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  Seoul (AFP) Oct 31, 2019 North Korea has carried out a "successful" new test of its "super-large multiple rocket launcher" system, state media said Friday - the latest in a series of provocations by Pyongyang. South Korea's military said Thursday that the North had launched two short-range projectiles from South Pyongan province. They each flew approximately 370 kilometres (230 miles). It was the latest in a series of launches by the North but the first since October 2, when it fired a sea-launched missile. If con ... read more |
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NASA grant to study space station fungusBoulder CO (SPX) Nov 03, 2019 The International Space Station has a problem with fungus and mold - and the University of Colorado Boulder is sending new research to space to find solutions. It is living and growing in secr ... more  
A series of spacewalks four years in the making will attempt to revive a scientific experimentHouston TX (SPX) Nov 03, 2019 Many scientists theorize stars, planets and the molecules that comprise them are only less than five percent of the mass-energy content of the universe. The rest is dark matter, invisible matter tha ... more 
NASA science, cargo heads to Space Station on Northrop Grumman missionWashington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2019 On the 19th anniversary of the arrival of the first crew to live aboard the International Space Station, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the orbiting outpost with almo ... more 
Antares rocket launches in ISS resupply missionWashington DC (UPI) Nov 01, 2019 LIVE ROCKET LAUNCH! We're sending science and supplies to the crew living and working on the @Space_Station. Tune in to watch the 9:59am ET launch of @northropgrumman's #Cygnus cargo spacecraft from @NASA_Wallops: https://t.co/obe9nNNntj— NASA (@NASA) November 2, 2019 ... more |
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Indian Space Station to Have Room for Three Astronauts, Says Space Research BodyNew Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 01, 2019 Initial designs of the space station suggest that it will be a 20-tonne modular abode located in low earth orbit (LEO). The Bengaluru-based Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday announced plans to put a space station into orbit within five to seven years, a media report said. The Bengaluru-based Indian ... more  
New insights could help tame speedy ions in fusion plasmasFort Lauderdale FL (SPX) Oct 23, 2019 To create a practical fusion energy reactor, researchers need to control particles known as fast ions. These speedy ions, which are electrically charged hydrogen atoms, provide much of the self-heat ... more 
Astronaut smart glove to explore the Moon, Mars and beyondMountain View CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2019 The NASA Haughton-Mars Project (HMP) and collaborating organizations SETI Institute, Mars Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Collins Aerospace, and Ntention are announcing the successful field te ... more 
Discoveries from fusion to astrophysics at global gatheringPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 30, 2019 More than 155 researchers and students - the largest delegation from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in recent years - attended the 61st annual meeti ... more 
A star is born: Using lasers to study how star stuff is madeFort Lauderdale FL (SPX) Oct 23, 2019 On a typical day at the world's biggest laser, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in Livermore, California, you can find scientists casually making star-like conditions using 192 high-powered lase ... more |
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 Gravity crystals: A new method for exploring the physics of white dwarf stars  
D-Orbit and Astrocast sign new agreement for the launch of ten nanosatsFino Mornasco Italy (SPX) Oct 31, 2019 Astrocast and D-Orbit have signed an agreement for the launch and deployment in LEO low inclination orbit of ten Astrocast nanosatellites through D-Orbit 's InOrbit NOW Launch Service. The agreement ... more  |
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Magneto-inertial fusion experiment nears completionFort Lauderdale FL (SPX) Oct 23, 2019 Assembly of the Plasma Liner Experiment (PLX) at Los Alamos National Laboratory is well underway with the installation of 18 of 36 plasma guns in an ambitious approach to achieving controlled nuclea ... more 
US Air Force hosts hypersonics pitch dayEglin AFB FL (SPX) Oct 29, 2019 The Air Force hosts the first-ever Hypersonics Pitch Day on Nov. 7, at the Doolittle Institute in Niceville. The purpose of Air Force "pitch days" is to do business at the speed of ideas by in ... more  
US Interior Department grounds Chinese-made dronesWashington (AFP) Nov 1, 2019 The US Department of the Interior has grounded its fleet of Chinese-made drones as it conducts a review of the program. ... more 
Israeli drone overflying Lebanon targeted by missile: armyJerusalem (AFP) Oct 31, 2019 An anti-aircraft missile was fired Thursday at an Israeli drone over Lebanon, the Israeli army said, adding that the unmanned aircraft was not hit. ... more 
Shedding new light on the charging of lithium-ion batteriesLemont IL (SPX) Nov 01, 2019 Exposing cathodes to light decreases charge time by a factor of two in lithium-ion batteries. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have reported a new mec ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2019 
Researchers have developed a new printer that produces digital 3D holograms with an unprecedented level of detail and realistic color. The new printer could be used to make high-resolution color recreations of objects or scenes for museum displays, architectural models, fine art or advertisements that do not require glasses or special viewing aids.
"Our 15-year research project aimed to bu ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 25, 2019 
DARPA has announced that GatorWings, a team of undergraduate students, Ph.D. candidates, and professors from the University of Florida are the winners of the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) - a three-year competition to unlock the true potential of the radio frequency (RF) spectrum with artificial intelligence (AI).
DARPA hosted the championship event at Mobile World Congress 2019 ( ... more |
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 Owego NY (SPX) Nov 03, 2019 
Lockheed Martin received a $25 million initial contract award for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) for the GPS Spatial Temporal Anti-Jam Receiver (GSTAR) system that will be integrated into the F-35 as part of its modernization phase, also known as Block 4.
The GSTAR system will replace the current Antenna Electronics Unit (AEU) and will provide enhanced capabilities includi ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) Nov 1, 2019 
Israel's F-35 stealth fighters will join a multinational manoeuvre starting in the Jewish state next week, the military said Friday.
The air force will showcase the US-made plane at a time of high tensions between Israel and arch-foe Iran, with Israel regularly striking what it says are Iranian and Hezbollah military targets in Syria.
The United States, Germany, Italy and Greece will als ... more |
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 Singapore (SPX) Nov 01, 2019 
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a quantum communication chip that is 1,000 times smaller than current quantum setups, but offers the same superior security quantum technology is known for.
Most leading security standards used in secure communication methods - from withdrawing cash from the ATM to purchasing goods online on the smart ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 03, 2019 
Global warming has already led to significant increases in extreme rainfall over the global land monsoon regions over the past century, according to a study recently published in Journal of Climate.
The research, providing a global perspective of the monsoon regions which sprawl north and south from the Earth's equator, reveals significant associations between global warming and the observ ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 1, 2019  China's millenials are increasingly pursuing happiness and sustainable living rather than wealth and luxury, award-winning sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan says, insisting the nation's youth are waking up to environmental issues.
His acclaimed dystopian novel "Waste Tide", which depicted workers picking through toxic electronic detritus and children playing with discarded bionic limbs, served as a ... more |
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 Xiamen (XNA) Oct 30, 2019 
China plans to launch four new science satellite missions by 2023, and scientists have completed concept research on another five to be launched in the next 10 years.
Successful Chinese science satellites launched since 2015 include the Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE), the Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) and the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT). These were under a sp ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Oct 24, 2019 
Moscow has sent a S-400 missile system battalion and a Pantsir anti-aircraft gun and missile system to Belgrade for their first joint drills in Serbia, the defence ministry said.
The systems will be deployed at Batajnica base, outside the capital, as part of the exercises that will take place on October 23-29, a statement said.
It is the first time that the S-400 and Pantsir systems will ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Oct 31, 2019  North Korea fired two short-range projectiles on Thursday, the South's military said, with nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington at a deadlock.
The weapons were launched from South Pyongan province in an easterly direction over the sea, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
They flew 370 kilometres (230 miles) at a maximum altitude of 90 kilometres, they said, addin ... more |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 31, 2019  Northwestern University chemists have used visible light and extremely tiny nanoparticles to quickly and simply make molecules that are of the same class as many lead compounds for drug development.
Driven by light, the nanoparticle catalysts perform chemical reactions with very specific chemical products - molecules that don't just have the right chemical formulas but also have specific a ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 01, 2019 
With 50 total points, Coordinated Robotics finished in first place in the DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge Virtual Tunnel Circuit event, and as the top self-funded team, earned $250,000. Eight teams developed, tested, and submitted their software-based solutions for simulation-based evaluation on the SubT Virtual Testbed.
DARPA-funded and self-funded teams compete side-by-side throughou ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) Oct 31, 2019  An anti-aircraft missile was fired Thursday at an Israeli drone over Lebanon, the Israeli army said, adding that the unmanned aircraft was not hit.
"A short while ago, an anti-aircraft missile was launched over Lebanese territory towards an IDF (Israeli army) UAV. The UAV was not hit," the military said in a statement posted on Twitter. It gave no further details.
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