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  Paris (ESA) Nov 15, 2017 A temperate Earth-sized planet has been discovered only 11 light-years from the Solar System by a team using ESO's unique planet-hunting HARPS instrument. The new world has the designation Ross 128 b and is now the second-closest temperate planet to be detected after Proxima b. It is also the closest planet to be discovered orbiting an inactive red dwarf star, which may increase the likelihood that this planet could potentially sustain life. Ross 128 b will be a prime target for ESO's Extremely La ... read more |
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Russia tests new spaceship set to deliver people, cargo to moonMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 15, 2017 Russia has successfully tested a simulator of the spaceship, with the objective of reaching the moon. The experiment's goal was to create conditions similar to those encountered by a mixed crew duri ... more 
NASA plans mission to study why planets lose their atmospheresGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 15, 2017 A team of NASA scientists want to use Earth as a laboratory to understand how planets lose their atmospheres and has proposed a mission that the agency recently selected as one of five for further c ... more  
Contracting white dwarf observed for the first timeMoscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 15, 2017 Astrophysicists from MSU (Russia) and his colleagues from Italy and Russian Academy of Sciences have found the first observational evidence for a contracting white dwarf. Constant high spin-up rate ... more 
Hitomi mission glimpses cosmic 'recipe' for the nearby universeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 15, 2017 Thanks to an in-depth look into the composition of gas in the Perseus galaxy cluster, Japan's Hitomi mission has given scientists new insights into the stellar explosions that formed its chemical el ... more |
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Proposed NASA mission would investigate where space weather beginsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 15, 2017 A NASA team is advancing a mission to reveal unprecedented details about solar flares, powerful eruptions that explode with enough energy that each one could power all of Earth for 16,000 years, and ... more 
Clash of "Titan" Galaxies - 13 Billion Years AgoIthaca NY (SPX) Nov 15, 2017 A pair of massive, hyper-luminous galaxies are merging in front of astronomer's eyes for the first time and revealing secrets of cosmic creation. "Discovering a hyper-luminous starburst galaxy ... more  
China maintains reign over world supercomputer rankingsBeijing (AFP) Nov 14, 2017 China now has more high-performance supercomputers than ever before, again besting the United States in global rankings, a supercomputer tracking organisation said. ... more  
Listening for gravitational waves using pulsarsPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 15, 2017 One of the most spectacular achievements in physics so far this century has been the observation of gravitational waves, ripples in space-time that result from masses accelerating in space. So ... more 
View the 2019 solar eclipse from La Silla ObservatoryGarching, 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 observato ... more 
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 |
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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 
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 |
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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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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 ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 15, 2017NASA plans mission to study why planets lose their atmospheres  Paris (ESA) Nov 15, 2017Closest temperate world orbiting quiet star discovered  La Jolla CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017Scientists find potential 'missing link' in chemistry that led to life on earth |
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Landing on Mars is difficult and not always successful. Well-designed advance testing helps. An ambitious NASA Mars rover mission set to launch in 2020 will rely on a special parachute to slow the spacecraft down as it enters the Martian atmosphere at over 12,000 mph (5.4 kilometers per second). Preparations for this mission have provided, for the first time, dramatic video of the parachute open ... more Mountain View CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2017New partnership on Mars drone applications research  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 09, 2017How long can microorganisms live on Mars  Cleveland OH (SPX) Nov 15, 2017Powering up NASA's human reach for the Red Planet |
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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 ... moreMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 15, 2017Russia tests new spaceship set to deliver people, cargo to moon  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 |
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Thanks to an in-depth look into the composition of gas in the Perseus galaxy cluster, Japan's Hitomi mission has given scientists new insights into the stellar explosions that formed its chemical elements.
Before its brief mission ended unexpectedly in March 2016, Japan's Hitomi X-ray observatory captured exceptional information about the motions of hot gas in the Perseus galaxy cluster. N ... more Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2017Hubble Spots Expanding Light Echo Around Supernova  Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2017Winds blowing off a dying star  Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2017Tracking down the origins of gold |
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NASA is preparing for another launch attempt of JPSS-1, NOAA's latest weather satellite.
The Joint Polar Satellite System-1 was supposed to be carried into orbit in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, but the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket's blastoff was delayed after a vehicle alarm sounded just prior to countdown.
The launch has since been rescheduled for Wednesday mornin ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2017NASA CubeSat to Test Miniaturized Weather Satellite Technology  Taiyuan, China (XNA) Nov 15, 2017Long March 4C launches Fengyun 3D meteorological satellite  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 14, 2017The changing colors of our Living Planet |
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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 ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 15, 2017Proposed NASA mission would investigate where space weather begins 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 |
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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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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 15, 2017
Thanks to an in-depth look into the composition of gas in the Perseus galaxy cluster, Japan's Hitomi mission has given scientists new insights into the stellar explosions that formed its chemical elements.
Before its brief mission ended unexpectedly in March 2016, Japan's Hitomi X-ray observatory captured exceptional information about the motions of hot gas in the Perseus galaxy cluster. N ... moreBaltimore MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2017Hubble Spots Expanding Light Echo Around Supernova Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2017Winds blowing off a dying star Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2017Tracking down the origins of gold |
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 Dekalb IL (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 
At Northern Illinois University, Dan Gebo opens a cabinet and pulls out a drawer full of thin plastic cases filled with clear gelatin capsules. Inside each numbered capsule is a tiny fossil - some are so small they rival the diminutive size of a mustard seed.
It's hard to imagine that anyone would be able to recognize these flecks as fossils, much less link them to an ancient world that wa ... more Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Japanese scientists estimate the mutation rate from chimpanzee parents to their offspring  Durham NC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Bonobos help strangers without being asked  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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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 
New research published in Science shows that climate warming reduced the mass of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet by half in as little as 500 years, indicating the Greenland Ice Sheet could have a similar fate.
The Cordilleran Ice Sheet covered large parts of North America during the Pleistocene - or Last Ice Age - and was similar in mass to the Greenland Ice Sheet. Previous research estimated th ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2017A new timeline for glacial retreat in Western Canada  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 Kathmandu Nov 14, 2017Nepal scraps mega hydropower deal with Chinese firm  Dhaka (AFP) Nov 14, 2017New islands could solve Bangladesh land crisis: experts  Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017Researchers use forensic science to track turtles |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 15, 2017 
One of the most spectacular achievements in physics so far this century has been the observation of gravitational waves, ripples in space-time that result from masses accelerating in space.
So far, there have been five detections of gravitational waves, thanks to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and, more recently, the European Virgo gravitational-wave detecto ... moreNew York NY (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Gravity waves from merging supermassive black holes will be found soon  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 |
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