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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 24, 2021 NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. Before the 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) rotorcraft can attempt its first flight, however, both it and its team must meet a series of daunting milestones. Ingenuity remains attached to the belly of NASA's Perseverance rover, which touched down on Mars Feb. 18. On March 21, the rover deployed the guitar case-shaped graphite composite debris s ... read more |
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Pandora Mission Would Expand NASA's Capabilities in Probing Alien WorldsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 24, 2021 In the quest for habitable planets beyond our own, NASA is studying a mission concept called Pandora, which could eventually help decode the atmospheric mysteries of distant worlds in our galaxy. On ... more 
NASA's Mars helicopter may fly as early as April 8Washington DC (UPI) Mar 23, 2021 NASA plans to fly its Mars helicopter Ingenuity on the Red Planet - the first powered aircraft flight on another planet - as early as April 8, space agency officials said Tuesday. ... more  
China's lunar rover travels 682 meters on far side of moonBeijing (XNA) Mar 24, 2021 The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have been switched to dormant mode for the lunar night after working stably for a 28th lunar day, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program ... more  
Deployable propulsion for satellitesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 24, 2021 It took a large hangar to unfold the four ultra-lightweight booms, each made of carbon fibre-reinforced composites and 13.5 metres long, arranged in a cross shape. Researchers from the German Aerosp ... more |
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Trinity researchers tackle the spiders from MarsDublin, Ireland (SPX) Mar 19, 2021 Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have been shedding light on the enigmatic "spiders from Mars", providing the first physical evidence that these unique features on the planet's surface can be f ... more 
Swiss kids suit up for 'Mission to Mars'Lausanne (AFP) March 21, 2021 Leo pulls on a shiny, silver suit and places the helmet gingerly over his head before marching with the other budding astronauts towards their spaceship. ... more  
Large asteroid to (safely) zip past EarthParis (AFP) March 21, 2021 The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will swing closest on Sunday, giving astronomers a rare chance for a good look at a space rock that formed at the dawn of our solar system. ... 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  
Harnessing light to enable next-generation microwave systemsWashington DC (SPX) Mar 24, 2021 Electronic oscillators lie at the heart of virtually all microelectronic systems, generating the clock signals used in digital electronics and the precise frequencies that enable radio frequency (RF ... more |
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Advancement creates nanosized, foldable robotsResearch Triangle Park NC (SPX) Mar 19, 2021 Army-funded researchers created nanosized robots that could enable locomotion, novel metamaterial design and high-fidelity sensors. Cornell University researchers created micron-sized shape me ... more  |
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For some scientists, Mars 2020 is a mission of perseveranceBerkeley CA (SPX) Mar 23, 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 ... more 
Is there life on mars today and whereMountain View CA (SPX) Mar 22, 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 
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 
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 
A Pocket Guide to MarsLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 18, 2021 A pocket atlas of Mars has been published that uses geographic techniques developed for terrestrial maps to reveal a wealth of information about the surface of the Red Planet, as well as its climate ... more |
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 Lausanne (AFP) March 21, 2021 
Leo pulls on a shiny, silver suit and places the helmet gingerly over his head before marching with the other budding astronauts towards their spaceship.
"Going to Mars is really my dream," the eight-year-old said, jumping excitedly from foot to foot.
While the world has been riveted by the escapades of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, a group of Swiss primary school children has been eag ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 24, 2021 
The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have been switched to dormant mode for the lunar night after working stably for a 28th lunar day, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration.
The lander was switched to dormant mode at 2 a.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), and the rover, Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), at 5:09 p.m. Saturday, said th ... 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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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 24, 2021 
In the quest for habitable planets beyond our own, NASA is studying a mission concept called Pandora, which could eventually help decode the atmospheric mysteries of distant worlds in our galaxy. One of four low-cost astrophysics missions selected for further concept development under NASA's new Pioneers program, Pandora would study approximately 20 stars and exoplanets - planets outside of our ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Mar 19, 2021 
During the recent meeting in Rome between Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of the Economy, Finance and Recovery, and Giancarlo Giorgetti, Italian Minister of Economic Development, Arianespace announced the signature of an agreement with Avio to start production of 10 new Vega C launch vehicles.
This agreement kicks off the procurement of long lead-time items and the initial activities for t ... 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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 Paris (AFP) March 21, 2021  The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will swing closest on Sunday, giving astronomers a rare chance for a good look at a space rock that formed at the dawn of our solar system.
While in astronomical terms this marks a close encounter with the asteroid - called 2001 FO32 - NASA says there is no threat of a collision with our planet "now or for centuries to come".
The nearest ... more |
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 Kirtland NM (AFRL) Mar 24, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate will host a Virtual Briefing for Industry to introduce the new Directed Energy Technology Experimentation Research (DETER), Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) April 13 - 14 from 10 a.m. to noon Mountain Standard Time each day.
"We are looking forward to hosting our first briefing for industry days," said Marcella Cantu, DETER ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Mar 24, 2021 
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in a competitive downselect phase, selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and partner Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) to deliver the nation's most advanced missile defense system, the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI).
The $3.7 billion contract for Next Generation Interceptor is the first step in the development and demonstration phase delivering on MDA's re ... 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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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 19, 2021  Researchers at Columbia University have found a way to marry the versatility of DNA nanotechnology with the toughness of silica-based materials.
DNA technology can be used to design self-assembling, complexly organized nanoparticle structures.
In theory, these structures can be designed for a variety of applications, but in reality, these structures are too soft and only stable i ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Mar 18, 2021 
Future gravitational-wave detectors on Earth will use laser light with even higher power than in current instruments. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, AEI), the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH), and Leibniz University Hannover have now developed a new laser system for this purpose.
They combined the custom tailored light from ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 24, 2021 
Quantum Brilliance, a venture-backed Australian quantum computing startup from The Australian National University, will install the world's first diamond quantum accelerator at the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre.
Quantum Brilliance harnesses synthetic diamonds to build quantum accelerators that do not require near absolute zero temperature or complex laser systems to operate like mainframe q ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 22, 2021 
Making androids more lifelike requires more than just a bigger vocabulary and more demonstrative hand gestures - facial expressions are an essential part of human communication.
To better gauge the expressiveness of android faces, scientists used motion capture cameras to compare the facial movements of humans and robots.
Scientists hope their analysis - published Monday in the ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) March 19, 2021 
Whether in Syria, Libya or Azerbaijan, Turkey's combat drones have scored high-profile successes that Ankara hopes to use in its quest to become a premier exporter of the aerial vehicles.
Besides their proven ability to take out enemy tanks, analysts said drones also offer Turkey a chance to beef up its spheres of influence through an increasingly assertive foreign policy.
In Syria, Turk ... more |
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