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September 01, 2016

Scientists Observe Solar Eclipse's Effects on Weather
Williamstown MA (SPX) Sep 01, 2016
When the Moon abruptly cuts off sunlight from Earth at a total solar eclipse, our weather reacts to the sudden darkness. A new issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, the oldest surviving scientific journal, deals with the effects of the March 20, 2015, eclipse. Williams College professor Jay Pasachoff, former Fulbright visitor to Williams College Marcos Penaloza-Murillo, recent alumna Allison Carter '16, and University of Michigan postdoc Michael Roman have an article in ... read more

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Dawn Sets Course for Higher Orbit After studying Ceres for more than eight months from its low-altitude science orbit, NASA's Dawn spacecraft will move higher up for different views of the dwarf planet. Dawn has delivered a we ... more		Could Proxima Centauri b Really Be Habitable The world's attention is now on Proxima Centauri b, a possibly Earth-like planet orbiting the closest star, 4.22 light-years away. The planet's orbit is just right to allow liquid water on its surfa ... more		Milky Way Had A Blowout Bash 6 Million Years Ago The center of the Milky Way galaxy is currently a quiet place where a supermassive black hole slumbers, only occasionally slurping small sips of hydrogen gas. But it wasn't always this way. A new st ... more
				The Rise and Fall of Galaxy Formation An international team of astronomers, including Carnegie's Eric Persson, has charted the rise and fall of galaxies over 90 percent of cosmic history. Their work, which includes some of the most sens ... more		'Strong signal' stirs interest in hunt for alien life A "strong signal" detected by a radio telescope in Russia that is scanning the heavens for signs of extraterrestrial life has stirred interest among the scientific community. ... more

Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

ALMA finds unexpected trove of gas around larger stars Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) surveyed dozens of young stars - some Sun-like and others approximately double that size - and discovered that the larger va ... more		Rosetta Captures Comet Outburst In unprecedented observations made earlier this year, Rosetta unexpectedly captured a dramatic comet outburst that may have been triggered by a landslide. Nine of Rosetta's instruments, including it ... more		Russia launches dozens of drones as Ukraine claims 'important success' Russian jets violate Estonian air space in 'brazen intrusion' U.S. defense in free fall		6 million-year-old gas bubble eminating from Milky Way center Today, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way is rather quiet. New research suggests its relative dormancy is recent. ... more
				Scientists Discover A 'Dark' Milky Way Using the world's most powerful telescopes, an international team of astronomers has found a massive galaxy that consists almost entirely of dark matter. The galaxy, Dragonfly 44, is located in the ... more		Jupiter's Extended Family? A Billion or More Our galaxy is home to a bewildering variety of Jupiter-like worlds: hot ones, cold ones, giant versions of our own giant, pint-sized pretenders only half as big around. Astronomers say that in our g ... more

2nd Integrated Air and Missile Defense - Securing the Complex Air Domain: Requirements for Sustainable, Global, and Reliable Solutions to Next Generation Air & Missile Threats - 28-30 September, 2016 | Washington D.C.

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

Study: Only larger stars boast gas-rich disks Recent observations made by Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, ALMA, suggest larger stars host significant carbon monoxide gas reservoirs. ALMA astronomers were surprised by the finding. ... more		More to rainbows than meets the eye In-depth review charts the scientific understanding of rainbows and highlights the many practical applications of this fascinating interaction between light, liquid and gas. There's more to ra ... more		Fossil fuels harm health from 'cradle to grave': report Trash, mulch and security: All jobs for troops in Washington Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: report		Simple equation predicts force needed to push objects through sand For those of you who take sandcastle building very seriously, listen up: MIT engineers now say you can trust a very simple equation to calculate the force required to push a shovel - and any other " ... more
Argonne theorists solve a long-standing fundamental problem Trying to understand a system of atoms is like herding gnats - the individual atoms are never at rest and are constantly moving and interacting. When it comes to trying to model the properties and b ... more		Scientists test upper limits of electron speed The fastest electronic devices currently send information at speeds of several gigahertz, a billion oscillations per second. Some fiber-optic cables feature frequencies approaching a terahertz, a thousand billion oscillations. ... more		NASA's Juno to Soar Closest to Jupiter This Saturday This Saturday at 5:51 a.m. PDT, (8:51 a.m. EDT, 12:51 UTC) NASA's Juno spacecraft will get closer to the cloud tops of Jupiter than at any other time during its prime mission. At the moment of close ... more		Study reveals new physics of how fluids flow in porous media One of the most promising approaches to curbing the flow of human-made greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is to capture these gases at major sources, such as fossil-fuel-burning power plants, and ... more

	Streamlining accelerated computing for industry Scientists and engineers striving to create the next machine-age marvel - whether it be a more aerodynamic rocket, a faster race car, or a higher-efficiency jet engine - depend on reliable analysis ... more		Understanding nature's patterns with plasmas Patterns abound in nature, from zebra stripes and leopard spots to honeycombs and bands of clouds. Somehow, these patterns form and organize all by themselves. To better understand how, researchers ... more

EU to fast-track review of 2035 combustion-engine ban

Norway sovereign wealth fund drops French miner over environmental fears

EU split on 2040 climate goal ahead of UN summit

WISE, Fermi missions reveal a surprising blazar connection		Can 1 cosmic enigma help solve another		A better way to learn if Alien Planets have the Right Stuff		Massive galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter		Most distant galaxy clusters ever found
Rocky planet found orbiting habitable zone of nearest star		35 years later Voyager's legacy continues at Saturn		Researchers suggest life on Earth may be early in cosmic terms		Cosmic neighbors inhibit star formation, even in the early-universe		New approach to determining how atoms are arranged in materials

Stellar Lab In Sagittarius

Supernova ejected from the pages of history

Young Heavyweight Star Identified in the Milky Way

Study explains mysterious 'eclipse wind'

Space tourists eye $150mln Soyuz lunar flyby

Proba-3: seeing through shadow to view Sun's corona

Gaia's second anniversary marked by successes and challenges

NASA Establishes Contact With STEREO Mission

Cameras Capture Perseid Meteors from Florida Tech, Global Locations

Air Force successfully launches GSSAP 3/4 - AFSPC-6 from Cape Canaveral AFS

Light and matter merge in quantum coupling

Bacteria could aid search for creatures on other planets

A new Goldilocks for habitable planets

From Solo Cup to an asteroid: NASA's newest space mission

How we escaped from the Big Bang

Venus-like Exoplanet Might Have Oxygen Atmosphere, but Not Life

A star's birth holds early clues to life-potential

The outer edge of a star's habitable zone a hard place for life

Roscosmos to spend $7.5Mln studying issues of manned lunar missions

NASA prepares to launch first US asteroid sample return mission

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