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August 15, 2018
SPACE TRAVEL
India to send manned mission to space by 2022: Modi



New Delhi (AFP) Aug 15, 2018
India will send a manned mission into space by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Wednesday in a speech to the nation. "India will send into space - a man or a woman - by 2022, before that if possible," Modi said in a marathon address at the Red Fort in New Delhi for the country's Independence Day. The astronaut would be "carrying the national flag," Modi said. The conservative prime minister said that India would be only the fourth country - after Russia, the United States and ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX vows manned flight to space station is on track
Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 14, 2018
Tech magnate Elon Musk's SpaceX vowed Monday to send its first astronauts into orbit on schedule next year - part of a drive to restore America's dominance of the space race. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Student Experiments Soar with Early Morning Launch from Wallops
Wallops VA (SPX) Aug 15, 2018
Approximately 100 undergraduate university and community college students from across the United States were on hand to witness the launch of their experiments and technology demonstration projects ... more
MARSDAILY
Planet-Encircling Dust Storm of Mars shows signs of slowing
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 15, 2018
The planet-encircling dust storm on Mars continues to show indications of decay. Dust-lifting sites have decreased and surface features are starting to emerge. There are indications that the a ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
RS-25 Engine Tests Modernization Upgrades
Stennis Space Center, MS (SPX) Aug 15, 2018
With NASA Administrator James "Jim" Bridenstine in attendance, Aerojet Rocketdyne marked a significant milestone in efforts to reduce costs on the RS-25 engine that powers NASA's new rocket, the Spa ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
Sierra Nevada Corporation completes key step for NASA's NextSTEP-2 study
Sparks NV (SPX) Aug 15, 2018
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) completed a NASA study for the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE), which is the first module planned to be launched for NASA's Gateway in lunar orbit. The study was p ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
ASTERIA Wins Small Satellite Mission of the Year Award
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 15, 2018
The ASTERIA mission has earned the Small Satellite Mission of the Year award from the Small Satellite Technical Committee of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The award ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Aeolus in launch tower
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 15, 2018
ESA's Aeolus wind satellite is poised for liftoff from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This latest Earth Explorer satellite has been at the launch site since early July being readied fo ... more
SPACEWAR
Trump says 'Space Force' to dominate foes, cites China
Fort Drum, United States (AFP) Aug 13, 2018
US President Donald Trump signed an almost $750 billion defense spending bill Monday, while vowing a new "Space Force" would give America dominance over rivals in China and elsewhere. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Iran unveils next generation missile: media
Tehran (AFP) Aug 13, 2018
Iran unveiled a next generation short-range ballistic missile on Monday and vowed to further boost its capabilities, Iranian media said, at a time of rising tensions with the United States. ... more
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UAV NEWS
Threat from on high: race on to bolster drone defences
Paris (AFP) Aug 13, 2018
From hand-held copters that zoom around the living room to high-speed craft offering the sensation of flying over the countryside, drones have won over legions of fans - and are proving a growing challenge for security authorities. ... more
EARLY EARTH
Corals and algae go back further than previously thought, all the way to Jurassic Period
Corvallis OR (SPX) Aug 10, 2018
Algae and corals have been leaning on each other since dinosaurs roamed the earth, much longer than had been previously thought, according to new research led by scientists at Oregon State Universit ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Breaking down the Wiedemann-Franz law
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 13, 2018
From everyday experience we know that metals are good conductors for both electricity and heat - think inductive cooking or electronic devices warming up upon intense use. That intimate link of heat ... more
ENERGY TECH
Superconductivity above 10 K discovered in a novel quasi-one-dimensional compound K2Mo3As3
Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 13, 2018
In the past century, superconductivity has been observed in thousands of substances with multifarious chemical compositions and crystal structures; however, researchers have still not found an expli ... more
INTERNET SPACE
'Building up' stretchable electronics to be as multipurpose as your smartphone
San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2018
By stacking and connecting layers of stretchable circuits on top of one another, engineers have developed an approach to build soft, pliable "3D stretchable electronics" that can pack a lot of funct ... more


UCLA-developed artificial intelligence device identifies objects at the speed of light

CHIP TECH
Another step forward on universal quantum computer
Yokohama, Japan (SPX) Aug 14, 2018
Researchers have demonstrated holonomic quantum gates under zero-magnetic field at room temperature, which will enable the realization of fast and fault-tolerant universal quantum computers. A ... more
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NANO TECH
Hybrid nanomaterials bristle with potential
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Aug 14, 2018
By combining multiple nanomaterials into a single structure, scientists can create hybrid materials that incorporate the best properties of each component and outperform any single substance. A cont ... more
TECH SPACE
Rediscovering the sources of Egyptian metals
Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Aug 10, 2018
Two new studies, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, offer the first comprehensive analytical datasets of Protodynastic to Old Kingdom Egyptian copper-based artifacts (c. 3rd millenn ... more
IRON AND ICE
Earth mini-moons: Potential for exciting scientific and commercial opportunities
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 14, 2018
The detection of "mini-moons" - small asteroids temporarily captured in orbit around Earth - will vastly improve our scientific understanding of asteroids and the Earth-Moon system, says a new revie ... more
UAV NEWS
26 days in the air: Airbus drone smashes world record
Farnborough UK (Sputnik) Aug 10, 2018
Airbus has praised the success of the drone's maiden flight and plans to increase the device's duration, while the UK government is set to become the first one to adopt the technology for its needs. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Partners in space, partners in signature: an AEHF tradition
Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Aug 10, 2018
The Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Program marked a significant occasion, June 22 when members of the leadership team at the Space and Missile Systems Center, the Aerospace Corporation and ... more
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India to send manned mission to space by 2022: Modi
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 15, 2018
India will send a manned mission into space by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Wednesday in a speech to the nation. "India will send into space - a man or a woman - by 2022, before that if possible," Modi said in a marathon address at the Red Fort in New Delhi for the country's Independence Day. The astronaut would be "carrying the national flag," Modi said. The conser ... more
+ Sierra Nevada Corporation completes key step for NASA's NextSTEP-2 study
+ Blend of novices, veterans to fly on first private US spaceships
+ NASA announces new partnerships to develop space exploration technologies
+ Samsung to invest billions in new tech to drive fresh growth
+ NASA makes progress toward planetary science decadal priorities
+ Recipe for a spacewalk
+ ISS end-of-life options
SpaceX vows manned flight to space station is on track
Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 14, 2018
Tech magnate Elon Musk's SpaceX vowed Monday to send its first astronauts into orbit on schedule next year - part of a drive to restore America's dominance of the space race. Gwynne Shotwell, the aerospace manufacturer's president, told journalists in Los Angeles an unmanned flight to the International Space Station in November would pave the way for a manned mission in April 2019. "Pre ... more
+ Student Experiments Soar with Early Morning Launch from Wallops
+ RS-25 Engine Tests Modernization Upgrades
+ NASA Reveals How It Would Stay Afloat Without Delivery of Russian Rocket Engines
+ US Working Hard to Cease Reliance on Russian Rocket Engines - NASA
+ PLD SPACE signs a 25-year concession for rocket engine testing at Teruel Airport
+ Aerojet Rocketdyne boosters complete simulated air-launch tests
+ NASA Selects US Firms to Provide Commercial Suborbital Flight Services


Planet-Encircling Dust Storm of Mars shows signs of slowing
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 15, 2018
The planet-encircling dust storm on Mars continues to show indications of decay. Dust-lifting sites have decreased and surface features are starting to emerge. There are indications that the atmospheric opacity might be decreasing over the Opportunity site. Since the last contact with the rover on Sol 5111 (June 10, 2018), Opportunity has likely experienced a low-power fault and perhaps, a ... more
+ Aerojet Rocketdyne delivers power generator for Mars 2020 Rover
+ Still no change in Opportunity's status
+ Sorry Elon Musk, but it's now clear that colonising Mars is unlikely
+ Russia Plans to Send Capsule With Microorganisms to Mars
+ Mars Dust Storm May Have Peaked
+ Students can now build their own rover model
+ Scientists looking for ways to grow crops on Red Planet
China's SatCom launch marketing not limited to business interest
New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 09, 2018
A report by the New Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation says that the impeccable capacity of China's launch vehicles puts it in direct competition with the West. According to the report, China is strategically capturing a major share of the international communications satellites market as part of a grand plan to benefit its own strategic interest as well as that of its allies. Expert ... more
+ China to launch space station Tiangong in 2022, welcomes foreign astronauts
+ China solicits international cooperation experiments on space station
+ Growing US unease with China's new deep space facility in Argentina
+ China developing in-orbit satellite transport vehicle
+ PRSS-1 Satellite in Good Condition
+ China readying for space station era: Yang Liwei
+ China launches new space science program
NASA invests in concepts for a vibrant future commercial space economy
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
+ New Image Gallery For The Planetary Science Archive
+ 'We're at Beginning of New Phase of Utilizing Space For Peaceful Purposes'
+ Xenesis, Atlas and Laser Light form first space to ground all optical global data distribution joint venture
+ Bangladesh PM opens satellite ground stations
+ Seventh set of Iridium NEXT satellites performing well during pre-operational testing
+ Telesat signs consortium deal with Thales and SSL new LEO constellation
+ Thales and SSL form consortium to further design and develop Telesat's LEO constellation
NASA studies space applications for GaN crystals
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
+ Rediscovering the sources of Egyptian metals
+ Wearable 'microbrewery' saves human body from radiation damage
+ It's Surprisingly Hard to Go to the Sun
+ NASA poised to launch first Sun-skimming spaceship
+ Boeing, U.S. ink contract for P-8 aircraft spare parts
+ PhD student develops spinning heat shield for future spacecraft
+ Northrop Grumman tapped for E-2D radar plane upgrades


Scientist begins developing instrument for finding extraterrestrial bacteria
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
+ Tiny tunnels inside garnets appear to be the result of boring microorganisms
+ Omega Centauri unlikely to harbor life
+ Largest haul of extrasolar planets for Japan
+ VLA Detects Possible Extrasolar Planetary-Mass Magnetic Powerhouse
+ TESS catches a comet before starting planet hunting mission
+ Exoplanets where life could develop as on Earth
+ Exoplanet detectives create reference catalog of spectra and geometric albedos
Study helps solve mystery under Jupiter's coloured bands
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
+ Million fold increase in the power of waves near Jupiter's moon Ganymede
+ New Horizons team prepares for stellar occultation ahead of Ultima Thule flyby
+ High-Altitude Jovian Clouds
+ 'Ribbon' wraps up mystery of Jupiter's magnetic equator
+ The True Colors of Pluto and Charon
+ Radiation Maps of Jupiter's Moon Europa: Key to Future Missions
+ Dozen new Jupiter moons declared


Tonga PM calls on China to write-off Pacific debt
Wellington (AFP) Aug 15, 2018
Tonga Prime Minister Akalisi Pohiva has called for China to write-off debts owed by Pacific island countries, warning that repayments impose a huge burden on the impoverished nations. Chinese aid in the Pacific has ballooned in recent years with much of the funds coming in the form of loans from Beijing's state-run Exim Bank. Tonga has run-up enormous debts to China, estimated at more th ... more
+ Corals are becoming more tolerant of rising ocean temperatures
+ New Caledonia protects huge swathe of coral reefs
+ Does rain follow the plow
+ Easter Island defined by cooperation, not collapse, study suggests
+ Study reveals how zebra fish get their stripes
+ The behavior of water: scientists find new properties of H2O
+ Reef corals have endured since 'age of dinosaurs' and may survive global warming
Envistacom contracted for DAGRS GPS systems
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. The AN/P ... more
+ Nordic nations, North Americans and Antipodeans rank top in navigation skills
+ UK could develop independent satellite system after leaving EU
+ China launches new twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites
+ Arianespace orbits four more Galileo satellites, as Ariane 5 logs its 99th mission
+ GMV and Tecnobit partners with Skydel
+ Europe's next Galileo satellites in place atop Ariane 5
+ CTSi flight tests prototype navigation system to replace GPS in highly contested environments for US Navy


India's Second Moon Mission as "Complex" as NASA's Apollo Mission
New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 14, 2018
The Indian Space Agency had planned the launch of its second moon mission for October this year, but scientists reviewing their preparedness suggested that more tests were needed before the launch. The mission is now likely to be preceded by Israel's moon mission, planned for December this year. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the postponement of its much-awaite ... more
+ At 60, NASA shoots for revival of moon glory days
+ MIDAS cameras spot pair of lunar flashes caused by meteoroid impacts
+ Russia may use ISS Modules in Lunar Gateway Project
+ Israel plans its first moon launch in December
+ The toxic side of the Moon
+ Waystation to the Solar System
+ Queqiao satellite the bridge to China's lunar exploration
The Umov Effect: Space dust clouds and the mysteries of the universe
Vladivostok, Russia (SPX) Aug 10, 2018
FEFU scientists are developing a methodology to calculate the ratio of dust and gas in comas and tails of comets. This will help learn more about the history of the Solar System and its development, as well as understand the processes that took part on different stages of universal evolution. A team of scientists from the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) under the supervision of the a ... more
+ Earth mini-moons: Potential for exciting scientific and commercial opportunities
+ "Great Show" predicted for Perseid meteor peak on August 12-13
+ Researchers at the University of New Mexico uncover remnants of early solar system
+ What Looks Like Ceres on Earth
+ China Focus: Capture an asteroid, bring it back to Earth?
+ Twenty Years of Planetary Defense
+ NASA's Dawn spacecraft focused on Ceres as it nears end of mission


New satellite map shows ground deformation after Indonesian quake
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
+ Aeolus sealed from view
+ Aeolus in launch tower
+ PlanetWatchers Launches Foresights Analytics Platform to Advance Commercial Forestry
+ US Army scientists create new technique for modeling turbulence in the atmosphere
+ Planetary Defense Has New Tool in Weather Satellite Lightning Detector
+ Radar better than weather balloon for measuring boundary layer
+ China launches high-resolution Earth observation satellite
Historic space weather could clarify what's next
Warwick UK (SPX) Aug 14, 2018
Historic space weather may help us understand what's coming next, according to new research by the University of Warwick. Professor Sandra Chapman, from Warwick's Centre for Fusion, Space and Astrophysics, led a project which charted the space weather in previous solar cycles across the last half century, and discovered an underlying repeatable pattern in how space weather activity changes ... more
+ NASA launches Parker Solar Probe in first mission to 'touch Sun'
+ Satellite measurements of the Earth's magnetosphere promise better space weather forecasts
+ Touching the Sun to protect the Earth
+ Space probe to plunge into fiery solar corona
+ Spacecraft to speed through Sun's atmosphere and snag solar wind
+ French research set to take off for the Sun
+ Ready for Its Day in the Sun: The SWEAP Investigation


Chinese astronomers discover most lithium-rich giant in galaxy with LAMOST
Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 10, 2018
A research team, led by the astronomers from National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, discovered the most lithium-rich giant ever known to date, with lithium abundance 3,000 times higher than normal giants. It is in the direction of Ophiuchus, north side of the Galactic disk, with a distance of 4,500 light years to Earth. The findings were realized ... more
+ Pairs of small colliding galaxies may seed future stars
+ Water is destroyed, then reborn in ultrahot Jupiters
+ Balloon-borne telescope looks for cosmic gamma rays
+ Organic makeup of ancient meteorites sheds light on early solar system
+ New Gamma-Ray Bursts Research Reveals Time-Reversible Mirroring Effect
+ Another blow for dark matter interpretation of galactic center excess
+ Observatory receives funds to repair St Croix radio telescope
Finding the happy medium of black holes
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 10, 2018
Scientists have taken major steps in their hunt to find black holes that are neither very small nor extremely large. Finding these elusive intermediate-mass black holes could help astronomers better understand what the "seeds" for the largest black holes in the early Universe were. The new research comes from two separate studies, each using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and o ... more
+ Breaking down the Wiedemann-Franz law
+ Physicists measure energy difference between two quantum states
+ New technology to power pocket-sized particle accelerator
+ UT-ORNL team makes first particle accelerator beam measurement in six dimensions
+ SNS completes full neutron production cycle at record power level
+ Novel approach to coherent control of a three-level quantum system
+ Renovations lead to big improvement at Nuclear Astrophysics Lab
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