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  Washington (AFP) Feb 12, 2023 A US warplane shot down another flying object on Sunday, this time over Lake Huron on the US-Canadian border, the fourth in a dramatic series that began with the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon a week ago. Jittery Americans have been watching the skies as the mysterious incursions unfolded against a backdrop of acute tensions with China - although only the first object has so far been attributed to Beijing. President Joe Biden ordered a F-16 fighter to shoot down the latest object "o ... read more |
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Antaris launches cloud-built satellite JANUS-1 onboard India's SSLV-D2Los Altos CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2023 Antaris, creator of the most advanced software platform for space, has announced that the world's first satellite fully conceived, designed and manufactured using the company's end-to-end cloud plat ... more  
NASA's satellites help with Turkey, Syria earthquake responsePasadena CA (JPL) Feb 13, 2023 Following the magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and western Syria Feb. 6, NASA is working to share its aerial views and data from space in ways that can aid relief and re ... more 
DLR supports emergency responders in TurkeyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 09, 2023 The German Aerospace Center is supporting rescue teams in areas affected by the recent earthquakes in Turkey. Two researchers from the DLR Institute of Optical Sensor Systems arrived in the area on ... more  
Chinese astronauts complete first walk outside Tiangong space stationWashington DC (UPI) Feb 10, 2023 A crew of Chinese astronauts on a six-month mission aboard the country's newly completed space station ventured outside the orbiter for the first time Friday for what became a successful spacewalk. ... more |
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NASA launches new Framework for Procurement Ideas, SolutionsWashington DC (SPX) Feb 13, 2023 NASA is now seeking procurement ideas and solutions to encourage innovation from diverse perspectives, improve reach, reduce barriers, and ultimately meet and exceed agency goals. The NASA Acquisiti ... more  
NASA conducts first 2023 test of redesigned SLS rocket engineStennis Space Center MS (SPX) Feb 10, 2023 NASA's newly redesigned RS-25 engine for future flights of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, underwent its first hot fire test of the year on Feb. 8 at the agency's Stennis Space Center near Bay ... more
Shenzhou XV astronauts take their first spacewalkBeijing (XNA) Feb 10, 2023 Shenzhou XV mission crew members have just concluded their first spacewalk, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said in a news release early on Friday morning that mission command ... more  
SES, ThinKom and Hughes enable multi-orbit resilient connectivity for critical airborne missionsLuxembourg (SPX) Feb 09, 2023 SES, ThinKom and Hughes demonstrated revolutionary high-performance multi-orbit service capable of supporting multiple solutions for government airborne missions, the companies announced Wednesday. ... more |
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Russia launches resupply ship to int'l space stationWashington DC (UPI) Feb 9, 2021 Russia successfully launched a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan on Thursday with a final destination of the International Space Station where it will deliver some 3 tons of supplies on the weekend. ... more 
SpaceX launches Hispasat's Amazonas Nexus communication satelliteCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 07, 2023 After a 27-hour delay due to poor weather at the launch site and unfavorable booster recovery, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, February 6th, 2023, from Cape Canaveral on a mission to pl ... more 
Shenzhou XV astronauts to conduct first spacewalkBeijing (XNA) Feb 09, 2023 The Shenzhou XV mission crew, who are now inside the Tiangong space station, are scheduled to carry out their first spacewalk soon, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said ... more 
Bringing more power to Space StationHouston TX (SPX) Feb 09, 2023 A new cargo mission stands ready to launch early Thursday and dock to the International Space Station two days later. Meanwhile, the Expedition 68 crew switched roles between space scientists and or ... more |
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AI supercharges battle of web search titansParis (AFP) Feb 7, 2023 A new generation of AI chatbots has unleashed a titanic battle between Microsoft and Google for the eyeballs of billions of web users, and the dollars they bring. ... more 
Momentus to fly FOSSA systems PocketPodSan Jose (SPX) Feb 08, 2023 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has entered into an agreement to fly a PocketPod for FOSSA Systems ("FOSSA"), a Spanish company that offers global low-power Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and in ... more 
NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel releases 2022 Annual ReportWashington DC (SPX) Feb 08, 2023 The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its 2022 annual report Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, examining the agency's safety performance, a ... more 
Launches of Busek Thrusters push OneWeb constellation towards completionNatick MA (SPX) Feb 07, 2023 The in-space propulsion firm Busek Co. Inc. (Busek) announced the successful on-orbit commissioning of its BHT-350 Hall effect thrusters on a duo of launches. The thrusters were sent aloft on OneWeb ... more 
Speculation grows as US shoots down new mystery objectWashington (AFP) Feb 13, 2023 A US warplane shot down a new flying object near the Canadian border on Sunday, the latest of three mysterious devices spotted since military radar settings were cranked up in the wake of the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon. ... more |
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NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) has successfully completed its critical space environment tests. Planned for launch to the International Space Station, AWE will study gravity waves in Earth's atmosphere to gain a deeper knowledge of the connections caused by climate systems throughout our atmosphere and between the atmosphere and space.
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SES, ThinKom and Hughes demonstrated revolutionary high-performance multi-orbit service capable of supporting multiple solutions for government airborne missions, the companies announced Wednesday. The open architecture ThinKom ThinAir Ka2517 airborne satcom terminal was successfully demonstrated over SES's Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Geostationary (GEO) satellite networks during testing at Thi ... more |
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At the FIRA international agricultural robotics forum, GEODNET announces initial availability of a Real-Time Kinematic (RTK), Centimeter Precision, GNSS Corrections Service for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Systems Integrators.
GEODNET is compatible with thousands of fielded GNSS receivers from all major brands, on-vehicle automated steering and spraying kits, as well as the ... more |
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 Bengaluru, India (AFP) Feb 6, 2023  India unveiled on Monday its largest helicopter factory, which can turn out at least 1,000 aircraft a year, as part of a defence self-reliance push to counter China's growing assertiveness.
New Delhi also announced a double-digit increase in its annual defence budget last week with an eye on its geopolitical rival, with which it shares a disputed northern border.
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 Falmer UK (SPX) Feb 09, 2023  Researchers from the University of Sussex and Universal Quantum have demonstrated for the first time that quantum bits (qubits) can directly transfer between quantum computer microchips and demonstrated this with record-breaking speed and accuracy. This breakthrough resolves a major challenge in building quantum computers large and powerful enough to tackle complex problems that are of critical ... more |
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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Feb 09, 2023 
New information about an emerging technique that could track microplastics from space has been uncovered by researchers at the University of Michigan. It turns out that satellites are best at spotting soapy or oily residue, and microplastics appear to tag along with that residue.
Microplastics-tiny flecks that can ride ocean currents hundreds or thousands of miles from their point of entry ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 10, 2023 
Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals.
A study published on Friday in JAMA Network Open found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution increases the risk of late-onset depression among the elderly.
The other study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, found tha ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 10, 2023 
A crew of Chinese astronauts on a six-month mission aboard the country's newly completed space station ventured outside the orbiter for the first time Friday for what became a successful spacewalk.
Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Zhang Lu donned the puffy white space suits and exited the station to conduct the 7-hour walk, while the third astronaut, Deng Qingming, stayed behind to mo ... more |
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 Bratislava (AFP) Feb 9, 2023 
Germany will give Bratislava two sets of the MANTIS air defence system to protect Slovakia's eastern border with Ukraine, the Slovak defence ministry said Thursday.
"Slovakia will receive the systems free of charge and permanently," the ministry spokeswoman Martina Kakascikova told AFP.
"The training of Slovak soldiers to use the system will begin in the coming months," Slovak Defence M ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 31, 2023 
The joint DARPA and U.S. Air Force Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) completed yet another successful flight test. The Lockheed Martin version of the missile, with its Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet, capped a program that accomplished all of its initial objectives. It was the final flight test for HAWC, which is providing critical data to inform Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) hype ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 
Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but also generate a great deal of heat. A buildup of heat can slow a computer processor and make it less efficient and reliable. Engineers employ heat sinks to keep chips cool, sometimes along with fans or liquid cooling systems; however, these methods often require a lot of energy to operate. ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 7, 2023  A new generation of AI chatbots has unleashed a titanic battle between Microsoft and Google for the eyeballs of billions of web users, and the dollars they bring.
Microsoft has gone all-in with a multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI, the firm behind the world's most buzzy bot ChatGPT, hoping to revolutionise its unloved Bing search engine.
Google has owned the search market for two d ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 12, 2023  A US warplane shot down another flying object on Sunday, this time over Lake Huron on the US-Canadian border, the fourth in a dramatic series that began with the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon a week ago.
Jittery Americans have been watching the skies as the mysterious incursions unfolded against a backdrop of acute tensions with China - although only the first object has so far ... more |
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