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April 08, 2016

SpaceX lands rocket on water platform for first time
Miami (AFP) Apr 08, 2016
SpaceX successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket on an ocean platform for the first time Friday, after launching a load of cargo for the astronauts living at the International Space Station. Mission control at the California-based company erupted in cheers as live images showed the rocket's first stage standing upright on the droneship, after four previous attempts at water touchdowns failed. "The first stage of the Falcon 9 just landed on our Of Course I Still Love You droneship," SpaceX wrot ... read more

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Planet X takes shape Astrophysicists at the University of Bern have modelled the evolution of the putative planet in the outer solar system. They estimate that the object has a present-day radius equal to 3.7 Earth radi ... more		XS-1 program to ease access to space enters Phase 2 In an era of declining budgets and adversaries' evolving capabilities, quick, affordable and routine access to space is increasingly critical for both national and economic security. Current satelli ... more		Romania says Russian drone breached its airspace MSBAI wins DoD contract to accelerate OrbitGuard for space situational awarenes AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE		RadioAstron Observations of the Extremely Hot Heart of Quasar 3C 273 The space mission RadioAstron employing a 10-meter radio telescope on board of the Russian satellite Spektr-R has revealed the first look at the finest structure of the radio emitting regions in the ... more
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NASA celebrates 25 years of breakthrough gamma-ray science Twenty-five years ago this week, NASA launched the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, an astronomical satellite that transformed our knowledge of the high-energy sky. Over its nine-year lifetime, Compto ... more		Scientists divide magnetic vortices into collectivists and individualists In manganese monosilicide (MnSi), microscopic magnetic vortices - skyrmions - may behave as "collectivists" or "individuals", i.e. they are able to create a single structure, or they can also split ... more		Tiny tubes move into the fast lane For the first time, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have shown that carbon nanotubes as small as eight-tenths of a nanometer in diameter can transport protons faster than b ... more		New metallic glass bounces Engineers have created a new material with an unusual chemical structure that makes it incredibly hard and yet elastic. The material can withstand heavy impacts without deforming - even when p ... more

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