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  Beijing (AFP) May 9, 2021 A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, China's space agency said, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne object would come down. Officials in Beijing had said there was little risk from the freefalling segment of the Long March-5B rocket, which had launched the first module of China's new space station into Earth orbit on April 29. But the US space agency NASA and some experts said China had behaved ... read more |
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Perseverance rover captures sound of Ingenuity flying on MarsWashington (AFP) May 8, 2021 NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time captured the low-pitched whirring of the Ingenuity helicopter's blades as it flies through the rarefied Martian atmosphere. ... more  
Coldplay beam new song into space in chat with French astronautParis (AFP) May 7, 2021 Coldplay gave new meaning to the idea of a single launch, playing new song "Higher Power" for the first time during a video link-up with French astronaut Thomas Pesquet. ... more  
Juice arrives at ESA's technical heartParis (ESA) May 07, 2021 The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, has come 'home' to ESA's technical centre in the Netherlands to undergo an extreme environment test in Europe's largest thermal vacuum chamber to prepare for i ... more 
US watching Chinese rocket's erratic re-entry: PentagonWashington (AFP) May 6, 2021 The Pentagon said Wednesday it is following the trajectory of a Chinese rocket expected to make an uncontrolled entry into the atmosphere this weekend, with the risk of crashing down in an inhabited area. ... more |
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Johns Hopkins Scientists Model Saturn's InteriorBaltimore MD (SPX) May 07, 2021 New Johns Hopkins University simulations offer an intriguing look into Saturn's interior, suggesting that a thick layer of helium rain influences the planet's magnetic field. The models, publi ... more  
The natural brightness of the night skyLa Palma, Canary Islands (SPX) May 07, 2021 A recent study analyses data collect4d at 44 of the darkest places in the world, including the Canary Island Observatories, to develop the first complete reference method to measure the natural brig ... more  
Researchers create new lunar map to help guide future exploration missionsFayetteville AK (SPX) May 05, 2021 A new map including rover paths of the Schrodinger basin, a geologically important area of the moon, could guide future exploration missions.The map was created by a team of interns at the Lunar and ... more 
UBCO researcher uses geology to help astronomers find habitable planetsKelowna, Canada (SPX) May 05, 2021 Astronomers have identified more than 4,000, and counting, confirmed exoplanets - planets orbiting stars other than the sun - but only a fraction have the potential to sustain life. Now, new r ... more 
Hubble Watches How a Giant Planet GrowsBaltimore MD (SPX) May 04, 2021 NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is giving astronomers a rare look at a Jupiter-sized, still-forming planet that is feeding off material surrounding a young star. "We just don't know very much ab ... more |
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Mindblowing: advances in brain tech spur push for 'neuro-rights'Santiago (AFP) May 4, 2021 As sci-fi thriller "Inception" topped box offices across the world, audiences were delighted and appalled by its futuristic story of a criminal gang invading people's dreams to steal valuable data. ... more  
Artificial intelligence can boost power, efficiency of even the best microscopesWashington DC (UPI) May 7, 2021 With the help of artificial intelligence, even already powerful microscopes can see better, faster and process more data. ... more 
With a zap of light, system switches objects' colors and patternsBoston MA (SPX) May 05, 2021 When was the last time you repainted your car? Redesigned your coffee mug collection? Gave your shoes a colorful facelift? You likely answered: never, never, and never. You might consider these ardu ... more 
Robotic solution for disinfecting food production plants wins agribusiness prizeBoston MA (SPX) May 04, 2021 The winners of this year's Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize got a good indication their pitch was striking a chord when a judge offered to have his company partner with the team f ... more 
Why Ingenuity's fifth flight will be differentPasadena CA (JPL) May 07, 2021 Around the time of our first flight, we talked a lot about having our "Wright brothers moment" at Mars. And that makes a lot of sense, since those two mechanically-minded bicycle builders executed t ... more |
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