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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 The movements of the stars and the planets have almost no impact on life on Earth, but a few times per year, the alignment of celestial bodies has a visible effect. One of these geometric events - the spring equinox - is just around the corner, and another major alignment - a total solar eclipse - will be visible across America on Aug. 21, with a fleet of NASA satellites viewing it from space and providing images of the event. To understand the basics of celestial alignments, here is information on equi ... read more |
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Ecosystem For Near-Earth Space ControlBethesda MD (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 In just two weeks, at the 33rd Space Symposium, the space community will hear about a possible game-changing discovery that may create a new "Ecosystem for Near-Earth Space Control." On April 3rd, a ... more 
Cornell's FOTON studies 'space weather' to improve satellite communicationIthaca NY (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 Cornell University engineers have developed a new piece of technology to study charged particles in the plasma of space, on the edge of Earth's atmosphere - known as "space weather." These particles ... more  
Visualizing debris disk "roller derby" to understand planetary system evolutionWashington DC (SPX) Mar 16, 2017 When planets first begin to form, the aftermath of the process leaves a ring of rocky and icy material that's rotating and colliding around the young central star like a celestial roller derby. Anal ... more  
Experiments Show Titan Lakes May Fizz with NitrogenPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 17, 2017 A recent NASA-funded study has shown how the hydrocarbon lakes and seas of Saturn's moon Titan might occasionally erupt with dramatic patches of bubbles. For the study, researchers at NASA's Jet Pro ... more |
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Protostar blazes bright, reshaping its stellar nurseryCharlottesville VA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 A massive protostar, deeply nestled in its dust-filled stellar nursery, recently roared to life, shining nearly 100 times brighter than before. This outburst, apparently triggered by an avalanche of ... more  
Star discovered in closest known orbit around black holeEast Lansing, MI (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 Astronomers have found evidence for a star that whips around a black hole about twice an hour. This may be the tightest orbital dance ever witnessed for a black hole and a companion star. Michigan S ... more 
Operation of ancient biological clock uncoveredUtrecht, Netherlands (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 Ten years ago, researchers discovered that the biological clock in cyanobacteria consists of only three protein components: KaiA, KaiB and KaiC. These are the building blocks - the gears, springs an ... more  
ESA's Jupiter mission moves off the drawing boardParis (ESA) Mar 17, 2017 Demanding electric, magnetic and power requirements, harsh radiation, and strict planetary protection rules are some of the critical issues that had to be tackled in order to move ESA's Jupiter Icy ... more  
Team Indus To Send Seven Experiments To The Moon Including Three From IndiaBengaluru, India (IANS) Mar 17, 2017 Seven teams, including three from India, have qualified for the country's first private moon mission in December, space technology start-up TeamIndus said on Wednesday. "Teams Callisto, Ears a ... more 
Cassini Sees Heat Below the Icy Surface of EnceladusPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 15, 2017 A new study in the journal Nature Astronomy reports that the south polar region of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is warmer than expected just a few feet below its icy surface. This suggests that Encel ... more |
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 Fossil or inorganic structure? Scientists dig into early life forms 
New research on northern lights will improve satellite navigation accuracyBath, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 Researchers at the University of Bath have gained new insights into the mechanisms of the Northern Lights, providing an opportunity to develop better satellite technology that can negate outages cau ... more 
Gigantic Jupiter-type planet reveals insights into how planets evolveLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 16, 2017 UCLA, Carnegie Institution astrophysicists get rare peek at a baby solar system 300 light-years away An enormous young planet approximately 300 light-years from Earth has given astrophysicists ... more  
Distant galaxies are dominated by gas and stars so where is the Dark MatterMunich, Germany (SPX) Mar 16, 2017 New observations of rotating galaxies at the peak epoch of galaxy formation, 10 billion years ago, surprisingly show that these massive, star-forming galaxies are completely dominated by baryonic or ... more 
Scientists identify a black hole choking on stardustBoston MA (SPX) Mar 16, 2017 Data suggest black holes swallow stellar debris in bursts. In the center of a distant galaxy, almost 300 million light years from Earth, scientists have discovered a supermassive black hole that is ... more |
  Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 
Johns Hopkins University scientist Kirby Runyon wants to make one thing clear: Regardless of what one prestigious scientific organization says to the contrary, Pluto is a planet. So, he says, is Europa, commonly known as a moon of Jupiter, and so is the Earth's moon, and so are more than 100 other celestial bodies in our solar system that are denied this status under the prevailing definition of ... more Paris (ESA) Mar 17, 2017ESA's Jupiter mission moves off the drawing board  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017NASA Mission Named 'Europa Clipper'  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2017Juno Captures Jupiter Cloudscape in High Resolution |
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 New York NY (SPX) Nov 09, 2016 
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 Parkes, Australia (SPX) Nov 09, 2016Search for ET underway with Parkes Radio Telescope  Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2016Breakthrough Listen to Search for Intelligent Life Around Tabby's Star  Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 25, 2016New bacteria groups, and stunning diversity, discovered underground |
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When planets first begin to form, the aftermath of the process leaves a ring of rocky and icy material that's rotating and colliding around the young central star like a celestial roller derby. Analogs to our own Solar System's Kuiper Belt, these disks of debris left over from planet formation can be detected by astronomers and studied to help understand the processes that create planetary syste ... more Charlottesville VA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Protostar blazes bright, reshaping its stellar nursery  Utrecht, Netherlands (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Operation of ancient biological clock uncovered Tallahassee FL (SPX) Mar 16, 2017Fossil or inorganic structure? Scientists dig into early life forms |
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As children, we learned about our solar system's planets by certain characteristics - Jupiter is the largest, Saturn has rings, Mercury is closest to the sun. Mars is red, but it's possible that one of our closest neighbors also had rings at one point and may have them again someday.
That's the theory put forth by NASA-funded scientists at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, whose findi ... more Paris (ESA) Mar 17, 2017ExoMars: science checkout completed and aerobraking begins  Moffett Field Ca (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Mars Rover Tests Driving, Drilling and Detecting Life in Chile's High Desert  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017Opportunity Driving South to Gully |
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 Bengaluru, India (IANS) Mar 17, 2017 
Seven teams, including three from India, have qualified for the country's first private moon mission in December, space technology start-up TeamIndus said on Wednesday.
"Teams Callisto, Ears and Kalpana from India, Space4Life from Italy, Lunadome from Britain, Killa Lab from Peru and Regolith Revolution from the US have qualified to fly their experiments to the lunar surface in our spacecr ... more Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Sun Devils working for a chance to induce photosynthesis on our lunar neighbor  Washington (UPI) Mar 10, 2017NASA finds missing LRO, Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiters  Washington (AFP) March 12, 2017Under Trump, the Moon regains interest as possible destination |
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 Columbia MA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 
Universities Space Research Association (USRA), headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, has been awarded a contract to provide NASA with science and mission operations support for its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) program.
The contract covers a 5-year base period followed by six two year options for a total of approximately $514 million. The period of performance be ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 09, 2017First public data released by hyper suprime-cam Subaru Strategic Program  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 17, 2017NASA's Webb Telescope Ghostly 'Lights Out' Inspection  Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 16, 2017Distant galaxies are dominated by gas and stars so where is the Dark Matter |
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Some of the most wonderful pictures taken by astronauts from space are of aurora dancing over our planet. Now the photos are more than just pretty pictures thanks to an ESA project that makes them scientifically usable.
Aurora offer a visual means to study space weather, the conditions in the upper regions of our atmosphere. These colourful displays are produced when electrically charged p ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 21, 2017SAGE III Achieves First Light from Space Station Perch  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Less radiation in inner Van Allen belt than previously believed  Paris (ESA) Mar 21, 2017Glitter helps to monitor ocean waves |
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 Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 
Among the most striking features on the surface of Ceres are the bright spots in the center of Occator crater which stood out already as NASA's space probe Dawn approached the dwarf planet. Scientists under the leadership of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) have now for the first time determined the age of this bright material, which consists mainly of deposits of special ... more Mountain View CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Warped Meteor Showers Hit Earth at All Angles  Onna, Japan (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Mechanism underlying size-sorting of rubble on asteroid Itokawa revealed  Zurich (UPI) Mar 7, 2017Earth is bombarded at random, crater study shows |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 
The movements of the stars and the planets have almost no impact on life on Earth, but a few times per year, the alignment of celestial bodies has a visible effect. One of these geometric events - the spring equinox - is just around the corner, and another major alignment - a total solar eclipse - will be visible across America on Aug. 21, with a fleet of NASA satellites viewing it from space an ... more Ithaca NY (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Cornell's FOTON studies 'space weather' to improve satellite communication  Bath, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2017New research on northern lights will improve satellite navigation accuracy  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Studying magnetic space explosions with NASA missions |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017 
Chinese state media is reporting that the country's space program has developed a craft capable of both landing on the moon and flying in low-Earth orbit.
The new spacecraft is claimed to be able to accommodate multiple astronauts, according to spaceship engineer Zhang Bainian, who Science and Technology Daily cited as comparing the forthcoming ship to the Orion craft currently in developm ... more Wenchang, China (XNA) Mar 13, 2017Long March-7 Y2 ready for launch of China's first cargo spacecraft  Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017China Seeks Space Rockets Launched from Airplanes  Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2017Riding an asteroid: China's next space goal |
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Columbia MA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017
Universities Space Research Association (USRA), headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, has been awarded a contract to provide NASA with science and mission operations support for its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) program.
The contract covers a 5-year base period followed by six two year options for a total of approximately $514 million. The period of performance be ... moreTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 09, 2017First public data released by hyper suprime-cam Subaru Strategic Program Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 17, 2017NASA's Webb Telescope Ghostly 'Lights Out' Inspection Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 16, 2017Distant galaxies are dominated by gas and stars so where is the Dark Matter |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017 
New research by anthropologists at Stony Brook University and the University of Texas at Austin confirm the human skull and bipedalism co-evolved.
Scientists have previously linked bipedalism with the emergence of a key feature of the human skull, but the finding was contested. The latest analysis confirmed the link and suggests the correlation is found among all bipedal mammals.
... more University Park PA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Nose form was shaped by climate  Tanjung Gusta, Indonesia (AFP) March 17, 2017Indonesian tribes gather amid push to protect homelands  Binghamton NY (SPX) Mar 15, 2017400,000-year-old fossil human cranium is oldest ever found in Portugal |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 21, 2017 
The first Russian next-generation manned spacecraft called the Federation, which is 80 percent built of composite materials, will be manufactured by 2021, Russia's Energia space corporation said Friday.
"It will be 80 percent composite...the spacecraft will be made of composite materials while the reusable landing capsule will be built from traditional materials," Energia General Director ... more Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 21, 2017NASA Selects New Research Teams to Further Solar System Research  Paris (ESA) Mar 21, 2017Two more spacewalks for Thomas Pesquet  Miami (AFP) March 16, 2017Trump's budget would cut NASA asteroid mission, earth science |
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 Paris (ESA) Mar 21, 2017 
After the relative quiet of the long dark winter months, the Arctic will be a tad busier over the coming weeks as numerous researchers descend on this harsh, yet fragile environment. Their aim is not to disturb its beauty, but to join forces in an all-out effort to measure ice on land and sea.
Environmental changes in the Arctic are no longer only of interest to scientists. The need to und ... more Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Rapid decline of Arctic sea ice a combination of climate change and natural variability  Paris (AFP) March 18, 2017Preserving the memory of glaciers  Exeter, UK (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Extensive ice cap once covered sub-antarctic island of South Georgia |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 
Researchers have created a new model for predicting decompression sickness after deep-sea dives that not only estimates the risk, but how severe the symptoms are likely to be. The US Navy Diving Manual may incorporate the model into its next update, as will commercial products intended to help recreational divers plan their ascents to avoid "the bends." The results appear online in the journal P ... more Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Diving with the sharks  Madison WI (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Study quantifies effect of 'legacy phosphorus' in reduced water quality  Paris (AFP) March 15, 2017Great Barrier Reef may never recover from bleaching: study |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
Mammalian cells are optimally adapted to gravity. But what happens in the microgravity environment of space if the earth's pull disappears? Previously, many experiments exhibited cell changes - after hours or even days in zero gravity. Astronauts, however, returned to Earth without any severe health problems after long missions in space, which begs the question as to how capable cells are of ada ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 22, 2017'Gravitational noise' interferes with determining distant sources  Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017New method uses heat flow to levitate variety of objects  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Increasing the sensitivity of next-generation gravitational wave detectors |
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