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  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 To answer significant questions about planetary systems, such as whether our solar system is a rare phenomenon or if life exists on planets other than Earth, NASA should lead a large direct imaging mission - an advanced space telescope - capable of studying Earth-like exoplanets orbiting stars similar to the Sun, says a new congressionally mandated report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The study of exoplanets - planets outside our solar system that orbit a star - ... read more |
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Asteroid-Deflection Mission Passes Key Development MilestoneLaurel MD (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 The first-ever mission to demonstrate an asteroid deflection technique for planetary defense has moved into the final design and assembly phase, following NASA's approval on Aug. 16. The Doubl ... more 
Rutgers scientists identify protein that may have existed when life beganNew Brunswick NJ (SPX) Sep 04, 2018 How did life arise on Earth? Rutgers researchers have found among the first and perhaps only hard evidence that simple protein catalysts - essential for cells, the building blocks of life, to functi ... more  
Saturn's Famous Hexagon May Tower Above the CloudsParis (ESA) Sep 05, 2018 The long-lived international Cassini mission has revealed a surprising feature emerging at Saturn's northern pole as it nears summertime: a warming, high-altitude vortex with a hexagonal shape, akin ... more  
Ultracold atoms used to verify 1963 prediction about 1D electronsHouston TX (SPX) Sep 05, 2018 Rice University atomic physicists have verified a key prediction from a 55-year-old theory about one-dimensional electronics that is increasingly relevant thanks to Silicon Valley's inexorable quest ... more |
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Bepicolombo Science Orbiters Stacked TogetherParis (ESA) Sep 03, 2018 The two science orbiters of the joint ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission are connected in their launch configuration and the European science orbiter and transport module have been given the go-ahead to b ... more  
Stars versus dust in the Carina NebulaGarching, Germany (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 The Carina Nebula, one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the night sky, has been beautifully imaged by ESO's VISTA telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. By observing in infrared light ... more 
ALMA obtains most detailed view of distant starburst galaxyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 Astronomers obtained the most detailed anatomy chart of a monster galaxy located 12.4 billion light-years away. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the team revealed that ... more 
Extremely short electron pulses enables femtosecond and attosecond level researchKonstanz, Germany (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 Our world is basically made up of atoms and electrons. They are very small and move around very rapidly in case of processes or reactions. Although seeing atoms is nowadays possible, for example wit ... more 
Scientists study single molecules with terahertz spectroscopy for the first timeWashington (UPI) Sep 4, 2018 For the first time, scientists have used terahertz spectroscopy to study a single molecule. ... more |
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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  |
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Water discovered in the Great Red Spot indicates Jupiter might have plenty moreClemson 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 plan ... more 
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 
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 
Stellar 'swarms' help astronomers understand the evolution of starsWashington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 New work from Carnegie's Jonathan Gagne and the American Museum of Natural History's Jacqueline Faherty identified nearly a thousand potential members and 31 confirmed members of stellar association ... more |
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
More than 12 years after launch, New Horizons continues to be healthy, perform well, and speed across the outer solar system at a clip of nearly 1 million miles per day!
Since I last wrote, earlier this year, our flight team has been incredibly busy operating our spacecraft and planning for our next flyby. That work includes conducting mission simulations and preparing contingency plans fo ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
To answer significant questions about planetary systems, such as whether our solar system is a rare phenomenon or if life exists on planets other than Earth, NASA should lead a large direct imaging mission - an advanced space telescope - capable of studying Earth-like exoplanets orbiting stars similar to the Sun, says a new congressionally mandated report by the National Academies of Sciences, E ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 03, 2018 
No signal from Opportunity has been heard since Sol 5111 (June 10, 2018). The dust storm on Mars continues its decay with atmospheric opacity (tau) over the rover site decreasing.
It is expected that Opportunity has experienced a low-power fault and perhaps, a mission clock fault and then, an up-loss timer fault.
The project is continuing to listen for the rover either during the exp ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Sep 05, 2018 
The US Geological Survey is looking to expand its scope beyond the United States and into the cosmos, applying its understanding of geology to the search for ? and collection of ? valuable mineral resources from moons, asteroids, comets and planets in outer space.
The Colorado School of Mines, which offers one of the coolest sounding university degree tracks ever - the Space Resources Prog ... more |
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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 
The Carina Nebula, one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the night sky, has been beautifully imaged by ESO's VISTA telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. By observing in infrared light, VISTA has peered through the hot gas and dark dust enshrouding the nebula to show us myriad stars, both newborn and in their death throes.
About 7500 light-years away, in the constellation of ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 06, 2018 
Following the launch of Aeolus on 22 August, this extraordinary satellite's instrument has been turned on and is now emitting pulses of ultraviolet light from its laser, which is fundamental to measuring Earth's wind. And, this remarkable mission has also already returned a tantalising glimpse of the data it will provide.
Lofted into space on a Vega rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French ... more |
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
The first-ever mission to demonstrate an asteroid deflection technique for planetary defense has moved into the final design and assembly phase, following NASA's approval on Aug. 16.
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), being designed, built and managed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, will test what's known as the kinetic impactor technique - st ... more |
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 Durham 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 to this mantra even when it comes to research.
Revisiting some older data, the researchers discovered new information about the shape of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) - large-scale eruptions of ... 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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Garching, Germany (SPX) Aug 31, 2018
The Carina Nebula, one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the night sky, has been beautifully imaged by ESO's VISTA telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. By observing in infrared light, VISTA has peered through the hot gas and dark dust enshrouding the nebula to show us myriad stars, both newborn and in their death throes.
About 7500 light-years away, in the constellation of ... more |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 
Together with their sister group the Neandertals, Denisovans are the closest extinct relatives of currently living humans. "We knew from previous studies that Neandertals and Denisovans must have occasionally had children together", says Viviane Slon, researcher at the MPI-EVA and one of three first authors of the study. "But I never thought we would be so lucky as to find an actual offspring of ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 
A Japanese team working to develop a "space elevator" will conduct a first trial this month, blasting off a miniature version on satellites to test the technology.
The test equipment, produced by researchers at Shizuoka University, will hitch a ride on an H-2B rocket being launched by Japan's space agency from southern island of Tanegashima next week.
The test involves a miniature elevat ... more |
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 New Haven CT (SPX) Sep 04, 2018 
Arctic sea ice isn't just threatened by the melting of ice around its edges, a new study has found: Warmer water that originated hundreds of miles away has penetrated deep into the interior of the Arctic.
That "archived" heat, currently trapped below the surface, has the potential to melt the region's entire sea-ice pack if it reaches the surface, researchers say.
The study appears o ... more |
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 Yaren, Nauru (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 
A visa row between China and host nation Nauru almost derailed the Pacific's largest annual diplomatic summit, it emerged Tuesday, exposing sensitivities about Beijing's rising influence in the region.
As formal discussions began at the 18-nation Pacific Islands Forum, leaked letters revealed some members threatened to boycott the meeting over Nauru's treatment of Chinese delegates.
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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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