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  Belfast UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2017 Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have led worldwide investigations into a mysterious object that passed close to Earth after arriving from deep interstellar space. Since the object was spotted in October, Professor Alan Fitzsimmons and Dr Michele Bannister from the School of Mathematics and Physics at Queen's University have led an international team of astronomers to piece together a profile of the strange visitor, which has been named `Oumuamua. The team was made up of researchers ... read more |
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Spanning disciplines in the search for life beyond EarthGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 19, 2017 The search for life beyond Earth is riding a surge of creativity and innovation. Following a gold rush of exoplanet discovery over the past two decades, it is time to tackle the next step: determini ... more 
Fungi made life on Earth possible, researchers claimWashington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017 Life on Earth wouldn't be possible without fungi, new research suggests. ... more  
Make-believe worlds makes for better understanding of real UniverseBerkeley CA (SPX) Dec 19, 2017 Seeing is believing, or so the saying goes. And in some cases, a world of make-believe can help you realize what you're actually seeing, too. Scientists are creating simulated universes, for e ... more 
Visitor from alien star system wears insulating coat: astronomersParis (AFP) Dec 18, 2017 A cigar-shaped rock zooming through our Solar System - the first object from a foreign star system ever spotted in our midst - is cloaked in a coat of organic material, astronomers said Monday. ... more |
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Hubble's Celestial Snow GlobeBaltimore MD (SPX) Dec 19, 2017 It's beginning to look a lot like the holiday season in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of a blizzard of stars, which resembles a swirling snowstorm in a snow globe. The stars are resid ... more  
Thales Alenia Space signs 3 contracts for NASA's deep space explorationRome (SPX) Dec 17, 2017 Thales Alenia Space has signed three contracts in the frame of Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP-2) activities with Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Orbital-ATK, to develop c ... more 
Initial results and data from observations of 'OumuamuaSan Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2017 Breakthrough Listen - the initiative to find signs of intelligent life in the universe - is reporting preliminary results and making initial data available from its observations of the "interstellar ... more  
Eclipse 2017: Science from the Moon's ShadowWashington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 On Dec. 11, 2017, six researchers discussed initial findings based on observations of the Sun and on Earth gathered during the solar eclipse that stretched across North America on Aug. 21, 2017. Ran ... more 
Astronomers approve 86 new star names from around the worldGarching, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 The International Astronomical Union's Working Group on Star Names formally approved 86 new names for stars, which are now in the IAU stellar name catalogue. The catalogue now contains the approved ... more 
A new spin to solving mystery of stellar companionsMaunakea HI (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 Taking a picture of an exoplanet--a planet in a solar system beyond our sun - is no easy task. The light of a planet's parent star far outshines the light from the planet itself, making the planet d ... 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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  Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft carried out a short, 2.5-minute engine burn on Saturday, Dec. 9 that refined its course toward 2014 MU69, the ancient Kuiper Belt object it will fly by a little more than a year from now.
Setting a record for the farthest spacecraft course correction to date, the engine burn also adjusted the arrival time at MU69 to optimize flyby science.
Telemetry con ... more Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Does New Horizons' Next Target Have a Moon?  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2017Juno probes the depths of Jupiter's Great Red Spot  Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Wrapping up 2017 one year out from MU69 |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017 
Life on Earth wouldn't be possible without fungi, new research suggests.
Plants serve as the base of most of the food chains on Earth. Along with animals, they dominate almost every ecosystem on the planet. But new analysis suggests fungi were equally vital on early Earth.
Researchers at Leeds University in Britain grew plants and fungi under lab conditions replicating the enviro ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 19, 2017Spanning disciplines in the search for life beyond Earth Washington 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 |
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When resources are limited, you have to work with what you have - especially in the harsh environment of space. Though the International Space Station is regularly restocked by cargo vessels, like today's Dragon, self-sufficient spaceflight in the future will require us to recycle and reuse precious resources like oxygen. An experiment on its way to space will look into doing just that.
Re ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 17, 2017Opportunity Comes to a Fork in the Road  Moffett Field CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Designing future human space exploration on Hawaii's lava fields  New Rochelle, NY (SPX) Dec 11, 2017Space program should focus on Mars, says editor of New Space |
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 Rome (SPX) Dec 17, 2017 
Thales Alenia Space has signed three contracts in the frame of Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP-2) activities with Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Orbital-ATK, to develop capabilities that can meet NASA human space exploration objectives while also supporting industry commercialization plans.
Based on a public-private partnership model, the next step for human spa ... more Miami (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Will Trump send Americans to the Moon? Money talks: experts  Dallas TX (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Researchers analyze thousands of hours of Apollo mission audio  Beijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2017Robot Moon Base: Beijing's New Lunar Landing Program |
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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 
The OmegaCAM camera on ESO's VLT Survey Telescope has captured this glittering view of the stellar nursery called Sharpless 29. Many astronomical phenomena can be seen in this giant image, including cosmic dust and gas clouds that reflect, absorb, and re-emit the light of hot young stars within the nebula.
The region of sky pictured is listed in the Sharpless catalogue of H II regions: int ... moreBaltimore MD (SPX) Dec 19, 2017Hubble's Celestial Snow Globe Maunakea HI (SPX) Dec 18, 2017A new spin to solving mystery of stellar companions Garching, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Astronomers approve 86 new star names from around the world |
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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 Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Space Mystery Solved by Student Satellite  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Scientists share various perspectives on ozone layer recovery  Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 15, 2017APL Monitoring Instrument Rides into Space |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2017 
Breakthrough Listen - the initiative to find signs of intelligent life in the universe - is reporting preliminary results and making initial data available from its observations of the "interstellar visitor" 'Oumuamua.
The initial block of observations (the first of a planned four blocks) ran from 3:45 pm to 9:45 pm ET on Wednesday, December 13, using the Breakthrough Listen backend instru ... more Belfast UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2017Alien object Oumuama is a natural body transiting our solar system Paris (AFP) Dec 18, 2017Visitor from alien star system wears insulating coat: astronomers  West Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Research shows why meteroids explode before they reach Earth |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 
On Dec. 11, 2017, six researchers discussed initial findings based on observations of the Sun and on Earth gathered during the solar eclipse that stretched across North America on Aug. 21, 2017. Ranging from new information about the way the Sun's atmosphere generates heat, to how the dip in solar energy affected Earth's atmosphere, and even how to protect against contaminating other planets wit ... more New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Space weather, EarthScope, and protecting the national electrical grid  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 |
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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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Garching, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2017
The OmegaCAM camera on ESO's VLT Survey Telescope has captured this glittering view of the stellar nursery called Sharpless 29. Many astronomical phenomena can be seen in this giant image, including cosmic dust and gas clouds that reflect, absorb, and re-emit the light of hot young stars within the nebula.
The region of sky pictured is listed in the Sharpless catalogue of H II regions: int ... moreBaltimore MD (SPX) Dec 19, 2017Hubble's Celestial Snow Globe Maunakea HI (SPX) Dec 18, 2017A new spin to solving mystery of stellar companions Garching, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Astronomers approve 86 new star names from around the world |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 
A neutral genetic mutation - a fluke in the evolutionary process that had no apparent biological purpose - that appeared over 700 million years ago in biological evolution could help explain the origin of complex organs and structures in human beings and other vertebrates, according to an article published in Nature Communications by a team led by CRG group leader Manuel Irimia, university profe ... more London UK (SPX) Dec 12, 2017Scientists show how Himalayan rivers influenced ancient Indus civilization settlements  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 |
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 Moscow (AFP) Dec 19, 2017  A three-man space crew made up of American and Japanese rookie astronauts and an experienced Russian cosmonaut successfully docked at the International Space Station to begin a six-month mission Tuesday.
NASA TV footage showed the Soyuz MS-07 capsule containing Scott Tingle of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency dock at the ISS ... more Miami (AFP) Dec 17, 2017'Dragon back' as cargo reaches space station  Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Dec 17, 2017SpaceX resupply truck Dragon on route to ISS for space research delivery  Paris (ESA) Dec 15, 2017Paolo Nespoli returns to Earth |
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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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Extreme fieldwork, climate modeling yields new insight into predicting Greenland's melt  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 18, 2017NASA scientists embark on extreme Antarctic Trek |
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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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Southern Ocean drives massive bloom of tiny phytoplankton  Fort Collins CO (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Sustainable dams - are they possible  Washington (AFP) Dec 16, 2017Ouch! Sea lions attack swimmers in San Francisco Bay |
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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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