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  Menlo Park CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 Researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have for the first time shown that neural networks - a form of artificial intelligence - can accurately analyze the complex distortions in spacetime known as gravitational lenses 10 million times faster than traditional methods. "Analyses that typically take weeks to months to complete, that require the input of experts and that are computationally demanding, can be done by neural nets within a ... read more |
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Ultraviolet Light May Be Ultra Important in Search for LifeBoston MA (SPX) Sep 01, 2017 In everyday life, ultraviolet, or UV, light earns a bad reputation for being responsible for sunburns and other harmful effects on humans. However, research suggests that UV light may have played a ... more 
Hubble delivers first hints of possible water content of TRAPPIST-1 planetsMunich, Germany (SPX) Sep 01, 2017 An international team of astronomers used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to estimate whether there might be water on the seven earth-sized planets orbiting the nearby dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. The ... more  
Scientists recover nova first spotted 600 years ago by Korean astrologersNew York NY (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 On a cold March night in Seoul almost 600 years ago, Korean astrologers spotted a bright new star in the tail of the constellation Scorpius. It was seen for just 14 days before fading from view. Fro ... more  
Close encounters of the stellar kindParis (ESA) Sep 01, 2017 The movements of more than 300 000 stars surveyed by ESA's Gaia satellite reveal that rare close encounters with our Sun might disturb the cloud of comets at the far reaches of our Solar System, sen ... more |
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Space-inspired Star Storm to premiere next monthParis (ESA) Sep 01, 2017 Star Storm, an explosive performance inspired by stellar processes in the Universe, will be premiered at the 2017 Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria, on 10 September. The creator of the ... more 
Magnetic fields in distant galaxy are new piece of cosmic puzzleMadison WI (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 Astronomers have measured magnetic fields in a galaxy 4.6 billion light-years away - a big clue to understanding how magnetic fields formed and evolved over cosmic time. In an article published Aug. ... more 
A Closer Look at the Triggers of Cosmic DisasterHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 As stars pass close by our solar system, they can nudge comets from the distant Oort cloud into the inner regions around the Sun. Thus, stellar encounters are an important factor in determining the ... more 
ALMA finds huge hidden reservoirs of turbulent gas in distant galaxiesMunich, Germany (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 A team led by Edith Falgarone (Ecole Normale Superieure and Observatoire de Paris, France) has used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array to detect signatures of the carbon hydride CH+ in ... more 
Largest asteroid in a century to whiz by Sept 1Miami (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 The largest asteroid in more than a century will whiz safely past Earth on September 1 at a safe but unusually close distance of about 4.4 million miles (7 million kilometers), NASA said. ... more 
Backyard Observers Ready to View Asteroid's Close FlybyBoston MA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 When astronomer Bobby Bus discovered an asteroid passing through the inner solar system on March 2, 1981, it was bright enough to record in his telescope's photos despite being more than 145 million ... more |
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Researchers propose how the universe became filled with lightIowa City IA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 Soon after the Big Bang, the universe went completely dark. The intense, seminal event that created the cosmos churned up so much hot, thick gas that light was completely trapped. Much later--perhap ... more 
15 Fast Radio Bursts Detected from Distant UniverseBerkeley CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 Breakthrough Listen - the initiative to find signs of intelligent life in the universe - has detected 15 fast radio bursts emanating from the mysterious "repeater" FRB 121102. Fast radio bursts, or ... more 
Record-breaking galaxy 5 billion light-years away shows we live in a magnetic universeToronto, Canada (SPX) Aug 29, 2017 A team of astronomers has observed the magnetic field of a galaxy five billion light-years from Earth. The galaxy is the most distant in which a coherent magnetic field has been observed and provide ... more 
Astronomers Let Gaseous Discs Tiltand Shrink in Virtual Wind TunnelAmsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Aug 29, 2017 A team of Dutch astronomers, led by Thomas Wijnen (Radboud University), has managed to tilt and shrink gaseous discs, in which planets form, in a virtual wind tunnel. The research helps for example ... more |
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  Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 17, 2017 
In July 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft sent home the first close-up pictures of Pluto and its moons - amazing imagery that inspired many to wonder what a flight over the distant worlds' icy terrain might be like.
Wonder no more. Using actual New Horizons data and digital elevation models of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, mission scientists have created flyover movies that offer s ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 13, 2017New evidence in support of the Planet Nine hypothesis  Edinburgh UK (SPX) Aug 14, 2017Scientists probe Neptune's depths to reveal secrets of icy planets |
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In everyday life, ultraviolet, or UV, light earns a bad reputation for being responsible for sunburns and other harmful effects on humans. However, research suggests that UV light may have played a critical role in the emergence of life on Earth and could be a key for where to look for life elsewhere in the universe.
A new study by Sukrit Ranjan of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrop ... moreMunich, Germany (SPX) Sep 01, 2017Hubble delivers first hints of possible water content of TRAPPIST-1 planets Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 31, 201715 Fast Radio Bursts Detected from Distant Universe  Arecibo PR (SPX) Jul 17, 2017A New Search for Extrasolar Planets from the Arecibo Observatory |
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Earlier this month, radio dishes from three deep-space networks combined to catch faint 'survival' whispers from one of ESA's Mars orbiters, underlining the value of international collaboration for exploring the Red Planet.
For the first time ever, deep-space ground stations from ESA, NASA and Russia's Roscosmos joined together, on 13 August, to receive ultra-faint signals from ESA's ExoMa ... more Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Aug 31, 2017New mini tool has massive implications  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 01, 2017Opportunity seeks energy-favorable locations to recharge during winter  Washington (UPI) Aug 30, 2017Citizen scientists spot Martian 'spiders' in unexpected places |
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The European Space Agency (ESA) invites members of the science community in Europe to propose ideas for research that could be performed on the Deep Space Gateway, a crewed spaceship in lunar vicinity.
The Deep Space Gateway is a strategic platform that is being prepared by the International Space Station partner agencies to be humanity's next step beyond Low-Earth Orbit and out into the S ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017Analysis of a 'rusty' lunar rock suggests the moon's interior is dry  Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 21, 2017Roscosmos Approves Luna-25 Space Station Model in Moon Exploration Project  New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Aug 14, 2017Moon's magnetic field lasted far longer than once believed |
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With the help of a gigantic cosmic lens, astronomers have measured the magnetic field of a galaxy nearly five billion light-years away. The achievement is giving them important new clues about a problem at the frontiers of cosmology - the nature and origin of the magnetic fields that play an important role in how galaxies develop over time.
The scientists used the National Science Foundati ... moreMadison WI (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Magnetic fields in distant galaxy are new piece of cosmic puzzle Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Aug 29, 2017Astronomers Let Gaseous Discs Tiltand Shrink in Virtual Wind Tunnel Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 31, 2017ALMA finds huge hidden reservoirs of turbulent gas in distant galaxies |
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eledyne e2v has been awarded a multimillion euro contract by OHB System AG to supply customised Charge Coupled Device (CCD) image sensors for the Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite mission, under a programme of and funded by the European Space Agency (ESA).
The FLEX mission, which is the eighth in ESA's Earth Explorer programme, is scheduled to launch in 2022. For the first time, it wi ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017Russian scientists invent device allowing them to sense kilometers into Earth  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows  Rochester NY (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Man-made fossil methane emission levels larger than previously believed |
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n 2013 a small meteoroid, the size of a house, hurtled through Earth's atmosphere and exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. The explosion shattered windows, and more than a thousand people were treated for injuries from flying debris. How many similar-sized rocks have orbits that bring them close to Earth? A new study has answered that question using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) on th ... moreMiami (AFP) Aug 30, 2017Largest asteroid in a century to whiz by Sept 1 Paris (ESA) Sep 01, 2017Close encounters of the stellar kind Boston MA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Backyard Observers Ready to View Asteroid's Close Flyby |
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During the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, captured an image of the Moon's shadow over a large region of the United States, centered just north of Nashville, Tennessee.
As LRO crossed the lunar south pole heading north at 3,579 mph (1,600 meters per second), the shadow of the Moon was racing across the United States at 1,500 mph (670 meters per ... moreParis (ESA) Sep 01, 2017Space-inspired Star Storm to premiere next month  Joint Base Charleston SC (AFNS) Aug 28, 2017Charleston C-17 flies on "dark side of the moon"  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 17, 2017NASA, ESA spacecraft track solar storm through space |
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Beijing and Moscow may sign an agreement this October on joint space exploration, to be carried out in 2018-2022, Chinese media reported.
The deal would cover five areas, including lunar and deep space exploration, satellite systems, space debris research and Earth remote sensing, CGTN broadcaster reported on Sunday.
Xu Yansong, the head of the International Cooperation Department of ... more Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017China, Russia to Have Smooth Space Cooperation, Says Expert  Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2017Kuaizhou-11 to send six satellites into space  Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017ESA and Chinese astronauts train together |
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Charlottesville VA (SPX) Aug 29, 2017
With the help of a gigantic cosmic lens, astronomers have measured the magnetic field of a galaxy nearly five billion light-years away. The achievement is giving them important new clues about a problem at the frontiers of cosmology - the nature and origin of the magnetic fields that play an important role in how galaxies develop over time.
The scientists used the National Science Foundati ... moreMadison WI (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Magnetic fields in distant galaxy are new piece of cosmic puzzle Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Aug 29, 2017Astronomers Let Gaseous Discs Tiltand Shrink in Virtual Wind Tunnel Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 31, 2017ALMA finds huge hidden reservoirs of turbulent gas in distant galaxies |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017 
In a newly published study, researchers argue the intelligence and cognitive abilities of apes are continually underestimated and discounted.
According to a team of international scientists, decades of ape research has been poisoned by the base assumption that humans are smarter and more capable than - and all-around superior to - their ape ancestors.
David Leavens, a professor ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Elderly just as streetwise as young adults, research shows  Davis CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Farming, cheese, chewing changed human skull shape  Lund, Sweden (SPX) Aug 22, 2017Both chimpanzees and humans spontaneously imitate each other's actions |
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 Berlin (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 
The gadgets on display at Berlin's mega consumer electronics fair this week may not look radically different, but they are smarter than ever before and designed to meet our every need - often before we've even thought of it ourselves.
As smartphones and other electronic devices make greater use of artificial intelligence (AI), the digital assistants already pervasive in our lives are set to ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2017NASA Offers Space Station as Catalyst for Discovery in Washington  Miami (AFP) Aug 27, 2017Forty years on, Voyager still hurtles through space  Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2017ISS Orbit Increases Almost 2,000 Feet After Adjustment Maneuver - Control Center |
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 Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 
Temperatures in the Arctic are currently climbing two to three times faster than the global average. The result - and, thanks to feedback effects, also the cause - is dwindling sea ice. In a study published in the actual volume of Nature Communications, geo- and climate researchers at the Alfred-Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI) show that, in the course of ... more Miami (AFP) Aug 31, 2017Warming the Antarctic 1 C vastly changes seabed life  (UPI) Aug 29, 2017Climate change pushed songbirds from Bahamas in the wake of the last ice age  Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Satellite photos reveal gigantic outburst floods |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 
Earth is 70 percent water, but only a tiny portion - 0.007 percent - is available to drink.
As potable water sources dwindle, global population increases every year. One potential solution to quenching the planet's thirst is through desalinization - the process of removing salt from seawater. While tantalizing, this approach has always been too expensive and energy intensive for large-scal ... more (UPI) Aug 29, 2017Decoding coral DNA could help save reefs from extinction  Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Oil and water can mix under the right conditions, scientists say  Quito (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Ecuador prison for Chinese fishers caught in Galapagos |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017 
ESA this week helped to provide children with disabilities the opportunity to experience weightlessness and lunar gravity on aircraft flights.
Eight children from five ESA member states - UK, France, Germany, Belgium, and Italy -boarded the converted Airbus A310 in Bordeaux, France on 24 August as part of the Kid's Weightless Dreams campaign organised by Novespace and Reves de Gosse.
... more Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 26, 2017MSU gravitational physicist receives NASA award to explore extreme gravity and the universe  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 |
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