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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 As we venture forward to the Moon and establish a sustained lunar presence, finding and understanding water on the lunar surface becomes increasingly important. Lunar water is largely in the form of, but not necessarily limited to, water ice. Astronauts on the Moon could use this ice for various crew needs, potentially including rocket fuel. The Lunar IceCube mission, led by Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky, will study water distribution and interaction on the Moon. The mission will ... read more |
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Advanced electric propulsion thruster for NASA's Gateway achieves full power demonstrationPasadena CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA recently demonstrated an Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thruster at full power for the first time, achieving an important program milestone. Aerojet Rocketdyn ... more  
Mercury to pass across middle of sun Monday in rarityWashington (UPI) Nov 8, 2019 For only the third time in 100 years, the planet Mercury will pass across the middle of the sun on Monday morning. ... more  
Air Force tests ATHENA laser weapon against multiple dronesWashington DC (UPI) Nov 07, 2019 Members of the U.S. Air Force used the Advanced Test High Energy Asset, referred to as ATHENA, to shoot down a variety of drones in a Lockheed Martin demonstration of the technology. ... more  
Robots 'not evil' says Boston Dynamics as humanoids go viralLisbon (AFP) Nov 7, 2019 As videos of robot-like dogs made by Boston Dynamics go viral on the internet, the humanoids' uncanny abilities have also sparked worries that they could become a threat to humans. ... more |
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Viasat's terminal begins UK Skynet satcom assurance and certification processLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 Viasat Inc. reports that its Multi-Mission Terminal (MMT), the AN/TSC-241, has started the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Skynet satellite communications (SATCOM) architecture assurance and certificat ... more  
SSTL announces NovaSAR-1 data deal with the PhilippinesGuildford UK (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has signed an agreement with Republic of the Philippines' Department of Science and Technology-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) to pro ... more  
A 3rd of California methane traced to a few super-emittersPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 07, 2019 NASA scientists are helping California create a detailed, statewide inventory of methane point sources - highly concentrated methane releases from single sources - using a specialized airborne senso ... more  
Drought-stressed forest fueled Amazon firesPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 07, 2019 A new satellite-based map of a section of the Amazon Basin reveals that at least some of the massive fires burning there this past summer were concentrated in water-stressed areas of the rainforest. ... more  
ESIP develops earth science data operational readiness levels to empower disaster respondersCanberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), the global community steward for Earth science data professionals, has announced Operational Readiness Levels (ORLs) to make Earth science data more truste ... more |
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A suitcase-sized asteroid explorerParis (ESA) Nov 08, 2019 This replica model of ESA's 'Miniaturised Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer', or M-Argo, was on display at the Agency's recent Antennas workshop. It is the one of numerous small missions planned ... more  |
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SwRI demonstrates balloon-based solar observatorySan Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 Southwest Research Institute successfully demonstrated a miniature solar observatory on a high-altitude balloon November 1. The SwRI Solar Instrument Pointing Platform (SSIPP) - a reusable, high-pre ... more  
A cross-center collaboration leads to an aerogel based aircraft antennaEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 NASA's four aeronautics research centers collaborated to create a new lightweight antenna to boost aircraft and antenna performance. This unique conformal antenna is designed to minimize drag ... more  
Growing tissues in spaceParis (ESA) Nov 07, 2019 Tissue engineering is a fast-developing field reaching new heights thanks to space research. An experiment on the International Space Station is opening up possibilities to grow artificial blood ves ... more  
Researchers apply the squeeze to better detect stellar-mass black holesCanberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 01, 2019 Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a way to better detect all collisions of stellar-mass black holes in the universe. Stellar-mass black holes are formed by the ... more  
NASA instrument to probe planet clouds on European missionPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 11, 2019 NASA will contribute an instrument to a European space mission that will explore the atmospheres of hundreds of planets orbiting stars beyond our Sun, or exoplanets, for the first time. The in ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 
Paragon Space Development Corporation (Paragon) reports it was awarded a new contract as part of NASA's Tipping Point Program. This contract award, worth $2 million, specifically concerns the Shape Memory Alloys for Regulating Thermal control systems in Space (SMARTS) radiator. SMARTS promises the high thermal turndown and low mass that is needed to enable operations in the extreme range of envi ... more |
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 Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 
The 45th Space Wing supported the Pegasus ICON rocket launch on Nov. 7, 2018 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Skid Strip.
Skid Strip? That's quite different than a standard launch from the Cape - don't rockets launch from pads? The skid strip, a smaller flight line on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, served as the acting "launch pad" for an L-1011 aircraft as it took flight and air-l ... more |
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 07, 2019
NASA's InSight mission landed on Mars in November 2018. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is involved in the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) experiment.
In addition to a radiometer for measuring the surface temperature, the core component of the experiment is the Mars 'Mole' - a 40-centimetre-lon ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 07, 2019 
China has been actively investing in space exploration in recent years, with its latest achievement being the successful launch of a drone that landed on the far side of the Moon and conducted several experiments there. Beijing is already planning future lunar missions, including a manned one.
Director of the Science and Technology Commission of the China Aerospace Science and Technology C ... more |
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 Darmstadt, Germany (SPX) Oct 28, 2019 
ESA and the French space agency CNES have signed an important agreement that will see the two agencies improve interoperability between their mission control facilities on ground, enhancing the abilities of each organisation in space.
The European 'Network of Operations Centres' will enable opportunities for joint action, knowledge sharing and technical interchange, and allow engineers and ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 
NASA's four aeronautics research centers collaborated to create a new lightweight antenna to boost aircraft and antenna performance.
This unique conformal antenna is designed to minimize drag to gain efficiency compared to a conventional satellite dish. Current satellite dishes are heavy and bulky and require a gimbal to maneuver and point at different satellites for communications.
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 
For thousands of years humans have gazed into darkness of night, wondering, "Are we alone? Is there life on other planets?" According to Dr. Rhawn Joseph in research published yesterday in the Nature/Springer journal, "Astrophysics and Space Science," the answer is "Yes, there is life on other worlds. However, our neighbors are not human, but mushroom-shaped fungi dwelling on the surface of Venu ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 05, 2019 
In a decade's time, an exciting new visitor will enter the Jovian system: ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or Juice. As its name suggests, the mission will explore Jupiter and three of its largest moons - Ganymede, Callisto and Europa - to investigate the giant planet's cosmic family and gas giant planets in general.
Juice is planned for launch in 2022, and its instruments are currently b ... more |
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 Shkoder, Albania (AFP) Nov 7, 2019 
Weary after a day's work on the water, Albanian fisherman Ilir Neziri peers down with disappointment at his small haul of carp from Shkodra, the largest lake in southern Europe.
"Big ones are becoming rarer and rarer," sighs the 47-year-old as his small dinghy powered by an old engine glides across Shkodra.
Overfishing and poaching are to blame, according to Albanian fishermen and expert ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 05, 2019  Russia plans to launch into orbit a spherical glass satellite for measuring Earth's gravity field by the end of December, documents revealed.
The BLITS-M retroreflector satellite will be launched together with three Gonets-M communications satellites using the Rokot carrier rocket, scheduled to take off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on December 25.
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 Houston TX (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 
Boeing has submitted a proposal to NASA for an integrated Human Lander System (HLS) designed to safely take astronauts to the surface of the moon and return them to lunar orbit as part of the Artemis space exploration program.
The company's proposal calls for delivering the lander's Ascent Element and Descent Element to lunar orbit in one rocket launch to ensure it is tailored for maximum ... more |
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 Xiamen, China (XNA) Nov 07, 2019 
Chinese space engineers are tackling the key technologies needed to explore a near-Earth asteroid and a main-belt comet with one space probe.
The proposed mission is to send a probe around an asteroid named 2016HO3 and then land on it to collect samples, Huang Jiangchuan, a researcher from the China Academy of Space Technology, recently told the first China Space Science Assembly in Xiamen ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 11, 2019 
China has successfully tracked and received data from the newly launched Earth observation satellite Gaofen-7, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
The China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station has received 616.6 GB of data with the highest transmission rate among civil Earth observation satellite data reception, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 
Southwest Research Institute successfully demonstrated a miniature solar observatory on a high-altitude balloon November 1. The SwRI Solar Instrument Pointing Platform (SSIPP) - a reusable, high-precision solar observatory about the size of a mini fridge and weighing 160 pounds - was carried by a stratospheric balloon, collecting 75 minutes of solar images in the proof-of-concept flight.
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 Hong Kong (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 
A study led by Dr Jeremy Lim and his Research Assistant, Miss Emily Wong, at the Department of Physics of The University of Hong Kong (HKU), utilizing data from the Hubble Space Telescope, has provided surprising answers to the origin of some globular clusters around giant galaxies at the centers of galaxy clusters. Conducted in collaboration with Professor Thomas Broadhurst at the Ikerbasque in ... more |
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 Clemson SC (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 
Wielding state-of-the-art technologies and techniques, a team of Clemson University astrophysicists has added a novel approach to quantifying one of the most fundamental laws of the universe.
In a paper published Friday, Nov. 8, in The Astrophysical Journal, Clemson scientists Marco Ajello, Abhishek Desai, Lea Marcotulli and Dieter Hartmann have collaborated with six other scientists aroun ... more |
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