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  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 01, 2020 Joint teams from NASA and SpaceX continue making progress on the first flight test with astronauts to the International Space Station by completing a series of mission simulations from launch to landing. The mission, known as Demo-2, is a close mirror of the company's uncrewed flight test to station in March 2019, but this time with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft launching atop a Falcon 9 rocket as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). Over th ... read more |
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High altitude water Cherenkov Observatory tests speed of lightLos Alamos NM (SPX) Apr 01, 2020 New measurements confirm, to the highest energies yet explored, that the laws of physics hold no matter where you are or how fast you're moving. Observations of record-breaking gamma rays prove the ... more  
Zero-energy bound states in the high-temperature superconductors at 2-dimensional limitBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 01, 2020 A quantum computer works based on qubits. By manipulating quantum states to realize specific logical operation, quantum computing can solve some important computing problems that cannot be effective ... more  
On Mars or Earth, biohybrid can turn carbon dioxide into new productsBerkeley CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2020 If humans ever hope to colonize Mars, the settlers will need to manufacture on-planet a huge range of organic compounds, from fuels to drugs, that are too expensive to ship from Earth. Univers ... more  
Space Force identifies USAF missions for transfer to newest serviceArlington VA (AFNS) Apr 01, 2020 In a significant step that enhances the U.S. Space Force's capabilities and development, the Department of the Air Force has identified 23 U.S. Air Force organizations whose space-related missions w ... more |
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Astronomers reveal source of 'red sign' in ancient Japanese literatureWashington DC (UPI) Mar 31, 2020 In the early 7th century Japan, a fan of bright red feathers flamed across the night sky. Onlookers likened the cosmic phenomenon to the tail of a pheasant. ... more 
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Full Mirror Deployment a SuccessGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 01, 2020 In a recent test, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope fully deployed its primary mirror into the same configuration it will have when in space. As Webb progresses towards liftoff in 2021, techni ... more  
Physicist from Hannover develops new photon source for tap-proof communicationHannover, Germany (SPX) Apr 01, 2020 An international team with the participation of Prof. Dr. Michael Kues from the Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD at Leibniz University Hannover has developed a new method for generating quantum-entang ... more  
NASA, University of Nebraska Release New Global Groundwater Maps and U.S. Drought ForecastsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 01, 2020 NASA researchers have developed new satellite-based, weekly global maps of soil moisture and groundwater wetness conditions and one to three-month U.S. forecasts of each product. While maps of curre ... more  
To tune up your quantum computer, better call an AI mechanicWashington DC (SPX) Apr 01, 2020 A high-end race car engine needs all its components tuned and working together precisely to deliver top-quality performance. The same can be said about the processor inside a quantum computer, whose ... more |
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North Korea slams Pompeo and says will 'walk our way'Seoul (AFP) March 30, 2020 Nuclear-armed North Korea on Monday warned it could cut off dialogue with the United States, but Washington's top diplomat said the US still looked forward to talks, even after the North called his insistence on sanctions "ludicrous". ... more  |
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Argonne and CERN weigh in on the origin of heavy elementsLemont IL (SPX) Mar 31, 2020 A long-held mystery in the field of nuclear physics is why the universe is composed of the specific materials we see around us. In other words, why is it made of "this" stuff and not other stuff? ... more  
Contingency Operations Program and GPS III SV02 Receives Operational Acceptance from USSFLos Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2020 The Space and Missile Systems Center achieved a major Global Positioning System milestone on March 27 with the Contingency Operations (COps) program and GPS III Space Vehicle (SV) 02 receiving U.S. ... more 
US Space Force Struggles to Pick Name for Its TroopsWashington DC (Sputnik) Mar 31, 2020 The fledgling military branch promised that it would continue to operate despite the coronavirus raging in the country and the US military reportedly diverting resources to help authorities combat t ... more  
US deploys Patriot air defence system to IraqBaghdad (AFP) March 30, 2020 The United States has deployed Patriot air defence batteries to Iraqi bases to protect American troops recently targeted by Iranian missiles, US and Iraqi military sources told AFP Monday. ... more 
Engineers 3D print soft, rubbery brain implantsBoston MA (SPX) Mar 31, 2020 The brain is one of our most vulnerable organs, as soft as the softest tofu. Brain implants, on the other hand, are typically made from metal and other rigid materials that over time can cause infla ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 26, 2020 
Eight and a half years into its grand tour of the solar system, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft was ready for another encounter. It was Jan. 24, 1986, and soon it would meet the mysterious seventh planet, icy-cold Uranus.
Over the next few hours, Voyager 2 flew within 50,600 miles (81,433 kilometers) of Uranus' cloud tops, collecting data that revealed two new rings, 11 new moons and temperatu ... 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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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 31, 2020 
The Mars 2020 mission involving NASA's newly named rover - Perseverance - received a significant boost following the completion of important testing at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Activities to measure mass properties of the Cruise Stage vehicle were performed on the spin table inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. Successful testing also was performed on NASA' ... 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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 Darmstadt, Germany (ESA) Mar 25, 2020 
In response to the escalating coronavirus pandemic, ESA has decided to further reduce on-site personnel at its mission control centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
The new adjustments require temporarily stopping instrument operation and data gathering on four Solar System science missions, which are part of the wider fleet of 21 spacecraft currently flown by the Agency from the European Space Op ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Mar 31, 2020 
The brain is one of our most vulnerable organs, as soft as the softest tofu. Brain implants, on the other hand, are typically made from metal and other rigid materials that over time can cause inflammation and the buildup of scar tissue.
MIT engineers are working on developing soft, flexible neural implants that can gently conform to the brain's contours and monitor activity over longer pe ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 24, 2020 
Russian scientists intend to study whether cosmonauts during a space walk could pick up microorganisms on their space suits and bring them into the International Space Station (ISS), a department head of the Institute for Biological and Medical Issues of the Russian Academy of Sciences said in an interview.
"We are currently planning to conduct an experiment on the ISS dubbed 'Lovushka' [' ... 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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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 01, 2020 
NASA researchers have developed new satellite-based, weekly global maps of soil moisture and groundwater wetness conditions and one to three-month U.S. forecasts of each product. While maps of current dry/wet conditions for the United States have been available since 2012, this is the first time they have been available globally.
"The global products are important because there are so few ... more |
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2020 
The Space and Missile Systems Center achieved a major Global Positioning System milestone on March 27 with the Contingency Operations (COps) program and GPS III Space Vehicle (SV) 02 receiving U.S. Space Force's Operational Acceptance approval.
COps is an upgrade to the current GPS Operational Control System to operationally command and control GPS III satellites. These satellites are the ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 30, 2020 
The modules that the major space agencies plan to erect on the Moon could incorporate an element contributed by the human colonizers themselves: the urea in their pee. European researchers have found that it could be used as a plasticizer in the concrete of the structures.
NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and its Chinese counterpart plan to build moon bases in the coming decades, as p ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 31, 2020 
In the early 7th century Japan, a fan of bright red feathers flamed across the night sky. Onlookers likened the cosmic phenomenon to the tail of a pheasant.
In written accounts, witnesses speculated about the cosmic origins of the "red sign," but until now, the phenomenon's true identity was a mystery.
In a new study, published this week in journal Sokendai Review of Culture and ... 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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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2020 
NASA has selected a new mission to study how the Sun generates and releases giant space weather storms - known as solar particle storms - into planetary space. Not only will such information improve understanding of how our solar system works, but it ultimately can help protect astronauts traveling to the Moon and Mars by providing better information on how the Sun's radiation affects the space ... more |
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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) Apr 01, 2020 
New measurements confirm, to the highest energies yet explored, that the laws of physics hold no matter where you are or how fast you're moving. Observations of record-breaking gamma rays prove the robustness of Lorentz Invariance - a piece of Einstein's theory of relativity that predicts the speed of light is constant everywhere in the universe. The High Altitude Water Cherenkov observatory in ... more |
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 Kanazawa, Japan (SPX) Mar 27, 2020 
The expansion of the Universe has occupied the minds of astronomers and astrophysicists for decades. Among the cosmological models that have been suggested over the years, Lambda cold dark matter (LCDM) models are the simplest models that can provide elegant explanations of the properties of the Universe, e.g., the accelerated expansion of the late Universe and structural formations.
Howev ... more |
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