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  Kazan, Russia (SPX) Jul 26, 2018 Professor Odintsov comments, "Possible future singularity was studied within the modified theory of gravity with the use of dynamical system variables. We showed that a dynamical system singularity is not always a physical singularity. A singularity might not occur, and the Universe can then evolve infinitely. However, for that to happen it must be described through alternate gravity which includes quadratic scalar invariants. Interestingly, this theory corresponds with the inflational theory of KFU Ast ... read more |
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Innovative Technology Will Explore Mercury in Unprecedented DetailLeicester UK (SPX) Jul 2265, 2018 Researchers from the University of Leicester will be showcasing the innovative space instrument they have developed which will be used to help provide the most complete exploration and study of the ... more  
Students Find Foundations for Massive StarsTucson AZ (SPX) Jul 26, 2018 For three years, Jenny Calahan led fellow undergraduate students at the University of Arizona (UA) in research to help unravel the mystery of how the galaxy's most massive stars are born. On J ... more 
Scientists develop new materials that move in response to lightMedford MA (SPX) Jul 25, 2018 Researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering have developed magnetic elastomeric composites that move in different ways when exposed to light, raising the possibility that these materials c ... more  
Red planet and 'blood moon' pair up to dazzle skygazersParis (AFP) July 25, 2018 The longest "blood moon" eclipse this century will coincide with Mars' closest approach in 15 years to offer skygazers a thrilling astronomical double bill on Friday, astronomers say. ... more |
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China Focus: Capture an asteroid, bring it back to Earth?Beijing (XNA) Jul 24, 2018 Next time when your kids ask you to bring them a star from the sky, you don't have to shrug and walk away. Tell them to wait, instead. A group of Chinese scientists are mulling a bold idea to ... more  
Radiation Maps of Jupiter's Moon Europa: Key to Future MissionsPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 24, 2018 New comprehensive mapping of the radiation pummeling Jupiter's icy moon Europa reveals where scientists should look - and how deep they'll have to go - when searching for signs of habitability and b ... more 
World's fastest man-made spinning object could help study quantum mechanicsWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Jul 23, 2018 Researchers have created the fastest man-made rotor in the world, which they believe will help them study quantum mechanics. At more than 60 billion revolutions per minute, this machine is mor ... more  
How to weigh stars with gravitational lensingWashington DC (SPX) Jul 24, 2018 Every star in the Milky Way is in motion. But because of the distances their changes in position, the so-called proper motions, are very small and can only be measured using large telescopes over lo ... more  
WSU researcher sees possibility of moon lifePullman WA (SPX) Jul 24, 2018 While the Moon is uninhabitable today, there could have been life on its surface in the distant past. In fact, there may have been two early windows of habitability for Earth's Moon, according ... more |
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 Rare Red Moon and Mars in Evening Sky on 27 July 
NASA prepares to launch Parker Solar Probe, a mission to touch the SunGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 23, 2018 Early on an August morning, the sky near Cape Canaveral, Florida, will light up with the launch of Parker Solar Probe. No earlier than Aug. 6, 2018, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy will thun ... more  |
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CALET makes direct measurements of cosmic-ray electron spectrumTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 23, 2018 An international team of researchers succeeded in extending their result from a previous study and directly measured the cosmic-ray all-electron (electron + positron) spectrum in an energy range fro ... more  
Cassini data yields super sharp infrared images of TitanWashington (UPI) Jul 19, 2018 Cassini disappeared into Saturn's atmosphere late last year. But the spacecraft continues to yield impressive images. ... more 
Scientists discover heaviest known calcium atom, other rare isotopesWashington (UPI) Jul 12, 2018 Scientists have discovered eight new isotopes - all of them the heaviest-known forms of their respective elements. ... more 
Glowing bacteria on deep-sea fish shed light on evolution, 'third type' of symbiosisIthaca NY (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 You may recognize the anglerfish from its dramatic appearance in the hit animated film Finding Nemo, as it was very nearly the demise of clownfish Marlin and blue-tang fish Dory. It lives most of it ... more 
Discovering Structure in the Outer CoronaGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 In 1610, Galileo redesigned the telescope and discovered Jupiter's four largest moons. Nearly 400 years later, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope used its powerful optics to look deep into space - enabli ... more |
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 Leicester UK (SPX) Jul 25, 2018 
The discovery of a dark ribbon of weak hydrogen ion emissions that encircles Jupiter has overturned previous thinking about the giant planet's magnetic equator.
An international team of scientists led by the University of Leicester has identified the weakened ribbon of H3+ emissions near the jovigraphic equator using the NSFCam instrument at the NASA InfraRed Telescope Facility, the first ... more |
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 Pullman WA (SPX) Jul 24, 2018 
While the Moon is uninhabitable today, there could have been life on its surface in the distant past.
In fact, there may have been two early windows of habitability for Earth's Moon, according to a study online in the journal Astrobiology by Dirk Schulze-Makuch, an astrobiologist at Washington State University.
Schulze-Makuch and Ian Crawford, a professor of planetary science and ast ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 23, 2018 
In June, one of these dust events rapidly engulfed the planet. Scientists first observed a smaller-scale dust storm on May 30. By June 20, it had gone global.
For the Opportunity rover, that meant a sudden drop in visibility from a clear, sunny day to that of an overcast one. Because Opportunity runs on solar energy, scientists had to suspend science activities to preserve the rover's batt ... more |
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 Yehud, Israel (AFP) July 10, 2018 
An Israeli organisation announced plans Tuesday to launch the country's first spacecraft to the moon in December, with hopes of burnishing Israel's reputation as a small nation with otherworldly high-tech ambitions.
The unmanned spacecraft, shaped like a pod and weighing some 585 kilogrammes (1,300 pounds) at launch, will land on the moon on February 13, 2019 if all goes according to plan, o ... more |
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 Medford MA (SPX) Jul 25, 2018 
Researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering have developed magnetic elastomeric composites that move in different ways when exposed to light, raising the possibility that these materials could enable a wide range of products that perform simple to complex movements, from tiny engines and valves to solar arrays that bend toward the sunlight. The research is described in an article publi ... more |
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 Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jul 25, 2018 
The launch of Aeolus - ESA's mission to map Earth's wind in real-time - is getting tantalisingly close, with the satellite due for lift-off on 21 August from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. With the wind in their sails, mission teams are busily preparing this unique satellite for its upcoming journey.
Aeolus will carry a sophisticated atmospheric laser Doppler instrument, dubb ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 24, 2018 
Next time when your kids ask you to bring them a star from the sky, you don't have to shrug and walk away. Tell them to wait, instead.
A group of Chinese scientists are mulling a bold idea to capture a small near-Earth asteroid, which might be a potential threat, and bring it back to Earth to exploit its resources.
"Sounds like science-fiction, but I believe it can be realized," said ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2018 
Skywatchers [in have a double treat in store on 27 July: the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century and Mars at its brightest for many years. The red planet and the (temporarily) red Moon will appear together in the same part of the sky after sunset.
Mars, the Earth, and the Sun will be roughly lined up on 27 July. Mars is on the opposite side of the Earth to the Sun, and hence th ... more |
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 Jiuquan, China (SPX) Jul 23, 2018 
China launched two satellites for Pakistan on a Long March-2C rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:56 a.m. Monday.
The PRSS-1 is China's first optical remote sensing satellite sold to Pakistan and the 17th satellite developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) for an overseas buyer.
After entering orbit, the PRSS-1 is in good condition ... more |
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Medford MA (SPX) Jul 25, 2018
Researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering have developed magnetic elastomeric composites that move in different ways when exposed to light, raising the possibility that these materials could enable a wide range of products that perform simple to complex movements, from tiny engines and valves to solar arrays that bend toward the sunlight. The research is described in an article publi ... more |
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 Kinshasa (AFP) July 25, 2018 
Virunga Park, the nature preserve in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo famous for its endangered mountain gorillas, said Wednesday that a mother had given birth to two babies, bringing to nine the number of infants born so far this year.
"The mountain gorillas were a most welcome source of good news in 2018 and it's only getting better!" the park said in a statement, adding that i ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) July 24, 2018 
The sky is no longer the limit for lovers looking for unusual ways to commemorate their nuptials, with a Japanese company now offering to blast commemorative wedding plaques into space.
Warpspace, a start-up based in Tsukuba City outside Tokyo, is introducing the new service in partnership with a local hotel popular for wedding banquets.
For about 30,000 yen ($270), newly-weds marrying a ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 19, 2018 
Scientists have calculated the rise in seas that would result from the collapse of two of Antarctica's most vulnerable ice shelves.
Much attention has been paid to the Larsen C ice shelf, as its breakdown has been most visible - and well documented. But the latest research, published this week in the journal The Cryosphere, suggests the collapse of Larsen C would contribute just a few ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jul 24, 2018 
Major abrupt shifts occurred in the climate of ancient northern Europe, according to a new study from University of Helsinki, Finland. The research reports that sudden cold spells, lasting hundreds of years, took place in the middle of the warm Eemian climate period, about 120 thousand years ago.
These cold intervals saw a fall in temperature of a few degrees, and replacement of forests by ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 24, 2018 
Every star in the Milky Way is in motion. But because of the distances their changes in position, the so-called proper motions, are very small and can only be measured using large telescopes over long time periods. In very rare cases, a foreground star passes a star in the background, at close proximity as seen from Earth.
Light from this background star must cross the gravitational field ... more |
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