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Wednesday, 27 April 2022 08:01
SpaceX launches its latest crew to ISS for NASA
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Washington (AFP) April 27, 2022
Days after a SpaceX Dragon capsule crewed by wealthy adventurers splashed down off Florida's coast, another launched Wednesday, this time for a NASA mission to the International Space Station.
The Crew-4 mission blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 3:52 am (0752 GMT), carrying Americans Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins, as well as Italian Samantha Cristoforetti of the Eu
Days after a SpaceX Dragon capsule crewed by wealthy adventurers splashed down off Florida's coast, another launched Wednesday, this time for a NASA mission to the International Space Station.
The Crew-4 mission blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 3:52 am (0752 GMT), carrying Americans Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins, as well as Italian Samantha Cristoforetti of the Eu
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Wednesday, 27 April 2022 06:48
Solar beats nuclear at many potential settlement sites on Mars
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The high efficiency, light weight and flexibility of the latest solar cell technology means photovoltaics could provide all the power needed for an extended mission to Mars, or even a permanent settlement there, according to a new analysis by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley.
Most scientists and engineers who've thought about the logistics of living on the surface of the Red Planet have assumed that nuclear power is the best alternative, in large part because of its reliability and 24/7 operation. In the past decade, miniaturized Kilopower nuclear fission reactors have advanced to the point where NASA considers them to be a safe, efficient and plentiful source of energy and key to future robotic and human exploration.
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Wednesday, 27 April 2022 06:42
UAE vows 'responsible' artificial intelligence rollout
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Dubai (AFP) April 27, 2022
The world's first minister for artificial intelligence says the United Arab Emirates isn't only looking for economic benefits as it seeks to become a leading nation in the sector.
The UAE's minister of state for AI, Omar bin Sultan al-Olama, said "quality of life" considerations were key, and also stressed the importance of a "responsible" rollout - with impacts potentially reverberating fo
The world's first minister for artificial intelligence says the United Arab Emirates isn't only looking for economic benefits as it seeks to become a leading nation in the sector.
The UAE's minister of state for AI, Omar bin Sultan al-Olama, said "quality of life" considerations were key, and also stressed the importance of a "responsible" rollout - with impacts potentially reverberating fo
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Wednesday, 27 April 2022 06:42
NASA selects investigation teams to join Geospace Dynamics Mission
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2022
NASA has selected three investigation teams to join the agency's Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC) mission science team in studying Earth's upper atmosphere, as well as five additional investigations that will be under consideration for inclusion in the mission.
GDC is a coordinated group of satellites that will provide the first direct global measurements of the dynamic and complex re
NASA has selected three investigation teams to join the agency's Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC) mission science team in studying Earth's upper atmosphere, as well as five additional investigations that will be under consideration for inclusion in the mission.
GDC is a coordinated group of satellites that will provide the first direct global measurements of the dynamic and complex re
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Wednesday, 27 April 2022 06:42
NASA Chief slams China's refusal to cooperate with US
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Washington (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2022
China continues to display a lack of transparency and willingness to cooperate with the United States and other countries in space, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Tuesday.
"We want cooperation that has not been forthcoming from the Chinese government (but) it takes two to tango," Nelson told a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "We simply haven't had any trans
China continues to display a lack of transparency and willingness to cooperate with the United States and other countries in space, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Tuesday.
"We want cooperation that has not been forthcoming from the Chinese government (but) it takes two to tango," Nelson told a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "We simply haven't had any trans
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Wednesday, 27 April 2022 06:42
Scientists find DNA's code for life in meteorites
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Washington DC (UPI) Apr 26, 2021
New evidence found in meteorites suggests the ingredients for life came from space.
Scientists at NASA and in Japan confirmed Tuesday they found all five key building blocks of DNA and RNA in space rocks that fell to Earth within the last 100 years, according to research published in the journal Nature Communications.
Astrochemist Daniel Glavin at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Cent
New evidence found in meteorites suggests the ingredients for life came from space.
Scientists at NASA and in Japan confirmed Tuesday they found all five key building blocks of DNA and RNA in space rocks that fell to Earth within the last 100 years, according to research published in the journal Nature Communications.
Astrochemist Daniel Glavin at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Cent
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Wednesday, 27 April 2022 06:42
Carbon dioxide glaciers are moving at the Martian south pole
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Tucson AZ (SPX) Apr 27, 2022
Glaciers of carbon dioxide are moving, creating deposits kilometers thick today across the south polar region of Mars, something that could have been going on more than 600,000 years, a paper by Planetary Science Institute Research Scientist Isaac Smith says.
"The CO2 deposits that were first identified in 2011 turn out to be flowing today, just like glaciers on Earth," said Smith, lead au
Glaciers of carbon dioxide are moving, creating deposits kilometers thick today across the south polar region of Mars, something that could have been going on more than 600,000 years, a paper by Planetary Science Institute Research Scientist Isaac Smith says.
"The CO2 deposits that were first identified in 2011 turn out to be flowing today, just like glaciers on Earth," said Smith, lead au
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Wednesday, 27 April 2022 06:42
Microrobot collectives display versatile movement patterns
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Stuttgart, Germany (SPX) Apr 27, 2022
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), Cornell University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have developed collectives of microrobots which can move in any desired formation. The miniature particles are capable of reconfiguring their swarm behavior quickly and robustly. Floating on the surface of water, the versatile microrobotic discs can go round in circles,
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), Cornell University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have developed collectives of microrobots which can move in any desired formation. The miniature particles are capable of reconfiguring their swarm behavior quickly and robustly. Floating on the surface of water, the versatile microrobotic discs can go round in circles,
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Wednesday, 27 April 2022 06:42
Chinese research institutions set to receive 4th batch of lunar samples
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Beijing (XNA) Apr 27, 2022
China has announced a list of research institutions that are set to receive the fourth batch of lunar samples brought back by the country's Chang'e-5 mission.
The samples, which weigh 8.768 grams, will be distributed to scientists at 11 research institutions, according to a notice issued by the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration.
The
China has announced a list of research institutions that are set to receive the fourth batch of lunar samples brought back by the country's Chang'e-5 mission.
The samples, which weigh 8.768 grams, will be distributed to scientists at 11 research institutions, according to a notice issued by the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration.
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Wednesday, 27 April 2022 06:42
Enigmatic rocks on Mars show evidence of a violent origin
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Tempe AZ (SPX) Apr 27, 2022
Determining the history of Mars, how it formed and evolved over time, has been a goal of both orbiter and rover missions to the Red Planet for decades. Analyzing data from several of these Mars missions, a team of researchers led by Steve Ruff of Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration has determined that enigmatic olivine-rich bedrock in Gusev crater and in and around J
Determining the history of Mars, how it formed and evolved over time, has been a goal of both orbiter and rover missions to the Red Planet for decades. Analyzing data from several of these Mars missions, a team of researchers led by Steve Ruff of Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration has determined that enigmatic olivine-rich bedrock in Gusev crater and in and around J
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