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  Washington (AFP) Aug 9, 2018 Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday unveiled details of plans to build a US Space Force that would become the sixth branch of America's massive military, saying the time has come to prepare for "the next battlefield." President Donald Trump ordered the creation of Space Force in June, arguing the Pentagon needs it to tackle vulnerabilities in space and assert US dominance in orbit. Its creation however is not a done deal, as it needs to be approved by Congress, and the concept has met with som ... read more |
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Space probe to plunge into fiery solar coronaBerkeley CA (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 On August 11, NASA plans to launch Earth's first spacecraft to venture inside the orbits of Venus and Mercury to touch the very edge of the Sun's fiery corona. Outfitted with instruments desig ... more  
Study helps solve mystery under Jupiter's coloured bandsCanberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 Scientists from Australia and the United States have helped to solve the mystery underlying Jupiter's coloured bands in a new study on the interaction between atmospheres and magnetic fields. ... more  
Tiny tunnels inside garnets appear to be the result of boring microorganismsWashington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 Complex systems of microscopic tunnels found inside garnet crystals from Thailand are most likely the result of microorganisms making their homes inside these minerals, according to a study publishe ... more 
French research set to take off for the SunParis, France (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 Parker Solar Probe will soon become the spacecraft to travel the closest to the Sun, by positioning itself a little over 6 million kilometers from our star's surface. During its journey within the s ... more |
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Aeolus sealed from viewKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 10, 2018 As preparations for the launch of ESA's latest Earth Explorer continue on track, the team at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana has bid farewell to the Aeolus satellite as it was sealed from view i ... more 
Scientist begins developing instrument for finding extraterrestrial bacteriaGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 A NASA scientist wants to create a planetary robot that would mimic what biologists do every day in terrestrial laboratories: look through microscopes to visually identify microbial life living in s ... more  
By turning its back on Wall Street, Tesla could avoid market pressuresNew York (AFP) Aug 8, 2018 Exiting US stock markets, a possibility raised Tuesday by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, could ease some of the pressure on the electric automaker but will come at a hefty cost. ... more  
Lockheed receives contract for Aegis ballistic missile defenseWashington (UPI) Aug 08, 2018 Lockheed Martin has received a $15.8 million contract for materials and development support of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system. ... more  
Iron-silica particles unlock part of the mystery of Earth's oxygenationEdmonton, Canada (SPX) Aug 08, 2018 The oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere was thanks, in part, to iron and silica particles in ancient seawater, according to a new study by geomicrobiologists at the University of Alberta. But these re ... more |
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Renovations lead to big improvement at Nuclear Astrophysics LabWashington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 In nature, the nuclear reactions that form stars are often accompanied by astronomically high amounts of energy, sometimes over billions of years. This presents a challenge for nuclear astrophysicis ... more  |
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Household phenomenon observed by Leonardo da Vinci finally explainedCambridge UK (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 An everyday occurrence spotted when we turn on the tap to brush our teeth has baffled engineers for centuries - why does the water splay when it hits the sink before it heads down the plughole? ... more  
Tying down electrons with nanoribbonsBerkeley CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 Scientists are experimenting with narrow strips of graphene, called nanoribbons, in hopes of making cool new electronic devices, but University of California, Berkeley scientists have discovered ano ... more  
Lining up surprising behaviors of superconductor with one of the world's strongest magnetsUpton NY (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 What happens when really powerful magnets - capable of producing magnetic fields nearly two million times stronger than Earth's - are applied to materials that have a "super" ability to conduct elec ... more 
Mattis supports creation of command dedicated to spaceWashington (AFP) Aug 7, 2018 US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday he "absolutely" agrees the Pentagon should create a new command dedicated to space, but he stopped short of fully endorsing President Donald Trump's order to create a whole new Space Force. ... more  
Organic makeup of ancient meteorites sheds light on early solar systemManchester UK (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 The origin of organic matter found in meteorites that formed during the birth of the Solar System 4.5 billion years ago may provide key clues to understanding the birth of life here on Earth. ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 08, 2018 
Despite significant cuts to NASA's Planetary Science Division budget early in this decade, the space agency has made impressive progress in meeting goals outlined in the 2013-2022 planetary decadal survey by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, says a new midterm assessment from the National Academies.
The report notes that the agency met or exceeded the decadal s ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 07, 2018 
Aerojet Rocketdyne's advanced tactical booster program recently completed two successful hot-fire tests of a motor that had been conditioned to mimic extreme cold- and hot-soak conditions for air-launch application. The tests took place at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
"Aerojet Rocketdyne has been the leading supplier of missile technolog ... more |
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 London, UK (The Conversation) Aug 06, 2018 
Space X and Tesla founder Elon Musk has a vision for colonising Mars, based on a big rocket, nuclear explosions and an infrastructure to transport millions of people there. This was seen as highly ambitious but technically challenging in several ways. Planetary protection rules and the difficulties of terraforming (making the planet hospitable by, for example, warming it up) and dealing with the ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Aug 08, 2018 
China's space station Tiangong, or Heavenly Palace, is scheduled to launch in 2022. The facility, which is expected to adhere to similar standards as the International Space Station (ISS), will be open to foreign astronauts.
Larger than the 140-ton Russian Mir space station, the Tiangong will consist of a core module and two laboratory cabins, large enough to accommodate three to six astro ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 
In an ongoing effort to foster commercial activity in space, NASA has selected 13 companies to study the future of commercial human spaceflight in low-Earth orbit, including long-range opportunities for the International Space Station.
The studies will assess the potential growth of a low-Earth orbit economy and how to best stimulate private demand for commercial human spaceflight. The por ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
An exotic material poised to become the semiconductor of choice for power electronics - because it is far more efficient than silicon - is now being eyed for potential applications in space. Two NASA teams are examining the use of gallium nitride, a crystal-type semiconductor compound first discovered in the 1980s, and currently used in consumer electronics such as laser diodes in DVD readers. ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 
A NASA scientist wants to create a planetary robot that would mimic what biologists do every day in terrestrial laboratories: look through microscopes to visually identify microbial life living in samples.
Although very early in its technology development, the concept would take NASA's hunt for extraterrestrial life to the next level by actually looking for bacteria and archaea in soil and ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 
Scientists from Australia and the United States have helped to solve the mystery underlying Jupiter's coloured bands in a new study on the interaction between atmospheres and magnetic fields.
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. Unlike Earth, Jupiter has no solid surface - it is a gaseous planet, consisting mostly of hydrogen and helium.
Several strong jet streams flo ... more |
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 Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
New research, led by former Carnegie postdoctoral fellow Summer Praetorius, shows that changes in the heat flow of the northern Pacific Ocean may have a larger effect on the Arctic climate than previously thought. The findings are published in the August 7, 2018, issue of Nature Communications.
The Arctic is experiencing larger and more rapid increases in temperature from global warming mo ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2018 
Envistacom has announced it has received a contract for the DAGRS handheld GPS navigation system that is used for many military purposes.
The contract, announced Tuesday by the company, is valued at up to $480 million over five years and covers both U.S. Army and Navy customers. The contract will include prototype design and other technical services to update the system.
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 Tampa (AFP) July 27, 2018 
Sixty years ago, spurred by competition with the Soviet Union, the United States created NASA, launching a journey that would take Americans to the moon within a decade.
Since then, the US space agency has seen glorious achievements and crushing failures in its drive to push the frontiers of space exploration, including a fatal launch pad fire in 1967 that killed three and two deadly shuttle ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Aug 07, 2018 
The Perseid meteor shower, an annual celestial event beloved by millions of skywatchers around the world, is about to make its annual return to the night sky. And thanks to a new Moon, there'll be no bright moonlight to hinder the view.
Sky and Telescope magazine predicts that this year's Perseid shower will reach its peak on Sunday night, August 12th, and early morning on the 13th. You wi ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 09, 2018 
Scientists with NASA/Caltech's Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis project (ARIA) used new satellite data to produce a map of ground deformation on the resort island of Lombok, Indonesia, following a deadly 6.9-magnitude earthquake on August 5.
The false-color map shows the amount of permanent surface movement that occurred, almost entirely due to the quake, over a 6-day period between sat ... more |
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 Kanazawa, Japan (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 
Earth is constantly being hammered by charged particles emitted by the Sun that have enough power to make life on Earth almost impossible. We survive because Earth's magnetic field traps and deflects these particles, preventing the vast majority of them from ever reaching the planet's surface.
The trapped particles bounce back and forth between the North and South poles in complex, ever-ch ... more |
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 Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
For almost ten years, astronomers have been studying a mysterious diffuse radiation coming from the center of our galaxy. Originally, it was thought that this radiation could originate from the elusive dark matter particles that many researchers are hoping to find.
However, physicists from the University of Amsterdam/GRAPPA and the Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique Theorique have n ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
In nature, the nuclear reactions that form stars are often accompanied by astronomically high amounts of energy, sometimes over billions of years. This presents a challenge for nuclear astrophysicists trying to study these reactions in a controlled, low-energy laboratory setting. The chances of re-creating such a spark without bombarding targets with high-intensity beams are unfathomably low. Ho ... more |
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