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  London, UK (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 New simulations show that the search for life on other planets may well be more difficult than previously assumed, in research published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The study indicates that unusual air flow patterns could hide atmospheric components from telescopic observations, with direct consequences for formulating the optimal strategy for searching for (oxygen-producing) life such as bacteria or plants on exoplanets. Current hopes of detecting life ... read more |
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December's 'supermoon' expected to be bigggest, brightest of 2017Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2017 The 'supermoon' set for next week is expected to be the brightest of the year as the moon's orbit will be at its closest point to the earth. ... more  
Selected asteroids detected by GAIA between August 2014 And May 2016Paris (ESA) Nov 30, 2017 While scanning the sky, ESA's Gaia mission maps not only the stellar content of our Galaxy, but also the Solar System's asteroid population. This visualisation shows the detection by Gaia of m ... more 
Exoplanet Has Smothering Stratosphere Without WaterPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 30, 2017 A NASA-led team has found evidence that the oversized exoplanet WASP-18b is wrapped in a smothering stratosphere loaded with carbon monoxide and devoid of water. The findings come from a new analysi ... more 
Newly Discovered Twin Planets Could Solve Puffy Planet MysteryHonolulu HI (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 Since astronomers first measured the size of an extrasolar planet 17 years ago, they have struggled to answer the question: how did the largest planets get to be so large? Thanks to the recent disco ... more |
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New NASA instrument continues measuring solar energy input to EarthGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 We live on a solar-powered planet. As we wake up in the morning, the Sun peeks over the horizon to shed light on us, blanket us with warmth and provide cues to start our day. At the same time, our S ... more  
MUSE probes uncharted depths of Hubble Ultra Deep FieldMunich, Germany (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 Astronomers using the MUSE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile have conducted the deepest spectroscopic survey ever. They focused on the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, measuring distances an ... more 
All missions on board for NASA heliophysics researchGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 Scientists have been studying the near-Earth environment for the better part of a century, but many mysteries - like where the energetic particles that pervade the area originate and become energize ... more 
Limited phosphorus recycling can suppress a planet's biosphereSeattle WA (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 The amount of biomass - life - in Earth's ancient oceans may have been limited due to low recycling of the key nutrient phosphorus, according to new research by the University of Washington and the ... more 
Scientists identify key factors that help microbes thrive in harsh environmentsCollege Park MD (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 Three new studies by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) scientists have identified key factors that help microbes survive in harsh environments. The results, which have implications f ... more  
Physicists make most precise measurement ever of a proton's magnetic momentTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 An international collaboration of scientists from RIKEN's Ulmer Fundamental Symmetries Laboratory (FSL), Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg an ... more |
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LIGO and Virgo announce detection of black hole binary mergerPasadena CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 Scientists searching for gravitational waves have confirmed yet another detection from their fruitful observing run earlier this year. Dubbed GW170608, the latest discovery was produced by the merge ... more  
3rd SES bids farewell to ANGELS satelliteSchriever AFB CO (SPX) Nov 27, 2017 Members of the 3rd Space Experimentation Squadron gathered to say goodbye to the Automated Navigation and Guidance Experiment for Local Space satellite during a final command ceremony at Schriever A ... more 
Icebound detector reveals how ghostly neutrinos are stopped coldMadison WI (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 Famously, neutrinos, the nearly massless particles that are a fundamental component of the universe, can zip through a million miles of lead without skipping a beat. Now, in a critical measure ... more 
Nearby pulsars shed light on the antimatter puzzleKrakow, Poland (SPX) Nov 27, 2017 There are too many high-energy positrons in the cosmic rays reaching the Earth. These positrons (particles that are antimatter equivalents of electrons) could be being produced by pulsars in our vic ... more |
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  Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2017 
The gas composition of a planet's atmosphere generally determines how much heat gets trapped in the atmosphere. For the dwarf planet Pluto, however, the predicted temperature based on the composition of its atmosphere was much higher than actual measurements taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.
A new study published November 16 in Nature proposes a novel cooling mechanism contr ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 13, 2017Jupiter's Stunning Southern Hemisphere  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 |
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Three new studies by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) scientists have identified key factors that help microbes survive in harsh environments. The results, which have implications for biotechnology and understanding life in extreme conditions, were in the Proceedings of the National Academy Of Sciences (PNAS), Astrobiology, and the International Journal of Astrobiology.
"O ... morePasadena CA (JPL) Nov 30, 2017Exoplanet Has Smothering Stratosphere Without Water  London, UK (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Traces of life on nearest exoplanets may be hidden in equatorial trap Honolulu HI (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Newly Discovered Twin Planets Could Solve Puffy Planet Mystery |
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A pair of newborn earthworms in a Dutch lab suggests earthworms can reproduce in Martian soil.
Researchers at Wageningen University introduced earthworms to pots of Mars-like soil featuring arugula plants and organic matter. Early results suggest the earthworms were able to successfully reproduce.
If humans are to establish permanent colonies on Mars, they'll need to grow their o ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017Opportunity Greets Winter Solstice  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017NASA builds its next Mars rover mission  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Scientists developed a new sensor for future missions to the Moon and Mars |
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The 'supermoon' set for next week is expected to be the brightest of the year as the moon's orbit will be at its closest point to the earth.
Public astronomer Dr. Marek Kukula at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, Britain, told AGN News a supermoon is when"a full moon happens to occur when the moon is also at its closest point" to the earth and appears brighter and bigger than usual.
... more Tokyo, Japan (Sputnik) Nov 27, 2017Japan signals growing support for Deep Space Gateway concept  Austin TX (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Moon's crust underwent resurfacing after forming from magma ocean  Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 15, 2017Russia tests new spaceship set to deliver people, cargo to moon |
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By combining data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Gaia mission, University of Groningen astronomers have been able to measure the proper motion of 15 stars in the Sculptor Galaxy, the first such measurement of stars in a small galaxy outside the Milky Way. Analysis shows an unexpected preference in the direction of movement, which suggests that the standard theoretical models used to des ... moreMunich, Germany (SPX) Nov 30, 2017MUSE probes uncharted depths of Hubble Ultra Deep Field  Rome, Italy (SPX) Nov 27, 2017House hunting for the supernova event SN 2015J Madison WI (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Icebound detector reveals how ghostly neutrinos are stopped cold |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017 
Anew NASA-led study shows that land in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, metropolitan area is sinking at highly uneven rates, with a few trouble spots subsiding 7 to 10 times faster than the area average. Whereas earlier estimates had suggested the area is subsiding evenly, the new study found that major differences in subsidence rates occur only a few miles apart.
Hampton Roads has one of the ... more Paris (ESA) Nov 29, 2017Forty years of Meteosat  Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017China launches remote sensing satellites in multiple launches  Houston TX (SPX) Nov 29, 2017Heavy nitrogen molecules reveal planetary-scale tug-of-war |
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While scanning the sky, ESA's Gaia mission maps not only the stellar content of our Galaxy, but also the Solar System's asteroid population.
This visualisation shows the detection by Gaia of more than 13 000 asteroids as the spacecraft (represented by the pale blue dot) scanned the sky between August 2014 and May 2016. This is a subset of the total number of asteroids seen by Gaia - the sa ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 23, 2017NASA telescope studies quirky comet 45P  Kaliningrad (Sputnik) Nov 20, 2017Russian Astronomers Show Big Asteroid Approaching the Earth  Munich, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2017ESO observations show first interstellar asteroid is like nothing seen before |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
Scientists have been studying the near-Earth environment for the better part of a century, but many mysteries - like where the energetic particles that pervade the area originate and become energized - still remain.
In a new type of collaborative study, scientists combined data from 16 separate NASA and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) spacecraft to understand how a particle phenomeno ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2017New NASA instrument continues measuring solar energy input to Earth  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Solar minimum surprisingly constant  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 20, 2017NASA detects solar flare pulses at Sun and Earth |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017 
China is now the world leader in remote sensing technologies for scientific purposes and is able to provide an unprecedented amount of data to support research and development for the world, officials said on Tuesday.
Remote sensing refers to aerial or satellite-based technologies to detect and measure objects on Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Sci ... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040  Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017China plans first sea based launch by 2018  Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017China's reusable spacecraft to be launched in 2020 |
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Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) Nov 30, 2017
By combining data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Gaia mission, University of Groningen astronomers have been able to measure the proper motion of 15 stars in the Sculptor Galaxy, the first such measurement of stars in a small galaxy outside the Milky Way. Analysis shows an unexpected preference in the direction of movement, which suggests that the standard theoretical models used to des ... moreMunich, Germany (SPX) Nov 30, 2017MUSE probes uncharted depths of Hubble Ultra Deep Field Rome, Italy (SPX) Nov 27, 2017House hunting for the supernova event SN 2015J Madison WI (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Icebound detector reveals how ghostly neutrinos are stopped cold |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
Research has shown human disturbance can have detrimental effects on great ape populations but now, due to a study published in Biological Conservation on Nov. 27 by Lincoln Park Zoo, there is evidence showing how selective logging impacts chimpanzees and gorilla populations differently by utilizing data collected before, during and after timber extraction.
David Morgan, Ph.D., of the Lest ... more Durham NC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Chimp females who leave home postpone parenthood  Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2017What grosses out a chimpanzee?  London, UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Human evolution was uneven and punctuated, suggests new research |
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 New York NY (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2017  As more private enterprises turns their gaze toward outer space, there are certain international limitations that leave many questions unanswered so that private entrepreneurship is is effectively paralyzed.
When the US and the USSR engaged in a nuclear weapons race, there was a real possibility that doomsday weapons would go to outer space and, eventually, to the moon. In order to prevent ... more Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Building for a future in space: An interview with Dava Newman and Gui Trotti  Houston TX (SPX) Nov 27, 2017NASA to send critical science, instruments to Space Station  Wageningen, Netherlands (Sputnik) Nov 30, 2017Space Farms: 'Mark Watney in The Martian Was Right to Add Poop to the Soil' |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
NASA is boosting cyber to space with benefits for Earth. On Nov. 20, 2017, a selfie snapped from the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station in Antarctica demonstrated technology that can enable the future interplanetary internet. Called Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN), the technology is NASA's solution to reliable interplanetary data transmissions when vast distances or alignments of ... more Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 29, 2017Antarctic landscape insights keep ice loss forecasts on the radar  Fairbanks AK (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Added Arctic data shows global warming didn't pause  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Operation IceBridge 2017: The Beauty of Ice |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2017 
For American children, tap water's health benefits come with risks.
New research shows children and adolescents in the United States who avoid tap water are more likely to have tooth decay. The data also shows young people who avoid tap have lower levels of lead in their blood.
Most municipal water in the U.S. is fluoridated, which numerous studies have proven prevents cavities. ... more Swansea UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2017The tragedy of the seagrass commons  Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 30, 2017There's a deeper fish in the sea  Beijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2017Xi orders China's 'toilet revolution' to march on |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 
An international collaboration of scientists from RIKEN's Ulmer Fundamental Symmetries Laboratory (FSL), Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg and GSI Darmstadt, have used high-precision techniques to make the most precise measurement to date of the magnetic moment of the proton, finding it to be 2.79284734462 plus or minus 0.00000000082 nucle ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 15, 2017Listening for gravitational waves using pulsars  New 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 |
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