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  Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2017 Research into the origin of life on Earth is notoriously difficult. The field has produced many new insights into how specific chemical building blocks form and the way an organism's basic architecture is constructed. But putting together some of the pieces of the puzzle has not led to any breakthrough moment when the process could be described as understood. As a sign of how far away that moment is likely to be, there isn't even any real consensus view on how to define life. Despite this so ... read more |
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When light practically stands stillLund, Sweden (SPX) May 01, 2017 Forget high-speed cameras capturing 100 000 images per second. A research group at Lund University in Sweden has developed a camera that can film at a rate equivalent to five trillion images per sec ... more  
Detector delivery marks another Euclid milestoneParis (ESA) Apr 27, 2017 ESA's Euclid mission has passed another important milestone with the delivery of the first three state-of-the art detectors for the Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer instrument. Euclid ... more  
NASA Spacecraft Dives Between Saturn and Its RingsPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 28, 2017 NASA's Cassini spacecraft is back in contact with Earth after its successful first-ever dive through the narrow gap between the planet Saturn and its rings on April 26, 2017. The spacecraft is in th ... more 
Saturn spacecraft toting CU Boulder instrument starts swan songBoulder CO (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 Toting a $12 million instrument built by the University of Colorado Boulder, NASA's Cassini spacecraft made the first of 22 dives between the rings of Saturn and the gaseous planet today, the beginn ... more |
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ISS investigation aims to identify unknown microbes in spaceHouston TX (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 Building on the ability to sequence DNA in space and previous investigations, Genes in Space-3 is a collaboration to prepare, sequence and identify unknown organisms, entirely from space. When NASA ... more 
Astrophysicists studied the 'rejuvenating' pulsar in a neighboring galaxyMoscow, Russia (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 The Lomonosov Moscow State University scientists published the results of a study of the unique ultra-slow pulsar XB091D. This neutron star is believed to have captured a companion only a million ye ... more 
Ageless' Silicon throughout Milky Way May Indicate a Well-Mixed GalaxyGreen Bank WV (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 As galaxies age, some of their basic chemical elements can also show signs of aging. This aging process can be seen as certain atoms "put on a little weight," meaning they change into heavier isotop ... 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 
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 |
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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  
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 
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 |
  Charlottesville VA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 
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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 Houston TX (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
Building on the ability to sequence DNA in space and previous investigations, Genes in Space-3 is a collaboration to prepare, sequence and identify unknown organisms, entirely from space. When NASA astronaut Kate Rubins sequenced DNA aboard the International Space Station in 2016, it was a game changer. That first-ever sequencing of DNA in space was part of the Biomolecule Sequencer investigatio ... more Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2017Research Center A Hub For Origins of Life Studies Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017'Iceball' Planet Discovered Through Microlensing Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 28, 2017'On Verge of Most Profound Discovery Ever,' NASA Tells US Congress |
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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 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  Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017SwRI-led team discovers lull in Mars' giant impact history |
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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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 Lund, Sweden (SPX) May 01, 2017 
Forget high-speed cameras capturing 100 000 images per second. A research group at Lund University in Sweden has developed a camera that can film at a rate equivalent to five trillion images per second, or events as short as 0.2 trillionths of a second. This is faster than has previously been possible.
The new super-fast film camera will therefore be able to capture incredibly rapid proces ... moreGreen Bank WV (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Ageless' Silicon throughout Milky Way May Indicate a Well-Mixed Galaxy  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2017James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Seen in Full Bloom Moscow, Russia (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Astrophysicists studied the 'rejuvenating' pulsar in a neighboring galaxy |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
On the rust-colored north flank of one of Earth's largest volcanoes, a backpack-sized instrument monitors our atmosphere and, at the same time, helps set the stage for possible human exploration of other worlds.
Designed and built at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the instrument tracks levels of methane and carbon dioxide, two gases crucial for studying the chem ... more Missoula MT (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Heavy precipitation speeds carbon exchange in tropics  Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017Beautiful Bering Strait image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite  Paris (ESA) Apr 24, 2017When Swarm met Steve |
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 Pasadena 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 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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 Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017 
China plans to conduct several manned space flights from 2019 to 2022, during which a 60-tonne space station will be assembled and built, said Wang Zhaoyao, director of China's manned space program office, Friday.
"Tianzhou-1, China's first cargo spacecraft, was the last flight mission of the country's manned space program before the construction of a permanent space station," Wang said at ... more Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2017China's cargo spacecraft completes in-orbit refueling  Xi'an (XNA) Apr 26, 2017China courts international coalition set up to promote space cooperation  Beijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2017Commentary: Innovation drives China's space exploration |
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Lund, Sweden (SPX) May 01, 2017
Forget high-speed cameras capturing 100 000 images per second. A research group at Lund University in Sweden has developed a camera that can film at a rate equivalent to five trillion images per second, or events as short as 0.2 trillionths of a second. This is faster than has previously been possible.
The new super-fast film camera will therefore be able to capture incredibly rapid proces ... moreGreen Bank WV (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Ageless' Silicon throughout Milky Way May Indicate a Well-Mixed Galaxy Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2017James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Seen in Full Bloom Moscow, Russia (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Astrophysicists studied the 'rejuvenating' pulsar in a neighboring galaxy |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2017 
A new study examining the muscular system of bonobos provides firsthand evidence that the rare great ape species may be more closely linked, anatomically, to human ancestors than common chimpanzees. Previous research suggested this theory at the molecular level, but this is the first study to compare in detail the anatomy of the three species.
"Bonobo muscles have changed least, which mean ... more Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 01, 2017New technique makes it possible to extract the DNA from hominids preserved in sediments  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017TNT Researchers Set Out to Advance Pace and Effectiveness of Cognitive Skills Training  Washington (AFP) April 28, 2017Prehistoric human DNA is found in caves without bones |
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 Daytona Beach, FL (SPX) May 01, 2017 
12 new Scientist-Astronaut Candidates have graduated at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, as part of PoSSUM Class 1701 through Project PoSSUM, a non-profit research program devoted to the study of Earth's upper atmosphere.
PoSSUM, an acronym for Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere, uses research aircraft, high-altitude balloons, and commercial sub ... more Vancouver (AFP) April 30, 2017Elon Musk teases future plans at TED  Miami (AFP) April 26, 2017NASA spacesuits over budget, tight on timeline: audit  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2017AGU journal commentaries highlight importance of Earth and space science research |
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 London, UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
New research describes for the first time the role that warm, dry winds play in influencing the behaviour of Antarctic ice shelves. Presenting this week at a European conference scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) explain how spring and summer winds, known as fohn winds, are prevalent on the Larsen C Ice Shelf, West Antarctica and creating melt pools. The Larsen C Ice Shelf is of part ... more 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  Stirling, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Climate change clues revealed by ice sheet collapse |
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 Houston TX (SPX) May 01, 2017 
By precisely controlling the quantum behavior of an ultracold atomic gas, Rice University physicists have created a model system for studying the wave phenomenon that may bring about rogue waves in Earth's oceans.
The research appears this week in Science. The researchers said their experimental system could provide clues about the underlying physics of rogue waves - 100-foot walls of wate ... more Sydney (AFP) April 27, 2017Vinegar offers hope in Barrier Reef starfish battle  Tallahassee FL (SPX) May 01, 2017Rising carbon dioxide levels, ocean acidity may change crucial marine process  Vienna (AFP) April 25, 2017Humans threaten 'fossil' groundwater: 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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