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  Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2021 China's Tianwen 1 Mars mission will be inactivated for about 50 days from mid-September due to an expected disruption of its communications with Earth caused by solar electromagnetic radiation, the mission's chief designer said. During the period, which will end in early November, the Zhurong rover and the mission's orbiter will suspend their working mode, Zhang Rongqiao of the China National Space Administration told reporters on Monday. The rover had been operating on the Red Planet for 100 days ... read more |
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World's first space junk cleaner satellite successfully picks up orbital debrisMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 27, 2021 According to the Union of Concerned Scientists' database, there are more than 3,300 functioning satellites in orbit and thousands of pieces of junk that can be traced, including discarded boosters, ... more  
Space exploration priority of nation's sci-tech agendaBeijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2021 President emphasizes cooperation on making bigger contributions to well-being of mankind China is working on several huge space programs that aim to push forward the frontiers of its science, ... more
Astroscale's ELSA-d demonstrates repeated magnetic captureTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 26, 2021 Astroscale's End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) successfully tested its ability to capture its client spacecraft using the servicer's magnetic capture system, in a demonstrati ... more  
Cold planets exist throughout our Galaxy, even in the Galactic bulgeOsaka, Japan (SPX) Aug 31, 2021 Although thousands of planets have been discovered in the Milky Way, most reside less than a few thousand light years from Earth. Yet our Galaxy is more than 100,000 light years across, making it di ... more |
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Titan-in-a-glass experiments hint at mineral makeup of Saturn moonAtlanta GA (SPX) Aug 27, 2021 Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a natural laboratory to study the origins of life. Like Earth, Titan has a dense atmosphere and seasonal weather cycles, but the chemical and mineralogical makeup ar ... more 
New class of habitable exoplanets are 'a big step forward' in the search for lifeCambridge UK (SPX) Aug 27, 2021 A new class of exoplanet very different to our own, but which could support life, has been identified by astronomers, which could greatly accelerate the search for life outside our Solar System. ... more 
New extravehicular pump ensures stable operation of China's space stationBeijing (XNA) Aug 26, 2021 Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming completed extravehicular activities (EVAs) for the second time during the construction of the space station on Aug 20. They installed extravehicular ex ... more 
Mars helicopter sees potential rover road aheadPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 26, 2021 Ask any space explorer, and they'll have a favorite photograph or two from their mission. For Ken Farley, the project scientist for NASA's Perseverance rover, one of his current favorites is a color ... more  
Xplore receives USAF contract to develop a commercial navigation and timing service for cislunar spaceRedmond WA (SPX) Aug 25, 2021 Xplore Inc., an innovative commercial space company providing Space as a Service has announced a follow on contract with the U.S. Air Force, (USAF) to continue developing their positioning, navigati ... more |
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Robotic arm to help astronauts will head to space stationOrlando FL (UPI) Aug 27, 2021 Part of a robot that could help perform routine tasks for astronauts is among the cargo on SpaceX's planned launch Saturday to the International Space Station from Florida. Tokyo-based GITAI J ... more  
Nanoscale systems for generating various forms of lightBaton Rouge LA (SPX) Aug 27, 2021 For decades, scholars have believed that the quantum statistical properties of bosons are preserved in plasmonic systems, and therefore will not create different form of light. This rapidly gr ... more 
Intuitive Machines selects MDA lunar landing sensors to support moon missionToronto, Canada (SPX) Aug 25, 2021 MDA Ltd has signed an agreement with Intuitive Machines, LLC to provide Lunar landing sensors to support its upcoming IM-1 and IM-2 missions. As a result, MDA landing sensors will support the first ... more 
Indian space agency seeks proposal to utilise data from Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiterNew Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 25, 2021 The researcher with the winning proposal will have three years to complete the project with financial support. The invitation, described as an 'Announcement of Opportunity', is open to all researche ... more 
China's rover travels over 1 km on MarsBeijing (XNA) Aug 25, 2021 China's Mars rover Zhurong had traveled more than 1,000 meters on the surface of the red planet as of Monday, the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administratio ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 27, 2021 
In its search for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover is once again preparing to collect the first of many rock core samples that could eventually be brought to Earth for further study.
This week, a tool on the rover's 7-foot-long (2-meter-long) robotic arm will abrade the surface of a rock nicknamed "Rochette," allowing scientists to look inside and determin ... more |
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 Redmond WA (SPX) Aug 25, 2021 
Xplore Inc., an innovative commercial space company providing Space as a Service has announced a follow on contract with the U.S. Air Force, (USAF) to continue developing their positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) solution as a commercial service for cislunar space.
Xplore's current Phase II effort culminates in a hardware in the loop testbed that will demonstrate the required performa ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 06, 2021 
The hardware that makes up NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is rapidly taking shape, as engineering components and instruments are prepared for delivery to the main clean room at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. In workshops and labs across the country and in Europe, teams are crafting the complex pieces that make up the whole as mission leaders direct the elaborate ... more |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Aug 27, 2021 
A new class of exoplanet very different to our own, but which could support life, has been identified by astronomers, which could greatly accelerate the search for life outside our Solar System.
In the search for life elsewhere, astronomers have mostly looked for planets of a similar size, mass, temperature and atmospheric composition to Earth. However, astronomers from the University of C ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) Aug 26, 2021 
A large fire tore through a scientific space research centre in northern Sweden on Thursday, destroying part of the rocket launch pad, officials said.
The fire broke out early Thursday "during a scheduled static firing test of a solid rocket motor" and was under control by late afternoon when "post-extinguishing work" was being conducted, Esrange Space Centre said in a statement.
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2021 
President emphasizes cooperation on making bigger contributions to well-being of mankind
China is working on several huge space programs that aim to push forward the frontiers of its science, technology, engineering and exploration.
Once these programs are completed, the nation will have a massive space station, an unmanned outpost and more robots on the moon, and it is attempting to ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 25, 2021 
With NASA's Psyche mission now less than a year from launch, anticipation is building. By next spring, the fully assembled spacecraft will ship from the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a launch period that opens Aug. 1, 2022.
In early 2026, the Psyche spacecraft will arrive at its target, an asteroid of the same name i ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 12, 2021 
The U.S. Army says it's developed a combat-capable prototype of a high-energy laser weapon.
The laser, which has been 24 months in the making, can be mounted on a Stryker military vehicle and used to defend troops against drones as well as rockets, artillery and mortars, according to an Army press release this week.
Over the summer, the new weapon was successfully tested in Fort ... more |
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 Dallas TX (SPX) Aug 27, 2021 
US and Dutch officials recently formalized an agreement for the Netherlands to purchase Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors and related support equipment. With the signing, the Netherlands becomes the 12th customer of PAC-3 MSE and advances its missile defense technology from the PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) the country acquired in 2004.
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Aug 27, 2021 
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a natural laboratory to study the origins of life. Like Earth, Titan has a dense atmosphere and seasonal weather cycles, but the chemical and mineralogical makeup are significantly different. Now, earthbound researchers have recreated the moon's conditions in small glass cylinders, revealing fundamental properties of two organic molecules that are believed to exi ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 16, 2021 
Precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) are ideal for developing practical catalysts for chemical reactions. However, their catalytic activity is reduced either due to protective molecules called "ligands" surrounding them or aggregation resulting from ligand removal. In a new study, scientists from Japan elucidate the ligand removal mechanism for gold NCs and irradiate them with UV light to prevent ag ... more |
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 Haifa, Israel (SPX) Aug 16, 2021 
The three-body problem is one of the oldest problems in physics: it concerns the motions of systems of three bodies, like the Sun, Earth and the Moon - how their orbits change and evolve due to their mutual gravity. The three-body problem has been a focus of scientific inquiry ever since Newton.
When one massive object comes close to another, their relative motion follows a trajectory dict ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 25, 2021 
Scientists have taken the clearest picture yet of electronic particles that make up a mysterious magnetic state called a quantum spin liquid (QSL).
The achievement could facilitate the development of superfast quantum computers and energy-efficient superconductors.
The scientists are the first to capture an image of how electrons in a QSL decompose into spin-like particles called spi ... more |
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 Orlando FL (UPI) Aug 27, 2021 
Part of a robot that could help perform routine tasks for astronauts is among the cargo on SpaceX's planned launch Saturday to the International Space Station from Florida.
Tokyo-based GITAI Japan is developing the S1 robotic arm to work in space much like industrial robots work on Earth.
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying the arm, supplies and science experiments is planned for ... more |
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 Orlando CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2021 
Following successful demonstrations of its advanced bi-static radar technology in July, Florida- based startup Noology NA is proceeding with the full commercial development of Spherical View Radar (SVR).
The initial batch of systems is slated to ship in January 2022. SVR is a revolutionary counter-drone and UTM surveillance radar that can detect, track, and identify small, stealth, and aut ... more |
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