Researchers set record by preserving quantum states for more than 5 seconds
Tuesday, 08 February 2022 06:52
Breakthrough using common material could pave way for new quantum technologies. Quantum science holds promise for many technological applications, such as building hackerproof communication networks or quantum computers that could accelerate new drug discovery. These applications require a quantum version of a computer bit, known as a qubit, that stores quantum information.
But researchers Scientists develop exceptional surface to explore exotic physics
Tuesday, 08 February 2022 06:52
By demonstrating exceptional control of an open optical system, an international research team has provided a path to experimentally measure and test exotic phenomena and gain insights into new physics with exquisite sensitivity.
Reported in Nature Communications, the Penn State, Michigan Technological University and Vienna University of Technology researchers created a stable surface of ' Collaborative research project on quantum technology starts on the International Space Station
Tuesday, 08 February 2022 06:52
In early December 2021, the project "Development of a laser system for experiments with Bose-Einstein condensates on the International Space Station within the BECCAL payload (BECCAL-II)" commenced, with the involvement of a team of researchers led by Professor Patrick Windpassinger and Dr. Andre Wenzlawski from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU).
In collaboration with Humboldt-Univ Tonga eruption sent ripples through Earth's ionosphere
Tuesday, 08 February 2022 06:52
The powerful underwater volcanic eruption that blanketed the island nation of Tonga with ash and sent tsunami waves across the world also caused ripples in Earth's ionosphere, according to measurements from the Global Differential Global Positioning System (GDGPS) managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted on Jan. NASA selects developer for rocket to retrieve first samples from Mars
Tuesday, 08 February 2022 04:45
NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, lightweight rocket to launch rock, sediment, and atmospheric samples from the surface of the Red Planet. The award brings NASA a step closer to the first robotic round-trip to bring samples safely to Earth through the Mars Sample Return Program.
"This groundbreaking Is the 'fine-tuned universe' an illusion?
Tuesday, 08 February 2022 04:45
For decades physicists have been perplexed about why our cosmos appears to have been precisely tuned to foster intelligent life. It is widely thought that if the values of certain physical parameters, such as the masses of elementary particles, were tweaked, even slightly, it would have prevented the formation of the components necessary for life in the universe - including planets, stars, and g Chemical history of the Milky Way revealed by new catalog of tens of millions of stars
Tuesday, 08 February 2022 04:45
University of Notre Dame researchers, along with collaborators in China and Australia, published a new sample catalog of more than 24 million stars that can be used to decipher the chemical history of elements in the Milky Way Galaxy.
The research, published February 3 in The Astrophysical Journal, represents about one-hundredth of a percent of the roughly 240 billion stars in the Milky Wa Astra Space scrubs first Florida launch a second time
Tuesday, 08 February 2022 04:45
Astra Space postponed its first rocket launch from Florida on Monday for the second time in three days due to a "minor telemetry issue" and did not set a new launch date, a company official said.
"Unfortunately, we need to stand down from today's launch attempt," Astra product manager Carolina Grossman said during a live launch broadcast.
The rocket's software aborted a launch at Lockheed Martin wins NASA contract to bring Mars samples back to Earth
Tuesday, 08 February 2022 04:45
Lockheed Martin's space division has won a NASA contract to build the rocket that will return the first Mars rock samples to Earth in the 2030s, the US space agency said Monday.
The "small, lightweight rocket" will be the first to take off from another planet, bringing back "rock, sediment and atmospheric samples from the surface of the Red Planet," NASA said in a statement.
NASA's Perse Increasing accuracy of atomic force calculations with space-warp transformation
Tuesday, 08 February 2022 04:45
Atomic forces are primarily responsible for the motion of atoms and their versatile arrangement patterns, which is unique for different types of materials. Atomic simulation methods are a popular choice for the calculation of these forces, the understanding of which can vastly enhance existing knowledge on how to improve a material's function at an atomic level.
Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) m Wyler raises $50 million for “sustainable” megaconstellation
Monday, 07 February 2022 23:10
E-Space, the Greg Wyler-led startup behind Rwanda’s September filing for a constellation of 300,000 satellites, said Feb. 7 it has raised $50 million to fund the launch of two sets of test satellites this year.
Space Force soliciting industry ideas for thwarting cyber attacks
Monday, 07 February 2022 22:39
The Space Systems Command issued a request for information on industry capabilities to combat cyber attacks and protect critical networks during wartime.
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SciTec gets $5 million Space Force contract to process data from missile-warning satellites
Monday, 07 February 2022 20:41
SciTec won a $5 million contract from the Space Force to develop a software application that analyzes data from U.S. missile-warning satellites.
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Astra aborts launch attempt
Monday, 07 February 2022 19:45
Astra Space aborted and then scrubbed a launch of its Rocket 3.3 small launch vehicle Feb. 7 seconds before liftoff.
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Astra Space scrubs attempt for 1st Cape Canaveral launch
Monday, 07 February 2022 16:40
A new rocket company on the Space Coast looked to make its first launch on a mission for NASA Saturday as Astra Space lined up its Rocket 3 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, but an issue on the Eastern Range caused a late scrub at the end of its three-hour launch window.
"Unfortunately due to a range asset that has gone out of service today we are going to stand down from today's launch attempt," said Astra Space Director of Product Management Carolina Grossman. "We're going to give it another try tomorrow."
The company based in Alameda, California, received a new type of launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday that allows for more frequent launches, and clearing the way for its attempt from Space Launch Complex 46.
The countdown clock had been reset to 3:30 p.m. EST, near the end of its 1-4 p.m. launch window, but the clock was put in a hold at T-15 minutes despite dicey weather and rocket parameters all listed as go for launch.