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  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 Astronomers from CSIRO and The Australian National University have witnessed, in the finest detail ever, the slow death of a neighbouring dwarf galaxy, which is gradually losing its power to form stars. The new peer-reviewed study of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), which is a tiny fraction of the size and mass of the Milky Way galaxy, uses images taken with CSIRO's powerful Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope array. Lead researcher Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths from ANU s ... read more |
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SOFIA unravels the mysterious formation of star clustersMoffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 The sun, like all stars, was born in a giant cold cloud of molecular gas and dust. It may have had dozens or even hundreds of stellar siblings - a star cluster - but these early companions are now s ... more  
Dawn falls silent as a successful mission comes to an endBonn, Germany (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 An extraordinary mission has drawn to an end, after the NASA space probe Dawn fell silent on 31 October. On 27 September 2007, Dawn set off to explore the asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres, ... more 
Sandwich structure of nanocrystals as quantum light sourceZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 09, 2018 Some materials spontaneously emit light if they are excited by an external source, for instance a laser. This phenomenon is known as fluorescence. However, in several gases and quantum systems a muc ... more  
Windy with a chance of magnetic storms - space weather science with clusterParis (ESA) Nov 12, 2018 Space weather is no abstract concept - it may happen in space, but its effects on Earth can be significant. To help better forecast these effects, ESA's Cluster mission, a quartet of spacecraft that ... more |
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Scientists push back against Harvard 'alien spacecraft' theoryTampa (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 A scientific paper led by two researchers at Harvard University made a splash this week by claiming that a cigar-shaped rock zooming through our solar system may have been sent by aliens. ... more 
Aboard the first spacecraft to the Trojan asteroidsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 Ralph, one of NASA's most well-traveled space explorers, has voyaged far and accomplished much: on the New Horizons mission, Ralph obtained stunning flyby images of Jupiter and its moons; this was f ... more 
Physicists create new, simpler-than-ever quantum 'hard drive for light'Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 Physicists at the University of Alberta in Canada have developed a new way to build quantum memories, a method for storing delicate quantum information encoded into pulses of light. "We've dev ... more  
Half moons and pinch points: Same physics, different energyOnna, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2018 When physicists send neutrons shooting through a frustrated magnet, the particles spray out the other side in signature patterns. The designs appear because, even at low temperatures, atoms in a fru ... more  
European-built Service Module arrives in US for first Orion lunar missionKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 The powerhouse that will help NASA's Orion spacecraft venture beyond the Moon is stateside. The European-built service module that will propel, power and cool during Orion flight to the Moon on Expl ... more |
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 A stellar achievement: Magnetized space winds in the laboratory 
Johns Hopkins scientist finds elusive star with origins close to Big BangBaltimore MD (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 Astronomers have found what could be one of the universe's oldest stars, a body almost entirely made of materials spewed from the Big Bang. The discovery of this approximately 13.5 billion-yea ... more  |
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Laser tech could be fashioned into Earth's 'porch light' to attract alien astronomersBoston MA (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 If extraterrestrial intelligence exists somewhere in our galaxy, a new MIT study proposes that laser technology on Earth could, in principle, be fashioned into something of a planetary porch light - ... more 
ESA rocks space weatherParis (ESA) Nov 06, 2018 This week, to coincide with the fifteenth annual European Space Weather Week, ESA is celebrating the dynamic phenomenon of space weather. It's difficult to comprehend the size and sheer power ... more  
Griffith precision measurement takes it to the limitNathan, Australia (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 Griffith University researchers have demonstrated a procedure for making precise measurements of speed, acceleration, material properties and even gravity waves possible, approaching the ultimate se ... more 
Scientists shuffle the deck to create materials with new quantum behaviorsAmes IA (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 Layered transition metal dichalcogenides or TMDCs - materials composed of metal nanolayers sandwiched between two other layers of chalcogens - have become extremely attractive to the research commun ... more 
Quantum systems: Same, but differentVienna, Austria (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 Some things are so complicated that it is completely impossible to precisely calculate them. This includes large quantum systems, which consist of many particles, particularly when they are not in a ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 25, 2018 
A Southwest Research Institute team using internal research funds has made several discoveries that expand the range and value of a future Pluto orbiter mission. The breakthroughs define a fuel-saving orbital tour and demonstrate that an orbiter can continue exploration in the Kuiper Belt after surveying Pluto. These and other results from the study will be reported this week at a workshop on fu ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 
If extraterrestrial intelligence exists somewhere in our galaxy, a new MIT study proposes that laser technology on Earth could, in principle, be fashioned into something of a planetary porch light - a beacon strong enough to attract attention from as far as 20,000 light years away.
The research, which author James Clark calls a "feasibility study," appears in The Astrophysical Journal. The ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 12, 2018 
The ExoMars Landing Site Selection Working Group has recommended Oxia Planum as the landing site for the ESA-Roscosmos rover and surface science platform that will launch to the Red Planet in 2020.
The proposal will be reviewed internally by ESA and Roscosmos with an official confirmation expected mid-2019.
At the heart of the ExoMars programme is the quest to determine if life has e ... more |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 
The powerhouse that will help NASA's Orion spacecraft venture beyond the Moon is stateside. The European-built service module that will propel, power and cool during Orion flight to the Moon on Exploration Mission-1 arrived from Germany at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday to begin final outfitting, integration and testing with the crew module and other Orion elements.
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 Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 
Physicists at the University of Alberta in Canada have developed a new way to build quantum memories, a method for storing delicate quantum information encoded into pulses of light.
"We've developed a new way to store pulses of light - down to the single-photon level - in clouds of ultracold rubidium atoms, and to later retrieve them, on-demand, by shining a 'control' pulse of light," said ... more |
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 Guildford, UK (SPX) Nov 13, 2018 
Optical Surfaces Ltd. has received an order from Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) for two high precision reference mirrors to accelerate the precise alignment and testing of their Earth Observation Satellite Telescopes.
Based in Guildford, UK, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) manufacture and operate small to medium sized satellites, covering a range of use cases, from tele ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 
Ralph, one of NASA's most well-traveled space explorers, has voyaged far and accomplished much: on the New Horizons mission, Ralph obtained stunning flyby images of Jupiter and its moons; this was followed by a visit to Pluto where Ralph took the first high-definition pictures of the iconic minor planet. And, in 2021, Ralph journeys with the Lucy mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
Parker Solar Probe is alive and well after skimming by the Sun at just 15 million miles from our star's surface. This is far closer than any spacecraft has ever gone - the previous record was set by Helios B in 1976 and broken by Parker on Oct. 29 - and this maneuver has exposed the spacecraft to intense heat and solar radiation in a complex solar wind environment.
"Parker Solar Probe was ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 13, 2018 
The Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences released a smart solution for verifying the operational reliability of space equipment components on Friday.
The selection of space equipment components involves reliability verification, data collection, transmission and comparison.
The smart solution will help shorten the time to ... more |
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Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Nov 06, 2018
Physicists at the University of Alberta in Canada have developed a new way to build quantum memories, a method for storing delicate quantum information encoded into pulses of light.
"We've developed a new way to store pulses of light - down to the single-photon level - in clouds of ultracold rubidium atoms, and to later retrieve them, on-demand, by shining a 'control' pulse of light," said ... more |
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 Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 
The tools - mainly blades and backed knives from the Howiesons Poort - were found in various layers in the Klipdrift Shelter, in the southern Cape in South Africa. They were examined by a group of lithic experts, who found distinct similarities to tools from sites in South Africa's Western Cape, over 300km away, in particular with the Diepkloof Rock Shelter site.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
Throughout space, hundreds of satellites are orbiting Earth and other celestial planets, continuously collecting data about the vast universe. Communicating with these satellites is a complex and evolving challenge.
As the U.S. prepares for human travel to the Moon and beyond and NASA missions venture farther into the universe than ever before, the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 08, 2018 
It was five years ago this month that ESA's GOCE gravity-mapping satellite finally gave way to gravity, but its results are still yielding buried treasure - giving a new view of the remnants of lost continents hidden deep under the ice sheet of Antarctica.
A research team from Germany's Kiel University and the British Antarctic Survey published their latest GOCE-based findings this week in ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
Earth's water may have originated from both asteroidal material and gas left over from the formation of the Sun, according to new research. The new finding could give scientists important insights about the development of other planets and their potential to support life.
In a new study in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, researcher ... more |
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 Nathan, Australia (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 
Griffith University researchers have demonstrated a procedure for making precise measurements of speed, acceleration, material properties and even gravity waves possible, approaching the ultimate sensitivity allowed by laws of quantum physics.
Published in Nature Communications, the work saw the Griffith team, led by Professor Geoff Pryde, working with photons (single particles of light) a ... more |
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