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June 19, 2014

Hunt for extraterrestrial life gets massive methane boost
London, UK (SPX) Jun 19, 2014
A powerful new model to detect life on planets outside of our solar system, more accurately than ever before, has been developed by UCL (University College London) researchers. The new model focuses on methane, the simplest organic molecule, widely acknowledged to be a sign of potential life. Researchers from UCL and the University of New South Wales have developed a new spectrum for 'hot' methane which can be used to detect the molecule at temperatures above that of Earth, up to 1,500K/1220 C - s ... read more

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New molecules around old stars Using ESA's Herschel space observatory, astronomers have discovered that a molecule vital for creating water exists in the burning embers of dying Sun-like stars. When low- to middleweight sta ... more		NASA LRO's Moon As Art Collection Is Revealed The Lunar Reconnaissance team has marked the fifth anniversary of the lunar explorer's mission. LRO launched from Florida on June 18, 2009. After a four-day journey, the orbiter successfully entered ... more		Solar photons drive water off the moon Water is thought to be embedded in the moon's rocks or, if cold enough, "stuck" on their surfaces. It's predominantly found at the poles. But scientists probably won't find it intact on the sunlit s ... more
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The Role Of Amateur Astronomers In Rosetta's Mission Amateur astronomers play an important role in observational campaigns of almost every celestial object in the sky, but especially so in the area of comets. Given that some comets might be making the ... more		Messenger Spots Giant Space Weather Effects at Mercury The solar wind of particles streaming off the sun helps drive flows and swirls in space as complicated as any terrestrial weather pattern. Scientists have now spotted at planet Mercury, for the firs ... more		EU leaders plot defence boost in shadow of Denmark drones Germany wants to allow military to shoot down drones Leaked info: China's Taiwan invasion plans get help from Russia		Hydrothermal Vents Could Explain Chemical Precursors to Life Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2014 Roy Price first heard about the hydrothermal vents in New Caledonia's Bay of Prony a decade ago. Being a scuba diver and a geologist, he was fascinated by the pi ... more
				Manipulating and Detecting Ultrahigh Frequency Sound Waves An advance has been achieved towards next generation ultrasonic imaging with potentially 1,000 times higher resolution than today's medical ultrasounds. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energ ... more		Active particles may enhance phase separation Systems containing self-propelling particles, such as bacteria or artificial colloidal particles, are always out of equilibrium but may show interesting transitions between different states, reminis ... more

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SanDisk buys storage rival Fusion-io for $1.6 bn US computer storage company SanDisk said Monday it was buying flash memory firm Fusion-io for $1.6 billion. ... more		Experts cast doubt on Big Bang bolstering discovery Astrophysicists are casting doubt on what just recently was deemed a breakthrough in confirming how the universe was born: the observation of gravitational waves that apparently rippled through space right after the Big Bang. ... more		Philippines quake kills dozens as injured overwhelm hospitals Typhoon Bualoi inflicts death, lasting floods on Vietnam Moldova backs EU in elections marred by Russian interference		NASA Experiments Recreate Aromatic Flavors of Titan NASA scientists have created a new recipe that captures key flavors of the brownish-orange atmosphere around Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The recipe is used for lab experiments designed to simulate ... more
Long-range tunneling of quantum particles One of the most remarkable consequences of the rules in quantum mechanics is the capability of a quantum particle to penetrate through a potential barrier even though its energy would not allow for ... more		Viewing deeper into the quantum world One of the important tasks for quantum physics researchers and engineers is designing more sensitive instruments to study the tiny fields and forces that govern the world we live in. The most precis ... more		Radio Signals from Jupiter Could Aid Search for Life Powerful radio signals that Jupiter generates could be used to help researchers scan its giant moons for oceans that could be home to extraterrestrial life, according to a recent study submitted to ... more		Herschel Sees Budding Stars and a Giant, Strange Ring The Herschel Space Observatory has uncovered a weird ring of dusty material while obtaining one of the sharpest scans to date of a huge cloud of gas and dust, called NGC 7538. The observations have ... more

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