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NASA Opens $2 Million Third Phase of 3D-Printed Habitat Competition![]() Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 Future missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond will require innovative options to shelter our explorers, and we won't be able to carry all of the materials with us from Earth. NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, a Centennial Challenges competition, seeks ways to create or develop the technologies needed to create such habitats on-site, and challenges citizen inventors to lead the way. Today, NASA and challenge partner Bradley University of Peoria, Illinois, announce the opening of Phase 3 of the competit ... read more |
Russia locks up six for Moon flight simulationMoscow (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 Three men and three women were sealed in an artificial spacecraft unit in Moscow on Tuesday in a simulation of a 17-day flight to the Moon, a preparation for long-term missions. ... more
S. Korea to buy 'billions of dollars' of US weapons: TrumpSeoul (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 South Korea has agreed to buy US weapons worth "billions of dollars" to guard against threats from nuclear-armed North Korea, US President Donald Trump said Tuesday. ... more
Trump promises to 'figure it out' with S. Korea's MoonSeoul (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 US President Donald Trump headed to Seoul Tuesday vowing to "figure it all out" with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-In, despite the two allies' differences on how to deal with the nuclear-armed North. ... more
S. Korea announces sanctions against PyongyangSeoul (AFP) Nov 6, 2017 South Korea announced new unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang - the first under President Moon Jae-In - on Monday, a day before US President Donald Trump arrives in Seoul on an Asian tour dominated by the North's nuclear programme. ... more |
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Wanted: a medical doctor for a cold adventureParis (ESA) Nov 03, 2017 Want to help humanity's exploration of our Solar System? Do you have a medical degree and are not afraid of the dark or the cold? ESA is looking for someone to spend over six months in Antarctica ru ... more
NASA investigates use of medical-like tools to study samples of the solar systemGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 01, 2017 A diagnostic tool, similar in theory to those used by the medical profession to non-invasively image internal organs, bones, soft tissue, and blood vessels, could be equally effective at "triaging" ... more
Scientist devises a solar reactor to make water and oxygen from moon rocksWashington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2017 Working over a ten year period at the Plataforma Solar de Almeria (CIEMAT) Denk has designed and built a device to make enough oxygen and water for 6 to 8 astronauts, powered by a thermal solar reac ... more
South Korea will not develop nuclear weapons: presidentSeoul (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 South Korea will not develop atomic weapons of its own despite the threat from the nuclear-armed North, President Moon Jae-In declared Wednesday. ... more
Low-cost clocks for landing on the MoonParis (ESA) Oct 27, 2017 A European clock accurate to a trillionth of a second is set to be used on satellites and missions to the Moon. The ultra-precise time-keeper was conceived by a small company in Latvia, and ES ... more
Lunar lava tube could be used as a moon mission baseWashington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017 NASA and other agencies have long considered establishing an outpost on the lunar surface - a moon base. Now, scientists at Purdue University may have found the perfect place for it. ... more |
![]() Human presence in Lunar orbit one step closer with successful RS-25 engine test
NASA research suggests significant atmosphere in lunar past and possible source of water on MoonHuntsville AL (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 Looking up at the Moon at night, Earth's closest neighbor appears in shades of gray and white; a dry desert in the vacuum of space, inactive and dead for billions of years. Like many things, though, ... more
Potential human habitat located on MoonWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 A study published in Geophysical Research Letters confirms the existence of a large open lava tube in the Marius Hills region of the moon, which could be used to protect astronauts from hazardous co ... more
Bigelow and ULA team up to propose a B330 Habitat in Low Lunar OrbitLas Vegas, NV (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are working together to launch a B330 expandable module on ULA's Vulcan launch vehicle. The launch would place a B330 outfitted module in Low Lunar ... more
Temperature of Lunar Flashes Measured for the First TimeParis (ESA) Oct 20, 2017 During the first- and last-quarter Moon phases, as most people are busy admiring the sunlit part of the Moon, astronomers use telescopes to look at the dark fraction, hoping to see tiny flashes of l ... more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2017
Last month, NASA invited members of the public to send their names to Mars. And the public responded loud and clear.
More than 1.6 million people signed up to have their names etched on a microchip that will be carried on NASA's upcoming InSight mission, which launches in May of 2018.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, reopened the opportunity after it proved s ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2017Opportunity Does a Wheelie and is Back on Solid Footing Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 08, 2017NASA Opens $2 Million Third Phase of 3D-Printed Habitat Competition Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 02, 2017Martian Ridge Brings Out Rover's Color Talents |
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017
NASA scientists and engineers have conceived and plan to build an ambitious submillimeter-wave or radio instrument to study the composition of geysers spewing water vapor and icy particles from the south pole of Saturn's small moon, Enceladus.
The team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, recently received support to advance technologies needed for the Submillimete ... more Paris (ESA) Nov 08, 2017Heating ocean moon Enceladus for billions of years Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 07, 2017Powering Saturn's Active Ocean Moon Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Saturn's Radiation Belts: A Stranger to the Solar Wind |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 03, 2017
Data returned Tuesday, Oct. 31, indicate that NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully completed its eighth science flyby over Jupiter's mysterious cloud tops on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The confirmation was delayed by several days due to solar conjunction at Jupiter, which affected communications during the days prior to and after the flyby.
Solar conjunction is the period when the path of communicat ... more Boston MA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017Watching Jupiter's multiple pulsating X-ray Aurora Mountain View CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017Help Nickname New Horizons' Next Flyby Target London UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Jupiter's X-ray auroras pulse independently |
Paris (ESA) Nov 08, 2017
Life on Earth has a myriad of problems, but gravity isn't one of them - staying grounded means organisms can soak up the light and heat that enables growth.
It's no wonder that the free-floating environment of space stresses organisms, which survive only if they can adapt. Like humans, plants have proven their robustness in space. Now, thanks to the International Space Station, we know mor ... more Houston TX (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Orbital ATK's to deliver supplies to International Space Station Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Oct 30, 2017How Does Your Space Garden Grow Houston TX (SPX) Oct 30, 2017NanoRacks Deploys Second Kaber-Class Microsatellite This Week, First On-Orbit Assembly |
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Davis CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017
A simple method for manufacturing extremely low-density palladium nanofoams could help advance hydrogen storage technologies, reports a new study from the University of California, Davis.
A nanofoam is what it sounds like - a foamy version of some material, filled with very small pores. First introduced about 20 years ago, metallic nanofoams have potential for diverse applications. The por ... more Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Simple green synthesis is a breath of fresh air Providence RI (SPX) Nov 02, 2017Researchers show how nanoscale patterning can decrease metal fatigue Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Gold nanoantennas help in creation of more powerful nanoelectronics |
Moscow (AFP) Nov 3, 2017
Russian authorities said Friday they had launched an inquiry into alleged embezzlement at the Progress factory which develops Soyuz rockets for the country's space industry.
"Two investigations into abuse of power have been opened" into officials at the factory in the southern central city of Samara around 1,000 km (625 miles) southeast of Moscow, authorities said, investing allegations 5.8 ... more Anchorage AK (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Alaska Aerospace Launches Aurora Launch Services Company Paris (ESA) Nov 03, 2017Launch your design with Cheops Cleveland OH (SPX) Nov 03, 2017NASA Selects Studies for Gateway Power and Propulsion Element |
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Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017
China plans to launch its reusable spacecraft in 2020, according to a statement from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Tuesday.
Unlike traditional one-off spacecraft, the new spacecraft will fly into the sky like an aircraft, said Chen Hongbo, a researcher from the corporation.
The spacecraft can transport people or payload into the orbit and return to Earth.
C ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2017Space will see Communist loyalty: Chinese astronaut Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission |
Ames IA (SPX) Nov 03, 2017
The U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory has developed a 3D printing process that creates a chemically active catalytic object in a single step, opening the door to more efficient ways to produce catalysts for complex chemical reactions in a wide scope of industries.
While 3D printing has found applications in many areas, its use as a way to control chemical reactions, or catalysis, ... more Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 02, 2017How to store information in your clothes invisibly, without electronics Hanscom AFB MA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Cheyenne Mountain sees better satellite picture University Park PA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Synthetic material acts like an insect cloaking device |
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Yekaterinburg, Russia (SPX) Oct 27, 2017
Taking black holes (as a real object) as a test material, scientists from the Ural Federal university (UrFU, Yekaterinburg) found out that a popular theory of gravity which had seemed to work perfectly at the cosmological level (a subclass of Horndeski theory) is hardly applicable to the real world. They presented their study in the Classical and Quantum Gravity journal.
At the moment, acc ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 30, 2017Prolific Earth Gravity Satellites End Science Mission Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Supercomputers help Los Alamos team interpret LIGO findings Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 24, 2017NASA Challenges Students to Design Microgravity Experiments |
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017
There's nothing new thing under the sun - except maybe light itself. Over the last decade, applied physicists have developed nanostructured materials that can produce completely new states of light exhibiting strange behavior, such as bending in a spiral, corkscrewing and dividing like a fork.
These so-called structured beams not only can tell scientists a lot about the physics of light, t ... more Charlottesville VA (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Shocking results of galaxy-cluster collisions Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Researchers model coulomb crystals to understand star evolution Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Nov 08, 2017ALMA's image of red giant star gives a surprising glimpse of the sun's future |
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Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017
China plans to launch its reusable spacecraft in 2020, according to a statement from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Tuesday.
Unlike traditional one-off spacecraft, the new spacecraft will fly into the sky like an aircraft, said Chen Hongbo, a researcher from the corporation.
The spacecraft can transport people or payload into the orbit and return to Earth.
C ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2017Space will see Communist loyalty: Chinese astronaut Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission |
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London, UK (SPX) Nov 06, 2017
UK teams will lead an international solar-terrestrial and space weather mission, taking on the development of a major science instrument thanks to funding from the UK Space Agency.
The 3 million pounds will support academics working on SMILE (the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer), a European Space Agency (ESA) science mission, being delivered jointly with the Chinese Acade ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 02, 2017NASA Investigates Invisible Magnetic Bubbles in Outer Solar System La Laguna, Spain (SPX) Oct 25, 2017On the generation of solar spicules and Alfvenic waves Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2017NASA sounding rocket instrument spots signatures of long-sought small solar flares |
Talinn, Estonia (ESA) Nov 03, 2017
When is the last time you used space technology? Probably a matter of minutes ago, if you took bearings on your phone, checked the weather or withdrew money. Starting Friday, European Space Week celebrates space for the rest of us - as a source of services, jobs and business opportunities.
Hosted in Talinn, Estonia, 3-9 November, European Space Week is bringing together space stakeholders, ... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 01, 2017New Chinese sat comms company awaits approval Yangon (Xinhua) Oct 23, 2017Myanmar to launch own satellite system-2 in 2019: vice president Toulouse, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Eutelsat's Airbus-built full electric EUTELSAT 172B satellite reaches geostationary orbit |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2017
An international team of astronomers led by NASA scientists successfully completed the first global exercise using a real asteroid to test global response capabilities.
Planning for the so-called "TC4 Observation Campaign" started in April, under the sponsorship of NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office. The exercise commenced in earnest in late July, when the European Southern Obser ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 01, 2017Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact cooled Earth's climate more than previously thought Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Return of the Comet: 96P Spotted by ESA, NASA Satellites Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Hubble Sees Nearby Asteroids Photobombing Distant Galaxies |
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 08, 2017
In recent years, research efforts such as the Materials Genome Initiative and the Materials Project have produced a wealth of computational tools for designing new materials useful for a range of applications, from energy and electronics to aeronautics and civil engineering.
But developing processes for producing those materials has continued to depend on a combination of experience, intui ... more Raleigh NC (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Study shows need for adaptive powered knee prosthesis to assist amputees New York NY (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Researchers unveil tool to debug 'black box' deep learning algorithms Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Physics boosts artificial intelligence methods |
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