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How to drive a robot on Mars![]() ![]() Greenbelt MD (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 Some 78 million miles (126 million kilometers) from Earth, alone on the immense and frigid Red Planet, a robot the size of a small 4x4 wakes up just after sunrise. And just as it has every day for the past six years, it awaits its instructions. Around 9:30 Mars time, a message arrives from California, where it was sent 15 minutes earlier. "Drive forward 10 meters, turn to an azimuth of 45 degrees, now turn on your autonomous capabilities and drive." The Curiosity rover executes the commands, ... read more |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Nov 9, 2018 With the results of this week's midterms leading to a shake-up in the House Armed Services Committee, the future of President Trump's proposed Space Force branch is looking increasingly uncertain. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Nov 9, 2018 Ball Aerospace & Technologies has been awarded $255.4 million by the U.S. Air Force for development and manufacturing of the Weather System Follow-on Microwave Space Vehicle 1. ... more ![]() ![]() Ottawa (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 Douglas Rain, the Canadian actor who voiced vengeful supercomputer HAL 9000 in Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey," a precursor of artificial intelligence in smartphones, has died. He was 90. ... more ![]() ![]() Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 13, 2018 The first heavy-lift Angara A5V carrier rocket equipped with a hydrogen space tug will be launched from the Vostochny space center in Russia's Far East in 2026, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said o ... more |
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![]() Washington DC (Sputnik) Nov 12, 2018 As the threat of space-based weapons - and treaties to limit them - occupies an increasingly large part of defense spending and international competition, nations have sought loopholes in existing t ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 In a crystal, structural defects such as dislocations or twins are well defined and largely determine the mechanical and other properties. These defects can be easily identified as the broken long-r ... more ![]() ![]() Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 Researchers at the Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) achieved a major breakthrough in shielding the quantum properties of single atoms on a surface. T ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Nov 9, 2018 Raytheon Missile Systems is being awarded $74.8 million for procurement of guidance systems for the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA anti-ballistic missile interceptor. ... more ![]() ![]() Guildford, UK (SPX) Nov 13, 2018 Optical Surfaces Ltd. has received an order from Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) for two high precision reference mirrors to accelerate the precise alignment and testing of their Earth Obser ... more |
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![]() ![]() ESA's gravity-mapper reveals relics of ancient continents under Antarctic ice ![]() ![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 Carbon atoms have diverse possibilities to form bonds. Pure carbon can therefore occur in many forms, as diamond, graphite, as nanotubes, football molecules or as a honeycomb-net with hexagonal mesh ... more ![]() |
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![]() Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 Researchers at the University of Waterloo have taken a huge step towards making smart devices that do not use batteries or require charging. These battery-free objects, which feature an IP add ... more ![]() ![]() Bochum, Germany (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 The question how certain algal enzymes accomplish the high proton transfer rate for hydrogen production had in the past been subject to speculation. Dr. Martin Winkler, Dr. Jifu Duan, Professor Eckh ... more ![]() ![]() Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 An inexpensive way to make products incorporating nanoparticles - such as high-performance energy devices or sophisticated diagnostic tests - has been developed by researchers. The process cou ... more ![]() ![]() Houston TX (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 A small device that contains human cells in a 3D matrix represents a giant leap in the ability of scientists to test how those cells respond to stresses, drugs and genetic changes. About the size of ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (ESA) Nov 13, 2018 ESA astronaut Claudie Haignere attended the Paris Peace Forum this weekend, presenting the Agency's vision for engaging humankind in multilateral cooperation for space exploration with peaceful obje ... more |
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From Quantum Optics to Increased Risk Posture: Student Innovations at NASA Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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First Angara A5V Heavy-Class Rocket Launch to Take Place in 2026 - Roscosmos Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 13, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Oxia Planum favoured for ExoMars surface mission Paris (ESA) Nov 12, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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China releases smart solution for verifying reliability of space equipment components Beijing (XNA) Nov 13, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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GomSpace Group resolves on a rights issue of approximately SEK 298 million Aalborg, Denmark (SPX) Nov 13, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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A two-atom quantum duet Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Laser tech could be fashioned into Earth's 'porch light' to attract alien astronomers Boston MA (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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SwRI team makes breakthroughs studying Pluto orbiter mission San Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 25, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Scientists theorize new origin story for Earth's water Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Finnish PM: Jammed GPS signals may be work of Russia Helsinki (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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European-built Service Module arrives in US for first Orion lunar mission Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Aboard the first spacecraft to the Trojan asteroids Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Improving Alignment and Testing of Earth Observation Satellites Guildford, UK (SPX) Nov 13, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Parker Solar Probe Reports Good Status After Close Solar Approach Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Physicists create new, simpler-than-ever quantum 'hard drive for light' Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Astronomers get best view yet of supermassive black holes in colliding galaxies Maunakea HI (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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