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DLR showcases Future Mobility Innovations at IAA Transportation 2024

Energy-daily.com 

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
At the IAA Transportation 2024 trade fair in Hanover, focused on logistics, commercial vehicles, and transport, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is presenting a range of innovative projects and vehicle prototypes developed as part of its extensive transport research program. From September 17 to 22, 2024, visitors to the DLR stand in Hall 13, booth E67, can explore the cargo version of the U-Sh

China's MA60 Remote Sensing Aircraft enhances scientific research capabilities

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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 15, 2024
China's domestically developed MA60 remote sensing aircraft has become a key tool for scientists, providing a large-scale aerial platform for various research applications. According to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the aircraft represents a major advancement in large and medium-sized remote sensing technology, featuring long-range capabilities, multitasking functions,

Airbus Assigns GMV to Develop Navigation System for SIRTAP UAS

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Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
GMV has been chosen by Airbus to develop the navigation system for the SIRTAP (High Performance Remotely Operated System) tactical UAS. This contract covers both the onboard equipment and the ground augmentation station, aimed at enhancing navigation accuracy during crucial phases like takeoff and landing. The SIRTAP unmanned aerial system is engineered for advanced intelligence, surveilla

Researchers create controlled atomic nucleus movement in single atom

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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
A research team from Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands has successfully induced a controlled movement in the nucleus of a single atom by triggering an interaction with one of its outermost electrons. This precise manipulation, observed through a scanning tunneling microscope, opens new possibilities for quantum information storage in the nucleus, where it is less prone to externa

Reinventing the Clock: NASA's New Tech for Space Timekeeping

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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
Here on Earth, it might not matter if your wristwatch runs a few seconds slow. But crucial spacecraft functions need accuracy down to one billionth of a second or less. Navigating with GPS, for example, relies on precise timing signals from satellites to pinpoint locations. Three teams at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are at work to push timekeeping for space explora

New optical atomic clock design simplifies technology without losing precision

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
Researchers have unveiled an optical atomic clock that operates with a single laser and functions at room temperature, dramatically simplifying the design without compromising on accuracy or stability. This breakthrough could lead to the development of compact and portable high-performance atomic clocks. "Over the last two decades, many great advances have been made in the performance of n

Engineers Develop Stronger Cement Inspired by Human Bone Structure

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2024
Inspired by the tough architecture of human bone, engineers at Princeton University have created a cement-based material that is 5.6 times more resistant to damage than conventional options. This bio-inspired design enhances the material's resistance to cracking and helps it avoid the sudden failures typical of brittle cement materials. In a September 10 article published in 'Advanced Mate

AI unlocks new understanding of human cognition through brain research

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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 15, 2024
Researchers Dr. Patrick Krauss and Dr. Achim Schilling from the Cognitive Computational Neuroscience Group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) have leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) to make significant advancements in understanding how the human brain functions. Their findings may reshape our comprehension of thought processes and emotions. The human brain const

Iridium approves $500M stock buyback, total program reaches $1.5B

Spacedaily.com 

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2024
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM), a leader in global satellite communications, has announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an additional $500 million share repurchase program, extending through December 31, 2027. This new authorization is the fourth of its kind in four years, bringing the total share buyback program to $1.5 billion. The latest authorization is the largest

Volcanoes may help reveal interior heat on Jupiter moon

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Ithaca NY (SPX) Sep 20, 2024
By staring into the hellish landscape of Jupiter's moon Io - the most volcanically active location in the solar system - Cornell astronomers have been able to study a fundamental process in planetary formation and evolution: tidal heating. "Tidal heating plays an important role in the heating and orbital evolution of celestial bodies," said Alex Hayes '03, M.Eng. '04, the Jennifer and Albe

Solar Wind effects on Mars' nightside magnetic field revealed

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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 20, 2024
A new study led by Postdoctoral Researcher Jiawei Gao from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS), reveals how Mars' magnetic field responds to the influence of solar winds. Unlike Earth, Mars lacks a global dipolar magnetic field but possesses localized crustal magnetic fields. The planet's interaction with the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) carried b

Sierra Space advances lunar oxygen extraction technology for long-term habitation

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2024
Sierra Space, a prominent player in commercial space ventures and defense technologies, has announced the successful testing of its Carbothermal Oxygen Production Reactor. This proprietary system, tested in NASA's Johnson Space Center thermal vacuum chamber, marks the first instance of oxygen being extracted from simulated lunar soil in a lunar-like environment using a standalone automated syste

Organic molecules on Mars linked to atmospheric formaldehyde

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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 20, 2024
Mars, now a cold and dry planet, once had liquid water, which raises the possibility of ancient life. In pursuit of this idea, researchers at Tohoku University developed a model showing how organic matter could have formed in Mars' ancient atmosphere. Organic matter, which can originate from living organisms or chemical processes, contains carbon isotopes that give clues about its formatio

Skycorp's ARMAS sensor to gather radiation data from Lunar South Pole

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
SpaceBilt Inc. has announced that its ARMAS (Automated Radiation Measurement for Aerospace Safety) sensor will be included in Lonestar Data Holding's Freedom Payload during Intuitive Machines' upcoming mission to the Lunar South Pole. This mission represents a significant step toward gathering essential radiation data to ensure the safety of future missions in Cislunar space and on the lunar sur

German cubesat to hitch a ride on Artemis II lunar mission

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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 20, 2024
Humankind is gearing up for its return to the Moon. Set for September 2025, NASA's Artemis II will be the first crewed test flight in the Artemis program, paving the way for the Artemis III lunar landing, planned for 2026. On board the Orion spacecraft, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen will orbit the Moon several times, testing key

Rob Gutro: Clear Science in the Forecast

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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 20, 2024
Rob Gutro has never been one to stay idle. From his start working at a paper factory as a teenager, Rob navigated his way to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center where he serves as the deputy news chief in the Office of Communications until he retires in October 2024. In this role, Rob manages all the media products, like news stories and videos, that come out of Goddard. He also edits conte

New cosmic distance catalogue offers fresh insights into Universe formation

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London, UK (SPX) Sep 20, 2024
A newly released catalogue containing data from millions of distant galaxies, providing distance measurements with an unparalleled level of precision, has been made available today. This large-scale effort was made possible by The Physics of the Accelerating Universe Survey (PAUS), an international collaboration involving 14 institutions across six countries, including the University of Portsmou

China launches two more satellites for Beidou navigation system

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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 20, 2024
China successfully launched two new satellites on Thursday morning as part of its Beidou Navigation Satellite System, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office. "The satellites were carried by a Long March 3B rocket that lifted off at 9:14 am from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province and were deployed into a medium-Earth orbit." This marks the

Military and industry experts discuss critical role of space in modern warfare

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2024
Top leaders from the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Navy, along with industry experts, gathered to discuss the increasing importance of space operations in modern military strategy at the Air and Space Force Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on Sept. 16. The panel covered the complexities of integrating space into broader military frameworks and explored futu

Explaining dramatic planetwide changes after world's last 'Snowball Earth' event

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Seattle, WA (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet's history are "Snowball Earth" events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was encased in ice up to 0.6 miles (1 kilometer) thick. These "Snowball Earth" events have happened only a handful of times and do not occur on regular cycles. Each lasts for millions of years or tens of millions of yea

Carlos Canizales vs Panya Pradabsri

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The penciled fight will presumably be for the Q4 of 2024. The fight will be for the vacant WBC belt left by Teraji in his quest for the same belt in the...

Carlos Canizales vs Panya Pradabsri

Department won't provide election security after sheriff's posts about Harris yard signs

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A local Ohio elections board says the county sheriff's department won't be used for election security. That's after the Portage County sheriff posted on social media that people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded so that immigrants can be sent to live with them if the Democratic vice president wins the presidency. County board of elections chair Randi Clites said members voted 3-1 Friday to remove the sheriff’s department from providing election security. Clites cited... Читать дальше...