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Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2020 - The GMTO Corporation has received a $17.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to accelerate the prototyping and testing of some of the most powerful optical and infrared technologies ever engineered.

These crucial advancements for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile will allow astronomers to see farther into space with more detail than any other optical telescope before. The NSF grant positions the... Читать дальше...

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 17, 2020 - With almost two decades of mid-infrared (IR) imaging from the largest observatories around the world including the Subaru Telescope, a team of astronomers was able to capture the spiral motion of newly formed dust streaming from the massive and evolved binary star system Wolf-Rayet (WR) 112. Massive binary star systems, as well as supernova explosions, are regarded as sources of dust in the Universe from its early history, but the process of dust production and... Читать дальше...

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 16, 2020 - Every morning, astronomer Steve Padilla takes a short walk from his home to the base of a tower that soars 150 feet above the ground. Tucked in the San Gabriel Mountains, about an hour's drive north from Los Angeles, the Mount Wilson Observatory has long been a home for space science - it's Padilla's home too, one of the perks to his work as Mount Wilson's Sun observer. Mount Wilson has several solar system sentinels; the telescope perched at the top of this tower keeps constant watch on the Sun. Читать дальше...

Washington DC (SPX) Sep 16, 2020 - Solar Cycle 25 has begun. During a media event on Tuesday, experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discussed their analysis and predictions about the new solar cycle - and how the coming upswing in space weather will impact our lives and technology on Earth, as well as astronauts in space.

The Solar Cycle 25 Prediction Panel, an international group of experts co-sponsored by NASA and NOAA, announced that solar minimum occurred in December 2019... Читать дальше...

Washington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2020 - Data collected by citizen scientists have helped space weather forecasters more accurately predict when Earth will get hit by solar storms, according to a study published Friday in the journal AGU Advances.

When researchers supplement computer models with citizen scientist-collected data on the size and shape of coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, forecasts were 20 more accurate.

Aberdeen Providing Ground MD (SPX) Sep 15, 2020 - A team of Army researchers uncovered how the human brain processes bright and contrasting light, which they say is a key to improving robotic sensing and enabling autonomous agents to team with humans.

To enable developments in autonomy, a top Army priority, machine sensing must be resilient across changing environments, researchers said.

Washington DC (SPX) Sep 18, 2020 - Lockheed Martin will provide a study for a proven, integrated and capable payload ship, able to patrol for extended durations, as part of the U.S. Navy's Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) competition. Lockheed Martin is partnering with Portland-based Vigor Works, LLC as the team's shipbuilder. As prime contractor, Lockheed Martin will manage the program, deliver platform integration, systems engineering, combat management, automation and cyber solutions.

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Washington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2020 - Two Swarm Systems Integrators - Northrop Grumman Mission Systems and Raytheon BBN Technologies - are creating swarm systems architectures, advanced interfaces, and virtual and physical swarm testbeds for OFFSET.

The Swarm Systems Integrators tested their autonomous platforms - comprising ground vehicles, multirotor and fixed-wing aircraft - in a multi-stage, interactive scenario to locate and secure multiple simulated items of interest relevant to the urban operational scenario. Читать дальше...

In “Spagat,” his feature film debut, Swiss director Christian Johannes Koch tells the story of a high school teacher whose double life begins to come apart while also examining the difficult life of an immigrant laborer with no papers. Set in rural Switzerland, the film follows Marina, a married mother and teacher who is having […]

It is ironic timing that the overseas operations bill returns to parliament next week, not long after questions of international law dominated the political agenda. This government has already, brazenly, admitted that it is prepared to violate international law with the internal market bill. It is now proposing more of the same with an issue that has received less attention. The way in which the egregious overseas operations bill violates international law isn’t complex or arcane. It seeks to... Читать дальше...

Shanghai (XNA) Sep 18, 2020 - Spacecraft enthusiasts can catch a glimpse of a newly developed commercial Chinese rocket at the ongoing China International Industry Fair in Shanghai.

The medium-sized carrier rocket was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology affiliated to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It is 59 meters long, with a take-off thrust of about 500 tonnes and a take-off weight of about 430 tonnes.

It is a been an excellent few days for Liverpool having made some significant signings, but details have been revealed about one of those which is particularly surprising. Diogo Jota, who made the switch from Wolves to Liverpool for £41m this weekend, was unfortunately not registered to take part in our 2-0 victory against Chelsea on Sunday. Nevertheless, his arrival sparked excitement among the... Source

EXCLUSIVE: Disney-loving due Joe and Katherine O’Malley were upset after their latest performance flopped. Producers radioed security as tap dancer Joe looked set to blow his top.

Biden refused to take questions after a speech on the Supreme Court.

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Bay Bridge Series, The Finale

The Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants have one game left in the 2020 Bay Bridge Series, and it could prove to be a historic one.

The A’s have won all five meetings so far this year, including a sweep in the City in August and now the first two contests here in the Town this weekend. Since regular season interleague play began in 1997, neither side has ever swept the entire season series from the other, not even... Читать дальше...

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Democratic nominee Joe Biden said Sunday that he won't be releasing a list of potential Supreme Court nominees to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat. "Putting a judge's name on a list like that could influence that person's decision-making as a judge and that would be wrong," Biden said.

She-Hulk’s strength once reached meta-levels when she took out the villain Madcap by literally ripping him out of her comic book!

Rafael Nadal refused to make excuses for his shock defeat by Diego Schwartzman in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open, insisting that his focus is now on fine-tuning his game ahead of the French

World number two Simona Halep beats Garbine Muguruza at the Italian Open and will play Karolina Pliskova in the final.

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton talks about the Saints offensive strategy and preparations for Week 2 against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on September 21, 2020.

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Here is part 2 of my correspondence (extracts) with the young Indian seeker. And again you find some illustrations from an excursion to the Lake Neuchâtel and the Creux du Van near Neuchâtel – not related to the content.

Sources said that the international community is concerned about the hypocrisy of Pakistan which is pretending to take action against terrorists but is funding them

"To jam this nomination through the Senate is just an exercise in raw political power," Biden said in his remarks.