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  Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2021 Like millions of people around the world, David Shuster and his 7-year-old daughter cheered wildly as the Perseverance rover was lowered by sky crane to the Martian surface on Feb. 18 to start years of exploration. But for him and a subset of the Mars 2020 science team, true gratification will be delayed. Shuster is one of 15 members of the team focused on sample return, which means that they - or their graduate student successors - won't get their hands on actual Mars rocks for another 10 years, ... read more |
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Perseverance captures the sounds of driving on MarsPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 18, 2021 As the Perseverance rover began to make tracks on the surface of Mars, a sensitive microphone it carries scored a first: the bangs, pings, and rattles of the robot's six wheels as they rolled over M ... more  
SwRI scientists help identify the first stratospheric winds measured on JupiterSan Antonio TX (SPX) Mar 19, 2021 Working with a team led by French astronomers, Southwest Research Institute scientists helped identify incredibly powerful winds in Jupiter's middle atmosphere for the first time. The team measured ... more  
Hubble Sees Changing Seasons on SaturnGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 19, 2021 NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is giving astronomers a view of changes in Saturn's vast and turbulent atmosphere as the planet's northern hemisphere summer transitions to fall as shown in this series ... more 
Astronauts in crewed missions to Mars could misread vital emotional cuesWashington DC (SPX) Mar 18, 2021 Living for nearly 2 months in simulated weightlessness has a modest but widespread negative effect on cognitive performance that may not be counteracted by short periods of artificial gravity, finds ... more |
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New study challenges long-held theory of fate of Martian WaterPasadena 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 
Juno reveals dark origins of one of Jupiter's grand light showsPasadena 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  
SwRI researcher theorizes worlds with underground oceans support, conceal lifeSan 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 
How the habitability of exoplanets is influenced by their rocksBern, 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  
Spacepath Communications to provide solid-state amplifiers for US MarketWashington DC (SPX) Mar 18, 2021 SpacePath Communications ('SpacePath'), a dedicated European-based SATCOM amplifier manufacturer and equipment supplier, has been awarded a contract for their super-compact solid-state amplifiers by ... more |
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DyRET robot can rearrange its body to walk in new environmentsCanberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 18, 2021 Imagine running on a cement footpath, and then suddenly through dry sand. Just to keep upright, you would have to slow down and change the way you run. In the same way, a walking robot would have to ... more  |
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Robots learn faster with quantum technologyVienna, 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  
Understanding imperfections in fusion magnetsBoston MA (SPX) Mar 18, 2021 "I had always expected I'd stay at MIT for the four years, get my undergraduate degree at the end and probably return to the UK." Richard Ibekwe recalls his early assumptions about his academi ... more 
NASA Partners with Companies to Test Satellite Fixtures for Robotic GrapplingGreenbelt 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 
Three bacterial strains discovered on space station may help grow plants on MarsWashington 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  
Skoltech and MIT explore human landing system architectures for Moon landingsMoscow, 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 |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 18, 2021 
As the Perseverance rover began to make tracks on the surface of Mars, a sensitive microphone it carries scored a first: the bangs, pings, and rattles of the robot's six wheels as they rolled over Martian terrain.
"A lot of people, when they see the images, don't appreciate that the wheels are metal," said Vandi Verma, a senior engineer and rover driver at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ... more |
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 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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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Mar 19, 2021 
Working with a team led by French astronomers, Southwest Research Institute scientists helped identify incredibly powerful winds in Jupiter's middle atmosphere for the first time. The team measured molecules exhumed by the 1994 impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 to trace winds in excess of 900 miles per hour near Jupiter's poles.
Jupiter's distinctive red and white bands of swirling clouds a ... more |
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 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 |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 18, 2021 
After completing a comprehensive review, the FAA approved the renewal of two Launch Operator Licenses for Orbital Sciences, LLC, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman.
The licenses are valid for five years and authorize the company to conduct flights of its Pegasus launch vehicle from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Orbital Sciences ... more |
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 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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 Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Mar 17, 2021 
Several years after scientists discovered what was considered the oldest crater a meteorite made on the planet, another team found it's actually the result of normal geological processes.
During fieldwork at the Archean Maniitsoq structure in Greenland, an international team of scientists led by the University of Waterloo's Chris Yakymchuk found the features of this region are inconsistent ... more |
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 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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 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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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 19, 2021 
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is giving astronomers a view of changes in Saturn's vast and turbulent atmosphere as the planet's northern hemisphere summer transitions to fall as shown in this series of images taken in 2018, 2019, and 2020 (left to right).
"These small year-to-year changes in Saturn's color bands are fascinating," said Amy Simon, planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space ... more |
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 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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 Charlottesville VA (SPX) Mar 17, 2021 
Radio telescopes are the world's most sensitive radio receivers, capable of finding extremely faint wisps of radio emission coming from objects at the farthest reaches of the universe. Recently, a team of astronomers used the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) to take advantage of a helping hand from nature to detect a distant galaxy that likely is the faintest r ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 18, 2021 
Researchers using NASA's upcoming James Webb Space Telescope will map and model the core of nearby galaxy Centaurus A.
Centaurus A is a giant of a galaxy, but its appearances in telescope observations can be deceiving. Dark dust lanes and young blue star clusters, which crisscross its central region, are apparent in ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light, painting a fairly subdued l ... more |
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 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 produced in the past years. The ongoing race for better machines has led to the question of how and with what means improvements can be achieved.
In parallel, huge recent progress in quantum tec ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 17, 2021 
A positive environmental assessment has cleared the way for MQ-25A Stingray drones to be stationed at Point Mugu, Calif., the U.S. Navy announced on Wednesday.
The final environmental assessment indicated that no significant impact of having up to 20 Stingray CBUAS - carrier-based unmanned air vehicles - based at Point Mugu, a part of Naval Base Ventura County, was expected.
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