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  Chicago IL (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 Scientists are attempting to identify the amino acids--building blocks that make proteins and support all life on Earth--that might feasibly form the basis of extraterrestrial life. The researchers have analyzed how an assortment of 15 amino acids, some found here on Earth in living organisms and some not found in living organisms on Earth, hold up in the face of extreme conditions found on other planets and moons. Claire Mammoser, an undergraduate research assistant in the laboratory of Laura Row ... read more |
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Rocky super-earth found in habitable zone of small red starSanta Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 One of the most successful techniques presently in use for detecting expolantes is the search for transits. Similar to the way the Moon cuts off the light of the Sun during an eclipse, a transit is ... more  
Cassini completes final Titan flybyPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 25, 2017 NASA's Cassini spacecraft has had its last close brush with Saturn's hazy moon Titan and is now beginning its final set of 22 orbits around the ringed planet. The spacecraft made its 127th and ... more  
NASA's Fermi catches gamma-ray flashes from tropical stormsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 About a thousand times a day, thunderstorms fire off fleeting bursts of some of the highest-energy light naturally found on Earth. These events, called terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs), last les ... more 
NASA's Cassini, Voyager missions suggest new picture of sun's interaction with galaxyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 New data from NASA's Cassini mission, combined with measurements from the two Voyager spacecraft and NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, suggests that our sun and planets are surrounded ... more |
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Interdisciplinary studies reveal relationship between solar activity and climate changeBeijing CA (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 The solar flux is considered the fundamental energy source of earth's climate system on long time scales. In recent decades, some studies have noted that the tiny variations in solar activity could ... more 
Lack of Oxygen Not a Showstopper For LifeMoffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 The hot springs of Yellowstone National Park may be extreme environments, but they are host to a diversity of microbes that could shed light on the evolution of life on Earth and, perhaps, what lurk ... more  
Danish Martian Experts Get Their Hands on a Piece of 'Black Beauty'Copenhagen (Sputnik) Apr 24, 2017 Humans have yet to set foot on Mars, but meteorites have been, by far, the most frequent visitors from outer space on Earth. Recently, one which has been dubbed "Black Beauty" landed in the hands of ... more  
India dreams of harvesting lunar dust to power fusion rectorsNew Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 24, 2017 ISRO is working on mining lunar dust, which is rich in Helium, and transport back it to India, said Dr Sivathanu Pillai, an ISRO scientist who earlier worked as the chief of the Indo-Russian venture ... more 
Simulated Galaxies Provide Fresh Evidence of Dark MatterDurham, UK (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 Observations of the Coma cluster carried out by Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky in 1933 implied that the system's total gravitating mass was far larger than that which could be detected from starlight ... more 
Hubble's cosmic bubblesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 This entrancing image shows a few of the tenuous threads that comprise Sh2-308, a faint and wispy shell of gas located 5,200 light-years away in the constellation of Canis Major (The Great Dog). ... more |
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Swedish Institute of Space Physics goes back to the MoonStockholm, Sweden (SPX) Apr 23, 2017 On April 7, the Swedish Institute of Space Physics successfully delivered the flight model of the Advanced Small Analyzer for Neutrals (ASAN) instrument to the National Space Science Center of the C ... more 
Newly Discovered Exoplanet May be Best Candidate in Search for Signs of LifeMunich, Germany (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 An exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth may be the new holder of the title "best place to look for signs of life beyond the Solar System". Using ESO's HARPS instrument at La ... more 
Breakthrough Listen Publishes Initial ResultsNew York NY (SPX) Apr 21, 2017 Breakthrough Listen - the initiative to find signs of intelligent life in the universe - has released its 11 events ranked highest for significance as well as summary data analysis results. It is co ... more 
Detecting Life in the Driest Place on EarthPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 21, 2017 Few places are as hostile to life as Chile's Atacama Desert. It's the driest place on Earth, and only the hardiest microbes survive there. Its rocky landscape has lain undisturbed for eons, exposed ... more |
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Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have revealed extraordinary details about a recently discovered far-flung member of our solar system, the planetary body 2014 UZ224, more informally known as DeeDee.
At about three times the current distance of Pluto from the Sun, DeeDee is the second most distant known trans-Neptunian object (TNO) with a confirmed ... more Laurel MD (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Nap Time for New Horizons  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Hubble spots auroras on Uranus  Leicester, UK (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Cold' Great Spot discovered on Jupiter |
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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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Few places are as hostile to life as Chile's Atacama Desert. It's the driest place on Earth, and only the hardiest microbes survive there. Its rocky landscape has lain undisturbed for eons, exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation from the sun.
If you can find life here, you might be able to find it in an even harsher environment - like the surface of Mars. That's why a team of resear ... moreMunich, Germany (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Newly Discovered Exoplanet May be Best Candidate in Search for Signs of Life New York NY (SPX) Apr 21, 2017Breakthrough Listen Publishes Initial Results Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (SPX) Apr 25, 2017Rocky super-earth found in habitable zone of small red star |
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Humans have yet to set foot on Mars, but meteorites have been, by far, the most frequent visitors from outer space on Earth. Recently, one which has been dubbed "Black Beauty" landed in the hands of Danish researchers.
The Natural History Museum (NHM) in Copenhagen has obtained a piece of Mars: it has procured a piece of a famous Martian meteorite, known as "Black Beauty." The NHM acquired ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 24, 2017New Look at 2004's Martian Hole-in-One Site  Providence RI (SPX) Apr 21, 2017Researchers Produce Detailed Map of Potential Mars Rover Landing Site  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 20, 2017Mars Rover Opportunity Leaves 'Tribulation' |
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 Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Apr 23, 2017 
On April 7, the Swedish Institute of Space Physics successfully delivered the flight model of the Advanced Small Analyzer for Neutrals (ASAN) instrument to the National Space Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China.
The ASAN instrument will be launched at the end of 2018 onboard the Chinese Chang'e 4 mission to the Moon. Chang'e 4 consists of an orbiter, lander ... moreNew Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 24, 2017India dreams of harvesting lunar dust to power fusion rectors  Houston TX (SPX) Apr 13, 2017NASA Scientists Find Dynamo at Lunar Core May Have Formed Magnetic Field  Providence RI (SPX) Mar 30, 2017How a young-looking lunar volcano hides its true age |
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Observations of the Coma cluster carried out by Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky in 1933 implied that the system's total gravitating mass was far larger than that which could be detected from starlight or emission from intra-cluster gas. He proposed "dunkle Materie," or dark matter, as a binding agent for the cluster.
As years passed, new and more refined observations of clusters and of indiv ... more Paris (ESA) Apr 21, 2017Gaia's Snapshot Of Another Galaxy Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Hubble's cosmic bubbles  Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 21, 2017A New Angle on Two Spiral Galaxies for Hubble's 27th Birthday |
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Thanks to social media and the power of citizen scientists chasing the northern lights, a new feature was discovered recently. Nobody knew what this strange ribbon of purple light was, so ... it was called Steve. ESA's Swarm magnetic field mission has now also met Steve and is helping to understand the nature of this new-found feature. Speaking at the recent Swarm science meeting in Canada, Eric ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 18, 2017'Detergent' Molecules May Drive Recent Methane Changes  Bristol, UK (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Banned industrial solvent sheds new light on methane mystery  Aurora CO (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Raytheon speeds delivery and secures satellite weather data |
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 Paris (AFP) April 19, 2017  A peanut-shaped asteroid 1.3 kilometres (3,280 feet) across streaked past Earth on Wednesday, giving astronomers a rare chance to check out a big space rock up close.
But not too close.
Dubbed 2014-JO25, the asteroid came nearest at 12:20 GMT and is now hurtling away from the centre of our solar system, said Ian Carnelli, an astronomer from the European Space Agency (ESA).
"It does ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 20, 2017Landslides on Ceres Reflect Ice Content  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2017New study ranks hazardous asteroid effects from least to most destructive  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 20, 2017NASA images Asteroid 2014 JO25 using radar prior to flyby |
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 Beijing CA (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 
The solar flux is considered the fundamental energy source of earth's climate system on long time scales. In recent decades, some studies have noted that the tiny variations in solar activity could be amplified by the nonlinear process in climate system.
Therefore, the astronomy factors, such as solar activity, present intriguing and cutting-edge questions to better understand climate chan ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 20, 2017NASA and Partners Survey Space Weather Science  Honolulu HI (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Hawaii-built Infrared Instrument for World's Largest Solar Telescope Catches its First Rays  Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Charting the skies of history |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 23, 2017 
As astronauts continue to break records for time spent in space and manned Mars exploration is under discussion, scientists in China have begun a groundbreaking study to determine if humans can reproduce in space.
Scientists will for the first time conduct an experiment to induce the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into germ cells on China's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1 ... more Beijing (AFP) April 22, 2017China's first cargo spacecraft docks with space lab Wenchang, China (Sputnik) Apr 21, 2017Tianzhou-1 space truck soars into orbit  Wenchang, China (AFP) April 20, 2017China launches first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 |
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Durham, UK (SPX) Apr 24, 2017
Observations of the Coma cluster carried out by Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky in 1933 implied that the system's total gravitating mass was far larger than that which could be detected from starlight or emission from intra-cluster gas. He proposed "dunkle Materie," or dark matter, as a binding agent for the cluster.
As years passed, new and more refined observations of clusters and of indiv ... moreParis (ESA) Apr 21, 2017Gaia's Snapshot Of Another Galaxy Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Hubble's cosmic bubbles Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 21, 2017A New Angle on Two Spiral Galaxies for Hubble's 27th Birthday |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017 
New analysis of the remains of Flores man - the most complete Homo floresiensis specimen - suggests the Indonesian "hobbits" evolved from an African relative, not from Homo erectus.
Homo erectus is the only other hominid species found on the islands of Indonesia, but the latest research suggests H. floresiensis and H. erectus belong to separate lineages.
"The analyses show that ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Neuroscientists measure 'higher' state of consciousness  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Putting social science modeling through its paces  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Science says: Let a stranger pick your profile picture |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has published a collection of 27 essays as commentaries in its scientific journals highlighting the important role Earth and space science research plays in society.
The essays, covering a broad swath of scientific disciplines and written by notable scientists in their fields, discuss the critical role of research, the growing importance of data and the ... more Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 25, 2017Lunar, Martian Greenhouses Designed to Mimic Those on Earth  Washington (AFP) April 24, 2017'Better you than me,' Trump tells record-breaking astronaut  Washington DC (AFNS) Apr 24, 2017Astronaut Airman launched to International Space Station |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 
Cretaceous climate warming led to a significant methane release from the seafloor, indicating potential for similar destabilization of gas hydrates under modern global warming. A field campaign on the remote Ellef Ringnes Island, Canadian High Arctic, discovered an astounding number of methane seep mounds in Cretaceous age sediments.
Seep mounds are carbonate deposits, often hosting unique ... more Sydney (AFP) April 25, 2017More Antarctic protections urged on World Penguin Day  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Arctic river ice deposits rapidly disappearing  Kautokeino, Norway (AFP) April 21, 2017Reindeer at risk from Arctic hot spell |
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 Kiev (AFP) April 20, 2017 
The main government-held city in Ukraine's separatist east has been forced to shut off its hot water until at least mid-October because it does not have enough money to pay off utility debts.
The industrial port of Mariupol is home to 460,000 people and has been the repeated target of pro-Moscow insurgents based in the rebels' de facto capital Donetsk.
Mariupol, on the Sea of Azov, is th ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Fewer sharks equals fatter fish, research shows  Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Sea scorpions: The original sea monster  Paris (AFP) April 20, 2017Degraded coral imperils coastal people: study |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 21, 2017 
An international team of astronomers has, for the first time, seen a cosmic magnification of the light from a class of supernova called Type Ia. Type Ia supernovas - often referred to as "standard candles" because of their well-known intrinsic brightness - are frequently used by astronomers to accurately measure the expansion rate of our universe, as well as the amount of dark energy, which is t ... more Orlando FL (SPX) Apr 07, 2017ZERO-G Research aims to advance deep-space mission technology  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 |
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