Monday, April 30, 2018

The Great Plains may be Growing Eastward

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In 1878, the American geologist and explorer John Wesley Powell drew an invisible line in the dirt-a very long line. It was the 100th meri...
Sunday, April 29, 2018

Orbital ATK Tested a (partially) 3d Printed Hypersonic Warhead

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The 50-lb warhead arrived to the test site in the Texas desert in the back of a dust-covered Jeep nestled in an unassuming open, beat-up c...
Saturday, April 28, 2018

Stealth Saga #74

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Sixth Generation Fighters: The USAF is promoting its vision of what air to air combat will look like in 2030 in an AFRL video. The Bus...
Friday, April 27, 2018

Boeing's First Test Commercial Crew Flight may Become an Operational One

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NASA has updated its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract with Boeing, which provides flexibility in its commercial...
Thursday, April 26, 2018

Studying the African Neolithic Transition Through Genetics

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Scientists from the Institut Pasteur set out to understand how the demographic changes associated with the Neolithic transition also influ...
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Linguists or Nationalists: Who was Right About the Origin of Indian Civilization?

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A CENTURY and a half ago linguists invented a new map of the world. Their research showed that a single family tree stretches its branches...
Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Paleogenetics Shed Light on Ancestry of the Inca

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A multinational South American team from Peru, Brasil and Bolivia led by the Universidad de San Martin de Porres at Lima, Peru, published ...
Monday, April 23, 2018

Evidence of the Importance of Animal Management for the Maya in Ceibal, Guatemala

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Earliest isotopic evidence in the Maya region for animal management and long-distance trade at the site of Ceibal, Guatemala  Authors:  ...
Sunday, April 22, 2018

Pakistan has Tested a Nuclear Capable Submarine Launched Cruise Missile

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Pakistan announced Thursday that it had successfully conducted another test-firing of a nuclear-capable, submarine-launched cruise missile...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

Robopocalypse Report #102

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Drones: One airline exec is calling for harsher penalties on drone operators for near misses between drones and aircraft. An alliance ...
Friday, April 20, 2018

NASA Might Build Multiple Propulsion Modules for the LOPG/Deep Space Gateway

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s NASA prepares to request proposals from industry to develop the first element of its proposed cislunar gateway, the agency says it may b...
Thursday, April 19, 2018

SLS EM-1 Mission Making Progress, but STILL Behind Schedule

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Top NASA human exploration administrators briefed the Human Exploration Operations (HEO) committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) on M...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Orbital ATK Plans Next Generation Launcher Debut in 3 Years

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Orbital ATK is preparing for the next phase of development for their Next Generation Launcher (NGL) – a solid and liquid fueled rocket des...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Hints of China's Space Program Come From National People's Congress

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China’s legislature wrapped up its annual session in Beijing in mid-March after making headlines for lifting a two-term limit on the Chine...
Monday, April 16, 2018

The Russian Gov Issued a Contract for a Nuclear Space Tug

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The Russian government has issued a contract to RSC Energia to develop a new class of rockets for lunar exploration and the contract docum...
Sunday, April 15, 2018

Did China Approach Vanuatu to Build a Permanent Military Base?

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China has approached Vanuatu about establishing a permanent military presence on the tiny Pacific island, Australia’s Fairfax Media report...