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  El Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 Deep inside a laboratory at The Aerospace Corporation's El Segundo campus, scientists are recreating the vacuum of space here on Earth. Aerospace's electric propulsion lab specializes in testing electric thrusters in space-like conditions, and they recently installed a new vacuum chamber that will enable them to test the newer, high-powered thrusters needed for future space exploration. "This chamber adds not just to Aerospace's testing capability, but adds to the world's testing capability, ... read more |
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Comet NEOWISE sizzles as it slides by the SunPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 09, 2020 A comet visiting from the most distant parts of our solar system is putting on a spectacular nighttime display. Named Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, the comet made its once-in-our-lifetimes close approach ... more  
Johnson-Built Device to Help Mars Perseverance Rover Search for Signs of LifeHouston TX (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 Later this summer, NASA is launching the Mars Perseverance Rover to the Red Planet with the Mars 2020 Mission. The rover is loaded with equipment to search for signs that there once was life on Mars ... more 
NASA's InSight Flexes Its Arm While Its 'Mole' Hits PausePasadena CA (JPL) Jul 09, 2020 NASA's InSight lander has been using its robotic arm to help the heat probe known as the "mole" burrow into Mars. The mission is providing the first look at the Red Planet's deep interior to reveal ... more  
NASA Increases Investment in US Small Businesses to Mature Lunar Capabilities for ArtemisWashington DC (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 NASA has selected four U.S. small businesses to mature a range of technologies for sustainable exploration of the Moon under the Artemis program. Through Artemis, the first woman and next man will l ... more |
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Building NASA's Psyche: Design Done, Now Full Speed Ahead on HardwarePasadena CA (JPL) Jul 09, 2020 Psyche, the NASA mission to explore a metal-rock asteroid of the same name, recently passed a crucial milestone that brings it closer to its August 2022 launch date. Now the mission is moving from p ... more  
The collective power of the solar system's dark, icy bodiesBoulder CO (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 The outermost reaches of our solar system are a strange place - filled with dark and icy bodies with nicknames like Sedna, Biden and The Goblin, each of which span several hundred miles across. ... more  
Exploring the Deep Truths of VenusPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 09, 2020 Imagine Earth. Now fill the skies with thick, Sun-obscuring clouds of sulfuric acid; boil off the oceans by cranking up the temperature to 900 degrees Fahrenheit (nearly 500 degrees Celsius), and bo ... more  
The cosmic commute towards star and planet formationMunich, Germany (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 The molecular gas in galaxies is organised into a hierarchy of structures. The molecular material in giant molecular gas clouds travels along intricate networks of filamentary gas lanes towards the ... more  
New collection of stars, not born in our galaxy, discovered in Milky WayAustin TX (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 Astronomers can go their whole career without finding a new object in the sky. But for Lina Necib, a postdoctoral scholar in theoretical physics at Caltech, the discovery of a cluster of stars in th ... more |
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 Iran's IRGC touts underground 'missile cities' along Gulf Coast  
SpaceX delays Starlink launch again due to weatherWashington DC (UPI) Jul 08, 2020 SpaceX postponed the launch of more Starlink communications satellites from Florida on Wednesday when a line of storms neared the launch pad. ... more  |
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Summer road trip for Curiosity rover has begunPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 07, 2020 NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has started a road trip that will continue through the summer across roughly a mile (1.6 kilometers) of terrain. By trip's end, the rover will be able to ascend to the ne ... more 
Nature of Enigmatic Substance Found on Far Side of the Moon Uncovered by ScientistsBeijing (Sputnik) Jul 09, 2020 Despite the substance in question being described as "gel-like" shortly after its discovery, new research suggests that it is likely a rock after all. Chinese scientists have revealed the anal ... more 
How colliding neutron stars could shed light on universal mysteriesNorwich UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 An important breakthrough in how we can understand dead star collisions and the expansion of the Universe has been made by an international team, led by the University of East Anglia. They hav ... more 
Supernovae and magnetic fields in the laboratoryDresden, Germany (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 In a paper (published in the Astrophysical Journal, a team led by researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Paris have paved the way to unravelling the mystery as to why many supernova remnants that we obs ... more 
New study shows colliding neutron stars may unlock mysteries of universe expansionOrlando FL (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 The National Science Foundation's Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has proven itself instrumental in another major astronomical discovery. An international team of scientists, led by the Uni ... more |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 07, 2020 
Seven astronaut positions are available for an analogue space mission. The EPFL Space@yourService student association launched the recruitment of analogue astronauts on the 15th of June 2020. It will end the on 7th of July at midnight (swiss time).
They will participate in its second mission, ASCLEPIOS II. Students from all over the world can send their application. During one week, they w ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 
Advanced Rockets Corporation (ARC) report it has been granted a Space Vehicle Systems patent featuring a unique architecture for multiple applications, including space launch, national defense, and high-speed civil aviation.
The patent also addresses critical factors for reducing the cost of access to space, including, high-utilization, Continuous Intact Abort Capability (CIAC), and reusab ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 07, 2020 
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has started a road trip that will continue through the summer across roughly a mile (1.6 kilometers) of terrain. By trip's end, the rover will be able to ascend to the next section of the 3-mile-tall Martian (5-kilometer-tall) mountain it's been exploring since 2014, searching for conditions that may have supported ancient microbial life.
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 25, 2020 
Yuanwang-6 - China's space-tracking ship, Yuanwang-6, has completed maritime monitoring for the last satellite launch of the country's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday.
The satellite, the 55th of the BeiDou family, was launched at 9:43 am (Beijing Time) on Tuesday. It was sent into the preset orbit by a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang S ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jul 08, 2020  SpaceX postponed the launch of more Starlink communications satellites from Florida on Wednesday when a line of storms neared the launch pad.
A backup launch attempt had been planned for Thursday, but SpaceX did not confirm after the postponement that will occur.
The Falcon 9 rocket had been scheduled for liftoff at 11:59 a.m. from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Fl ... more |
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Adding microscopic nano-materials to carbon fibre composites has resulted in stronger, tougher fins for divers. A space material company teamed up with a market leader in the design and production of free-diving and spear-fishing equipment through ESA's Technology Transfer and Patent Office.
An idea originally championed by inventors from Leonard da Vinci to Benjamin Franklin, before final ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 
The molecular gas in galaxies is organised into a hierarchy of structures. The molecular material in giant molecular gas clouds travels along intricate networks of filamentary gas lanes towards the congested centres of gas and dust where it is compressed into stars and planets, much like the millions of people commuting to cities for work around the world.
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 
The outermost reaches of our solar system are a strange place - filled with dark and icy bodies with nicknames like Sedna, Biden and The Goblin, each of which span several hundred miles across.
Two new studies by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder may help to solve one of the biggest mysteries about these far away worlds: why so many of them don't circle the sun the way they ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jul 08, 2020 
Ancient Polynesians and Native Americans hailing from what's now Colombia were in contact prior to the arrival of Europeans, according to a new genomic survey.
The topic of precolonial interaction between Polynesians and Native Americans has been debated for several decades.
Proponents of precolonial contact point to a word for a staple crop, the sweet potato, shared by the two g ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2020 
When it comes to nifty farm gadgets and technology, there are many neat tools. Tractor guidance is definitely one of them, thanks to how it helps farmers better use their resources.
Tractor guidance allows farmers to be more precise when using a tractor to perform tasks in the field. These tasks include planting, spraying herbicide, and applying fertilizer. But how does this precision turn ... more |
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 
What started out as a hunt for ice lurking in polar lunar craters turned into an unexpected finding that could help clear some muddy history about the Moon's formation.
Team members of the Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) instrument on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft found new evidence that the Moon's subsurface might be richer in metals, like iron and titanium, tha ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 09, 2020 
A comet visiting from the most distant parts of our solar system is putting on a spectacular nighttime display. Named Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, the comet made its once-in-our-lifetimes close approach to the Sun on July 3, 2020, and will cross outside Earth's orbit on its way back to the outer parts of the solar system by mid-August.
The comet cruised just inside Mercury's orbit on July 3. T ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 03, 2020 
Strange times meet strange clouds. Noctilucent or 'night shining' clouds (NLC) are captured over Knowlton Church in Dorset, UK, by astrophotographer Ollie Taylor in the early hours of 22 June.
A summer phenomenon, these rare clouds are visible when the Sun is below the viewer's horizon, shining light on these tenuous wisps. First mentioned in 1885, just two years after the Krakatoa volcani ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2020 
NASA has awarded the Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) Spacecraft contract to General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group of San Diego, California.
This is a hybrid firm-fixed price, time and materials contract in the amount of approximately $32.9 million. The base contract is for spacecraft development in the amount of about $29.2 million The contract also contains O ... more |
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 Dresden, Germany (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 
In a paper (published in the Astrophysical Journal, a team led by researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Paris have paved the way to unravelling the mystery as to why many supernova remnants that we observe from Earth are axisymmetric (elongated along one axis) rather than spherical.
A supernova happens when a star runs out of fuel and dies, generating a huge explosion that causes shock waves ... more |
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 Nashville TN (SPX) Jul 01, 2020 
The revolution in our understanding of the night sky and our place in the universe began when we transitioned from using the naked eye to a telescope in 1609. Four centuries later, scientists are experiencing a similar transition in their knowledge of black holes by searching for gravitational waves.
In the search for previously undetected black holes that are billions of times more massiv ... more |
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