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January 29, 2019
MOON DAILY
Russia positions its Moon program as alternative to US Lunar-orbit station



Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 29, 2019
The United States has presented a project for an international lunar-orbit station. Participants of the International Space Station, including Russia, are invited to participate in its construction. The decision on the format of participation in this project will be made after the development of the Russian national concept for Moon exploration, Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin said. Such a concept should be prepared by March. Meanwhile, the Russia's program for Moon exploration could give a ch ... read more

IRON AND ICE
Luxembourg and Belgium join forces to develop space resources
Luxembourg (SPX) Jan 29, 2019
Didier Reynders, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Kingdom of Belgium, and Etienne Schneider, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy of the Grand Duch ... more
MOON DAILY
At Sundance, a fresh look at man's first walk on the Moon
Park City, United States (AFP) Jan 25, 2019
It's easy to think that 50 years on, we know everything there is to know about the Apollo 11 mission and man's legendary first footsteps on the Moon. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Active galaxies point to new physics of cosmic expansion
Paris (ESA) Jan 29, 2019
Investigating the history of our cosmos with a large sample of distant 'active' galaxies observed by ESA's XMM-Newton, a team of astronomers found there might be more to the early expansion of the U ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
All systems go as Parker Solar Probe begins second orbit of Sun
Laurel MD (SPX) Jan 29, 2019
On Jan. 19, 2019, just 161 days after its launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed its first orbit of the Sun, reaching the point in its orbit far ... more


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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
This Galaxy Is No Match for a Hungry Cluster
New Haven CT (SPX) Jan 25, 2019
A new study led by Yale University astronomers tells the story of a galaxy that ran out of gas. It's a story as old as the universe itself: A galaxy is born, brimming with new stars, its spira ... more
TIME AND SPACE
How to escape a black hole
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jan 25, 2019
Black holes are known for their voracious appetites, binging on matter with such ferocity that not even light can escape once it's swallowed up. Less understood, though, is how black holes pur ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Hubble sees plunging galaxy losing its gas
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 25, 2019
The rough-and-tumble environment near the center of the massive Coma galaxy cluster is no match for a wayward spiral galaxy. New images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (http://www.nasa.gov/hubble ... more
TECH SPACE
Machine-learning code sorts through telescope data
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jan 28, 2019
A new telescope will take a sequence of hi-res snapshots with the world's largest digital camera, covering the entire visible night sky every few days - and repeating the process for an entire decad ... more
MOON DAILY
Earth's Oldest Rock Found on the Moon
Columbia MD (SPX) Jan 25, 2019
Scientists discover what may be Earth's oldest rock in a lunar sample returned by the Apollo 14 astronauts. The research about this possible relic from the Hadean Earth was published in the journal ... more
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IRON AND ICE
Japanese company seeks to pioneer artificial meteor showers
Tokyo, Japan (Sputnik) Jan 25, 2019
Astro Live Experiences (ALE), a Japanese company founded in September 2011, is hoping to become the first company to produce artificial meteor showers in an effort to offer earthlings the jaw-droppi ... more
MOON DAILY
Scientists explain formation of lunar dust clouds
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 25, 2019
Physicists from the Higher School of Economics and Space Research Institute have identified a mechanism explaining the appearance of two dusty plasma clouds resulting from a meteoroid that impacted ... more
MOON DAILY
Preparing astronaut lunar exploration
Lanzarote, Spain (ESA) Jan 25, 2019
Developing the most efficient and safest way to return to the Moon starts on Earth. European astronauts and spacewalk experts are getting ready for the future of Moon exploration with electronic aid ... more
MOON DAILY
Moving on the Moon
Paris (ESA) Jan 25, 2019
Europe is preparing to go forward to the Moon, but how will astronauts move once they get there? Despite the Apollo missions, little is known about what lunar gravity may mean for our bodies. ESA's ... more
MOON DAILY
How realistic are China's plans to build a research station on the Moon?
Sydney, Australia (The Conversation) Jan 24, 2019
The world is still celebrating the historic landing of China's Chang'e-4 on the far side of the moon on January 3. This week, China announced its plans to follow up with three more lunar missions, l ... more


Manipulating cell networks with light

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Plasmonic pioneers fire away in fight over light
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 29, 2019
When you light up a metal nanoparticle, you get light back. It's often a different color. That's a fact - but the why is up for debate. In a new paper in the American Chemical Society journal ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Speed of light: Toward a future quantum internet
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jan 29, 2019
Engineering researchers have demonstrated proof-of-principle for a device that could serve as the backbone of a future quantum Internet. University of Toronto Engineering professor Hoi-Kwong Lo and ... more
IRON AND ICE
Lucy has 1000 days to launch day
Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 23, 2019
Sunday marked T-1000 days to the launch of NASA's Lucy Spacecraft, the first spacecraft to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. These asteroids, which lead and follow Jupiter in its orbit by roughl ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Stellar winds, the source material for the universe, are clumpy
University Park PA (SPX) Jan 25, 2019
Data recorded by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory of a neutron star as it passed through a dense patch of stellar wind emanating from its massive companion star provide valuable insight about the st ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Taking magnetism for a spin: Exploring the mysteries of skyrmions
Ames IA (SPX) Jan 24, 2019
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have discovered the relaxation dynamics of a zero-field state in skyrmions, a spinning magnetic phenomenon that has potential applicatio ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Physicists Create the Most Accurate Model Yet of Black Hole Mergers
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 25, 2019
One of the most cataclysmic events to occur in the cosmos involves the collision of two black holes. Formed from the deathly collapse of massive stars, black holes are incredibly compact - a person ... more
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New Horizons' Newest and Best-Yet View of Ultima Thule
Laurel MD (SPX) Jan 25, 2019
The wonders - and mysteries - of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 continue to multiply as NASA's New Horizons spacecraft beams home new images of its New Year's Day 2019 flyby target. This image, taken during the historic Jan. 1 flyby of what's informally known as Ultima Thule, is the clearest view yet of this remarkable, ancient object in the far reaches of the solar system - and the first sm ... more
+ Missing link in planet evolution found
+ Juno's Latest Flyby of Jupiter Captures Two Massive Storms
+ Outer Solar System Orbits Not Likely Caused by "Planet Nine"
+ Scientist Anticipated "Snowman" Asteroid Appearance
+ New Ultima Thule Discoveries from NASA's New Horizons
+ New Horizons unveils Ultima and Thule as a binary Kuiper
+ NASA says faraway world Ultima Thule shaped like 'snowman'


Where Is Earth's Submoon?
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 24, 2019
"Can moons have moons?" This simple question - asked by the four-year-old son of Carnegie's Juna Kollmeier - started it all. Not long after this initial bedtime query, Kollmeier was coordinating a program at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) on the Milky Way while her one-time college classmate Sean Raymond of Universite de Bordeaux was attending a parallel KITP program on the d ... more
+ Planetary collision that formed the Moon made life possible on Earth
+ Astronomers find star material could be building block of life
+ Double star system flips planet-forming disk into pole position
+ The Truth is Out There: New Online SETI Tool Tracks Alien Searches
+ First comprehensive, interactive tool to track SETI searches
+ Potential for life on planet around Barnard's Star
+ Nature's magnifying glass reveals unexpected intermediate mass exoplanets
Curiosity Says Farewell to Mars' Vera Rubin Ridge
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 29, 2019
NASA's Curiosity rover has taken its last selfie on Vera Rubin Ridge and descended toward a clay region of Mount Sharp. The twisting ridge on Mars has been the rover's home for more than a year, providing scientists with new samples - and new questions - to puzzle over. On Dec. 15, Curiosity drilled its 19th sample at a location on the ridge called Rock Hall. On Jan. 15, the sp ... more
+ NASA's Opportunity Rover Logs 15 Years on Mars
+ Dust storm activity appears to pick up south of Opportunity
+ ExoMars software passes ESA Mars Yard driving test
+ Team selected by Canadian Space Agency to study Mars minerals
+ UK tests self driving robots for Mars
+ ExoMars mission has good odds of finding life on Mars if life exists.
+ Mars Express gets festive: A winter wonderland on Mars
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Preparing astronaut lunar exploration
Lanzarote, Spain (ESA) Jan 25, 2019
Developing the most efficient and safest way to return to the Moon starts on Earth. European astronauts and spacewalk experts are getting ready for the future of Moon exploration with electronic aids, upgraded geological tools from the Apollo era and improved scientific protocols. In November, ESA conducted a moonwalk simulation in Lanzarote, Spain as part of Pangaea-X, a test campaign tha ... more
+ At Sundance, a fresh look at man's first walk on the Moon
+ Earth's Oldest Rock Found on the Moon
+ Russia positions its Moon program as alternative to US Lunar-orbit station
+ Scientists explain formation of lunar dust clouds
+ Moving on the Moon
+ How realistic are China's plans to build a research station on the Moon?
+ PolyU Provides Multi-Disciplinary Support to the Nation's Historic Landing on the Far Side of the Moon
Pan-STARRS Survey Issues Biggest Astronomical Data Release Ever
Honolulu HI (SPX) Jan 29, 2019
The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland, in conjunction with the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA), is releasing the second edition of data from Pan-STARRS - the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System - the world's largest digital sky survey. This second release contains over 1.6 petabytes [1] of data, making it the largest volume ... more
+ Hubble sees plunging galaxy losing its gas
+ This Galaxy Is No Match for a Hungry Cluster
+ Manipulating cell networks with light
+ Speed of light: Toward a future quantum internet
+ Plasmonic pioneers fire away in fight over light
+ Stellar winds, the source material for the universe, are clumpy
+ New detector fails to confirm would-be evidence of dark matter


Russia to launch Arctic weather satellite
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 21, 2019
The first Russian satellite for weather forecasting and monitoring climate and environment in the Arctic region, Arktika-M, is planned to be sent to near-earth orbit in June 2019, a source in the Russian space industry told Sputnik on Sunday. "The launch of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle from the Baikonur cosmodrome with Fregat booster and the first hydrometeorological satellite Arktika-M i ... more
+ Satellogic signs agreement with CGWIC to launch earth observation constellation of 90 satellites
+ Researchers develop new zoning tool that provides global topographic datasets in minutes
+ UK Space Agency COMPASS project aims to to improve crop yields for Mexican farmers
+ Satellite images reveal global poverty
+ New nanosatellite system captures better imagery at lower cost
+ Declining particulate pollution led to increased ozone pollution in China
+ China launches six Yunhai-2 satellites for atmospheric environment research
Luxembourg and Belgium join forces to develop space resources
Luxembourg (SPX) Jan 29, 2019
Didier Reynders, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Kingdom of Belgium, and Etienne Schneider, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, signed a joint declaration at the Palais d'Egmont in Brussels on 23 January 2019 in which the two countries commit to collaborate on the development of an international framework for ... more
+ Japanese company seeks to pioneer artificial meteor showers
+ Lucy has 1000 days to launch day
+ NASA's Moon data sheds light on Earth's asteroid impact history
+ Russia Kicks Off Work on Countering 'Hazards' From Outer Space
+ Earth and moon pummeled by more asteroids since the age of dinosaurs
+ Large asteroid skims past Earth
+ NASA's Osiris-Rex probe takes flyby video of asteroid Bennu
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Surprising Explanation for Differences in Southern and Northern Lights
Bergen, Norway (SPX) Jan 25, 2019
For many years, scientists assumed the aurora seen around the north pole was identical to the aurora seen around the south pole. The poles are connected by magnetic field lines, and auroral displays are caused by charged particles streaming along these field lines. Because the charged particles follow these field lines, it would make sense that the auroras would be mirror images of each other. ... more
+ All systems go as Parker Solar Probe begins second orbit of Sun
+ Lunar eclipse in the UK morning sky
+ Comprehensive Model Captures Life of a Solar Flare
+ Five things to know about January's total Lunar eclipse
+ New findings reveal the behavior of turbulence in the exceptionally hot solar corona
+ Preparing for discovery with NASA's Parker Solar Probe
+ Research provides insights into Sun's past, future
China to deepen lunar exploration: space expert
Beijing (XNA) Jan 14, 2019
As the Chang'e-4 probe made the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon, a senior Chinese space expert said China will deepen its lunar exploration and venture further into the unknown. China's current lunar program includes three phases: orbiting, landing, and returning. The first two phases have been accomplished, and the next step is to launch the Chang'e-5 probe to collect ... more
+ China launches Zhongxing-2D satellite
+ China welcomes world's scientists to collaborate in lunar exploration
+ In space, the US sees a rival in China
+ China launches telecommunication technology test satellite
+ China's Chang'e-4 makes historic landing on moon's far side
+ China launches first Hongyun project satellite
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe enters lunar orbit


Pan-STARRS Survey Issues Biggest Astronomical Data Release Ever
Honolulu HI (SPX) Jan 29, 2019
The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland, in conjunction with the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA), is releasing the second edition of data from Pan-STARRS - the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System - the world's largest digital sky survey. This second release contains over 1.6 petabytes [1] of data, making it the largest volume ... more
+ Hubble sees plunging galaxy losing its gas
+ This Galaxy Is No Match for a Hungry Cluster
+ Manipulating cell networks with light
+ Speed of light: Toward a future quantum internet
+ Plasmonic pioneers fire away in fight over light
+ Stellar winds, the source material for the universe, are clumpy
+ New detector fails to confirm would-be evidence of dark matter
Humans colonized diverse environments in Southeast Asia and Oceania during the Pleistocene
Jena, Germany (SPX) Jan 29, 2019
Investigations into what it means to be human have often focused on attempts to uncover the earliest material traces of 'art', 'language', or technological 'complexity'. More recently, however, scholars have begun to argue that more attention should be paid to the ecological uniqueness of our species. A new study, published in Archaeological Research in Asia, reviews the palaeoecological i ... more
+ Human mutation rate has slowed recently
+ All too human
+ A surprisingly early replacement of Neanderthals by modern humans in southern Spain
+ Genetic study provides novel insights into the evolution of skin color
+ China's population growth slows despite two-child policy
+ Animal bones in Jordan suggest early dogs helped humans hunt
+ AI-powered genomic analysis reveals unknown human ancestor
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Blue Origin to make 10th flight test of space tourist rocket
Washington (AFP) Jan 22, 2019
Blue Origin, the rocket company headed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is poised to launch the 10th test flight of its unmanned New Shepard rocket on Wednesday as it competes with Virgin Galactic to become the first to carry tourists on brief visits to space. The liftoff is scheduled for 8:50 am Central time (1450 GMT) from a Texas launchpad. The rocket will be carrying several science experim ... more
+ Duration of UAE Astronaut's Mission on Board ISS Reduced to 8 Days
+ NASA Announces Updated Crew Assignment for Boeing Flight Test
+ China is growing crops on the far side of the moon
+ Beans to be next vegetable on astronauts' menu by 2021
+ Moon sees first cotton-seed sprout
+ Space dreams: Alum Frank Bunger's quest to make space tourism a reality
+ NASA Astronaut Hague Who Failed to Reach ISS May Make One-Year Flight
A landscape unseen in over 40,000 years
Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 28, 2019
Glacial retreat in the Canadian Arctic has uncovered landscapes that haven't been ice-free in more than 40,000 years and the region may be experiencing its warmest century in 115,000 years, new University of Colorado Boulder research finds. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, uses radiocarbon dating to determine the ages of plants collected at the edges of 30 ice cap ... more
+ Scientists drill to record depths in West Antarctica
+ Greenland's southwest ice sheet particularly sensitive to warming
+ Antarctic krill population contracts southward as polar oceans warm
+ Greenland ice melting four times faster than in 2003, study finds
+ New study reveals local drivers of amplified Arctic warming
+ The pace at which the world's permafrost soils are warming
+ Scientist see mounting ice loss in Antarctica


Sea of white: 'Hundreds of thousands' of fish dead in Australia
Sydney (AFP) Jan 29, 2019
"Hundreds of thousands" of fish have died in drought-stricken Australia in the last few days and more mass deaths are likely to occur, the authorities warned Tuesday. Locals around the Darling River were confronted with a sea of white, as dead fish carpeted the waters near the southeastern Outback town of Menindee. Just weeks after up to a million were killed - with scientists pointing ... more
+ Brazil dam disaster leaves 34 dead, hundreds missing
+ Tiny killer threatens giant clam, aquatic emblem of the Med
+ Liberia wrestles with poverty and ecology in bid to protect sharks
+ Brazil mining dam collapse hits indigenous water supply
+ Navy denies claims from Camp Lejeune's contaminated water
+ Warming Seas May Increase Frequency of Extreme Storms
+ Sightings suggest rare angel sharks are living off the coast of Wales
New squeezing record at GEO600 gravitational-wave detector
Hannover, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2018
The detection of Einstein's gravitational waves relies on highly precise laser measurements of small length changes. The kilometer-size detectors of the international network (GEO600, LIGO, Virgo) are so sensitive that they are fundamentally limited by tiny quantum mechanical effects. These cause a background noise which overlaps with gravitational-wave signals. This noise is always presen ... more
+ Mini-detectors for the gigantic
+ Portsmouth researchers make vital contribution to new gravitational wave discoveries
+ Four New Gravitational Wave Detections Announced
+ Universal laws in impact dynamics of dust agglomerates under microgravity conditions
+ Griffith precision measurement takes it to the limit
+ Gravitational waves could shed light on dark matter
+ In five -10 years, gravitational waves could accurately measure universe's expansion
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