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  Princeton NJ (SPX) Feb 17, 2022 Scientists have achieved a remarkable breakthrough in the conceptual design of twisty stellarators, experimental magnetic facilities that could reproduce on Earth the fusion energy that powers the sun and stars. The breakthrough shows how to more precisely shape the enclosing magnetic fields in stellarators to create an unprecedented ability to hold the fusion fuel together. "The key thing was developing a piece of software that allows you to rapidly try out new design methods" said Elizabeth Paul ... read more |
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Brains of cosmonauts get 'rewired' to adapt to long-term space missions, study findsAntwerp, Belgium (SPX) Feb 21, 2022 A new study published in Frontiers in Neural Circuits is the first to analyze the structural connectivity changes that happen in the brain after long-duration spaceflight. The results show significa ... more  
Northrop Grumman launches cargo ship to International Space StationKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Feb 21, 2022 A fresh supply of 8,300 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 12:40 p.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 19, aboard a Northrop Grumman Cygnu ... more  
UNSW Sydney buys nanosatellite bus from NanoAvionicsSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 18, 2022 The University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, has contracted mission integrator NanoAvionics to build a nanosatellite bus for UNSW's satellite innovation laboratory. As part of the ... more  
A Sol in the Life of a RoverPasadena CA (JPL) Feb 20, 2022 What does Percy do all day? A Martian day- or Sol- is 24 hours and 37 minutes long, and while every Sol is different, each one is packed full of exciting science activities, observations, and discov ... more |
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Blue Origin to build more rockets amid expectations to tourist flightsMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 18, 2022 Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space company says it will have to build more of its New Shepard rockets in order to meet the "very robust demand" for space tourism, the company's CEO said. At the FAA ... more 
Coca-Cola launching new Starlight drink 'inspired by space'Washington DC (UPI) Feb 18, 2022 A new flavor of Coca-Cola is coming soon - a promotional announcement from Coca-Coca Thursday said, "From the furthest reaches of the galaxy, Coca-Cola Starlight is arriving." The new limited ... more 
Terran Orbital to build microsatellite programBoca Raton FL (SPX) Feb 18, 2022 Small-satellite pioneer Terran Orbital Corporation ("Terran Orbital") was awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to provide three microsatellite class satellites, launch procurement, inte ... more 
How to design a sail that won't tear or melt on an interstellar voyagePhiladelphia PA (SPX) Feb 17, 2022 Astronomers have been waiting decades for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which promises to peer farther into space than ever before. But if humans want to actually reach our nearest s ... more  
Vaya Space completes first suborbital test flightCocoa FL (SPX) Feb 17, 2022 Vaya Space announced the successful launch of its hybrid rocket from Mojave, California on January 29th, 2022 operating under an existing FAA waiver. The suborbital flight demonstrated its hybrid ro ... more |
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Homegrown spacecraft is putting Perth on Space Race mapPerth, Australia (SPX) Feb 15, 2022 Perth researchers made history when they sent the first WA designed and built satellite into space last year. The Binar-1 - named after the Noongar word for fireball - was developed by Curtin ... more 
Virgin Galactic re-opens ticket sales for $450,000Washington (AFP) Feb 15, 2022 Virgin Galactic, which last year flew its flamboyant founder Richard Branson to space, will re-open ticket sales to the general public starting Wednesday, for the sum of $450,000. ... more 
Orbex prepares for rocket launch 'dress rehearsals' as launchpad arrives at test siteForres UK (SPX) Feb 16, 2022 The first rocket launchpad constructed in the UK for more than 50 years is now in place at the Orbex test site in Kinloss, Scotland. The new launchpad - known as 'Orbex LP1' - recently complet ... more 
NASA offers up to $200M to help push new technologies to marketWashington DC (SPX) Feb 16, 2022 Companies with technologies that may advance exploration but need a little extra push to finalize development have two new opportunities to partner with NASA to make it over the finish line. T ... more  
UAE drone conference warns of rising threatAbu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 20, 2022 The UAE and its allies warned Sunday of the rising threat of drone attacks, as Middle East militants rapidly acquire a taste for the cheap and easily accessible unmanned systems. ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) Feb 17, 2022 
Americans can feel safer in their homes now than decades ago thanks to studies and standards that have removed highly flammable materials in clothing, beds, and furniture. NASA relies on similar studies and standards to protect astronauts when selecting materials for spacesuits and spacecraft.
But fire behaves differently in space. Changes in gravity and air flow can alter the way it sprea ... more |
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 Annapolis Junction MD (SPX) Feb 18, 2022 
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $19.3 million Prototype Project Agreement (PPA) to create a 5G communications network infrastructure testbed for expeditionary operations experimentation for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E) and the U.S. Marine Corps.
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 Noordwijk, Netherlands (ESA) Feb 11, 2022 
ESA's Navigation Laboratory has a new recruit: this drone can carry different types of satellite navigation receivers to collect data for follow-on analysis.
The NavLab, based at ESA's ESTEC technical centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, is focused on the testing, analysis and characterisation of navigation systems for both ESA and external customers.
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 Tehran (AFP) Feb 21, 2022 
An Iranian fighter jet crashed Monday in a residential area of the northwestern city of Tabriz killing three people, including two crew, state television reported.
The head of the local Red Crescent organisation said the plane smashed into a school and that one of the dead was a resident of the neighbourhood.
Local official Mohammad-Bagher Honarvar told state television that the school w ... more |
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 Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Feb 18, 2022 
Researchers at Linkoping University have developed optical nanoantennas that can be turned on/off and gradually tuned by applying electrical potentials. The study, which has been published in Advanced Materials, opens for applications including dynamic flat metaoptics and tuneable smart materials.
Already in the medieval times, nanostructures of noble metals were embedded in glass to creat ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 15, 2022 
A Chinese remote-sensing satellite started to take pictures in its orbit, scientists in charge of the satellite said Friday.
China launched a Long March-4C rocket to place the L-SAR 01A satellite in space on Jan. 26. The satellite, equipped with L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), can monitor the geological environment, landslides, and earthquakes.
The radar is now capable of taki ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) Feb 15, 2022 
The torrent of man-made chemical and plastic waste worldwide has massively exceeded limits safe for humanity or the planet, and production caps are urgently needed, scientists have concluded for the first time.
There are an estimated 350,000 different manufactured chemicals on the market and large volumes of them end up in the environment.
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 11, 2022 
China will make six manned space flights in 2022 to complete the building of its space station and see the maiden flight of Long March-6A, the country's first carrier rocket powered by a solid and liquid engine.
Ma Tao, deputy director of the Space Department of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), revealed on Wednesday China's rocket launch plan at a press confer ... more |
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 Peterson SFB CO (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 
The fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-5) satellite built by Lockheed Martin, has been operationally accepted by the U.S. Space Force less than a year after being launched into orbit.
The early missile warning satellite is a "Go-Fast" success story, completing all on-orbit testing with accelerated analysis, resulting in a 40% improvement over GEO-1 thro ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 18, 2022 
Britain and France have signed a deal to jointly develop new cruise and anti-ship missiles, their defence procurement agencies and manufacturer MDBA said Friday, after months of cross-Channel defence tensions over a submarine deal with Australia.
Paris and London "have confirmed the launch of the preparation works for the Future Cruise / Anti-Ship Weapon," European missile specialist MBDA sa ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 11, 2022 
Physicists from MIPT and Skoltech have found a way to modify and purposely tune the electronic properties of carbon nanotubes to meet the requirements of novel electronic devices. The paper came out in the Carbon journal.
Carbon nanomaterials form an extensive class of compounds that includes graphene, fullerenes, nanotubes, nanofibers, and more. Although the physical properties of many of ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 20, 2022 
What does Percy do all day? A Martian day- or Sol- is 24 hours and 37 minutes long, and while every Sol is different, each one is packed full of exciting science activities, observations, and discoveries! Let's follow Percy on Sol 345 (February 8th, 2022) to catch a glimpse into the daily life of a Martian explorer.
Percy woke up early in the morning at 02:07 LMST (Local Mean Solar Time on ... more |
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 Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 20, 2022 
The UAE and its allies warned Sunday of the rising threat of drone attacks, as Middle East militants rapidly acquire a taste for the cheap and easily accessible unmanned systems.
But while the countries called for a collective effort to protect airspaces against the small and often hard to detect targets, one question remained: how to easily stop a drone attack?
"We have to unite to prev ... more |
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