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  San Antonio AZ (SPX) Oct 09, 2020 As the days count down to NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's Touch-And-Go asteroid sample collection attempt, Southwest Research Institute scientists have helped determine what the spacecraft can expect to return from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu's surface. Three papers published online by Science on Oct. 8 discuss the color, reflectivity, age, composition, origin and distribution of materials that make up the asteroid's rough surface. On October 20, the spacecraft will descend to the asteroid's boul ... read more |
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On the trail of causes of radiation events during space flightTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Scientists have made significant progress in understanding the sources of radiation events that could impact human space-flight operations. Relativistic Electron Precipitation (REP) events are insta ... more 
NASA, space industry seek new ways to cope with space debrisOrlando FL (UPI) Oct 07, 2020 NASA's official watchdog panel has renewed calls for the agency to move faster on a plan to better track and mitigate dangers posed by orbiting debris in space. Members of NASA's Aerospace Saf ... more  
BlackSky's latest satellites have completed commissioning and entered into commercial operationHerndon VA (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 BlackSky, a leading provider of global monitoring services, geospatial intelligence and satellite imagery, announced its fifth and sixth global satellites have completed commissioning and are in com ... more  
A RUDN University physicist simplified the Einstein-lovelock theory for black holesMoscow, 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, th ... more |
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Interplanetary storm chasingBoston MA (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 With its dazzling system of icy rings, Saturn has been a subject of fascination since ancient times. Even now the sixth planet from the sun holds many mysteries, partly because its distance away mak ... more  
Some planets may be better for life than EarthPullman 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 ... more  
Webb Telescope completes environmental testingGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 With the completion of its latest series of milestone tests, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has now survived all of the harsh conditions associated with a rocket launch to space. Webb's rec ... more 
Sensor with 100,000 times higher sensitivity could bolster thermal imagingResearch Triangle Park NC (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 Army-funded research developed a new microwave radiation sensor with 100,000 times higher sensitivity than currently available commercial sensors. Researchers said better detection of microwave radi ... more 
NASA's TESS creates a cosmic vista of the northern skyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Familiar stars shine, nebulae glow, and nearby galaxies tantalize in a new panorama of the northern sky assembled from 208 pictures captured by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). T ... more |
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 Revealing secret of lithium-rich stars by monitoring their heartbeats 
Astronomers turn up the heavy metal to shed light on star formationPerth, 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 daw ... more  |
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Gemini South's high-def version of 'A Star is Born'Houston TX (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is still more than a year from launching, but the Gemini South telescope in Chile has provided astronomers a glimpse of what the orbiting observatory should deliver ... more  
Diamonds found with gold in Canada's Far North offer clues to Earth's early historyEdmonton, Canada (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 The presence of diamonds in an outcrop atop an unrealized gold deposit in Canada's Far North mirrors the association found above the world's richest gold mine, according to University of Alberta res ... 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  
Innovative solutions to more reliably recycle space station wastewaterHuntsville AL (SPX) Oct 09, 2020 Fine-tuning hardware technology to increase durability and minimize the need for replacements is a driving factor for Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) engineers supporting air ... more 
Artemis I: demonstrating the capabilities of NASA's United NetworksGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 09, 2020 On our journey forward to the Moon and on to Mars, NASA must test our technologies and capabilities to ensure astronaut safety. The Artemis I mission will be an uncrewed flight test of the Orion spa ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 09, 2020 
On our journey forward to the Moon and on to Mars, NASA must test our technologies and capabilities to ensure astronaut safety. The Artemis I mission will be an uncrewed flight test of the Orion spacecraft that places a human-rated crew vehicle in lunar orbit for the first time since the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 70s. The mission will showcase the capabilities of both Orion and the Space ... more |
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 Chennai, 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 its biggest motor - booster motor fired by solid fuel - will be done in November.
"The SSLV launch will be from the first launch pad at Sriharikota rocket port after the flight of Polar Satellit ... 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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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2020  In the United States, NewSpace companies, including SpaceX, Rocket Lab, and Firefly Aerospace, and giants like Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, and Lockheed Martin, have avoided the massive layoffs of other technology-focused industries and emerged relatively unscathed from recent economic downturns. 2020 started on an exciting foot with 22 successful launches and $1.2 billion in investments. By springtime, however, progress began to falter as the world went into lockdown from Covid-19. ... more |
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 Kongsberg, Norway (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 
The equipment is to be integrated in Airbus Defence and Space's new mobile communication satellite, Thuraya 4-NGS. The agreement includes manufacturing and test of electronics from Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, division Space and Surveillance in Horten, Norway.
The satellite will deliver higher capabilities and flexibility while increasing capacity and coverage across Europe, Africa, Ce ... 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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 Flagstaff AZ (SPX) Oct 09, 2020  NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft mission, launched on Sept. 8, 2016, is the first U.S. mission designed to retrieve a pristine sample of an asteroid and return it to Earth for further study. The mission's target is Bennu, a carbon-rich near-Earth asteroid that is potentially hazardous, representing an approximately 1 in 2,700 chance of impacting the Earth late in the 22nd century.
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 Paris (ESA) Oct 05, 2020 
Earlier this year, ESA launched a contest asking the general public to submit ideas on how Earth observation data can help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, one of the two winning ideas is being officially released to the public via the 'Rapid Action on COVID-19 with Earth Observation' dashboard - a joint initiative from ESA and the European Commission. This citizen-contribut ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 09, 2020 
NASA's extensive fleet of spacecraft allows scientists to study the Sun extremely close-up - one of the agency's spacecraft is even on its way to fly through the Sun's outer atmosphere. But sometimes taking a step back can provide new insight.
In a new study, scientists looked at sunspots - darkened patches on the Sun caused by its magnetic field - at low resolution as if they were trillio ... 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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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2020 
Black holes are one the most fascinating objects in the Universe. At their surface, known as the 'event horizon', gravity is so strong that not even light can escape from them. Usually, black holes are quiet, silent creatures that swallow anything getting too close to them; however, when two black holes collide and merge together, they produce one of the most catastrophic events in Universe: in ... more |
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