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  Wallops Island, VA (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 NASA rockets launched during the Alaskan winter typically explore the interaction of solar winds with Earth's atmosphere and the resulting auroras that dance across the night sky. However this winter, between January 15 - 31, 2018, NASA personnel and university researchers are traveling to the Poker Flat Research Range (PFRR) in Alaska to launch several rocket-borne investigations for other purposes. Between January 15 - 31, 2018, scientists will launch four rockets to measure x-ray emissions from ... read more |
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Supermassive Black Holes Can Overpower Even the Smallest GalaxiesBaltimore MD (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 Why do galaxies stop making new stars? Today, astronomers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey report a surprising new answer to that important question: feedback from supermassive black holes blocks s ... more  
Iron-Rich Stars Host Shorter-Period PlanetsBaltimore MD (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 Astronomers with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) have learned that the chemical composition of a star can exert unexpected influence on its planetary system - a discovery made possible by an ong ... more 
Two Astronomers, 100 Years Apart, Use Stars to Measure the UniverseBaltimore MD (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 How far away is that galaxy? Our entire understanding of the universe is based on knowing the distances to other galaxies, yet this seemingly-simple question turns out to be fiendishly difficult to ... more 
Extraterrestrial Hypatia stone rattles solar system status quoJohannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 In 2013, researchers announced that a pebble found in south-west Egypt, was definitely not from Earth. By 2015, other research teams had announced that the 'Hypatia' stone was not part of any known ... more |
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Chemists discover plausible recipe for early life on EarthLa Jolla, CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a fascinating new theory for how life on Earth may have begun. Their experiments, described in the journal Nature Communication ... more  
Astronauts: Trump's proposed Lunar mission will take timeWashington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 American astronauts aboard the International Space Station told VOA on Wednesday that their excitement about recently announced plans to restore U.S. manned space missions to lunar orbit was eclipse ... more 
Special star is a Rosetta Stone for understanding the sun's variability and climate effectAarhus, Denmark (SPX) Jan 08, 2018 The spots on the surface on the Sun come and go with an 11-year periodicity known as the solar cycle. The solar cycle is driven by the solar dynamo, which is an interplay between magnetic fields, co ... more 
Eclipse megamovie projects seeks public's help analyzing 50,000 photosBerkeley CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2018 Although August's total solar eclipse was over in minutes, analysis of the 50,000 photos uploaded to the Eclipse Megamovie website is a time-consuming job, so team leaders are asking citizen scienti ... more  
Weighing massive stars in nearby galaxy reveals excess of heavyweightsOxford UK (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 Weighing massive stars in nearby galaxy reveals excess of heavyweights An international team of astronomers has revealed an 'astonishing' overabundance of massive stars in a neighbouring galaxy. ... more 
'SHARKs' will help Large Binocular Telescope hunt for ExoplanetsTucson AZ (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 A pair of new-generation instruments to be mounted on the world's largest optical telescope, the Large Binocular Telescope, or LBT, located on top of Mount Graham in Arizona, will turn the telescope ... more |
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Cosmic dust, not 'alien megastructure,' veils mysterious starMiami (AFP) Jan 3, 2018 It's been called the "most mysterious star in the universe," bigger than the sun and yet brightening and dimming in an odd way that suggested to some an alien megastructure might be circling it. ... more  
Japan's Aerospace Agency Developing Radar Detecting Space Micro-DebrisTokyo (Sputnik) Jan 09, 2018 Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is developing a radar that will be capable of detecting space micro-debris of about 10 centimeters (3.9 inches), local media reported on Monday. Acc ... more 
Discovering the structure of RNATrieste, Italy (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 It is the less known member of the nucleic acid family, superseded in popularity by its cousin DNA. And yet RNA, or ribonucleic acid, plays an essential role in many biological processes: not only a ... more 
MSU scientists created a magnetic trap for neutronsMoscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 A team from Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics (MSU) together with their colleagues developed a magnetic waveguide able to sort neutrons with different spins and storethem different layers. The ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 
In just under a year - shortly after midnight Eastern Time on Jan. 1, 2019 - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will buzz by the most primitive and most distant object ever explored. New Horizons' encounter with Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, which orbits a billion miles beyond Pluto, will offer the first close-up look at such a pristine building block of the solar system - and will be performed in a ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017Study explains why Jupiter's jet stream reverses course on a predictable schedule  Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 11, 2017New Horizons Corrects Its Course in the Kuiper Belt  Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Does New Horizons' Next Target Have a Moon? |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
Astronomers with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) have learned that the chemical composition of a star can exert unexpected influence on its planetary system - a discovery made possible by an ongoing SDSS survey of stars seen by NASA's Kepler spacecraft, and one that promises to expand our understanding of how extrasolar planets form and evolve.
"Without these detailed and accurate meas ... moreJohannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Extraterrestrial Hypatia stone rattles solar system status quo La Jolla, CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Chemists discover plausible recipe for early life on Earth Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 05, 2018'SHARKs' will help Large Binocular Telescope hunt for Exoplanets |
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Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater.
The rover is positioned upstream of a fork in the flow channels. Over the holiday period Opportunity stayed in place collecting extensive Panoramic Camera (Pancam) color stereo imagery of the surroundings. Over 70 frames of Pancam imagery were collected.
With the robotic arm ... more St Andrews UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Our rover could discover life on Mars - here's what it would take to prove it  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017Opportunity takes extensive imagery to decide where to go next  Oxford UK (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Mars: Not as dry as it seems |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 
American astronauts aboard the International Space Station told VOA on Wednesday that their excitement about recently announced plans to restore U.S. manned space missions to lunar orbit was eclipsed only by their skepticism about the logistical feasibility of completing the mission within six years.
"Going back to the moon is a bigger project than a lot of people think," said Expedition 5 ... more Beijing (XNA) Jan 02, 2018China Prepares for Breakthrough Chang'e 4 Moon Landing in 2018  Beijing (XNA) Dec 26, 2017China solicits messages to be sent to moon  Rome (SPX) Dec 17, 2017Thales Alenia Space signs 3 contracts for NASA's deep space exploration |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
The SCHOTT melting team has started casting the first mirror segments that will make up the 39-meter primary mirror (M-1) of the European Large Telescope (ELT). To make the segments, liquid glass heated to over 1400 degrees Celsius will be poured directly into molds, and transferred into a cooling furnace and subjected to a ceramicization process lasting several weeks.
The result is ZERODU ... more Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2018First Pepsi Data Release  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 05, 2018NASA's Webb Telescope to investigate mysterious brown dwarfs Oxford UK (SPX) Jan 05, 2018Weighing massive stars in nearby galaxy reveals excess of heavyweights |
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 Taiyuan (XNA) Jan 10, 2018 
China launched a pair of 0.5-meter high-resolution remote sensing satellites Tuesday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.
The satellites, SuperView-1 03/04, blasted off at 11:24 a.m. Beijing time on the back of a Long March 2D rocket, according to the center.
The mission aims to promote the country's commercial use of high-resolution remote sensi ... more Sydney (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Australia swelters through one of hottest years on record  Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Soil freeze-thaw stimulates nitrous oxide emissions from alpine meadows  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 09, 2018ICON and GOLD teaming up to explore Earth's interface to space |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 
NASA honored Kwanzaa this week with an image of a mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres named for the African-American holiday, which is celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.
The name Kwanzaa is derived from the Swahili phrase meaning "first fruits of the harvest."
Kwanzaa Tholus - the mountain - is oblong, measuring 22 by 12 miles. It rises two miles above the surrounding terrain, b ... more Osaka, Japan (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Development on muon beam analysis of organic matter in samples from space  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Arecibo radar returns with asteroid Phaethon images  Belfast UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2017Alien object Oumuama is a natural body transiting our solar system |
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 Wallops Island, VA (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
NASA rockets launched during the Alaskan winter typically explore the interaction of solar winds with Earth's atmosphere and the resulting auroras that dance across the night sky. However this winter, between January 15 - 31, 2018, NASA personnel and university researchers are traveling to the Poker Flat Research Range (PFRR) in Alaska to launch several rocket-borne investigations for other purp ... moreBerkeley CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2018Eclipse megamovie projects seeks public's help analyzing 50,000 photos Aarhus, Denmark (SPX) Jan 08, 2018Special star is a Rosetta Stone for understanding the sun's variability and climate effect Washington (UPI) Dec 27, 2017August eclipse left a wake in ionosphere, researchers reveal |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 08, 2018 
China is poised to begin a comprehensive lunar exploration program which is expected to kick off with the launch of the Long March 5 rocket in June. Professor Heino Falcke, an astrophysicist at Radboud University in the Netherlands, explained during an interview with Radio Sputnik why this mission is so important.
Radio Sputnik: Please tell us about your radio telescope, which you are plan ... more Wuhan, China (XNA) Jan 02, 2018China's Kuaizhou-11 rocket scheduled to launch in first half of 2018  Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017Nation 'leads world' in remote sensing technology  Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040 |
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Munich, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2018
The SCHOTT melting team has started casting the first mirror segments that will make up the 39-meter primary mirror (M-1) of the European Large Telescope (ELT). To make the segments, liquid glass heated to over 1400 degrees Celsius will be poured directly into molds, and transferred into a cooling furnace and subjected to a ceramicization process lasting several weeks.
The result is ZERODU ... morePotsdam, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2018First Pepsi Data Release Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 05, 2018NASA's Webb Telescope to investigate mysterious brown dwarfs Oxford UK (SPX) Jan 05, 2018Weighing massive stars in nearby galaxy reveals excess of heavyweights |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 
New research suggests women are more resilient than men.
Analysis of three centuries of historical data showed women are more likely than men to survive famines and epidemics. Their advantage is earned early. Female newborns were more likely to survive trying circumstances during the last three centuries.
Researchers say the life expectancy gender gap is at least partially explai ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Unlike people, bonobos don't 'look for the helpers'  Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018Study redefines understanding of old age throughout human history  Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018Bonobos show a preference for jerks |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
A Japanese astronaut has sparked hilarity back on Earth after he claimed to have grown nine centimetres in space, making him worried he would not squeeze into the capsule home.
Norishige Kanai, who is aboard the International Space Station, tweeted: "We had our bodies measured after reaching space, and wow, wow, wow, I had actually grown by as much as 9 centimetres (3.5 inches)!"
"I have ... more Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jan 09, 2018NASA Deep Space Exploration Systems looks ahead to action-packed 2018  Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Tech faithful gather to worship at mecca of innovation  Cape Canaveral AFS (SPX) Jan 05, 2018ULA completes major Starliner review for return to manned US spaceflight |
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 Fort Collins CO (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 
In a study spanning two decades, a team of researchers led by Colorado State University found declining numbers of soil fauna, nematodes and other animal species in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, one of the world's driest and coldest deserts. This discovery is attributed to climate change, which has triggered melting and thawing of ice in this desert since an uncharacteristically warm weather event in ... more Cape Cod MA (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Scientists find surprising evidence of rapid changes in the Arctic  Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017NASA satellite spots shattered iceberg beneath the Arctic's midnight sun  Hanover NH (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Warming seas double snowfall around North America's tallest peaks |
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 Toulouse, France (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 
A French policeman on Tuesday was cleared of responsibility over the death of an environmental activist killed by a stun grenade during a 2014 protest over a contested dam.
The shocking death of Remi Fraisse triggered riots in several French cities.
The 21-year-old botany student died after being hit by the grenade during clashes between the police and opponents of a planned dam in Sive ... more Cairo (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Egypt building huge water treatment plant amid supply concerns  Kandal, Cambodia (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Power stacked against SE Asia's poor as China dams Mekong  bLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2018European sampling sheds light on massive diversity of freshwater plankton |
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 Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
A pair of advanced U.S./German Earth research satellites with some very big shoes to fill is now at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base to begin final preparations for launch next spring.
Following a year-long test campaign by satellite manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space at IABG in Ottobrunn, near Munich, Germany, the twin Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) ... more Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017A New Window on the Universe  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 18, 2017Sierras lost water weight, grew taller during drought  Mainz, Germany (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Researchers measure magnetic moment with greatest possible precision |
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