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  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 Scientists have long theorized comets delivered key ingredients for life on Earth. Scientists in Germany are currently testing the theory. Researchers at Ruhr-University Bochum are replicating the conditions of outer space to test whether cometary chemical reactions could have yielded complex molecules like amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. The average comet hosts all of the ingredients necessary for amino acid construction - oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon. Scientists ... read more |
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'Smart' cephalopods trade off genome evolution for prolific RNA editingCape Cod MA (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 Octopus, squid, and cuttlefish are famous for engaging in complex behavior, from unlocking an aquarium tank and escaping to instantaneous skin camouflage to hide from predators. A new study suggests ... more  
When Jovian Light and Dark CollideWashington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 This image, taken by the JunoCam imager on NASA's Juno spacecraft, highlights a feature on Jupiter where multiple atmospheric conditions appear to collide. This publicly selected target is cal ... more  
Charting the skies of historyKyoto, Japan (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 Ice cores and ancient sediments can be gleaned for clues to weather and climate in the past. But astronomical phenomena - such as solar flares or auroras - at best leave only faint environmental tra ... more  
Cassini Mission Prepares for 'Grand Finale' at SaturnPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 10, 2017 NASA's Cassini spacecraft, in orbit around Saturn since 2004, is about to begin the final chapter of its remarkable story. On Wednesday, April 26, the spacecraft will make the first in a series of d ... more |
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DARPA Wades into Murky Multimedia Information Streams to Catch Big MeaningWashington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 The U.S. government has always had an interest in developing and maintaining a strategic understanding of events, situations, and trends around the world. In recent years, however, information compl ... more  
Scientists make progress on unravelling the puzzle of merging black holesBirmingham, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 Astrophysicists at the University of Birmingham have made progress in understanding a key mystery of gravitational-wave astrophysics: how two black holes can come together and merge. During it ... more  
New Dutch Supercomputer Studies Colliding GalaxiesAmsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 A team of Dutch scientists has built a supercomputer the size of four pizza boxes. The Little Green Machine II has the computing power of 10,000 PCs and will be used by researchers in oceanography, ... more 
Peering into Black Holes Using an Earth-sized TelescopeAmherst MA (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 Turning the Earth into one giant telescope by coordinating observations from instruments arrayed around the world, teams of radio astronomers are aiming their telescopes for the next 10 days at the ... more 
Study detects doubly accelerated electrons in collisions of galaxy clustersSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 A cosmic phenomenon on a colossal scale, resulting from the acceleration of a gas cloud by a black hole and its reacceleration by the shock waves from the merging of two galaxy clusters, has been ob ... more  
Asteroid to fly safely past Earth on April 19Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 10, 2017 A relatively large near-Earth asteroid discovered nearly three years ago will fly safely past Earth on April 19 at a distance of about 1.1 million miles (1.8 million kilometers), or about 4.6 times ... more |
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ZERO-G Research aims to advance deep-space mission technologyOrlando FL (SPX) Apr 07, 2017 As part of NASA's Flight Opportunities Program, Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G) recently worked with research groups from University of Florida, Carthage College and University of Maryland to vali ... more 
Ceres' temporary atmosphere linked to solar activityPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 07, 2017 Scientists have long thought that Ceres may have a very weak, transient atmosphere, but mysteries lingered about its origin and why it's not always present. Now, researchers suggest that this tempor ... more 
Rosetta's intimate portrait of a comet: read all about itParis (ESA) Apr 07, 2017 Rosetta's pioneering mission to explore a comet in unprecedented detail completed operations last year. As the science continues, members of the public, as well as scientists, can freely access hund ... more 
Possible Venus twin discovered around dim starMountain View CA (SPX) Apr 07, 2017 Astronomers using NASA's Kepler space telescope have found a planet 219 light-years away that seems to be a close relative to Venus. This newly discovered world is only slightly larger than Earth an ... more |
  Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 07, 2017 
During April 2017 Jupiter is in opposition: it is at its closest to Earth and the hemisphere facing Earth is fully illuminated by the Sun. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope used this special configuration to capture an image of what is by far the largest planet in the Solar System. This image adds to many others made in the past, and together they allow astronomers to study changes in the atmo ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017When Jovian Light and Dark Collide  Belfast, Northern Ireland (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Neptune's journey during early planet formation was 'smooth and calm'  Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017Neptune's movement from the inner to the outer solar system was smooth and calm |
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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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 Cape Cod MA (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
Octopus, squid, and cuttlefish are famous for engaging in complex behavior, from unlocking an aquarium tank and escaping to instantaneous skin camouflage to hide from predators. A new study suggests their evolutionary path to neural sophistication includes a novel mechanism: Prolific RNA editing at the expense of evolution in their genomic DNA.
The study, led by Joshua J.C. Rosenthal of th ... more Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Apr 07, 2017Atmosphere around super-earth detected  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Scientists look for life's building blocks in outer space  Mountain View CA (SPX) Apr 07, 2017Possible Venus twin discovered around dim star |
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Russia is a fundamental partner in the joint project between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia's Roscosmos space corporation ExoMars, Italian Space Agency (ASI) President Roberto Battiston told Sputnik.
ExoMars is the first project in the history of collaboration between the European Union and Russia that aims to search for life on Mars. The project started with the launch of a Ru ... more Estacion Yungay, Chile (AFP) April 6, 2017Chile desert combed for clues to life on Mars  Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 31, 2017New MAVEN findings reveal how Mars' atmosphere was lost to space  Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Potential Mars Airplane Resumes Flight |
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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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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 
A unique and powerful telescope capable of mapping the sky at submillimeter and millimeter wavelengths is headed to South America. With a slated completion date of 2021, the 6-meter aperture telescope, Cerro Chajnantor Atacama Telescope-prime (CCAT-p), will be located near the summit of Cerro Chajnantor in the Atacama Desert in Chile. It will give unprecedented insights into how stars and galaxi ... more Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 10, 2017New Dutch Supercomputer Studies Colliding Galaxies  Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Study detects doubly accelerated electrons in collisions of galaxy clusters  Hilo HI (SPX) Apr 10, 2017OCTOCAM Looks Toward a New Era of Discovery |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
Led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the EU North State project has developed a new method of using satellite images to evaluate the forest carbon balance. The carbon balance indicates how much carbon is sequestered or released by forests each year. This enables the carbon balance to be displayed on digital maps, with an accuracy of up to ten metres.
The technique involves mapp ... more Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Spaceflight Industries Reveals BlackSky Spectra  Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Scientists link California droughts and floods to distinctive atmospheric waves  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017As CO2 levels increase, airplane rides get bumpier |
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A relatively large near-Earth asteroid discovered nearly three years ago will fly safely past Earth on April 19 at a distance of about 1.1 million miles (1.8 million kilometers), or about 4.6 times the distance from Earth to the moon. Although there is no possibility for the asteroid to collide with our planet, this will be a very close approach for an asteroid of this size.
The asteroid, ... more Paris (ESA) Apr 07, 2017Rosetta's intimate portrait of a comet: read all about it  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 07, 2017Ceres' temporary atmosphere linked to solar activity  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 03, 2017Comet That Took a Century to Confirm Passes by Earth |
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 Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
Ice cores and ancient sediments can be gleaned for clues to weather and climate in the past. But astronomical phenomena - such as solar flares or auroras - at best leave only faint environmental traces lacking in specificity. So how can we accurately track ancient astronomical events?
Now in a collaborative effort between the arts and sciences, researchers at Kyoto University and Japan's N ... more Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Discovery of a source of fast magnetic reconnection  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 02, 2017Waves on sun give NASA new insight into space weather forecasting  Boston MA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Next Stop: A Trip Inside the Sun's Atmosphere |
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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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Ithaca NY (SPX) Apr 06, 2017
A unique and powerful telescope capable of mapping the sky at submillimeter and millimeter wavelengths is headed to South America. With a slated completion date of 2021, the 6-meter aperture telescope, Cerro Chajnantor Atacama Telescope-prime (CCAT-p), will be located near the summit of Cerro Chajnantor in the Atacama Desert in Chile. It will give unprecedented insights into how stars and galaxi ... moreAmsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 10, 2017New Dutch Supercomputer Studies Colliding Galaxies Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Study detects doubly accelerated electrons in collisions of galaxy clusters Hilo HI (SPX) Apr 10, 2017OCTOCAM Looks Toward a New Era of Discovery |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
The social sciences can play important roles in assisting military planners and decision-makers who are trying to understand complex human social behaviors and systems, potentially facilitating a wide range of missions including humanitarian, stability, and counter-insurgency operations.
Current social science approaches to studying behavior rely on a variety of modeling methods-both quali ... more Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Study reveals 10,000 years of genetic continuity in northwest North America  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Married couples with shared ancestry tend to have similar genes  Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Researchers uncover prehistoric art and ornaments from Indonesian 'Ice Age' |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 10, 2017 
A mechanical rover inspired by a Dutch artist. A weather balloon that recharges its batteries in the clouds of Venus. These are just two of the five ideas that originated at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and are advancing for a new round of research funded by the agency.
In total, the space agency is investing in 22 early-stage technology proposals that have the ... more Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 10, 2017Two Russians, one American land back on Earth from ISS  Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017US, Russian Astronauts Prepare for April Crew Swap on Space Station  Rio De Janeiro (Sputnik) Apr 10, 2017No Roscosmos plans to send space tourists to ISS before 2020 |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
The climate of the Earth follows a complex interplay of cause-and-effect chains. A change in precipitation at one location may be caused by changes on the other side of the planet. A better understanding of these "teleconnections" - the linkages between remote places - may help to better understand local impacts of future climate change. A look into the climate of the past helps to investigate t ... more Paris (AFP) April 10, 2017Permafrost more vulnerable than thought: scientists  Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017Arctic Ocean becoming more like the Atlantic, scientists say  Bristol, UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Microbial colonizers of Arctic soils are sensitive to future climate change |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
An American who fell in love with both the Great Barrier Reef and his wife via The University of Queensland has led a breakthrough discovery that could protect one of the Seven Natural Wonders. Husband-and-wife Professor Bernard Degnan and Associate Professor Sandie Degnan, believe they, along with research colleagues, can use the powers of attraction to decimate one of the reef's fiercest enemi ... more Sydney (AFP) April 10, 2017'Zero recovery' for corals in back-to-back Australia bleaching  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Most deep-sea animals produce their own light, research shows  Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Apr 10, 2017UBC invention uses bacteria to purify water |
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 Orlando FL (SPX) Apr 07, 2017 
As part of NASA's Flight Opportunities Program, Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G) recently worked with research groups from University of Florida, Carthage College and University of Maryland to validate technology designed to further humanity's reach into space.
A collection of flights on G-FORCE ONE, ZERO-G's specially modified Boeing 727, gave researchers the chance to run experiments an ... more Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 01, 2017Cells adapt ultra-rapidly to zero gravity  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 |
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