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Chinese sci-fi prepares to master the universe
Aug 25, 2016 (XNA)
On Sunday, a second Chinese author received the prestigious Hugo Award for science fiction, this time in the category of best novelette. Hao Jingfang, author of...
Grandpa astronaut breaks US space record
Aug 24, 2016 (AFP)
American astronaut Jeff Williams, 58, broke his retired NASA colleague Scott Kelly's record for the most cumulative days in space Wednesday, the US space agency...
HERA crew returns paving the way for human research
Aug 22, 2016 (SPX)
The HERA Mission 11 crew successfully "splashed-down" on Wednesday, Aug. 10, at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston. This 30-day, on-Earth, simulation ...
China opens longest glass bottom bridge in world
Aug 22, 2016 (AFP)
Tourists who suffer from vertigo need not apply. The world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge opened Saturday in China's spectacular Zhangjiajie mounta...
NASA Licenses New Auto-Tracking Mobile Antenna Platform
Aug 22, 2016 (SPX)
NASA has designed an innovative antenna-mounting platform that meets the needs of the unmanned aircraft market by providing a low-cost, low-power mobile auto-tr...
Magazine Poses Recommendations for Reshaping Space Policy
Aug 19, 2016 (SPX)
The summer edition of Issues in Science and Technology focuses on the changing landscape of space policy. Dr. Bhavya Lal, a researcher at the Science and Techno...
NASA Selects Six Companies to Develop Prototypes, Concepts for Deep Space Habitats
Aug 18, 2016 (SPX)
NASA has selected six U.S. companies to help advance the Journey to Mars by developing ground prototypes and concepts for deep space habitats. Through the publi...
NAS: Some Astrophysics Decadal Survey Goals Met, Others Delayed
Aug 18, 2016 (SPX)
While scientists have made remarkable advancements in astronomy and astrophysics since the beginning of this decade - notably the first detection of gravitation...
Pulsar-Based Spacecraft Navigation System One Step Closer to Reality
Aug 17, 2016 (SPX)
Pulsars are highly magnetized, rotating neutron stars that emit electromagnetic radiation at regular intervals. They are often dubbed "lighthouses" of the unive...
Russian Scientists Adjust Innovative Satellite Control System
Aug 17, 2016 (Sputnik)
Russian scientists have started the adjustment of the innovative guidance, navigation and control (GNC) system on the Aist-2D satellite that was launched from t...
Commercial Crew Astronauts Discuss Progress, Training with Employees
Aug 15, 2016 (SPX)
There are few days that are the same for NASA's Commercial Crew Program astronauts as they train for flight tests aboard the next generation of human-rated spac...
Autonomous interplanetary travel one step closer to reality
Aug 08, 2016 (SPX)
An accurate method for spacecraft navigation takes a leap forward today as the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the University of Leicester publish a pape...
After Deadly Crash, Virgin Galactic to Fly Its Spaceplane Once More
Aug 04, 2016 (Sputnik)
Two years after Virgin Galactic's deadly crash, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued an operating license for their space tourism rocket - which will ...
Tile Bonding Begins for Orion's First Mission Atop Space Launch System Rocket
Jul 29, 2016 (SPX)
A crucial part of preparing NASA's next Orion spacecraft for flight now is underway. Technicians recently began the process of bonding thermal protection system...
Russia, US Discuss Lunar Station for Mars Mission
Jul 22, 2016 (Sputnik)
Russia's Roscosmos Corporation and NASA are in discussions about future of joint space missions following the conclusion of the ISS project in 2024; one proposa...
NASA Sails Full-Speed Ahead in Solar System Exploration
Jul 19, 2016 (JPL)
NASA's Juno is now poised to shine a spotlight on the origins and interior structure of the largest planet in our solar system. As we wait for Juno's first clos...
Sensor Technology Could Revolutionize What You Sleep On
Jul 13, 2016 (SPX)
Susan Bernard was at a NASA Tech Days event in Cleveland when she saw something that caught her attention. "They were describing sensor technology," said Bernar...
Disney theme park in Shanghai nears a million visitors
Jul 12, 2016 (AFP)
Disney chief executive Robert Iger on Monday said that nearly a million people have visited the entertainment giant's theme park opened less than a month ago in...
Return to light for underground astronauts
Jul 12, 2016 (ESA)
Yesterday, the international team of six astronauts from China, Japan, USA, Spain and Russia returned to daylight after spending six nights underground simulati...
A decade of plant biology in space
Jul 11, 2016 (ESA)
On this day 10 years ago, Space Shuttle Discovery was launched to the International Space Station carrying ESA's European Modular Cultivation System - a miniatu...
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