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  Munich, Germany (ESA) Mar 09, 2018 Galaxies are not static islands of stars - they are dynamic and ever-changing, constantly on the move through the darkness of the universe. Sometimes, as seen in this spectacular Hubble image of Arp 256, galaxies can collide in a crash of cosmic proportions. 350 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus (the Sea Monster), a pair of barred spiral galaxies have just begun a magnificent merger. ... read more |
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Jupiter's turmoil more than skin deep: researchersParis (AFP) March 7, 2018 Jupiter's tempestuous, gassy atmosphere stretches some 3,000 kilometres (1,860 miles) deep and comprises a hundredth of the planet's mass, studies based on observations by NASA's Juno spacecraft revealed Wednesday. ... more  
JILA team invents new way to 'see' the quantum worldWashington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 JILA scientists have invented a new imaging technique that produces rapid, precise measurements of quantum behavior in an atomic clock in the form of near-instant visual art. The technique com ... more  
Scientists Share Ideas for Gateway Activities Near the MoonWashington DC (SPX) Mar 08, 2018 NASA is looking at how the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway can create value for both robotic and human exploration in deep space. In late 2017, the agency asked the global science community to submit ... more 
The Schrodinger Equation makes an unlikely appearance at the astronomical scalePasadena CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 Quantum mechanics is the branch of physics governing the sometimes-strange behavior of the tiny particles that make up our universe. Equations describing the quantum world are generally confined to ... more |
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Comet Chury formed by a catastrophic collisionParis, France (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 Comets made up of two lobes, such as Chury, visited by the Rosetta spacecraft, are produced when the debris resulting from a destructive collision between two comets clumps together again. Such coll ... more 
Physicists lay groundwork to better understand the birth of the universeBaltimore MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 Sebastian Deffner at UMBC and Anthony Bartolotta at Caltech have developed the first techniques for describing the thermodynamics of very small systems with very high energy - like the universe at t ... more 
Hubble finds huge system of dusty material enveloping the young star HR 4796AGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 Astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to uncover a vast, complex dust structure, about 150 billion miles across, enveloping the young star HR 4796A. A bright, narrow, inner ring of dus ... more 
The moon formed inside a vaporized Earth synestiaDavis CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 A new explanation for the Moon's origin has it forming inside the Earth when our planet was a seething, spinning cloud of vaporized rock, called a synestia. The new model led by researchers at the U ... more 
You are entering the Jovian Twilight ZonePasadena CA (JPL) Mar 06, 2018 This image captures the swirling cloud formations around the south pole of Jupiter, looking up toward the equatorial region. NASA's Juno spacecraft took the color-enhanced image during its ele ... more |
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Chemical sleuthing unravels possible path to forming life's building blocks in spaceBerkeley CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 Scientists have used lab experiments to retrace the chemical steps leading to the creation of complex hydrocarbons in space, showing pathways to forming 2-D carbon-based nanostructures in a mix of h ... more  |
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Queen's scientists crack 70-year-old mystery of how magnetic waves heat the SunBelfast UK (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have led an international team to the ground-breaking discovery that magnetic waves crashing through the Sun may be key to heating its atmosphere and propell ... more 
Donor star breathes life into zombie companionParis (ESA) Mar 06, 2018 ESA's Integral space observatory has witnessed a rare event: the moment that winds emitted by a swollen red giant star revived its slow-spinning companion, the core of a dead star, bringing it back ... more 
Hayabusa2 has detected RyuguTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 03, 2018 On February 26, 2018, Hayabusa2 saw its destination -asteroid Ryugu- for the first time! The photographs were captured by the ONC-T (Optical Navigation Camera - Telescopic) onboard the spacecraft. I ... more 
Asteroid Institute announces Tech Partners for the ADAM asteroid mapping projectSeattle WA (SPX) Mar 03, 2018 The Asteroid Institute has announced that Google Cloud and AGI as new technology partners in the development of the Asteroid Decision Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) project. ADAM is being designed as a ... more 
A marriage of light-manipulation technologiesArgonne, IL (SPX) Mar 02, 2018 Researchers have, for the first time, integrated two technologies widely used in applications such as optical communications, bio-imaging and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) systems that scan th ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 08, 2018 
Data collected by NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter indicate that the atmospheric winds of the gas-giant planet run deep into its atmosphere and last longer than similar atmospheric processes found here on Earth. The findings will improve understanding of Jupiter's interior structure, core mass and, eventually, its origin.
Other Juno science results released this week include that the massive ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 
Scientists have used lab experiments to retrace the chemical steps leading to the creation of complex hydrocarbons in space, showing pathways to forming 2-D carbon-based nanostructures in a mix of heated gases.
The latest study, which featured experiments at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), could help explain the presence of pyrene, which is ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2018 
This image was originally meant to track the movement of sand dunes near the North Pole of Mars, but what's on the ground in between the dunes is just as interesting!
The ground has parallel dark and light stripes from upper left to lower right in this area. In the dark stripes, we see piles of boulders at regular intervals.
What organized these boulders into neatly-spaced piles? In ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 08, 2018 
NASA is looking at how the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway can create value for both robotic and human exploration in deep space. In late 2017, the agency asked the global science community to submit ideas leveraging the gateway in lunar orbit to advance scientific discoveries in a wide range of fields. NASA received more than 190 abstracts covering topics human health and performance, Earth obse ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2018  The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan has released the HSC Viewer to help the public access observations of the universe made by the Subaru Telescope and its Hyper Suprime-Cam.
"I developed this viewer so the general public can become familiar with the latest, extensive HSC data," astronomer Michitaro Koike said in a Thursday news release. "I hope you enjoy exploring the univer ... more |
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 Ithica NY (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 
Because deserts are located in remote regions with inhospitable conditions, they are notoriously difficult to study, especially when assessing their effect on climate change. A new $60 million collaboration between NASA and Cornell University, with contributions from other universities and labs, solves that problem by traveling even farther afield: to space.
The "Earth surface Mineral dust ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 03, 2018 
On February 26, 2018, Hayabusa2 saw its destination -asteroid Ryugu- for the first time! The photographs were captured by the ONC-T (Optical Navigation Camera - Telescopic) onboard the spacecraft. Images were taken between noon JST on February 26th and 9:00am the following morning, with about 300 shots taken in total.
Data for nine of these images were transmitted from the spacecraft on Fe ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 
Want to get the hottest ticket this summer without standing in line? NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names online to be placed on a microchip aboard NASA's historic Parker Solar Probe mission launching in summer 2018. The mission will travel through the Sun's atmosphere, facing brutal heat and radiation conditions - and your name will go along for the ride.
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2018 
China is getting closer to a finalized design for its next-generation X-ray observatory.
As reported by Science this week, scientists at China's National Space Science Center are honing in on the final iteration of their design for the X-Ray Timing and Polarimetry, eXTP, satellite.
The eXTP mission team plans to complete a prototype by 2022, with a goal to launch the satellite in ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2018 The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan has released the HSC Viewer to help the public access observations of the universe made by the Subaru Telescope and its Hyper Suprime-Cam.
"I developed this viewer so the general public can become familiar with the latest, extensive HSC data," astronomer Michitaro Koike said in a Thursday news release. "I hope you enjoy exploring the univer ... more |
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 Turku, Finland (SPX) Mar 08, 2018 
A new study shows that when participants are taught an effective strategy for a working memory training task, they quickly improve their performance in the same way as those who have undergone typical working memory training without strategy instructions for a month or longer.
The significance of strategies was evident also in the controls who did not receive any strategy advice: use of se ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2018 
In the spring of 2016, after two decades at NASA - and a total of 520 days aboard the International Space Station - former astronaut Scott Kelly retired, leaving him a lot more free time. Free time he's now using to promote appreciation for science.
Kelly recently teamed up with the chemical and manufacturing company 3M to launch the State of Science Index, a study of people's attitud ... more |
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 Minneapolis MN (SPX) Mar 08, 2018 
For nearly two decades, scientists have noted dramatic changes in arctic tundra habitat. Ankle-high grasses and sedges have given way to a sea of woody shrubs growing to waist- or neck-deep heights. This shrubification of the tundra challenges animals like caribou that are adapted to low-stature arctic vegetation.
Pinpointing a cause has been difficult. However, new UMN research published ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 7, 2018 
The bones found several decades ago on a remote island in the South Pacific were likely those of famed pilot Amelia Earhart. Anthropologist Richard Jantz is 99 percent sure of it.
Jantz, a professor and researcher at the University of Tennessee, recently reanalyzed measurements taken of the bones by physician D. W. Hoodless. In 1940, Hoodless determined the bones belonged to a man - no ... more |
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 Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Feb 13, 2018 
In a new article, published in Nature Materials, researchers from Beijing, Uppsala and Julich have made significant progress allowing very high resolution magnetic measurements. With their method it is possible to measure magnetism of individual atomic planes.
Magnetic nanostructures are used in a wide range of applications. Most notably, to store bits of data in hard drives. These structu ... more |
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