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  Boulder Co (SPX) Mar 26, 2021 New Horizons remains healthy and continues to send valuable data from the Kuiper Belt, even as it speeds farther and farther from Earth and the Sun. I'm going to focus this PI's Perspective on a major upcoming mission mile marker - namely, New Horizons being 50 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun next month. But first, some mission news. Our biggest news is that most of our latest flight software upgrades, which will provide new scientific capabilities on the spacecraft, are in final test a ... read more |
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Wright brothers' wing fragment to take flight again on MarsWashington DC (UPI) Mar 26, 2021 A piece of cloth from the Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 is set to become part of aviation history again - this time on Mars. Carillon Historical Park, the Ohio home of the Wright Brio ... more  
South Korea aims for moon landing vehicle by 2030Washington DC (UPI) Mar 26, 2021 South Korea says it ranks seventh in satellites, after the country conducted a successful test of a domestically developed rocket for satellite launch. President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that ... more 
Engine of AtlantisParis (ESA) Mar 26, 2021 The second European Service Module that will power the Orion spacecraft on a crewed flyby of the Moon is fitted with a special engine at Airbus facilities in Germany. This engine belonged to S ... more  
Ocean currents predicted on EnceladusPasadena CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2021 Buried beneath 20 kilometers of ice, the subsurface ocean of Enceladus--one of Saturn's moons--appears to be churning with currents akin to those on Earth. The theory, derived from the shape o ... more |
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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 
Astroscale confirms successful launch of ELSA-d satellite deorbiterHarwell UK (SPX) Mar 24, 2021 Astroscale has confirmed the successful launch of its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) mission. This marks the start of the world's first commercial mission to prove the cor ... more  
No threat to Earth as huge asteroid zooms pastSeoul (AFP) March 22, 2021 The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year has made its closest approach, posing no threat of a cataclysmic collision but giving astronomers a rare chance to study a rock formed during the beginning of our solar system. ... more 
Mars helicopter Ingenuity could usher in new era of explorationWashington DC (UPI) Mar 22, 2021 NASA's plan to fly a helicopter on Mars for the first time in a few weeks could start a new era of interplanetary exploration like the space agency's little Sojourner rover did in the 1990s, according to several experts. ... more |
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Motion picture cameras to help androids make realistic facial expressionsWashington 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. ... 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 
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 
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 |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 26, 2021 
A piece of cloth from the Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 is set to become part of aviation history again - this time on Mars.
Carillon Historical Park, the Ohio home of the Wright Brio home of the Wright Brothers National Museum, said NASA officials got in contact in 2019 about finding a way to connect Wilbur and Orville Wright's first successful flight in Kitty Hawk, N.C., with the ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 26, 2021 
South Korea says it ranks seventh in satellites, after the country conducted a successful test of a domestically developed rocket for satellite launch.
President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that his goal is to ensure South Korea has a launch vehicle capable of landing on the moon by 2030 and to help local enterprises become leading aerospace manufacturers like SpaceX, the firm founded by Elo ... more |
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 Boulder Co (SPX) Mar 26, 2021 
New Horizons remains healthy and continues to send valuable data from the Kuiper Belt, even as it speeds farther and farther from Earth and the Sun.
I'm going to focus this PI's Perspective on a major upcoming mission mile marker - namely, New Horizons being 50 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun next month. But first, some mission news.
Our biggest news is that most of our latest f ... 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 (ESA) Mar 26, 2021 
As part of its Boost! programme, ESA has signed two new contracts which support UK-based Orbex and Skyrora in their separate proposals for new commercial launch services for small satellites. These services are set to start in the UK from 2022.
ESA has awarded 7.45m euro of co-funding to Orbex and its partners, and 3m euro to Skyrora.
Boost! - ESA's Commercial Space Transportation Se ... 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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 Seoul (AFP) March 22, 2021 
The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year has made its closest approach, posing no threat of a cataclysmic collision but giving astronomers a rare chance to study a rock formed during the beginning of our solar system.
The asteroid was two million kilometres (1.25 million miles) away at its nearest, according to NASA - more than five times the distance between the Earth and the Moon b ... 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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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2021 
Buried beneath 20 kilometers of ice, the subsurface ocean of Enceladus--one of Saturn's moons--appears to be churning with currents akin to those on Earth.
The theory, derived from the shape of Enceladus's ice shell, challenges the current thinking that the moon's global ocean is homogenous, apart from some vertical mixing driven by the warmth of the moon's core.
Enceladus, a tiny fr ... 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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 La Laguna, Spain (SPX) Mar 26, 2021 
Scientists estimate that dark matter and dark energy together are some 95% of the gravitational material in the universe while the remaining 5% is baryonic matter, which is the "normal" matter composing stars, planets, and living beings. However for decades almost one half of this matter has not been found either.
Now, using a new technique, a team in which the Instituto de Astrofisica de ... 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 24, 2021  The U.S. military must scale up its artificial intelligence use or be left behind by adversaries, Lt. Gen. Michael Groen told an industry conference this week.
Data must be standardized, cloud services must be adopted and AI must be integrated into military operations, Groen, chief of the Pentagon's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, told the National Defense Industrial Association c ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 26, 2021 
Northrop Grumman Australia and Leonardo Australia's team has been shortlisted to proceed to the next phase of the SEA129 Phase 5 program for the acquisition of a maritime unmanned aerial system (MUAS) designed to deliver a deployable intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting (ISR&T) capability to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The Northrop Grumman and Leonardo proposal will enha ... more |
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