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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 11, 2020 For months, boffins have speculated on a new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) being developed by North Korea. Official statements by North Korea have regularly hinted at the development of this new weapon, but outside observers had little more than rhetoric to ponder. There were no tests of this missile, no photos, and no precise technical statements. Some analysts could be forgiven for wondering if all the talk was nothing more than bluster, designed to make North Korea seem more dangero ... read more |
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ISS crew fails to resolve air leak issue in Russia's Zvezda Module with adhesive tapeMoscow (Sputnik) Oct 11, 2020 The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) has failed to fix the air leak in the Russian Zvezda by using adhesive tape in the module's section, where a crack is supposedly located, as the pre ... more  
NASA, SpaceX Crew-1 Launch UpdateHouston TX (SPX) Oct 11, 2020 Launch of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station is now targeted for no sooner than early-to-mid November, providing additional time for SpaceX to complete hardware testing ... more 
Fate of SpaceX resort thrown into questionMoscow (Sputnik) Oct 11, 2020 The tech maverick intended to build a resort around a launch site for SpaceX's Starship, a next-generation reusable rocket, expected to dramatically reduce the cost of space launches and make them a ... more  
Carbon Creation Finding Set to Rock AstrophysicsCanberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2020 A new measurement of how quickly stars create carbon may trigger a major shift in our understanding of how stars evolve and die, how the elements are created, and even the origin and abundance of th ... more |
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ESA and GomSpace sign contract for continuation of the GOMX-5 missionAalborg East, Denmark (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 GomSpace A/S and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract to continue the development of the GOMX-5 mission. focused on demonstrating new nanosatellite capabilities in space, particula ... more  
Monitoring trucks and trade from spaceParis (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 winnin ... more 
Astronomers Produce Largest 3D Catalog of GalaxiesHonolulu HI (SPX) Oct 09, 2020 A team of astronomers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Institute for Astronomy (IfA) has produced the world's largest three-dimensional astronomical imaging catalog of stars, galaxies and quasar ... more 
Researchers Find "Missing Link" Between Magnetars And Rotation-Powered PulsarsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 09, 2020 Researchers from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research have made observations of a new magnetar, called Swift J1818.0-1607, which challenges current knowledge about two types of extreme stars, k ... more  
Earth grows fine gems in minutesHouston TX (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Rome wasn't built in a day, but some of Earth's finest gemstones were, according to new research from Rice University. Aquamarine, emerald, garnet, zircon and topaz are but a few of the crysta ... more |
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Could megatesla magnetic fields be realized on Earth?Osaka, Japan (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Magnetic fields are used in various areas of modern physics and engineering, with practical applications ranging from doorbells to maglev trains. Since Nikola Tesla's discoveries in the 19th century ... more  |
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Helping robots avoid collisionsBoston MA (SPX) Sep 18, 2020 George Konidaris still remembers his disheartening introduction to robotics. "When you're a young student and you want to program a robot, the first thing that hits you is this immense disappointmen ... more  
Ultrasensitive microwave detector developedPohang, South Korea (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 A joint international research team from POSTECH of South Korea, Raytheon BBN Technologies, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S., Barcelona Institute of Science ... more 
Subterranean Challenge Identifies Qualified Teams for Cave Circuit Virtual CompetitionWashington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2020 DARPA's Subterranean (SubT) Challenge will host its Cave Circuit Virtual Competition, which focuses on innovative solutions to map, navigate, and search complex, simulated cave environments November ... more 
Homemade space food for Matthias MaurerParis (ESA) Oct 11, 2020 ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer plans to take a small slice of Saarland to the International Space Station. Later this month, chefs from his home region in south-western Germany will whip up a s ... 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 |
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 Paris (ESA) Oct 11, 2020 
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer plans to take a small slice of Saarland to the International Space Station.
Later this month, chefs from his home region in south-western Germany will whip up a selection of spaceworthy dishes and put these out for public vote. The most popular will be added to Matthias' space menu for his future mission, but he will not taste the winning Saarland speciality u ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Oct 11, 2020 
Launch of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station is now targeted for no sooner than early-to-mid November, providing additional time for SpaceX to complete hardware testing and data reviews as the company evaluates off-nominal behavior of Falcon 9 first stage engine gas generators observed during a recent non-NASA mission launch attempt. Through the agency's Commercial C ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 09, 2020 
After touching down on the Red Planet Feb. 18, 2021, NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will scour Jezero Crater to help us understand its geologic history and search for signs of past microbial life. But the six-wheeled robot won't be looking just at the surface of Mars: The rover will peer deep below it with a ground-penetrating radar called RIMFAX.
Unlike similar instruments aboard Mar ... 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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 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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 Bern, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 09, 2020 
WASP-121b is an exoplanet located 850 light years from Earth, orbiting its star in less than two days - a process that takes Earth a year to complete. WASP-121b is very close to its star - about 40 times closer than Earth to the Sun. This close proximity is also the main reason for its immensely high temperature of around 2,500 to 3,000 degrees Celsius. This makes it an ideal object of study to ... 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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 Harbin (XNA) Oct 11, 2020 
Despite being affected by three typhoons and the COVID-19 epidemic, Song Jilin's 20 hectares of rice on the Qixing farm, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, embraced a bumper harvest this year.
There was a lack of hands during the spring plowing season because of the epidemic, but the unmanned rice transplanters equipped with China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) helped out ... 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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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 08, 2020 
In a newly published policy paper, a pair of Canadian scientists warn that the United States is angling to establish itself as the de facto gatekeeper of the moon and other celestial bodies.
Earlier this year, NASA published a new set of rules for lunar mining and other space activities, dubbing the voluntary guidelines the "Artemis Accords."
Aaron Boley and Michael Byers, author ... more |
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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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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 09, 2020 
Researchers from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research have made observations of a new magnetar, called Swift J1818.0-1607, which challenges current knowledge about two types of extreme stars, known as magnetars and pulsars. The research, just published in The Astrophysical Journal, was done using the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), an X-ray instrument aboard the Internat ... more |
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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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