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  Boston MA (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 All eyes on Mars! October 2020 is a big month for the Red Planet. On Tuesday, October 13th, Mars will be at opposition - opposite the Sun in the sky. On that date, Earth is situated directly between Mars and the Sun. As a result, Mars rises as the Sun sets and sets as the Sun rises. Opposition - the most significant Martian date on stargazers' calendars - is also when the planet is at its brightest and near its maximum apparent size in telescopes. Because of the shapes and orientations of the plan ... read more |
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Corrective measures needed from satellite "mega-constellation" operatorsJodrell Bank, UK (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 The SKA Organisation (SKAO) - which leads the delivery of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project - has undertaken a preliminary analysis of the potential impact of current satellite ... more  
Looking for pieces of Venus on the surface of the MoonNew Haven CT (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 A growing body of research suggests the planet Venus may have had an Earth-like environment billions of years ago, with water and a thin atmosphere. Yet testing such theories is difficult with ... more  
NASA, Boeing announce crew changes for Starliner Crew Flight TestHouston TX (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 Veteran NASA astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore will join astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann for NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test, the inaugural crewed flight of the CST-100 Starliner launching to th ... more  
ISRO plans to launch new rocket before Dec 2020Chennai, India (IANS) Oct 08, 2020 The Indian space agency is working towards launching its new rocket 'Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)' before December 2020, said a senior official. He also said necessary tests to check ... more |
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New research explores how super flares affect planets' habitabilityChapel Hill NC (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 Ultraviolet light from giant stellar flares can destroy a planet's habitability. New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will help astrobiologists understand how much radia ... more 
First space census launches todayLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 The first ever UK Space Census was launched this week to survey the diversity of the UK space sector and help inform future space policy. oming during World Space Week, the 2020 Space Census will collect for the first time anonymous information from space sector professionals to build a comprehensive picture of the UK space job mar ... more  
NASA looks to advance 3D Printing construction systems for the Moon and MarsHuntsville AL (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 The process of building landing pads, habitats, and roads on the Moon will likely look different than the common construction site on Earth. Excavation robots, for one, will need to be lightweight y ... more 
Clean and greener tennis using space technologyParis (ESA) Oct 08, 2020 Space technology is serving at the heart of the French Open. The tennis players' showers at Roland Garros Stadium near Paris recycle their water to flush the locker room toilets, harnessing technolo ... more  
Spaceflight signs multi-launch agreement with HawkEye 360Seattle WA (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 Spaceflight Inc., the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider, has announced it signed a Multiple Launch Services Agreement (MLSA) with HawkEye 360. Under the agreement, Spacefli ... more |
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 GPS-enabled decoy eggs may help track, catch sea turtle egg traffickers  
Skyvision team wins AUVSI XCELLENCE awardWright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Oct 07, 2020 The SkyVision team, a joint effort between the Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the state of Ohio, and industry partners, has been selected as the first-place w ... more  |
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Compact, low-cost system provides fast 3D hyperspectral imagingWashington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Researchers report a new compact low-cost hyperspectral projector system that provides both depth information and hyperspectral images. The new system could be useful for autonomous driving systems, ... more 
Nanohmics to test ultra-compact hyperspectral imager on the ISSHouston TX (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 Imagine a compact sensor in low Earth orbit powerful enough to capture the unique spectral signatures of ground objects, yet small enough to hold in your hand. Nanohmics, a leading-edge research and ... more  
How Aerospace Corp supports the satellites helping wildfire responders save livesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 A single spark in remote wilderness can ignite massive fires that devastate surrounding communities, destroying homes and taking lives. Emergency personnel and the public rely on satellites high abo ... more  
Geologists raise the speed limit for how fast continental crust can formBoston MA (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Although we can't see it in action, the Earth is constantly churning out new land. This takes place at subduction zones, where tectonic plates crush against each other and in the process plow up cha ... more 
Searching for the chemistry of lifeHamburg, Germany (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 In the search for the chemical origins of life, researchers have found a possible alternative path for the emergence of the characteristic DNA pattern: According to the experiments, the characterist ... more |
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 Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 
A camera closes in on a detailed model satellite, to simulate the extreme 'guidance navigation and control' (GNC) challenge of rendezvousing with an uncooperative target, such as a derelict satellite or distant asteroid.
This scene takes place in ESA's GNC Rendezvous, Approach and Landing Simulator, or GRALS, based at the ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands, which is used to test vis ... more |
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 Cologne, Germany (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 
What would a satellite look like as it burns up in the atmosphere? Researchers attempted to duplicate this fiery fate for a bulky satellite electronics box using a plasma wind tunnel.
Their goal was to better understand how satellites burn up during reentry, to minimise the risk of endangering anyone on the ground. Taking place as part of ESA's Clean Space initiative, the testing occurred ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 
All eyes on Mars! October 2020 is a big month for the Red Planet. On Tuesday, October 13th, Mars will be at opposition - opposite the Sun in the sky. On that date, Earth is situated directly between Mars and the Sun. As a result, Mars rises as the Sun sets and sets as the Sun rises. Opposition - the most significant Martian date on stargazers' calendars - is also when the planet is at its bright ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 01, 2020 
The third batch of Chinese astronauts has been selected for the nation's coming space station mission, the China Manned Space Agency said on Thursday morning.
The 18 new astronauts - 17 men and one woman - are in three groups: seven will become spacecraft pilots, another seven will turn into spaceflight engineers, and the last four will be mission payload specialists, the agency said in a ... more |
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 Jodrell Bank, UK (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 
The SKA Organisation (SKAO) - which leads the delivery of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project - has undertaken a preliminary analysis of the potential impact of current satellite mega-constellations on its telescopes. The analysis quantifies this impact and identifies possible mitigations.
The SKA project is an intergovernmental collaboration between 15 countries involvi ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 
The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has announced the release of a number of recommendations addressing the issue of space traffic management, with the goal of supporting a long-term sustainable and safe space environment for commercial satellites and spacecraft. The recommendations were included in a SIA White Paper titled "The Future of Space and Space Traffic Coordination and Management ... more |
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 Pullman WA (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
Earth is not necessarily the best planet in the universe. Researchers have identified two dozen planets outside our solar system that may have conditions more suitable for life than our own. Some of these orbit stars that may be better than even our sun.
A study led by Washington State University scientist Dirk Schulze-Makuch recently published in the journal Astrobiology details character ... more |
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 Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
The many millions of bodies populating the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune's orbit are yet to reveal many of their secrets. In the 1980s, the space probes Pioneer 1 and 2 as well as Voyager 1 and 2 crossed this region - but without cameras on board.
NASA's spacecraft New Horizons sent the first images from the outermost edge of the solar system to Earth: in the summer of 2015 of dwarf planet Pl ... more |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
Robots can be amazing tools for search-and-rescue missions and environmental studies, but eventually they must return to a base to recharge their batteries and upload their data. That can be a challenge if your robot is an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) exploring deep ocean waters.
Now, a Purdue University team has created a mobile docking system for AUVs, enabling them to perform lon ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 05, 2020 
GPS-enabled decoy eggs could help authorities track sea turtle egg poachers and disrupt illegal wildlife trade networks.
In a proof-of-concept study, published Monday in the journal Current Biology, researchers placed 3D-printed, GPS-enabled decoy eggs in the nests of endangered sea turtles in Central America.
Using the ingeniously named InvestEGGator, scientists were able to tra ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
While advancing its Artemis program - which includes sending the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 - NASA wants to know what you would pack for a trip to the Moon. The agency kicked off a new social media campaign this week asking participants to share what would be in their lunar suitcases online using #NASAMoonKit.
To take the challenge to the next level, the agency a ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 30, 2020 
On 15 September, the European Space Agency (ESA) signed with the German company OHB the 129.4-million euro contract covering the detailed design, manufacturing, and testing of the HERA mission. This mission, ESA's first ever planetary defense mission, will be Europe's contribution to an international asteroid deflection effort carried out jointly with NASA and due for lift-off in October 2024. ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
Researchers report a new compact low-cost hyperspectral projector system that provides both depth information and hyperspectral images. The new system could be useful for autonomous driving systems, machine vision in industrial robotics, agricultural monitoring of crops, and monitoring material surfaces for wear and corrosion.
"Our work enables fast 3D hyperspectral imaging in an efficient ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Oct 01, 2020 
ESA has released its first Solar Orbiter data to the scientific community and the wider public. The instruments contributing to this data release come from the suite of in-situ instruments that measure the conditions surrounding the spacecraft.
The instruments contributing data to the release are the Energetic Particle Detector (EPD), the Radio and Plasma Waves (RPW) instrument, and the Ma ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
Astronomers from The University of Western Australia's node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have developed a new way to study star formation in galaxies from the dawn of time to today.
"Stars can be thought of as enormous nuclear-powered processing plants," said lead researcher Dr Sabine Bellstedt, from ICRAR.
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
Allowing for quantum corrections, the Einstein-Lovelock theory describes black holes with an equation that contains an infinite number of terms. However, according to a RUDN University physicist, the geometry of a black hole in this theory can be presented in a compact form, and a limited number of terms can suffice to describe the observed values.
This could help scientists study black ho ... more |
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