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  Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 Refurbishing a shuttle-era cargo container used to transfer cargo to the International Space Station, Lockheed Martin is prototyping a deep space habitat for NASA at Kennedy Space Center. This prototype will integrate evolving technologies to keep astronauts safe while onboard and operate the spacecraft autonomously when unoccupied. Under a public-private partnership, NASA recently awarded Lockheed Martin a Phase II contract for the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) h ... read more |
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Scientists get best measure of star-forming material in galaxy clusters in early universeRiverside CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 The international Spitzer Adaptation of the Red-sequence Cluster Survey (SpARCS) collaboration based at the University of California, Riverside has combined observations from several of the world's ... more  
NASA looks to solar eclipse to help understand Earth's energy systemGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 It was midafternoon, but it was dark in an area in Boulder, Colorado on Aug. 3, 1998. A thick cloud appeared overhead and dimmed the land below for more than 30 minutes. Well-calibrated radiometers ... more  
Spiral arms allow school children to weigh black holesLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 Astronomers from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, and the University of Minnesota Duluth, USA, have provided a way for armchair astronomers, and even primary school children, to merely ... more  
Eyes Wide Open for MASCARA Exoplanet HunterGarching, Germany (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 The MASCARA (Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA) station at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile has achieved first light. This new facility will seek out transiting exoplanets as they pass in front of their ... more |
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Cleanup Time: Russia Launches Satellite to Remove Space Junk from OrbitMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017 A new satellite developed by a group of students at the Moscow State University of Mechanical Engineering has been fitted with metallic reflectors and will be able to remove space junk circling the ... more 
Water makes the proton shakeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 The proton, the positively charged nucleus H+ of a hydrogen atom and smallest chemical species, is a key player in chemistry and biology. Acids release protons into a liquid water environment where ... more 
Study details early impacts that shaped the Milky WayWashington (UPI) Jul 18, 2017 Astronomers say they've found evidence of a series of early galactic collisions that shaped the Milky Way. ... more 
Gamma-ray Telescopes Reveal a High-energy Trap in Our Galaxy's CenterGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 A combined analysis of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), a ground-based observatory in Namibia, suggests the center of our Milky Wa ... more 
Scientists reveal new connections between small particles and the vast universeHong Kong (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 Our observable universe is the largest object that physicists study: It spans a diameter of almost 100 billion light years. The density correlations in our universe, for example, correlations betwee ... more 
Ancient worm burrows offer insights into early 'ecosystem engineers'Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2017 Newly discovered fossils have offered scientists fresh insights into the role worms played in transforming the seabed during the Cambrian Period. ... more |
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 Quantum mechanical particles travel backwards, study confirms 
NASA Neutron star mission begins science operationsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 NASA's new Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission to study the densest observable objects in the universe has begun science operations. Launched June 3 on an 18-month baseline mi ... more 
Scientists discovered one of the brightest galaxies knownLa Laguna, Spain (SPX) Jul 17, 2017 According to Einstein's theory of General Relativity when a ray of light passes close to a very massive object, the gravity of the object attracts the photons and deviates them from their intial pat ... more 
A New Search for Extrasolar Planets from the Arecibo ObservatoryArecibo PR (SPX) Jul 17, 2017 The National Science Foundation's Arecibo Observatory and the Planetary Habitability Laboratory of the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo joined the Red Dots project using the ESO's exoplanet-hunt ... more 
Vast new super cluster of galaxies named SaraswatiPune, India (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 A team of astronomers from the Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), both in Pune, India, and members of two ... more |
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  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 
A primitive solar system object that's more than four billion miles (6.5 billion kilometers) away passed in front of a distant star as seen from Earth. Just before midnight Eastern Time Sunday (12:50 a.m. local time July 17), several telescopes deployed by the New Horizons team in a remote part of Argentina were in precisely the right place at the right time to catch its fleeting shadow - an eve ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot  Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 17, 2017New Horizons Video Soars over Pluto's Majestic Mountains and Icy Plains  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 13, 2017New evidence in support of the Planet Nine hypothesis |
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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 
The MASCARA (Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA) station at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile has achieved first light. This new facility will seek out transiting exoplanets as they pass in front of their bright parent stars and create a catalogue of targets for future exoplanet characterisation observations.
In June 2016, ESO reached an agreement with Leiden University to site a station of MASCA ... moreWashington (UPI) Jul 18, 2017Ancient worm burrows offer insights into early 'ecosystem engineers'  Garching, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Molecular Outflow Launched Beyond Disk Around Young Star Arecibo PR (SPX) Jul 17, 2017A New Search for Extrasolar Planets from the Arecibo Observatory |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 21, 2017 
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity recorded a panoramic view before entering the upper end of a fluid-carved valley that descends the inner slope of a large crater's rim.
The scene includes a broad notch in the crest of the crater's rim, which may have been a spillway where water or ice or wind flowed over the rim and into the crater. Wheel tracks visible in the area of the notch we ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 20, 2017Sol 1756: Closing time  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Hubble sees Martian moon orbiting the Red Planet  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017Curiosity Mars Rover Begins Study of Ridge Destination |
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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 
Refurbishing a shuttle-era cargo container used to transfer cargo to the International Space Station, Lockheed Martin is prototyping a deep space habitat for NASA at Kennedy Space Center. This prototype will integrate evolving technologies to keep astronauts safe while onboard and operate the spacecraft autonomously when unoccupied.
Under a public-private partnership, NASA recently awarded ... more Paris (ESA) Jul 07, 2017How to rescue a Moonwalker in need  Tokyo (Sputnik) Jun 29, 2017Japanese Space Agency Proposes Plan to Send Astronauts to Moon Tokyo (AFP) June 30, 2017Japan reveals plans to put a man on moon by 2030 |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 
The first observing run of a collaboration between amateur and professional astronomers to monitor our planetary neighbours has resulted in some of the best planetary images ever taken from the ground.
The 'Pic-Net' project aims to use the one-metre diameter planetary telescope at the Pic du Midi Observatory in the French Pyrenees to monitor the meteorology of planets in our solar system, ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 20, 2017Gamma-ray Telescopes Reveal a High-energy Trap in Our Galaxy's Center Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2017Study details early impacts that shaped the Milky Way Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 18, 2017NASA Neutron star mission begins science operations |
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Europe's pollution monitoring satellite Sentinel-5 Precursor is ready to leave Airbus' Stevenage site for launch on a Rokot rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia.
Sentinel-5 Precursor is part of the global monitoring programme "Copernicus", a joint European Commission-ESA undertaking which aims to acquire continuous and accurate Earth observation data and provide services to improve the ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017Great Plains to see more dust storms in second half of the 21st century  Wurzburg, Denmark (SPX) Jul 13, 2017Quantum mechanics inside Earth's core |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 
The origin and nature of Mars is mysterious. It has geologically distinct hemispheres, with smooth lowlands in the north and cratered, high-elevation terrain in the south. The red planet also has two small oddly-shaped oblong moons and a composition that sets it apart from that of the Earth.
New research by University of Colorado Boulder professor Stephen Mojzsis outlines a likely cause fo ... more Tucson, AZ (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Pitted Materials in Craters Could Indicate Buried Ice on Asteroids  Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 06, 2017Bizarro comet challenging researchers  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2017NASA'S First Asteroid Deflection Mission Enters Next Design Phase |
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It was midafternoon, but it was dark in an area in Boulder, Colorado on Aug. 3, 1998. A thick cloud appeared overhead and dimmed the land below for more than 30 minutes. Well-calibrated radiometers showed that there were very low levels of light reaching the ground, sufficiently low that researchers decided to simulate this interesting event with computer models. Now in 2017, inspired by the eve ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory sees sunspot turn toward Earth  Kiel, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Improved representation of solar variability in climate models  Hull UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2017Musical Sun Reduces Range of Magnetic Activity |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017 
China has a clear plan to provide sea launches for commercial payloads to be carried by Long March rockets, according to an aerospace official.
Tang Yagang, vice head of the aerospace division of the No.1 institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), said that the technology is not difficult and a sea launch platform can be built based on modifying 10,000-ton ... more Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold |
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London, UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2017
The first observing run of a collaboration between amateur and professional astronomers to monitor our planetary neighbours has resulted in some of the best planetary images ever taken from the ground.
The 'Pic-Net' project aims to use the one-metre diameter planetary telescope at the Pic du Midi Observatory in the French Pyrenees to monitor the meteorology of planets in our solar system, ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 20, 2017Gamma-ray Telescopes Reveal a High-energy Trap in Our Galaxy's Center Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2017Study details early impacts that shaped the Milky Way Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 18, 2017NASA Neutron star mission begins science operations |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 
When and how the first humans made their way to Australia has been an evolving story.
While it is accepted that humans appeared in Africa some 200,000 years ago, scientists in recent years have placed the approximate date of human settlement in Australia further and further back in time, as part of ongoing questions about the timing, the routes and the means of migration out of Africa. ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2017Father's presence encourages sibling bonding among baboons  Aspen, United States (AFP) July 19, 2017Startup touts neuro-stimulation as 'medicine for the brain'  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2017Towards a High-Resolution, Implantable Neural Interface |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 
When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the moon in NASA's Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, they'll still need to safely get out of the spacecraft and back on dry land. Using the waters off the coast of Galveston, Texas, a NASA and Department of Defense team tested Orion exit procedures in a variety of scenarios July 10-14.
During the crew egress testi ... more Zhukovskiy (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017Space Tourist From Asian Country to Travel to ISS in 2019  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017NASA Awards Mission Systems Operations Contract  Centennial CO (SPX) Jul 21, 2017ULA to launch Dream Chaser for cargo runs to ISS for Sierra Nevada |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 
The Greenland ice sheet is often seen as a pristine environment, but new research has revealed that may not be the case. A Danish-led study, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, examined how microbes from the ice sheet have the potential to resist and degrade globally-emitted contaminants such as mercury, lead, PAH and PCB.
Dr Aviaja Hauptmann, from the University of Gr ... more Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Thawing permafrost releases old greenhouse gas  Paris (ESA) Jul 13, 2017Sentinel satellite captures birth of behemoth iceberg  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 13, 2017Massive iceberg |
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 Corvallis OR (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 
Robotics researchers have found a way for autonomous underwater vehicles to navigate strong currents with greater energy efficiency, which means the AUVs can gather data longer and better.
AUVs such as underwater gliders are valuable research tools limited primarily by their energy budget - every bit of battery power wasted via inefficient trajectories cuts into the time they can spend wor ... more Sydney (AFP) July 20, 2017MH370 search reveals hidden undersea world  Sydney (AFP) July 19, 2017Risky business for fish in oil-polluted reef waters  Tokyo (AFP) July 18, 2017World's northernmost coral reef in Japan bleached |
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 Hull UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
Swirling motions in clouds of cold, dense gas have given, for the first time, an active insight into how gravity creates the compact cores from which stars form in the interstellar medium. The results will be presented, Thursday 6 July, by Gwen Williams at the National Astronomy Meeting at the University of Hull.
Williams, of Cardiff University, explains: "We've known for some time that du ... more Warwick UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational waves launched  Hannover, Germany (SPX) Jun 28, 2017LISA Gravitational-Wave Observatory Selected as ESA L3 Mission  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Hints of Extra Dimensions in Gravitational Waves |
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