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  San Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2018 Using some of the Cassini spacecraft's final measurements, Southwest Research Institute scientists have discovered that complex organics rain down from Saturn's rings into its upper atmosphere. Cassini's final orbits allowed instruments to sample particles in the ring environment, discovering that the inflow of water and other material is much heavier than expected. "For its final adventure, Cassini dove into the unknown region between Saturn's rings and its atmosphere," said SwRI's Dr. Kelly Mill ... read more |
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MASCOT lands safely on Asteroid RyuguMASCOT on board Hayabusa2 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 The near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, located approximately 300 million kilometres from Earth, has a new inhabitant: On 3 October 2018, the Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout ... more  
Liquid crystals and the origin of lifeWashington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 The display screens of modern televisions, cell phones and computer monitors rely on liquid crystals - materials that flow like liquids but have molecules oriented in crystal-like structures. ... more  
Observations challenge cosmological theoriesBonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 05, 2018 Recent observations create a puzzle for astrophysicists: since the big bang, less galaxy clusters have formed over time than was actually expected. Physicists from the university of Bonn have now co ... more 
New Radiation Belt Discovered at SaturnGottingen, Germany (SPX) Oct 05, 2018 Approximately one year ago a spectacular dive into Saturn ended NASA's Cassini mission - and with it a unique, 13-year research expedition to the Saturnian system. In the mission's last five months, ... more |
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'Spacesuits' protect microbes destined to live in spaceBerkeley CA (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 Just as spacesuits help astronauts survive in inhospitable environments, newly developed "spacesuits" for bacteria allow them to survive in environments that would otherwise kill them. Univers ... more 
Shooting stars create their own auroraWashington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 When 17 years ago astronomers for the first time pointed a 1000 frames per second camera to the sky to look at meteors, known as shooting stars, they detected a surprising new phenomenon. The bright ... more  
Lockheed Martin Reveals New Human Lunar Lander ConceptDenver CO (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 At this week's International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Bremen, Germany, Lockheed Martin experts revealed the company's crewed lunar lander concept and showed how the reusable lander aligns wit ... more 
Astronomers find first evidence of possible moon outside our Solar SystemBaltimore MD (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 Using NASA's Hubble and Kepler space telescopes, astronomers have uncovered tantalizing evidence of what could be the first discovery of a moon orbiting a planet outside our solar system. This ... more 
NASA, Israel Space Agency Sign Agreement for Commercial Lunar CooperationWashington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 NASA has signed an agreement with the Israel Space Agency (ISA) to cooperatively utilize the Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL's commercial lunar mission, expected to land on the Moon in 2019. NASA wi ... more |
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Hubble's Warped View of the UniverseBaltimore MD (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image contains a veritable mix of different galaxies, some of which belong to the same larger structure: At the middle of the frame sits the galaxy cluster SDSS ... more  |
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Scientists discover new nursery for superpowered photonsHoughton MI (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 One of the weirdest objects in the Milky Way just got weirder. Scientists have discovered a new source of the highest-energy photons in the cosmos: a strange system known as a microquasar, located i ... more 
Hyper Suprime-Cam Survey reveals detailed dark matter map of the universeTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 Einstein's general theory of relativity has helped an international team of researchers measure the lumpiness of dark matter in our Universe today by analyzing images of 10 million distant galaxies, ... more 
Breakthrough Listen expands SETI to Southern Hemisphere with MeerKATWashington DC (SPX) Oct 03, 2018 Breakthrough Listen has announced at the International Astronautical Congress the commencement of a major new program with the MeerKAT telescope in partnership with the South African Radio Astronomy ... more
Touchdown! Japan space probe lands new robot on asteroidTokyo (AFP) Oct 3, 2018 A Japanese probe landed a new observation robot on an asteroid on Wednesday as it pursues a mission to shed light on the origins of the solar system. ... more 
Black holes ruled out as universe's missing dark matterBerkeley CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2018 For one brief shining moment after the 2015 detection of gravitational waves from colliding black holes, astronomers held out hope that the universe's mysterious dark matter might consist of a pleni ... more |
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 Manoa HI (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 
Astronomers have discovered a new object at the edge of our solar system. The new extremely distant object far beyond Pluto has an orbit that supports the presence of a larger Planet X.
The newly-found object, called 2015 TG387, was announced by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center on October 1. A paper with the full details of the discovery has also been submitted to ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 
The display screens of modern televisions, cell phones and computer monitors rely on liquid crystals - materials that flow like liquids but have molecules oriented in crystal-like structures.
However, liquid crystals may have played a far more ancient role: helping to assemble Earth's first biomolecules. Researchers reporting in ACS Nano have found that short RNA molecules can form liquid ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 04, 2018 
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, this week commanded the agency's Curiosity rover to switch to its second computer. The switch will enable engineers to do a detailed diagnosis of a technical issue that has prevented the rover's active computer from storing science and some key engineering data since Sept. 15.
Like many NASA spacecraft, Curiosity was de ... more |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 
At this week's International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Bremen, Germany, Lockheed Martin experts revealed the company's crewed lunar lander concept and showed how the reusable lander aligns with NASA's lunar Gateway and future Mars missions.
The crewed lunar lander is a single stage, fully reusable system that incorporates flight-proven technologies and systems from NASA's Orion space ... more |
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 Kamuela HI (SPX) Oct 05, 2018 
Nearly two decades after pioneering the technology on large telescopes, W. M. Keck Observatory is once again pushing the boundaries in the field of adaptive optics (AO) after receiving a powerful boost of support.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Observatory funding through their Mid-Scale Innovations Program to build a next-generation AO system on the Keck I telescope ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2018 
NASA has launched a pilot program to evaluate how Earth science data from commercial small-satellite constellations could supplement observations from the agency's fleet of orbiting Earth science missions. On Sept. 28, the agency awarded sole-source contracts to acquire test data sets from three private sector organizations.
NASA's Earth Science Division in Washington issued blanket purcha ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2018 
Hayabusa-2, Japan's asteroid-orbiting probe, has put another miniature lander on the surface of Ryugu.
The box-shaped lander, Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout, or MASCOT, was designed by a team of engineers from Germany and France.
Engineers at the German Aerospace Center, DLR, confirmed MASCOT's safe landing on the asteroid's surface.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 05, 2018 
On Oct. 3, 2018, Parker Solar Probe performed the first significant celestial maneuver of its seven-year mission. As the orbits of the spacecraft and Venus converged toward the same point, Parker Solar Probe slipped in front of the planet, allowing Venus' gravity - relatively small by celestial standards - to twist its path and change its speed. This maneuver, called a gravity assist, reduced Pa ... more |
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 Jiuquan (XNA) Oct 01, 2018 
China launched its Centispace-1-s1 satellite on a Kuaizhou-1A rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 12:13 p.m. Saturday.
This is the second commercial launch by the Kuaizhou-1A rocket. The first launch in January 2017 sent three satellites into space.
The Kuaizhou-1A was developed by a rocket technology company under the China Aerospace Science and Industr ... more |
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Kamuela HI (SPX) Oct 05, 2018
Nearly two decades after pioneering the technology on large telescopes, W. M. Keck Observatory is once again pushing the boundaries in the field of adaptive optics (AO) after receiving a powerful boost of support.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Observatory funding through their Mid-Scale Innovations Program to build a next-generation AO system on the Keck I telescope ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 
Fossil teeth from Italy, among the oldest human remains on the Italian Peninsula, show that Neanderthal dental features had evolved by around 450,000 years ago, according to a study published October 3, 2018 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Clement Zanolli of the Universite Toulouse III Paul Sabatier in France and colleagues. These teeth also add to a growing picture of a period of complex ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2018 
Three members of the Expedition 56 crew returned safely to Earth Thursday from the International Space Station, where they spent months providing hands-on support for scientific research in low-Earth orbit, working to keep the orbiting laboratory fully operational, and performing three spacewalks.
NASA astronauts Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold, and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of the Russian spa ... more |
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 New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 
Persistent weather conditions, including dry and wet spells, generally have increased in the United States, perhaps due to rapid Arctic warming, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Persistent weather conditions can lead to weather extremes such as drought, heat waves, prolonged cold and storms that can cost millions of dollars in damage and disrupt societies and ecosystems, the study says. ... more |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 
When nitrogen-based fertilizers flow into water bodies, the result can be deadly for marine life near shore, but what is the effect of nitrogen pollution far out in the open ocean?
A 130-year-old brain coral has provided the answer, at least for the North Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States. By measuring the nitrogen in the coral's skeleton, a team of researchers led by ... 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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