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  Bristol UK (The Conversation) Nov 10, 2017 On the face of it, it looks like two of the world's biggest powers are racing to get astronauts back on the lunar surface. China is aiming to land crew on the moon by 2036, while on the other side of the Pacific, US vice president, Mike Pence, has announced that the US will return there too. But declaring that a new space race is underway is probably the single quickest way to irritate space policy geeks - and for good reason. In practice, the situation is much more complex. While the American and ... read more |
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NASA Team Studies CubeSat Mission to Measure Water on the MoonGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2017 A team of NASA scientists wants to draw a more complete picture of where water exists on the Moon and whether it migrates across the lunar surface, including in the permanently shadowed regions that ... more  
A quasiparticle questSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 What kinds of 'particles' are allowed by nature? The answer lies in the theory of quantum mechanics, which describes the microscopic world. In a bid to stretch the boundaries of our understand ... more  
Dawn Explores Ceres' Interior EvolutionPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 10, 2017 Surface features on Ceres - the largest world between Mars and Jupiter - and its interior evolution have a closer relationship than one might think. A recent study, published in Geophysical Re ... more  
Tracking down the origins of goldHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2017 he European Research Council has awarded HITS astrophysicist Andreas Bauswein an ERC Starting Grant worth approximately 1.5 million euros. Using computer simulations, the aim of the project is to be ... more |
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Hubble Spots Expanding Light Echo Around SupernovaBaltimore MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2017 Light from a supernova explosion in the nearby starburst galaxy M82 is reverberating off a huge dust cloud in interstellar space. The supernova, called SN 2014J, occurred at the upper right of ... more 
NIST's new patent-pending method supplies entangled atoms fastWashington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have come up with a way to link a group of atoms' quantum mechanical properties among themselves far more quickly than is curr ... more 
Diffused light shows clear structuresNuremberg, Germany (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 Scientists gain an insight into the fascinating world of atoms and molecules using x-ray microscopes. Ground-breaking research by physicists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU ... more 
NIST researchers develop color filters that respond to the angle of incident lightWashington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 Imagine a miniature device that suffuses each room in your house with a different hue of the rainbow - purple for the living room, perhaps, blue for the bedroom, green for the kitchen. A team led by ... more 
Theoretical physicists are modeling complex quantum processes with cold atoms and ionsMoscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 A group of researchers from Russia, Germany and Iran develops computational methods for creating a theory describing the behavior of cold atoms and ions in optical and electromagnetic traps. There i ... more 
Scientists narrow down the search for dark photons using decade-old particle collider dataBerkeley CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 In its final years of operation, a particle collider in Northern California was refocused to search for signs of new particles that might help fill in some big blanks in our understanding of the uni ... more |
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 The star that would not die 
Where did those electrons go? X-ray measurements solve decades-old mysteryIthaca NY (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 The concept of "valence" - the ability of a particular atom to combine with other atoms by exchanging electrons - is one of the cornerstones of modern chemistry and solid-state physics. Valenc ... more 
New approach uses light instead of robots to assemble electronic componentsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 An international team of researchers has developed a new light-based manipulation method that could one day be used to mass produce electronic components for smartphones, computers and other devices ... more 
"Zombie Star" Exploded, Survived and Exploded AgainWashington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 It's the celestial equivalent of a horror movie villain - a star that wouldn't stay dead. An international team of astronomers including Carnegie's Nick Konidaris and Benjamin Shappee discover ... more 
Astronomers discover a star that would not dieMaunakea HI (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 An international team of astronomers led by Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) has made a bizarre discovery; a star that refuses to stop shining. Supernovae, the explosions of stars, have been obse ... more |
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  Boston MA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017 
Jupiter's intense northern and southern lights, or auroras, behave independently of each other according to a new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray and ESA's XMM-Newton observatories. Using XMM-Newton and Chandra X-ray observations from March 2007 and May and June 2016, a team of researchers produced maps of Jupiter's X-ray emissions (shown in inset) and identified an X-ray hot spot at each pole. ... more Mountain View CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017Help Nickname New Horizons' Next Flyby Target  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 03, 2017Juno Aces 8th Science Pass of Jupiter, Names New Project Manager  London UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Jupiter's X-ray auroras pulse independently |
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 La Jolla CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017 
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a compound that may have been a crucial factor in the origins of life on Earth.
Origins-of-life researchers have hypothesized that a chemical reaction called phosphorylation may have been crucial for the assembly of three key ingredients in early life forms: short strands of nucleotides to store genetic information, short chains ... more Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Nov 07, 201718-Month Twinkle in a Forming Star Suggests a Very Young Planet  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 02, 2017Overlooked Treasure: The First Evidence of Exoplanets  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Atmospheric beacons guide NASA scientists in search for life |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 
Researchers from Lomonosov MSU, Faculty of Soil Science, have studied the resistance microorganisms have against gamma radiation in very low temperatures. The results have been published in the Extremophiles journal.
Average temperature on Mars is -63C, but in polar areas and at night it can be as low as -145C. There is pressure lower 100-1000 times than on the Earth, strong ultraviolet an ... more Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 08, 2017NASA Opens $2 Million Third Phase of 3D-Printed Habitat Competition  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2017Insight will carry over two million names to Mars  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2017Opportunity Does a Wheelie and is Back on Solid Footing |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2017 
A team of NASA scientists wants to draw a more complete picture of where water exists on the Moon and whether it migrates across the lunar surface, including in the permanently shadowed regions that haven't seen sunlight in perhaps a billion years or more.
The first hint of potential water at both lunar poles came in 1994, with the Clementine mission flown jointly by NASA and the Departmen ... more Bristol UK (The Conversation) Nov 10, 2017China and the US are both shooting for the moon  Moscow (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Russia locks up six for Moon flight simulation  Paris (ESA) Oct 27, 2017Low-cost clocks for landing on the Moon |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2017 
Light from a supernova explosion in the nearby starburst galaxy M82 is reverberating off a huge dust cloud in interstellar space.
The supernova, called SN 2014J, occurred at the upper right of M82, and is marked by an "X." The supernova was discovered on Jan. 21, 2014.
The inset images at top reveal an expanding shell of light from the stellar explosion sweeping through interstellar ... moreHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2017Tracking down the origins of gold Maunakea HI (SPX) Nov 09, 2017Astronomers discover a star that would not die Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2017Scientists narrow down the search for dark photons using decade-old particle collider data |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 
Measurements from satellites this year showed the hole in Earth's ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September was the smallest observed since 1988, scientists from NASA and NOAA announced this week.
According to NASA, the ozone hole reached its peak extent on Sept. 11, covering an area about two and a half times the size of the United States - 7.6 million square miles in extent - ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2017NASA Satellite Tracks Ozone Pollution by Monitoring Its Key Ingredients  Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Nov 08, 2017FIMI completes control acquisition transaction in IAI's ImageSat  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 01, 2017Vega to launch an Earth observation satellite for the Kingdom of Morocco |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 10, 2017 
Surface features on Ceres - the largest world between Mars and Jupiter - and its interior evolution have a closer relationship than one might think.
A recent study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, analyzed Ceres' surface features to reveal clues about the dwarf planet's interior evolution. Specifically, the study explored linear features - the chains of pits and small, secondary ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 9, 2017Unlucky dinosaurs: Scientists say asteroid had 13 percent chance of triggering extinction  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Return of the Comet: 96P Spotted by ESA, NASA Satellites  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2017Astronomers Complete First International Asteroid Tracking Exercise |
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 London, UK (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 
UK teams will lead an international solar-terrestrial and space weather mission, taking on the development of a major science instrument thanks to funding from the UK Space Agency.
The 3 million pounds will support academics working on SMILE (the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer), a European Space Agency (ESA) science mission, being delivered jointly with the Chinese Acade ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 02, 2017NASA Investigates Invisible Magnetic Bubbles in Outer Solar System  La Laguna, Spain (SPX) Oct 25, 2017On the generation of solar spicules and Alfvenic waves  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2017NASA sounding rocket instrument spots signatures of long-sought small solar flares |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017 
China plans to launch its reusable spacecraft in 2020, according to a statement from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Tuesday.
Unlike traditional one-off spacecraft, the new spacecraft will fly into the sky like an aircraft, said Chen Hongbo, a researcher from the corporation.
The spacecraft can transport people or payload into the orbit and return to Earth.
C ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2017Space will see Communist loyalty: Chinese astronaut  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission |
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Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2017
Light from a supernova explosion in the nearby starburst galaxy M82 is reverberating off a huge dust cloud in interstellar space.
The supernova, called SN 2014J, occurred at the upper right of M82, and is marked by an "X." The supernova was discovered on Jan. 21, 2014.
The inset images at top reveal an expanding shell of light from the stellar explosion sweeping through interstellar ... moreHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2017Tracking down the origins of gold Maunakea HI (SPX) Nov 09, 2017Astronomers discover a star that would not die Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2017Scientists narrow down the search for dark photons using decade-old particle collider data |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
A passer-by drops something and you spring to pick it up. Or maybe you hold the door for someone behind you. Such acts of kindness to strangers were long thought to be unique to humans, but recent research on bonobos suggests our species is not as exceptional in this regard as we like to think.
Famously friendly apes from Africa's Congo Basin, bonobos will go out of their way to help stran ... more Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Japanese scientists estimate the mutation rate from chimpanzee parents to their offspring  Washington (UPI) Nov 8, 2017Faith not linked to intuition or rational thinking, study shows  Washington (UPI) Nov 8, 2017Tracking collars reveal raiding strategies used by hungry baboons |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 
Like many young people, 29-year-old student L.L. loves his cell phone. So much so, in fact, that his studies, his work and even his personal relationships have suffered, and his phone eventually became a way to avoid people in the real world.
That was when he realized he needed help.
L.L., who like other patients interviewed by AFP asked that their full names not be used, suffers from a ... more Paris (ESA) Nov 10, 2017The road to Orion's launch  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2017NASA Completes Review of First SLS, Orion Deep Space Exploration Mission  Washington (UPI) Nov 9, 2017Science has more impact when researchers travel, collaborate |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 
The Chinese ice-breaker Xuelong steamed south from Shanghai on Wednesday bound for Antarctica, where it will establish China's newest base as Beijing strives to become a polar power.
China is a latecomer in the race for pole position but its interest in Antarctica has grown along with its economic might. The new station will be the fifth Chinese foothold on the frozen continent, more than so ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 08, 2017Hot News from the Antarctic Underground  Moscow (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Russian military to boost Arctic presence: commander  Austin TX (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Intensifying winds could increase east Antarctica's contribution to sea level rise |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017  Biologists tracking vulnerable turtle species in the Mediterranean have borrowed a technique from forensic scientists. By measuring "stable isotope ratios," scientists at the University of Exeter were able to determine where turtles were traveling from to breed Cyprus.
Isotopes are variants of the same chemical element. Each variant boasts a different number of neutrons in its nucleus. ... more Gao, Mali (AFP) Nov 7, 2017A well changes lives in ravaged Mali city  Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Nov 06, 201750 years of data from oxygen minimum lab helps predict the oceans' future  Philadelphia PA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Penn engineers develop filters that use nanoparticles to prevent slime build-up |
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 Yekaterinburg, Russia (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 
Taking black holes (as a real object) as a test material, scientists from the Ural Federal university (UrFU, Yekaterinburg) found out that a popular theory of gravity which had seemed to work perfectly at the cosmological level (a subclass of Horndeski theory) is hardly applicable to the real world. They presented their study in the Classical and Quantum Gravity journal.
At the moment, acc ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 30, 2017Prolific Earth Gravity Satellites End Science Mission  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Supercomputers help Los Alamos team interpret LIGO findings  Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 24, 2017NASA Challenges Students to Design Microgravity Experiments |
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