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Jovian storm looms large in the Jupiter's High North![]() Washington DC (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 A dynamic storm at the southern edge of Jupiter's northern polar region dominates this Jovian cloudscape, courtesy of NASA's Juno spacecraft. This storm is a long-lived anticyclonic oval named North North Temperate Little Red Spot 1 (NN-LRS-1); it has been tracked at least since 1993, and may be older still. An anticyclone is a weather phenomenon where winds around the storm flow in the direction opposite to that of the flow around a region of low pressure. It is the third largest anticyclonic ova ... read more |
Our solar system's 'shocking' origin storyWashington DC (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 According to one longstanding theory, our Solar System's formation was triggered by a shock wave from an exploding supernova. The shock wave injected material from the exploding star into a neighbor ... more
NASA hiring a planetary protection officer to guard against alien invadersWashington (UPI) Aug 3, 2017 According to NASA, the universe needs police - specifically immigration enforcement. The space agency is hiring a planetary protection officer to keep Earthlings safe from alien invaders. ... more
SwRI part of international team identifying primordial asteroidsBoulder CO (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) was part of an international team that recently discovered a relatively unpopulated region of the main asteroid belt, where the few asteroids present are likely p ... more
Physicists design ultrafocused pulsesInnsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 Microwaves, heat radiation, light and X-radiation are examples for electromagnetic waves. Many applications require to focus the electromagnetic fields to small spatiotemporal dimensions. Engineers ... more |
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Two Voyagers Taught Us How to Listen to SpacePasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2017 As NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft were changing our understanding of the solar system, they also spurred a leap in spacecraft communications. The mission's impact is still visible in Californi ... more
Running out of gas: Gas loss puts breaks on stellar baby boomTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 03, 2017 Understanding the history of star formation in the Universe is a central theme in modern astronomy. Various observations have shown that the star formation activity has varied through the 13.8 billi ... more
New simulations could help in hunt for massive mergers of neutron stars, black holesBerkeley CA (SPX) Aug 03, 2017 Now that scientists can detect the wiggly distortions in space-time created by the merger of massive black holes, they are setting their sights on the dynamics and aftermath of other cosmic duos tha ... more
Hubble detects exoplanet with glowing water atmosphereExeter UK (SPX) Aug 03, 2017 Scientists have found the strongest evidence to date for a stratosphere on an enormous planet outside our solar system, with an atmosphere hot enough to boil iron. An international team of res ... more
Researchers detect exoplanet with glowing water atmosphereCollege Park MD (SPX) Aug 03, 2017 Scientists have found compelling evidence for a stratosphere on an enormous planet outside our solar system. The planet's stratosphere - a layer of atmosphere where temperature increases with higher ... more
Quasars may answer how starburst galaxies were extinguishedIowa City, IA (SPX) Aug 01, 2017 Some of the biggest galaxies in the universe are full of extinguished stars. But nearly 12 billion years ago, soon after the universe first was created, these massive galaxies were hotspots that bre ... more |
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NASA continues to study pulsars, 50 years after their chance discoveryGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 02, 2017 A little bit of "scruff" in scientific data 50 years ago led to the discovery of pulsars - rapidly spinning dense stellar corpses that appear to pulse at Earth. Astronomer Jocelyn Bell made th ... more
Unexpected life found at bottom of High Arctic lakesWashington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 In the shallow, frigid waters of Nunavut's Ward Hunt Lake, something mysterious lingers at the lake floor. It's fuzzy, it's bright orange - and it's alive. ... more
Astronomers discover "Heavy Metal" supernovaBoston MA (SPX) Aug 01, 2017 Many rock stars don't like to play by the rules, and a cosmic one is no exception. A team of astronomers has discovered that an extraordinarily bright supernova occurred in a surprising location. Th ... more
Scientists Unveil New 3D View of GalaxiesSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 Unique, high-quality 3D data of 772 galaxies, obtained with the 3.9m Anglo-Australian Telescope as part of the SAMI Galaxy Survey, have been released to the astronomical community. These data are ac ... more |
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Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 04, 2017
Spectacular sunsets and sunrises are enough to dazzle most of us, but to astronomers, dusk and dawn are a waste of good observing time. They want a truly dark sky. Not Ned Molter, a UC Berkeley astronomy graduate student. He set out to show that some bright objects can be studied just as well during twilight, when other astronomers are twiddling their thumbs, and quickly discovered a new feature ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 04, 2017Jovian storm looms large in the Jupiter's High North Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 17, 2017New Horizons Video Soars over Pluto's Majestic Mountains and Icy Plains Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot |
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Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017
In the shallow, frigid waters of Nunavut's Ward Hunt Lake, something mysterious lingers at the lake floor. It's fuzzy, it's bright orange - and it's alive.
For more than 50 years, scientists from around the world have traveled to Ward Hunt Lake, the northernmost lake in the Canadian Arctic, to study the region or launch expeditions to the North Pole.
Until recently, the prevailin ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 3, 2017NASA hiring a planetary protection officer to guard against alien invaders College Park MD (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Researchers detect exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere Exeter UK (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Hubble detects exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere |
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 31, 2017
Steps forward in the search for life beyond Earth can be as simple as sending a balloon into the sky. In one of the most unique and extensive eclipse observation campaigns ever attempted, NASA is collaborating with student teams across the U.S. to do just that.
A larger initiative, NASA's Eclipse Balloon Project, led by Angela Des Jardins of Montana State University, is sending more than 5 ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 01, 2017Opportunity enters Automode during solar conjunction pause Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2017Five Years Ago and 154 Million Miles Away: Touchdown! Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 17, 2017For Moratorium on Sending Commands to Mars, Blame the Sun |
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Washington (AFP) July 30, 2017
Florida startup Moon Express is setting its sights high: ambitiously shooting to become the first private company to launch a small, unmanned craft to the moon before the year's out.
A big success could pave the way for scheduled flights to deliver scientific and exploration equipment, to exploit lunar soil resources and commercial potential.
In a recent interview with AFP, CEO and co-fo ... more Paris (AFP) July 24, 2017Moon could be wetter than thought, say scientists Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 27, 2017How Light Looks Different on the Moon and What NASA Is Doing About It Pittsburgh, PA (SPX) Jul 27, 2017United Launch Alliance to launch Astrobotic mission to the Moon |
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 03, 2017
Understanding the history of star formation in the Universe is a central theme in modern astronomy. Various observations have shown that the star formation activity has varied through the 13.8 billion-year history of the Universe.
The stellar birthrate peaked around 10 billion years ago, and has declined steadily since then. However, the cause of the declining stellar birthrate is still no ... more Boston MA (SPX) Aug 01, 2017Astronomers discover "Heavy Metal" supernova Garching, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Galactic David and Goliath Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Scientists Unveil New 3D View of Galaxies |
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 04, 2017
Progress continues on the development of NOAA's GOES-S and GOES-T spacecraft that will follow the successful launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite or GOES-R, renamed GOES-16 upon reaching geostationary orbit.
The GOES-S satellite is fully integrated and is currently undergoing its final functional testing to confirm it successfully passed mechanical and thermal en ... more Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 01, 2017Vega orbits two Earth observation satellites Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Aug 01, 2017Aalto-1 satellite sends first image back to VTT Finland |
Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 04, 2017
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) was part of an international team that recently discovered a relatively unpopulated region of the main asteroid belt, where the few asteroids present are likely pristine relics from early in solar system history. The team used a new search technique that also identified the oldest known asteroid family, which extends throughout the inner region of the main ast ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 31, 2017Asteroid Flyby Will Benefit NASA Detection and Tracking Network Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Supernova-Hunting Team Finds Comet with Aid of Amateur Astronomer Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Upcoming asteroid flyby will help Planetary Defense Network |
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Paris (ESA) Aug 02, 2017
Scientists using the ESA/NASA SOHO solar observatory have found long-sought gravity modes of seismic vibration that imply the Sun's core is rotating four times faster than its surface.
Just as seismology reveals Earth's interior structure by the way in which waves generated by earthquakes travel through it, solar physicists use 'helioseismology' to probe the solar interior by studying soun ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017NASA Selects Proposals to Study Sun, Space Environment Washington DC (SPX) Aug 04, 2017Our solar system's 'shocking' origin story Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 31, 2017National Solar Observatory Predicts Shape Of Solar Corona For August Eclipse |
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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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 03, 2017
Understanding the history of star formation in the Universe is a central theme in modern astronomy. Various observations have shown that the star formation activity has varied through the 13.8 billion-year history of the Universe.
The stellar birthrate peaked around 10 billion years ago, and has declined steadily since then. However, the cause of the declining stellar birthrate is still no ... more Boston MA (SPX) Aug 01, 2017Astronomers discover "Heavy Metal" supernova Garching, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Galactic David and Goliath Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Scientists Unveil New 3D View of Galaxies |
Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Jul 31, 2017
The flexibility and ability to adapt to changing climates by employing various cultural innovations allowed communities of early humans to survive through a prolonged period of pronounced aridification.
The early human techno-tradition, known as Howiesons Poort (HP), associated with Homo sapiens who lived in southern Africa about 66 000 to 59 000 years ago indicates that during this period ... more College Station TX (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Shedding light deeper into the human brain Jena, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Identifying major transitions in human cultural evolution Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2017How did early humans survive aridity and prolonged drought in Africa |
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Paris (ESA) Jul 31, 2017
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik and Roscosmos commander Sergei Ryazansky were launched into space yesterday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 15:41 GMT (17:41 CEST). Their Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft circled Earth four times to catch up with the International Space Station six hours later and the crew are now settling into their new home and place of work for fiv ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 01, 2017Voyager spacecraft still in communication 40 years out into the void Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017NextSTEP Partners Develop Ground Prototypes to Expand our Knowledge of Deep Space Habitats Houston TX (SPX) Aug 04, 2017A look inside the Space Station's experimental BEAM module |
Washington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017
New satellite images reveal open ocean between the Larsen-C ice shelf and the massive iceberg that broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula in July.
Since the iceberg calved in early July, the massive chunk of ice has been slowly drifting away from the Larsen-C ice shelf. There is now a three mile gap between the iceberg and ice shelf. Scientists continue to monitor the iceberg and ice s ... more Houston TX (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Glaciers may have helped warm Earth Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Rusting fool's gold in glaciers a sign of increased carbon Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017Methane-eating microbes may curb gas emissions as Antarctic ice sheets melt |
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Melbourne, FL (SPX) Aug 03, 2017
Occurrences of three common diseases affecting Caribbean corals spike during El Nino years, an alarming association given how climate change may boost the intensity of El Ninos.
The findings from Florida Institute of Technology research associate Carly Randall and biology professor Rob van Woesik, published earlier this month in the journal Scientific Reports, are based on an analysis of 1 ... more Manhattan, KS (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Loss of 350 miles of Great Plains streams causing changes in aquatic food web Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Aug 3, 2017Seabed exploration firm offers to hunt for MH370 Sydney (AFP) July 19, 2017Risky business for fish in oil-polluted reef waters |
Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 26, 2017
A Montana State University gravitational physicist has received funding for a research project that aims to answer fundamental questions about the universe.
NASA awarded $750,000 to Nicolas Yunes for his project "Exploring Extreme Gravity: Neutron Stars, Black Holes and Gravitational Waves." Yunes is a founding member of the MSU eXtreme Gravity Institute, known as XGI, and an associate pro ... more Hull UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017First look at gravitational dance that drives stellar formation 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 |
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