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  Moscow (Sputnik) May 24, 2018 About 50 people from various countries have shown interest in an experiment simulating the flight to an orbital station near the Moon, a representative of the Institute of Medicobiological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences told Sputnik. The experiment is part of international SIRIUS missions, which serve to help finish preparations for deep space flights, including flights to planned lunar-orbit space station Deep Space Gateway. "We have received about 50 application from volunteer ... read more |
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Aerojet Rocketdyne demonstrates low-cost, high thrust space engineRedmond WA (SPX) May 24, 2018 Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully completed hot-fire testing of a new in-space engine, designated ISE-100. Developed for commercial in-space applications, ISE-100 has the potential to be a critical el ... more 
China satellite heralds first mission to dark side of MoonBeijing (AFP) May 21, 2018 China launched on Monday a relay satellite that will allow a rover to communicate with the Earth from the far side of the Moon during an unprecedented mission later this year. ... more  
Planet hunter snaps test image on Lunar flyby on route to final orbitGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 21, 2018 NASA's next planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), is one step closer to searching for new worlds after successfully completing a lunar flyby on May 17. The spacecraft pass ... more
Dutch Radio Antenna To Depart For The Moon On Chinese MissionDwingeloo, Netherlands (SPX) May 18, 2018 On 21 May 2018, the Chinese space agency will launch the relay satellite Chang'e 4 to an orbit behind the Moon. On board will be a Dutch radio antenna, the Netherlands Chinese Low-Frequency Explorer ... more |
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Russian cosmonaut could ride US spacecraft to Moon for first missionMoscow (Sputnik) May 07, 2018 The first flight of a Russian cosmonaut to the moon could take place aboard of the US Orion spacecraft in 2024, a space industry source told Sputnik on Friday. "Within the framework of talks, ... more 
NASA expands plans for Moon explorationWashington DC (SPX) May 04, 2018 NASA is returning to the Moon with commercial and international partners as part of an overall agency Exploration Campaign in support of Space Policy Directive 1. It all starts with robotic missions ... more
Lunar Orbital Platform Gateway is First Step Towards Mars - ESA CoordinatorMoscow (Sputnik) May 02, 2018 The Lunar Orbital Platform Gateway, which will be used for deep space exploration and research, is due to start operating by 2025, and NASA is preparing its first manufacture contracts. Philippe Sch ... more 
US plans own space suits for EVAs instead of Russia's at Lunar GatewayMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 24, 2018 The United States offers to use US-made space suits instead of Russian-made Orlan suits for conducting spacewalks outside the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, a space industry source told Sputnik. ... more  
Moon holds key to improving satellite views of EarthParis (ESA) May 01, 2018 Many Earth observation satellites make use of an added ingredient to ensure reliable, good quality environmental data: the Moon. While the surface of the Earth is ever changing, the face of th ... more |
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 China has technological basis for manned lunar landing 
Scientists shocked as NASA cuts only moon roverTampa (AFP) Apr 28, 2018 In a move that shocked lunar scientists, NASA has cancelled the only robotic vehicle under development to explore the surface of the Moon, despite President Donald Trump's vow to return people there ... more  |
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Magma ocean may be responsible for the moon's early magnetic fieldTempe AZ (SPX) Apr 26, 2018 Around four billion years ago, the Moon had a magnetic field that was about as strong as Earth's magnetic field is today. How the Moon, with a much smaller core than Earth's, could have had such a s ... more 
China calls for ideas on design of manned lunar landingBeijing (XNA) Apr 25, 2018 China on Monday called for submissions from the public with creative approaches for the design of its manned lunar landing and ascent vehicles. According to Zhou Jianping, chief designer of Ch ... more  
China outlines roadmap for deep space explorationHarbin, China (XNA) Apr 26, 2018 China is planning four deep space exploration missions before 2030, including probes to Mars, asteroids and Jupiter, says Pei Zhaoyu, deputy director of the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Cente ... more
NASA continues to discuss co-op on Lunar orbital platform with other countriesWashington DC (Sputnik) Apr 25, 2018 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is continuing to discuss working with other partner countries on the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway program, the US space agency told Sputnik ... more 
Moon village already exists in contracts, Says ESA ChiefColorado Springs CO (Sputnik) Apr 19, 2018 Moon village - a product of international collaboration among spacefaring nations - already exists in contracts and remains an open concept, European Space Agency (ESA) Director-General Jan Woerner ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 18, 2018 
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are preparing to add percussion to an improvised drill technique already being used by the Curiosity rover on Mars.
Curiosity and its drill haven't had a full range of motion since 2016 when one of the drill's motors short circuited. Over the last year, engineers have developed a workaround drilling technique called Feed Extended Drilling, o ... more |
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 Bern, Switzerland (SPX) May 22, 2018 
The small inner moons of Saturn look like giant ravioli and spaetzle. Their spectacular shape has been revealed by the Cassini spacecraft. For the first time, researchers of the University of Bern (Switzerland) show how these moons were formed. The peculiar shapes are a natural outcome of merging collisions among similar-sized little moons, as computer simulations demonstrate.
When Martin ... more |
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 Kenley UK (SPX) May 24, 2018 
Optical Surfaces Ltd. (OSL) announces selection by Hensoldt Optronics GmbH, formerly Airbus (Oberkochen, Germany) to supply key precision optics for optical testing the Ganymede Laser Altimeter (GALA), one of 10 scientific instruments on-board the JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer) mission.
The JUICE mission is part of the European Space Agency (ESA) cosmic vision programme and its objectiv ... more |
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 Tampa (AFP) May 16, 2018 
A pair of American astronauts completed a successful spacewalk outside the International Space Station Wednesday to swap and check on two external cooling boxes, nicknamed "Leaky" and "Frosty," NASA said.
The boxes, each about the size of a mini-refrigerator or window AC unit, are crucial to keeping the batteries cool aboard the orbiting lab.
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 Andalusia, Spain (SPX) May 21, 2018 
Half metal, half organic structure, like Robocop himself, is the material known as MOF, short for Metal Organic Framework. MOF has been developed by scientists and applied to a myriad of products from sorbents to batteries for electronic devices.
This material emerged from the nanotechnology revolution that turned material design upside down and facilitated the improvement of chemical proc ... more |
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 Washington DC (AFP) May 22, 2018 
A SpaceX rocket Tuesday blasted off a duo of sports car-sized satellites built by the US and Germany to reveal changes in sea level rise, ice melt and drought on Earth.
"Three, two, one, liftoff!" said a SpaceX commentator as the Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 12:47 pm Pacific time (1947 GMT).
The $521 million payload, called the Gravity Reco ... more |
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 Xichang, China (XNA) May 22, 2018 
The relay satellite, launched Monday for China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe, is carrying the largest communication antenna ever used in deep space exploration, according to Chinese experts.
The launch of the satellite Queqiao, or Magpie Bridge, is a key step for China to realize its goal of sending the Chang'e-4 lunar probe to soft-land on the far side of the Moon.
Queqiao, developed by C ... more |
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 New Brunswick NJ (SPX) May 23, 2018 
Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater and grabs objects and moves them.
The watery creation could lead to soft robots that mimic sea animals like the octopus, which can walk underwater and bump into things without damaging them. It may also lead to artificial heart, stomach and other muscles, along with devices for diagnosing d ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 21, 2018
Scheduled to launch no earlier than May 22, the twin satellites of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission, a collaboration between NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), will continue the work of monitoring changes in the world's water cycle and surface mass, which was so well performed by the original GRACE mission. There are far more than f ... more |
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 Charlottesville VA (SPX) May 17, 2018 
Not long after the Big Bang, the first generations of stars began altering the chemical make-up of primitive galaxies, slowly enriching the interstellar medium with basic elements such as oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen. Finding the earliest traces of these common elements would shed important light on the chemical evolution of galaxies, including our own.
New observations with the Atacama La ... more |
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Xichang, China (XNA) May 22, 2018
The relay satellite, launched Monday for China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe, is carrying the largest communication antenna ever used in deep space exploration, according to Chinese experts.
The launch of the satellite Queqiao, or Magpie Bridge, is a key step for China to realize its goal of sending the Chang'e-4 lunar probe to soft-land on the far side of the Moon.
Queqiao, developed by C ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 22, 2018 
Throughout its seven-year mission, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will swoop through the Sun's atmosphere 24 times, getting closer to our star than any spacecraft has gone before. The spacecraft will carry more than scientific instruments on this historic journey - it will also hold more than 1.1 million names submitted by the public to go to the Sun.
"Parker Solar Probe is going to revolutioni ... more |
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 Cornwall, UK (SPX) May 15, 2018 
Following its recent 8.4 million pounds contract win from the European Space Agency, Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd announces today that it has secured its second phase investment of 24 million pounds.
Joining the growing club of billionaires such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Greg Wyler who have demonstrated their passion for the high-growth space sector, UK businessman Peter ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) May 23, 2018 
Asteroid 2015 BZ509 is the very first object in the Solar System shown to have an extrasolar origin. This remarkable discovery was made by CNRS researcher Fathi Namouni and her Brazilian colleague Helena Morais, and is published on 21 May 2018 in MNRAS.
Could some bodies in our Solar System come from the vicinity of other stars? Astronomers are in disagreement about comets, with some argui ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 21, 2018 
The resignation of a senior Baidu executive is a major setback to the Chinese internet giant's push into artificial intelligence, an analyst said Monday, as the company tries to diversify away from its search engine business.
The loss of chief operating officer and AI expert Lu Qi is the latest blow for the company, often referred to as China's Google, which has invested heavily in its deep ... more |
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