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  Moscow (Sputnik) May 07, 2018 The first flight of a Russian cosmonaut to the moon could take place aboard of the US Orion spacecraft in 2024, a space industry source told Sputnik on Friday. "Within the framework of talks, draft plans of future manned missions to the lunar stations have been made. Among other issues, the possibility to send one Russian cosmonaut as part of the crew of the Orion spacecraft that will drag the Russian airlock module to the moon is on the agenda. The Russian cosmonaut will have to ensure the integr ... read more |
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Waves similar to those controlling Earth weather found on the SunGottingen, Germany (SPX) May 08, 2018 A team of scientists led by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) and the University of Gottingen has discovered new waves of vorticity on the Sun. As described in the latest issu ... more  
ESA selects three new mission concepts for studyParis (ESA) May 08, 2018 A high-energy survey of the early Universe, an infrared observatory to study the formation of stars, planets and galaxies, and a Venus orbiter are to be considered for ESA's fifth medium class missi ... more  
Mars growth stunted by early giant planetary instabilityNorman OK (SPX) May 08, 2018 A University of Oklahoma astrophysics team explains why the growth of Mars was stunted by an orbital instability among the outer solar system's giant planets in a new study on the evolution of the y ... more  
Breakthrough listen begins survey of Milky Way galactic plane at ParkesSan Francisco CA (SPX) May 08, 2018 Breakthrough Listen - the initiative to find signs of intelligent life in the universe - has announced a survey of millions of stars located in the plane of our galaxy, using the CSIRO Parkes Radio ... more |
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Laser-driven electron recollision remembers molecular orbital structureBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2018 Scientists from the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI) in Berlin combined state-of-the-art experiments and numerical simulations to test a fundamental assumpt ... more  
Pakistan Pours Millions Into Military-Civilian Satellites, Space ProgramMoscow (Sputnik) May 07, 2018 Islamabad is devoting more resources to Pakistan's space program as part of its effort to become less reliant on foreign-owned space assets, according to a new report. In the 2018 to 2019 fisc ... more  
This is not a game: NIST virtual reality aims to win for public safetyWashington DC (SPX) May 07, 2018 Virtual reality produces entertaining video games. But it's also a serious training and testing tool. Pilots test their skill with flight simulators, and the military can practice by playing war gam ... more  
Highly elastic biodegradable hydrogel for bioprinting of new tissuesArlington TX (SPX) May 04, 2018 Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed a highly elastic biodegradable hydrogel for bio-printing of materials that mimic natural human soft tissues. Bio-printing uses live ... more  
Engineered polymer membranes could be new option for water treatmentSouth Bend IN (SPX) May 07, 2018 The world's freshwater resources are in short supply. According to the United Nations, water scarcity affects an estimated 1.9 billion people and 2.1 billion people live with drinking water services ... more |
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Making new layered superconductors using high entropy alloysTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 07, 2018 Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created new superconductors made of layers of bismuth sulfide (BiS2) and a high entropy rare earth alloy oxyfluoride, containing five different ra ... more  |
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Design for magnetoelectric device may improve your memoryWashington DC (SPX) May 07, 2018 For years, manufacturers have offered computers with increasing amounts of memory packed into smaller devices. But semiconductor companies can't reduce the size of memory components as quickly as th ... more  
Researchers selected to develop novel approaches to lifelong machine learningWashington DC (SPX) May 07, 2018 Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) systems have significantly advanced in recent years. However, they are currently limited to executing only those tasks they are specifically de ... more 
3D batteries pack power into tiny footprintsWashington DC (SPX) May 04, 2018 Batteries might seem like they come in every shape and size that you can imagine. But as electronic devices become tinier and skinnier without reducing their power and energy demands, they challenge ... more  
NASA's First Deep-Space CubeSats Say: PoloPasadena CA (JPL) May 07, 2018 NASA has received radio signals indicating that the first-ever CubeSats headed to deep space are alive and well. The first signal was received at 12:15 p.m. PDT (3:15 p.m. EDT, 19:15 UTC) May 5; the ... more 
Crafting the right collaboration in spaceMcLean VA (SPX) May 04, 2018 Recent media articles have taken a negative tone regarding how the government procures commercial technology in space. Last month SpaceNews went as far as stating in a Crafting the right collaborati ... more |
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 McLean VA (SPX) May 04, 2018 
The recent Senate confirmation of Rep. Jim Bridenstine as NASA's 13th administrator bodes well for a fresh perspective that can benefit both the agency and commercial space industry. As the representative for Oklahoma's first congressional district, Bridenstine is the first elected official to head the nation's space agency. Since coming to congress in 2013, Bridenstine took a keen interest in s ... more |
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 Tampa (AFP) May 5, 2018 
SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo ship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, the company said, a few hours after leaving the International Space Station Saturday carrying 4,000 pounds (1,800 kilograms) of gear.
"Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed, completing SpaceX's third resupply mission to and from the @Space_Station with a flight-proven spacecraft," tweeted the company owned by E ... more |
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 Norman OK (SPX) May 08, 2018 
A University of Oklahoma astrophysics team explains why the growth of Mars was stunted by an orbital instability among the outer solar system's giant planets in a new study on the evolution of the young solar system.
The OU study builds on the widely-accepted Nice Model, which invokes a planetary instability to explain many peculiar observed aspects of the outer solar system.
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 07, 2018 
China is developing its first space rocket with a reusable first stage that could see its trial launch as early as 2020, SpaceNews reported, citing a senior Chinese rocket designer.
Long Lehao of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), revealed the new plans for the Long March 8 medium-lift launcher during a space industry conference in Harbin on April 24.
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 Paris (ESA) May 08, 2018 
A high-energy survey of the early Universe, an infrared observatory to study the formation of stars, planets and galaxies, and a Venus orbiter are to be considered for ESA's fifth medium class mission in its Cosmic Vision science programme, with a planned launch date in 2032.
The three candidates, the Transient High Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor (Theseus), the SPace Infrared teles ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 07, 2018 
For years, manufacturers have offered computers with increasing amounts of memory packed into smaller devices. But semiconductor companies can't reduce the size of memory components as quickly as they used to, and current designs are not energy-efficient. Conventional memory devices use transistors and rely on electric fields to store and read out information.
An alternative approach being ... more |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) May 08, 2018 
Scientists have detected an exoplanet atmosphere that is free of clouds, marking a pivotal breakthrough in the quest for greater understanding of the planets beyond our solar system.
An international team of astronomers, led by Dr. Nikolay Nikolov from the University of Exeter, have found that the atmosphere of the 'hot Saturn' WASP-96b is cloud-free.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 01, 2018 
Far across the solar system, from where Earth appears merely as a pale blue dot, NASA's Galileo spacecraft spent eight years orbiting Jupiter. During that time, the hearty spacecraft - slightly larger than a full-grown giraffe - sent back spates of discoveries on the gas giant's moons, including the observation of a magnetic environment around Ganymede that was distinct from Jupiter's own magnet ... more |
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 South Bend IN (SPX) May 07, 2018 
The world's freshwater resources are in short supply. According to the United Nations, water scarcity affects an estimated 1.9 billion people and 2.1 billion people live with drinking water services that are not safely managed. The critical point of water scarcity has led scientists to look for new and efficient ways to make the most of nontraditional sources, including sea water, brackish water ... more |
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 London (AFP) May 1, 2018  Britain will explore developing and launching its own satellite navigation system, Downing Street announced on Tuesday, amid doubt over its future inclusion in a key European project after Brexit.
Prime Minister Theresa May has created a taskforce of engineering and aerospace experts led by the UK Space Agency "to develop options for a British Global Navigation Satellite System that would gu ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2018 
NASA is returning to the Moon with commercial and international partners as part of an overall agency Exploration Campaign in support of Space Policy Directive 1. It all starts with robotic missions on the lunar surface, as well as a Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway for astronauts in space beyond the Moon.
Right now, NASA is preparing to purchase new small lunar payload delivery services, de ... more |
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 Providence RI (SPX) Apr 26, 2018 
Experiments using a high-powered projectile cannon show how impacts by water-rich asteroids can deliver surprising amounts of water to planetary bodies. The research, by scientists from Brown University, could shed light on how water got to the early Earth and help account for some trace water detections on the Moon and elsewhere.
"The origin and transportation of water and volatiles is on ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) May 03, 2018  While ESA's CryoSat continues to provide clear insight into how much sea ice is being lost and how the Antarctic and Greenlandic ice sheets are changing, the mission has again surpassed its original scope by revealing exactly how mountain glaciers are also succumbing to change.
Glaciers all over the globe are retreating - and for the last 15 years, glacial ice has been the main cause of se ... more |
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 Manchester UK (SPX) May 08, 2018 
Scientists agree the sun will die in approximately 10 billion years, but they weren't sure what would happen next...until now.
A team of international astronomers, including Professor Albert Zijlstra from the University of Manchester, predict it will turn into a massive ring of luminous, interstellar gas and dust, known as a planetary nebula.
A planetary nebula marks the end of 90% o ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) May 08, 2018 
Breakthrough Listen - the initiative to find signs of intelligent life in the universe - has announced a survey of millions of stars located in the plane of our galaxy, using the CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope ("Parkes") in New South Wales, Australia, has commenced.
Listen observations at Parkes began in November 2016, targeting a sample consisting mostly of stars within a few light years of ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2018 
Scientists from the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI) in Berlin combined state-of-the-art experiments and numerical simulations to test a fundamental assumption underlying strong-field physics. Their results refine our understanding of strong-field processes such as high harmonic generation (HHG) and laser-induced electron diffraction (LIED).
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