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  Atlanta GA (SPX) May 14, 2020 The rolling hills of Mars or the moon are a long way from the nearest tow truck. That's why the next generation of exploration rovers will need to be good at climbing hills covered with loose material and avoiding entrapment on soft granular surfaces. Built with wheeled appendages that can be lifted and wheels able to "wiggle," a new robot known as the "Mini Rover" has developed and tested complex locomotion techniques robust enough to help it climb hills covered with such granular material - and ... read more |
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Australia Defence Dept signs agreement with Gold Coast space companyGold Coast, Australia (SPX) May 14, 2020 Defence and Gold Coast company Gilmour Space Technologies have joined forces to work together on space technologies under a new strategic agreement. The leading hybrid rocket launch provider i ... more 
Bipartisan space launch legislation introducedWashington DC (SPX) May 13, 2020 As we pass the 59th Anniversary of the first American human space flight launch that saw Alan Shepard pilot the famous Freedom 7 capsule as part of the Mercury program, U.S. Representatives Bill Pos ... more  
JAXA HTV-9 spacecraft carries science, technology to ISSHouston TX (SPX) May 14, 2020 A Japanese cargo spacecraft loaded with experiment hardware, supplies and spare parts is scheduled to launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan to the International Space Station at ... more 
Roscosmos confirms signing contract for NASA Astronaut's flight to ISSMoscow (Sputnik) May 14, 2020 Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos confirmed the signing of a contract with NASA for the flight of an astronaut onboard Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) and ... more |
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China's Kuaizhou rocket industrial park partially operationalWuhan, China (XNA) May 14, 2020 Kuaizhou rocket industrial park, which is based in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, has been partially put into operation, according to China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC). Aft ... more  
Russian Meteor-M satellite resumes work after meteoroid strikeMoscow (Sputnik) May 14, 2020 The Meteor series of weather observation satellites was first developed in the 1970s, and continuously upgraded and revamped in the decades since to monitor atmospheric and sea surface temperature, ... more  
Amsterdam researchers observe iron in exoplanetary atmosphereAmsterdam, The Netherlands (SPX) May 14, 2020 An international team of researchers, led by astronomers from the University of Amsterdam, has directly demonstrated the presence of iron in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time. The re ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne tests advanced large solid rocket motorHuntsville AL (SPX) May 13, 2020 Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed a successful static-fire test of an advanced large solid rocket motor, called the Missile Components Advanced Technologies Demonstration Motor (MCAT Demo), unde ... more  
Airbus supplies EU with satellite communicationsParis, France (SPX) May 13, 2020 Airbus has won the new satellite communications framework contract for military and civil missions of the European Union and its member states. This four-year framework contract was awarded by the E ... more |
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SOFIA finds clues hidden in Pluto's hazeMoffett Field CA (SPX) May 14, 2020 When the New Horizons spacecraft passed by Pluto in 2015, one of the many fascinating features its images revealed was that this small, frigid world in the distant solar system has a hazy atmosphere ... more  |
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Plotting the next course for X-37BSydney, Australia (SPX) May 12, 2020 With the X-37B robot spaceplane about to fly its sixth mission, it's worth considering how its flight has been planned. Some aspects of the mission are fairly predictable. It will spend extended per ... more 
Space age for metals, foams and the livingParis (ESA) May 08, 2020 Astronauts donned gloves on the International Space Station to kick off two European experiments on metals and foams, while preparing spacesuits for future work outside their home in space. Th ... more 
Study suggests polymer composite could serve as lighter, non-toxic radiation shieldingRaleigh NC (SPX) May 12, 2020 A new study from researchers at North Carolina State University suggests that a material consisting of a polymer compound embedded with bismuth trioxide particles holds tremendous potential for repl ... more 
The little tires that could go to MarsNASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland OH (SPX) May 08, 2020 It's rocky. It's sandy. It's flat. It's cratered. It's cold. The surface of Mars is a challenging and inhospitable place, especially for rovers. As future missions t ... more 
New evidence of watery plumes on Jupiter's moon EuropaGottingen, Germany (SPX) May 13, 2020 During a fly-by of Jupiter's moon Europa twenty years ago, NASA's space probe Galileo may have witnessed a plume of water. A group of scientists including researchers from the Max Planck Institute f ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 14, 2020 
Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos confirmed the signing of a contract with NASA for the flight of an astronaut onboard Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) and back, but did not disclose the contract's worth.
"[Today], a contract was signed for the transportation of one American astronaut to the ISS on the Russian manned spacecraft Soyuz MS in the fall ... more |
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 Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) May 14, 2020  Defence and Gold Coast company Gilmour Space Technologies have joined forces to work together on space technologies under a new strategic agreement.
The leading hybrid rocket launch provider is developing lower-cost, reliable and dedicated rockets to launch small satellites into low earth orbits.
The new partnership between Defence Science and Technology and Gilmour Space will resear ... more |
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 San Antonio, TX (SPX) May 12, 2020 
A Southwest Research Institute scientist modeled the atmosphere of Mars to help determine that salty pockets of water present on the Red Planet are likely not habitable by life as we know it on Earth. A team that also included scientists from Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and the University of Arkansas helped allay planetary protection concerns about contaminating potential Mart ... more |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) May 14, 2020 
Kuaizhou rocket industrial park, which is based in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, has been partially put into operation, according to China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC).
After it is fully operational, the park is expected to be capable of completing the assembly and testing for 20 solid-fuelled carrier rockets annually.
With construction beginning in May 2017, the ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 13, 2020 
In partnership with the U.S. Space Force and Space Development Agency, DARPA's Blackjack program is targeting flights to low-Earth orbit (LEO) later this year and 2021. Using a series of small risk reduction satellites, the program aims to demonstrate advanced technology for satellite constellation autonomy and space mesh networks.
Blackjack seeks to develop and validate critical elements ... more |
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 Raleigh NC (SPX) May 12, 2020 
A new study from researchers at North Carolina State University suggests that a material consisting of a polymer compound embedded with bismuth trioxide particles holds tremendous potential for replacing conventional radiation shielding materials, such as lead.
The bismuth trioxide compound is lightweight, effective at shielding against ionizing radiation such as gamma rays, and can be man ... more |
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 Amsterdam, The Netherlands (SPX) May 14, 2020 
An international team of researchers, led by astronomers from the University of Amsterdam, has directly demonstrated the presence of iron in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time. The researchers discovered emission lines of uncharged iron atoms in the light spectrum of KELT-9b. The observation was complicated as the exoplanet is outshined by its bright host star.
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 14, 2020 
When the New Horizons spacecraft passed by Pluto in 2015, one of the many fascinating features its images revealed was that this small, frigid world in the distant solar system has a hazy atmosphere. Now, new data helps explain how Pluto's haze is formed from the faint light of the Sun 3.7 billion miles away as it moves through an unusual orbit.
Remote observations of Pluto by NASA's teles ... more |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 14, 2020 
The team included researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and the University of Melbourne.
Corals with increased heat tolerance have the potential to reduce the impact of reef bleaching from marine heat waves, which are becoming more common under climate change.
"Coral reefs are in decline worldwide," CSIRO Synthe ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 14, 2020 
The 45th satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has started operation in the network after completing in-orbit tests, according to the Satellite Navigation System Management Office.
The satellite will provide services in place of the 3rd BeiDou satellite, a geostationary earth orbit satellite of the BDS-2 system. The replacement will help reinforce the BDS-2 system and s ... more |
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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 12, 2020 
New research published in the journal Nature Astronomy reveals a type of destructive event most often associated with disaster movies and dinosaur extinction may have also contributed to the formation of the Moon's surface.
A group of international scientists led by the Royal Ontario Museum has discovered that the formation of ancient rocks on the Moon may be directly linked to large-scale ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 12, 2020 
In February and July of 2019, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. The readings it took with various instruments at those times have given researchers insight into the physical and chemical properties of the 1-kilometer-wide asteroid. These findings could help explain the history of Ryugu and other asteroids, as well as the solar system at la ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) May 14, 2020 
Sen, a British space company establishing a video streaming service to provide real-time and timely Ultra-High Definition (UHD) video of Earth, and Momentus, a provider of in-space transportation services for satellites, has announced a contract for the orbital deployment of Sen's first satellite, with an option to launch a further four satellites for Sen in 2022.
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 Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany (SPX) May 01, 2020 
The extent to which solar activity (and thus the number of sunspots and the solar brightness) varies can be reconstructed using various methods - at least for a certain period of time.
Since 1610, for example, there have been reliable records of sunspots covering the Sun; the distribution of radioactive varieties of carbon and beryllium in tree rings and ice cores allows us to draw conclus ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 12, 2020 
Several hundred million years ago, two galaxy clusters collided and then passed through each other. This mighty event released a flood of hot gas from each galaxy cluster that formed an unusual bridge between the two objects. This bridge is now being pummeled by particles driven away from a supermassive black hole.
Galaxy clusters are the largest objects in the universe held together by gr ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 13, 2020 
NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory, a facility for fundamental physics experiments on the International Space Station, recently underwent a major hardware upgrade with the help of astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir. By chilling atom clouds to just above absolute zero - the lowest temperature matter can reach - Cold Atom Lab enables scientists to directly observe unique atomic behaviors, helping ... more |
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