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NASA studies tethered CubeSat mission to study Lunar swirls Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 A novel mission concept involving two CubeSats connected by a thin, miles-long tether could help scientists understand how the Moon got its mysterious "tattoos" - swirling patterns of light and dark found at more than 100 locations across the lunar surface. NASA's Planetary Science Deep Space SmallSat Studies, or PSDS3, program recently selected a team at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, to further develop a mission concept called the Bi-sat Observations of the Lunar Atmosph ... read more |
Lockheed Martin Will Build New Space Instrument Focused on Vegetation Health and Carbon Monitoring Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 Scientists will get a better understanding of our planet's carbon cycle and vegetation health through a first-of-a-kind NASA instrument built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The Geostationary Carbon ... more West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 A new type of micropropulsion system for miniature satellites called CubeSats uses an innovative design of tiny nozzles that release precise bursts of water vapor to maneuver the spacecraft. L ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 Inside a large, black-walled facility outside Denver, NASA's Satellite Servicing Projects Division (SSPD) team successfully completed the latest testing of three rendezvous and proximity operations ... more Mainz, Germany (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 Only a small part of the universe consists of visible matter. By far the largest part is invisible and consists of dark matter and dark energy. Very little is known about dark energy, but there are ... more |
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Astronauts to bring asteroid back into lunar orbit Washington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 Future space exploration aims to fly further from Earth than ever before. Now, Italian Space Agency scientists have expressed an interest in contributing to the development of robotic technologies t ... more Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 Production of the five-segment powerhouse motors for the Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket boosters is on target at prime contractor Orbital ATK's facilities in Utah, with 10 motor segments cas ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 A new instrument that will monitor our planet's biggest power source, the Sun, arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It has a targeted November 2017 launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket t ... more Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 Three of six new Lockheed Martin developed, state-of-the-art receivers are now deployed to help the U.S. Air Force maintain the accuracy of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals. I ... more Nashville TN (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 TV infomercials offer a world of potential solutions for back pain, but most of them have at least one of three problems - they're unproven, unworkable or just plain unattractive. A team of Va ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 Applying big data analysis to mineralogy offers a way to predict minerals missing from those known to science, where to find them, and where to find new deposits of valuable minerals such as gold an ... more |
Single-photon emitter has promise for quantum info-processing Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 It has been argued that the ability of humans to recognize social signals is crucial to mastering social intelligence - but can robots learn to read human social cues and adapt or correct their own ... more Houston TX (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 A chemical process that allows color images to be printed on specially coated paper and then erased so that different images can be printed on the same paper has been developed by researchers at Ric ... more Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 Specialists expect nothing less than a technological revolution from quantum computers, which they hope will soon allow them to solve problems that are currently too complex for classical supercompu ... more Denver CO (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 Preliminary construction is underway on a new, $350 million Lockheed Martin facility that will produce next-generation satellites. The new facility, located on the company's Waterton Canyon campus n ... more |
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Houston TX (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik looks through the hatch of the International Space Station's Bigelow Expandable Aerospace Module (BEAM) on July 31, 2017. He shared this photo on social media on August 2, commenting, "Ever wonder how you look when you enter a new part of a spacecraft? Well, this is it. First time inside the expandable BEAM module." The BEAM is an experimental expandable ... more Two Voyagers Taught Us How to Listen to Space NASA Offers Space Station as Catalyst for Discovery in Washington Voyager spacecraft still in communication 40 years out into the void |
Mojave CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 It was a beautiful summer's morning here in Mojave today and a great day for flying! During the couple of months since VSS Unity's last flight, our teams have been focusing their efforts on a long list of ground-based test and installation activities. With those successfully completed, it was time to get VSS Unity back into her natural environment. So, after an early start for the team, VM ... more Space Launch System Solid Rocket Boosters 'on Target' for First Flight Dragon to be packed with new experiments for International Space Station ISRO Develops Ship-Based Antenna System to Track Satellite Launches |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2017 NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which landed near Mount Sharp five years ago this week, is examining clues on that mountain about long-ago lakes on Mars. On Aug. 5, 2012, the mission team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, exalted at radio confirmation and first images from Curiosity after the rover's touchdown using a new "sky crane" landing method. Transmissi ... more For Moratorium on Sending Commands to Mars, Blame the Sun Tributes to wetter times on Mars Opportunity will spend three weeks at current location due to Solar Conjunction |
Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017 China has a clear plan to provide sea launches for commercial payloads to be carried by Long March rockets, according to an aerospace official. Tang Yagang, vice head of the aerospace division of the No.1 institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), said that the technology is not difficult and a sea launch platform can be built based on modifying 10,000-ton ... more Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold |
Denver CO (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 Preliminary construction is underway on a new, $350 million Lockheed Martin facility that will produce next-generation satellites. The new facility, located on the company's Waterton Canyon campus near Denver, is the latest step in an ongoing transformation, infused with innovation to provide future missions at reduced cost and cycle time. The new Gateway Center, slated for completion in 2 ... more ASTROSCALE Raises a Total of $25 Million in Series C Led by Private Companies LISA Pathfinder: bake, rattle and roll Airbus DS to expand cooperation with Russia |
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 Specialists expect nothing less than a technological revolution from quantum computers, which they hope will soon allow them to solve problems that are currently too complex for classical supercomputers. Commonly discussed areas of application include data encryption and decryption, as well as special problems in the fields of physics, quantum chemistry and materials research. But wh ... more Big data points humanity to new minerals, new deposits Smart underwear proven to prevent back stress with just a tap NASA Tests Autopilot Sensors During Simulations |
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Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 In the shallow, frigid waters of Nunavut's Ward Hunt Lake, something mysterious lingers at the lake floor. It's fuzzy, it's bright orange - and it's alive. For more than 50 years, scientists from around the world have traveled to Ward Hunt Lake, the northernmost lake in the Canadian Arctic, to study the region or launch expeditions to the North Pole. Until recently, the prevailin ... more NASA hiring a planetary protection officer to guard against alien invaders Researchers detect exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere Hubble detects exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere |
Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 Spectacular sunsets and sunrises are enough to dazzle most of us, but to astronomers, dusk and dawn are a waste of good observing time. They want a truly dark sky. Not Ned Molter, a UC Berkeley astronomy graduate student. He set out to show that some bright objects can be studied just as well during twilight, when other astronomers are twiddling their thumbs, and quickly discovered a new feature ... more Jovian storm looms large in the Jupiter's High North New Horizons Video Soars over Pluto's Majestic Mountains and Icy Plains Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot |
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Washington (UPI) Aug 4, 2017 Leidos Innovations is receiving a $7.2 million modification to an existing contract for spare parts and support services for the U.S. Navy's AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 undersea warfare system on surface ships. The modification applies towards the system used by the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales. The work will be conducted in Norfolk, Va. and is expected to be completed by July 2018. ... more Marine reserves can help commercial fishermen catch more fish, avoid bycatch Guam told to 'enjoy paradise', ignore North Korean threat 4,500 families, major dam affected by Venezuela flooding |
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 Three of six new Lockheed Martin developed, state-of-the-art receivers are now deployed to help the U.S. Air Force maintain the accuracy of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals. In June, the first new Monitor Station Technology Improvement Capability (MSTIC) receiver became operational at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The upgrades continued at Air Force Monitoring ... more IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system Russia, China to Set Up Pilot Zone to Test National Navigation Systems India Plans to Roll Out National GPS Next Year |
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Washington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 Future space exploration aims to fly further from Earth than ever before. Now, Italian Space Agency scientists have expressed an interest in contributing to the development of robotic technologies to bring an asteroid from beyond lunar orbit back into closer reach in order to better study it. In a paper published in EPJ Plus, Marco Tantardini and Enrico Flamini from the Italian Space Agenc ... more NASA studies tethered CubeSat mission to study Lunar swirls Florida startup boldly sets sights on moon Moon could be wetter than thought, say scientists |
Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) was part of an international team that recently discovered a relatively unpopulated region of the main asteroid belt, where the few asteroids present are likely pristine relics from early in solar system history. The team used a new search technique that also identified the oldest known asteroid family, which extends throughout the inner region of the main ast ... more Supernova-Hunting Team Finds Comet with Aid of Amateur Astronomer Asteroid Flyby Will Benefit NASA Detection and Tracking Network Upcoming asteroid flyby will help Planetary Defense Network |
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 The U.S. and Brazil are teaming up to study scintillation in the ionosphere, a phenomena that affects radio signals, disrupting communications and GPS navigation. Aerospace is providing a sensor for this international CubeSat mission, dubbed SPORT, that will be deployed off the International Space Station. The ionosphere is a portion of Earth's atmosphere where radiation from the sun creates a l ... more Lockheed Martin Will Build New Space Instrument Focused on Vegetation Health and Carbon Monitoring Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows NOAA's GOES-S and GOES-T satellites coming together |
London, UK (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 The elemental composition of the Sun's hot atmosphere known as the 'corona' is strongly linked to the 11-year solar magnetic activity cycle, a team of scientists from UCL, George Mason University and Naval Research Laboratory has revealed for the first time. The study, published in Nature Communications and funded by the NASA Hinode program, shows that an increase in magnetic activity goes ... more Gravity waves detected in Sun's interior reveal rapidly rotating core Two weeks in the life of a sunspot Our solar system's 'shocking' origin story |
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Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 Lockheed Martin has revealed the first images from an experimental, ultra-thin optical instrument, showing it could be possible to shrink space telescopes to a sliver of the size of today's systems while maintaining equivalent resolution. Weighing 90 percent less than a typical telescope, the Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-Optical Reconnaissance (SPIDER) opens a path for ext ... more Running out of gas: Gas loss puts breaks on stellar baby boom Astronomers discover "Heavy Metal" supernova Dark Energy Survey reveals most accurate measurement of universe's dark matter |
Iowa City, IA (SPX) Aug 01, 2017 Some of the biggest galaxies in the universe are full of extinguished stars. But nearly 12 billion years ago, soon after the universe first was created, these massive galaxies were hotspots that brewed up stars by the billions. How these types of cosmic realms, called dusty starburst galaxies, became galactic dead zones is an enduring mystery. Astronomers at the University of Iowa, i ... more Primordial black holes may have helped to forge heavy elements First observation of the hyperfine splitting in antihydrogen Clever experiment documents multiscale fluid dynamics |
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