|
|
|
|
  Hilo HI (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 The discovery of an extremely distant supermassive black hole, with a mass some 800 million times that of our Sun, is causing astronomers to re-think our understanding of the early cosmos. Researchers report that this is the most distant giant black hole ever detected, and at this distance, our universe was only about 5% of its current age, or about 690 million years after the Big Bang. "Gathering all this mass in under 690 million years is an enormous challenge for theories of supermassive black ... read more |
 |
 
Massive primordial galaxies found swimming in vast ocean of dark matterCharlottesville VA (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 Astronomers expect that the first galaxies, those that formed just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang, would share many similarities with some of the dwarf galaxies we see in the nearby ... more 
The Most Distant Black Hole in the CosmosHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 Astronomers have discovered the most distant quasar known, which is so far from us that its light has taken more than 13 billion years to reach us. We see this quasar as it was a mere 690 million ye ... more 
Puzzling Supermassive Black Hole Observed in Infant UniverseBoston MA (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 A team of astronomers, including two from MIT, has detected the most distant supermassive black hole ever observed. The black hole sits in the center of an ultrabright quasar, the light of which was ... more 
A Black Hole Behemoth at the Edge of Cosmic DawnTucson, AZ (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 Supermassive black holes lurk at the centers of many galaxies. While some supermassive black holes - like the one at the center of our own galaxy - live quiet lives, occasionally snacking on a star ... more |
|
|
|
| Previous Issues | Dec 05 | Dec 04 | Dec 01 | Nov 30 | Nov 29 |
 
 
 
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review |
|
 
B612 Asteroid Institute provides valuable analysis to discovery of First Interstellar ObjectSan Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 Within days of the announcement by NASA's Minor Planet Center of the discovery of the first-ever interstellar object, 'Oumuamua, B612's new Asteroid Institute began a collaborative effort that led t ... more  
First Light for Next Generation Planet Hunter ESPRESSOGarching, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 The Echelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanet and Stable Spectroscopic Observations (ESPRESSO) has successfully made its first observations. Installed on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, ES ... more  
Research bolsters possibility of plate tectonics on EuropaProvidence RI (SPX) Dec 05, 2017 A Brown University study provides new evidence that the icy shell of Jupiter's moon Europa may have plate tectonics similar to those on Earth. The presence of plate tectonic activity could have impo ... more 
An Orbital Dance May Help Preserve Oceans on Icy WorldsPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 05, 2017 Heat generated by the gravitational pull of moons formed from massive collisions could extend the lifetimes of liquid water oceans beneath the surface of large icy worlds in our outer solar system, ... more 
Astronomer's map reveals location of mysterious fast-moving gasPerth, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2017 An Australian scientist has created the most detailed map ever of clouds of high-velocity gas in the Universe around us. The map covers the entire sky and shows curious clouds of neutral hydro ... more  
The Voyagers in Popular CulturePasadena CA (JPL) Dec 05, 2017 Whether you're traveling across cities, continents or even oceans this holiday season, there is no long-haul flight quite like that of the Voyagers. This year, we celebrated 40 years since the ... more |
|
 Metal asteroid Psyche is all set for an early visit from NASA 
Chinese satellite closes in on dark matter mysteryBeijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2017 Scientists have detected cosmic ray energy readings that could bring them closer to proving the existence of dark matter, a mysterious substance believed to comprise a quarter of our universe, a study said Thursday. ... more 
Gravitational waves could shed light on the origin of black holesProvidence RI (SPX) Dec 04, 2017 A new study published in Physical Review Letters outlines how scientists could use gravitational wave experiments to test the existence of primordial black holes, gravity wells formed just moments a ... more 
The answer to planetary habitability is blowing in the stellar windPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Dec 04, 2017 Is there life beyond Earth in the cosmos? Astronomers looking for signs have found that our Milky Way galaxy teems with exoplanets, some with conditions that could be right for extraterrestrial life ... more 
Key component for quantum computing inventedSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 01, 2017 A team at the University of Sydney and Microsoft, in collaboration with Stanford University in the US, has miniaturised a component that is essential for the scale-up of quantum computing. The work ... more |
|
|
  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 04, 2017 
The Juno spacecraft captured this image when the spacecraft was only 11,747 miles (18,906 kilometers) from the tops of Jupiter's clouds - that's roughly as far as the distance between New York City and Perth, Australia.
The color-enhanced image, which captures a cloud system in Jupiter's northern hemisphere, was taken on Oct. 24, 2017 at 10:24 a.m. PDT (1:24 p.m. EDT) when Juno was at a la ... moreProvidence RI (SPX) Dec 05, 2017Research bolsters possibility of plate tectonics on Europa  Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2017Pluto's hydrocarbon haze keeps dwarf planet colder than expected  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 13, 2017Jupiter's Stunning Southern Hemisphere |
|
 |
|
|
 Garching, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 
The Echelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanet and Stable Spectroscopic Observations (ESPRESSO) has successfully made its first observations. Installed on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, ESPRESSO will search for exoplanets with unprecedented precision by looking at the minuscule changes in the light of their host stars.
For the first time ever, an instrument will be able to sum up ... morePasadena CA (JPL) Dec 05, 2017An Orbital Dance May Help Preserve Oceans on Icy Worlds Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Dec 04, 2017The answer to planetary habitability is blowing in the stellar wind  Miami (AFP) Nov 30, 2017Scallops have 200 eyes, which function like a telescope: study |
|
 Providence RI (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 
Planetary scientists from Brown University have proposed a new scenario for the formation of ancient clay minerals on Mars that, if shown to be true, could rewrite the early history of the red planet.
There are thousands of ancient phyllosilicate outcrops on the Martian surface. Phyllosilicates, or clays, are formed by the interaction of water with volcanic rock, leading many scientists to ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 04, 2017EU exempts fuel for ExoMars mission from Russian sanctions  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 04, 2017Winter wanderings put Opportunity at 28 Miles on the odometer  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017Opportunity Greets Winter Solstice |
|
|
 Washington (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.
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 |
|
 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 
Just how resilient does a space telescope have to be to survive both Earth's environment and the frigid, airless environment of space? Paul Geithner, the deputy project manager - technical for James Webb Space Telescope at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, answered some questions about the design challenges of building the telescope and the gauntlet of tests it has endur ... moreCharlottesville VA (SPX) Dec 06, 2017Massive primordial galaxies found swimming in vast ocean of dark matter Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2017Chinese satellite closes in on dark matter mystery  Houston TX (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Webb Telescope emerges from Chamber A at JSC |
|
|
 Paris (ESA) Dec 06, 2017 
Launched on 13 October, the Sentinel-5P satellite has delivered its first images of air pollution. Even though the satellite is still being prepared for service, these first results have been hailed as exceptional and show how this latest Copernicus satellite is set to take the task of monitoring air quality into a new era.
This new mission promises to image air pollutants in more detail t ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Dec 06, 2017Haze pollution affects satellite cloud detection  Paris (AFP) Nov 30, 2017French NGO helps African mums shake off AIDS stigma  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017OGC seeks public comment on CDB Multi-spectral Imagery Extension |
|
 San Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 
Within days of the announcement by NASA's Minor Planet Center of the discovery of the first-ever interstellar object, 'Oumuamua, B612's new Asteroid Institute began a collaborative effort that led to significant analysis about the discovery.
Bryce Bolin, a senior researcher at the Asteroid Institute as well as a DIRAC Institute Fellow, was the lead author on the study measuring 1I/'Oumuamu ... more Stirling UK (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Metal asteroid Psyche is all set for an early visit from NASA  Paris (ESA) Nov 30, 2017Selected asteroids detected by GAIA between August 2014 And May 2016  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 23, 2017NASA telescope studies quirky comet 45P |
|
|
 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 ... more Greenbelt 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 |
|
 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 |
|
|
|
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2017
Just how resilient does a space telescope have to be to survive both Earth's environment and the frigid, airless environment of space? Paul Geithner, the deputy project manager - technical for James Webb Space Telescope at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, answered some questions about the design challenges of building the telescope and the gauntlet of tests it has endur ... moreCharlottesville VA (SPX) Dec 06, 2017Massive primordial galaxies found swimming in vast ocean of dark matter Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2017Chinese satellite closes in on dark matter mystery Houston TX (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Webb Telescope emerges from Chamber A at JSC |
|
 Salt Lake City, United States (AFP) Dec 5, 2017 
US President Donald Trump slashed the size of two Utah conservation areas Monday, the first such large-scale reversal in more than 100 years.
Trump traveled to Salt Lake City to announce that he was cutting 85 percent of the vast Bears Ears National Monument and around 45 percent of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Trump painted the decision as giving government-held land ... more Durham NC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Chimp females who leave home postpone parenthood  Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 29, 2017Long-term logging study demonstrates impacts on chimpanzees and gorillas  Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2017What grosses out a chimpanzee? |
|
|
 El Segundo CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 
The Aerospace Corporation's Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS) and the Air Force Association's Mitchell Institute have released the results of a wide-ranging survey highlighting the perceptions and recommendations of more than 30 experts on major areas of concern within the U.S. space enterprise.
The report, Major Policy Issues in Evolving Global Space Operations, takes a multi-fa ... morePasadena CA (JPL) Dec 05, 2017The Voyagers in Popular Culture  Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2017NASA successfully fires Voyager 1 thrusters after 37 years  Houston TX (SPX) Dec 05, 2017NASA Extends Expandable Habitat's Time on the International Space Station |
|
 Ottawa (AFP) Dec 1, 2017 
Arctic and major fishing nations, including China, announced Friday that they have agreed to a moratorium on commercial fishing in Arctic waters before a fishery in the icy region is even feasible.
The far north is warming at nearly twice the global average rate, causing changes in the size and distribution of fish stocks that may become more attractive to fishers in the medium to long term. ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Antarctic Selfie's Journey to Space via Disruption Tolerant Networking  Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 29, 2017Antarctic landscape insights keep ice loss forecasts on the radar  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Operation IceBridge 2017: The Beauty of Ice |
|
|
 Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Dec 05, 2017 
New research demonstrates that seagrass meadows are important fishing grounds all around the globe. The work highlights that there is an urgent need to start appreciating and understanding this role to be able to build more sustainable fisheries. A study led by Dr Lina Mtwana Nordlund at Stockholm University, published in the scientific journal Fish and Fisheries, examines the global extent to w ... more Watamu, Kenya (AFP) Dec 4, 2017Sea turtles' sad fate: from restaurant menus to plastic 'soup'  St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 05, 2017Sharks evolved aircraft-like attributes to suit habitats  Seattle WA (SPX) Dec 01, 2017There's a deeper fish in the sea |
|
 Mainz, Germany (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
The magnetic moment of an individual proton is inconceivably small, but can still be quantified. The basis for undertaking this measurement was laid over ten years ago, and physicists of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, GSI Darmstadt, and the RIKEN research institute in Japan are still performing experiments to measure this force with a sin ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Physicists make most precise measurement ever of a proton's magnetic moment  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 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2016 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
