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  Clemson SC (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 On Dec. 7, 1995, NASA's historic Galileo probe plunged into Jupiter's atmosphere at 106,000 mph, relaying 58 minutes of data back to Earth before it was pulverized in the depths of the enormous planet's crushing interior. In terms of atmospheric composition, some of what the probe measured met expectations. But there were also some surprises, one of the most baffling being that the region Galileo entered was drier than astrophysicists had anticipated. Jupiter's 79 moons are mostly made of ice, so ... read more |
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Hubble observes energetic light show at Saturn's north poleWashington DC (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 Astronomers using the Hubble Space telescope have taken a series of images featuring the fluttering auroras at the north pole of Saturn. The observations were taken in ultraviolet light and the resu ... more  
Solar eruptions may not have slinky-like shapes after allDurham NH (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 As the saying goes, everything old is new again. While the common phrase often refers to fashion, design, or technology, scientists at the University of New Hampshire have found there is some truth ... more 
Deep inside the Great Red Spot hints at water on JupiterGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 For centuries, scientists have worked to understand the makeup of Jupiter. It's no wonder: this mysterious planet is the biggest one in our solar system by far, and chemically, the closest relative ... more  
Scientist develops database for stellar-exoplanet "exploration"San Antonio TX (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 A Southwest Research Institute scientist is using big data to help the scientific community characterize exoplanets, particularly alien worlds orbiting nearby stars. Of particular interest are exopl ... more |
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Jupiter had growth disordersZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 29, 2018 With an equator diameter of around 143,000 kilometers, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and has 300 times the mass of the Earth. The formation mechanism of giant planets like Jupite ... more  
Excited atoms throw light on anti-hydrogen researchSwansea UK (SPX) Aug 27, 2018 Swansea University scientists working at CERN have published a study detailing a breakthrough in antihydrogen research. The scientists were working as part of the ALPHA collaboration which is ... more 
How scientists predicted corona's appearance during total solar eclipseGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 29, 2018 It was Aug. 14, 2017, just one week before the Moon would cross paths with the Sun and Earth, casting its shadow across the United States. The entire country buzzed with anticipation for the fleetin ... more  
Shape-shifting material can morph, reverse itself using heat, lightBoulder CO (SPX) Aug 27, 2018 A new material developed by University of Colorado Boulder engineers can transform into complex, pre-programmed shapes via light and temperature stimuli, allowing a literal square peg to morph and f ... more  
Particles collected by Hayabusa give absolute age of asteroid ItokawaOsaka, Japan (SPX) Aug 28, 2018 Understanding the origin and time evolution of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) is an issue of scientific interest and practical importance because they are potentially hazardous to the Earth. However, w ... more |
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 The Halloween asteroid prepares to return in 2018 
Potentially hazardous asteroids to swing past Earth this weekWashington (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2018 Asteroids deemed potentially hazardous by officials at the US' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are set to swing past Earth this week, starting on Tuesday. The first, 2016 ... more  |
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Particles collected by spacecraft help date ancient asteroid ItokawaWashington (UPI) Aug 27, 2018 For the first time, scientists have used particles collected in space to establish the age of an asteroid. ... more 
Higgs particle favorite daughter comes homePrinceton NJ (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 In a finding that caps years of exploration into the tiny particle known as the Higgs boson, researchers have traced the fifth and most prominent way that the particle decays into other particles. T ... more 
The potential harbingers of new physics just don't want to disappearWarsaw, Poland (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 For some time now, in the data coming in from the LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, several anomalies have been seen in the decays of beauty mesons. Are they more than just statistical f ... more 
JPL roles in NASA's Parker Solar ProbePasadena CA (JPL) Aug 28, 2018 The navigation for NASA's Parker Solar Probe is led by the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, which also has a role in two of the spacecraft's four onboard instrument suites ... more 
Artificial intelligence helps scientists track particlesWashington (UPI) Aug 23, 2018 Researchers at the University of North Carolina have deployed machine learning to boost particle-tracking software. ... more |
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 
Mission team members were thrilled - if not a little surprised - that New Horizons' telescopic Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) was able to see the small, dim object while still more than 100 million miles away, and against a dense background of stars.
Taken Aug. 16 and transmitted home through NASA's Deep Space Network over the following days, the set of 48 images marked the team' ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 
A Southwest Research Institute scientist is using big data to help the scientific community characterize exoplanets, particularly alien worlds orbiting nearby stars. Of particular interest are exoplanets that could harbor life.
"At first scientists focused on temperatures, looking for exoplanets in the 'Goldilocks zone' - neither too close nor too far from the star, where liquid water coul ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 31, 2018 
A planet-encircling dust storm on Mars, which was first detected May 30 and halted operations for the Opportunity rover, continues to abate.
With clearing skies over Opportunity's resting spot in Mars' Perseverance Valley, engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, believe the nearly 15-year-old, solar-powered rover will soon receive enough sunlight to automatic ... more |
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 Manoa HI (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 
A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) found the first direct evidence of surface-exposed water ice in permanently shaded regions (PSRs) on the Moon.
"We found that the distribution of ice on the lunar surface is very patchy, which is very different from other planetary bodies such as Mercury a ... more |
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 Charleston SC (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 
Occasionally a star or other celestial object may have the misfortune of passing too close to a neighboring black hole, resulting in the object being ripped apart by the black hole's extreme tidal forces.
During such violent "tidal disruption events" (TDEs), the object being disrupted is simultaneously stretched and compressed in opposing directions. If the object happens to be a white dwa ... more |
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 Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 
The integration of Sentinel-6A, the first of two satellites to continue measuring sea levels from 2020, has reached a new milestone and its critical phase: the propulsion module has been "mated" with the main structure of the satellite at Airbus.
In a complex operation, the Airbus satellite specialists hoisted the approximately five-metre-high satellite platform with pin-point precision ov ... more |
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 Andalusia, Spain (SPX) Aug 28, 2018 
There is just over two months to go until asteroid 2015 TB145 approaches Earth once again, just as it did in 2015 around the night of Halloween, an occasion which astronomers did not pass up to study its characteristics. This dark object measures between 625 and 700 metres, its rotation period is around three hours and, in certain lighting conditions, it resembles a human skull.
An asteroi ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 29, 2018 
It was Aug. 14, 2017, just one week before the Moon would cross paths with the Sun and Earth, casting its shadow across the United States. The entire country buzzed with anticipation for the fleeting chance to see the corona, the Sun's tenuous outer atmosphere.
But the wait was uniquely nerve-wracking for a group of scientists at Predictive Science Inc., a private research company in San D ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 
Engineers have successfully tested the propulsion system of China's planned space station lab capsules, a key step in its space station program.
Weighing 66 tonnes, the space station will comprise a core module and two lab capsules. The propulsion system will determine whether lab capsules can move in space.
Engineers designed 36 engines for the propulsion system with four to adjust ... more |
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Charleston SC (SPX) Aug 30, 2018
Occasionally a star or other celestial object may have the misfortune of passing too close to a neighboring black hole, resulting in the object being ripped apart by the black hole's extreme tidal forces.
During such violent "tidal disruption events" (TDEs), the object being disrupted is simultaneously stretched and compressed in opposing directions. If the object happens to be a white dwa ... more |
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 Kent UK (SPX) Aug 29, 2018 
This research is the first to link a stone tool production technique known as 'platform preparation' to the biology of human hands. Demonstrating that without the ability to perform highly forceful precision grips, our ancestors would not have been able to produce advanced types of stone tool like spear points.
The technique involves preparing a striking area on a tool to remove specific s ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 29, 2018 
For the first time in five decades, a NASA astronaut candidate has resigned from training, the US space agency said Tuesday.
Robb Kulin resigned from NASA effective August 31 for personal reasons, spokeswoman Brandi Dean said, declining to provide further details.
It's not an easy gig to get - some 18,000 people routinely seek the 12 spots that open each year.
Kulin, who joined his ... more |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 
In a new scientific article published in the journal Nature Communications a group of scientists led by University of Copenhagen authors shows that thawing permafrost releases a high amount and diversity of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
These compounds are not greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. VOCs are known to be released from plants for example to cope with stress an ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2018 
Keeping an eye on our waters is more important than ever, as widespread drought continues to sweep Europe this summer.
Earth's changing sea levels are crucial indicators of how our environment is fairing, but monitoring it manually can be a labour-intensive, expensive, and at times even dangerous task.
Coastal areas provide additional complications, as shifting seabeds and currents m ... more |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
An everyday occurrence spotted when we turn on the tap to brush our teeth has baffled engineers for centuries - why does the water splay when it hits the sink before it heads down the plughole?
Famous inventor and painter Leonardo da Vinci documented the phenomenon, now known as a hydraulic jump, back in the 1500s. Hydraulic jumps are harmless in our household sinks but they can cause viol ... more |
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