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  Ithaca NY (SPX) Mar 27, 2020 Cornell University astronomers have created five models representing key points from our planet's evolution, like chemical snapshots through Earth's own geologic epochs. The models will be spectral templates for astronomers to use in the approaching new era of powerful telescopes, and in the hunt for Earth-like planets in distant solar systems. "These new generation of space- and ground-based telescopes coupled with our models will allow us to identify planets like our Earth out to about 50 ... read more |
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Astronomers use slime mould to map the universe's largest structuresBaltimore MD (SPX) Mar 27, 2020 The single-cell organism known as slime mould (Physarum polycephalum) builds complex web-like filamentary networks in search of food, always finding near-optimal pathways to connect different locati ... more  
Alliance calls for critical support to the small satellite sector in face of Covid-19 crisisLondon UK (SPX) Mar 27, 2020 In view of these difficult times when the Coronavirus 'Covid-19' is threatening lives and the economic future of many, the ACCESS.SPACE Alliance, which represents the small satellite sector and its ... more  
US Space Force launches first mission despite coronavirusWashington (AFP) March 26, 2020 The United States Space Force launched its first national security mission Thursday, sending an ultra-secure military communication satellite into orbit even as the coronavirus pandemic paralyzes much of the country. ... more 
AEHF-6 launch marks 500th flight of Aerojet Rocketdyne's Rl10 engineCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 27, 2020 The successful March 26 launch of the U.S. Space Force's sixth and final Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rock ... more |
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Scientists classify neurons by measuring their jiggle during a heartbeatWashington DC (UPI) Mar 11, 2020 When the heart beats, it causes the human brain to jiggle. According to a new study, the phenomenon has helped scientists classify different types of neurons. ... more  
Air quality picking up in quarantined countriesParis (AFP) March 22, 2020 Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus quarantines, experts say, but it is far too early to speak of long-term change. ... more  
Crisis brings robots to medical frontline: researchersWashington (AFP) March 25, 2020 Robots are expected to demonstrate their value for "dirty and dangerous" medical tasks in the fight to quell the coronavirus pandemic, researchers said Wednesday. ... more  
Neural networks facilitate optimization in the search for new materialsBoston MA (SPX) Mar 26, 2020 When searching through theoretical lists of possible new materials for particular applications, such as batteries or other energy-related devices, there are often millions of potential materials tha ... more 
Flat-panel technology could transform antennas, wireless and cell phone communicationsLos Alamos NM (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory are reinventing the mirror, at least for microwaves, potentially replacing the familiar 3-D dishes and microwave horns we see on rooftops and cell tower ... more |
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 Revisiting decades-old Voyager 2 data, scientists find one more secret 
SpaceX parachute test aborted weeks before planned manned launch - reportMoscow (Sputnik) Mar 26, 2020 SpaceX and Boeing are in a race to develop the next manned capsule to take US astronauts to the International Space Station. At the moment, NASA and other Western space agencies depend on Russian So ... more  |
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Coronavirus pandemic will not cause delays in ISS crew return says RoscosmosMoscow (Sputnik) Mar 26, 2020 Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos said on Thursday that it sees no need to delay the return of the International Space Station (ISS) crew to Earth due to the coronavirus pandemic and the clo ... more  
Hunting out water on the MoonParis (ESA) Mar 26, 2020 ESA is preparing a surface sampling payload that will prospect for lunar water among other resources. It is due to be flown to the Moon aboard Russia's Luna-27 lander in 2025. Researcher Hanna ... more 
Airbus completes In Orbit Commissioning of CHEOPSMadrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 26, 2020 Airbus has received confirmation from ESA of a successful end to the In Orbit Commissioning (IOC) of CHEOPS after the IOC review yesterday. This critical phase was performed by Airbus in Spain with ... more  
Venezuelan communications satellite out of serviceCaracas (AFP) March 26, 2020 Venezuela's first communications satellite, launched in 2008, is out of service due to a systems failure, the country's government said Wednesday. ... more 
Air pollution in Italy falls since start of lockdownCopenhagen (AFP) March 25, 2020 Italy's air quality has improved since the country went into coronavirus lockdown, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said Wednesday, a trend seen elsewhere in Europe as well. ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 
One thing astronauts have to be good at: living in confined spaces for long periods of time. Here are some tips for all who find yourself in a similar scenario.
Nearly 20 years successfully living on the International Space Station and more than 50 flying in space did not happen by accident. NASA astronauts and psychologists have examined what human behaviors create a healthy culture for l ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 26, 2020  SpaceX and Boeing are in a race to develop the next manned capsule to take US astronauts to the International Space Station. At the moment, NASA and other Western space agencies depend on Russian Soyuz rockets to take crews to the station.
A SpaceX test of parachute systems for its new Crew Dragon manned capsule was aborted Tuesday, with a helicopter dropping the test article from an unknown height, CNBC has reported , citing a company statement. ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 23, 2020 
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover recently set a record for the steepest terrain it's ever climbed, cresting the "Greenheugh Pediment," a broad sheet of rock that sits atop a hill. And before doing that, the rover took a selfie, capturing the scene just below Greenheugh.
In front of the rover is a hole it drilled while sampling a bedrock target called "Hutton." The entire selfie is a 360-degree ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 25, 2020 
A trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship is being tested at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of south China's island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The experimental spacecraft is scheduled to launch with no crew in mid to late April on the maiden flight of the Long March-5B carrier rocket, a variant of the Long March-5, ... more |
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 Caracas (AFP) March 26, 2020 
Venezuela's first communications satellite, launched in 2008, is out of service due to a systems failure, the country's government said Wednesday.
"Due to a failure, the Simon Bolivar satellite is no longer working for communication," said the science and technology minister in a statement, without giving further details.
On Monday, the US-based news site Space News reported that VeneSat ... more |
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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory are reinventing the mirror, at least for microwaves, potentially replacing the familiar 3-D dishes and microwave horns we see on rooftops and cell towers with flat panels that are compact, versatile, and better adapted for modern communication technologies.
"Our new reflectors offer lightweight, low-profile alternatives to conventional antennas ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 
The first papers of the Planetary Science Journal are now available online. This new open access online journal, from the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and its Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS), showcases significant developments, discoveries, and theories about planets, moons, small bodies, and the interactions among them - not only in our own solar system but also in planetary system ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Mar 17, 2020 
Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is mainly made up of liquids and gases. Its clouds are shaped by jet streams, winds and vortices into numerous parallel bands, as well as coloured patches, one of which clearly stands out: the Great Red Spot. This is an Earth-sized anticyclone that has been observed for over 350 years, but has suddenly decreased in size in recent years.
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 Sydney (AFP) March 26, 2020 
Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered "very widespread" damage after rising sea temperatures caused the third mass coral bleaching events in five years, authorities said Thursday.
The planet's largest coral reef system is worth an estimated $4 billion a year in tourism revenue for the Australian economy, but is at risk of losing its coveted world heritage status because warmer oceans b ... more |
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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 
A small, inexpensive and highly accurate gyroscope, developed at the University of Michigan, could help drones and autonomous cars stay on track without a GPS signal.
"Our gyroscope is 10,000 times more accurate but only 10 times more expensive than gyroscopes used in your typical cell phones. This gyroscope is 1,000 times less expensive than much larger gyroscopes with similar performance ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Mar 25, 2020 
Future Artemis lunar landers could use next-generation thrusters, the small rocket engines used to make alterations in a spacecraft's flight path or altitude, to enter lunar orbit and descend to the surface. Before the engines make the trip to the Moon, helping deliver new science instruments and technology demonstrations, they're being tested here on Earth.
NASA and Frontier Aerospace of ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Mar 19, 2020 
SpaceX, the largest commercial satellite constellation operator in the world, has ambitious plans of installing 12,000 satellites in low-orbit over a span of several years, as part of its Starlink project to provide low-cost broadband internet service.
A well-known astronomer and satellite tracker has voiced concerns that efforts to scan the skies for potentially dangerous near-Earth aster ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 22, 2020 
Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus quarantines, experts say, but it is far too early to speak of long-term change.
Images by the US space agency NASA are clear, in February the concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) fell dramatically in Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, passing from an indicator that was red/orange to blue.
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 25, 2020 
Scientists from from the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday that they have built the country's first and one of the world's largest solar telescope, to better observe and forecast solar activity.
The Chinese Large Solar Telescope (CLST), with a 1.8-meter aperture, was developed by the academy's Institute of Optics and Electronics. It caught the first batch of high-resolution ima ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 19, 2020 
A new camera design, using arrayed telescopes, could capture images of celestial objects simultaneously and with great detail, a study released on Wednesday said.
The camera would potentially allow hypertelescopes, small units arranged in multi-field patterns, instead of standard telescopes with a single and massive mirrored lens, to obtain of planets, pulsars, and distant galaxies outside ... more |
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 Trieste, Italy (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 
They are billions of times larger than our Sun: how is it possible that, as recently observed, supermassive black holes were already present when the Universe, now 14 billion years old, was "just" 800 million years old? For astrophysicists, the formation of these cosmic monsters in such a short time is a real scientific headache, which raises important questions on the current knowledge of the d ... more |
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