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  Sydney (AFP) May 31, 2017 The growing amount of fast-moving space debris orbiting the Earth could lead to catastrophic collisions with satellites, hurting economies, researchers warned Wednesday ahead of a summit to coordinate efforts to remove the junk. There are an estimated 170 million pieces of so-called "space junk" - left behind after missions that can be as big as spent rocket stages or as small as paint flakes - in orbit alongside some US$700 billion of space infrastructure. But only 22,000 are tracked, and wit ... read more |
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A real scorcher: NASA probe to fly into sun's atmosphereMiami (AFP) May 31, 2017 A new NASA mission aims to brush by the sun, coming closer than any spacecraft in history to its scorching heat and radiation in order to reveal how stars are made, the US space agency said Wednesday. ... more 
NASA renames Solar mission to honor Eugene ParkerWashington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 NASA has renamed the Solar Probe Plus spacecraft - humanity's first mission to a star, which will launch in 2018 - as the Parker Solar Probe in honor of astrophysicist Eugene Parker. The announcemen ... more 
NASA's SDO sees partial eclipse in spaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2017 On May 25, 2017, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, saw a partial solar eclipse in space when it caught the moon passing in front of the sun. The lunar transit lasted almost an hour, between ... more  
Giant Ringed Planet Likely Cause of Mysterious EclipsesCoventry UK (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 A giant gas planet [or brown dwarf] - up to fifty times the mass of Jupiter, encircled by a ring of dust - is likely hurtling around a star more than a thousand light-years away from Earth, accordin ... more |
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Scientists detect light-matter interaction in single layer of atomsOrlando FL (SPX) May 31, 2017 University of Central Florida researchers have developed a new and better way of detecting interactions between light and matter at the atomic level, a discovery that could lead to advances in the e ... more  
Cassini Finds Saturn Moon May Have Tipped OverPasadena CA (JPL) May 31, 2017 Saturn's icy, ocean-bearing moon Enceladus may have tipped over in the distant past, according to recent research from NASA's Cassini mission. Researchers with the mission found evidence that the mo ... more  
Heavy particles get caught up in the flowUpton NY (SPX) May 31, 2017 By teasing out signatures of particles that decay just tenths of a millimeter from the center of a trillion-degree fireball that mimics the early universe, nuclear physicists smashing atoms at the R ... more 
Viable Spores, DNA Fragments Discovery at ISS Justifies Biosphere's ExpansionMoscow (Sputnik) May 30, 2017 The discovery of viable spores and DNA fragments of Earth-based microorganisms resistant to unfavorable conditions 250 miles above the Earth's surface substantiates the proposal to expand the bounda ... more 
Collapsing Star Gives Birth to a Black HoleBaltimore MD (SPX) May 28, 2017 For the first time in history, astronomers have watched as a massive, dying star was likely reborn as a black hole. It took the combined power of the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) and NASA's Hubbl ... more 
The race to trace TRAPPIST-1hBern, Switzerland (SPX) May 29, 2017 After 60 hours of non-stop work, researchers at the University of Bern being part of an international team reached their hoped-for goal: They were the first to measure the orbital period for the out ... more |
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 Russia thinks microorganisms may be living outside the space station 
New NASA Mission to Study Mysterious Neutron Stars, Aid in Deep Space NavigationGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 29, 2017 A new NASA mission is headed for the International Space Station next month to observe one of the strangest observable objects in the universe. Launching June 1, the Neutron Star Interior Comp ... more 
A network of crystals for long-distance quantum communicationGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) May 31, 2017 Quantum physic can guarantee that a message has not be intercepted before reaching its destination. Thanks to the laws of quantum physic, a particle of light - a photon - can be in two distinct stat ... more 
Quantum states reveal themselves with measurable 'fingerprint'Singapore (SPX) May 31, 2017 Researchers working in Singapore and the United States have discovered that all entangled states of two particles have a classical 'fingerprint'. This breakthrough could help engineers guard against ... more 
Large Hadron Collider data to be translated for the pianoWashington (UPI) May 30, 2017 A team of particle physicists are trying their hands at musical composition. ... more |
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  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017 
arly science results from NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world, with Earth-sized polar cyclones, plunging storm systems that travel deep into the heart of the gas giant, and a mammoth, lumpy magnetic field that may indicate it was generated closer to the planet's surface than previously thought.
"We are excite ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 26, 2017First results from Juno show cyclones and massive magnetism  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 26, 2017Jupiters complex transient auroras  Miami (AFP) May 25, 2017NASA's Juno probe forces 'rethink' on Jupiter |
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The discovery of viable spores and DNA fragments of Earth-based microorganisms resistant to unfavorable conditions 250 miles above the Earth's surface substantiates the proposal to expand the boundaries of its biosphere, Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos said Monday.
Roscosmos cosmonauts had collected 19 samples of cosmic dust from the surface of the International Space Station (I ... more Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017Russia thinks microorganisms may be living outside the space station Bern, Switzerland (SPX) May 29, 2017The race to trace TRAPPIST-1h Coventry UK (SPX) Jun 01, 2017Giant Ringed Planet Likely Cause of Mysterious Eclipses |
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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) May 31, 2017 
Lighter-toned bedrock that surrounds fractures and comprises high concentrations of silica--called "halos"--has been found in Gale crater on Mars, indicating that the planet had liquid water much longer than previously believed. The new finding is reported in a paper published this week in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union.
"The concentration of sili ... more Hampton VA (SPX) May 28, 2017Student-Made Mars Rover Concepts Lift Off  Rockford IL (VOA) May 29, 2017Illinois Company Among Hundreds Supporting NASA Mission to Mars  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017Preparations Continue Before Driving into 'Perseverance Valley' |
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Tenacity and drive are hallmarks of Cornell University's Cislunar Explorers Team. But there is another key factor in building and testing their spacecraft: Just add water.
"The core concept behind our work is using water as rocket fuel," said project manager Kyle Patrick Doyle. "It's something that we've been looking at for a long time, and it's exciting to have a chance to test our techno ... more Paris (ESA) May 12, 2017Winning plans for CubeSats to the Moon  Paris (ESA) May 04, 2017Printing bricks from moondust using the Sun's heat  Tempe AZ (SPX) May 02, 2017NASA selects ASU's ShadowCam for moon mission |
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A new NASA mission is headed for the International Space Station next month to observe one of the strangest observable objects in the universe.
Launching June 1, the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) will be installed aboard the space station as the first mission dedicated to studying neutron stars, a type of collapsed star that is so dense scientists are unsure how matter ... moreOrlando FL (SPX) May 31, 2017Scientists detect light-matter interaction in single layer of atoms  Beijing (XNA) May 30, 2017China's space telescope to survey Milky Way  Beijing (XNA) May 30, 2017China's space telescope to observe "big eaters" in universe |
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 Cambridge, Canada (SPX) May 31, 2017 
exactEarth Ltd ("exactEarth" or the "Company") (TSX: XCT), a leading provider of Satellite AIS data services announces the launch of exactView RT powered by Harris ("exactView RT") - the world's first global, persistent real-time Satellite AIS service.
This revolutionary capability is expected to enable a wide variety of new service capabilities for the global maritime community and to con ... more Paris (AFP) May 30, 2017Earth is a jewel, says astronaut after six months away  Luxembourg (SPX) May 30, 2017SES-14 integrates NASA ultraviolet space spectrograph  Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017NASA's CYGNSS Satellite Constellation Begins Public Data Release |
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Almost two billion years ago, a 10-kilometre-wide chunk of space slammed down into rock near what is now the city of Sudbury. Now, scientists from Western University and the University of Portsmouth are marrying details of that meteorite impact with technology that measures surrounding crystal fragments as a way to date other ancient meteorite strikes.
The pioneering technique is helping a ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) May 25, 2017NASA Moves Up Launch of Psyche Mission to a Metal Asteroid  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 17, 2017Movie Shows Ceres at Opposition from Sun  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 16, 2017Twisting an Asteroid |
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 Miami (AFP) May 31, 2017 
A new NASA mission aims to brush by the sun, coming closer than any spacecraft in history to its scorching heat and radiation in order to reveal how stars are made, the US space agency said Wednesday.
After liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in July 2018, the Parker Solar Probe will become the first to fly directly into the sun's atmosphere, known as the corona.
The plan for th ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2017NASA's SDO sees partial eclipse in space Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2017NASA renames Solar mission to honor Eugene Parker  Huntsville AL (SPX) May 24, 2017CLASP Sounding Rocket Mission Opens New Research Window in Solar Physics |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) May 24, 2017 
A woman in the US state of California was arrested Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to smuggle space communications technology to China, the US Department of Justice said in a press release.
"A Pomona woman was arrested this morning on federal charges that accuse her of conspiring to procure and illegally export sensitive space communications technology to her native China," the release st ... more Beijing (XNA) May 12, 2017A cabin on the moon? China hones the lunar lifestyle  Beijing (AFP) May 11, 2017China tests 'Lunar Palace' as it eyes moon mission  Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017China to conduct several manned space flights around 2020 |
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 29, 2017
A new NASA mission is headed for the International Space Station next month to observe one of the strangest observable objects in the universe.
Launching June 1, the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) will be installed aboard the space station as the first mission dedicated to studying neutron stars, a type of collapsed star that is so dense scientists are unsure how matter ... moreOrlando FL (SPX) May 31, 2017Scientists detect light-matter interaction in single layer of atoms Beijing (XNA) May 30, 2017China's space telescope to survey Milky Way Beijing (XNA) May 30, 2017China's space telescope to observe "big eaters" in universe |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 26, 2017 
Stanford University researchers funded by DARPA's Neuro Function, Activity, Structure, and Technology (Neuro-FAST) program have developed new optical imaging and analysis techniques that allowed them to decode the neural activity of awake mice engaged in an adaptive, decision-making task.
The findings of the Stanford team, made in collaboration with researchers at the California Institute ... more New Haven CT (SPX) May 31, 2017Fossil skeleton confirms earliest primates were tree dwellers  New Brunswick NJ (SPX) May 31, 2017Springs were critical water sources for early humans in East Africa, Rutgers study finds  Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 26, 2017New hypothesis about the origin of humankind suggests oldest hominin lived in Europe |
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 Houston TX (SPX) May 29, 2017 
Halfway into its planned two-year demonstration attached to the International Space Station, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, is showing that soft materials can perform as well as rigid materials for habitation volumes in space. The BEAM was launched and attached to station through a partnership between NASA's Advanced Exploration Systems Division (AES) and Bigelow Aerospace, hea ... more Washington (UPI) May 29, 2017NASA honors Kennedy's space vision on 100th birthday  Boston MA (SPX) May 29, 2017Conch shells may inspire better helmets, body armor  Boston MA (SPX) May 29, 2017MIT researchers engineer shape-shifting food |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017 
A new NASA study finds that during Greenland's hottest summers on record, 2010 and 2012, the ice in Rink Glacier on the island's west coast didn't just melt faster than usual, it slid through the glacier's interior in a gigantic wave, like a warmed freezer pop sliding out of its plastic casing. The wave persisted for four months, with ice from upstream continuing to move down to replace the miss ... more Kyoto, Japan (SPX) May 31, 2017Previously, on Arctic warming  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 01, 2017New Light on the Future of a Key Antarctic Glacier  Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017Methane seeping from Arctic seabed may have an upside |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2017 
El Nino is a recurring climate pattern characterized by warmer than usual ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific. Two back-to-back 3-D visualizations track the changes in ocean temperatures and currents, respectively, throughout the life cycle of the 2015-2016 El Nino event, chronicling its inception in early 2015 to its dissipation by April 2016. Blue regions represent colder and red regi ... more Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017Sea level as a metronome of Earth's history  Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017Report: China plans underwater monitoring system  Madison WI (SPX) Jun 01, 2017Bacteria may supercharge the future of wastewater treatment |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 22, 2017 
Monash researchers have identified a new concept - 'orphan memory' - which changes the current thinking around gravitational waves.
The research, by the Monash Centre for Astrophysics, was published recently in Physical Review Letters.
Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts that cataclysmic cosmic explosions stretch the fabric of spacetime.
The stretching of spacetime ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 11, 2017Proving Einstein right using highly sensitive Earth rotation sensors  Huntsville AL (SPX) May 03, 2017Scientists Find Giant Wave Rolling Through the Perseus Galaxy Cluster  Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 21, 2017Rare Brightening of Supernova's Light Found by Caltech's Palomar Observatory |
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