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  Aalborg East, Denmark (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 GomSpace A/S and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract to continue the development of the GOMX-5 mission. focused on demonstrating new nanosatellite capabilities in space, particularly for next generation constellations in Low Earth Orbit. This includes significant increases in payload data downlink communication rates, manoeuvrability for orbit raising and end-of-life disposal, and satellite position accuracy. The contract value is EUR 1,300,000. The amount will be divided betwee ... read more |
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AFRL satellite program preparing future workforceKirtland AFB NM (AFNS) Oct 08, 2020 After more than 20 years and 5,500 graduates, the Air Force Research Laboratory's University Nanosat Program is still providing college students around the country with a hands-on education in desig ... more  
Nanohmics to test ultra-compact hyperspectral imager on the ISSHouston TX (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 Imagine a compact sensor in low Earth orbit powerful enough to capture the unique spectral signatures of ground objects, yet small enough to hold in your hand. Nanohmics, a leading-edge research and ... more  
Intelligent nanomaterials for photonicsJena, Germany (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 At the latest since the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for research on graphene in 2010, 2D materials - nanosheets with atomic thickness - have been a hot topic in science. This significan ... more  
Nanoracks delivers customized space camera to the International Space StationHouston, TX (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Felix and Paul Studios, the EMMY-award winning creator of immersive entertainment experiences, TIME Studios, TIME's EMMY-award winning television and film division, and Nanoracks, the leading provid ... more |
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Hyperbolic metamaterials exhibit 2T physicsWashington DC (SPX) Sep 22, 2020 Metamaterials - nanoengineered structures designed for precise control and manipulation of electromagnetic waves - have enabled such innovations as invisibility cloaks and super-resolution microscop ... more  
Nanojets shine light on heating of the Solar CoronaWashington DC (SPX) Sep 22, 2020 In a paper published in Nature Astronomy, researchers report the first ever clear images of nanojets - bright thin lights that travel perpendicular to the magnetic structures in the solar atmosphere ... more 
NanoAvionics enters India's space market through partnership with Ananth TechnologiesVilnius, Lithuania (SPX) Sep 18, 2020 NanoAvionics, a multinational nanosatellite mission integrator, has signed a partnership agreement with Ananth Technologies Ltd (ATL) which marks NanoAvionics' entry into India's growing NewSpace in ... more 
Exolaunch to Deliver the NetSat constellation into Orbit for Wurzburg Center for TelematicsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 18, 2020 The Wurzburg Center for Telematics, an independent research center in Germany, and Exolaunch, a rideshare launch and deployment solutions provider, announce a launch agreement for a NetSat nanosatel ... more 
Physicists make electrical nanolasers even smallerMoscow, Russia (SPX) Sep 17, 2020 Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and King's College London cleared the obstacle that had prevented the creation of electrically driven nanolasers for integrated circui ... more |
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 Energy harvesting goes organic, gets more flexible 
GITAI and Nanoracks demonstrate GITAI robot inside the Nanoracks Bishop AirlockTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 10, 2020 In 2021, space robotics start-up GITAI, in collaboration with Nanoracks, will conduct a technical demonstration of a GITAI robot executing versatile tasks inside the Nanoracks' Bishop Airlock Module ... more  |
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HyperScout 2 is in spaceKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Sep 04, 2020 On 3 September 2020 at 03:51 CEST, a Vega launch vehicle carried two FSSCat nanosatellites into orbit, one of which houses the brand new HyperScout 2 instrument. This advanced remote sensing system ... more 
Machine-learning nanosatellites to monitor global tradeGlasgow UK (SPX) Sep 08, 2020 Nanosatellites, built in Glasgow, will join a fleet of more than 100 objects in low Earth orbit that help to predict the movement of the world's resources, so that businesses and governments can mak ... more 
Nano particles for healthy tissueParis (ESA) Sep 07, 2020 "Eat your vitamins" might be replaced with "ingest your ceramic nano-particles" in the future as space research is giving more weight to the idea that nanoscopic particles could help protect cells f ... more 
ESA launches small Belgian satellite carrying VTT's remote sensing technology into spaceHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 07, 2020 The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched 42 tiny satellites aboard a Vega rocket. It took off from ESA's launch site in French Guiana on 2 September local time. One of the launched nanosatellite ... more 
Hybrid nanomaterials hold promise for improved ceramic compositesWright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Sep 04, 2020 Researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are seeking to patent a novel process for manufacturing a type of material called preceramic polymer-grafted nanoparticles, or "hairy nanoparticles" (H ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
While advancing its Artemis program - which includes sending the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 - NASA wants to know what you would pack for a trip to the Moon. The agency kicked off a new social media campaign this week asking participants to share what would be in their lunar suitcases online using #NASAMoonKit.
To take the challenge to the next level, the agency a ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 01, 2020 
The third batch of Chinese astronauts has been selected for the nation's coming space station mission, the China Manned Space Agency said on Thursday morning.
The 18 new astronauts - 17 men and one woman - are in three groups: seven will become spacecraft pilots, another seven will turn into spaceflight engineers, and the last four will be mission payload specialists, the agency said in a ... more |
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 Bangkok (AFP) Oct 9, 2020 
Twitter said it has closed an Iran-based network of accounts fanning the flames around racial justice protests in the US sparked by the death of George Floyd.
Floyd's death on May 25 became a symbol of what many say is systemic racism and abuse of African Americans by police, and has sparked months of often violent protests across the US.
The network of more than 100 accounts "artificial ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2020
While advancing its Artemis program - which includes sending the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 - NASA wants to know what you would pack for a trip to the Moon. The agency kicked off a new social media campaign this week asking participants to share what would be in their lunar suitcases online using #NASAMoonKit.
To take the challenge to the next level, the agency a ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 07, 2020 
"Eat your vitamins" might be replaced with "ingest your ceramic nano-particles" in the future as space research is giving more weight to the idea that nanoscopic particles could help protect cells from common causes of damage.
Oxidative stress occurs in our bodies when cells lose the natural balance of electrons in the molecules that we are made of. This is a common and constant occurrence ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Oct 05, 2020 
Earlier this year, ESA launched a contest asking the general public to submit ideas on how Earth observation data can help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, one of the two winning ideas is being officially released to the public via the 'Rapid Action on COVID-19 with Earth Observation' dashboard - a joint initiative from ESA and the European Commission. This citizen-contribut ... more |
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Paris (ESA) Sep 07, 2020
"Eat your vitamins" might be replaced with "ingest your ceramic nano-particles" in the future as space research is giving more weight to the idea that nanoscopic particles could help protect cells from common causes of damage.
Oxidative stress occurs in our bodies when cells lose the natural balance of electrons in the molecules that we are made of. This is a common and constant occurrence ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2020 
DARPA's Subterranean (SubT) Challenge will host its Cave Circuit Virtual Competition, which focuses on innovative solutions to map, navigate, and search complex, simulated cave environments November 17. Previously, DARPA held Tunnel Circuit and Urban Circuit events featuring both Virtual and Systems (physical) Competitions in which teams demonstrated their autonomy, networking, perception, and m ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 11, 2020 
The self-driving car industry has made great autonomy advances, but mostly for well-structured and highly predictable environments. In complex militarily-relevant settings, robotic vehicles have not demonstrated operationally relevant speed and aren't autonomously reliable.
While vehicle platforms that can handle difficult terrain exist, their autonomy algorithms and software often can't p ... more |
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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
A new algorithm that fast forwards simulations could bring greater use ability to current and near-term quantum computers, opening the way for applications to run past strict time limits that hamper many quantum calculations.
"Quantum computers have a limited time to perform calculations before their useful quantum nature, which we call coherence, breaks down," said Andrew Sornborger of th ... more |
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 Kongsberg, Norway (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 
The equipment is to be integrated in Airbus Defence and Space's new mobile communication satellite, Thuraya 4-NGS. The agreement includes manufacturing and test of electronics from Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, division Space and Surveillance in Horten, Norway.
The satellite will deliver higher capabilities and flexibility while increasing capacity and coverage across Europe, Africa, Ce ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 8, 2020  Cardinal Joseph Zen fled the communist takeover of China as a teenager and found sanctuary in Hong Kong, a bastion of religious freedom that he now fears could disappear under Beijing's tightening grip.
The 88-year-old former bishop of Hong Kong has spent his retirement looking on with increasing alarm at the Vatican's embrace of Beijing - and the recent imposition of a sweeping security la ... more |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2020 
Black holes are one the most fascinating objects in the Universe. At their surface, known as the 'event horizon', gravity is so strong that not even light can escape from them. Usually, black holes are quiet, silent creatures that swallow anything getting too close to them; however, when two black holes collide and merge together, they produce one of the most catastrophic events in Universe: in ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 
Einstein's general theory of relativity - the idea that gravity is matter warping spacetime - has withstood over 100 years of scrutiny and testing, including the newest test by University of Arizona astrophysicists from the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration.
According to their findings, Einstein's theory just got 500 times harder to beat.
Despite its successes, Einstein's robust ... more |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 08, 2020  While solar power is a leading form of renewable energy, new research suggests that changes to regional climates brought on by global warming could make areas currently considered ideal for solar power production less viable in the future.
Princeton-based researchers recently published in the journal Nature Communications the first study to assess the day-t ... more |
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 Jodrell Bank, UK (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 
The SKA Organisation (SKAO) - which leads the delivery of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project - has undertaken a preliminary analysis of the potential impact of current satellite mega-constellations on its telescopes. The analysis quantifies this impact and identifies possible mitigations.
The SKA project is an intergovernmental collaboration between 15 countries involvi ... more |
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