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  Riga, Latvia (SPX) Sep 24, 2017 Observations of the Moon have revealed the final resting place of the European Space Agency's first lunar mission, SMART-1. The spacecraft was sent into a controlled impact with the lunar surface 11 years ago. Although an impact flash was imaged at the time by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on the dark side of the boundary between night and day on the lunar surface, the exact location had not been identified until now. Results were presented at the European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2017 in ... read more |
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Mathematicians develop new models to describe ripplesWashington (UPI) Sep 20, 2017 Math is a language, and like a language, mathematics can be used to describe related phenomena. Recently, researchers at the University of Buffalo developed new math models to describe the ripple-like wave phenomena known as undular bore. ... more  
Oxygen-deficient dwarf galaxy hints at makings of early universeCharlottesville VA (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 A recently discovered dwarf galaxy in the constellation Lynx may serve well as a proxy for better understanding the developing chemistry of the early universe, according to a research team that incl ... more  
Solar anticsParis (ESA) Sep 21, 2017 The Sun's recent activity has caught the interest of scientists and space weather forecasters worldwide, highlighting the need to keep a watchful eye on our star and its awesome power. On 6 ... more 
Highest-energy cosmic rays have extragalactic originParis, France (SPX) Sep 24, 2017 A 50-year-old debate has at last been settled: the highest-energy cosmic rays do not originate in our own Galaxy but in galaxies located tens or even hundreds of millions of light years away. The ev ... more |
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Is the Milky Way an outlier galaxyNew Haven CT (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 The most-studied galaxy in the universe - the Milky Way - might not be as "typical" as previously thought, according to a new study. The Milky Way, which is home to Earth and its solar system, ... more 
IceCube helps demystify strange radio bursts from deep spaceMadison WI (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 For a decade, astronomers have puzzled over ephemeral but incredibly powerful radio bursts from space. The phenomena, known as fast radio bursts or FRBs, were first detected in 2007 by astrono ... more  
Nanosat Fleet Proposed for Voyage to 300 AsteroidsRiga, Latvia (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 A fleet of tiny spacecraft could visit over 300 asteroids in just over three years, according to a mission study led by the Finnish Meteorological Institute. The Asteroid Touring Nanosat Fleet ... more 
Hubble discovers a unique type of object in the Solar SystemMunich, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 With the help of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, a German-led group of astronomers have observed the intriguing characteristics of an unusual type of object in the asteroid belt between Mars an ... more 
First space mining transaction in 10 yearsSydney, Australia (XNA) Sep 22, 2017 The first transaction in space mining could only be 10 years away, the director of the Australian Center for Space Engineering Research, Andrew Dempster, told Xinhua on Wednesday, at the third Off E ... more 
Fly me to the Moon: For some, lunar village takes shapeRiga (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 By 2040, a hundred people will live on the Moon, melting ice for water, 3D-printing homes and tools, eating plants grown in lunar soil, and competing in low-gravity, "flying" sports. ... more |
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Solar wind impacts on giant 'space hurricanes' may affect satellite safetyDaytona Beach FL (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 Could the flapping of a butterfly's wings in Costa Rica set off a hurricane in California? The question has been scrutinized by chaos theorists, stock-market analysts and weather forecasters for dec ... more 
Study confirms cosmic rays have extragalactic originsLincoln NE (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 For the first time, scientists have confirmed that the highest energy cosmic rays that bombard the Earth come from outside the Milky Way Galaxy. In an article to be published Sept. 22 in the j ... more 
What we need to know to mine an asteroidRiga, Latvia (SPX) Sep 20, 2017 The mining of resources contained in asteroids, for use as propellant, building materials or in life-support systems, has the potential to revolutionise exploration of our solar system. To make this ... more  
New research suggests Mercury's poles are icier than scientists thoughtProvidence RI (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 The scorching hot surface of Mercury seems like an unlikely place to find ice, but research over the past three decades has suggested that water is frozen on the first rock from the sun, hidden away ... more |
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  Irwindale CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 
Global Aerospace Corporation (GAC) announced today that it will present its Pluto lander concept at the 2017 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium in Denver, CO. Under a grant from NASA's NIAC program, GAC is developing an integrated "entrycraft" architecture that can decelerate and gently land on the surface of Pluto from a speed of over 30,000 mph using only drag from Pluto's ultr ... more Washington DC (SPX) Sep 11, 2017Pluto features given first official names  Laurel MD (SPX) Sep 14, 2017Hibernation Over, New Horizons Continues Kuiper Belt Cruise  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2017Jupiter's Auroras Present a Powerful Mystery |
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Scientists have long been intrigued by the surfaces of terrestrial bodies other than Earth which reveal deep similarities beneath their superficially differing volcanic and tectonic histories.
A team of scientists from NASA, Hampton University and the University of Hong Kong propose a new way of understanding the cooling and transfer of heat from terrestrial planetary interiors and how tha ... more Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 15, 2017The return of the comet-like exoplanet  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 13, 2017New prediction of a detection wavelength for searching phototrophs on exoplanets Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Hubble observes pitch black planet |
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 Hampton VA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 
NASA heat shield material that could one day be used on an inflatable aeroshell during atmospheric entry on Mars recently underwent testing at Boeing's Large Core Arc Tunnel in St. Louis, Missouri.
The inflatable aeroshell, using high temperature advanced flexible material systems, will enable atmospheric entry to planetary bodies and the landing of heavy payloads. The Hypersonic Inflatabl ... more Riga Latvia (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Devilish Source of Dust in Atmosphere of Earth and Mars  Lawrence KS (SPX) Sep 22, 2017Hope to discover sure signs of life on Mars  Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 26, 20173-D Analysis Offers New Info on Martian Climate Change, Age of Polar Caps |
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 Riga (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 
By 2040, a hundred people will live on the Moon, melting ice for water, 3D-printing homes and tools, eating plants grown in lunar soil, and competing in low-gravity, "flying" sports.
To those who mock such talk as science fiction, experts such as Bernard Foing, ambassador of the European Space Agency-driven "Moon Village" scheme, reply the goal is not only reasonable but feasible too.
At ... more Paris (ESA) Sep 21, 2017First steps: returning humanity to the Moon  Riga, Latvia (SPX) Sep 24, 2017'Crash Scene Investigation' Reveals Resting Place of SMART-1 on Moon  Providence RI (SPX) Sep 14, 2017Researchers create first global map of water in moon's soil |
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A recently discovered dwarf galaxy in the constellation Lynx may serve well as a proxy for better understanding the developing chemistry of the early universe, according to a research team that includes University of Virginia astronomers.
Their new finding, published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, shows that the oxygen level in the little galaxy is the lo ... moreNew Haven CT (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Is the Milky Way an outlier galaxy Madison WI (SPX) Sep 26, 2017IceCube helps demystify strange radio bursts from deep space Paris, France (SPX) Sep 24, 2017Highest-energy cosmic rays have extragalactic origin |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have produced the best estimate of Earth's elemental composition which will help them understand how the Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago.
The solar system began as a dense blob in a molecular cloud of hydrogen gas and dust that collapsed under its own gravity, forming the early Sun, Earth and other planets.
Co-researcher Assoc ... more Plesetsk, Russia (ESA) Sep 19, 2017Sentinel-5P launch preparations in full swing  Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 22, 2017Ball Aerospace Completes Spectrometer Testing and Verification on NASA's TEMPO Program  Nairobi (XNA) Sep 22, 2017Experts set to meet in Kenya on space science |
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 Riga, Latvia (SPX) Sep 20, 2017  The mining of resources contained in asteroids, for use as propellant, building materials or in life-support systems, has the potential to revolutionise exploration of our solar system. To make this concept a reality, we need to increase our knowledge of the very diverse population of accessible near-Earth asteroids (NEAs).
Last year, dozens of the world's leading asteroid scientists and a ... moreMunich, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Hubble discovers a unique type of object in the Solar System Sydney, Australia (XNA) Sep 22, 2017First space mining transaction in 10 years  Washington (UPI) Sep 22, 2017NASA'S OSIRIS-REx executes slingshot around Earth |
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Could the flapping of a butterfly's wings in Costa Rica set off a hurricane in California? The question has been scrutinized by chaos theorists, stock-market analysts and weather forecasters for decades. For most people, this hypothetical scenario may be difficult to imagine on Earth - particularly when a real disaster strikes.
Yet, in space, similarly small fluctuations in the solar wind ... moreParis (ESA) Sep 21, 2017Solar antics  Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2017NASA captures significant solar flare Washington (AFP) Sept 7, 2017NASA captures images of strong solar flares |
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Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017
China's Mars probe will carry 13 types of payload, including six rovers, in its first mission to the planet, scheduled for 2020.
"The Mars exploration program is well underway," said Zhang Rongqiao, chief architect of the Mars mission, at the Beijing International Forum on Lunar and Deep-space Exploration, which opened Wednesday. "The payloads will be used to co ... more Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab  Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Work on China's mission to Mars 'well underway'  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Chinese company eyes development of reusable launch vehicle |
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Charlottesville VA (SPX) Sep 26, 2017
A recently discovered dwarf galaxy in the constellation Lynx may serve well as a proxy for better understanding the developing chemistry of the early universe, according to a research team that includes University of Virginia astronomers.
Their new finding, published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, shows that the oxygen level in the little galaxy is the lo ... moreNew Haven CT (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Is the Milky Way an outlier galaxy Madison WI (SPX) Sep 26, 2017IceCube helps demystify strange radio bursts from deep space Paris, France (SPX) Sep 24, 2017Highest-energy cosmic rays have extragalactic origin |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 
The first large-scale study of ancient human DNA from sub-Saharan Africa opens a long-awaited window into the identity of prehistoric populations in the region and how they moved around and replaced one another over the past 8,000 years.
The findings, published Sept. 21 in Cell by an international research team led by Harvard Medical School, answer several longstanding mysteries and uncove ... more Grand-Lahou, Ivory Coast (AFP) Sept 24, 2017Helping Ponso, sole survivor of 'Chimpanzee Island' in I. Coast  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Cell phone data coupled with sewage testing show drug use patterns  Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017Royal tomb of ancient Mayan ruler found in Guatemala |
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 Adelaide, Australian (XNA) Sep 22, 2017
The second Australian to ever venture into space has called for the country to establish its own space agency.
Andrew Thomas, an Australian-born National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut, told the 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide that Australia should look to play a leading role in space tourism.
"I hope Australia will seize the opportu ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 24, 2017Space Cooperation Between China, Russia Needs Long-Term Mechanism  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2017Mapping NASA's Space Missions  San Francisco (AFP) Sept 21, 2017Tech dreams live or die on startup battlefields |
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 Fairbanks AK (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 
Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Geophysical Institute are exploring the changing chemistry of the Arctic's atmosphere to help answer the question of what happens as snow and ice begin to melt.
The research, led by chemistry professor William R. Simpson, is concerned with the Arctic's reactive bromine season, which is the period of time when bromine is consuming ozone, pr ... more Hong Kong, China (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Impact of Arctic amplification on East Asian winter climate  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 21, 2017Wind, Warm Water Revved Up Melting Antarctic Glaciers  Lincoln NE (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Ice age may have clipped bird migration |
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 New York (AFP) Sept 24, 2017 
Veolia's hopes of taking advantage of municipal privatizations and promised Trump administration public works projects to expand its US presence, are being strained by its role in water crises in Flint, Michigan and other cities.
The French water and waste management giant has targeted five percent revenue growth in North America in 2017, with the United States expected to lead the way. In 2 ... more San Juan (AFP) Sept 24, 2017Puerto Rico rushes to evacuate many amid fears dam will burst  Seattle WA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Wave Glider surfs across stormy Drake Passage in Antarctica  Manila (AFP) Sept 25, 2017Two Vietnamese fishermen dead in Philippine navy chase |
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 Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 
Gravity waves form in the atmosphere as a result of destabilizing processes, for example at weather fronts, during storms or when air masses stroke over mountain ranges. They can occasionally be seen in the sky as bands of cloud. For weather forecast and climate models, however, they are mostly "invisible" due to their short wavelength.
The effects of gravity waves can only be taken into c ... more Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017GRACE Mission Making Plans for Final Science Data Collection  Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017Granting weightless wishes  Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 26, 2017MSU gravitational physicist receives NASA award to explore extreme gravity and the universe |
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