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  Houston TX (SPX) Jan 03, 2022 As the International Space Station enters its third decade of continuous human presence, the impact of microgravity research conducted there keeps growing. The months between Nov. 2020 and Nov. 2021 saw publication of more than 400 scientific papers based on studies aboard the orbiting lab. Here are some highlights of recent results from groundbreaking space station science: b>More stem-ness in stem cells br> /b> Spaceflight can affect cardiac function and structure, and scientists know th ... read more |
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China's astronauts mark New Year with livestream from spaceBeijing (XNA) Jan 03, 2022 From hosting a children's art gallery in space to answering questions about manned spaceflight, the three astronauts onboard China's Tiangong space station celebrated the New Year by cultivating sci ... more  
Bezos' Blue Origin teams up with U.S. military 'rocket cargo' programWashington DC (UPI) Jan 01, 2022 Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has teamed up with the U.S. military to explore the possibility of using rockets to transport cargo and people, U.S. Transportation Command announced Monday. The Amazon ... more 
Biden administration extends ISS operations through 2030Washington DC (UPI) Jan 01, 2022 The Biden administration has extended operations on theInternational Space Station through 2030 to "enable a seamless transition" to commercial space stations, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announc ... more 
China heads launch list of space rocketsBeijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2022 China launched a Long March 3B carrier rocket at Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province early on Thursday, marking the completion of the country's annual launch schedule. The rock ... more |
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Two drones shot down targeting Iraq base: anti-IS coalitionBaghdad (AFP) Jan 4, 2022 Two armed drones targeting an air base in western Iraq were shot down on Tuesday, an official of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said. ... more  
Discussing climate-neutral flightBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2022 What would airborne mobility have to be like to radically reduce the emissions caused by air transport? The whole world is talking about hydrogen as a possible solution. However, flying with hydroge ... more  
14 killed in Chinese construction site landslideBeijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2022 A landslide at a construction site in southwest China's Guizhou province has killed at least 14 people, state media reported Tuesday. ... more  
Humble lizards offer surprising approach to engineering artificial lungsPrinceton NJ (SPX) Jan 01, 2022 When it comes to studying lungs, humans take up all the air, but it turns out scientists have a lot to learn from lizards. A new study from Princeton University shows how the brown anole lizar ... more  
Revitalizing batteries by bringing 'dead' lithium back to lifeStanford CA (SPX) Jan 05, 2022 Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University may have found a way to revitalize rechargeable lithium batteries, potentially boosting the ran ... more |
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Bringing the Sun into the labDresden, Germany (SPX) Jan 04, 2022 Why the Sun's corona reaches temperatures of several million degrees Celsius is one of the great mysteries of solar physics. A "hot" trail to explain this effect leads to a region of the solar atmos ... more 
Nibbling cats and Covid masks: First look at CES tech showLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 4, 2022 A finger-nibbling plush cat and a cooling fan for the ever-present anti-Covid mask: the CES tech show in Las Vegas on Monday offered a glimpse of the offerings at this year's meet-up. ... more  
Chinese asset manager Huarong plunges 40% as trading resumesBeijing (AFP) Jan 5, 2022 Shares in China's state-owned debt collector Huarong Asset Management plummeted 40 percent on Wednesday as trading resumed in Hong Kong after a $6.6 billion state-orchestrated bailout of the embattled company. ... more 
Markets get 2022 off to largely positive start in thinned tradeHong Kong (AFP) Jan 3, 2022 The new year got off to a broadly upbeat start Monday in holiday-thinned trade as most markets rose, with some cheer provided by data suggesting regional economies improved last month. ... more 
Asian markets struggle with inflation, rates back in focusHong Kong (AFP) Jan 5, 2022 Markets struggled in Asia on Wednesday following a tepid lead from Wall Street, with inflation and expected interest rate hikes returning to the key focus of concerns as Omicron fears fade for now. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 03, 2022 
A manned spacecraft in orbit experiences a close shave with a satellite appearing out of nowhere. This is no scene from a sci-fi blockbuster, but a real event experienced by China's Tiangong space station in 2021.
The near miss highlighted the need for the US government to oversee the activities of its satellites in humanity's final frontier.
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 21, 2021 
The SPAINSAT NG programme has successfully passed another important milestone, the critical design review (CDR) of the payload and the complete satellite, including the CDR elements of the Pacis 3 partnership project with the European Space Agency (ESA). The review was declared successful after verifying the good progress of the tests performed on the development models of the X-band payload. ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Dec 09, 2021 
Europe's largest satellite constellation has grown even bigger, following the launch of two more Galileo navigation satellites by Soyuz launcher from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on 5 December. Galileo satellites 27-28 add to an existing 26-satellite constellation in orbit, providing the world's most precise satnav positioning to more than 2.3 billion users around the globe.
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 Jerusalem (AFP) Jan 4, 2022  Two Israeli military helicopter pilots were killed and another crew member injured in a crash over the Mediterranean, the army said Tuesday, promising an investigation into the incident.
The IAF "Atalef" maritime helicopter went down Monday in the Mediterranean off the coast of the northern city of Haifa during a training flight, the army said in a statement.
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2022 
Stable and high oxide-ion conductors based on a new hexagonal perovskite-related oxide has been reported by scientists at Tokyo Tech, Kojundo Chemical Laboratory Co. Ltd. and Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) in a recent study. These high-performance oxide-ion conductors could pave the way for the development of solid electrolytes for next-generation batteries and cl ... more |
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 London (AFP) Jan 1, 2022 
Britain experienced its warmest New Year's Day on record after temperatures rose above 16 degress Celsius (60.8 Fahrenheit) for the first time on January 1, the country's Meteorological Office said.
The mercury climbed to 16.2C in St James's Park in central London, according to a provisional Met Office reading, easily beating out the previous record of 15.6C set in Cornwall in 1916.
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 1, 2022 
A ban on the use of plastic to package a range of fruit and vegetables came into force in France on Saturday, to the dismay of the sector's packaging industry.
Environmentalists have long campaigned against single-use plastics as pollution worsens globally while President Emmanuel Macron has backed the move defending a "pragmatic" approach.
The October decree covers for example the sale ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 03, 2022 
From hosting a children's art gallery in space to answering questions about manned spaceflight, the three astronauts onboard China's Tiangong space station celebrated the New Year by cultivating science and inspiration in the country's youth.
On Saturday afternoon, astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu hosted a live video call and interacted with college students at venues in ... more |
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 Melbourne FL (SPX) Dec 27, 2021 
L3Harris Technologies has completed the final major design milestone on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program Phase IIb On-orbit Prototype Demonstration and has already begun building the demonstration satellite.
Completing the CDR is the final design milestone ensuring performance, cost and schedule requirements can be met b ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 27, 2021 
Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed the second flight test of its new anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) missile, demonstrating capabilities that will meet key objectives for the upcoming Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) program. The test was completed utilizing a company-owned CRJ-700 aircraft as the testbed for the air to surface mission computer and sensors.
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 Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 27, 2021 
It is an intuitive rule of thumb: if you reduce the density of a material, its stiffness will also be reduced. But scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the US noticed that materials that are based on sandwich nanotubes retained their stiffness at lower densities.
Modelling by materials scientists from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands) revealed how this ... more |
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 Singapore (SPX) (SPX) Jan 01, 2022 
Inspired by the natural dexterity of the human hand, a team of engineers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has created a reconfigurable hybrid robotics system that is able to grip a variety of objects: from the small, soft and delicate to the large, heavy and bulky. This technology is expected to impact a range of industries, involving food assembly, vertical farming and fast-movin ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 4, 2022 
Two armed drones targeting an air base in western Iraq were shot down on Tuesday, an official of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said.
"Two fixed-wing drones rigged with explosives were engaged and destroyed by defensive capabilities at the Iraqi Al-Asad Air Base early this morning," the official said.
"The attempted attack was unsuccessful. All forces are account ... more |
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