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  Boston MA (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, TESS, has discovered its first Earth-sized exoplanet. The planet, named HD 21749c, is the smallest world outside our solar system that TESS has identified yet. In a paper published in the journal Astrophysical Journal Letters, an MIT-led team of astronomers reports that the new planet orbits the star HD 21749 - a very nearby star, just 52 light years from Earth. The star also hosts a second planet - HD 21749b - a warm "sub-Neptune" with a longer, 36-day orbi ... read more |
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Universe's first type of molecule found at lastMoffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2019 The first type of molecule that ever formed in the universe has been detected in space for the first time, after decades of searching. Scientists discovered its signature in our own galaxy using the ... more 
A new signal for a neutron star collision discoveredHuntsville AL (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 A bright burst of X-rays has been discovered by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in a galaxy 6.6 billion light years from Earth. This event likely signaled the merger of two neutron stars and could ... more 
Researchers observe formation of a magnetar 6.5 billion light years awayFayetteville AK (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 A University of Arkansas researcher is part of a team of astronomers who have identified an outburst of X-ray emission from a galaxy approximately 6.5 billion light years away, which is consistent w ... more  
Lithium in ancient star gives new clues for big bang nucleosynthesisLa Palma, Spain (SPX) Apr 18, 2019 Researchers from the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (Spain) and the University of Cambridge (UK) have detected lithium (Li) in the ancient star J0023+0307, a main-sequence extremely iron-poor ... more |
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Revolutionary camera allows scientists to predict evolution of ancient starsSheffield UK (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 For the first time scientists have been able to prove a decades old theory on stars thanks to a revolutionary high-speed camera. Scientists at the University of Sheffield have been working wit ... more 
Galaxies Lacking Dark Matter Do in Fact ExistKamuela HI (SPX) Apr 04, 2019 After drawing both praise and skepticism, the team of astronomers who discovered NGC 1052-DF2 - the very first known galaxy to contain little to no dark matter - are back with stronger evidence abou ... more 
Astronomers capture first image of a black holeFrankfurt, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2019 The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) operates a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes that are linked together. The Black Hole Cam (BHC) Team, led by astrophysicists from Goethe Uni ... more 
Heavy Metal Planet Fragment Survives Destruction from Dead StarCoventry, UK (SPX) Apr 05, 2019 Astronomers from University of Warwick detected the small body orbiting a white dwarf 'closer than we would expect to find anything still alive'; Planetesimal orbits with a 'comet-like tail' of gas, ... more 
"Space Butterfly" Is Home to Hundreds of Baby StarsPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 01, 2019 What looks like a red butterfly in space is in reality a nursery for hundreds of baby stars, revealed in this infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Officially named Westerhout 40 (W40) ... more |
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Tiny fragment of a comet found inside a meteoriteTempe AZ (SPX) Apr 16, 2019 A tiny piece of the building blocks from which comets formed has been discovered inside a primitive meteorite. The discovery by a Carnegie Institution of Science-led team, including a researcher now ... more  |
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Astronomers discover third planet in the Kepler-47 circumbinary systemSan Diego CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 Astronomers have discovered a third planet in the Kepler-47 system, securing the system's title as the most interesting of the binary-star worlds. Using data from NASA's Kepler space telescope, a te ... more 
Peeling back the darkness of M87Austin TX (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 On April 10, a team of researchers from around the world revealed an image that many believed impossible to produce: a portrait of the shadow cast by a black hole that sits at the center of the gala ... more 
China to launch asteroid probe, calls for partnersBeijing (AFP) April 18, 2019 China plans to launch an ambitious asteroid exploration mission and has invited collaborators to put their experiments on the probes, space agency officials said Thursday. ... more  
Scientists find evidence Mercury has a solid inner coreWashington DC (SPX) Apr 18, 2019 Scientists have long known that Earth and Mercury have metallic cores. Like Earth, Mercury's outer core is composed of liquid metal, but there have only been hints that Mercury's innermost core is s ... more 
Global Challenge Launched to Build Exoplanet Data SolutionsLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 18, 2019 ARIEL, a mission to make the first large-scale survey of exoplanet atmospheres, has launched a global competition series to find innovative solutions for the interpretation and analysis of exoplanet ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2019 
More than 10 years since its discovery, (225088) 2007 OR10 is the largest minor planet in our solar system without a name, and the 3 astronomers who discovered it want the public's help to change that. In an article published by The Planetary Society today, Meg Schwamb, a planetary scientist who helped discover 2007 OR10, announced a campaign inviting the public to pick the best name to submit t ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 
Astronomers have discovered a third planet in the Kepler-47 system, securing the system's title as the most interesting of the binary-star worlds. Using data from NASA's Kepler space telescope, a team of researchers, led by astronomers at San Diego State University, detected the new Neptune-to-Saturn-size planet orbiting between two previously known planets.
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 Jinchang, China (AFP) April 17, 2019 
In the middle of China's Gobi desert sits a Mars base simulator, but instead of housing astronauts training to live on the Red Planet, the facility is full of teenagers on a school trip.
Surrounded by barren hills in northwestern Gansu province, "Mars Base 1" opened on Wednesday with the aim of exposing teens - and soon tourists - to what life could be like on the planet.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 
The president directed NASA to land American astronauts on the Moon by 2024, and the agency is working to accelerate humanity's return to the lunar surface by all means necessary.
"We've been given an ambitious and exciting goal. History has proven when we're given a task by the president, along with the resources and the tools, we can deliver," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. "We ... more |
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 Las Vegas NV (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 
An international team of astronomers, including faculty and alumni from UNLV, has discovered a new way to spot when collisions occur in distant galaxies between two neutron stars - incredibly dense, city-sized celestial bodies that possess the most powerful magnetic fields in the universe.
A bright burst of X-rays captured by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in a galaxy located 6.6 billion ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 15, 2019 
Our magnificent planet is always ready for its close-up. On Earth Day, April 22, NASA wants to see your take.
NASA invites you to celebrate the planet we call home with our #PictureEarth social media event. Post a close-up photo on social media of your favorite natural features, such as crashing waves, ancient trees, blooming flowers or stunning sunsets. Use the hashtag #PictureEarth and u ... more |
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 Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Apr 18, 2019 
Between 2014 and 2016, the scientific camera system OSIRIS onboard ESA's Rosetta spacecraft captured almost 70,000 images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. They not only document the most extensive and demanding comet mission to date, but also show the duck-shaped body in all its facets.
In a joint project with the Department of Information and Communication at Flensburg University of Ap ... more |
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 Pune, India (SPX) Apr 16, 2019 
The Sun is the brightest object in the sky which is probably the most studied object. Surprisingly, it still hosts mysteries which scientists have been trying to unravel for decades, for example, the origin of coronal mass ejections which can potentially affect the Earth. Led by Dr. Divya Oberoi and his Ph.D. students, Atul Mohan and Surajit Mondal, a team of scientists at the National Centre fo ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 18, 2019 
China will promote aerospace development, strengthen international cooperation and contribute Chinese wisdom, plans and strength in man's peaceful utilization of outer space, said an official with China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Wednesday.
Zhao Jian, deputy director of the Department of System Engineering of CNSA, said at a press conference that the "Forum on Space Solutions: ... more |
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Las Vegas NV (SPX) Apr 17, 2019
An international team of astronomers, including faculty and alumni from UNLV, has discovered a new way to spot when collisions occur in distant galaxies between two neutron stars - incredibly dense, city-sized celestial bodies that possess the most powerful magnetic fields in the universe.
A bright burst of X-rays captured by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in a galaxy located 6.6 billion ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2019  Scientists expect a new microscopy technique to offer a more comprehensive picture of deep brain activity.
Imaging the brain is hard. Not only is it composed of millions of neurons and host to fast-moving signals, but also much of the activity is buried deep within tissue. So far, most brain imaging technologies focus on either speed or resolution, but struggle to do both together well. ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 08, 2019 
Music has long been known to affect people's mood. A certain tune can lift you up or bring you to tears, make you focus, relax or even run faster. Now a study is investigating how the power of music may improve human performance in one of the most stressful and alien environments we know - space.
Music can help release a cocktail of hormones that have a positive effect on us: oxytocin, end ... more |
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 College Park MD (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of Earth's coldest continent, making it particularly vulnerable to a changing global climate. Surface melting of snow and ice initiated the breakup of the peninsula's northernmost Larsen A ice shelf in 1995, followed in 2002 by the Larsen B ice shelf to the south, which lost a section roughly the size of Rhode Island.
New University of Maryl ... more |
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 Tallinn, Estonia (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 
The environment around us is becoming increasingly polluted. This includes one of our most precious natural resources - water. Clean water is essential to human survival. Due to increased pollution, water treatment methods are becoming increasingly important as well.
As regards scientifically proven methods, the plasma water treatment by electrical discharge method patented from 2013 is ou ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 
On March 17, 2002, the German-US satellite duo GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) were launched to map the global gravitational field with unprecedented precision. After all, the mission lasted a good 15 years - more than three times as long as expected. When the two satellites burnt up in the Earth's atmosphere at the end of 2017 and beginning of 2018, respectively, they had record ... more |
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