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  Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2017 The most barren regions known are the far-flung corners of intergalactic space. In these vast expanses between the galaxies there is just one solitary atom per cubic meter - a diffuse haze of hydrogen gas left over from the Big Bang. On the largest scales, this material is arranged in a vast network of filamentary structures known as the "cosmic web," its tangled strands spanning billions of light years and accounting for the majority of atoms in the universe. Now, a team of astronomers, including ... read more |
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'Iceball' Planet Discovered Through MicrolensingPasadena CA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 Scientists have discovered a new planet with the mass of Earth, orbiting its star at the same distance that we orbit our sun. The planet is likely far too cold to be habitable for life as we know it ... more 
'On Verge of Most Profound Discovery Ever,' NASA Tells US CongressWashington DC (Sputnik) Apr 28, 2017 The search for alien life is on the verge of a "profound discovery," as recent missions reveal that microbial life could exist in our Solar System and elsewhere, NASA astrophysicist Thomas Zurbachen ... more  
First global simulation yields new insights into ring systemTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 28, 2017 A team of researchers in Japan modeled the two rings around Chariklo, the smallest body in the Solar System known to have rings. This is the first time an entire ring system has been simulated using ... more 
What can we learn from dinosaur proteinsChicago IL (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 DNA might get all the attention, but proteins do the work. The recent confirmation that it is possible to extract proteins--which are encoded by DNA and perform all of the functions that keep living ... more |
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Study offers new theoretical approach to describing non-equilibrium phase transitionsLemont IL (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 Imaginary numbers are a solution to a very real problem in a study published this week in Scientific Reports. Two physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory offered a ... more 
UCI physicists design 2-D materials that conduct electricity at almost the speed of lightIrvine CA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 Physicists at the University of California, Irvine and elsewhere have fabricated new two-dimensional quantum materials with breakthrough electrical and magnetic attributes that could make them build ... more 
First-ever direct observation of chiral currents in quantum Hall atomic simulationChicago IL (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 Using an atomic quantum simulator, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have achieved the first-ever direct observation of chiral currents in the model topological insulator, ... more  
Russia, US Ready to Give You a Lift to Moon Orbit, ISSMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2017 Russian aerospace company RSC Energia and its US partners have worked out several options of sending tourists into the Moon's orbit and to the International Space Station (ISS), Energia's General Di ... more  
Sun's Eruptions Might All Have Same TriggerDurham, UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 Large and small scale solar eruptions might all be triggered by a single process, according to new research that leads to better understanding of the Sun's activity. Researchers at Durham University ... more  
Cassini makes first dive through Saturn's ringsWashington (UPI) Apr 26, 2017 Cassini is diving for rings - or, at least, through rings. ... more |
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Dawn Observing Ceres; 3rd Reaction Wheel MalfunctionsPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2017 NASA's Dawn spacecraft is preparing to observe Ceres on April 29 from an "opposition" position, directly between the dwarf planet's mysterious Occator Crater and the sun. This unique geometry may yi ... more 
New survey hints at exotic origin for the Cold SpotLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 A supervoid is unlikely to explain a 'Cold Spot' in the cosmic microwave background, according to the results of a new survey, leaving room for exotic explanations like a collision between universes ... more  
Man-Made Space Junk Puts Astronauts, Operational Spacecraft in Serious DangerMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 The European Space Agency (ESA) has warned that man-made junk in space is getting out of hand. Radio Sputnik discussed the space debris problem with former head of the Space Debris Office of the Eur ... more 
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 |
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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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 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 |
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Scientists have discovered a new planet with the mass of Earth, orbiting its star at the same distance that we orbit our sun. The planet is likely far too cold to be habitable for life as we know it, however, because its star is so faint. But the discovery adds to scientists' understanding of the types of planetary systems that exist beyond our own.
"This 'iceball' planet is the lowest-mas ... moreChicago IL (SPX) Apr 26, 2017What can we learn from dinosaur proteins Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 28, 2017'On Verge of Most Profound Discovery Ever,' NASA Tells US Congress Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (SPX) Apr 25, 2017Rocky super-earth found in habitable zone of small red star |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2017 
Gullies eroded into the steep inner slope of an impact crater at this location appear perfectly pristine in this image captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). Although at first glance it may appear that there are craters superimposed on the gully fans, inspection of HiRISE stereo coverage shows that the craters lie only on the pre-gully terrain.
Distinctive colors in the gull ... more Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017SwRI-led team discovers lull in Mars' giant impact history  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2017Opportunity Nears 'Perseverance Valley'  San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2017Engineers investigate simple, no-bake recipe to make bricks on Mars |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2017 
Russian aerospace company RSC Energia and its US partners have worked out several options of sending tourists into the Moon's orbit and to the International Space Station (ISS), Energia's General Director Vladimir Solntsev told Sputnik.
In August, Solntsev said Energia was preparing a Moon expedition on board an upgraded Soyuz spacecraft, with eight space tourists interested in a trip. Ren ... more Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Apr 23, 2017Swedish Institute of Space Physics goes back to the Moon  New 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 |
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It's springtime and the deployed primary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope looks like a spring flower in full bloom. In this photo, NASA technicians lifted the telescope using a crane and moved it inside a clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Once launched into space, the Webb telescope's 18-segmented gold mirror is specially designed to captur ... moreTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 28, 2017First global simulation yields new insights into ring system Irvine CA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017UCI physicists design 2-D materials that conduct electricity at almost the speed of light  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 28, 2017NASA taking a fresh look at next generation space telescope plans |
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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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NASA's Dawn spacecraft is preparing to observe Ceres on April 29 from an "opposition" position, directly between the dwarf planet's mysterious Occator Crater and the sun. This unique geometry may yield new insights about the bright material in the center of the crater.
While preparing for this observation, one of Dawn's two remaining reaction wheels stopped functioning on April 23. By elec ... more Paris (AFP) April 19, 2017Close call: When asteroids whisk past Earth  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 |
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 Durham, UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017  Large and small scale solar eruptions might all be triggered by a single process, according to new research that leads to better understanding of the Sun's activity. Researchers at Durham University, UK, and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, USA, used 3D computer simulations to show a theoretical link between large- and small-scale eruptions that were previously thought to be driven by differe ... more Beijing CA (SPX) Apr 25, 2017Interdisciplinary studies reveal relationship between solar activity and climate change  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 |
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 Xi'an (XNA) Apr 26, 2017 
A coalition was established Sunday in northwest China's Shaanxi Province to promote innovation and cooperation on space exploration under the the Belt and Road Initiative.
The coalition, set up in the provincial capital of Xi'an, encompasses 48 universities, research institutes and academic organizations at home and abroad. It was initiated by the Chinese Society of Astronautics and Xi'an- ... more Beijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2017Commentary: Innovation drives China's space exploration  Macao (XNA) Apr 26, 2017Macao marks 2nd China Space Day with astronaut sharing space experience  Tianjin (XNA) Apr 26, 2017China's Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket leaves for launch site |
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2017
It's springtime and the deployed primary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope looks like a spring flower in full bloom. In this photo, NASA technicians lifted the telescope using a crane and moved it inside a clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Once launched into space, the Webb telescope's 18-segmented gold mirror is specially designed to captur ... moreTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 28, 2017First global simulation yields new insights into ring system Irvine CA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017UCI physicists design 2-D materials that conduct electricity at almost the speed of light Washington DC (SPX) Apr 28, 2017NASA taking a fresh look at next generation space telescope plans |
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 Washington (AFP) April 28, 2017 
International scientists have uncovered prehistoric human DNA from caves without bones, an advance that could shed new light on human history and evolution.
The study published in the journal Science is based on 85 samples from sediments dating to the Pleistocene, a period that extended from 550,000 years ago until 14,000 year before the modern era.
The samples came from eight caves in B ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017New paper claims humans were in California 130,000 years ago  Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017Indonesian hobbit evolved from African ancestor  Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Neuroscientists measure 'higher' state of consciousness |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 
While astronauts have successfully grown plants and vegetables aboard the International Space Station, NASA scientists at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are collaborating with a university team to develop long-term methods that could help sustain pioneers working in deep space.
Agency researchers believe while there are many challenges for human exploration beyond Earth, they are conv ... more Miami (AFP) April 26, 2017NASA spacesuits over budget, tight on timeline: audit  Washington DC (AFNS) Apr 24, 2017Astronaut Airman launched to International Space Station  Washington (AFP) April 24, 2017'Better you than me,' Trump tells record-breaking astronaut |
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 Stirling, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
The rapid decline of ancient ice sheets could help scientists predict the impact of modern-day climate and sea-level change, according to research by the universities of Stirling in Scotland and Tromso in Norway. Ice sheets are massive land-based reservoirs of frozen water. For the first time, scientists have reconstructed in detail the evolution of the last ice sheet that covered Iceland around ... more London, UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Warm winds: New insight into what weakens Antarctic ice shelves  London, UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017New atlas provides highest-resolution imagery of the Polar Regions seafloor  Fairbanks AK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Researchers solve the century-old mystery of Blood Falls |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 27, 2017 
Coral-munching crown-of-thorns starfish can be safely killed by common household vinegar, scientists revealed Thursday in a discovery that offers hope for Australia's struggling Great Barrier Reef.
The predatory starfish is naturally-occurring but has proliferated due to pollution and run-off at the World Heritage-listed ecosystem, which is also reeling from two consecutive years of mass cor ... more Vienna (AFP) April 25, 2017Humans threaten 'fossil' groundwater: study  Mexico City (AFP) April 26, 2017In Mexico City, water a rare commodity  Bloomington IN (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Research sheds new light on forces that threaten sensitive coastlines |
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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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