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  Washington DC (AFNS) Jun 06, 2021 The Department of the Air Force announced June 4 the designation of Rocket Cargo as the fourth Vanguard program as part of its transformational science and technology portfolio identified in the DAF 2030 Science and Technology strategy for the next decade. Additionally, the U.S. Space Force was designated as the lead service for Rocket Cargo Vanguard, marking the service's first such program. Under the Rocket Cargo Vanguard, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will lead a science and technolo ... read more |
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US intel report on UFOs inconclusive: reportsWashington (AFP) June 4, 2021 The conclusion of a classified US intelligence report on the existence of alien UFOs is . . . inconclusive, US media reported Friday. ... more  
SpaceChain to test On-orbit Ethereum Multisignature Transaction Services on ISSCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 SpaceChain has announced that its blockchain-enabled payload has been launched into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and will be subsequently installed at the ... more  
Hyperspectral Infrared Radiance data improves local severe storm forecasts using Hybrid OSSE methodBeijing, China (SPX) Jun 06, 2021 Since the era of meteorological satellites began in the 1950s, continuous remote sensing instrument improvements have elevated Earth science and have significantly increased available atmospheric ob ... more 
Technique inspired by lace making could someday weave structures in spacePrinceton NJ (SPX) Jun 06, 2021 Lauren Dreier was paging through a 19th century book by the German architect Gottfried Semper when she spotted some intriguing patterns inspired by lace. A professional artist and designer who often ... more |
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A new water treatment technology could also help Mars explorersRiverside CA (SPX) Jun 06, 2021 A team led by UC Riverside engineers has developed a catalyst to remove a dangerous chemical from water on Earth that could also make Martian soil safer for agriculture and help produce oxygen for h ... more  
Microscopic Superheroes to Help Protect Astronaut Health in SpaceMoffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 It's a classic superhero tale: Inconspicuous, underestimated, our hero is revealed to have powers beyond imagination! The hottest and coldest environments on Earth, decades without water, the powerf ... more 
ExoMars rover twin begins Earth-based mission in 'Mars Terrain Simulator'Turin, Italy (SPX) Jun 06, 2021 The replica ExoMars rover that will be used in the Rover Operations Control Centre to support mission training and operations is fully assembled and has completed its first drive around the Mars Ter ... more  
Moon habitat blueprint at Venice BiennaleParis (ESA) Jun 04, 2021 A detailed concept for a lunar habitat, created by one of the world's leading architectural firms with ESA technical support, is currently on show at the Biennale in Venice. Skidmore, Owings and Mer ... more  
NASA is returning to VenusMelbourne, Australia (The Conversation) Jun 06, 2021 NASA has selected two missions, dubbed DAVINCI+ and VERITAS, to study the "lost habitable" world of Venus. Each mission will receive approximately US$500 million for development and both are expecte ... more |
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Solar geoengineering may be effective in alleviating impacts of global warming on cropsBoston MA (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 Solar geoengineering - putting aerosols into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight and reduce global warming - is not a fix-all for climate change but it could be one of several tools to manage climate ... more  
New study shines light on hazards of Earth's largest volcanoMiami FL (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 Scientists from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science analyzed ground movements measured by Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) satellite data ... more 
UMD team demonstrates swarm of photons that somersault in lockstepCollege Park MD (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 Spinning or rotating objects are commonplace, from toy tops, fidget spinners, and figure skaters to water circling a drain, tornadoes, and hurricanes. In physics, there are two kinds of rotati ... more  
A new form of carbonEspoo, Finland (SPX) Jun 06, 2021 Carbon exists in various forms. In addition to diamond and graphite, there are recently discovered forms with astonishing properties. For example graphene, with a thickness of just one atomic layer, ... more 
Foreign Astronauts Carried Out Military Experiments at ISS, Russian Space Agency Chief SaysSt. Petersburg (Sputnik) Jun 06, 2021 Foreign astronauts have carried out military experiments at the International Space Station (ISS), while cosmonauts from the Russian segment have performed Defence Ministry tasks as well, Russian St ... more |
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 Fairmont WV (SPX) Jun 03, 2021 
TMC Technologies of West Virginia, a leading-edge technology services firm, is proud to announce it has been awarded a five-year, Blanket Purchase Agreement, with a ceiling value of $24 million, by NASA to provide advanced systems and software engineering services in support of the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility, home of NASA's IV&V Program in Fairmont, ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 3, 2021 
SpaceX launched tiny squids, medical experiments and improved solar panels for the International Space Station from Florida on Thursday afternoon.
The 7,300-pound cargo mission rose into a mostly cloudy sky aboard a Falcon 9 rocket as planned at 1:29 p.m. EDT from Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
Eight minutes after launch, SpaceX recovered the first-stage booster by landing ... more |
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 Turin, Italy (SPX) Jun 06, 2021 
The replica ExoMars rover that will be used in the Rover Operations Control Centre to support mission training and operations is fully assembled and has completed its first drive around the Mars Terrain Simulator at ALTEC, in Turin, Italy.
The rover 'Ground Test Model' (GTM) will play a critical role in the coming months as rover operators prepare for Rosalind Franklin's arrival in Oxia Pl ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 02, 2021 
Astronauts on the upcoming Shenzhou XII mission will engage in spacewalks outside the Tianhe core module of China's Tiangong space station, a key figure in the nation's manned space endeavor said.
Yang Liwei, the first Chinese in space and now deputy chief planner of the country's manned space program, told China Central Television on Sunday in Wenchang, Hainan province, that during their ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 02, 2021 
GMV , the world's number one supplier of satellite control systems, has signed a new contract with the UAE-based Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) to supply the control centre and flight dynamics system for the operator's sixth satellite - Thuraya 4NGS, a next generation L-band system slated for operations in 2024.
Thuraya 4-NGS will lead the continued advancement of Yahsat' ... more |
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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 
SpaceChain has announced that its blockchain-enabled payload has been launched into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and will be subsequently installed at the International Space Station (ISS).
The mission, made possible by Nanoracks and its Space Act agreement with NASA, marks SpaceChain's fourth blockchain payload launch into space and the first dem ... more |
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 Kobe, Japan (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 
A research group from Kobe University has demonstrated that the heat generated by the impact of a small astronomical body could enable aqueous alteration and organic solid formation to occur on the surface of an asteroid. They achieved this by first conducting high-velocity impact cratering experiments using an asteroid-like target material and measuring the post-impact heat distribution around ... more |
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 Leiden, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 
A team of Leiden astronomers has managed to calculate the first 100 million years of the history of the Oort cloud in its entirety. Until now, only parts of the history had been studied separately. The cloud, with roughly 100 billion comet-like objects, forms an enormous shell at the edge of our solar system. The astronomers will soon publish their comprehensive simulation and its consequences i ... more |
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 New Haven CT (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 
The biggest shark attack in history did not involve humans. A new study by Earth scientists from Yale and the College of the Atlantic has turned up a massive die-off of sharks roughly 19 million years ago. It came at a period in history when there were more than 10 times more sharks patrolling the world's oceans than there are today.
For now, researchers don't know the cause of the shark d ... more |
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 Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 
Europe's Galileo satellite navigation constellation is set to grow. Later this year the first two out of 12 'Batch 3' Galileo satellites will be launched by Soyuz from French Guiana. Their last step on the way to launch is situated beside sand dunes on the Dutch coast: the ESTEC Test Centre, which is Europe's largest satellite test facility.
All but two of the 26 Galileo satellites already ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 04, 2021 
A detailed concept for a lunar habitat, created by one of the world's leading architectural firms with ESA technical support, is currently on show at the Biennale in Venice. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, originator of many of the world's tallest skyscrapers, worked with ESA on a semi-inflatable habitat design which could be part of a long-term vision for an international Moon settlement.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is 328,000 miles, or 528,000 kilometers, away from the asteroid Bennu, having fired its engines on May 10 to initiate a return trip to Earth. The spacecraft is on track to deliver an asteroid sample to Earth on September 24, 2023.
Mission engineers had planned to do a small thruster firing last week to ensure the spacecraft stays on the correct path back to Ear ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 06, 2021 
Since the era of meteorological satellites began in the 1950s, continuous remote sensing instrument improvements have elevated Earth science and have significantly increased available atmospheric observations. Likewise, scientists have made considerable advancements in understanding Earth's atmosphere, climate, and environment.
Furthering growth of atmospheric science within the last 20 ye ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 
The surface of the sun churns with energy and frequently ejects masses of highly-magnetized plasma towards Earth. Sometimes these ejections are strong enough to crash through the magnetosphere - the natural magnetic shield that protects the Earth - damaging satellites or electrical grids. Such space weather events can be catastrophic.
Astronomers have studied the sun's activity for centuri ... more |
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 Liege, Belgium (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 
A team of researchers at the Centre Spatial de Liege (CSL) of the University of Liege has just developed a method to identify the contributors and origins of stray light on space telescopes.
This is a major advance in the field of space engineering that will help in the acquisition of even finer space images and the development of increasingly efficient space instruments. This study has ju ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) May 28, 2021 
What does quark-gluon plasma - the hot soup of elementary particles formed a few microseconds after the Big Bang - have in common with tap water? Scientists say it's the way it flows.
A new study, published in the journal SciPost Physics, has highlighted the surprising similarities between quark-gluon plasma, the first matter thought to have filled the early Universe, and water that comes ... more |
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