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Caltech and JPL launch hybrid high rate quantum communication systems![]() Pasadena CA (SOX) Mar 09, 2020 Caltech and JPL have been successful partners in space exploration since the mid-1930s. In their tradition of intermixing in unique ways fundamental science, technology and engineering they develop a collaborative multi-disciplinary cross-agency research program to advance and accelerate scalable hybrid quantum networking and communications technologies. To support the increasing data bandwidth requirement of deep space exploration, NASA tasked JPL with implementing the Deep Space Optical Communic ... read more |
In-space Robotic Servicing Program moves forward with new commercial partnerWashington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2020 DARPA has established a new partnership with U.S. industry to jointly develop and deploy advanced robotic capabilities in space. The agency has signed an Other Transactions for Prototypes agreement ... more
Cosmos: Possible WorldsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2020 Cosmos the popular TV series is back with a new season, Cosmos: Possible Worlds. This season the emphasis is on storytelling and exploration of possible worlds outside earth. Humans thro ... more
SpaceX Dragon heads to Space Station for Monday dockingHouston TX (SPX) Mar 09, 2020 A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 11:50 p.m. EST Friday. Dragon will deliver more than 4,300 pounds of NASA cargo and science inves ... more
Safe crops as a dietary supplement to assist long-distance space missionsWashington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2020 Astronauts in space live on processed, pre-packaged space rations such as fruits, nuts, chocolate, shrimp cocktails, peanut butter, chicken, and beef to name a few. These have often been sterilized ... more |
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Where there's one, there's one hundred moreTucson AZ (SPX) Mar 09, 2020 Although it may have a difficult designation to remember, PSO J030947.49+271757.31, its importance is unique. It is the most distant blazar observed to date. The light we see from it began its journ ... more
Kleos Data to Target Environmental Challenges in BrazilLuxembourg (SPX) Mar 09, 2020 Kleos Space told SpaceDaily.com that the Brazilian Government agency Agencia Nacional do Petroleo, Gas Natural e Biocombustiveis - ANP is to evaluate Kleos data at no cost for three months commencin ... more
NASA: Boeing software team had too much power over Starliner capsuleWashington DC (UPI) Mar 06, 2020 Boeing's software team had too much influence over final decisions regarding the company's Starliner capsule, a top NASA administrator said Friday. ... more
SpaceX launches 20th space station cargo missionWashington DC (UPI) Mar 06, 2020 SpaceX launched more than 4,300 pounds of supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station from Florida on Friday night - the company's 20th such mission for NASA. ... more
Study confirms space-grown lettuce nutritious, safeWashington DC (UPI) Mar 06, 2020 Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have successfully cultivated lettuce and, according to a study published Friday, the red romaine lettuce - a Lactuca sativa variety known as 'Outredgeous' - is disease-free and safe to eat. ... more |
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Axiom Space plans first-ever fully private human spaceflight mission to International Space StationHouston TX (SPX) Mar 06, 2020 Axiom Space announced it is planning history's first fully private human spaceflight to the International Space Station. Axiom has signed a contract with SpaceX for a Crew Dragon flight which will t ... more |
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Organic molecules discovered by Curiosity Rover consistent with early life on MarsPullman WA (SPX) Mar 06, 2020 Organic compounds called thiophenes are found on Earth in coal, crude oil and oddly enough, in white truffles, the mushroom beloved by epicureans and wild pigs. Thiophenes were also recently d ... more
Xplore selects Orbit Fab's RAFTI design standard for deep space missionsSeattle WA (SPX) Mar 06, 2020 Xplore Inc have announced that they are integrating the Orbit Fab RAFTI into the Xcraft, Xplore's highly-capable, multi-mission ESPA-class spacecraft. The RAFTI, which stands for Rapidly Attachable ... more
Virginia Middle School names NASA's next Mars rover PerseveranceWashington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2020 The name was announced Thursday by Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate, during a celebration at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia. Zurbuchen ... more
SpaceX announces partnership to send tourists to ISSWashington (AFP) March 5, 2020 SpaceX on Thursday announced a partnership to send three tourists to the International Space Station (ISS), the first private trip in more than a decade. ... more
Gastronauts: Developing food ready for the next space raceBrighton UK (SPX) Mar 06, 2020 For the new space race, astronauts and space tourists will want to eat a little better than the corn beef sandwiches, applesauce and high-calorie cubes of protein, fat and sugar consumed by NASA sci ... more |
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NASA update on Starliner flight test review Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2020
The joint NASA and Boeing Independent Review Team formed following the anomalies during the company's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test as a part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program has completed its initial investigation. The team was tasked with reviewing three primary anomalies experienced during the mission: two software coding errors and unanticipated loss of space-to-ground communication ca ... more |
SpaceX announces partnership to send tourists to ISS Washington (AFP) March 5, 2020
SpaceX on Thursday announced a partnership to send three tourists to the International Space Station (ISS), the first private trip in more than a decade.
Elon Musk's company has signed a deal with Axiom Space to transport the tourists along with a commander on one of its Crew Dragon capsules in the second half of 2021.
Axiom CEO Michael Suffredini said the flight "will represent a water ... more |
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Organic molecules discovered by Curiosity Rover consistent with early life on Mars Pullman WA (SPX) Mar 06, 2020
Organic compounds called thiophenes are found on Earth in coal, crude oil and oddly enough, in white truffles, the mushroom beloved by epicureans and wild pigs.
Thiophenes were also recently discovered on Mars, and Washington State University astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch thinks their presence would be consistent with the presence of early life on Mars.
Schulze-Makuch and Jacob ... more |
China's Yuanwang-5 sails to Pacific Ocean for space monitoring mission Nanjing (XNA) Feb 21, 2020 |
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The impact of satellite constellations on astronomical observations Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2020
Astronomers have recently raised concerns about the impact of satellite mega-constellations on scientific research. To better understand the effect these constellations could have on astronomical observations, ESO commissioned a scientific study of their impact, focusing on observations with ESO telescopes in the visible and infrared but also considering other observatories. The study, which con ... more |
Tech lifestyles enable 'safe escape' from coronavirus San Francisco (AFP) March 8, 2020
For people hunkering down due to the coronavirus epidemic, the tech sector has become their new best friend with an array of lifestyle solutions making "social distancing" easier.
Those wanting to avoid crowds can have meals delivered from restaurants, stream blockbuster films, socialize online with friends, and work remotely.
The latest tech-inspired lifestyle solutions are gaining trac ... more |
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Cosmos: Possible Worlds Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2020
Cosmos the popular TV series is back with a new season, Cosmos: Possible Worlds.
This season the emphasis is on storytelling and exploration of possible worlds outside earth.
Humans throughout history have journeyed to environments that are more favorable to their survival and wellbeing with mixed results.
Cosmos possible worlds takes us on a journey that explores the challenge ... more |
Ultraviolet instrument delivered for ESA's Jupiter mission San Antonio TX (SPX) Feb 26, 2020
An ultraviolet spectrograph (UVS) designed and built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is the first scientific instrument to be delivered for integration onto the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft. Scheduled to launch in 2022 and arrive at Jupiter in 2030, JUICE will spend at least three years making detailed observations in the Jovian system before going ... more |
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Changes in oxygen, temperature could reshape deep sea fish communities Washington DC (UPI) Mar 05, 2020
The size and complexity of marine ecosystems make it difficult to predict the effects of climate change, especially on deep sea communities.
But thanks to the efforts of a team of marine biologists and oceanographers, scientists are gaining a better understanding of the influence of oxygen and temperature on the density and diversity of deep sea fish populations.
The study, led b ... more |
Beijing to beef up support for Beidou-related industry Beijing (XNA) Mar 06, 2020
The Beijing municipal government has released a three-year plan to promote the innovation and development of industries related to the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System.
Beijing will foster breakthroughs in key and core technologies, and create a sound ecology for Beidou-related industries via cultivating competitive enterprises, according to the plan.
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Join the Artemis Generation Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2020
We're celebrating our 20th year of continuous presence aboard the International Space Station in low-Earth orbit this year, and we're on the verge of sending the first women and next men to the Moon as part of our Artemis lunar exploration program so we can prepare for human missions to Mars.
It's an incredible time in human spaceflight! Often the dream to be an astronaut is the spark that ... more |
OSIRIS-REx Swoops Over Sample Site Nightingale Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 05, 2020
Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 05, 2020
NASA's first asteroid-sampling spacecraft just got its best look yet at asteroid Bennu. Yesterday, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft executed a very low pass over sample site Nightingale, taking observations from an altitude of 820 feet (250 m), which is the closest that OSIRIS-REx has f ... more |
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Kleos Data to Target Environmental Challenges in Brazil Luxembourg (SPX) Mar 09, 2020
Kleos Space told SpaceDaily.com that the Brazilian Government agency Agencia Nacional do Petroleo, Gas Natural e Biocombustiveis - ANP is to evaluate Kleos data at no cost for three months commencing at the time the relevant data set is made available, after which the cost for continuation is subject to final licence negotiation (Pre-Order).
Speaking about the Pre-Order by a Brazilian Gove ... more |
Want to catch a photon? Start by silencing the sun Hoboken NJ (SPX) Feb 25, 2020
Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have created a 3D imaging system that uses light's quantum properties to create images 40,000 times crisper than current technologies, paving the way for never-before seen LIDAR sensing and detection in self-driving cars, satellite mapping systems, deep-space communications and medical imaging of the human retina.
The work, led by Yuping Huang ... more |
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ALMA spots metamorphosing aged star Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 06, 2020
An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has captured the very moment when an old star first starts to alter its environment. The star has ejected high-speed bipolar gas jets which are now colliding with the surrounding material; the age of the observed jet is estimated to be less than 60 years. These features help scientists understand h ... more |
Tracking down the mystery of matter Villigen, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 04, 2020
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have measured a property of the neutron more precisely than ever before. In the process they found out that the elementary particle has a significantly smaller electric dipole moment than was previously assumed. With that, it has also become less likely that this dipole moment can help to explain the origin of all matter in the universe. The researc ... more |
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