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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Our sun is a chaotic place, simmering with magnetic energy and constantly spewing out particles. Sometimes the sun releases solar flares and coronal mass ejections - huge eruptions of charged particles - which contribute to space weather and can interfere with satellites and telecommunications on Earth. While it has long been hard to predict such events, new research has uncovered a mechanism that may help forecasting these explosions. The research finds a phenomenon similar to a common weather sy ... read more |
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Satellite galaxies at edge of Milky Way coexist with dark matterRochester NY (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Research conducted by scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology rules out a challenge to the accepted standard model of the universe and theory of how galaxies form by shedding new light on a ... more 
Wispy remains of supernova explosion hide possible 'survivor'Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Of all the varieties of exploding stars, the ones called Type Ia are perhaps the most intriguing. Their predictable brightness lets astronomers measure the expansion of the universe, which led to th ... more 
Shadow of Gas Cloud Detected in Ancient Proto-SuperclusterHilo, HI (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 A team led by researchers from Osaka Sangyo University, with members from Tohoku University, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and others, has used the Suprime-Cam on the Subaru Telescope to ... more 
Reading between the lines of highly turbulent plasmasLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Plasma, the ionised state of matter found in stars, is still not fully understood, largely due to its instability. Astrophysicists have long-since sought to develop models that can account for the t ... more |
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Inventing Tools for Detecting Life Elsewhere with Future TelescopesPasadena CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Recently, astronomers announced the discovery that a star called TRAPPIST-1 is orbited by seven Earth-size planets. Three of the planets reside in the "habitable zone," the region around a star wher ... more 
Next Stop: A Trip Inside the Sun's AtmosphereBoston MA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Every so often the Sun emits an explosive burst of charged particles that makes its way to Earth and wreaks havoc on power grids, aircraft and satellite systems. When clouds of high-speed charged pa ... more 
Seeing the Whole Galaxy with a 'Second Eye on the Sky'Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Earlier this month, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) reached an important milestone by opening its "second eye on the sky" - a new instrument called the "APOGEE South spectrograph." This new inst ... more 
Sun's UV Light Helped Spark LifeMoffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 High energy, ultraviolet radiation from the Sun is a known to hazard to life, yet the energy provided by our star has played an important role as the essential driver of life on Earth. Before ... more 
Speeding star gives new clues to breakup of multi-star systemUniversity Park PA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 A remarkable new discovery using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals three stars that now hold the record as the youngest-known examples of a super-fast-flying breed. "Until these observations, on ... more  
Wrong-way asteroid plays 'chicken' with JupiterLondon, Canada (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 For at least a million years, an asteroid orbiting the "wrong" way around the sun has been playing a cosmic game of chicken with giant Jupiter and with about 6,000 other asteroids sharing the giant ... more |
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Nanomagnets for future data storageZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 The idea is intriguing: if only a single atom or small molecule was needed for a single unit of data (a zero or a one in the case of binary digital technology), massive volumes of data could be stor ... more 
The beginning of the end of orderKonstanz, Germany (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Nowadays we communicate via radio signals and send electrical pulses through long cables. This could change soon, however: Scientists have been working intensely on developing methods for quantum in ... more 
Space blanket floats away during historic spacewalkMiami (AFP) March 30, 2017 A space blanket floated away from American astronaut Peggy Whitson on Thursday as she made a historic spacewalk outside the International Space Station, setting a new record for the most spacewalks by a woman. ... more 
Mysterious cosmic explosion surprises astronomers studying the distant x-ray universeUniversity Park PA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 A mysterious flash of X-rays has been discovered by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in the deepest X-ray image ever obtained. This source likely comes from some sort of destructive event, but it ma ... more |
  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 27, 2017  The Australian National University (ANU) is launching a search for a new major planet within our solar system, inviting anyone around the world with access to the Internet to help make the historic discovery.
Anyone who helps find the so-called Planet X will work with ANU astronomers to validate the discovery through the International Astronomical Union.
ANU astrophysicist Dr. Brad T ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 27, 2017Juno Spacecraft Set for Fifth Jupiter Flyby  Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Scientists make the case to restore Pluto's planet status  Paris (ESA) Mar 17, 2017ESA's Jupiter mission moves off the drawing board |
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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 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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Recently, astronomers announced the discovery that a star called TRAPPIST-1 is orbited by seven Earth-size planets. Three of the planets reside in the "habitable zone," the region around a star where liquid water is most likely to exist on the surface of a rocky planet. Other potentially habitable worlds have also been discovered in recent years, leaving many people wondering: How do we find out ... more Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Sun's UV Light Helped Spark Life  Honolulu HI (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Viruses in the oceanic basement  London, UK (SPX) Mar 28, 2017Astronomers identify purest, most massive brown dwarf |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 
Solar wind and radiation are responsible for stripping the Martian atmosphere, transforming Mars from a planet that could have supported life billions of years ago into a frigid desert world, according to new results from NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission) spacecraft led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
"We've determined that most of the gas ever present in ... more Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Potential Mars Airplane Resumes Flight  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 31, 2017Prolific Mars Orbiter Completes 50,000 Orbits  Paris (ESA) Mar 29, 2017Final two ExoMars landing sites chosen |
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While orbiting the Moon in 1971, the crew of Apollo 15 photographed a strange geological feature - a bumpy, D-shaped depression about two miles long and a mile wide - that has fascinated planetary scientists ever since. Some have suggested that the feature, known as Ina, is evidence of a volcanic eruption Moon within the past 100 million years - a billion years or so after most volcanic activity ... more Paris (ESA) Mar 27, 2017Surviving the long dark night of the Moon  Bengaluru, India (IANS) Mar 17, 2017Team Indus To Send Seven Experiments To The Moon Including Three From India  Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Sun Devils working for a chance to induce photosynthesis on our lunar neighbor |
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Enigmatic dark energy, thought to make up 68% of the universe, may not exist at all, according to a Hungarian-American team. The researchers believe that standard models of the universe fail to take account of its changing structure, but that once this is done the need for dark energy disappears. The team publish their results in a paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
... more London, UK (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Reading between the lines of highly turbulent plasmas  Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Seeing the Whole Galaxy with a 'Second Eye on the Sky'  Hilo, HI (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Shadow of Gas Cloud Detected in Ancient Proto-Supercluster |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 
Drought and reduced seasonal flooding of wetlands and farm fields threaten a globally important stopover site for tens of thousands of migratory shorebirds in California's Sacramento Valley, a new Duke University-led study shows.
The researchers' analysis of historical biweekly NASA Landsat satellite images of the valley reveals that flooded habitat near the peak time of spring migration h ... more Mito, Japan (AFP) April 1, 2017Japan counts down to cherry blossom fever  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Mar 30, 2017Humans likely influence giant airstreams  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 30, 2017NASA spacecraft investigate clues in radiation belts |
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For at least a million years, an asteroid orbiting the "wrong" way around the sun has been playing a cosmic game of chicken with giant Jupiter and with about 6,000 other asteroids sharing the giant planet's space, says a report published in the latest issue of Nature.
The asteroid, nicknamed Bee-Zed, is the only one in this solar system that's known both to have an opposite, retrograde orb ... more Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 29, 2017A Trojan in Retreat  Littleton CO (SPX) Mar 29, 2017ExoTerra to become first privately owned space company to fly to an asteroid  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 27, 2017OSIRIS-REx asteroid search tests instruments, science team |
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Every so often the Sun emits an explosive burst of charged particles that makes its way to Earth and wreaks havoc on power grids, aircraft and satellite systems. When clouds of high-speed charged particles come racing off the Sun, they can bathe spacecraft, astronauts and planetary surfaces in damaging radiation. Understanding why the Sun occasionally emits these high-energy particles can help s ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Waves on sun give NASA new insight into space weather forecasting  Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Planetary waves, first found on Earth, are discovered on sun  Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Mar 28, 2017Sunrise 2: A Second Look At The Sun |
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Yuanwang space tracking ships, which follows the progress of satellites and other space-bound craft, will carry out 19 maritime space monitoring missions in 2017, according to the maritime satellite measurement and control authority on Wednesday.
Yuanwang-5 left port Wednesday and Yuanwang-6 started its journey Monday.
Yuanwang-7 and the rocket transporting fleet will set sail in Apr ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017China Develops Spaceship Capable of Moon Landing  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 |
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London, UK (SPX) Mar 31, 2017
Enigmatic dark energy, thought to make up 68% of the universe, may not exist at all, according to a Hungarian-American team. The researchers believe that standard models of the universe fail to take account of its changing structure, but that once this is done the need for dark energy disappears. The team publish their results in a paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
... moreLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Reading between the lines of highly turbulent plasmas Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Seeing the Whole Galaxy with a 'Second Eye on the Sky' Hilo, HI (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Shadow of Gas Cloud Detected in Ancient Proto-Supercluster |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 
DNA can predict a person's reading ability. Scientists at King's College London found DNA variants account for 5 percent of reading ability disparities among children.
Researchers identified gene variations associated with academic achievement. Next, scientists tallied a genetic score for each of the 5,825 individuals who participated in the Twins Early Development Study.
After c ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Bigger brains help primates cope with conflict  Austin TX (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Human skull evolved along with two-legged walking, study confirms  University Park PA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Nose form was shaped by climate |
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Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA concluded their spacewalk at 2:33 p.m. EDT. During the spacewalk, which lasted just over seven hours, the two astronauts successfully reconnected cables and electrical connections on the Pressurized Mating Adapter-3.
PMA-3 will provide the pressurized interface between the station and the second of two intern ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 03, 2017Robot Fedor to Guide Russia's Federation Spacecraft in Maiden Flight - Roscosmos  College Park MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2017CRESST Signs $87M Cooperative Agreement with NASA Goddard  Houston TX (SPX) Apr 03, 2017Mission Control Team Finds Answers During Spacewalk |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017  On – and under – the surface, Arctic zooplankton aren't much to look at. For starters, many species are microscopic. Closer examination often reveals spindly legs, bulging black eyes or bodies as translucent as the sea ice near which they feed. But while charismatic polar bears may be umbrella species of the Arctic, zooplankton, scientists say, are the keystone.
These lipid-rich lit ... more Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Poor outlook for biodiversity in Antarctica  Paris (ESA) Mar 27, 2017CryoSat reveals Antarctica in 3D  Chicago (AFP) March 25, 2017Photographer captures world's glacier melt over decade |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 30, 2017 
NASA pulled off a scientific double play in Hawaii this winter, using the same instruments and aircraft to study both volcanoes and coral reefs. Besides helping scientists understand these two unique environments better, the data will be used to evaluate the possibility of preparing a potential future NASA satellite that would monitor ecosystem changes and natural hazards.
The advantages o ... more Odense M, Denmark (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Melting sea ice may lead to more life in the sea  Cannes, France (AFP) April 2, 2017Blockbuster nature series catches dynamite fishermen on film  Lawrence KS (SPX) Mar 31, 2017'Weather whiplash' triggered by changing climate will degrade Midwest's drinking water |
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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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