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  Garching, Germany (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 On 2 July 2019 a total solar eclipse will shroud ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile in darkness. To celebrate this momentous event, ESO is inviting the general public to witness it at the observatory! Only 700 tickets will be available in the ESOshop from 22 November 2017 on a first-come, first-served basis. The tickets will be 200 euros each, and will include transportation from the base of the mountain to ESO's La Silla Observatory and a guided visit of the observatory. More information on tick ... read more |
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Gravity waves from merging supermassive black holes will be found soonNew York NY (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 Astronomers won't have to wait much longer for their first glimpse of one of the biggest types of unions in the cosmos. New research published November 13 in Nature Astronomy predicts that gravitati ... more  
ALMA captures duo of titanic galaxies in extreme starbursting mergerCharlottesville VA (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 New observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have uncovered the never-before-seen close encounter between two astoundingly bright and spectacularly massive galaxies ... more 
The path length of light in opaque mediaVienna, Austria (SPX) Nov 13, 2017 What happens when light passes through a glass of milk? It enters the liquid, is scattered unpredictably at countless tiny particles and exits the glass again. This effect makes milk appear white. T ... more  
Jupiter's Stunning Southern HemisphereWashington DC (SPX) Nov 13, 2017 See Jupiter's southern hemisphere in beautiful detail in this new image taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft. The color-enhanced view captures one of the white ovals in the "String of Pearls," one of eig ... more |
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Parker Solar Probe Comes to NASA Goddard for TestingGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2017 On Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, NASA's Parker Solar Probe spacecraft arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for environmental tests. During the spacecraft's stay at Goddard, ... more  
Astronomers See Moving Shadows Around Planet-Forming StarAmsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Nov 10, 2017 A team of mainly Dutch astronomers has observed moving shadows on a dust disk around a star. On multiple days they took a 'photo' of the star and its disk. They used the SPHERE instrument, partially ... more 
Star kills its 'congenial' to form together a dwarf-binary systemSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Nov 10, 2017 A group of Brazilian astronomers observed a pair of celestial objects rarely seen in the Milky Way: a very low-mass white dwarf and a brown dwarf. What makes this binary system so unique is it ... more 
Winds blowing off a dying starKyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2017 Stars like our Sun eject large amounts of gas and dust into space, containing various elements and compounds. Asymptotic giant branch - AGB - phase stars, near their end of life, are particularly si ... 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  
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 |
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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 
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 
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 
The star that would not dieGoleta CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 Supernovae, the explosions of stars, have been observed in the thousands and in all cases they marked the death of a star. Astronomers at Las Cumbres Observatory have discovered a remarkable excepti ... more |
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  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 13, 2017 
See Jupiter's southern hemisphere in beautiful detail in this new image taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft. The color-enhanced view captures one of the white ovals in the "String of Pearls," one of eight massive rotating storms at 40 degrees south latitude on the gas giant planet.
The image was taken on Oct. 24, 2017 at 11:11 a.m. PDT (2:11 p.m. EDT), as Juno performed its ninth close flyby o ... more Boston MA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017Watching Jupiter's multiple pulsating X-ray Aurora  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 |
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 Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Nov 10, 2017 
A team of mainly Dutch astronomers has observed moving shadows on a dust disk around a star. On multiple days they took a 'photo' of the star and its disk. They used the SPHERE instrument, partially built in the Netherlands, on the Very Large Telescope in Chile. Probably, processes in the inner disk cast their shadows at the outer disk. The astronomers publish their findings in The Astrophysical ... more La Jolla CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017Scientists find potential 'missing link' in chemistry that led to life on earth  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 |
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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 ... moreKyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2017Winds blowing off a dying star Vienna, Austria (SPX) Nov 13, 2017The path length of light in opaque media Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2017Tracking down the origins of gold |
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Behind every weather forecast-from your local, five-day prediction to a late-breaking hurricane track update-are the satellites that make them possible. Government agencies depend on observations from weather satellites to inform forecast models that help us prepare for approaching storms and identify areas that need evacuating or emergency first responders.
Weather satellites have traditi ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 14, 2017The changing colors of our Living Planet  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Mapping functional diversity of forests with remote sensing  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Nov 14, 2017How ice in clouds is born |
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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 Sendai, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2017Site of asteroid impact changed the history of life  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 |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2017 
On Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, NASA's Parker Solar Probe spacecraft arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for environmental tests. During the spacecraft's stay at Goddard, engineers and technicians will simulate extreme temperatures and other physical stresses that the spacecraft will be subjected to during its historic mission to the Sun.
Before arriving at Godda ... more Garching, Germany (SPX) Nov 14, 2017View the 2019 solar eclipse from La Silla Observatory  London, UK (SPX) Nov 06, 2017UK space science mission SMILE gets first round of funding  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 02, 2017NASA Investigates Invisible Magnetic Bubbles in Outer Solar System |
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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 ... moreKyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2017Winds blowing off a dying star Vienna, Austria (SPX) Nov 13, 2017The path length of light in opaque media Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2017Tracking down the origins of gold |
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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 Dekalb IL (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Finger and toe fossils belonged to tiny primates 45 million years ago  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 |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 13, 2017 
NASA's Orion spacecraft is scheduled to undergo a design test in April 2019 of the capsule's launch abort system (LAS), which is a rocket-powered tower on top of the crew module built to very quickly get astronauts safely away from their launch vehicle if there is a problem during ascent.
This full-stress test of the LAS, called Ascent Abort Test 2 (AA-2), will see a booster, provided by O ... more Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 8, 2017Brazil's tech junkies seek healing at digital detox clinic  Wallops Island, VA (SPX) Nov 14, 2017NanoRacks launches Full External Cygnus Deployer on OA-8 to ISS  Paris (ESA) Nov 10, 2017The road to Orion's launch |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 
Much of western Canada was ice-free as early as 14,000 years ago, a new study reports.
The results suggest that the Cordilleran Ice Sheet (CIS) retreated more than a millennium sooner than previous estimates and hold important implications for understanding climate patterns and human migration.
Previous estimates suggested that the CIS covered large portions of westernmost Canada as ... more West Lafayette IN (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Research shows ice sheets as large as Greenland's melted fast in a warming climate  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 08, 2017Hot News from the Antarctic Underground  Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2017Chinese icebreaker steams for Antarctica in polar power play |
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 Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 
New research from an international team has revealed why the oldest water in the ocean in the North Pacific has remained trapped in a shadow zone around 2km below the sea surface for over 1000 years.
To put it in context, the last time this water encountered the atmosphere the Goths had just invaded the Western Roman Empire.
The research suggests the time the ancient water spent belo ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017Researchers use forensic science to track turtles  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 |
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 New York NY (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 
Astronomers won't have to wait much longer for their first glimpse of one of the biggest types of unions in the cosmos. New research published November 13 in Nature Astronomy predicts that gravitational waves generated by the merger of two supermassive black holes will be detected within 10 years. The study is the first to use real data, rather than computer simulations, to predict when such an ... more Yekaterinburg, Russia (SPX) Oct 27, 2017Russian scientists have found flaws in popular theories of gravity  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 |
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