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March 23, 2018
ROCKET SCIENCE
3D printing rocket engines in SPAIN



Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Mar 23, 2018
FADA CATEC is supporting Zero 2 Infinity (Z2I) in the development of a new generation of rocket engines. This March, FADA CATEC has successfully 3D printed a combustion chamber for Zero 2 Infinity's Bloostar engine. 3D printing the engine entails a dramatic reduction in cost, environmental impact, production time, and mass. Z2I is thrilled to have the support of FADA-CATEC technologies' and its professionals and is looking forward to working closely with them. The plans of the companies include us ... read more

EARTH OBSERVATION
New NASA Model Finds Landslide Threats in Near Real-Time During Heavy Rains
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 23, 2018
For the first time, scientists can look at landslide threats anywhere around the world in near real-time, thanks to satellite data and a new model developed by NASA. ... more
MARSDAILY
Mars Curiosity Celebrates Sol 2,000
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 23, 2018
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover just hit a new milestone: its two-thousandth Martian day, or sol, on the Red Planet. An image mosaic taken by the rover in January offers a preview of what comes next. ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
Feature: Every second counts to trace a gravitational wave
Beijing (XNA) Mar 23, 2018
When a gravitational wave reaches Earth, every second counts. The data processing speed will have a crucial impact on how much astronomers can learn from these space-time ripples, says computer scie ... more
MOON DAILY
India to Experiment With Igloo-like Structures on the Moon - Minister
New Delhi (Sputnik) Mar 23, 2018
Indian scientists will use robots and 3D printers to build igloo-like structures using lunar soil and other suitable materials. Indian space scientists have already finalized five designs for such l ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Hubble solves cosmic 'whodunit' with interstellar forensics
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 23, 2018
On the outskirts of our galaxy, a cosmic tug-of-war is unfolding-and only NASA's Hubble Space Telescope can see who's winning. The players are two dwarf galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud an ... more
ROBO SPACE
How accurate is your AI
Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Mar 23, 2018
As AI's role in society continues to expand, J B Brown of the Graduate School of Medicine reports on a new evaluation method for the type of AI that predicts yes/positive/true or no/negative/false a ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Rooting for Answers: Simulating G-Force to Test Plant Gravity Perception in Mustard Seedlings
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 23, 2018
When plants on Earth search for nutrients and water, what drives their direction? Very simply, gravitational force helps them find the easiest path to the substances they need to grow and thrive. Wh ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Inspired by ASU NASA mission, students create space art
Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 23, 2018
Four years after NASA was established, administrator James Webb was so inspired by a portrait of an astronaut, he ordered the creation of an agency art program. The idea was to capture the emotion o ... more
MARSDAILY
Sol 2000: Roving for 2000 Martian Days
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 23, 2018
Today marks a milestone for Curiosity. Our trusty Martian rover has spent 2000 sols exploring Gale Crater helping to unravel the geologic history preserved in the rocks. We've observed a huge variet ... more
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TIME AND SPACE
MSU-based scientists dedicated the birth of a new black hole to Stephen Hawking
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Mar 23, 2018
One of the MASTER Global Robotic Net telescopes (MSU) located on Tenerife (Spain, Canary Islands) helped the scientists observe the gamma-ray burst caused by the collapse of a star and the formation ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Scientists separate atoms with smallest sieve ever
Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2018
Scientists have found a way to turn 2D materials into a sieve capable of separating different atoms from each other. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Simulation opens prospects for obtaining ultra-dense electron-positron plasmas
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (SPX) Mar 21, 2018
To achieve breakthrough research results in various fields of modern science, it is vital to develop successful interdisciplinary collaborations. Long-term interaction of physicists from the Institu ... more
ROBO SPACE
Make way for the mini flying machines
New Orleans LA (SPX) Mar 23, 2018
Tiny floating robots could be useful in all kinds of ways, for example, to probe the human gut for disease or to search the environment for pollutants. In a step toward such devices, researchers des ... more
ROBO SPACE
Visual recognition: Seeing the world through the eyes of rodents
Trieste, Italy (SPX) Mar 23, 2018
Man or woman, happy or sad. Sometimes a glance is enough to say it. Yet, the visual process that allows us to recognize the gender or emotional state of a person is very sophisticated. Until recentl ... more


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TERRADAILY
World's carbon emissions on the rise again: IEA
Paris (AFP) March 22, 2018
Harmful carbon emissions from energy rose in 2017 for the first time in three years, the International Energy Agency said Thursday, proof that the world's efforts to fight climate change are falling short. ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Unexpected effect could lead to lower-power memory, computing devices
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 21, 2018
An unexpected phenomenon known as zero field switching (ZFS) could lead to smaller, lower-power memory and computing devices than presently possible. The image shows a layering of platinum (Pt), tun ... more
ENERGY TECH
Physicists discover new quantum electronic material
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 20, 2018 A motif of Japanese basketweaving known as the kagome pattern has preoccupied physicists for decades. Kagome baskets are typically made from strips of bamboo woven into ... more
NANO TECH
A treasure trove for nanotechnology experts
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 21, 2018
2D materials, which consist of a few layers of atoms, may well be the future of nanotechnology. They offer potential new applications and could be used in small, higher-performance and more energy-e ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Chang'e-4 Lunar Probe will Reach the Far Side of the Moon
Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 22, 2018
The mission of Chang'e-4 lunar probe will proceed in two phases this year, and Chang'e-4 lunar probe will reach the far side of the Moon for the first time, said an official from China Academy of Sp ... more
EXO WORLDS
Exoplanet mission led by UCL selected as ESA's next medium-class mission
London, UK (SPX) Mar 21, 2018
ARIEL, a mission to answer fundamental questions about how planetary systems form and evolve, has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as its next medium-class science mission, due for l ... more
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China to become top patent filer within three years: UN
Geneva (AFP) March 21, 2018
China is on its way to becoming the world leader in international patent filings, and should overtake the top spot from the United States within three years, the UN said Wednesday. A record 243,500 international patent applications were filed last year, a hike of 4.5 percent from a year earlier, the World Intellectual Property Organisation said in its annual report. These patents "repres ... more
+ Airbus delivers new life support system for the ISS
+ Inspired by ASU NASA mission, students create space art
+ Rooting for Answers: Simulating G-Force to Test Plant Gravity Perception in Mustard Seedlings
+ Tribal College and University Student Conference to host NASA competition
+ Two Americans, one Russian blast off for ISS
+ 60 years in orbit for 'grapefruit satellite' - the oldest human object in space
+ A Frommer's guide to the future of interplanetary travel
3D printing rocket engines in SPAIN
Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Mar 23, 2018
FADA CATEC is supporting Zero 2 Infinity (Z2I) in the development of a new generation of rocket engines. This March, FADA CATEC has successfully 3D printed a combustion chamber for Zero 2 Infinity's Bloostar engine. 3D printing the engine entails a dramatic reduction in cost, environmental impact, production time, and mass. Z2I is thrilled to have the support of FADA-CATEC technologies' an ... more
+ Soyuz rocket rolled out for launch
+ SpaceX launches innovative secondary payload dispenser along side Hispasat
+ Air Force Chief of Staff: US 'On Track' to Replace Russian RD-180 Rocket Engine
+ Air Force awards launch contracts to SpaceX and ULA
+ Aerojet Rocketdyne Ships Starliner Re-entry Thrusters
+ India working on 16 ton payload capacity to GEO Transfer Orbit
+ ILS secures additional launch orders for Proton medium vehicle


Opportunity Mars Rover brushes a new rock target
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 20, 2018
Opportunity is continuing the exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is positioned about halfway down the approximately 656 feet (200 meter) valley. Opportunity is continuing the imaging survey at each rover location within the valley. In addition to both Navigation Camera (Navcam) and Panoramic Camera (Pancam) panoramas, targeted Pancam multi-s ... more
+ Mars' oceans formed early, possibly aided by massive volcanic eruptions
+ Martian oceans formed earlier but weren't as deep as previously thought, study finds
+ Sol 2000: Roving for 2000 Martian Days
+ Mars Curiosity Celebrates Sol 2,000
+ 360 Video: Tour a Mars Robot Test Lab
+ Next NASA Mars Rover Reaches Key Manufacturing Milestone
+ Asteroids and comets shower Mars with organics
Chang'e-4 Lunar Probe will Reach the Far Side of the Moon
Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 22, 2018
The mission of Chang'e-4 lunar probe will proceed in two phases this year, and Chang'e-4 lunar probe will reach the far side of the Moon for the first time, said an official from China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). "We plan to launch Chang'e-4 lunar probe in the second half of 2018. This will be the first time for a lunar probe to land on the far side of the Moon. Chang'e-4 lunar pro ... more
+ China to launch Long March-5B rocket next year
+ China plans to develop a multipurpose, reusable space plane
+ China moving ahead with plans for next-generation X-ray observatory
+ China to launch Long March-5B rocket in 2019
+ Satellite will test plan for global China led satcom network
+ China plans rocket sea-launch
+ China speeds up research, commercialization of space shuttles
Ground-breaking satellite projects will transform society
London, UK (SPX) Mar 18, 2018
The electric vehicle charging point project, led by Energeo Ltd working with Bournemouth Borough Council, will combine satellite imagery, Open Data, and Machine Learning to deliver an interactive map based user interface. This will help the council identify charge point requirements via visualisation of different features and influences on EV roll out, such as existing charge points, residential ... more
+ Isotropic Systems to offer OneWeb compatible ultra low-cost terminals
+ New laws unlock exciting space era for UK
+ Iridium Certus Distribution Expands; Enables Globally 'Connected Vehicles', Assets and Teams
+ Britain hopes to keep stars aligned with EU's space projects
+ Lockheed Martin Begins Assembly of JCSAT-17 Commercial Communications Satellite
+ ESA Astronaut will test CIMON aboard the ISS Watson AI
+ Iridium Certus readies for takeoff with aviation service providers
Diamond powers first continuous room-temperature solid-state maser
(UPI) Mar 21, 2018
Scientists have built the world's first continuous room-temperature solid-state maser. Maser stands for "microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation." The device is the older sibling of the laser and operates at microwave frequencies. But while masers came first, the technology never caught on like the laser. That's mostly because masers require temperatures approaching ... more
+ Raytheon contracted for Cobra Dane radar support
+ New 'AR' Mobile App Features 3-D NASA Spacecraft
+ Predicting the Lifespan of Materials in Space
+ UNH researchers find space radiation is increasingly more hazardous
+ Reconsidering damage production and radiation mixing in materials
+ NASA Marshall advances 3-D printed rocket engine nozzle technology
+ Researchers use 3-D printing to create metallic glass alloys


UK team to lead European mission to study new planets
London, UK (SPX) Mar 21, 2018
The ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey) mission was selected as the next European Space Agency (ESA) science mission, putting UK leadership at the heart of research into planets that lie outside our solar system - exoplanets. Thousands of exoplanets have now been discovered with a huge diversity of masses, sizes and orbits, but very little is known about thei ... more
+ TRAPPIST-1 planets provide clues to the nature of habitable worlds
+ ESA's next science mission to focus on nature of exoplanets
+ 'Oumuamua likely came from a binary star system
+ Exoplanet mission led by UCL selected as ESA's next medium-class mission
+ Team discovers that wind moves microinvertebrates across desert
+ Yale's Expres Instrument ready to find the next Earth Analog
+ NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Nearing the End as Fuel Runs Low
Jupiter's turmoil more than skin deep: researchers
Paris (AFP) March 7, 2018
Jupiter's tempestuous, gassy atmosphere stretches some 3,000 kilometres (1,860 miles) deep and comprises a hundredth of the planet's mass, studies based on observations by NASA's Juno spacecraft revealed Wednesday. The measurements shed the first light on what goes on beneath the surface of the largest planet in the Solar System, which from a distance resembles a colourful, striped glass mar ... more
+ New Horizons Chooses Nickname for 'Ultimate' Flyby Target
+ Jupiter's Great Red Spot getting taller as it shrinks
+ Jupiter's Jet-Streams Are Unearthly
+ Unveiling the depths of Jupiter's winds
+ You are entering the Jovian Twilight Zone
+ The PI's Perspective: Why Didn't Voyager Explore the Kuiper Belt?
+ Chasing a stellar flash with assistance from GAIA


Low-tech, affordable solutions to improve water quality
Houghton MI (SPX) Mar 23, 2018
Most of us are used to turning on a tap and water coming out. We rarely question whether this will happen or whether the water is clean enough to bathe in or drink. Though the process of maintaining water quality is practically invisible to most of us, removing bacteria and contaminants from water requires a lot of effort from both humans and treatment systems alike. Mohammad Alizadeh Fard ... more
+ Indonesia women face daily swim for clean water
+ Pacific plastic dump far larger than feared: study
+ Revolutionary new filter can improve drinking water quality
+ Australia to open more marine parks to commercial fishing
+ World water problems on tap at Brazil conference
+ World's largest cities depend on evaporated water from surrounding lands
+ Seaweeds protect calcifying marine species from ocean acidification
Indra Expands With Four New Stations The Ground Segment Managing Galileo Satellites
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 15, 2018
Indra has been awarded a contract for implementing four new Uplink Stations (ULS), thus expanding the ground segment of the European global positioning system, Galileo. Awarded by the company Thales Alenia Space (France), this contract also includes maintenance and upgrades for all Uplink stations. The new stations will join the ten uplink stations that Indra has already put into service a ... more
+ GMV leads a project for application of EGNOS to maritime safety
+ Why Russia is one step ahead of US Army's plans for future GPS
+ Europe claims 100 million users for Galileo satnav system
+ Airbus selected by ESA for EGNOS V3 program
+ Pentagon probes fitness-app use after map shows sensitive sites
+ China sends twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space
+ 18 satellites in exactEarth's real-time constellation now in service


New AI mapping algorithm discovers 6,000 new craters on the Moon
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Mar 20, 2018
Wanting to make their job a little easier, researchers at the University of Toronto developed a new artificial intelligence algorithm that helped them identify 6,000 previously unseen craters on Earth's moon. Researchers first trained the neural network on 90,000 images that covered two-thirds of the moon's surface before testing its ability to detect craters on the remaining third portion ... more
+ India to Experiment With Igloo-like Structures on the Moon - Minister
+ 'Luna City 2175' will take audience to a future community grappling with how to be civilized
+ Scientists Share Ideas for Gateway Activities Near the Moon
+ The moon formed inside a vaporized Earth synestia
+ Research details mineralogy of potential lunar exploration site
+ Study details new story for how the moon formed
+ How does water change the moon's origin story?
A star disturbed the comets of the solar system in prehistory
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 21, 2018
About 70,000 years ago, when the human species was already on Earth, a small reddish star approached our solar system and gravitationally disturbed comets and asteroids. Astronomers from the Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Cambridge have verified that the movement of some of these objects is still marked by that stellar encounter. At a time when modern humans were be ... more
+ Russian scientists use lasers to destroy mini asteroids
+ NASA plans giant spacecraft to defend Earth by nuking deadly asteroids
+ NASA Dawn Reveals Recent Changes in Ceres' Surface
+ Russian physicists make toy asteroids and blast them with a laser
+ Lessons from the Tunguska event
+ Comet Chury formed by a catastrophic collision
+ Watch an asteroid pass between Earth and the moon on Friday


Diamonds from the deep: Study suggests water may exist in Earth's lower mantle
Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2018
Water on Earth runs deep - very deep. The oceans have been measured to a maximum depth of 7 miles, though water is known to exist well below the oceans. Just how deep this hidden water reaches, and how much of it exists, are the subjects of ongoing research. Now a new study suggests that water may be more common than expected at extreme depths approaching 400 miles and possibly beyond - wi ... more
+ Scientists find seismic imaging is blind to water
+ New NASA Model Finds Landslide Threats in Near Real-Time During Heavy Rains
+ ESA testing detection of floating plastic litter from orbit
+ Sentinels helping to map minerals
+ Scientist eyes Chinese satellites to help world tackle air pollution
+ Earth's atmosphere: new results from the International Space Station
+ New technologies and computing power to help strengthen population data
New 3-D measurements improve understanding of geomagnetic storm hazards
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 14, 2018
Measurements of the three-dimensional structure of the earth, as opposed to the one-dimensional models typically used, can help scientists more accurately determine which areas of the United States are most vulnerable to blackouts during hazardous geomagnetic storms. Space weather events such as geomagnetic storms can disturb the earth's magnetic field, interfering with electric power grid ... more
+ NASA powers on new instrument staring at the Sun
+ Mystery of purple lights in sky solved with help from citizen scientists
+ Three NASA satellites recreate solar eruption in 3-D
+ Public invited to come aboard NASA's first mission to touch the Sun
+ Queen's scientists crack 70-year-old mystery of how magnetic waves heat the Sun
+ NASA's SDO reveals how magnetic cage on the Sun stopped solar eruption
+ Towards a better prediction of solar eruptions


Beyond the WIMP: Unique crystals could expand the search for dark matter
Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 21, 2018
A new particle detector design proposed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) could greatly broaden the search for dark matter - which makes up 85 percent of the total mass of the universe yet we don't know what it's made of - into an unexplored realm. While several large physics experiments have been targeting theorized dark matter particl ... more
+ Cosmologists create largest simulation of galaxy formation yet
+ Scientists invented method of catching bacteria with 'photonic hook'
+ The search for dark matter widens
+ Hubble solves cosmic 'whodunit' with interstellar forensics
+ Google honors astronomer Guillermo Haro with new Doodle
+ Radio telescope array to build surrounding
+ Arrested development: Hubble finds relic galaxy close to home
MSU-based scientists dedicated the birth of a new black hole to Stephen Hawking
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Mar 23, 2018
One of the MASTER Global Robotic Net telescopes (MSU) located on Tenerife (Spain, Canary Islands) helped the scientists observe the gamma-ray burst caused by the collapse of a star and the formation of a black hole in its place. Usual telescopes are unable to point to gamma-ray bursts error-boxes fast enough to monitor the change in its brightness and obtain any information about its sourc ... more
+ Simulation opens prospects for obtaining ultra-dense electron-positron plasmas
+ Scientists separate atoms with smallest sieve ever
+ Scientists detect radio echoes of a black hole feeding on a star
+ 'Red and dead' NGC 1277 offers insights on the early universe
+ Stephen Hawking: a brief history of genius
+ Quantum vacuum may allow stars to exist in unconventional configurations
+ Double or Nothing: Astronomers Rethink Quasar Environment
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