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Study links lightning with gamma rays inside clouds Washington (UPI) Jun 25, 2019 Weak gamma-ray glows appear to precede lightning strikes and accompanying gamma-ray flashes under certain conditions. Over the last several years, researchers at the University of Tokyo worked with schools and businesses in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, in central Japan, to install a network of radiation monitors for studying lightning. "Forever, people have seen lightning and heard thunder. These were the ways we could experience this power of nature," University of Tokyo graduate stud ... read more |
The Future of Directed Energy: Insights from the U.S. Army and Air Force New York NY (SPX) Jun 25, 2019 Colonel Richard Haggerty and Dr. Boris Zhdanov share insights into how the FY18 budget appropriations affected directed energy (DE) programs, where DE acquisition and force integration is heading in FY19 ... more Maunakea HI (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 A group of astronomers led by Crystal Martin and Stephanie Ho of the University of California, Santa Barbara, has discovered a dizzying cosmic choreography among typical star-forming galaxies; their ... more Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 We have seen intricate patterns that milk makes in coffee and much smoother ones that honey makes when stirred with a spoon. Which of these cases best describes the behavior of the hot gas in galaxy ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 25, 2019 Two astronauts and a cosmonaut are back on Earth after 204 days aboard the International Space Station. The trio touched down inside the Russian-built Soyuz capsule. ... more |
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ESA awards Siemens and Sonaca contract to design new additive manufacturing applications Liege, Belgium (SPX) Jun 21, 2019 The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Siemens Digital Industries Software to develop aerospace design applications for metal additive manufacturing. The applications will leverage Siemens' en ... more Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 25, 2019 The first crew to blast off to the International Space Station following a launch accident that deepened doubts over Russia's space programme returned to earth safely on Tuesday. ... more Cleveland OH (SPX) Jun 21, 2019 NASA's X-57 project has marked two critical milestones, taking two major steps toward demonstrating the benefits of electric propulsion for aviation. More general aviation aircraft are in the ... more San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 24, 2019 Salt-tolerant bacteria grown in brine were able to revive after the brine was put through a cycle of drying and rewetting. The research has implications for the possibility of life on Mars, as well ... more Washington (AFP) June 24, 2019 A hacker used a tiny Raspberry Pi computer to infiltrate NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory network, stealing sensitive data and forcing the temporary disconnection of space-flight systems, the agency has revealed. ... more |
ESA testing lunar rescue device tested underwater at NASA's NEEMO 23 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2019 Summer 2019 heralds the "Summer of Launch" campaign for the Space and Missile Systems Center. As the nation's launch vehicle procurer of choice, SMC leads the Department of Defense launch comm ... more |
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NASA's Curiosity rover finds new methane spike on Mars Washington (AFP) June 24, 2019 NASA's Curiosity Rover has detected the highest ever levels of methane in the course of its mission on Mars, an exciting discovery because the gas could point to the existence of microbial life. ... more Washington (AFP) June 14, 2019 The first four days of Apollo 11's journey to the Moon had gone according to plan, but just twenty minutes before landing, the atmosphere grew tense as the crew encountered a series of problems. ... more Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 An international research team led by the University of Gottingen has discovered two new Earth-like planets near one of our closest neighboring stars. "Teegarden's star" is only about 12.5 light yea ... more Laramie WY (SPX) Jun 24, 2019 The total solar eclipse's swath across Wyoming and the United States in August 2017 provided an opportunity for scientists to study a variety of celestial and earthly phenomena, from learning more a ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 18, 2019 Researchers using Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observed signals of oxygen, carbon, and dust from a galaxy in the early universe 13 billion years ago. This is the earliest gala ... more |
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Soyuz capsule safely returns three space station crew members to Earth Washington (UPI) Jun 25, 2019 Two astronauts and a cosmonaut are back on Earth after 204 days aboard the International Space Station. The trio touched down inside the Russian-built Soyuz capsule. NASA astronaut Anne McClain, David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency and Oleg Kononenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos landed in Kazakhstan at 10:47 p.m. ET on Monday evening - 8:47 a.m. Tuesday morning, lo ... more |
Ariane 5 launches T-16 and EUTELSAT 7C satellites Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jun 21, 2019 Arianespace confirms its status as a trusted partner to world-class operators of communications satellites with the launch of T-16 and EUTELSAT 7C. The company's fifth launch of 2019 took place on Thursday, June 20 at 6:43 pm (local time) from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. With this latest success, the second with an Ariane 5 launch vehic ... more |
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Experiments with salt-tolerant bacteria in brine have implications for life on Mars San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 24, 2019 Salt-tolerant bacteria grown in brine were able to revive after the brine was put through a cycle of drying and rewetting. The research has implications for the possibility of life on Mars, as well as for the danger of contaminating Mars and other planetary bodies with terrestrial microbes. The research is presented at ASM Microbe 2019, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology ... more |
Luokung and Land Space to develop control system for space and ground assets Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 03, 2019 Luokung Technology Corp. has announced a strategic partnership with Land Space Technology Corporation Ltd. ("Land Space"). The two parties will work together and take advantage of respective strength on commercial space cooperation with satellite remote sensing data applications as the main target market. They will jointly develop domestic and foreign markets of products and services which ... more |
All-alectric Maxar 1300-Class comsat delivers broadcast services for Eutelsat customers Westminster CO (SPX) Jun 24, 2019 Maxar Technologies reports that the all-electric EUTELSAT 7C communications satellite, built for Eutelsat, one of the world's leading satellite operators, is performing according to plan. The satellite launched yesterday aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the Arianespace launch base in Kourou, French Guiana. EUTELSAT 7C deployed its solar arrays on schedule and began firing its SPT-140 electri ... more |
Researchers see around corners to detect object shapes Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 24, 2019 Computer vision researchers have demonstrated they can use special light sources and sensors to see around corners or through gauzy filters, enabling them to reconstruct the shapes of unseen objects. The researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Toronto and University College London said this technique enables them to reconstruct images in great detail, including the r ... more |
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View of the Earth in front of the Sun Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 An international research team led by the University of Gottingen has discovered two new Earth-like planets near one of our closest neighboring stars. "Teegarden's star" is only about 12.5 light years away from Earth and is one of the smallest known stars. It is only about 2,700C warm and about ten times lighter than the Sun. Although it is so close to us, the star wasn't discovered until ... more |
Astronomers See "Warm" Glow of Uranus's Rings Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2019 The rings of Uranus are invisible to all but the largest telescopes - they weren't even discovered until 1977 - but they're surprisingly bright in new heat images of the planet taken by two large telescopes in the high deserts of Chile. The thermal glow gives astronomers another window onto the rings, which have been seen only because they reflect a little light in the visible, or optical, ... more |
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Looking for freshwater in all the snowy places Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2019 Snowflakes that cover mountains or linger under tree canopies are a vital freshwater resource for over a billion people around the world. To help determine how much freshwater is stored in snow, a team of NASA-funded researchers is creating a computer-based tool that simulates the best way to detect snow and measure its water content from space. Snow's water content, or snow water equivale ... more |
Lockheed Martin Delivers GPS III Contingency Operations Denver CO (SPX) Jun 12, 2019 The next step in modernizing the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation with new technology and capabilities is happening from the ground up! On May 22, Lockheed Martin delivered the GPS III Contingency Operations (COps) software upgrade to the U.S. Air Force's current GPS ground control system. The upgrade will enable the Air Force to start commanding the new, next-genera ... more |
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Ions Beams and Atom Smashers Expose Secrets of Moon Rocks Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 On July 20, 1969, as Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong climbed down the ladder from the "Eagle" lunar landing module, he found himself surrounded by a sea of grey - an expanse of powdery dust no human had ever seen in person. The iconic print made by his left boot marked but the first step on a long journey of discoveries about the Moon and our own world - both of which hold secrets that scientist ... more |
NRL researchers find insights into the formation of the solar system in ancient comet dust Washington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 Materials science researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have found a remnant of ancient dust from the early stages of the solar system inside a primitive meteorite, named La Paz Icefield 02342 after the location of its discovery in Antarctica. NRL scientists Rhonda Stroud and Bradley De Gregorio contributed to a paper describing the find, which published in Nature Astronomy, ... more |
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NASA helps warn of harmful algal blooms in lakes, reservoirs Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 24, 2019 Harmful algal blooms can cause big problems in coastal areas and lakes across the United States. When toxin-containing aquatic organisms multiply and form a bloom, it can sicken people and pets, contaminate drinking water, and force closures at boating and swimming sites. With limited resources to monitor these often-unpredictable blooms, water managers are turning to new technologies from ... more |
NASA selects missions to study our sun, its effects on space weather Washington DC (SPX) Jun 24, 2019 NASA has selected two new missions to advance our understanding of the Sun and its dynamic effects on space. One of the selected missions will study how the Sun drives particles and energy into the solar system and a second will study Earth's response. The Sun generates a vast outpouring of solar particles known as the solar wind, which can create a dynamic system of radiation in space cal ... more |
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Study links lightning with gamma rays inside clouds Washington (UPI) Jun 25, 2019 Weak gamma-ray glows appear to precede lightning strikes and accompanying gamma-ray flashes under certain conditions. Over the last several years, researchers at the University of Tokyo worked with schools and businesses in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, in central Japan, to install a network of radiation monitors for studying lightning. "Forever, people have seen lightning and h ... more |
Electron-behaving nanoparticles rock current understanding of matter Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 24, 2019 It's not an electron. But it sure does act like one. Northwestern University researchers have made a strange and startling discovery that nanoparticles engineered with DNA in colloidal crystals - when extremely small - behave just like electrons. Not only has this finding upended the current, accepted notion of matter, it also opens the door for new possibilities in materials design. "We h ... more |
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