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  Boston MA (SPX) Feb 15, 2017 Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are brief spurts of radio emission, lasting just one-thousandth of a second, whose origins are mysterious. Fewer than two dozen have been identified in the past decade using giant radio telescopes such as the 1,000-foot dish in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Of those, only one has been pinpointed to originate from a galaxy about 3 billion light-years away. The other known FRBs seem to also come from distant galaxies, but there is no obvious reason that, every once in a while, an FR ... read more |
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New method to detect ultrasound with lightA tiny, transparent device that can fit into a contact lens has a bright future, potentially helping a range of scientific endeavors from biomedicine to geology. Developed by Northwestern University ... more  
NASA's OSIRIS-REx takes its first image of JupiterThis magnified, cropped image showing Jupiter and three of its moons was taken by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's MapCam instrument during optical navigation testing for the mission's Earth-Trojan As ... more 
Rare pulsating star 7,000 light years away is 1 of only 7 in Milky WayAstronomers are reporting a rare star as big - or bigger - than the Earth's sun and that is expanding and contracting in a unique pattern in three different directions. The star is one that pulsates ... more  
Ancient signals from the early universeFor the first time, theoretical physicists from the University of Basel have calculated the signal of specific gravitational wave sources that emerged fractions of a second after the Big Bang. The s ... more |
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx Begins Earth-Trojan Asteroid SearchA NASA spacecraft begins its search Thursday for an enigmatic class of near-Earth objects known as Earth-Trojan asteroids. OSIRIS-REx, currently on a two-year outbound journey to the asteroid Bennu, ... more  
Astronomy team finds more than 100 exoplanet candidatesAn international team of astronomers has released the largest ever compilation of exoplanet-detecting observations made using a technique called the radial velocity method. By making the data public ... more 
Quest to settle riddle over Einstein's theory may soon be overAstronomy experiments could soon test an idea developed by Albert Einstein almost exactly a century ago, scientists say. Tests using advanced technology could resolve a longstanding puzzle over what ... more 
Asteroid resembles dungeons and dragons diceRadar images of asteroid 2017 BQ6 were obtained on Feb. 6 and 7 with NASA's 70-meter (230-foot) antenna at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California. They reveal an irregular, an ... more 
Stars align in test supporting 'spooky action at a distance'Quantum entanglement may appear to be closer to science fiction than anything in our physical reality. But according to the laws of quantum mechanics - a branch of physics that describes the world a ... more  
What happened to the sun over 7,000 years ago?An international team led by researchers at Nagoya University, along with US and Swiss colleagues, has identified a new type of solar event and dated it to the year 5480 BC; they did this by measuri ... more |
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Astronomers Find Faintest Early Galaxies Yet, Probe How the Early Universe Lit UpAstronomers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new technique to discover the faintest galaxies yet seen in the early universe -10 times fainter than any previously seen. These gal ... more 
Protostar displays a strange geometryOne of the big puzzles in astrophysics is how stars like the sun manage to form from collapsing molecular clouds in star-forming regions of the universe. The puzzle is known technically as the angul ... more  
Big data for the universeAstronomers at Lomonosov Moscow State University in cooperation with their French colleagues and with the help of citizen scientists have released "The Reference Catalog of galaxy SEDs" (RCSED), whi ... more 
Dwarf star 200 light years away contains life's building blocksMany scientists believe the Earth was dry when it first formed, and that the building blocks for life on our planet - carbon, nitrogen and water - appeared only later as a result of collisions with ... more |
  
A report on the potential science value of a lander on the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa has been delivered to NASA, and the agency is now engaging the broader science community to open a discussion about its findings.
In early 2016, in response to a congressional directive, NASA's Planetary Science Division began a pre-Phase A study to assess the science value and engineering desig ... more New Horizons Refines Course for Next Flyby It's Never 'Groundhog Day' at Jupiter Public to Choose Jupiter Picture Sites for NASA Juno |
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Breakthrough Listen, the 10-year, $100-million astronomical search for intelligent life beyond Earth launched in 2015 by Internet entrepreneur Yuri Milner and Stephen Hawking, has announced its first observations using the Parkes Radio Telescope in New South Wales, Australia.
Parkes joins the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in West Virginia, USA, and the Automated Planet Finder (APF) at Lick Ob ... more Search for ET underway with Parkes Radio Telescope Breakthrough Listen to Search for Intelligent Life Around Tabby's Star New bacteria groups, and stunning diversity, discovered underground |
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  Many scientists believe the Earth was dry when it first formed, and that the building blocks for life on our planet - carbon, nitrogen and water - appeared only later as a result of collisions with other objects in our solar system that had those elements.
On Thursday, a UCLA-led team of scientists reports that it has discovered the existence of a white dwarf star whose atmosphere is rich ... more Astronomy team finds more than 100 exoplanet candidates Possibility of Silicon-Based Life Grows NASA finds planets of red dwarf stars may face oxygen loss in habitable zones |
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Opportunity is located on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is making progress towards the next major scientific objective, the gully less than a kilometer south of the current location.
The rover has been driving on most planning sols. On Sol 4631 (Feb. 1, 2017), Opportunity traveled just under 85 feet (26 meters) to the southwest.
The drive was followed with the collection of ... more Scientists shortlist three landing sites for Mars 2020 Angling up for Mars science ISRO saves its Mars mission spacecraft from eclipse |
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The Moon may be peppered with oxygen transmitted by life on Earth, according to a scientific study, opening up the possibility that the Earth's atmosphere of billions of years ago may be preserved on the present-day lunar surface.
It has long been speculated that the Moon has been intermittently sprayed with the Earth's oxygen, with some researchers suggesting the nitrogen and noble gases ... more Private Space Race Heats Up, Moon Landing Expected in Late 2017 LunaH-Map CubeSat to map the Moon's water deposits India, Israel among five teams fighting for first private Moon landing |
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Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are brief spurts of radio emission, lasting just one-thousandth of a second, whose origins are mysterious. Fewer than two dozen have been identified in the past decade using giant radio telescopes such as the 1,000-foot dish in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Of those, only one has been pinpointed to originate from a galaxy about 3 billion light-years away.
The other known F ... more Astronomers Find Faintest Early Galaxies Yet, Probe How the Early Universe Lit Up Protostar displays a strange geometry Rare pulsating star 7,000 light years away is 1 of only 7 in Milky Way |
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Albert Einstein considered the origin of the Earth's magnetic field one of the five most important unsolved problems in physics. The weakening of the geomagnetic field, which extends from the planet's core into outer space and was first recorded 180 years ago, has raised concern by some for the welfare of the biosphere.
But a new study published in PNAS from Tel Aviv University, Hebrew Uni ... more New data from NOAA GOES-16's instrument suite NASA spacecraft prepares to fly to new heights SpaceKnow raises $4 Million in Series A funding |
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Radar images of asteroid 2017 BQ6 were obtained on Feb. 6 and 7 with NASA's 70-meter (230-foot) antenna at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California. They reveal an irregular, angular-appearing asteroid about 660 feet (200 meters) in size that rotates about once every three hours. The images have resolutions as fine as 12 feet (3.75 meters) per pixel.
"The radar images ... more NASA's OSIRIS-REx takes its first image of Jupiter NASA's OSIRIS-REx Begins Earth-Trojan Asteroid Search New research shows Ceres may have vanishing ice volcanoes |
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An international team led by researchers at Nagoya University, along with US and Swiss colleagues, has identified a new type of solar event and dated it to the year 5480 BC; they did this by measuring carbon-14 levels in tree rings, which reflect the effects of cosmic radiation on the atmosphere at the time. They have also proposed causes of this event, thereby extending knowledge of how the sun ... more NASA Scientist Studies Whether Solar Storms Cause Animal Beachings Friday Night's Deep Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipse 2017: NASA Supports a Unique Opportunity for Science in the Shadow |
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In April, China will launch a cargo spacecraft into orbit as part of a schedule to develop an international space station as soon as 2020.
A Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft could be headed into space "as early as mid-April" atop a Long March-7 Y2 rocket, representing a major milestone for China's space program, according to People's Daily, an English-language Chinese news outlet.
One won ... more China looks to Mars, Jupiter explorationChina's first cargo spacecraft to leave factory China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A |
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Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are brief spurts of radio emission, lasting just one-thousandth of a second, whose origins are mysterious. Fewer than two dozen have been identified in the past decade using giant radio telescopes such as the 1,000-foot dish in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Of those, only one has been pinpointed to originate from a galaxy about 3 billion light-years away.
The other known F ... moreAstronomers Find Faintest Early Galaxies Yet, Probe How the Early Universe Lit UpProtostar displays a strange geometryRare pulsating star 7,000 light years away is 1 of only 7 in Milky Way |
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New research suggests when it comes to the physical movements of daily life, the human brain is always weighing its options and prepping for plan B.
Think of the mini moments of hesitation that populate the day: Whether or not to cross the sidewalk or when to change lanes. During these seconds of indecision, the human brain is preparing the movements necessary for each potential action. ... more Study links working remotely to more stress, insomnia Chimpanzee feet allow scientists a new grasp on human foot evolution Humans subconsciously perceive words as 'round' or 'sharp' |
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NASA may have to book seats for American astronauts on Russian Soyuz spaceships in 2018. Radio Sputnik discussed the issue with John Logsdon, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University.
"The relationship between NASA and the former Soviet Union goes back a long way with the highlight being the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz project. But with Russia ... more NASA to develop oxygen recovery technologies for future deep space missions Russia's first private space tourism craft flight test set for 2020 Progress Underway for First Commercial Airlock on Space Station |
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Globally, glaciers have been on the retreat for several decades. Between 1983 and 2008, however, at least 58 New Zealand glaciers grew in size.
Scientists have struggled to explain their advance, but new analysis suggest a regional climate anomaly, a period of unusually cold temperatures, encouraged their growth.
"Glaciers advancing is very unusual - especially in this period wh ... more NASA, UCI Reveal New Details of Greenland Ice Loss Hidden lakes drain below West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier CryoSat reveals lake outbursts beneath Antarctic ice |
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  A huge newly-built Ethiopian dam is cutting off the supply of water to Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, rights group Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
The Gibe III dam, along with a network of sugar plantations, has caused the depth of Lake Turkana to drop by 1.5 meters from its previous levels since the dam's reservoir began filling in 2015, according to a HRW report.
In one part of Tu ... more El Nino resulted in unprecedented erosion of the Pacific coastline Long-term eelgrass loss due to joint effects of shade, heat Sheriff lifts evacuation order for residents near California dam |
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One year ago, the first direct detection of gravitational waves was announced. Laser experts from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute; AEI), from the Leibniz Universitat Hannover, and from the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) played leading roles in this discovery, because their super-precise laser technology at the heart of the LIGO instruments in the ... more Cosmologists a step closer to understanding quantum gravity China to set up gravitational wave telescopes in Tibet MIT researchers reveal new technique for measuring gravity |
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