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February 19, 2016

Virgin Galactic unveils new spaceship 16 months after deadly crash
Washington DC (AFP) Feb 20, 2016
Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company owned by British billionaire Richard Branson, on Friday unveiled a new commercial spaceship, more than a year after its predecessor crashed, killing one of its pilots. It marked the beginning of a testing phase for the SpaceShipTwo and the company underscored that commercial space flights would not be available until Virgin Galactic was satisfied it could carry them out safely. "As we celebrate the end of one critical phase of work, we also mark the ... read more

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Russia plans return to Mars, Moon despite money woes Visitors are rare these days to the museum of Russia's Space Research Institute in Moscow even though it holds gems like the model of the Soviet Lunokhod, the first ever space rover to land on the Moon, in 1970. ... more		NASA to simulate growing potatoes on Mars in Peru Do Peru's potatoes have the right stuff? ... more		A New, Wider Set of Eyes on the Universe After years of preparatory studies, NASA is formally starting an astrophysics mission designed to help unlock the secrets of the universe - the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST). W ... more
				Staying Alive on Tiangong 2 China's next astronauts will launch this year aboard the Shenzhou 11 spacecraft. Their target will be the Tiangong 2 space laboratory, which will probably launch at least a few weeks before them. Th ... more		Pluto's 'Hulk-like' Moon Charon: A Possible Ancient Ocean? Pluto's largest moon may have gotten too big for its own skin. Images from NASA's New Horizons mission suggest that Pluto's moon Charon once had a subsurface ocean that has long since frozen a ... more

NASA Aeronautics Budget Proposes Return of X-Planes NASA is researching ideas that could lead to developing an electric propulsion-powered aircraft that would be quieter, more efficient and environmentally friendly than today's commuter aircraft. ... more		Welding Wonder Delivers Confidence for SLS Core Stage A liquid hydrogen tank weld confidence article, at left, for the core stage of NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, recently was completed on the Vertical Assembly Center at Michoud Assembly ... more		Romania says Russian drone breached its airspace MSBAI wins DoD contract to accelerate OrbitGuard for space situational awarenes Next-Gen Automotive Innovation: Smarter, Safer, More Connected		Russian ISS Reshetnev Company's Satellites Debut at Singapore Airshow The Information Satellite Systems (ISS) Company named after academician M.F. Reshetnev for the first time takes part in the Singapore Airshow 2016, where it presents Russian satellites of its own ma ... more
				New clues in the hunt for the sources of cosmic neutrinos The sources of the high-energy cosmic neutrinos that are detected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory buried in the Antarctic ice may be hidden from observations of high-energy gamma rays, new resea ... more		ASU to study origin of Earth's water A group of scientists based at Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) are heading up a multi-faceted project to study the origin of Earth's water and hydrogen. ... more

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LIGO-India Gets Green Light Following this month's announcement of the first observation of gravitational waves arriving at the Earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe, the Indian Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minis ... more		Sears: Commercial Wants to Help With Space SSA Greater commercial cooperation and data sharing services would help ease the burden on the Air Force for monitoring and reporting on the location of thousands of objects in space that can cause coll ... more		Ash improves methane yield and fertilizer value in biogas systems Bio-oil from agricultural and forest waste could help seal abandoned oil wells and store carbon Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean power		Astronomers take images of an exoplanet changing over time Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers at the University of Arizona have taken the first direct, time-resolved images of an exoplanet. Their results were published in The Astrophysical Jou ... more
Test cubes floating freely inside LISA Pathfinder ESA's LISA Pathfinder has released both of its gold-platinum cubes, and will shortly begin its demanding science mission, placing these test masses in the most precise freefall ever obtained to demo ... more		Hubble Directly Measures Rotation of Cloudy 'Super-Jupiter' Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have measured the rotation rate of an extreme exoplanet by observing the varied brightness in its atmosphere. This is the first measurement of the rot ... more		Better, faster tsunami warnings possible with GPS Existing GPS instruments at monitoring stations worldwide could be used to increase the speed and accuracy of tsunami warnings, according to new study accepted for publication in Geophysical Researc ... more		CubeSat mission will demonstrate Virtual-Telescope technology NASA engineers Neerav Shah and Phil Calhoun will realize a long-held ambition later this year when a Space-X launch vehicle deploys two tiny satellites that will fly in a precise formation to create ... more

	Shaping crystals with the flow One of goals of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) is to foster collaboration between different disciplines. Recently, OIST scientists combined techniques fro ... more		Graphene leans on glass to advance electronics Graphene, the two-dimensional powerhouse, packs extreme durability, electrical conductivity, and transparency into a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon. Despite being heralded as a breakthrough "wonder ... more

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Scientists create ultrathin semiconductor heterostructures for new technologies		Engineering material magic		Japan launches satellite to study black holes		China Relocates 10,000 for Giant Telescope to Search for Alien Life		NASA Helps Power Grids Weather Geomagnetic Storms
How a NASA Team Turned a Smartphone into a Satellite Business		Glow from the Big Bang Allows Discovery of Distant Black Hole Jet		Engineer Makes Sure Commercial Crew Craft Will Make Smooth Landing		Scientists from MIPT gain insights into 'forbidden' chemistry		Dynamical systems theory enhances knowledge of Jupiter's atmosphere

JAXA Launches X-ray Astronomy Satellite

Exploiting high speed light for super slow science

Beyond diamonds and gems: The world's rarest minerals

Quantum mechanics explored in new study

Scientists prove feasibility of 'printing' replacement tissue

Carbon dioxide stored underground can find multiple ways to escape

Research reveals carbon films can give microchips energy storage capability

More measurement precision in a short time

Plankton carries carbon to safe resting spot

Reproducing the large-scale Universe

NASA chooses ASU to design and operate special satellite

Chinese scientists invent leak detection system for moon exploration

First detection of super-earth atmosphere

Boeing loses appeal of US bomber award to Northrop

North Korea Forms New Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Unit

US Prompt Global Strike'Very Dangerous' for Strategic Stability

Scientists discover new microbes that thrive deep in the earth

A new form of frozen water

China's space telescope to displace humans in search for aliens

Discovery of new iron oxides points to large oxygen source inside the Earth

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