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  Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 29, 2020 These two Hubble Space Telescope images of comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS), taken on April 20 and 23, 2020, provide the sharpest views yet of the breakup of the fragile comet. Hubble identified about 30 fragments on April 20, and 25 pieces on April 23. They are all enveloped in a sunlight-swept tail of cometary dust. "Their appearance changes substantially between the two days, so much so that it's quite difficult to connect the dots," said David Jewitt, professor of planetary science and astronomy ... read more |
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Permanently open call for commercial space transportation servicesParis (ESA) Apr 29, 2020 ESA has set up an 'open call' for proposals from European commercial entities for new services in the domain of space transportation to space, in space, returning from space, or any combination of ... more 
Solar One: A proposal for the first manned interstellar spaceshipLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2020 In a new paper, astronomer Alberto Caballero presents the concept and design of a beam-powered propulsion system that could become the first manned interstellar spaceship by the late-20s. Sola ... more 
NASA Test Directors eagerly await Artemis launchKennedy Space Center FL (SPXR) Apr 28, 2020 Before NASA's mighty Space Launch System (SLS) rocket can blast off from the agency's Kennedy Space Center to send the Orion spacecraft into lunar orbit, teams across the country conduct extensive t ... more 
NASA's Swift mission tallied water from interstellar Comet BorisovGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 For the first time, NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory tracked water loss from an interstellar comet as it approached and rounded the Sun. The object, 2I/Borisov, traveled through the solar syste ... more |
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Hubble marks 30 years in space with tapestry of blazing starbirthBaltimore MD (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 NASA is celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope's 30 years of unlocking the beauty and mystery of space by unveiling a stunning new portrait of a firestorm of starbirth in a neighboring galaxy. ... more  
Coding contest from NASA and Texas Instruments allows students to compete virtually to win out-of-this-world prizesDallas TX (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 Texas Instruments (TI) and NASA have teamed up to give students who are learning remotely the opportunity to connect, collaborate and win out-of-this-world prizes in a new, space-themed coding conte ... more 
New Army tech may turn low-cost printers into high-tech producersAberdeen Proving Ground MD (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 The Army has a new type of multi-polymer filament for commonly-used desktop 3-D printers. This advance may save money and facilitate fast printing of critical parts at the point of need. The r ... more  
SBIRS GEO-5 space vehicle enters critical thermal vacuum testingLos Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 The Space and Missile Systems Center's next Space Based Infrared System satellite (SBIRS GEO-5) reached a major milestone on its the road to launch when Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing began on April ... more  
Is it time for a 'new way of war?' What China's army reforms mean for the rest of the worldSydney, Australia (The Conversation) Apr 24, 2020 The ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu once said, "Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak." Looking at the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) today, it's ha ... more |
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What is fluid lensingMoffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2020 Whenever you look through a substance, whether it's the water in a pool or a pane of old, rippled glass, the objects you see look distorted. For centuries, astronomers have been mapping the sky thro ... more  |
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First successful study to detect marine plastic pollution using satellitesPlymouth UK (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 A pioneering technique to detect plastics floating on the sea surface, led by scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, has been published this week in Scientific Reports. Earth observation sc ... more  
DLR technologies for humanitarian aidBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 20, 2020 Technologies developed for spaceflight must function under extreme conditions. Not only do systems and equipment need to be robust, safe, compact, lightweight and easy to use, but they must also fun ... more  
European satellite data shows extreme methane emissions from Permian oil and gas operationsNew York NY (SPX) Apr 23, 2020 Findings published in the journal Science Advances show that oil and gas operations in America's sprawling Permian Basin are releasing methane at twice the average rate found in previous studies of ... more  
"Elegant" solution reveals how the universe got its structureWashington DC (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 The universe is full of billions of galaxies - but their distribution across space is far from uniform. Why do we see so much structure in the universe today, and how did it all form and grow? ... more 
The weight of the UniverseBochum, Germany (SPX) Apr 29, 2020 Results from physicists in Bochum have challenged the Standard Model of Cosmology. Infrared data, which have recently been included in the analysis, could be decisive. Bochum cosmologists head ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 28, 2020 
A six-month commercial Soyuz flight to the International Space Station (ISS) is planned for 2022-2023, according to files obtained by Sputnik.
According to the documents, the launch of a Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft with a Russian cosmonaut as crew commander and two unknown crew members is planned for October 2022, while a return to Earth is planned for April 2023. No details are provided on the ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 23, 2020 
Tehran earlier announced that it had launched a new military satellite into low Earth orbit, after the country failed in several previous attempts to send a civilian-made device in space.
Vice-chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General John Hyten, stated that the 'Noor' ('Light' in Farsi) Iranian satellite "went a very long way" but refused to confirm that it was able to reach its d ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
New research indicates river delta deposits within Mars' Jezero crater - the destination of NASA' Perseverance rover on the Red Planet - formed over time scales that promoted habitability and enhanced preservation of evidence.
Undulating streaks of land visible from space reveal rivers once coursed across the Martian surface - but for how long did the water flow? Enough time to record evid ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2020 
China is constructing the largest steerable radio telescope in Asia with a 70-meter-diameter antenna to receive data from its first Mars exploration mission which is expected to be launched this year.
China aims to complete orbiting, landing and roving on the red planet in one mission, which has been named Tianwen-1.
The telescope, with an antenna the size of nine basketball courts, ... more |
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 Santa Clara CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2020 
Momentus has entered a launch service agreement with Swarm Technologies, making this the first constellation customer for Momentus.
The agreement includes a first launch onboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission in December 2020, with additional launches to be scheduled over the 2021-2022 time frame. Swarm's constellation of uniquely small satellites enables it to offer worldwide conne ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
MIT researchers have developed a way to incorporate electronic sensors into stretchy fabrics, allowing them to create shirts or other garments that could be used to monitor vital signs such as temperature, respiration, and heart rate.
The sensor-embedded garments, which are machine washable, can be customized to fit close to the body of the person wearing them. The researchers envision tha ... more |
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 New Haven CT (SPX) Apr 23, 2020 
Yale technology is giving astronomers a closer look at the atmosphere of a distant planet where it's so hot the air contains vaporized metals.
The planet, MASCARA-2 b, is 140 parsecs from Earth - or roughly 2.68 quadrillion miles. It's a gas giant, like Jupiter. However, its orbit is 100 times closer to its star than Jupiter's orbit is to our Sun.
The atmosphere of MASCARA-2 b reache ... more |
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 Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
JUICE, the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission, has reached its next milestone: On its Earthly journey via different Airbus sites in Europe the spacecraft has arrived at Airbus' satellite integration centre in Friedrichshafen (Germany) for final integration. Until the end of 2020 it will be kitted out with its final components including harness, power electronics, onboard computer, communication ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 22, 2020 
Weakened wind patterns likely spurred the wave of extreme ocean heat that swept the North Pacific last summer, according to new research led by the University of Colorado Boulder and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. The marine heat wave, named the "Blob 2.0" after 2013's "Blob," likely damaged marine ecosystems and hurt coastal fisheries. Waters ... more |
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 Prague, Czechia (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is working together with the European Commission (EC) on an app to facilitate the movement of goods and freight within the EU in support of the COVID-19 pandemic response. The "Galileo Green Lane" app will ease the flow of freight through borders and enable the efficient transit of critical goods.
The COVID-19 outbreak represents a serious threat not only to ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 28, 2020 
As astronauts explore the Moon during the Artemis program, they may need to make use of the resources that already exist on the lunar surface. Take water, for instance: Because it's a heavy and therefore expensive resource to launch from Earth, our future explorers might have to seek out ice to mine. Once excavated, it can be melted and purified for drinking and used for rocket fuel. But how muc ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
A new study has identified the first known permanent population of asteroids originating from outside our solar system. The objects are believed to have been captured from other stars billions of years ago, and have been orbiting our Sun in disguise ever since. The work is published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
The first interstellar visitor, the astero ... more |
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 Melbourne FL (SPX) Apr 23, 2020 
When John Romero, president of Owyhee Air Research (OAR), got into the business of wildlife research, he did so for the love of wildlife. Now, he says, "it's more a love of the work and the services we can provide."
The Nampa, Idaho-based company is on the forefront of wildlife study, wildfire containment and natural resource surveying using L3Harris aerial infrared technology.
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 Madison WI (SPX) Apr 15, 2020 
When a fire extinguisher is opened, the compressed carbon dioxide forms ice crystals around the nozzle, providing a visual example of the physics principle that gases and plasmas cool as they expand. When our sun expels plasma in the form of solar wind, the wind also cools as it expands through space - but not nearly as much as the laws of physics would predict.
In a study published April ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 21, 2020 
NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), planned for launch in the mid-2020s, will create enormous cosmic panoramas. Using them, astronomers will explore everything from our solar system to the edge of the observable universe, including planets throughout our galaxy and the nature of dark energy.
Though it's often compared to the Hubble Space Telescope, which turns 30 years ol ... more |
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 Bochum, Germany (SPX) Apr 29, 2020 
Results from physicists in Bochum have challenged the Standard Model of Cosmology. Infrared data, which have recently been included in the analysis, could be decisive.
Bochum cosmologists headed by Professor Hendrik Hildebrandt have gained new insights into the density and structure of matter in the Universe. Several years ago, Hildebrandt had already been involved in a research consortium ... more |
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