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  Montreal, Canada (SPX) Sep 19, 2018 A team of scientists has calculated the strength of the material deep inside the crust of neutron stars and found it to be the strongest known material in the universe. Matthew Caplan, a postdoctoral research fellow at McGill University, and his colleagues from Indiana University and the California Institute of Technology, successfully ran the largest computer simulations ever conducted of neutron star crusts, becoming the first to describe how these break. "The strength of the neutron star ... read more |
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First Particle Tracks Seen in Prototype International Neutrino ExperimentGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 19, 2018 The largest liquid-argon neutrino detector in the world has just recorded its first particle tracks, signaling the start of a new chapter in the story of the international Deep Underground Neutrino ... more 
Magellanic Clouds Due May Have Been a TrioPerth, Australia (SPX) Sep 19, 2018 Two of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way - the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds - may have had a third companion, astronomers believe. Research published this week describes how another " ... more  
Juno image showcases Jupiter's brown bargeWashington (UPI) Sep 19, 2018 Jupiter's "brown barge" feature is the subject of a new photograph snapped by Juno's camera. ... more  
Planet Vulcan FoundGainesville FL (SPX) Sep 19, 2018 Among the TV series Star Trek's many charms are its rich universe of characters and planets. Now, the Dharma Planet Survey, in a new study led by University of Florida (UF) astronomer Jian Ge and te ... more |
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Cryovolcanism helped shape dwarf planet CeresTucson AZ (SPX) Sep 18, 2018 Icy volcanoes have erupted throughout the history of Ceres, but such continuous activity has not had the same extensive impact on the dwarf planet's surface as standard volcanism on Earth, says a ne ... more  
Solar Orbiter to leave factory for testingLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 18, 2018 The UK-built Solar Orbiter is preparing to leave the Airbus factory in Stevenage to travel to Germany for testing, ahead of its launch in 2020 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA. The UK is at ... more 
VLBA radio telescope measures asteroid's characteristicsSocorro NM (SPX) Sep 17, 2018 In an unusual observation, astronomers used the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) to study the effects on radio waves coming from a distant radio galaxy when an asteroid ... more 
Uncovering the birthplaces of stars in the Milky WayPotsdam, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2018 An international team of scientists led by Ivan Minchev of the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) has found a way to recover the birthplaces of stars in our galaxy. This is one of the ... more 
BUFFALO charges towards the earliest galaxiesMunich, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2018 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has started a new mission to shed light on the evolution of the earliest galaxies in the Universe. The BUFFALO survey will observe six massive galaxy clusters and ... more |
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 Cassini's final view of Titan's northern lakes and seas  
GRACE-FO Satellite Switching to Backup Instrument Processing UnitPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 17, 2018 The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission team plans to switch to a backup system in the Microwave Instrument (MWI) on one of the twin spacecraft this month. Following ... more  |
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The spark that created lifeMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 18, 2018 Evolution by Darwinian natural selection is immensely powerful - both in nature and within laboratories. Using 'laboratory evolution', we can take an enzyme which combines random mutations and funct ... more 
A trick of the lightLemont, IL (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 Particle physicists are on the hunt for light. Not just any light, but a characteristic signal produced by the interaction of certain particles - like ghostly neutrinos, which are neutral fundamenta ... more  
Princeton scientists discover a 'tuneable' novel quantum state of matterPrinceton NJ (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 Quantum particles can be difficult to characterize, and almost impossible to control if they strongly interact with each other - until now. An international team of researchers led by Princeto ... more 
Landslides, avalanches may be key to long-term comet activityTucson AZ (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 The release of gases through sublimation is the defining process of comets, but a new paper by Planetary Science Institute Research Scientist Jordan K. Steckloff and Senior Scientist Nalin H. Samara ... more 
Magnetic waves are main force in star formation, researchers sayWashington (UPI) Sep 13, 2018 Magnetic waves are the main force in star formation in space, according to new research. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 19, 2018 
Jupiter's "brown barge" feature is the subject of a new photograph snapped by Juno's camera.
Like Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the brown barge is shaped by cyclone-like weather patterns in the gas giant's atmosphere. But unlike the red spot, which is round, the barge is longer and boxier.
The brown barge isn't always easy to pick out. Its colors often blend relatively seamlessly wit ... more |
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 Gainesville FL (SPX) Sep 19, 2018 
Among the TV series Star Trek's many charms are its rich universe of characters and planets. Now, the Dharma Planet Survey, in a new study led by University of Florida (UF) astronomer Jian Ge and team including Tennessee State University (TSU) astronomers Matthew Muterspaugh and Gregory Henry, has shown that science fiction may be a little less so; the Dharma project has discovered what may be S ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2018 
Mars was once home to a giant ocean, new research suggests.
New analysis of the recently discovered river basin Hypanis Valles, the largest on Mars, suggests the presence a giant alluvial plain.
The evidence that significant amounts of water once flowed on Mars is now overwhelming, but scientists can't yet confirm the presence a massive ocean. However, the latest research sedimen ... more |
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 New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 
The mystery behind lunar swirls, one of the solar system's most beautiful optical anomalies, may finally be solved thanks to a joint Rutgers University and University of California Berkeley study.
The solution hints at the dynamism of the moon's ancient past as a place with volcanic activity and an internally generated magnetic field. It also challenges our picture of the moon's existing g ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2018 
An international team of scientists led by Ivan Minchev of the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) has found a way to recover the birthplaces of stars in our galaxy. This is one of the major goals in the field of galactic archaeology, whose aim is to reconstruct the formation history of the Milky Way.
Stars in galactic discs have long been known to wander away from their birth ... more |
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 Mainz, Germany (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences have managed to make a breakthrough when it comes to dealing with the extremely ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbon Freon 11. Their findings could make a major contribution to protecting the endangered ozone layer.
Freon 11 is a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC). These substances were previously ... more |
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 Socorro NM (SPX) Sep 17, 2018 
In an unusual observation, astronomers used the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) to study the effects on radio waves coming from a distant radio galaxy when an asteroid in our solar system passed in front of the galaxy. The observation allowed them to measure the size of the asteroid, gain new information about its shape, and greatly improve the accuracy with which i ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Sep 18, 2018 
The UK-built Solar Orbiter is preparing to leave the Airbus factory in Stevenage to travel to Germany for testing, ahead of its launch in 2020 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA.
The UK is at the heart of this European Space Agency (ESA) mission to uncover the secrets of our planet's star. Solar Orbiter will provide close-up views of the Sun's polar regions, tracking features such as sola ... 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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Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2018
An international team of scientists led by Ivan Minchev of the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) has found a way to recover the birthplaces of stars in our galaxy. This is one of the major goals in the field of galactic archaeology, whose aim is to reconstruct the formation history of the Milky Way.
Stars in galactic discs have long been known to wander away from their birth ... more |
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 Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Sep 17, 2018 
The earliest evidence of a drawing made by humans has been found in Blombos Cave in the southern Cape in South Africa. The drawing, which consists of three red lines cross-hatched with six separate lines, was intentionally drawn on a smooth silcrete flake about 73 000 years ago. This predates previous drawing from Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia by at least 30 000 years.
The drawing on t ... more |
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 Bremen, Germany (ESA) Sep 19, 2018 
Last week at the Airbus integration hall in Bremen, Germany, technicians installed the last radiator on the European Service Module for NASA's Orion spacecraft marking the module's finished integration.
ESA's European service module will provide power, water, air and electricity to NASA's Orion exploration spacecraft that will eventually fly beyond the Moon with astronauts. The European Se ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Sep 17, 2018 
China's first domestically built polar icebreaker, Xuelong 2, was launched by officials at the Jiangnan shipyard in Shanghai on Monday, highlighting the country's continued efforts to boost polar research and improve expedition capabilities.
Xuelong 2, also known as Snow Dragon 2, has an operational range of roughly 20,000 nautical miles and is able to break through ice up to 1.5 meters th ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2018 
Scientists can now detect the presence of white sharks using environmental DNA, or eDNA. Environmental DNA describes DNA strands found in the environment, not collected directly from a species' body.
Increasingly, researchers are turning to genetic markers to identify the presence of species in the environment, but until now, scientists struggled to isolate an eDNA signature for white s ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 17, 2018 
The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission team plans to switch to a backup system in the Microwave Instrument (MWI) on one of the twin spacecraft this month. Following the switch-over, GRACE-FO is expected to quickly resume science data collection.
A month after launching this past May, GRACE-FO produced its first preliminary gravity field map. The mission ha ... more |
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