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  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 20, 2019 An international team of Russian and Belgian researchers, including scientists from HSE University, has found out that space travel has a significant impact on the brain: they discovered that cosmonauts demonstrate changes in brain connectivity related to perception and movement. Some areas, such as regions in the insular and parietal cortices, work more synchronously with other brain areas after the space flight. On the other hand, connectivity of some other regions, such as the cerebellum and ve ... read more |
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Japan steps in to supply key component to Russia's space programMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 20, 2019 A UK firm refused to export carbon fiber to Russia for use in the construction of its only space radio telescope, Spektr-M (Millimetron), after the company was bought out by a US citizen, Deputy Dir ... more  
China launches 3 satellites wth Jielong-1 rocketBeijing (Sputnik) Aug 20, 2019 China's new Jielong-1 (Smart Dragon-1 or SD-1) rocket, which is designed for commercial missions, launched three satellites into orbit for the first time, the Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday ... more  
Tiny GPS backpacks uncover the secret life of desert batsHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Aug 17, 2019 A new study from the University of Helsinki using miniaturized satellite-based tags revealed that during drier periods desert bats must fly further and longer to fulfil their nightly needs. Accordin ... more  
New technique to probe high-temperature superconductivityUrbana IL (SPX) Aug 17, 2019 One of the greatest mysteries in condensed matter physics is the exact relationship between charge order and superconductivity in cuprate superconductors. In superconductors, electrons move freely t ... more |
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Secret Russia weapon project: gamechanger or PR stunt?Paris (AFP) Aug 14, 2019 A deadly explosion at a Russian testing site has focused attention on President Vladimir Putin's bid to build a nuclear-powered missile that the Kremlin hopes would give Moscow the edge in a new arms race. ... more 
Solar sail craft could revolutionize space travelWashington DC (Sputnik) Aug 14, 2019 The mission of the tiny crowdfunded solar-sailing spacecraft started on 25 June. Scientists say this propulsion technology should allow for speeds that would be impossible for traditional fuel-burni ... more 
Bolton says Russia 'stole' US hypersonic technologyWashington DC (Sputnik) Aug 16, 2019 The senior White House official made the highly contentious claims while commenting on the recent explosion at a military facility in Russia's Arkhangelsk region involving the testing of an unspecif ... more 
Virgin Galactic unveils new Mission Control for space tourismWashington (AFP) Aug 15, 2019 Space tourism moved a step closer to reality Thursday as Virgin Galactic unveiled its new Mission Control at a spaceport in New Mexico and the schedule for final test flights before taking paying customers into the final frontier. ... more 
UK seeking to enlist 'Five Eyes' for rival Galileo GPS system London, UK (Sputnik) Aug 20, 2019 In March 2018, the European Commission in Brussels confirmed the UK after Brexit was likely to be excluded from some aspects of the Galileo project, especially relating to PRS, despite having invest ... more |
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 NASA's portable trash bin-sized nuclear power module to be ready by 2022 
India orders Russian equipment for first manned space missionNew Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 14, 2019 India has ordered Russia's space equipment as it is preparing to send its first manned mission to orbit, according to Sergey Pozdnyakov, general director and chief designer of Research and Developme ... more  |
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Hezbollah shows 'missile arsenal' used against Israeli warshipBeirut (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 Hezbollah released footage of what it says are anti-ship missiles of the kind it used 13 years ago against Israel before marking on Friday its self-declared "victory" in the 2006 war. ... more  
AFRL conducts first flight of robopilot unmanned air platformWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Aug 16, 2019 The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) and DZYNE Technologies Incorporated successfully completed a two-hour initial flight of a revolutionary Robotic Pilot Unman ... more  
Lockheed nets $80M contract for Aegis system upgradesWashington (UPI) Aug 16, 2019 Lockheed Martin received an $80 million contract from the U.S. Navy for electronic equipment upgrades to the Aegis missile system, the Pentagon announced. ... more  
NASA Robots Compete Underground in DARPA ChallengePasadena CA (JPL) Aug 15, 2019 Robots from all over the world will compete to find objects in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge Systems Competition, held Aug. 15-22 in mining tunnels under Pittsburgh. Among them will be a team led ... more 
Raytheon nets $47.9M contract for laser-guided Maverick missilesWashington (UPI) Aug 19, 2019 The Defense Department awarded a $47.9 million contract to Raytheon Missile Systems to purchase AGM-65E2/L laser-guided Maverick missiles. ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Aug 13, 2019 
Radiation levels were up to 16 times the norm in a nearby town after an explosion at a Russian missile testing site, the national weather service said Tuesday.
The explosion at the Arctic facility on Thursday killed five scientists with Russia's nuclear agency, which later confirmed they were involved in testing new weapons. More victims were hospitalised.
Rosgidromet, the weather monito ... more |
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 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
With the launch of the first EDRS-C communications satellite on 6 August 2019, a milestone has been reached for the EDRS system. EDRS is a globally unique network of geostationary relay satellites that can deliver data volumes of up to 1.8 gigabits per second to Earth with minimal delay using laser communications. The system is a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Aug 17, 2019 
A new study from the University of Helsinki using miniaturized satellite-based tags revealed that during drier periods desert bats must fly further and longer to fulfil their nightly needs. According to researchers this signals their struggle in facing dry periods.
Wildlife tracking has revolutionized the study of animal movement and their behavior. Yet, tracking small, flying animals such ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 
Cathay Pacific announced the shock resignation on Friday of its CEO Rupert Hogg, compounding a torrid week for the Hong Kong carrier after it was excoriated by Beijing because some staff supported pro-democracy protests.
The 72-year-old airline has been left reeling after it became ensnared in the hardening of rhetoric from the communist mainland over ten weeks of anti-government protests th ... more |
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 Onna, Japan (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
Silicon dominates solar energy products - it is stable, cheap, and efficient at turning sunlight into electricity. Any new material taking on silicon must compete, and win, on those grounds. As a result of an international research collaboration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate Univer ... more |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 17, 2019 
The summer heatwave of 2003 triggered a rockfall that shocked both researchers and the general public: 1,500 cubic metres of rock broke away from the Hoernli ridge - a volume roughly equivalent to two houses. The fracture event exposed bare ice on the surface of the steep scarp. Experts soon realised that the record temperatures had warmed the rock down to such a depth that the ice contained in ... more |
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 Bangun, Indonesia (AFP) Aug 20, 2019  His weathered face breaks out in a big grin as Keman explains how sifting through rubbish paid for his children's education, one of many in his Indonesian hometown basking in a waste-picking boom.
Governments around the world are grappling with how to tackle the scourge of single-use plastic, but for the people of Bangun trash equals cash.
Around two-thirds of the town's residents eke o ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 25, 2019 
A Chinese startup successfully launched the country's first commercial rocket capable of carrying satellites into orbit Thursday, as the space race between China and the US heats up.
Beijing-based Interstellar Glory Space Technology - also known as iSpace - said it launched two satellites into orbit around 1:00 pm Beijing time (0500 GMT) from Jiuquan, a state launch facility in the Gobi de ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2019 
Lockheed Martin received an $80 million contract from the U.S. Navy for electronic equipment upgrades to the Aegis missile system, the Pentagon announced.
The new contract modification, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, calls for Lockheed Martin's Rotary and Mission Systems division to cover the production, test and delivery of multi-mission signal processor equipment set ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 19, 2019 
A ground-launched cruise missile was successfully fired in a test, the Defense Department announced on Monday.
The test, from San Nicolas Island, Calif., would not have been permitted under the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, signed by the United States and the Soviet Union in 1987 and abandoned on August 2.
"The test missile exited its ground mobile launcher and accura ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 
Every year, robots get more and more life-like. Solar-powered bees fly on lithe wings, humanoids stick backflips, and teams of soccer bots strategize how to dribble, pass, and score. And, the more researchers discover about how living creatures move, the more machines can imitate them all the way down to their smallest molecules.
"We have these amazing machines already in our bodies, and t ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 14, 2019 
Autonomous robots will assist future astronauts during long-duration missions to other worlds by performing tedious, repetitive and even strenuous tasks. These robotic helpers will let crews focus on the more meticulous areas of exploring. To help achieve this, NASA's Centennial Challenges program, along with Space Center Houston of Texas, opened the second phase of the NASA Space Robotics Chall ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Aug 16, 2019  The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) and DZYNE Technologies Incorporated successfully completed a two-hour initial flight of a revolutionary Robotic Pilot Unmanned Conversion Program called ROBOpilot Aug. 9 at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.
"This flight test is a testament to AFRL's ability to rapidly innovate technology from concept to application in ... more |
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