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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 Two technologies flying on Dellingr, the one-of-a-kind 6U CubeSat designed and built at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are available for licensing. "We are always looking for potential partners and licensees for our technologies," said Goddard Strategic Partnerships Office Senior Technology Manager Enidia Santiago-Arce, "It's very important to NASA to facilitate licensing of our technologies when possible for the benefit of the broader community." Deployed from NA ... read more |
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ISIS selected to provide two 6-Unit CubeSats for Dutch IoT service provider HiberDelft, The Netherlands (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 The innovative low power communications modem and its corresponding space-borne receiver payload from Hiber will be integrated into a custom designed 6-Unit CubeSat platform in the ISIS facilities i ... more 
UNSW Canberra opens Australia's first space mission design facilityCanberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 Australia's first national space mission design facility was officially opened by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr at the University of New South Wales Canberra (UNSW Canberra). UNSW Canberra Sp ... more 
NASA begins checkout of Dellingr spacecraft designed to improve robustness of CubeSat platformsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 NASA ground controllers have begun checking out and commissioning a shoebox-sized spacecraft that the agency purposely built to show that CubeSat platforms could be cost-effective, reliable, and cap ... more  
Opportunity Greets Winter SolsticePasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017 Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of Perseverance Valley on the west rim of the Noachian-aged Endeavour crater. The winter solstice occurred on Sol 4915 (Nov. 20, 2017). Energy ... more |
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NASA builds its next Mars rover missionPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017 In just a few years, NASA's next Mars rover mission will be flying to the Red Planet. At a glance, it looks a lot like its predecessor, the Curiosity Mars rover. But there's no doubt it's a souped-u ... more  
Going green to the Red PlanetParis (ESA) Nov 29, 2017 ESA's ground station in Western Australia routinely communicates with spacecraft at far-away places like Mars. Now, it's using sunlight to generate electricity, significantly reducing energy costs. ... more  
Russia to build launch pad for super heavy-lift carrier by 2028Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 29, 2017 The development of the Vostochny Cosmodrome will reduce Russia's dependency on Kazakhstan's Baikonur spaceport, which it is leasing until 2050. Russia plans to build a launch pad for its "supe ... more  
New motion sensors major step towards cheaper wearable technologyTallahassee FL (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 Researchers from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have developed a class of breakthrough motion sensors that could herald a near future of ubiquitous, fully integrated and affordable wearable tec ... more  
Limited phosphorus recycling can suppress a planet's biosphereSeattle WA (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 The amount of biomass - life - in Earth's ancient oceans may have been limited due to low recycling of the key nutrient phosphorus, according to new research by the University of Washington and the ... more 
Scientists identify key factors that help microbes thrive in harsh environmentsCollege Park MD (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 Three new studies by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) scientists have identified key factors that help microbes survive in harsh environments. The results, which have implications f ... more |
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 Hubble and Gaia team up to measure 3-D stellar motion with record-breaking precision  
Israel mounts Iron Dome battery on warship: militaryJerusalem (AFP) Nov 27, 2017 Israel mounted a battery of its Iron Dome anti-missile system on a warship Monday, as the vaunted rocket interceptor went operational at sea for the first time, senior officers said. ... more  
China could track B-2 stealth bombers from space within 10 YearsBeijing (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2017 The Chinese government is working to deploy spy satellites within 10 years that could track stealthy targets like US B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, the South China Morning Post reported Sunday. Researc ... more  
Physicists make most precise measurement ever of a proton's magnetic momentTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 An international collaboration of scientists from RIKEN's Ulmer Fundamental Symmetries Laboratory (FSL), Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg an ... more  
Heavy nitrogen molecules reveal planetary-scale tug-of-warHouston TX (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 Nature whispers its stories in a faint molecular language, and Rice University scientist Laurence Yeung and colleagues can finally tell one of those stories this week, thanks to a one-of-a-kind inst ... more |
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  New York NY (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2017  As more private enterprises turns their gaze toward outer space, there are certain international limitations that leave many questions unanswered so that private entrepreneurship is is effectively paralyzed.
When the US and the USSR engaged in a nuclear weapons race, there was a real possibility that doomsday weapons would go to outer space and, eventually, to the moon. In order to prevent ... more Houston TX (SPX) Nov 27, 2017NASA to send critical science, instruments to Space Station Tallahassee FL (SPX) Nov 29, 2017New motion sensors major step towards cheaper wearable technology  Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2017Can a magnetic sail slow down an interstellar probe |
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 Los Angeles CA (Sputnik) Nov 27, 2017 
Unfazed by an official ban to launch himself in a homemade rocket over a California desert in a bid to prove that Earth is flat, Mike Hughes remains confident that he will eventually fly to the atmosflat as part of his ambitious flat-Earth project.
Hughes said he was postponing the flight, scheduled for Saturday, after he failed to get permission from the Bureau of Land Management to condu ... moreMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 29, 2017Russia to build launch pad for super heavy-lift carrier by 2028  Bethesda MD (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Mechanisms are critical to all space vehicles  Guildford UK (SPX) Nov 28, 2017SSTL ships CARBONITE-2 and Telesat's LEO-1 for PSLV launch |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2017 
A pair of newborn earthworms in a Dutch lab suggests earthworms can reproduce in Martian soil.
Researchers at Wageningen University introduced earthworms to pots of Mars-like soil featuring arugula plants and organic matter. Early results suggest the earthworms were able to successfully reproduce.
If humans are to establish permanent colonies on Mars, they'll need to grow their o ... morePasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017Opportunity Greets Winter Solstice Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017NASA builds its next Mars rover mission  Paris (ESA) Nov 22, 2017Gadgets for Mars |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017 
China is now the world leader in remote sensing technologies for scientific purposes and is able to provide an unprecedented amount of data to support research and development for the world, officials said on Tuesday.
Remote sensing refers to aerial or satellite-based technologies to detect and measure objects on Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Sci ... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040  Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017China plans first sea based launch by 2018  Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017China's reusable spacecraft to be launched in 2020 |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 29, 2017 
ESA's ground station in Western Australia routinely communicates with spacecraft at far-away places like Mars. Now, it's using sunlight to generate electricity, significantly reducing energy costs.
Whether orbiting a planet, following a comet or peering deep into our Universe, spacecraft have long used solar cells to generate electricity from sunlight to power their mission.
Now, ESA ... more London, UK (SPX) Nov 28, 2017UK space launch program receives funding boost from Westminster  New Delhi (IANS) Nov 22, 2017Need to double number of operational satellites: ISRO chief London, UK (SPX) Nov 16, 2017Space Launch plans UK industry tour |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2017 
Chemists have developed another catalyst that can selectively activate a carbon-hydrogen bond, part of an ongoing strategy to revolutionize the field of organic synthesis and open up new chemical space.
The journal Nature is publishing the work by chemists at Emory University, following on their development of a similar catalyst last year. Both of the catalysts are able to selectively func ... more Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Nov 27, 20173rd SES bids farewell to ANGELS satellite  London, UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2017New way to write magnetic info could pave the way for hardware neural networks  Singapore (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Device could reduce the carbon footprint of ethylene production |
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 College Park MD (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
Three new studies by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) scientists have identified key factors that help microbes survive in harsh environments. The results, which have implications for biotechnology and understanding life in extreme conditions, were in the Proceedings of the National Academy Of Sciences (PNAS), Astrobiology, and the International Journal of Astrobiology.
"O ... moreSeattle WA (SPX) Nov 29, 2017Limited phosphorus recycling can suppress a planet's biosphere  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 29, 2017Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula reveals a cryptic methane-fueled ecosystem in flooded caves  Honolulu HI (SPX) Nov 23, 2017First known interstellar visitor is an 'oddball' |
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 Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2017 
The gas composition of a planet's atmosphere generally determines how much heat gets trapped in the atmosphere. For the dwarf planet Pluto, however, the predicted temperature based on the composition of its atmosphere was much higher than actual measurements taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.
A new study published November 16 in Nature proposes a novel cooling mechanism contr ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 13, 2017Jupiter's Stunning Southern Hemisphere  Boston MA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017Watching Jupiter's multiple pulsating X-ray Aurora  Mountain View CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017Help Nickname New Horizons' Next Flyby Target |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2017 
For American children, tap water's health benefits come with risks.
New research shows children and adolescents in the United States who avoid tap water are more likely to have tooth decay. The data also shows young people who avoid tap have lower levels of lead in their blood.
Most municipal water in the U.S. is fluoridated, which numerous studies have proven prevents cavities. ... more Swansea UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2017The tragedy of the seagrass commons  Beijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2017Xi orders China's 'toilet revolution' to march on  Sydney (AFP) Nov 26, 2017Coral transplant raises Barrier Reef survival hopes |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
Subterranean warfare-whether involving human-made tunnels, underground urban infrastructure, or natural cave networks-has been an element of U.S. military operations from World War II and Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan.
As above-ground commercial and military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities continue to grow more capable and ubiquitous, adversaries are inc ... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017China's GPS network Beidou joins global rescue data network  Paris (ESA) Nov 22, 2017Galileo quartet fuelled and ready to fly Beijing (XNA) Nov 10, 2017China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System Expands Into a Global Network |
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 Tokyo, Japan (Sputnik) Nov 27, 2017 
The Land of the Rising Sun hopes to be able to put its astronauts on the moon sometime during the 2020s as part of an international program to build a space station in the moon's orbit, local Iomiuri newspapers reported, citing sources in the government.
Tokyo believes that contributing to the multinational mission and sharing Japanese technology in water and air purification and to protec ... more Austin TX (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Moon's crust underwent resurfacing after forming from magma ocean  Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 15, 2017Russia tests new spaceship set to deliver people, cargo to moon  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2017NASA Team Studies CubeSat Mission to Measure Water on the Moon |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 23, 2017 
When comet 45P zipped past Earth early in 2017, researchers observing from NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility, or IRTF, in Hawai'i gave the long-time trekker a thorough astronomical checkup. The results help fill in crucial details about ices in Jupiter-family comets and reveal that quirky 45P doesn't quite match any comet studied so far.
Like a doctor recording vital signs, the team measu ... more Kaliningrad (Sputnik) Nov 20, 2017Russian Astronomers Show Big Asteroid Approaching the Earth  Munich, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2017ESO observations show first interstellar asteroid is like nothing seen before  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 21, 2017First observed interstellar visitor dazzles scientists |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
Nature whispers its stories in a faint molecular language, and Rice University scientist Laurence Yeung and colleagues can finally tell one of those stories this week, thanks to a one-of-a-kind instrument that allowed them to hear what the atmosphere is saying with rare nitrogen molecules.
Yeung and colleagues at Rice, UCLA, Michigan State University and the University of New Mexico counte ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017NASA finds VA metro area is sinking unevenly  Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017China launches remote sensing satellites in multiple launches  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 23, 2017NASA's TSIS-1 keeps an eye on Sun's power over ozone |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 
Using more than half a century of observations, Japanese astronomers have discovered that the microwaves coming from the Sun at the minimums of the past five solar cycles have been the same each time, despite large differences in the maximums of the cycles.
In Japan, continuous four-frequency solar microwave observations (1, 2, 3.75 and 9.4 GHz) began in 1957 at the Toyokawa Branch of the ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 20, 2017NASA detects solar flare pulses at Sun and Earth  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 16, 2017FIREBIRD II and NASA mission locate whistling space electrons' origins  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 15, 2017Proposed NASA mission would investigate where space weather begins |
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 Changchun, China (SPX) Nov 23, 2017 
With concerns over moving to a clean energy platform worldwide with electric vehicles and renewables, the energy we consume, or should we say do NOT consume, is as important as the green energy we produce. Thus, solid state lighting, more efficient than incandescent and fluorescent bulbs, based upon light emitting diodes (LED) is touted as the solution. However, LEDs struggle to deliver high bri ... more Rome, Italy (SPX) Nov 27, 2017House hunting for the supernova event SN 2015J  Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2017How the Earth stops high-energy neutrinos in their tracks  Madison WI (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Icebound detector reveals how ghostly neutrinos are stopped cold |
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 Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 
Although for five decades, the Big Bang theory has been the best known and most accepted explanation for the beginning and evolution of the Universe, it is hardly a consensus among scientists.
Brazilian physicist Juliano Cesar Silva Neves part of a group of researchers who dare to imagine a different origin. In a study recently published in the journal General Relativity and Gravitation, N ... more Boston MA (SPX) Nov 23, 2017A new window into electron behavior  Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2017LIGO and Virgo announce detection of black hole binary merger  Krakow, Poland (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Nearby pulsars shed light on the antimatter puzzle |
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