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  Washington (UPI) Dec 14, 2017 The Boeing Co. has been awarded a modified contract from the U.S. Air Force for sustainment of the space-based space surveillance Block 10 satellite. The deal, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense and worth more than $21.9 million under the terms of the contract, is classified as a cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The Space Based Space Surveillance, or SBSS, Block 10 satellite operates 24-hours a day, 7-days a week with a clear and unobstructed view o ... read more |
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NASA uses AI to uncover eighth planet circling distant starWashington DC (SPX) Dec 15, 2017 Our solar system now is tied for most number of planets around a single star, with the recent discovery of an eighth planet circling Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light years from Earth. The plan ... more 
No alien 'signals' from cigar-shaped asteroid: researchersParis (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 No alien signals have been detected from an interstellar, cigar-shaped space rock discovered travelling through our Solar System in October, researchers listening for evidence of extraterrestrial technology said Thursday. ... more  
New manifestation of magnetic monopoles discoveredVienna, Austria (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 The startling similarity between the physical laws describing electric phenomena and those describing magnetic phenomena has been known since the 19th century. However, one piece that would make the ... more 
Herschel Data Links Mysterious Quasar Winds to Furious StarburstsNoordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 Astronomers have used ESA's Herschel Space Observatory to solve a decades-old mystery about the origin of powerful cool gas winds in the hot environs of quasars. The evidence linking these powerful ... more |
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Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole FoundWashington DC (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 A team of astronomers led by Carnegie's Eduardo Banados used Carnegie's Magellan telescopes to discover the most-distant supermassive black hole ever observed. It resides in a luminous quasar and it ... more  
Neutron stars on the brink of collapseHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 When a very massive star dies, its core contracts. In a supernova explosion, the star's outer layers are expelled, leaving behind an ultra-compact neutron star. For the first time, the LIGO and Virg ... more 
Model of Galaxy and Star Cluster Formation Is RectifiedSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 When galaxy clusters and globular star clusters form, a phenomenon called "violent relaxation" occurs. After interacting intensely, the thousands or even millions of bodies reach a state of relative ... more  
Will Trump send Americans to the Moon? Money talks: expertsMiami (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 US President Donald Trump's decision this week to return Americans to the Moon makes sense as a way to develop technology to one day reach Mars, but only if Congress allocates the money, experts say. ... more  
Ceres' bright spots suggest the dwarf planet is geologically activeWashington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017 New observations and analysis of the hundreds of bright pots on Ceres surface suggest the dwarf planet is a dynamic, geologically active place. ... more 
Research shows why meteroids explode before they reach EarthWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 Our atmosphere is a better shield from meteoroids than researchers thought, according to a new paper published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science. When a meteor comes hurtling toward Earth, ... more |
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 Electrical and Chemical Coupling Between Saturn and Its Ring  
Space weather, EarthScope, and protecting the national electrical gridNew Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 It's not often geology and national security wind up in the same sentence. Most people don't think about electrical power in connection to either the ground under their feet or solar flares overhe ... more 
Life's building blocks observed in spacelike environmentCollege Park, Maryland (SPX) Dec 13, 2017 Where do the molecules required for life originate? It may be that small organic molecules first appeared on Earth and were later combined into larger molecules, such as proteins and carbohydrates. ... more 
OSIRIS-REx cruising towards rendezvous with Asteroid BennuGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 13, 2017 OSIRIS-REx is continuing outbound cruise operations, en route to arrival in August of 2018 at the asteroid Bennu. The spacecraft is currently 29.6 million miles (47.6 million kilometers) from Earth ... more  
Juno probes the depths of Jupiter's Great Red SpotPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2017 Data collected by NASA's Juno spacecraft during its first pass over Jupiter's Great Red Spot in July 2017 indicate that this iconic feature penetrates well below the clouds. Other revelations from t ... more |
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  Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 13, 2017 
Scientists were already excited to learn this summer that New Horizons' next flyby target - a Kuiper Belt object a billion miles past Pluto - might be either peanut-shaped or even two objects orbiting one another. Now new data hints that 2014 MU69 might have company: a small moon.
That's the latest theory coming from NASA's New Horizons team, as it continues to analyze telescope data on th ... morePasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2017Juno probes the depths of Jupiter's Great Red Spot  Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 11, 2017New Horizons Corrects Its Course in the Kuiper Belt  Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Wrapping up 2017 one year out from MU69 |
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 College Park, Maryland (SPX) Dec 13, 2017  Where do the molecules required for life originate? It may be that small organic molecules first appeared on Earth and were later combined into larger molecules, such as proteins and carbohydrates. But a second possibility is that they originated in space, possibly within our solar system. A new study, published this week in The Journal of Chemical Physics, from AIP Publishing, shows that a numb ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Dec 15, 2017NASA uses AI to uncover eighth planet circling distant star Paris (AFP) Dec 14, 2017No alien 'signals' from cigar-shaped asteroid: researchers  Toronto, Canada (SPX) Dec 08, 2017Two Super-Earths around red dwarf K2-18 |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2017 
On the lava fields of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, a team of NASA researchers and partners have been busy doing science in a most unusual way. They were studying the biology and geology of this remarkable terrain while simulating a realistic mission to the surface of Mars.
The conditions were so real that many of the expected challenges of otherworldly exploration were recreated, including a ... more New Rochelle, NY (SPX) Dec 11, 2017Space program should focus on Mars, says editor of New Space  Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 04, 2017EU exempts fuel for ExoMars mission from Russian sanctions  Washington (UPI) Dec 7, 2017NASA's oldest Mars rover survives another harsh winter |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2017 
Scientists are mulling a robot moon station, Chinese space experts said on Tuesday.
The base can conduct bigger, more complicated research and experiments, according to space officials who announced the plan at an international symposium in Shanghai at the end of November.
Such a station could slash the costs of returning rock samples to Earth, Jiao Weixin, a Peking University space ... more Dallas TX (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Researchers analyze thousands of hours of Apollo mission audio Miami (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Will Trump send Americans to the Moon? Money talks: experts  Washington DC (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Trump tells NASA to send Americans to Moon |
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 Rochester NY (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
Rochester Institute of Technology astrophysicist Jeyhan Kartaltepe will be one of the first scientists to use NASA's James Webb Space Telescope soon after it launches in spring 2019. The Webb telescope is regarded by many as the powerful successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, with sensitive infrared detectors designed to peer 13.5 billion years into the universe's history.
Kartaltepe, as ... moreSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Model of Galaxy and Star Cluster Formation Is Rectified Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Neutron stars on the brink of collapse  Honolulu HI (SPX) Dec 08, 2017Galaxy Orbits in the Local Supercluster |
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 Liverpool UK (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
Researchers from the University of Liverpool have spotted the equivalent of smoke-rings in the ocean which they think could 'suck-up' small marine creatures and carry them at high speed and for long distances across the ocean.
The ocean is full of eddies, swirling motions some tens to hundreds of kilometres across, which mix the water and carry it across the average currents.
The 'sm ... more Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 15, 2017APL Monitoring Instrument Rides into Space  Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Space Mystery Solved by Student Satellite  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 12, 2017NASA's CATS concludes successful mission on Space Station |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2017 
If you could fly aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft, the surface of dwarf planet Ceres would generally look quite dark, but with notable exceptions. These exceptions are the hundreds of bright areas that stand out in images Dawn has returned. Now, scientists have a better sense of how these reflective areas formed and changed over time - processes indicative of an active, evolving world.
"The m ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 13, 2017OSIRIS-REx cruising towards rendezvous with Asteroid Bennu West Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Research shows why meteroids explode before they reach Earth Washington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017Ceres' bright spots suggest the dwarf planet is geologically active |
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 New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
It's not often geology and national security wind up in the same sentence. Most people don't think about electrical power in connection to either the ground under their feet or solar flares overhead, but Dr. Adam Schultz of Oregon State University, and EarthScope Magnetotelluric Program Lead Scientist, says that connection presents a clear and present risk that power utilities need to consider ... more Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 11, 2017CU Boulder solar instruments, experiments headed for space  New York NY (SPX) Dec 11, 2017Mount Sinai researchers use breakthrough technology to understand eclipse eye damage Washington DC (SPX) Dec 11, 2017Massive Primordial Galaxies Found in 'Halo' of Dark Matter |
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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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Rochester NY (SPX) Dec 14, 2017
Rochester Institute of Technology astrophysicist Jeyhan Kartaltepe will be one of the first scientists to use NASA's James Webb Space Telescope soon after it launches in spring 2019. The Webb telescope is regarded by many as the powerful successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, with sensitive infrared detectors designed to peer 13.5 billion years into the universe's history.
Kartaltepe, as ... moreSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Model of Galaxy and Star Cluster Formation Is Rectified Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Neutron stars on the brink of collapse Honolulu HI (SPX) Dec 08, 2017Galaxy Orbits in the Local Supercluster |
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 London UK (SPX) Dec 12, 2017 
The Indus or Harappan Civilisation was a Bronze Age society that developed mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia from 5300 to 3300 years ago, at about the same time as urban civilisations developed in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Archaeological evidence shows that many of the settlements in the Indus Civilisation developed along the banks of a river called the Ghaggar-Hakra in northwest Ind ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 8, 2017Scientists revamp 'Out of Africa' model of early human migration  Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Dec 11, 2017Archaeologists revise chronology of the last hunter-gatherers in the Near East  Birmingham UK (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Research suggests gorillas can develop food cleaning behavior spontaneously |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 13, 2017 
NASA has established a new advisory group on behalf of the National Space Council that will represent the expertise, interests and perspectives of non-federal aerospace organizations to the National Space Council.
The official charter for the Users' Advisory Group (UAG) was signed by acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot on Dec. 6, and subsequently announced in the Federal Register. I ... more Palo Alto, CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017PARC to Partner with Commercial Space Leader to Accelerate Space R and D  Paris (ESA) Dec 15, 2017Paolo Nespoli returns to Earth  Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Two astronauts, cosmonaut return from five-month ISS mission |
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 Hobart, Australia (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
In a world-first, a research team of Australian and international scientists has used data collected by satellites and an ocean model to explain and predict biodiversity on the Antarctic seafloor.
The researchers combined satellite images of phytoplankton colour on the sea surface with a suite of connected models of how the microscopic phytoplankton are swept by ocean currents, sink to the ... more Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Tiny ice losses at Antarctica's fringes can accelerate ice loss far away  Miami (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Warming Arctic is 'new normal,' will affect us all: report  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Extreme fieldwork, climate modeling yields new insight into predicting Greenland's melt |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
Western North Pacific anomalous anticyclone (WNPAC, or referred to as Philippine Sea anomalous anticyclone) is the most important anomalous circulation pattern connecting El Nin~o and East Asian-western North Pacific monsoon.
WNPAC begins from the El Nin~o mature winter to the following summer and thus is one of the most long-lasting anomalous circulation patterns over the entire tropical ... more Boston MA (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Researchers establish long-sought source of ocean methane  Washington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017Sea levels will rise, but scientists not sure how high  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Southern Ocean drives massive bloom of tiny phytoplankton |
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 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 |
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