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  Tampa (AFP) June 28, 2018 A floating, ball-shaped, artificial intelligence robot, specially trained to follow around a German astronaut at the International Space Station, is scheduled to blast off Friday on its ground-breaking mission. The basketball-sized device called CIMON - shortened from Crew Interactive MObile CompanioN - was described as a "flying brain" by Manfred Jaumann, head of microgravity payloads at Airbus. It launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Friday at 5:42 am (0942 GMT), along with some 5,900 p ... read more |
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A Sixth Branch of the MilitaryBethesda, MD (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 Last week, President Trump directed Pentagon officials to start the process of creating a sixth branch of the military, the U.S. Space Force. This could represent the most organizationally disruptiv ... more  
NASA's experimental supersonic aircraft now known as X-59 QueSSTWashington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 NASA's newest experimental aircraft, designed with quiet supersonic technology and intended to help open a new era in faster-than-sound air travel over land, will forever be known in the history boo ... more  
Precipitation explains Mars' fluvial patterns, astronomers claimWashington (UPI) Jun 28, 2018 A variety of geological patterns on Mars suggests the Red Planet once hosted water. Several of these patterns recall the fluvial steam networks found on Earth. ... more 
NASA technologies significantly reduce aircraft noiseEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 A series of NASA flight tests has successfully demonstrated technologies that achieve a significant reduction in the noise generated by aircraft and heard by communities near airports. The Aco ... more |
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Electronic skin stretched to new limitsThuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jun 22, 2018 An electrically conductive hydrogel that takes stretchability, self-healing and strain sensitivity to new limits has been developed at KAUST. "Our material outperforms all previously reported hydrog ... more 
Scientists use a photonic quantum simulator to make virtual movies of molecules vibratingBristol UK (SPX) Jun 26, 2018 Scientists have shown how an optical chip can simulate the motion of atoms within molecules at the quantum level, which could lead to better ways of creating chemicals for use as pharmaceuticals. ... more 
SNU researchers developed electronic skins that wirelessly activate fully soft robotsSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Jun 25, 2018 A research team of Seoul National University (Co-senior authors: Professor Yongtaek Hong, Jaeha Kim, and Kyu-Jin Cho) has developed a skin-like electronic system that is soft, thin, lightweight and ... more  
Using massive earthquakes to unlock secrets of the outer corePrinceton NJ (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 By applying new data and Princeton's supercomputers to the classic question of what lies beneath our feet, Princeton seismologist Jessica Irving and an international team of colleagues have develope ... more  
New study explains Antarctica's coldest temperaturesBoulder CO (SPX) Jun 26, 2018 Tiny valleys near the top of Antarctica's ice sheet reach temperatures of nearly -100 degrees Celsius, according to a new study published this week in the AGU journal Geophysical Research Letters. T ... more |
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Scientists use hydrophone to listen in on methane seeps in oceanNewport OR (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 A research team has successfully recorded the sound of methane bubbles from the seafloor off the Oregon coast using a hydrophone, opening the door to using acoustics to identify - and perhaps quanti ... more  |
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Silicon provides means to control quantum bits for faster algorithmsWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 26, 2018 Quantum bits are now easier to manipulate for devices in quantum computing, thanks to enhanced spin-orbit interaction in silicon. A silicon quantum computer chip has the potential to hold mill ... more  
Looking to the Future with Ariane 6 and Vega C Launchers for Asia-Pacific CustomersSingapore (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 Arianespace, the global reference in space transportation, has orbited 60% of commercial satellites in the Asia-Pacific region since 1981. And this dynamic is continuing apace: after four satellites ... more  
Japan space probe reaches asteroid in search for origin of lifeTokyo (AFP) June 27, 2018 A Japanese probe has reached an asteroid 300 million kilometres away to collect information about the birth of the solar system and the origin of life after a more than three-year voyage through deep space. ... more 
Is the interstellar asteroid really a comet?Manoa HI (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 The interstellar object Oumuamua was discovered back on October 19, 2017, but the puzzle of its true nature has taken months to unravel, and may never be fully solved. Meaning "scout from the ... more 
Sandbox craters reveal secrets of planetary splash marks and lost meteoritesOnna, Japan (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 Look up above you. You might see blue sky, clouds, the Moon or stars. And while it might seem calm up there, the truth is it's nearly always raining. Every day, Earth is constantly bombarded by abou ... more |
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 Mountain View CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 
The NASA Frontier Development Lab (FDL) has announced it will apply artificial intelligence (AI) to four key space challenges. FDL is an AI/machine learning research accelerator powered by a public/private partnership between NASA, the SETI Institute, commercial leaders in AI, and pioneers in the private space industry.
Entering its third year, FDL is building on a successful track record ... more |
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 Singapore (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 
Arianespace, the global reference in space transportation, has orbited 60% of commercial satellites in the Asia-Pacific region since 1981. And this dynamic is continuing apace: after four satellites orbited for customers in the region during 2017, and the successful launch of DSN-1/Superbird-8 for SKY Perfect JSAT and the Japanese Ministry of Defense on April 5, 2018, Arianespace's order book in ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2018 
A variety of geological patterns on Mars suggests the Red Planet once hosted water. Several of these patterns recall the fluvial steam networks found on Earth.
While most scientists agree on Mars' watery past, planetary scientists are less sure about where the water came from.
Some have suggested volcanic activity melted subsurface ice, forming Martian streams and rivers. But new ... more |
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 Xichang, China (XNA) Jun 28, 2018 
China successfully launched new-tech experiment twin satellites on the Long March-2C rocket from southwest China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center Wednesday morning.
The twin satellites were launched at 11:30 a.m., and entered their intended orbit.
The twin-satellites missions are to link the inter-satellite network and conduct new technology tests on satellites earth-observation. ... more |
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 Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2018 
SSL, a Maxar Technologies company has shipped the first of three satellites that SSL will deliver to the SpaceX launch base at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida over the next month. Driven by commercial advances, the three satellites will bring communications capability to connect people and transform lives around the globe.
Telstar 19 VANTAGE, an advanced high throughput satelli ... more |
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 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jun 22, 2018 
An electrically conductive hydrogel that takes stretchability, self-healing and strain sensitivity to new limits has been developed at KAUST. "Our material outperforms all previously reported hydrogels and introduces new functionalities," says Husam Alshareef, professor of materials science and engineering.
Smart materials that flex, sense and stretch like skin have many applications in wh ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 
Using mass spectrometry data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, scientists found that large, carbon-rich organic molecules are ejected from cracks in the icy surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Southwest Research Institute scientists think chemical reactions between the moon's rocky core and warm water from its subsurface ocean are linked to these complex molecules.
"We are, yet again, blown ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 26, 2018 
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the most ambitious and complex space observatory ever built, will use its unparalleled infrared capabilities to study Jupiter's Great Red Spot, shedding new light on the enigmatic storm and building upon data returned from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories.
Jupiter's iconic storm is on the Webb telescope's list of targets chosen by gua ... more |
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 Newport OR (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 
A research team has successfully recorded the sound of methane bubbles from the seafloor off the Oregon coast using a hydrophone, opening the door to using acoustics to identify - and perhaps quantify - this important greenhouse gas in the ocean.
The next step, researchers say, is to fine-tune their ability to detect the acoustic signature of the bubbles so they can use the sounds to estim ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 19, 2018 
Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space center on Sunday to orbit a Glonass-M satellite, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"On Sunday, at 00:46 Moscow time [21:46 GMT]... the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces successfully launched a middle-class Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with a navigation Glonass-M spacecraft," the ministry said in a statement. Hours later t ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 25, 2018 
If all goes to plan, China will soon make history as the first country to put a lander and a rover on the far side of the moon. Information gleaned from such a mission may answer questions about the universe that we have not even thought to ask yet.
It was for this reason that I found myself talking to Zheng Yongchun at Beijing Planetarium. Zheng is an animated interviewee, but that's not ... more |
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 Onna, Japan (SPX) Jun 28, 2018  Look up above you. You might see blue sky, clouds, the Moon or stars. And while it might seem calm up there, the truth is it's nearly always raining. Every day, Earth is constantly bombarded by about 100 tons of falling objects from space, mostly simple dust or sand-sized particles that are destroyed as they hit the upper atmosphere.
But very rarely, a piece large enough to survive the int ... more |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 
By applying new data and Princeton's supercomputers to the classic question of what lies beneath our feet, Princeton seismologist Jessica Irving and an international team of colleagues have developed a new model for the Earth's outer core, a liquid iron region deep in the Earth.
The outer core is churning constantly, sustaining the planet's magnetic field and providing heat to the mantle. ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 
Tom Woods knows about space gunk. As the principal investigator for the Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment, or EVE, instrument aboard NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, he's all too familiar with the ways that exposure to the harsh space environment can lead to a spacecraft instrument's degradation.
"Since its launch in 2010, EVE's sensitivity has degraded by about 70 percent at so ... more |
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 Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 
How large is a neutron star? Previous estimates varied from eight to sixteen kilometres. Astrophysicists at the Goethe University Frankfurt and the FIAS have now succeeded in determining the size of neutron stars to within 1.5 kilometres by using an elaborate statistical approach supported by data from the measurement of gravitational waves. The researchers' report appears in the current issue o ... more |
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 Kiel, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2018 
It is the "drosophila" of modern physics: the uniform electron gas. Just as the fruit fly is used to describe the principles of genetics this model of a gas can be used to investigate important characteristics of electrons.
This model also known as jellium describes the properties of electrons in metals, in molecules and in clusters of atoms. Further, electrons determine the behavior of st ... more |
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