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May 25, 2016

DARPA's XS-1 Spaceplane Takes Shape
Bethesda MD (SPX) May 24, 2016
The DARPA hopes to develop a reusable spaceplane, the XS-1, that can boost an upper stage and small orbital payload through the first stage ascent profile. The second stage would carry small satellites into low earth orbits. The initial customer for such a system is expected to be U.S. national security agencies. In effect, the XS-1 is intended to replace the traditional expendable "first stage" of a multistage launch vehicle, but with the capability of flying at hypersonic speeds. In a fashion si ... read more

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Potential Habitats for Early Life on Mars Recently discovered evidence of carbonates beneath the surface of Mars points to a warmer and wetter environment in that planet's past. The presence of liquid water could have fostered the emergence ... more		Roscosmos Proposes International Team to Create Super-Heavy Carrier Rocket The deputy head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos said that Russia offers its international partners to jointly create a new super-heavy-lift launch vehicle. Russia offers its international p ... more		Hunting for Dark Matter's "Hidden Valley Kathryn Zurek realized a decade ago that we may be searching in the wrong places for clues to one of the universe's greatest unsolved mysteries: dark matter. Despite making up an estimated 85 percen ... more
				Science Instruments of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Successfully Installed With surgical precision, two dozen engineers and technicians successfully installed the package of science instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope into the telescope structure. The package is ... more		OU astrophysicists detect most luminous diffuse gamma-ray emission from Arp 220 A University of Oklahoma team has detected for the first time the most luminous gamma-ray emission from a galaxy--the merging galaxy Arp 220 is the nearest ultraluminous infrared galaxy to Earth, an ... more

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Arianespace continues the momentum for Europe's Galileo program on its latest Soyuz flight With another successful Soyuz launch performed to expand the Galileo satellite navigation system, Arianespace has reaffirmed the company's important role in supporting European governments and insti ... more		Closing in on the elusive rotational-vibrational CH5+ spectra Protonated methane, a.k.a. CH5+, is a highly unusual molecule that scientists and astronomers suspect may be found within the interstellar medium where stars and planets are formed. To identif ... more		China emphasizes commitment to peaceful space activities ICEYE secures substantial growth investment to bolster its SAR satellite fleet Interconnected quantum system boosts long-distance secure communication		Study Helps Explain Sea Ice Differences at Earth's Poles Why has the sea ice cover surrounding Antarctica been increasing slightly, in sharp contrast to the drastic loss of sea ice occurring in the Arctic Ocean? A new NASA-led study finds the geology of A ... more
				Virginia Tech researchers in the Antarctic discover new facets of space weather A team of National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported researchers at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) discovered new evidence about how the Earth's magnetic fi ... more		U.S. evaluates new Tether Eye ISR platform A tethered unmanned aerial system by AeroVironment for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance use is being evaluated by the U.S. military. ... more

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NATO finalises military build-up to counter Russia NATO foreign ministers were on Thursday finalising the alliance's biggest military build-up since the end of the Cold War to counter what they see as a more aggressive and unpredictable Russia. ... more		Call to minimize drone impact on wildlife University of Adelaide environmental researchers have called for a 'code of best practice' in using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for wildlife monitoring and protection, and other biological fie ... more		Tracing life's origins: Cambridge team explores early Earth conditions Satellite technology from Surrey University aids Mauritius in illegal fishing detection West Antarctic ice shelf stability threatened by feedback loop		Using static electricity, RoboBees can land and stick to surfaces Call them the RoboBats. In a recent article in Science, Harvard roboticists demonstrate that their flying microrobots, nicknamed the RoboBees, can now perch during flight to save energy - like bats, ... more
How plants conquered the land Research at the University of Leeds has identified a key gene that assisted the transition of plants from water to the land around 500 million years ago. The ANR gene is required to tolerate 'extrem ... more		Graphene: A quantum of current In 2010 the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded for the discovery of the exceptional material graphene, which consists of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice. But graphene ... more		New technique controls autonomous vehicles on a dirt track A Georgia Institute of Technology research team has devised a novel way to help keep a driverless vehicle under control as it maneuvers at the edge of its handling limits. The approach could help ma ... more		Pentagon Buys 'Safe Solution' for Zapping Drones Out of the Sky It's the latest in high-tech anti-drone technology, and both the Pentagon and US Homeland Security are on board. As recreational drones become increasingly common, multiple government agencies are s ... more

	Researchers demonstrate size quantization of Dirac fermions in graphene Quantum mechanics is the field of physics governing the behavior of things on atomic scales, where things work very differently from our everyday world. One of the most direct manifestations o ... more		Europe's sat-nav system launches fresh pair of satellites Europe's Galileo sat-nav system, a rival to America's GPS, took a step closer to becoming operational with the launch Tuesday of a fresh pair of satellites to join a dozen already in space. ... more

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World May Now 'Face a New Kind of a Space Race'

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International Space Cooperation Strongest in Times of Political Crises

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India's mini space shuttle blasts off

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China to launch 30 Beidou navigation satellites in next 5 years

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