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  Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 07, 2021 An unknown methane-producing process is likely at work in the hidden ocean beneath the icy shell of Saturn's moon Enceladus, suggests a new study published in Nature Astronomy by scientists at the University of Arizona and Paris Sciences and Lettres University. Giant water plumes erupting from Enceladus have long fascinated scientists and the public alike, inspiring research and speculation about the vast ocean that is believed to be sandwiched between the moon's rocky core and its icy shell. Flyi ... read more |
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The heart of a lunar sensorParis (ESA) Jul 07, 2021 The heart of the Exospheric Mass Spectrometer (EMS) is visible in this image of the key sensor that will study the abundance of lunar water and water ice for upcoming missions to the Moon. Thi ... more  
Mars helicopter begins to scout for Perseverance rover with longest flightWashington DC (UPI) Jul 6, 2021 NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has begun to scout missions for the Perseverance rover, completing its ninth and most challenging flight yet. ... more  
Ancient diamonds show Earth was primed for life's explosion at least 2.7 billion years agoWashington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2021 A unique study of ancient diamonds has shown that the basic chemical composition of the Earth's atmosphere which makes it suitable for life's explosion of diversity was laid down at least 2.7 billio ... more  
Why does Mercury have a big iron core?Sendai, Japan (SPX) Jul 07, 2021 Scientists from Tohoku University and the University of Maryland have pinpointed the strong magnetic field of the early sun as the reason behind the radial variation of rock and metal in rocky plane ... more |
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Sweat-proof "smart skin" takes reliable vitals, even during workouts and spicy mealsBoston MA (SPX) Jul 02, 2021 MIT engineers and researchers in South Korea have developed a sweat-proof "electronic skin" - a conformable, sensor-embedded sticky patch that monitors a person's health without malfunctioning or pe ... more 
'Lakes' under Mars' south pole: A muddy picture?Tempe AZ (SPX) Jul 05, 2021 Two research teams, using data from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter, have recently published results suggesting that what were thought to be subsurface lakes on Mars may not really ... more 
Landing on Mars is one step closer for British-built roverLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 05, 2021 A new and upgraded parachute for the UK-built Rosalind Franklin Mars rover has successfully passed a series of high-altitude tests, bringing further exploration of the Red Planet one step closer. ... more 
Proximity to Sun's magnetic field influenced Mercury's hefty iron coreCollege Park, MD (SPX) Jul 05, 2021 For decades, many scientists argued that hit-and-run collisions with other bodies during the formation of our solar system blew away much of Mercury's rocky mantle and left the big, dense, metal cor ... more 
Perseverance Mars rover to use AutoNav in new self driving modePasadena CA (JPL) Jul 02, 2021 NASA's newest six-wheeled robot on Mars, the Perseverance rover, is beginning an epic journey across a crater floor seeking signs of ancient life. That means the rover team is deeply engaged with pl ... more |
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NASA offers $45M to solve risks for astronaut Lunar landing servicesWashington DC (SPX) Jul 02, 2021 NASA is preparing to establish a regular cadence of trips to the Moon under Artemis. To help the agency fine-tune its approach, NASA will award firm fixed-price, milestone-based contracts of up to $ ... more 
Asteroid-hunting space telescope gets two-year mission extensionWashington DC (SPX) Jul 01, 2021 For two more years, NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) will continue its hunt for asteroids and comets - including objects that could pose a hazard to Earth. This ... more 
CubeSat will sift asteroid secrets from reflected sunshineParis (ESA) Jul 01, 2021 As ESA's Hera mission for planetary defence probes the Didymos twin asteroid system, it will be joined by a pioneering pair of breadbox-sized 'CubeSats'. Juventas will perform radar soundings while ... more 
Japan planning soil sampling mission to Mars' Moon PhobosTokyo (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 str ... more 
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 |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jul 6, 2021 
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has begun to scout missions for the Perseverance rover, completing its ninth and most challenging flight yet.
NASA announced the "most challenging flight yet" was a success Monday via Twitter.
Flight nine included a speed record for the aircraft at roughly 11 mph, which NASA called "a high-speed flight across unfriendly terrain, which will take us ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 07, 2021 
The heart of the Exospheric Mass Spectrometer (EMS) is visible in this image of the key sensor that will study the abundance of lunar water and water ice for upcoming missions to the Moon.
This spectrometer is being delivered to NASA as part of the PITMS instrument for its launch to the Moon later this year.
EMS is based on an 'ion trap', an ingenious detector device that allows rese ... 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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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2021 
A unique study of ancient diamonds has shown that the basic chemical composition of the Earth's atmosphere which makes it suitable for life's explosion of diversity was laid down at least 2.7 billion years ago. Volatile gases conserved in diamonds found in ancient rocks were present in similar proportions to those found in today's mantle, which in turn indicates that there has been no fundamenta ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) Jul 07, 2021 
Skyroot Aerospace, India's leading private space launch company, is set to take the global stage with help from its recent $11 million Series A capital raise. The funding will be used to acquire new talent and complete the development of its Vikram-1 launch vehicle.
The company aims to reach orbit, with 90 percent less development cost than its competitors, as early as next year. This disr ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2021 
The mechanical arm installed on China's space station core module Tianhe has played an important role in assisting the astronauts with their extravehicular activities (EVAs) on Sunday.
The mechanical arm is designed to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the space station in orbit, to help the astronauts in EVAs, such as the assembly, construction, maintenance, and repair of the spac ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 01, 2021 
As ESA's Hera mission for planetary defence probes the Didymos twin asteroid system, it will be joined by a pioneering pair of breadbox-sized 'CubeSats'. Juventas will perform radar soundings while Milani will image the bodies in a wider range of colours than the human eye can see, prospecting the mineral makeup of individual asteroid boulders.
Hera will reach the Didymos system in 2027, t ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Jul 02, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate held its second in a series of wargaming, modeling, and simulation events June 21 - 25 at Kirtland AFB.
The latest Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment, or DEUCE, focused on the use of high power electromagnetic (HPEM) weapons as part of an integrated air defense system, whereas the DEUCE held in January concentrated on th ... 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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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 07, 2021 
An unknown methane-producing process is likely at work in the hidden ocean beneath the icy shell of Saturn's moon Enceladus, suggests a new study published in Nature Astronomy by scientists at the University of Arizona and Paris Sciences and Lettres University.
Giant water plumes erupting from Enceladus have long fascinated scientists and the public alike, inspiring research and speculatio ... 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.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2021 
DARPA has announced that three teams of researchers led by Raytheon, BAE Systems, and Northrop Grumman have been selected to develop event-based infrared (IR) camera technologies under the Fast Event-based Neuromorphic Camera and Electronics (FENCE) program.
Event-based - or neuromorphic - cameras are an emerging class of sensors with demonstrated advantages relative to traditional imagers ... more |
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 Stillwater OK (SPX) Jul 07, 2021 
As a descendent of pioneers who crossed the Plains 150 years ago to establish a new life in what was then referred to as The Oklahoma Territory, it's ironic that the work that I and others in the State of Oklahoma are doing today related to Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) has placed the State back at the center of what can best be described as the new "wild west of aviation."
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