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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 27, 2017 Minerals containing water are widespread on Ceres, suggesting the dwarf planet may have had a global ocean in the past. What became of that ocean? Could Ceres still have liquid today? Two new studies from NASA's Dawn mission shed light on these questions. The Dawn team found that Ceres' crust is a mixture of ice, salts and hydrated materials that were subjected to past and possibly recent geologic activity, and that this crust represents most of that ancient ocean. The second study builds off the ... read more |
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Small Asteroid or Comet 'Visits' from Beyond the Solar SystemPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 27, 2017 A small, recently discovered asteroid - or perhaps a comet - appears to have originated from outside the solar system, coming from somewhere else in our galaxy. If so, it would be the first "interst ... more 
Rosetta Reveals Dust Jet from CometGottingen, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 The impressive jets of dust that comets emit into space during their journey around the Sun are not driven solely by the sublimation of frozen water. In some cases further processes augment the outb ... more  
Spots on supergiant star drive spirals in stellar windLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 A Canadian-led international team of astronomers recently discovered that spots on the surface of a supergiant star are driving huge spiral structures in its stellar wind. Their results are publishe ... more 
Scientists detect comets outside our solar systemBoston MA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 Scientists from MIT and other institutions, working closely with amateur astronomers, have spotted the dusty tails of six exocomets - comets outside our solar system - orbiting a faint star 800 ligh ... more |
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Low-cost clocks for landing on the MoonParis (ESA) Oct 27, 2017 A European clock accurate to a trillionth of a second is set to be used on satellites and missions to the Moon. The ultra-precise time-keeper was conceived by a small company in Latvia, and ES ... more  
Astronomers discover sunscreen snow falling on hot exoplanetUniversity Park PA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 Astronomers at Penn State have used the Hubble Space Telescope to find a blistering-hot giant planet outside our solar system where the atmosphere "snows" titanium dioxide - the active ingredient in ... more  
Bringing the atomic world into full colorTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 A French and Japanese research group has developed a new way of visualizing the atomic world by turning data scanned by an atomic force microscope into clear color images. The newly developed method ... more 
Comet mission reveals 'missing link' in our understanding of planet formationLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 span class="NL"> a href="http://www.ras.org.uk/ras" class="highlight">Royal Astronomical Society /a> br> /span> in our understanding of planet formation has been revealed by the first ever spacecra ... more 
Revealing Galactic SecretsMunich, Germany (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 Countless galaxies vie for attention in this monster image of the Fornax Galaxy Cluster, some appearing only as pinpricks of light while others dominate the foreground. One of these is the lenticula ... more 
Gamma rays will reach beyond the limits of lightGothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 Researchers have discovered a new way to produce high energy photon beams. The new method makes it possible to produce these gamma rays in a highly efficient way, compared with today's technique. Th ... more |
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Space Station Unit to Study Genetics of Model OrganismsKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 Scientists and engineers are developing new hardware destined for the International Space Station to support experiments demonstrating how different organisms, such as plants, microbes or worms, dev ... more 
Stronger Tests of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity with Binary Neutron StarsPotsdam, Germany (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 Einstein's theory of general relativity has withstood 100 years of experimental scrutiny. However, these tests do not constrain how well the very strong gravitational fields produced by merging neut ... more 
Experiment Provides Deeper Look into the Nature of NeutrinosWashington DC (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 The first glimpse of data from the full array of a deeply chilled particle detector operating beneath a mountain in Italy sets the most precise limits yet on where scientists might find a theorized ... more  
To keep Saturn's A ring contained, its moons stand unitedIthaca NY (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 For three decades, astronomers thought that only Saturn's moon Janus confined the planet's A ring - the largest and farthest of the visible rings. But after poring over NASA's Cassini mission data, ... more |
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  Granada, Spain (SPX) Oct 17, 2017 
At the ends of the Solar System, beyond the orbit of Neptune, there is a belt of objects composed of ice and rocks, among which four dwarf planets stand out: Pluto, Eris, Makemake and Haumea. The latter is the least well known of the four and was recently the object of an international observation campaign which was able to establish its main physical characteristics. The study, led by astronome ... more Garching, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Ring around a dwarf planet detected  Friedrichshafen, Germany (ESA) Oct 03, 2017Helicopter test for Jupiter icy moons radar  Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Solving the Mystery of Pluto's Giant Blades of Ice |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 
Astronomers at Penn State have used the Hubble Space Telescope to find a blistering-hot giant planet outside our solar system where the atmosphere "snows" titanium dioxide - the active ingredient in sunscreen. These Hubble observations are the first detections of this "snow-out" process, called a "cold trap," on an exoplanet.
This discovery, and other observations made by the Penn State te ... moreLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Comet mission reveals 'missing link' in our understanding of planet formation  Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2017Marine microbes living beneath seabed resort to cannibalism  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 20, 2017New NASA study improves search for habitable worlds |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 24, 2017 
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity team is working to restore Curiosity's sample-drilling capability using new techniques. The latest development is a preparatory test on Mars.
The five-year-old mission is still several months from the soonest possible resumption of drilling into Martian rocks. Managers are enthusiastic about successful Earth-based tests of techniques to work around a mechanical ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Solar eruptions could electrify Martian moons  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 20, 2017MAVEN finds Mars has a twisted tail  Paris (ESA) Oct 23, 2017Mine craft for Mars |
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A European clock accurate to a trillionth of a second is set to be used on satellites and missions to the Moon.
The ultra-precise time-keeper was conceived by a small company in Latvia, and ESA has recognised its potential for space.
"We are the Ferrari of timers with the components of a tractor," says Nikolai Adamovitch of Eventech.
"We provide extreme timing accuracy using re ... more Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Human presence in Lunar orbit one step closer with successful RS-25 engine test  Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 20, 2017NASA research suggests significant atmosphere in lunar past and possible source of water on Moon  Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017Lunar lava tube could be used as a moon mission base |
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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 
Researchers have discovered a new way to produce high energy photon beams. The new method makes it possible to produce these gamma rays in a highly efficient way, compared with today's technique. The obtained energy is a billion times higher than the energy of photons in visible light. These high intensity gamma rays significantly exceed all known limits, and pave the way towards new fundamental ... moreMunich, Germany (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Revealing Galactic Secrets London, UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Spots on supergiant star drive spirals in stellar wind  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 27, 2017James Webb Space Telescope's Laser-Focused Sight |
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According to the 10th edition of Euroconsult's report, Satellite-Based Earth Observation, Market Prospects to 2026, the Earth Observation (EO) data and services market should reach $8.5 billion by 2026 based on current growth trajectories. An alternative value-added services (VAS) model also presented has a combined market potential of $15 billion.
This upside model considers the implicati ... more Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 25, 2017OGC announces a new standard that improves the way information is referenced to the Earth  Hampton VA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017First SAGE III Atmospheric Data Released for Public Use  Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017Google Earth helps researchers identify 400 ancient stone gates in Saudi Arabia |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 
Scientists from MIT and other institutions, working closely with amateur astronomers, have spotted the dusty tails of six exocomets - comets outside our solar system - orbiting a faint star 800 light years from Earth.
These cosmic balls of ice and dust, which were about the size of Halley's Comet and traveled about 100,000 miles per hour before they ultimately vaporized, are some of the sm ... moreGottingen, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2017Rosetta Reveals Dust Jet from Comet  Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 27, 2017Dawn Finds Possible Ancient Ocean Remnants at Ceres Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 27, 2017Small Asteroid or Comet 'Visits' from Beyond the Solar System |
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 La Laguna, Spain (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 
At any given moment, as many as 10 million wild snakes of solar material leap from the sun's surface. These are spicules, and despite their abundance, scientists didn't understand how these jets of plasma form nor did they influence the heating of the outer layers of the sun's atmosphere or the solar wind. Now, for the first time, in a study partly funded by NASA, scientists have modeled spicule ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2017NASA sounding rocket instrument spots signatures of long-sought small solar flares  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2017How scientists used NASA data to predict the corona of the Aug. 21 Total Solar Eclipse  Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Scientists propose space shield to protect Earth from solar storms |
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Jing Haipeng, the first Chinese astronaut to go into space three times, has voiced his desire to go into space again as a further demonstration of his loyalty to the Communist Party of China (CPC).
"I'm eager to go to space again, be a pioneer in the battle one more time," said the 51-year-old major general and delegate to the ongoing 19th National Congress of the CPC.
"Let the vastn ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017UN official commends China's role in space cooperation |
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Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Oct 23, 2017
Researchers have discovered a new way to produce high energy photon beams. The new method makes it possible to produce these gamma rays in a highly efficient way, compared with today's technique. The obtained energy is a billion times higher than the energy of photons in visible light. These high intensity gamma rays significantly exceed all known limits, and pave the way towards new fundamental ... moreMunich, Germany (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Revealing Galactic Secrets London, UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Spots on supergiant star drive spirals in stellar wind Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 27, 2017James Webb Space Telescope's Laser-Focused Sight |
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 Leicester UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 
It's a small world after all - and now science has explained why. A study conducted by the University of Leicester and KU Leuven, Belgium, examined how small worlds emerge spontaneously in all kinds of networks, including neuronal and social networks, giving rise to the well-known phenomenon of "six degrees of separation".
Many systems show complex structures, of which a distinctive featur ... more Waiapi, Brazil (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Tribe sharpens arrows against Amazon invaders  Buffalo NY (SPX) Oct 26, 2017How Neanderthals influenced human genetics at the crossroads of Asia and Europe  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Determining when humans started impacting the planet on a large scale |
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 Vatican City (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 
Pope Francis chatted with six astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, kicking off the rare interview with a philosophical question on "man's place in the universe".
Italian Paolo Nespoli, 60, admitted that despite the bird's eye view of Earth he too remained "perplexed", while American Mark Vande Hei said seeing the planet from space made them "realise how fragile we ... more Riyadh (AFP) Oct 26, 2017Saudi Arabia to invest $1 billion in Virgin Galactic  Gainesville FL (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Plants and psychological well-being in space  Miami (AFP) Oct 20, 2017Spacewalkers fix robotic arm in time to grab next cargo ship |
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The Concordia research station in Antarctica is a place of extremes: for nine months no supplies can be delivered, the nearest living beings are 600 km away at the Russian Vostok station, and the Sun does not rise above the horizon for four months in the winter.
One thing is for sure: it is cold, dropping below -80C, and the high altitude offers reduced oxygen in the air.
Each year, ... more Cambridge UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017'Scars' left by icebergs record West Antarctic ice retreat  Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Groundwater and tundra fires may work together to thaw permafrost  Paris (ESA) Oct 24, 2017Secrets of hidden ice canyons revealed |
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 Beer-Sheva, Israel (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has developed Israel's first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The robotic "HydroCamel II" will be commercially available for use in the military, security, and oil and gas sectors, as well as in environmental applications and marine research.
BGN Technologies Ltd., BGU's technology-transfer company, also announced the formation of a new company, BG Ro ... more Hong Kong (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Among 'green' energy, hydropower is the most dangerous  Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Nanoparticles remove cadmium toxicity from a freshwater system  Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Paleogenomic analysis sheds light on Easter Island mysteries |
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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 
Astrophysicist Chris Fryer was enjoying an evening with friends on August 25, 2017, when he got the news of a gravitational-wave detection by LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory. The event appeared to be a merger of two neutron stars - a specialty for the Los Alamos National Laboratory team of astrophysicists that Fryer leads. As the distant cosmic cataclysm unfolded, f ... moreKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Space Station Unit to Study Genetics of Model Organisms  Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 24, 2017NASA Challenges Students to Design Microgravity Experiments  Washington (UPI) Oct 24, 2017Acoustic gravity waves pinpoint where and when objects hit ocean surface |
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