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  Orlando FL (SPX) Aug 18, 2020 An international team of researchers using data from Arecibo Observatory and the Fermi Space Telescope have discovered what they call a "gamma-ray heartbeat" coming from a cosmic gas cloud. The cloud is in the constellation Aquilla and "beats" in rhythm with a black hole 100 light years away in a microquasar system known as SS 433. The results were published in the journal Nature Astronomy. "This result challenges obvious interpretations and is unexpected from previously published theoretica ... read more |
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Scientists use photons as threads to weave novel forms of matterSouthampton UK (SPX) Aug 18, 2020 New research from the University of Southampton has successful discovered a way to bind two negatively charged electron-like particles which could create opportunities to form novel materials for us ... more  
First ever observation of 'time crystals' interactingLancaster UK (SPX) Aug 18, 2020 For the first time ever, scientists have witnessed the interaction of a new phase of matter known as "time crystals". The discovery, published in Nature Materials, may lead to applications in ... more  
No limit yet for carbon nanotube fibersHouston TX (SPX) Aug 18, 2020 Carbon nanotube fibers made at Rice University are now stronger than Kevlar and are inching up on the conductivity of copper. The Rice lab of chemical and biomolecular engineer Matteo Pasquali ... more  
Lockheed Martin and USC build smart cubesatsLittleton CO (SPX) Aug 12, 2020 Lockheed Martin is building mission payloads for a Space Engineering Research Center at University of Southern California (USC) Information Sciences Institute small satellite program called La Jumen ... more |
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US Air Force and Lockheed Martin complete another successful hypersonics testOrlando FL (SPX) Aug 12, 2020 The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin has flight tested the second AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on the service's B-52 Stratofortress out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, ... more 
Mystery gas discovered near center of Milky WayCanberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 20, 2020 An international team of researchers have discovered a dense, cold gas that's been shot out from the centre of the Milky Way "like bullets". Exactly how the gas has been ejected is still a mys ... more  
The Hayabusa2 Re-entry Capsule Approved to Land in AustraliaTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 19, 2020 On August 10, 2020, JAXA was informed that the Authorisation of Return of Overseas-Launched Space Object (AROLSO) for the re-entry capsule from Hayabusa2 was issued by the Australian Government. The ... more 
Second rehearsal puts OSIRIS-REx on path to sample collectionTucson AZ (SPX) Aug 14, 2020 Yesterday, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft performed its final practice run of the sampling sequence, reaching an approximate altitude of 131 feet (40 meters) over sample site Nightingale before executing ... more  
NASA establishes Board to initially review Mars sample return plansWashington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2020 NASA has established a Mars Sample Return Program Independent Review Board to proactively assist with analysis of current plans and goals for one of the most difficult missions humanity has ever und ... more |
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 ZTF Finds Closest Known Asteroid to Fly By Earth 
Deep learning will help future Mars rovers go farther, faster, and do more scienceAustin TX (SPX) Aug 20, 2020 NASA's Mars rovers have been one of the great scientific and space successes of the past two decades. Four generations of rovers have traversed the red planet gathering scientific data, sending back ... more  |
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Experiments replicate high densities in 'white dwarf' starsRochester NY (SPX) Aug 18, 2020 For the first time, researchers have found a way to describe conditions deep in the convection zone of "white dwarf" stars, which are home to some of the densest collections of matter in the Univers ... more  
NASA selects SwRI to participate in $6B Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV ContractSan Antonio, TX (SPX) Aug 16, 2020 NASA has selected Southwest Research Institute to take part in the $6 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV contract. SwRI will be listed in the NASA spacec ... more 
Sustained planetwide storms may have filled lakes, rivers on ancient marsAustin TX (SPX) Aug 20, 2020 A new study from The University of Texas at Austin is helping scientists piece together the ancient climate of Mars by revealing how much rainfall and snowmelt filled its lake beds and river valleys ... more  
Orion Window Panel Complete for Front-Row View on Artemis Moon MissionHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 20, 2020 As NASA's Orion spacecraft approaches the Moon on the Artemis III mission to put the first woman and next man on the lunar surface, the crew will get a glimpse through the spacecraft's windows. ... more  
Airbus to build BADR-8 satellite for ArabsatRiyadh, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Aug 19, 2020 Airbus has been contracted by Arabsat, one of the world's top satellite operators, to build BADR-8, their new generation telecommunications satellite. BADR-8 will replace and increase Arabsat's capa ... more |
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 Montegut-Lauragais, France (AFP) Aug 12, 2020 
He may never have pulled on a spacesuit or flown in a shuttle but that has not stopped Frenchman Michael Moisseeff from reaching for the stars.
After years of exploring and reconstructing the scents of planet Earth, the 66-year-old "aroma sculptor" set himself a new goal - capturing the smell of the moon.
Moisseeff, with his floral shirt and a head of white hair tied up at the back, s ... more |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 14, 2020 
Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are working to install an adapter that will connect the Orion spacecraft to its rocket for the Artemis I mission around the Moon. This is one of the final major hardware operations for Orion inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building prior to integration with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
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 Austin TX (SPX) Aug 20, 2020 
A new study from The University of Texas at Austin is helping scientists piece together the ancient climate of Mars by revealing how much rainfall and snowmelt filled its lake beds and river valleys 3.5 billion to 4 billion years ago.
The study, published in Geology, represents the first time that researchers have quantified the precipitation that must have been present across the planet, ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 07, 2020 
China is soliciting ideas for payloads aboard its proposed missions to the moon, an asteroid and a comet, according to the China National Space Administration.
It is asking for primary, middle school and university students across the country to provide ideas for payloads that would fly aboard the Chang'e 7 probe to the moon, and on another spacecraft to the asteroid 2016HO3 and the comet ... more |
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 Luxembourg (SPX) Aug 16, 2020  Kleos Space reports that as part of the expansion of its constellation a contract has been signed with rideshare provider Spaceflight Inc to manifest a cluster of Kleos satellites on the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch, scheduled for mid-2021.
This will be the second cluster to be launched by Kleos, following the first four Kleos' Scouting Mission satellites that are in the Sriharikota Range in Ind ... more |
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 San Antonio, TX (SPX) Aug 16, 2020 
NASA has selected Southwest Research Institute to take part in the $6 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV contract. SwRI will be listed in the NASA spacecraft catalog used by the U.S. government to easily contract for proven spacecraft.
The Rapid IV contracts serve as a fast and flexible means for the government to acquire spacecraft and related ... more |
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 Maunakea HI (SPX) Aug 19, 2020 
How complete is our census of the Sun's closest neighbors? Astronomers and a team of data-sleuthing volunteers participating in Backyard Worlds: Planet 9, a citizen science project, have discovered roughly 100 cool worlds near the Sun - objects more massive than planets but lighter than stars, known as brown dwarfs.
With the help of W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawaii, the researc ... more |
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 Cambridge MA (SPX) Aug 19, 2020 
A new theory published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters by scientists from Harvard University suggests that the Sun may once have had a binary companion of similar mass. If confirmed, the presence of an early stellar companion increases the likelihood that the Oort cloud was formed as observed and that Planet Nine was captured rather than formed within the solar system.
Dr. Avi Loeb, F ... more |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Aug 17, 2020 
The Malaysian coast guard shot dead a Vietnamese fisherman whose boat tried to ram a patrol vessel in the South China Sea, an official said Monday.
The incident took place inside Malaysian waters, where local fisherman have complained in the past about Vietnamese fishing boats that damage their nets.
Coast guard chief Mohamad Zubil Mat Som told AFP that two Vietnamese fishing boats had e ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 16, 2020 
The launch of Russia's next-generation Glonass-K navigation satellite, which has been postponed several times since March, is planned for mid-October, a space industry revealed on Saturday.
"The launch of Glonass-K satellite has been postponed until October. The preliminary date of the launch is 17 October. There are no any technical difficulties to carry out the launch", the source said. ... more |
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 Laurel, MD (SPX) Aug 16, 2020 
A new study led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, shows that exhaust from a midsized lunar lander can quickly spread around the Moon and potentially contaminate scientifically vital ices at the lunar poles.
Computer simulations of water vapor emitted by a 2,650-pound (1,200-kilogram) lander - about a quarter of the dry mass of the Apol ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 14, 2020 
Yesterday, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft performed its final practice run of the sampling sequence, reaching an approximate altitude of 131 feet (40 meters) over sample site Nightingale before executing a back-away burn. Nightingale, OSIRIS-REx's primary sample collection site, is located within a crater in Bennu's northern hemisphere.
The approximately four-hour "Matchpoint" rehearsal took th ... more |
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 Menlo Park CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2020 
The European Commission has contracted with EOS Data Analytics, a satellite analytics company founded by Max Polyakov, to develop technologies for the monitoring and analysis of mining sites across Europe. The three-year project, called Goldeneye, has a total budget of euro 8.3 million.
The project will develop solutions that improve safety, environmental impact, and profitability of mine ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 16, 2020 
Scientists at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), together with colleagues from the Karl-Franzens University of Graz and the Kanzelhohe Observatory (Austria), Jet Propulsion Laboratory of California Institute of Technology (USA), Helioresearch (USA) and Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia) developed a method to study fast Coronal Mass Ejection ... more |
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 Cambridge MA (SPX) Aug 20, 2020 
Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to record material blasting away from the site of an exploded star at speeds faster than 20 million miles per hour. This is about 25,000 times faster than the speed of sound on Earth.
The Kepler supernova remnant is the debris from a detonated star that is located about 20,000 light years away from Earth in our Milky Way galaxy. In 160 ... more |
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 Lancaster UK (SPX) Aug 18, 2020 
For the first time ever, scientists have witnessed the interaction of a new phase of matter known as "time crystals".
The discovery, published in Nature Materials, may lead to applications in quantum information processing because time crystals automatically remain intact - coherent - in varying conditions. Protecting coherence is the main difficulty hindering the development of powerful q ... more |
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