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January 06, 2022
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA releases autonomous flight termination unit software to industry
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Jan 06, 2022

NASA has provided an advance release of its NASA Autonomous Flight Termination Unit (NAFTU) software code to the launch industry, a critical milestone toward the final certification of NAFTU, which ... more


STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Earth isn't 'super' because the Sun had rings before planets
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 06, 2022

Before the solar system had planets, the sun had rings - bands of dust and gas similar to Saturn's rings - that likely played a role in Earth's formation, according to a new study. "In the solar sys ... more

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Webb Secondary Mirror Deployment Confirmed
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 06, 2022

The Webb teams has deployed the observatory's secondary mirror support structure. When light from the distant universe hits Webb's iconic 18 gold primary mirrors, it will reflect off and hit the sma ... more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
Rogozin says Baikonur security strengthened amid Kazakhstan protests
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 06, 2022

The Russian forces have strengthened armed protection over the Baikonur Cosmodrome's key objects amid rallies in Kazakhstan, Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos Head Dmitry Rogozin said on Wed ... more

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Supernovae and life on Earth appears closely connected
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jan 06, 2022

Evidence demonstrates a close connection between the fraction of organic matter buried in sediments and changes in supernovae occurrence. This correlation is apparent during the last 3.5 billion yea ... more


ENERGY TECH
Helping to make nuclear fusion a reality
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 04, 2022

Up until she served in the Peace Corps in Malawi, Rachel Bielajew was open to a career reboot. Having studied nuclear engineering as an undergraduate at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, grad ... more

NUKEWARS
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea
Seoul (AFP) Jan 5, 2022

North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea and Japan said, in the first such launch by Pyongyang this year. ... more

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SPACEWAR
IBCS connects the Joint Force, enabling effects across all domains
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 05, 2022

Northrop Grumman was awarded a five-year contract valued at more than $1 billion from the U.S. Army for low-rate initial production and full-rate production of the Integrated Battle Command System ( ... more

NUKEWARS
China will continue to 'modernise' nuclear arsenal: foreign ministry
Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2022

China Tuesday said it will continue to "modernise" its nuclear arsenal and called on the United States and Russia to reduce their stockpiles a day after global powers pledged to prevent such weapons spreading. ... more


ROBO SPACE
Callisto Technology Demonstration to Fly Aboard Orion for Artemis I
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 06, 2022

Flying on NASA's Orion spacecraft during the uncrewed Artemis I mission will be Callisto, a technology demonstration developed through a reimbursable space act agreement with Lockheed Martin. Lockhe ... more

PHYSICS NEWS
Matter and antimatter seem to respond equally to gravity
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 06, 2022

As part of an experiment to measure-to an extremely precise degree-the charge-to-mass ratios of protons and antiprotons, the RIKEN-led BASE collaboration at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, has found that ... more

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DRAGON SPACE
China to complete building of space station in 2022
Beijing (XNA) Jan 06, 2022

China will complete the building of its space station in 2022, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The country will see 40-plus space launches in 2022, includi ... more

DRAGON SPACE
CASC plans more than 40 space launches for China in 2022
Beijing (XNA) Jan 06, 2022

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's major space contractor, plans to carry out more than 40 space launch missions this year, according to its annual work report. Among t ... more


STELLAR CHEMISTRY
New epoch of miniaturized Cherenkov detectors
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 05, 2022

Cherenkov radiation refers to the photon emission from the swift charged particle moves with the velocity greater than the phase velocity of light in the surrounding materials. Ever since its experi ... more

TECH SPACE
Scientists invent lead-free composite shielding material for neutron and gamma-ray
Hefei, China (SPX) Jan 01, 2022

Dr. HUO Zhipeng and his student ZHAO Sheng from the Hefei Institutes of physical science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently developed a lead-free neutron and gamma ray composite shi ... more

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TECH SPACE
ADDMAN deepens space industry and refractory metals expertise via Castheon acquisition
Bonita Springs FL (SPX) Jan 04, 2022

ADDMAN Engineering has acquired Castheon Inc. , a leading provider of additive manufacturing technologies for mission-critical space applications. Founded in 2016 by Dr. Youping Gao, Castheon is an ... more

TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Scalable, high-speed avionics for safety-critical space applications
Vienna, Austria (SPX) Jan 03, 2022

The exploitation and exploration of space opens the door to improvements of life on earth, new discoveries and new research opportunities. However, space flight also provides a unique range of chall ... more


SPACEMART
Space business: The final (profitable) frontier
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 5, 2022

The snub-nosed craft resembles a shuttle-airplane mashup, and is the latest entrant in a profit-seeking push with staggering potential - and risks - for humans to visit, work or even live in space. ... more

MOON DAILY
China plans missions to moon's south pole
Beijing (XNA) Jan 04, 2022

China has approved the fourth phase of its lunar exploration program, including a basic model of a research station built on the moon over the coming decade, according to the China National Space Ad ... more

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TIME AND SPACE
Resolving the black hole 'fuzzball or wormhole' debate
Columbus OH (SPX) Jan 05, 2022

Black holes really are giant fuzzballs, a new study says. The study attempts to put to rest the debate over Stephen Hawking's famous information paradox, the problem created by Hawking's conclusion ... more

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
FAST detects coherent interstellar magnetic field with a technique conceived at Arecibo
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 06, 2022

Magnetic fields are the essential, but often "secret" ingredients of the interstellar medium and the process of making stars. The secrecy shrouding interstellar magnetic fields can be attributed to ... more


STELLAR CHEMISTRY
SwRI scientist helps simulate how our solar system formed from rings
San Antonio TX (SPX) Jan 06, 2022

A Southwest Research Institute scientist contributed to a new solar system formation model that explains the existing inner planetary distribution and the asteroid belt between the inner and outer s ... more

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
MIRI Instrument Marks a First Milestone in Space
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 06, 2022

While the Webb team was tensioning the sunshield, other activities were also taking place among the instruments. One milestone: unlocking the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) Contamination Control Cov ... more

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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Sunshield deploys on NASA's Next Flagship Telescope
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2022

The James Webb Space Telescope team has fully deployed the spacecraft's 70-foot sunshield, a key milestone in preparing it for science operations. The sunshield - about the size of a tennis court at ... more

MARSDAILY
Sols 3347-3348: Bem Vindo a Roraima!
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 05, 2022

Tosol, Curiosity woke up in a new mapping quadrant, Roraima. The Roraima quadrant is named after the northern-most state of Brazil and Mount Roraima, which is the highest peak in the Pakaraima mount ... more


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