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  Kamuela HI (SPX) Nov 21, 2018 Astronomers have gleaned some of the best data yet on the composition of a planet known as HR 8799c - a young giant gas planet about 7 times the mass of Jupiter that orbits its star every 200 years. The team used state-of-the art instrumentation at the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii to confirm the existence of water in the planet's atmosphere, as well as a lack of methane. While other researchers had previously made similar measurements of this planet, these new, more robust data ... read more |
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Roscosmos, NASA to work together on concept of Lunar orbital stationMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 20, 2018 Russia's Roscosmos state space corporation and NASA will work on the concept of a lunar orbital station that may be built with the fully-fledged participation of Russia, Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozi ... more  
NASA retires prolific solar observatory after 16 yearsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2018 Every morning for the past 16 years, solar physicist Sam Krucker sat down at his desk to check the latest data from NASA's RHESSI. Had the solar observatory seen a flare overnight? If there was a ne ... more 
Jumping genes shed light on how advanced life may have emergedUrbana IL (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 A previously unappreciated interaction in the genome turns out to have possibly been one of the driving forces in the emergence of advanced life, billions of years ago.? This discovery began w ... more  
Odd bodies, rapid spins keep cosmic rings closeIthaca NY (SPX) Nov 21, 2018 Forget those shepherding moons. Gravity and the odd shapes of asteroid Chariklo and dwarf planet Haumea - small objects deep in our solar system - can be credited for forming and maintaining their o ... more |
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Auroras help scientists study energy instabilities in spaceWashington (UPI) Nov 16, 2018 Scientists are using auroras to better understand the physics of explosive energy instabilities in space. ... more  
Astronomers discover giant relic of disrupted 'tadpole' galaxyTel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Nov 21, 2018 A team of astronomers from Israel, the United States and Russia has identified a disrupted galaxy resembling a giant tadpole, complete with an elliptical head and a long, straight tail, about 300 mi ... more  
Smart data enhances atomic force microscopyBeijing, China (SPX) Nov 19, 2018 Since its invention in 1986, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has emerged as a powerful tool to probe materials, structures, and devices at the nanoscale. In recent years, empowered by advanced data ac ... more 
Bending light around tight corners without backscattering lossesDurham NC (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a device that can direct photons of light around sharp corners with virtually no losses due to backscattering, a key property that will be needed if el ... more 
App to the MoonParis (ESA) Nov 19, 2018 It is magnificently quiet at the rim of the lunar crater. Nearly 400 000 km away from Earth, the silence and vastness of the unknown terrain can be overwhelming. Yet our moonwalker does not feel alo ... more |
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Doomed star in Milky Way threatens rare gamma-ray burstSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 University of Sydney astronomers, working with international colleagues, have found a star system like none seen before in our galaxy. The scientists believe one of the stars - about 8000 ligh ... more  |
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Physicists discover new way of resonance tuning for nonlinear opticsSaint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Nov 16, 2018 A research team from ITMO University and the Australian National University has discovered that different metasurfaces exhibit the same behavior provided a symmetry breaking is introduced to their u ... more 
NASA OSIRIS-REx flexes its "arm" before arriving at Asteroid BennuDenver CO (SPX) Nov 19, 2018 TAGSAM, or Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism, completed a successful practice deployment in space on Nov. 14-an important milestone in the OSIRIS-REx mission to the asteroid Bennu. TAGSAM is ... more 
When not seeing is believing as Oumuamua mystery continuesGroningen. Netherlands (SPX) Nov 19, 2018 A year ago, astronomers identified the first interstellar visitor to our solar system. 'Oumuamua was studied by nearly every telescope available, including the ultra-sensitive Spitzer infrared space ... more  
Universal laws in impact dynamics of dust agglomerates under microgravity conditionsNagoya, Japan (SPX) Nov 19, 2018 Everybody is familiar with granular clusters - while making a cake in the kitchen, you see that the flour forms clumps. Porous dust agglomerates - clumps of clumps of dust grains - are considered to ... more 
2028 moon mission pitched at US National Space Council meetingWashington DC (Sputnik) Nov 17, 2018 A potential mission to the moon in 2028 was presented Thursday to the US National Space Council's (NSC) Users' Advisory Group in response to US President Donald Trump's idea of going to the Moon. ... more |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 21, 2018 
Astrophysicists of the University of Zurich, ETH Zurich and the Swiss NCCR PlanetS show how the icy moons of Uranus were born. Their result suggests that such potentially habitable worlds are much more abundant in the universe than previously thought. The unprecedentedly complex computer simulations were performed at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) in Lugano.
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 21, 2018 
Not all stars are like the Sun, so not all planetary systems can be studied with the same expectations. New research from a University of Washington-led team of astronomers gives updated climate models for the seven planets around the star TRAPPIST-1.
The work also could help astronomers more effectively study planets around stars unlike our Sun, and better use the limited, expensive resou ... more |
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 Providence, RI (SPX) Nov 21, 2018 
A new study bolsters the idea that strange grooves crisscrossing the surface of the Martian moon Phobos were made by rolling boulders blasted free from an ancient asteroid impact.
The research, published in Planetary and Space Science, uses computer models to simulate the movement of debris from Stickney crater, a huge gash on one end of Phobos' oblong body. The models show that boulders r ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 19, 2018 
It is magnificently quiet at the rim of the lunar crater. Nearly 400 000 km away from Earth, the silence and vastness of the unknown terrain can be overwhelming. Yet our moonwalker does not feel alone.
Tablet on his wrist, the astronaut snaps a 360 degree picture and marks it with some arrows to highlight geologically interesting areas. Just as he is about to start taking samples, a voice ... more |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 
Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a device that can direct photons of light around sharp corners with virtually no losses due to backscattering, a key property that will be needed if electronics are ever to be replaced with light-based devices.
The result was achieved with photonic crystals built on the concept of topological insulators, which won its discoverers a Nobel Prize ... more |
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 Halle, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 
Which plant species grow where, alongside which others - and why? The diversity of global vegetation can be described based on only a few traits from each species. This has been revealed by a research team led by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig.
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Nov 21, 2018 
Forget those shepherding moons. Gravity and the odd shapes of asteroid Chariklo and dwarf planet Haumea - small objects deep in our solar system - can be credited for forming and maintaining their own rings, according new research in Nature Astronomy.
"Rings appear around Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus, but scientists found rings around Chariklo and Haumea within the last few years. C ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 16, 2018 
Scientists are using auroras to better understand the physics of explosive energy instabilities in space.
"An instability is a physical process whereby the energy output can essentially grow very quickly without limits," Colin Forsyth, physicist at the University College London's, told UPI in an email.
When a clean swell breaks and crashes on the beach, or when a pile of sand sud ... more |
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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Nov 21, 2018  According to Euroconsult's latest report, China Space Industry 2018, the China space value chain had an estimated size of more than $16 billion in 2017, with the downstream market accounting for just over 85%. Satellite Navigation, one of the key satellite applications in China, was the main revenue generator in 2017, ahead of Satellite Communications and Earth Observation.
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Durham NC (SPX) Nov 20, 2018
Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a device that can direct photons of light around sharp corners with virtually no losses due to backscattering, a key property that will be needed if electronics are ever to be replaced with light-based devices.
The result was achieved with photonic crystals built on the concept of topological insulators, which won its discoverers a Nobel Prize ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 
New analysis of artifacts found at a South China archaeological site shows that sophisticated tool technology emerged in East Asia earlier than previously thought.
A study by an international team of researchers, including from the University of Washington, determines that carved stone tools, also known as Levallois cores, were used in Asia 80,000 to 170,000 years ago. Developed in Africa ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 
UK science will be launched into space to help tackle the effects of ageing, thanks to funding from the UK Space Agency, the Science Minister Sam Gyimah has announced.
The minister unveiled close to 3 million pounds of new funding for the experiments, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday 20 November.
Due to launch in 2021, two of the exper ... more |
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 Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 
Antarctica's mountainous landscape was shaped by rivers rather than carved by glaciers as previously thought, a study has revealed.
The continent's mountains and valleys, mostly covered by ice up to 4 kilometres thick, were formed millions of years ago, after Antarctica's landmass separated from that of Australia, India and Africa, but before it was inundated by an ice sheet, research sugg ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Nov 19, 2018 
Providing hotel guests real-time feedback on the power they use in the shower sharply curbs the amount of energy consumed even though they do not pay for it, according to new research released Monday.
The team behind the study, based on the installation of smart meters in showers at six hotels in Switzerland, said it showed that financial incentives alone don't dictate how much energy we use ... more |
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 Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Nov 19, 2018 
Everybody is familiar with granular clusters - while making a cake in the kitchen, you see that the flour forms clumps. Porous dust agglomerates - clumps of clumps of dust grains - are considered to be building materials in the formation of planets. But to reveal how planets are formed, the physical behaviour of these dust clumps has to be properly understood.
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