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Interworld Slingshot Resource Surveys
Pablo SobronSETI Institute This proposal explores a new class of reconnaissance spacecraft that map minerals from orbit using Raman spectroscopy during hi...
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Robotically Assembled Electromagnetic Metamaterials for Long-Range Space Situational Awareness
David SmithDuke University The increasing population of spacefaring vehicles and satellites motivates increasingly powerful technologies for space situati...
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Photophoretic Tracers for Near-Space Remote Sensing at 30-100 km Altitudes
Benjamin SchaferRarified Technologies, Inc. Newsiline summarises this report from NASA - Recently Published and links readers to the original publisher fo...
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Actively Steerable Femtosat Constellations for In-situ Exploration of Saturn’s Rings, Atmosphere, and Magnetosphere
Michael RubensteinNorthwestern University, Chicago We propose a mission to use ~10,000 actively steerable femtosats to map the ring composition, atmospher...
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PRAXIS: Planetary Rings Autonomous EXploration with In-situ Sampling
Marco QuadrelliNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Humanity has never touched the particles of a planetary ring, but if we were able to get close enough and sa...
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ECLIPSE – Efficient variable Conductivity Lunar Insulator for Passive Surveyor Environmental control
Austin Phoenix Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State A disaggregated lunar infrastructure requires novel thermal management methods to enable future...
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Plasmon-Enhanced Radioisotope Thermophotovoltaic (PRTPV) Power Generation for Interstellar Missions
Keunhan ParkUniversity of Utah This proposal seeks to develop a transformative energy system — the plasmon-enhanced radioisotope Thermophotovoltaic (PRTPV...
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Coilable Stacked Solar Sails for Very High delta-V Missions
Artur Davoyan University of California, Los Angeles The goal of the proposed program is to enable the next generation of solar sails featuring very high c...
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WATCH LIVE: Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office
Lebanon's president will meet with President Donald Trump on Tuesday to wrap up a four-day visit to Washington, in a bid for long-term calm after months o...
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B&M fined £2m over serious food hygiene failings at Birmingham shops
Mouse droppings and gnawed food are found after inspections at three stores in the city. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Business and lin...
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'Irresponsible': Russia conducts live-fire weapons exercise off English coast
A UK minister has confirmed that a Russian naval vessel conducted a "live-fire weapons exercise" in international waters off the coast of Plymouth in sout...
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Is the internet broken?
75% of the world is online, and in many ways it makes all our lives better. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Business and links readers to...
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A former Democratic Party chair's plan to save democracy
Ben Wikler chaired the Democratic Party of Wisconsin for six years, leading to victories in numerous key contests in the battleground state. Newsiline sum...
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The fallout from Pauline Hanson’s Euro Summer – podcast
There has been no end to the negative headlines generated in response to comments made by Pauline Hanson on her trip overseas – and it has forced members...
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Ads call ovarian cancer a ‘silent killer’. But does urging women to undergo early detection testing do more harm than good? | Antiviral
Website offering blood check is aimed at people with a higher risk of disease – and false positives can create fear Read more in the Antiviral series “Ear...
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RBA now twice as likely to hike interest rate as US-Iran war drives fuel prices higher
Experts warn global energy market at a ‘critical juncture’ with escalating Middle East crisis expected to further drag on a slowing Australian economy Fol...
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The Queensland government promised to put victims first. Instead it buried a report from domestic violence survivors
Exclusive: Report from LNP-convened panel heavily criticises police responses to family violence and calls for civilian oversight Get our breaking news em...
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Organised crime, cost and the CFMEU: why Victoria’s construction scandal is threatening to derail a government
The $100bn ‘Big Build’ promised to transform the state’s transport infrastructure. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links...
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Historic $350m NSW funding boost helps launch new Aboriginal family program to help children ‘tell their own stories’
Holistic approach to care which preserves children’s identities part of Minns government reforms to broader child protection system Get our breaking news...
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WATCH LIVE: House Oversight hearing examines how the Smithsonian presents U.S. history, under attack by Trump
In President Donald Trump's second term, his administration has sought to clamp down on how American history is framed in public spaces. Newsiline summari...
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How northern is PM Andy Burnham's new cabinet?
Northern MPs make up a big part of Andy Burnham's new cabinet - but how many are there? Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Politics and link...
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Psyche Approaches Mars
This composite photo released on July 17, 2026, shows the crescent of Mars grow as NASA’s Psyche spacecraft approached the planet for a gravity assist. Ne...
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Israeli air strike in Gaza City kills family of six, medics say
Firas al-Masri, his wife and their four children died in the attack, which the Israeli military says targeted a Hamas operative. Newsiline summarises this...
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Protests turn violent after man dies during Italian police arrest
Italian Prime Minister Giogia Meloni is calling for a full investigation into the death of a man in the city of Bologna that sparked anti-police protests....
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Will scrapping digital ID pay for a VAT cut?
BBC Political Correspondent Damien Grammaticas explains Andy Burnham's plan to cut VAT and its link to the scrapped digital ID scheme. Newsiline summarise...
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Why Iran is risking so much over the Strait of Hormuz
None of the choices facing Iran’s leaders offer a clear path to victory, as the conflict with the US continues. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC...
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'They want us gone' - Man Utd fans' fury over ticket ultimatum
Fans tell BBC Sport that a crackdown on touting is affecting some of the club's most loyal fans. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Top Stor...
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Grants
*Notice* The Payment Management System (PMS) is currently experiencing issues affecting Federal Financial Report (FFR) generation. Newsiline summarises th...
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Germany: Mass shooting suspect found dead in prison
A man suspected of carrying out one of the worst mass shootings in recent German history was found dead in his cell after an apparent suicide. Newsiline s...
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China narrows AI gap, challenges US influence
At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Beijing showcased advances in AI while promoting its vision of open-source development and gl...
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Is Germany investing in the right weapons?
Germany wants to build up its army and pour hundreds of millions of euros into its defenses. Newsiline summarises this report from Deutsche Welle - All En...
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Farage calls for general election: 'Burnham has no mandate'
The Reform UK leader says the public want a vote on the new PM's 10-year plan. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Politics and links readers...
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‘Sit down!’: Australian MP yells at dog then snaps at presenter in live interview
Barnaby Joyce had been defending One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s ‘working holiday’ on ABC current affairs show The Australian politician Pauline Hanson...
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BBC Introducing stage axed from Reading Festival
The stage has hosted up-and-coming artists including Ed Sheeran at the Berkshire festival since 2008. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Ent...
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Establishing Crew Exposure Limits of Martian Dust
Background Human exploration of Mars will expose crews to a persistent, fine particulate environment whose physicochemical properties and health implicati...
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Ozempic maker sues US rival over ad campaign
Novo Nordisk has claimed that Eli Lilly is using bad data to compare the companies' weight-loss and diabetes products in its ads. Newsiline summarises thi...