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  The Hague (AFP) June 26, 2017 Dutch scientists on Monday celebrated the rare discovery of meteorite in The Netherlands, which at 4.5-billion years old may hold clues to the birth of our solar system. "Meteorites are very special because we do not have rocks of this age on earth," said geologist Leo Kriegsman from the Naturalis biodiversity centre in Leiden in a YouTube video marking the occasion. The fist-sized meteorite, weighing about 500 grammes (one pound), crashed through the roof of a shed in the small town of Broek in ... read more |
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Study suggests solar eruptions hit planet Earth like a sneezeWashington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 New analysis of plasma clouds ejected by the sun suggest solar eruptions behave like a sneeze. ... more  
Hubble captures massive dead disk galaxy that challenges theories of galaxy evolutionGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 By combining the power of a "natural lens" in space with the capability of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers made a surprising discovery - the first example of a compact yet massive, fast-s ... more 
Dark Matter Day is approachingWashington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 A global hunt for the universe's missing matter is underway, and this autumn everyone is invited to join in. On and around October 31, 2017, events around the world will celebrate the hunt for ... more 
Eclipse Expectations Excite Escapades for EnlightenmentLos Angeles, CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 First reported by Spacedaily.com on December 20, 2016, the great American eclipse has been a daily occupation for my mind and wallet. Hours and hours have been spent with this NASA Total Solar Eclip ... more |
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Rare US total solar eclipse excites Americans coast-to-coastWashington (AFP) June 22, 2017 For the first time in almost a century the United States is preparing for a coast-to-coast solar eclipse, a rare celestial event millions of Americans, with caution, will be able to observe. ... more 
NASA Prepares for Aug. 21 Total Solar Eclipse with Live Coverage, Safety InformationWashington DC (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will occur across the entire continental United States, and NASA is preparing to share this experience of a lifetime on Aug. 21. Viewers a ... more  
Europe okays project to seek alien lifeParis (AFP) June 21, 2017 Europe has approved the launch of a deep-space observatory to sniff out habitable planets in other star systems, along with any life forms they may host. ... more 
Finding new Earths: PLATO spacecraft to be builtGottingen, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 The planet-hunting and asteroseismology space mission PLATO has reached an important milestone: Today, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced the official adoption of the mission. After a t ... more 
NASA discovers 10 new Earth-size exoplanetsWashington (AFP) June 19, 2017 NASA revealed Monday 10 new rocky, Earth-sized planets that could potentially have liquid water and support life. ... more
Megamovie Project debuts simulator for August 21 total Solar EclipseBerkeley CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 Are you wondering what the total solar eclipse in late summer will look like from your patio? Or where to travel to get the best view of the eclipse? You can enter the ZIP code or name of your ... more |
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Quantum thermometer or optical refrigeratorWashington DC (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 In an arranged marriage of optics and mechanics, physicists have created microscopic structural beams that have a variety of powerful uses when light strikes them. Able to operate in ordinary, room- ... more 
Could a Dedicated Mission to Enceladus Detect Microbial Life ThereLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is best known for its numerous geysers ejecting plumes of water and ice. These eruptive fountains are perplexing researchers searching for signs of microbial life beyond ... more 
New branch in family tree of exoplanets discoveredPasadena CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 Since the mid-1990s, when the first planet around another sun-like star was discovered, astronomers have been amassing what is now a large collection of exoplanets - nearly 3,500 have been confirmed ... more  
New computing system takes its cues from human brainAtlanta GA (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 Some problems are so challenging to solve that even the most advanced computers need weeks, not seconds, to process them. Now a team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and Unive ... more |
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More than 30 years after Voyager 2 sped past Uranus, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers are using the spacecraft's data to learn more about the icy planet. Their new study suggests that Uranus' magnetosphere, the region defined by the planet's magnetic field and the material trapped inside it, gets flipped on and off like a light switch every day as it rotates along with the planet. It' ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2017NASA Completes Study of Future 'Ice Giant' Mission Concepts  Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 23, 2017The curious case of the warped Kuiper Belt  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 20, 2017King of the Gods: Jupiter Dated to Be Oldest Planet in the Solar System |
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NASA revealed Monday 10 new rocky, Earth-sized planets that could potentially have liquid water and support life.
The Kepler mission team released a survey of 219 potential exoplanets - planets outside of our solar system - that had been detected by the space observatory launched in 2009 to scan the Milky Way galaxy.
Ten of the new discoveries were orbiting their suns at a distance sim ... moreGottingen, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Finding new Earths: PLATO spacecraft to be built Paris (AFP) June 21, 2017Europe okays project to seek alien life Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2017Could a Dedicated Mission to Enceladus Detect Microbial Life There |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017  NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is examining rocks at the edge of Endeavour Crater for signs that they may have been either transported by a flood or eroded in place by wind.
Those scenarios are among the possible explanations rover-team scientists are considering for features seen just outside the crater rim's crest above "Perseverance Valley," which is carved into the inner slope ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2017No One Under 20 Has Experienced a Day Without NASA at Mars  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017Laser-targeting AI Yields More Mars Science  Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017Mars Orbiter spots rover ascending Mount Sharp |
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Russia's Lavochkin Research and Production Association is ready to work with China on designing lunar exploration missions, including orbital and return ones, Sergei Lemeshevsky, the Russian company's director general, told Sputnik on Thursday.
Xu Yansong, the head of the International Cooperation Department of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), said on Wednesday that China an ... more Paris (ESA) Jun 12, 2017New NELIOTA project detects flashes from lunar impacts  Washington DC (SPX) May 25, 2017Cube Quest Challenge Team Spotlight: Cislunar Explorers  Paris (ESA) May 12, 2017Winning plans for CubeSats to the Moon |
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A global hunt for the universe's missing matter is underway, and this autumn everyone is invited to join in.
On and around October 31, 2017, events around the world will celebrate the hunt for the universe's unseen "dark matter." Dark Matter Day events will engage the public in discussions about dark matter, and about the many experiments that seek to solve its mysteries.
Universitie ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Hubble captures massive dead disk galaxy that challenges theories of galaxy evolution  Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Astronomers see mysterious nitrogen area in a butterfly-shaped star formation disk  Green Bank WV (SPX) Jun 20, 2017GBT Captures Orion Blazing Bright in Radio Light |
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ESA's Proba-V minisatellite has captured the forest fire raging in central Portugal, revealing blackened scars and columns of smoke as well as pinpointing active fire hotspots.
More than a thousand firefighters are tackling the forest fire in the Pedrogao Grande region, north east of Lisbon, which has been aflame since Saturday. Some 64 people have been reported dead and more than 130 inju ... more Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Comb and Copter system maps atmospheric gases  Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 22, 2017A smokestack to the Northern Hemisphere stratosphere  Cotonou (AFP) June 18, 2017Free mapping: plotting development in Africa |
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 The Hague (AFP) June 26, 2017 
Dutch scientists on Monday celebrated the rare discovery of meteorite in The Netherlands, which at 4.5-billion years old may hold clues to the birth of our solar system.
"Meteorites are very special because we do not have rocks of this age on earth," said geologist Leo Kriegsman from the Naturalis biodiversity centre in Leiden in a YouTube video marking the occasion.
The fist-sized meteo ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Impact Threat from Asteroid Apophis Cannot Be Ruled Out  Belfast, UK (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Queen's University scientist warns of asteroid danger Bethesda, MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2017Are NEOs Coming to Earth? |
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For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will occur across the entire continental United States, and NASA is preparing to share this experience of a lifetime on Aug. 21.
Viewers around the world will be provided a wealth of images captured before, during, and after the eclipse by 11 spacecraft, at least three NASA aircraft, more than 50 high-altitude balloons, and the astronau ... moreWashington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017Study suggests solar eruptions hit planet Earth like a sneeze Los Angeles, CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2017Eclipse Expectations Excite Escapades for Enlightenment Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Megamovie Project debuts simulator for August 21 total Solar Eclipse |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017 
China has set the window to launch its Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket between July 2 and 5, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
Carrying Shijian-18 communication satellite, the rocket was vertically transferred to the launch area at Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Monday.
Shijian-18 will test ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017With a Strong Partner Like Russia, Nothing Would Stop China's New Space Station  Beijing (XNA) Jun 21, 2017China's cargo spacecraft completes second docking with space lab  Jiuquan (XNA) Jun 19, 2017China to launch four more probes before 2021 |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2017
A global hunt for the universe's missing matter is underway, and this autumn everyone is invited to join in.
On and around October 31, 2017, events around the world will celebrate the hunt for the universe's unseen "dark matter." Dark Matter Day events will engage the public in discussions about dark matter, and about the many experiments that seek to solve its mysteries.
Universitie ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Hubble captures massive dead disk galaxy that challenges theories of galaxy evolution Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Astronomers see mysterious nitrogen area in a butterfly-shaped star formation disk Green Bank WV (SPX) Jun 20, 2017GBT Captures Orion Blazing Bright in Radio Light |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017 
In a series of experiments, neuroscientists were able to selectively delete different types of memories stored a single neuron belonging to a marine snail.
The feat, detailed in the journal Current Biology, suggests problematic memories - like those responsible for PSTD and anxiety - in the human brain could be excised without harming other memories.
When the brain stores a tra ... more Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017The neural relationship between light and sleep  United Nations, United States (AFP) June 21, 2017World population to reach 9.8 bln in 2050, UN says Shanghai (AFP) June 17, 2017Chinese gays hear wedding bells as Taiwan move fuels hope |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2017 
How do you prepare for space missions on Earth? One way is to simulate an expedition into space underwater. Yesterday, six aquanauts dived almost 20 m to the sea floor where they will spend 10 days living and working below the waves.
The team taking part in NEEMO 22, the 22nd NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations mission, consists of astronauts, technicians and scientists who are now ... more Novosibirsk (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017Russia's Roscosmos May Provide Indian Astronauts With Training in Future  Fort Carson CO (SPX) Jun 21, 2017NASA Selects Army Surgeon for Astronaut Training  Bethesda MD (SPX) Jun 19, 2017Teachers doubt most students interested in subjects that promote space careers |
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 Columbus OH (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 
An area of West Antarctica more than twice the size of California partially melted in 2016 when warm winds forced by an especially strong El Nino blew over the continent, an international group of researchers has determined.
In the June 15 issue of the journal Nature Communications, they report that the warm spell persisted for more than two weeks in January 2016. Satellite data revealed a ... more Cardiff, UK (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Scientists throw light on mysterious ice age temperature jumps  Nashville TN (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Wet and stormy weather lashed California coast... 8,200 years ago  La Paz (AFP) June 22, 2017Bolivian glacier samples ready for global ice archives |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017 
Water differs from other liquids in a variety of ways, many of which make it essential for life. New research has identified another unusual property: water exists in two distinct liquid phases.
"Water can exist as two different liquids at low temperatures where ice crystallization is slow," Anders Nilsson, a professor of physical chemistry at Stockholm University, said in a news releas ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 26, 2017Wave beams mix and stir the ocean to create climate  Palo Alto, CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2017Algae The final frontier  Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017Great Barrier Reef a $42 billion asset 'too big to fail': study |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 
Astronomers have used the sharp vision of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to repeat a century-old test of Einstein's general theory of relativity. The Hubble team measured the mass of a white dwarf, the burned-out remnant of a normal star, by seeing how much it deflects the light from a background star.
This observation represents the first time Hubble has witnessed this type of effect creat ... more Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Breaking Newton's Law  San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Are dense star clusters the origin of the gravitational waves discovered by LIGO? Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2017Gravitational Waves Detected for Third Time |
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