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  La Laguna, Spain (SPX) Jun 08, 2018 If we could travel halfway across the Universe, we would find a huge star,christened Icarus, that was found after its discovery to be the most distant star from Earth. Normally, it would be impossible to detect it, even using the most powerful telescopes currently available, were it not for a quirk of nature that had amplified its brightness such that it could be detected with the Hubble Space Telescope. The discovery has also helped to test a new theory of dark matter and to study what clusters o ... read more |
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More Mystery Objects Found Near Milky Way's Black HoleKamuela HI (SPX) Jun 08, 2018 Astronomers have discovered several bizarre objects at the galactic Center that are concealing their true identity behind a smoke screen of dust; they look like gas clouds, but behave like stars. ... more 
The disc of the Milky Way is bigger than we thoughtLa Laguna, Spain (SPX) Jun 08, 2018 Spiral galaxies such as the Milky Way have discs which are really thin, in which the major fraction of their stars are found. These discs are limited in size, so that beyond certain radius there are ... more  
How solar prominences vibrateLa Laguna, Spain (SPX) Jun 08, 2018 When we look at the surface of the Sun the solar prominences are seen as dark filaments that populate the disk or as a blaze of plasma above it. Solar prominences are very dense plasma structures th ... more  
Researchers discover multiple alkali metals in unique exoplanetLa Laguna, Spain (SPX) Jun 08, 2018 The extrasolar planet WASP-127b is one of the least dense exoplanets ever found. It has a radius 1.4 times greater than Jupiter, but only 20% of its mass. Such a planet has no analogue in the solar ... more |
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Data discrepancies may affect understanding of the universeDallas TX (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 One of the unsolved mysteries in modern science is why the expansion of the universe appears to be accelerating. Some scientists argue it is due to a theoretical dark energy that counteracts the pul ... more 
How do you weigh a galaxy? Especially the one you're in?Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 A new technique for estimating the mass of galaxies promises more reliable results, especially when applied to large datasets generated by current and future surveys, according to a research team le ... more 
As Solar Wind Blows, Our Heliosphere BalloonsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 What happens when the solar wind suddenly starts to blow significantly harder? According to two recent studies, the boundaries of our entire solar system balloon outward - and an analysis of particl ... more 
Spooky quantum particle pairs fly like weird curveballsAtlanta GA (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 Curvy baseball pitches have surprising things in common with quantum particles described in a new physics study, though the latter fly much more weirdly. In fact, ultracold paired particles ca ... more  
Thank the moon for Earth's lengthening dayMadison WI (SPX) Jun 06, 2018 For anyone who has ever wished there were more hours in the day, geoscientists have some good news: Days on Earth are getting longer. A new study that reconstructs the deep history of our plan ... more |
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'Spooky action at a distance': Researchers develop module for quantum repeaterSaarland, Germany (SPX) Jun 01, 2018 Communication using quantum states offers ultimate security, because eavesdropping attempts perturb the signal and would therefore not remain undetected. For the same reason, though, long-distance t ... more  |
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Microsoft says buying GitHub for $7.5 bnNew York (AFP) June 4, 2018 Microsoft on Monday said it will buy software development platform GitHub, in a deal worth $7.5 billion which will blend two opposite corporate cultures. ... more 
Searching for Potential Life-Hosting Planets Beyond EarthCharlottesville VA (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 In recent years, astronomers have discovered more than 4,000 exoplanets (and counting) - planets outside our solar system. The majority of those planets are Earth-sized, to about 2.5 times the size ... more 
How microbes survive clean rooms and contaminate spacecraftPomona CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2018 Spacecraft assembly facilities harbor a low but persistent amount of biological contamination despite the use of clean rooms. Rakesh Mogul, a Cal Poly Pomona professor of biological chemistry, ... more 
Globular clusters 4 billion years younger than previously thoughtWarwick UK (SPX) Jun 06, 2018 Globular clusters could be up to 4 billion years younger than previously thought, new research led by the University of Warwick has found. Comprised of hundreds of thousands of stars densely p ... more 
NASA's Hi-C Launches to Study Sun's CoronaWhite Sands NM (SPX) Jun 06, 2018 NASA and its partners launched a rocket-borne camera to the edge of space at 2:54 p.m. EST May 29, 2018, on its third flight to study the Sun. The clarity of images returned is unprecedented and the ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 07, 2018 
NASA has approved an update to Juno's science operations until July 2021. This provides for an additional 41 months in orbit around Jupiter and will enable Juno to achieve its primary science objectives.Juno is in 53-day orbits rather than 14-day orbits as initially planned because of a concern about valves on the spacecraft's fuel system. This longer orbit means that it will take more time to c ... more |
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 La Laguna, Spain (SPX) Jun 08, 2018 
The extrasolar planet WASP-127b is one of the least dense exoplanets ever found. It has a radius 1.4 times greater than Jupiter, but only 20% of its mass. Such a planet has no analogue in the solar system and is rare even within the exoplanet diversity. It takes just over four days to complete an orbit around its parent star and its surface temperature is around 1400 K (1127 C).
The obse ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 07, 2018 
Opportunity is halfway down in "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater.
The science team is pursuing several hypotheses as to the origin of the valley. The rover is still positioned near some tabular rocks that are the subject of an in-situ (contact) investigation. Over several days (sols), the Panoramic Camera (Pancam) has been employed to collect extensive imagery of va ... more |
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 Madison WI (SPX) Jun 06, 2018 
For anyone who has ever wished there were more hours in the day, geoscientists have some good news: Days on Earth are getting longer.
A new study that reconstructs the deep history of our planet's relationship to the moon shows that 1.4 billion years ago, a day on Earth lasted just over 18 hours. This is at least in part because the moon was closer and changed the way the Earth spun around ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2018 
Caltech scientists have found, for the first time, that merging pairs of neutron stars - the burnt-out cores of stars that have exploded - create the majority of heavy elements in small "dwarf" galaxies. Heavy elements, such as silver and gold, are key for planet formation and even life itself. By studying these dwarf galaxies, the researchers hope to learn more about the primary sources of heav ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 04, 2018
Data from the first NASA satellite mission dedicated to measuring the water content of soils is now being used operationally by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to monitor global croplands and make commodity forecasts.
The Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, or SMAP, launched in 2015 and has helped map the amount of water in soils worldwide. Now, with to ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 08, 2018 
Once every month, on average, somewhere on Earth a fireball appears out of nowhere and for mere seconds, casts a blinding flash across the sky before it blows up in a thunderous explosion. It happened last Saturday over southern Africa, where a small space rock disintegrated in the night sky and - possibly - scattered debris on the ground, awaiting discovery by meteorite hunters.
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 La Laguna, Spain (SPX) Jun 08, 2018 
When we look at the surface of the Sun the solar prominences are seen as dark filaments that populate the disk or as a blaze of plasma above it. Solar prominences are very dense plasma structures that levitate in the solar atmosphere.
It is generally believed that the star's magnetic field supports them so that they do not fall on the surface due to their own weight. These magnetic structu ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 07, 2018 
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) confirmed that one of its institutes Monday successfully tracked and received imaging data from the newly-launched Earth observation satellite Gaofen-6.
The Aerospace Information Research Institute said the Miyun station of China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station received the first batch of observation data from the Gaofen-6 satellite. There was ... more |
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Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2018
Caltech scientists have found, for the first time, that merging pairs of neutron stars - the burnt-out cores of stars that have exploded - create the majority of heavy elements in small "dwarf" galaxies. Heavy elements, such as silver and gold, are key for planet formation and even life itself. By studying these dwarf galaxies, the researchers hope to learn more about the primary sources of heav ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 4, 2018 
Bonobos won't eat dirty food. In experiments, the great apes refused fruit that had been contaminated by feces.
Scientists wanted to better understand the evolutionary origins of disgust. The reaction helps humans avoid exposure to pathogens, and the latest research suggests the reaction offers apes' similar benefits.
Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan offered bonobos sever ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 08, 2018 
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst has arrived at the International Space Station together with NASA astronaut Serena Aunon-Chancellor and Roscosmos commander Sergei Prokopyev, marking the start of Alexander's Horizons mission.
The trio were launched into space on 6 June at 11:12 GMT (13:12 CEST) in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
After 34 orbits of Eart ... more |
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 Evanston IL (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 
A tiny clue found in ancient sediment has unlocked big secrets about Greenland's past and future climate.
Just beyond the northwest edge of the vast Greenland Ice Sheet, Northwestern University researchers have discovered lake mud that beat tough odds by surviving the last ice age. The mud, and remains of common flies nestled within it, record two interglacial periods in northwest Greenlan ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) June 8, 2018 
When the water truck finally chugged into the Delhi slum, there was a stampede. It is a scene repeated daily across India as temperatures rise and the vital resource gets ever scarcer.
Young men clambered onto the roof and jammed a tangle of multicoloured hosepipes inside, passing the other ends to friends waiting with containers in the shouting crowd below.
All 10,000 litres were gone i ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 01, 2018 
The spectacular merger of two neutron stars that generated gravitational waves announced last fall likely did something else: birthed a black hole. This newly spawned black hole would be the lowest mass black hole ever found.
A new study analyzed data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory taken in the days, weeks, and months after the detection of gravitational waves by the Laser Interfero ... more |
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