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  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 08, 2018 The same satellites that identify severe weather can help save you from it. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) constellation monitors Earth's environment, helping meteorologists observe and predict the weather. GOES observations have tracked thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes and flash floods. They've even proven useful in monitoring dust storms, forest fires and volcanic activity. The recently launched GOES-S ( ... read more |
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BlackSky readies to launch its first Earth Imaging SmallsatSeattle WA (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 BlackSky, the geospatial intelligence service of Spaceflight Industries, has announced the first of its next generation of small Earth observation satellites is complete, qualified, and awaiting lau ... more  
Astronaut Scott Kelly weighs in on the 'State of Science'Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2018 In the spring of 2016, after two decades at NASA - and a total of 520 days aboard the International Space Station - former astronaut Scott Kelly retired, leaving him a lot more free time. Free time he's now using to promote appreciation for science. ... more 
Russia eyes military satellite grouping to counter US space warfare plansMoscow (Sputnik) Mar 07, 2018 The Russian military's announcement comes just two weeks after remarks by US Air Force top brass that America must prepare to fight and win wars in outer space. Russian Defense Minister Sergei ... more 
18th SPCS stands guard over spacePeterson AFB CO (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 The Air Force relies on Airmen around the globe to monitor space, and maintain the Air Force presence in space. "Space superiority isn't a birthright. It must be secured and preserved," Lt. Ge ... more |
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New 'HSC Viewer' allows public to access Subaru Telescope imagesWashington (UPI) Mar 8, 2018 The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan has released the HSC Viewer to help the public access observations of the universe made by the Subaru Telescope and its Hyper Suprime-Cam. ... more  
Jupiter's turmoil more than skin deep: researchersParis (AFP) March 7, 2018 Jupiter's tempestuous, gassy atmosphere stretches some 3,000 kilometres (1,860 miles) deep and comprises a hundredth of the planet's mass, studies based on observations by NASA's Juno spacecraft revealed Wednesday. ... more  
Northrop Grumman to develop ballistic missile defense simulation modelsWashington (UPI) Mar 6, 2018 Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract from the Missile Defense Agency to develop and field simulation models of a Ballistic Missile Defense System, or BMDS, and its capabilities. ... more 
Lockheed PAC-3 missile-defense system successful in demoWashington (UPI) Mar 7, 2018 Two of Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Cost Reduction Initiative anti-ballistic missile systems intercepted ballistic missiles in a recent test, the Maryland-based defense company said. ... more  
127-million-year-old baby bird fossil sheds light on avian evolutionManchester UK (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 The tiny fossil of a prehistoric baby bird is helping scientists understand how early avians came into the world in the Age of Dinosaurs. The fossil, which dates back to the Mesozoic Era (250-65 mil ... more |
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JILA team invents new way to 'see' the quantum worldWashington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 JILA scientists have invented a new imaging technique that produces rapid, precise measurements of quantum behavior in an atomic clock in the form of near-instant visual art. The technique com ... more  |
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Scientists Share Ideas for Gateway Activities Near the MoonWashington DC (SPX) Mar 08, 2018 NASA is looking at how the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway can create value for both robotic and human exploration in deep space. In late 2017, the agency asked the global science community to submit ... more  
Opportunity collects more 'Selfie' framesPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2018 Opportunity is continuing the exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is positioned about half way down the approximately 656 feet (200 meter) valle ... more 
The Schrodinger Equation makes an unlikely appearance at the astronomical scalePasadena CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 Quantum mechanics is the branch of physics governing the sometimes-strange behavior of the tiny particles that make up our universe. Equations describing the quantum world are generally confined to ... more 
Jupiter's Jet-Streams Are UnearthlyPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 08, 2018 Data collected by NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter indicate that the atmospheric winds of the gas-giant planet run deep into its atmosphere and last longer than similar atmospheric processes found her ... more  
Public invited to come aboard NASA's first mission to touch the SunWashington DC (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 Want to get the hottest ticket this summer without standing in line? NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names online to be placed on a microchip aboard NASA's historic Parker S ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2018 
In the spring of 2016, after two decades at NASA - and a total of 520 days aboard the International Space Station - former astronaut Scott Kelly retired, leaving him a lot more free time. Free time he's now using to promote appreciation for science.
Kelly recently teamed up with the chemical and manufacturing company 3M to launch the State of Science Index, a study of people's attitud ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 
With the arrival of the Orion crew module to be used in the Ascent Abort-2 test at Johnson Space Center in Houston, the team is already at work with a lean, iterative development approach to minimize cost and ensure the flight test stays on schedule.
The approach involves considering how to do things differently, finding ways to execute elements of the buildup more efficiently and pushing ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2018 
This image was originally meant to track the movement of sand dunes near the North Pole of Mars, but what's on the ground in between the dunes is just as interesting!
The ground has parallel dark and light stripes from upper left to lower right in this area. In the dark stripes, we see piles of boulders at regular intervals.
What organized these boulders into neatly-spaced piles? In ... more |
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China is getting closer to a finalized design for its next-generation X-ray observatory.
As reported by Science this week, scientists at China's National Space Science Center are honing in on the final iteration of their design for the X-Ray Timing and Polarimetry, eXTP, satellite.
The eXTP mission team plans to complete a prototype by 2022, with a goal to launch the satellite in ... more |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Mar 08, 2018 
The assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) team at Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has started production of a new commercial satellite, JCSAT-17, that will deliver flexible, high-bandwidth communications to users in Japan and the surrounding region. The JCSAT-17 satellite, manufactured for the SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SJC), has entered the assembly and test cycle after completing a rigorou ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 08, 2018 
The first Russian atmospheric satellite dubbed Sova was successfully tested at an altitude of 12.4 miles, a representative of Russia's Foundation for Advanced Research (FPI) told Sputnik.
"Sova's tests in the stratosphere in the summer of 2017 were successful. There was a long flight at an altitude of about 20,000 meters (66,000 feet). Unfortunately, the device got into a zone of severe tu ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 
Scientists have used lab experiments to retrace the chemical steps leading to the creation of complex hydrocarbons in space, showing pathways to forming 2-D carbon-based nanostructures in a mix of heated gases.
The latest study, which featured experiments at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), could help explain the presence of pyrene, which is ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 08, 2018 
Data collected by NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter indicate that the atmospheric winds of the gas-giant planet run deep into its atmosphere and last longer than similar atmospheric processes found here on Earth. The findings will improve understanding of Jupiter's interior structure, core mass and, eventually, its origin.
Other Juno science results released this week include that the massive ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 7, 2018 
The bones found several decades ago on a remote island in the South Pacific were likely those of famed pilot Amelia Earhart. Anthropologist Richard Jantz is 99 percent sure of it.
Jantz, a professor and researcher at the University of Tennessee, recently reanalyzed measurements taken of the bones by physician D. W. Hoodless. In 1940, Hoodless determined the bones belonged to a man - no ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 
Satellite navigation systems (GNSS) have now been widely taken up by the public at large as a geolocation and guidance service, but the technology developed to date has a much wider potential use range. These systems are nowadays some of the most trustworthy for improving navigation safety, representing a crucial aid for many means of transport.
Although GPS, GLONASS and Galileo are alread ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 08, 2018 
NASA is looking at how the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway can create value for both robotic and human exploration in deep space. In late 2017, the agency asked the global science community to submit ideas leveraging the gateway in lunar orbit to advance scientific discoveries in a wide range of fields. NASA received more than 190 abstracts covering topics human health and performance, Earth obse ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 03, 2018 
On February 26, 2018, Hayabusa2 saw its destination -asteroid Ryugu- for the first time! The photographs were captured by the ONC-T (Optical Navigation Camera - Telescopic) onboard the spacecraft. Images were taken between noon JST on February 26th and 9:00am the following morning, with about 300 shots taken in total.
Data for nine of these images were transmitted from the spacecraft on Fe ... more |
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 Ithica NY (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 
Because deserts are located in remote regions with inhospitable conditions, they are notoriously difficult to study, especially when assessing their effect on climate change. A new $60 million collaboration between NASA and Cornell University, with contributions from other universities and labs, solves that problem by traveling even farther afield: to space.
The "Earth surface Mineral dust ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 
Want to get the hottest ticket this summer without standing in line? NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names online to be placed on a microchip aboard NASA's historic Parker Solar Probe mission launching in summer 2018. The mission will travel through the Sun's atmosphere, facing brutal heat and radiation conditions - and your name will go along for the ride.
"This p ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2018  The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan has released the HSC Viewer to help the public access observations of the universe made by the Subaru Telescope and its Hyper Suprime-Cam.
"I developed this viewer so the general public can become familiar with the latest, extensive HSC data," astronomer Michitaro Koike said in a Thursday news release. "I hope you enjoy exploring the univer ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 
JILA scientists have invented a new imaging technique that produces rapid, precise measurements of quantum behavior in an atomic clock in the form of near-instant visual art.
The technique combines spectroscopy, which extracts information from interactions between light and matter, with high-resolution microscopy.
As described in Physical Review Letters, the JILA method makes spatial ... more |
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