Carbon to Rocky Planets
+ Studying Near-Earth Asteroids with Radar
+ Comet makes a pit stop near Jupiter's asteroids




Israel unveils laser-guided 'precision' mortar system
Jerusalem (AFP) March 14, 2021
Israel unveiled Sunday a laser-guided mortar system that it said could reduce civilian collateral damage, as the Jewish state faces an International Criminal Court investigation into possible war crimes. The "Iron Sting" system, developed by the Israeli military with local firm Elbit Systems, will use laser and GPS technology to provide maximal accuracy to 120mm mortar rounds, the defence mi ... more
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Israel says Iron Dome can now intercept drones, missiles at same time
Jerusalem (AFP) March 16, 2021
Israel unveiled a new version of its "Iron Dome" defence shield on Tuesday that it says is now capable of intercepting drones, missiles and rockets simultaneously. In service for nearly a decade to protect Israel from rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, Iron Dome is credited with helping Israel to maintain military supremacy over its neighbours. "The Iron Dome was tested in a ra ... more
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Saturn's Tilt Caused By Its Moons
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 22, 2021
Rather like David versus Goliath, it appears that Saturn's tilt may in fact be caused by its moons. This is the conclusion of recent work carried out by scientists from the CNRS, Sorbonne University and the University of Pisa, which shows that the current tilt of Saturn's rotation axis is caused by the migration of its satellites, and especially by that of its largest moon, Titan. Recent o ... more
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New "metalens" shifts focus without tilting or moving
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 24, 2021
Polished glass has been at the center of imaging systems for centuries. Their precise curvature enables lenses to focus light and produce sharp images, whether the object in view is a single cell, the page of a book, or a far-off galaxy. Changing focus to see clearly at all these scales typically requires physically moving a lens, by tilting, sliding, or otherwise shifting the lens, usuall ... more
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