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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2021 "Justified confidence" in artificial intelligence is more than just new buzzwords. It's about developing AI systems that are robust, reliable and accountable, and ensuring these attributes can be verified and validated. The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence's (NSCAI) Final Report highlights emerging consensus on the principles for using AI ethically and responsibly for defense and intelligence applications. As the report states, if AI systems do not work as designed or ... read more |
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Scientists closer to explaining Mars methane mysteryGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 30, 2021 Reports of methane detections at Mars have captivated scientists and non-scientists alike. On Earth, a significant amount of methane is produced by microbes that help most livestock digest plants. T ... more  
A new chapter for space sustainabilityBoston MA (SPX) Jun 28, 2021 Each day, new and innovative space technologies are being developed in countries around the world, and with that, a steady stream of satellites, rockets, cargo ships, and crew vehicles are being lau ... more  
Are we missing other EarthsWashington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2021 Some exoplanet searches could be missing nearly half of the Earth-sized planets around other stars. New findings from a team using the international Gemini Observatory and the WIYN 3.5-meter Telesco ... more 
Study Sheds New Light on Composition at Base of Martian Southern Polar CapTucson AZ (SPX) Jun 29, 2021 An earlier discovery of liquid water lakes beneath Mars' south pole may not be as wet as believed, a new paper says. Using the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding (MARSIS) rad ... more |
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Unique exoplanet photobombs Cheops study of nearby star systemParis (ESA) Jun 29, 2021 While exploring two exoplanets in a bright nearby star system, ESA's exoplanet-hunting Cheops satellite has unexpectedly spotted the system's third known planet crossing the face of the star. This t ... more  
Giant comet found in outer solar system by Dark Energy SurveyTucson AZ (SPX) Jun 28, 2021 A giant comet from the outskirts of our Solar System has been discovered in 6 years of data from the Dark Energy Survey. Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is estimated to be about 1000 times more massiv ... more 
Video, audio clips shed light on historic Mars missionBeijing (XNA) Jun 28, 2021 China made public on Sunday several video clips captured by the country's Tianwen 1 Mars mission, including one with an audio recording that is the first to be released from this historic interplane ... more  
China building new space environment monitoring stationBeijing (XNA) Jun 28, 2021 China has started building a monitoring station as part of a network to study space weather, according to China's National Space Science Center (NSSC). The NSSC, which is affiliated to Chinese ... more 
Study Looks More Closely at Mars' Underground Water SignalsPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 25, 2021 A new paper finds more radar signals suggesting the presence of subsurface 'lakes,' but many are in areas too cold for water to remain liquid. In 2018, scientists working with data from ESA's ... more |
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Technical snags make US Astronauts' lunar landing in 2024 'less likely', GAO SaysWashington DC (Sputnik) Jun 25, 2021 NASA's 2024 deadline to return humans to the Moon looks increasingly unlikely due to reliance on technology that has yet to be fully developed, the General Accountability Office (GAO) said in a repo ... more 
China is using mythology and sci-fi to sell its space program to the worldManchester UK (SPX) Jun 29, 2021 On the morning of June 17, China launched its long-awaited Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, carrying three Chinese astronauts - or taikonauts - towards the Tianhe core module. The module itself was launched ... more 
A more robust memory device for AI systemsChicago IL (SPX) Jun 23, 2021 A research team from Northwestern Engineering and the University of Messina in Italy have developed a new magnetic memory device that could lead to faster, more robust Artificial Intelligence (AI) s ... more 
AiRANACULU wins second NASA contract for advanced space communications systemChelmsford, MA (SPX) Jun 25, 2021 AiRANACULUS, a private, Massachusetts-based technology company providing early stage research, development, prototyping and consulting services, announced it has been awarded a second NASA Small Bus ... more  
Researchers aim to move an asteroid Belfast UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2021 An asteroid strike on Earth could be prevented by new technology launching into space this year, involving a Queen's University Belfast scientist. Professor Alan Fitzsimmons from the Astrophys ... more |
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 Tokyo (Sputnik) Jun 30, 2021 
The Japanese government is considering sending a spacecraft to Mars's Phobos satellite in 2024 to obtain soil samples by 2029, public broadcaster NHK reported.
The agency said that Japan's strategic council has compiled a mid-term report on space policy on Tuesday. According to it, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) intends to launch a probe and reach one of the two satellites o ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Jun 25, 2021 
NASA's 2024 deadline to return humans to the Moon looks increasingly unlikely due to reliance on technology that has yet to be fully developed, the General Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report on Thursday.
"A fast-tracked schedule to meet this ambitious date - along with some technical risks - mean that it's less likely a lunar landing will happen in 2024," a GAO press release expl ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 28, 2021 
A giant comet from the outskirts of our Solar System has been discovered in 6 years of data from the Dark Energy Survey. Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is estimated to be about 1000 times more massive than a typical comet, making it arguably the largest comet discovered in modern times. It has an extremely elongated orbit, journeying inward from the distant Oort Cloud over millions of years. It i ... more |
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 Bellingham WA (SPX) Jun 25, 2021 
The open access Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS) has published a special section on the latest science, engineering, research, and programmatic advances of starshades, the starlight-suppression technology integral to extra-solar and exoplanet detection.
Section topics range from starshade programs and missions, to various aspects of related technologies, ... more |
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 Las Cruces NM (SPX) Jun 28, 2021 
Virgin Galactic has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has updated the Company's existing commercial space transportation operator license to allow the spaceline to fly customers to space.
The Company also announced that it has completed an extensive review of data gathered from its May 22 test flight and confirmed that the flight performed well against all flight objective ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 28, 2021 
China has started building a monitoring station as part of a network to study space weather, according to China's National Space Science Center (NSSC).
The NSSC, which is affiliated to Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the station is being built in Siziwang Banner, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Spread over 400 mu (about 26.67 hectares), it is expected to be completed in 2 ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 30, 2021 
Many meteorites, which are small pieces from asteroids, do not experience high temperatures at any point in their existence. Because of this, these meteorites provide a good record of complex chemistry present when or before our solar system was formed 4.57 billion years ago.
For this reason, researchers have examined individual amino acids in meteorites, which come in a rich variety and m ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) June 21, 2021 
Israel has used an airborne laser to shoot down drones in a series of tests, officials said Monday, calling it a "milestone" to update its already powerful defence systems.
During the tests, which took place "over the last week," a prototype of the high-power laser system carried on a small civilian plane "successfully intercepted several UAVs", said Yaniv Rotem, head of the defence ministry ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2021 
Installation of the Aegis Ashore Poland's Aegis Weapon System has begun. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently achieved critical installation milestones of the Aegis Weapon System at its Redzikowo, Poland, facility whose design and construction efforts are being accomplished in close partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
In March, the Aegis Weapon System completed ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) May 13, 2021 
Science and technology advancements start with big ideas and creativity. Researchers at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland have imagined a new, early-stage concept for a lander to Saturn's moon Titan. The team is exploring technologies capable of collecting surface samples and returning them to Earth for laboratory analysis.
The team's futuristic idea was selected for a $125,000 NAS ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) May 31, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Nano-Bio Materials Consortium is currently in contract negotiation with hopes of starting projects by June that use a new process of industry and AFRL personnel in co-developing smart medical technology innovations.
NBMC awarded contracts to 12 organizations from industry and academia Feb. 15, totaling $20.4 million, which leveraged $10.7 million of cost ... more |
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 Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jun 23, 2021 
"Detecting primordial black holes opens up new perspectives to understand the origin of the Universe, because these still hypothetical black holes are supposed to have formed just a few tiny fractions of a second after the Big Bang. Their study is of great interest for research in theoretical physics and cosmology, because they could notably explain the origin of dark matter in the Universe". ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 30, 2021 
Here on Earth, earthquakes and underwater volcanic eruptions may displace enough ocean water to create a tsunami, a drumbeat of waves reaching huge heights as they approach land. Now, astrophysicists have used computer simulations to show that in deep in space, tsunami-like structures may form on much bigger scales, from gas escaping the gravitational pull of a supermassive black hole.
In ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2021 
"Justified confidence" in artificial intelligence is more than just new buzzwords. It's about developing AI systems that are robust, reliable and accountable, and ensuring these attributes can be verified and validated.
The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence's (NSCAI) Final Report highlights emerging consensus on the principles for using AI ethically and responsibly fo ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) June 27, 2021  Iran has drones capable of flying 7,000 kilometres (more than 4,000 miles), the commander of its Revolutionary Guard force said Sunday.
"We have drones which can fly 7,000 kilometres, without a pilot, and land back at the same spot or anywhere else," General Hossein Salami said in a speech broadcast by state television.
He gave no other details but the new drone would give it a range of ... more |
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