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July 16, 2013

Jill Tarter and the Long Search
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 16, 2013
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has captivated the imagination of the world like few other recent scientific projects. It's on the cutting edge of interdisciplinary science and a source of wonder to the general public. Who doesn't want to know if we are alone in the universe? Despite this, SETI has sometimes seemed to lurk on the fringes of the scientific community, often struggling for funding and its very survival. Few individuals who have worked in SETI have the experience o ... read more

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Soviet Moon rover moved farther than thought The 40-year-old distance record set by the Soviet-era Lunokhod 2 rover for driving on the surface of a celestial body other than the Earth looks safe for the time-being after images from NASA's Luna ... more		CU study shows how early Earth kept warm enough to support life Solving the "faint young sun paradox" - explaining how early Earth was warm and habitable for life beginning more than 3 billion years ago even though the sun was 20 percent dimmer than today - may ... more		Scientists delve into makeup of meteor that exploded over Russia Scientists say microscopic images of fragments of the meteorite that hit central Russia in February showed its chemical makeup was what they expected. ... more
				Using the sun to illuminate a basic mystery of matter Antimatter has been detected in solar flares via microwave and magnetic-field data, according to a presentation by NJIT Research Professor of Physics Gregory D. Fleishman and two co-researchers at t ... more		NASA Spacecraft Maps the Solar System's Tail Like a comet, the solar system has a tail. NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has for the first time mapped out the structure of this tail, which is shaped like a four-leaf clover. Scienti ... more

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Detection of single photons via quantum entanglement Almost 200 years ago, Bavarian physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer discovered dark lines in the sun's spectrum. It was later discovered that these spectral lines can be used to infer the chemical compos ... more		Cosmic Dust Belts without Dust Planets and asteroids, red giants and brown dwarfs - there are all kinds of objects in our Universe. Debris disks are among them. These are belts consisting of countless dust particles and planetesi ... more		Russia regularly targeting UK satellites: space command boss French navy boards Russia 'shadow fleet' ship, arrests two Defense contractors brace for climate threats despite Trump's denials		UK leads the way in race for new temperature definition Scientists at the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have performed the most accurate measurement yet of the Boltzmann constant. While the impact of such an achievement is not immediately obvio ... more
				British 'penetrator' space probe slams into block of ice, survives British engineers report they have tested a projectile technology they believe could be used to explore worlds within the solar system. ... more		Hubble Finds a Cobalt Blue Planet Astronomers working with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have deduced the actual color of a planet orbiting another star 63 light-years away. The planet is HD 189733b, one of the closest exoplanets th ... more

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Researchers develop systems that convert ordinary language to code Many birds feeds on mosquitoes that spread the West Nile virus, a disease that killed 286 people in the United States in 2012 according to the Centers for Disease Control. Birds also eat insects tha ... more		Heat Radiation of Small Objects: Beyond Planck's Equations Objects that are smaller than the wavelength of thermal radiation cannot radiate heat efficiently. A generalized theory of thermal radiation has now been experimentally confirmed at the level of a s ... more		USF study: Ancient plankton hint at steadier future for ocean life Researchers wake up microbes trapped in permafrost for thousands of years China's 'Great Green Wall' brings hope but also hardship		Scientists track solar 'tsunami' to measure sun's magnetic field British astrophysicists report they've used a solar "tsunami" observed by U.S. and Japanese spacecraft to measure the sun's magnetic field. ... more
				Experts row over 'earliest' Chinese inscriptions find Fierce debate has erupted among experts in China over the discovery of 5,000-year-old inscriptions that some believe represent the earliest record of Chinese characters. ... more		Gaps in dust around stars may not indicate planets as many believe Gaps in dusty disks around young stars, thought by many astronomers to be indicative of planet formation, can occur without planets, U.S. scientists say. ... more

NASA Hubble Finds New Neptune Moon

NASA finds new moon on Neptune

A Giant Moon for the Ninth Planet

Jill Tarter and the Long Search

CU study shows how early Earth kept warm enough to support life

British 'penetrator' space probe slams into block of ice, survives

Hubble Finds a Cobalt Blue Planet

Gaps in dust around stars may not indicate planets as many believe

Hubble Telescope reveals variation between hot extrasolar planet atmospheres

Third Drive of Curiosity's Long Trek Covers 135 Feet

New Mars mission: in the Vikings' steps

Opportunity Making Progress Toward Solander Point

	First Mission of Space Launch System with Orion Atop it to Preview Asteroid Visit Managers in NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate have initiated a formal request to change the mission plan for the agency's first flight of the Space Launch System (SLS), Exp ... more		Silicon oxide memories transcend a hurdle A Rice University laboratory pioneering memory devices that use cheap, plentiful silicon oxide to store data has pushed them a step further with chips that show the technology's practicality. ... more		New insights concerning the early bombardment history on Mercury The surface of Mercury is rather different from those of well-known rocky bodies like the Moon and Mars. Early images from the Mariner 10 spacecraft unveiled a planet covered by smooth plains and cr ... more		Thales Alenia Space kicks off Euclid construction The construction of ESA's Euclid space mission to explore the 'dark Universe' will be led by Italy's Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor, beginning the full industrial phase of the project. ... more

Hydropower emerges as Southeast Asia's hidden force in driving down carbon emissions

Deep-sea mining poses new threat to sharks, rays and ghost sharks

Turning palm waste into a machine-learning-optimized CO2 capture material

Radio Bursts Discovered From Beyond our Galaxy		Spacecraft confirms solar system has a tail like a comet		Cosmic radio bursts point to cataclysmic origins		Inscription found on fragment in Israel said earliest ever found		British astronomers set up E.T. search network
Hubble Telescope reveals variation between hot extrasolar planet atmospheres		Feeding galaxy caught in distant searchlight by international research team		Scientist says Earth may once have been orbited by two moons		Laser and optical glass can store data for millions of years		Europe prepares mission to penetrate 'dark' universe

The last survivors of the end of the world

Fish, other animals, may live in Antarctic lake below 2 miles of ice

Astronomers puzzled by strange intergalactic radio bursts

In subglacial lake, surprising life goes on

Hubble Telescope reveals variation between hot extrasolar planet atmospheres

Dust hazard for Moon missions: scientists

OU Physicists Develop Rationale for the Next-Generation Particle Collider

New technique finetunes quest for life on other worlds

UCSB Astronomer Uncovers The Hidden Identity Of An Exoplanet

NASA Seeks Information on Commercial Robotic Lunar Lander Capabilities

Inseparable Galactic Twins

Cloud modeling expands estimate of life-supporting planets

Cluster spacecraft detects elusive space wind

NASA ESA Movie Making Tool Hits The Million Mark

Orbiting astronaut controls robot on Earth, testing feasibility of CU-Boulder project on far side of the moon

Gas-Giant Exoplanets Cling Close to Their Parent Stars

Comet ISON Brings Holiday Fireworks

Cloud effect could increase number of possible life-supporting planets

Astronomers Detect Three 'Super-Earths' in Nearby Star's Habitable Zone

Gartner trims global IT spending forecast for the year

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