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  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 11, 2020 Years of design, development, and testing have culminated in NASA officially certifying the first commercial spacecraft system in history capable of transporting humans to and from the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. NASA completed the signing of the Human Rating Certification Plan Tuesday for SpaceX's crew transportation system after a thorough Flight Readiness Review ahead the agency's SpaceX Crew-1 mission with astronauts to the space station. "I'm e ... read more |
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NASA certifies SpaceX to carry humans, OKs space station missionWashington DC (UPI) Nov 10, 2020 NASA certified SpaceX's spaceflight system Tuesday to carry astronauts to the International Space Station regularly, clearing the way for a four-person mission there planned for Saturday. ... more 
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rolls Out for Saturday LaunchKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 11, 2020 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out overnight as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mi ... more 
Calspan and Stratolaunch Join Forces on Testing of Talon-A Hypersonic TestbedBuffalo NY (SPX) Nov 11, 2020 Stratolaunch LLC, a leader in testing and development for the high-speed aerospace market, has chosen Calspan to build and test models of the fully reusable Talon-A autonomous, liquid rocket-powered ... more  
NASA's Perseverance Rover 100 Days OutPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 11, 2020 On Nov. 9, the mission team confirmed that the propulsion subsystem of the descent stage, which will help lower the rover onto Mars, is in good working order. Today, Nov. 10, they turn their attenti ... more |
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New NASA Partnerships to Mature Commercial Space Technologies, CapabilitiesWashington DC (SPX) Nov 10, 2020 NASA has selected 17 U.S. companies for 20 partnerships to mature industry-developed space technologies for the Moon and beyond. The NASA and industry teams will design a 3D printing system for NASA ... more  
Measuring the expansion of the universe: Researchers focus on velocityCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Nov 06, 2020 Ever since the astronomer Edwin Hubble demonstrated that the further apart two galaxies are, the faster they move away from each other, researchers have measured the expansion rate of the Universe ( ... more  
Radiation Does a Bright Number on Jupiter's MoonPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 10, 2020 As the icy, ocean-filled moon Europa orbits Jupiter, it withstands a relentless pummeling of radiation. Jupiter zaps Europa's surface night and day with electrons and other particles, bathing it in ... more  
Has the hidden matter of the universe been discovered?Paris (SPX) Nov 09, 2020 Astrophysicists consider that around 40% of the ordinary matter that makes up stars, planets and galaxies remains undetected, concealed in the form of a hot gas in the complexe cosmic web. Scientist ... more  
New exoplanet model tells astronomers where to look using 4 simple variablesTucson AZ (The Conversation) Nov 10, 2020 Only 12 light years from Earth, Tau Ceti is the closest single star similar to the Sun and an all-time favorite in sci-fi stories. Habitable worlds orbiting Tau Ceti were destinations of fictional s ... more |
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 NYUAD study finds stellar flares can lead to the diminishment of a planet's habitability  
Fourth Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite's On Board Engine Now Propelling It To OrbitDenver CO (SPX) Nov 05, 2020 The fourth Lockheed Martin-built Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion. Following a successful launch earlier this evening, GPS III Space ... more  |
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Inmarsat to develop innovative satcom service platformLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 10, 2020 Inmarsat has been awarded a three year contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), which will co-fund the development of a new capability for governments to plan, procure, manage and monitor thei ... more  
A new candidate material for quantum spin liquidsLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 09, 2020 In 1973, physicist and later Nobel laureate Philip W. Anderson proposed a bizarre state of matter: the quantum spin liquid (QSL). Unlike the everyday liquids we know, the QSL actually has to do with ... more  
Optimizing the design of new materialsEvanston IL (SPX) Nov 09, 2020 Northwestern University researchers have developed a new computational approach to accelerate the design of materials exhibiting metal-insulator transitions (MIT), a rare class of electronic materia ... more 
Independent Review Indicates NASA Prepared for Mars Sample Return CampaignWashington DC (SPX) Nov 11, 2020 NASA released an independent review report Tuesday indicating the agency is now ready to undertake its Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign to bring pristine samples from Mars to Earth for scientific s ... more  
China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 24th lunar dayBeijing (XNA) Nov 11, 2020 The lander and rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work for the 24th lunar day on the far side of the moon. The lander woke up at 3:12 am Tuesday, Beijing Time, and the rover Yutu-2, or ... more |
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For 20 years, NASA has maintained a continuous human presence in space. The International Space Station - a marvel of cooperative engineering, science, and research - has made this incredible feat possible. Throughout the mission, NASA's Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) networks have connected station astronauts with loved ones on Earth and empowered profound research on the orbiting l ... more |
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 Buffalo NY (SPX) Nov 11, 2020 
Stratolaunch LLC, a leader in testing and development for the high-speed aerospace market, has chosen Calspan to build and test models of the fully reusable Talon-A autonomous, liquid rocket-powered Mach 6-class hypersonic vehicle. Under the contract, Calspan Systems, located in Newport News, Virginia will build the scale models, one of which will be tested in Calspan's Transonic Wind Tunnel in ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 11, 2020 
NASA released an independent review report Tuesday indicating the agency is now ready to undertake its Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign to bring pristine samples from Mars to Earth for scientific study. The agency established the MSR Independent Review Board (IRB) to evaluate its early concepts for a groundbreaking, international partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) to return the first ... more |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Oct 23, 2020 
China's manned space program has entered the mission preparation stage with the selection of a new group of 18 reserve astronauts. According to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), the reserve astronauts, including one female, have been selected recently from 2,500 candidates. Among them are seven spacecraft pilots, seven space flight engineers and four payload experts.
Flight engineers a ... more |
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Global connectivity provider Lacuna Space announced successful launch and communications with its fourth IoT (Internet of Things) gateway in space. The satellite, carrying a new generation of space gateways, was transported to equatorial low Earth orbit onboard the PSLV-C49 mission from India last Saturday. The mission will cover a geographic band around the entire globe between the 40th paralle ... more |
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 Evanston IL (SPX) Nov 09, 2020 
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new computational approach to accelerate the design of materials exhibiting metal-insulator transitions (MIT), a rare class of electronic materials that have shown potential to jumpstart future design and delivery of faster microelectronics and quantum information systems - foundational technologies behind Internet of Things devices and large- ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 10, 2020 
A collaboration between the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) radio telescope in Europe, the Gemini North telescope, and the NASA InfraRed Telescope Facility (IRTF), both on Maunakea in Hawai'i, has led to the first direct discovery of a cold brown dwarf from its radio wavelength emission. Along with paving the way for future brown dwarf discoveries, this result is an important step towards applying r ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 10, 2020 
As the icy, ocean-filled moon Europa orbits Jupiter, it withstands a relentless pummeling of radiation. Jupiter zaps Europa's surface night and day with electrons and other particles, bathing it in high-energy radiation. But as these particles pound the moon's surface, they may also be doing something otherworldly: making Europa glow in the dark.
New research from scientists at NASA's Jet ... more |
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 Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 11, 2020 
The first mining experiments conducted in space could pave the way for new technologies to help humans explore and establish settlements on distant worlds, a study suggests.
Tests performed by astronauts on the International Space Station suggest that bacteria can extract useful materials from rocks on Mars and the Moon.
The findings could aid efforts to develop ways of sourcing meta ... more |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Nov 05, 2020 
The fourth Lockheed Martin-built Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion. Following a successful launch earlier this evening, GPS III Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04) separated from its rocket and is now using onboard power to climb to its operational orbit, approximately 12,550 miles above the Earth.
About 89 minutes after a 6:24 p. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 11, 2020 
The lander and rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work for the 24th lunar day on the far side of the moon.
The lander woke up at 3:12 am Tuesday, Beijing Time, and the rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, woke up at 10:17 am Monday, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration.
Landing on the moon on Jan 3, 2019, the Chang'e ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 11, 2020 
Last week NASA snagged a sample from the surface of asteroid Bennu, an Empire State Building-sized body that Southwest Research Institute scientists have helped map with nearly unprecedented precision. Using orbital data from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, researchers measured centimeter- to meter-sized craters on the boulders scattered around its rugged surface to shed light on the age of the aster ... more |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 06, 2020 
With a little over two weeks to go until its California launch, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft is undergoing final preparations. Technicians and engineers have encapsulated the satellite in the payload fairing - the protective nosecone that will ride atop the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The launch is targeted for Nov. 21.
"We're almost there," said project manager Parag Vaze of NAS ... more |
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 Taoyuan City, Taiwan (SPX) Nov 05, 2020 
The majority of the visible matter in the Universe consist of charged particles or plasmas which may develop the magnetic field reconnection (MR) at the places where the magnetic field direction exhibits abrupt change.
Through the MR the magnetic field energy may effectively be transferred into the kinetic and thermal energies of plasmas, resulting in many explosive plasma phenomena occurr ... more |
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 Paris (SPX) Nov 09, 2020 
Astrophysicists consider that around 40% of the ordinary matter that makes up stars, planets and galaxies remains undetected, concealed in the form of a hot gas in the complexe cosmic web. Scientists at the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale may have detected, for the first time, this hidden matter through an innovative statistical analysis of 20-year-old data. Their findings are published on Nov ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Nov 10, 2020 
Atoms in a gas can seem like partiers at a nanoscopic rave, with particles zipping around, pairing up, and flying off again in seemingly random fashion. And yet physicists have come up with formulas that predict this behavior, even when the atoms are extremely close together and can tug and pull on each other in complicated ways.
The environment within the nucleus of a single atom seems si ... more |
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