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Study links lightning with gamma rays inside clouds![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 25, 2019 Weak gamma-ray glows appear to precede lightning strikes and accompanying gamma-ray flashes under certain conditions. Over the last several years, researchers at the University of Tokyo worked with schools and businesses in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, in central Japan, to install a network of radiation monitors for studying lightning. "Forever, people have seen lightning and heard thunder. These were the ways we could experience this power of nature," University of Tokyo graduate stud ... read more |
Cool halo gas caught spinning like galactic disksMaunakea HI (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 A group of astronomers led by Crystal Martin and Stephanie Ho of the University of California, Santa Barbara, has discovered a dizzying cosmic choreography among typical star-forming galaxies; their ... more
Does the Gas in Galaxy Clusters Flow Like Honey?Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 We have seen intricate patterns that milk makes in coffee and much smoother ones that honey makes when stirred with a spoon. Which of these cases best describes the behavior of the hot gas in galaxy ... more
Astronomers find a pair of galaxy clusters about to collideWashington (UPI) Jun 25, 2019 Astronomers have discovered a pair galaxy clusters on the verge of collision. ... more
ESA testing lunar rescue device tested underwater at NASA's NEEMO 23Paris (ESA) Jun 21, 2019 With its rocky, sandy terrain and buoyant salt water, the bottom of the ocean floor has more in common with the lunar surface than you might imagine. That is why this week two members of NASA missio ... more |
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When the world stopped to watch Armstrong's moonwalkParis (AFP) June 14, 2019 When Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon, he became the biggest live television star in history. ... more
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter marks 10 years mapping MoonHouston TX (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 The primary mission of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, located in Greenbelt, Maryland, was to measure the entire lunar surface to create a hi ... more
Ions Beams and Atom Smashers Expose Secrets of Moon RocksTucson AZ (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 On July 20, 1969, as Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong climbed down the ladder from the "Eagle" lunar landing module, he found himself surrounded by a sea of grey - an expanse of powdery dust no human ... more
NASA selects missions to study our sun, its effects on space weatherWashington DC (SPX) Jun 24, 2019 NASA has selected two new missions to advance our understanding of the Sun and its dynamic effects on space. One of the selected missions will study how the Sun drives particles and energy into the ... more
Astronomers make first detection of polarized radio waves in gamma ray burst jetsBath UK (SPX) Jun 21, 2019 Good fortune and cutting-edge scientific equipment have allowed scientists to observe a Gamma Ray Burst jet with a radio telescope and detect the polarisation of radio waves within it for the first ... more |
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NRL researchers find insights into the formation of the solar system in ancient comet dustWashington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 Materials science researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have found a remnant of ancient dust from the early stages of the solar system inside a primitive meteorite, named La Paz Icefie ... more |
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NASA selects Caltech-led Lunar mission as SmallSat finalistPasadena CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2019 NASA has selected a Caltech-led mission to send a small satellite to quantify and study water on the Moon. The project is one of three finalists selected from more than a dozen proposals for small s ... more
Womankind's giant leap: who will be the first female moonwalker?Washington (AFP) June 15, 2019 Who will take the giant leap for womankind? ... more
NASA Selects PUNCH Mission to Image Beyond the Sun's Outer CoronaSan Antonio (SPX) Jun 21, 2019 NASA has selected Southwest Research Institute to lead the "Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere" (PUNCH) mission, a landmark Small Explorers Program mission that will image beyond the Su ... more
Fermi mission reveals its highest-energy gamma-ray burstsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 17, 2019 For 10 years, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has scanned the sky for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the universe's most luminous explosions. A new catalog of the highest-energy blasts provides sci ... more
UK scientists to work with NASA on new mission to study the SunLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 21, 2019 UK space scientists are working alongside NASA to build a four-spacecraft mission aimed at revolutionising our understanding of the Sun's atmosphere and how it affects the rest of our solar system. ... more |
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Astronomers See "Warm" Glow of Uranus's Rings Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2019
The rings of Uranus are invisible to all but the largest telescopes - they weren't even discovered until 1977 - but they're surprisingly bright in new heat images of the planet taken by two large telescopes in the high deserts of Chile.
The thermal glow gives astronomers another window onto the rings, which have been seen only because they reflect a little light in the visible, or optical, ... more |
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View of the Earth in front of the Sun Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
An international research team led by the University of Gottingen has discovered two new Earth-like planets near one of our closest neighboring stars. "Teegarden's star" is only about 12.5 light years away from Earth and is one of the smallest known stars.
It is only about 2,700C warm and about ten times lighter than the Sun. Although it is so close to us, the star wasn't discovered until ... more |
Experiments with salt-tolerant bacteria in brine have implications for life on Mars San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 24, 2019
Salt-tolerant bacteria grown in brine were able to revive after the brine was put through a cycle of drying and rewetting. The research has implications for the possibility of life on Mars, as well as for the danger of contaminating Mars and other planetary bodies with terrestrial microbes. The research is presented at ASM Microbe 2019, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology ... more |
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Ions Beams and Atom Smashers Expose Secrets of Moon Rocks Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
On July 20, 1969, as Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong climbed down the ladder from the "Eagle" lunar landing module, he found himself surrounded by a sea of grey - an expanse of powdery dust no human had ever seen in person. The iconic print made by his left boot marked but the first step on a long journey of discoveries about the Moon and our own world - both of which hold secrets that scientist ... more |
Study links lightning with gamma rays inside clouds Washington (UPI) Jun 25, 2019
Weak gamma-ray glows appear to precede lightning strikes and accompanying gamma-ray flashes under certain conditions.
Over the last several years, researchers at the University of Tokyo worked with schools and businesses in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, in central Japan, to install a network of radiation monitors for studying lightning.
"Forever, people have seen lightning and h ... more |
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NASA helps warn of harmful algal blooms in lakes, reservoirs Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 24, 2019
Harmful algal blooms can cause big problems in coastal areas and lakes across the United States. When toxin-containing aquatic organisms multiply and form a bloom, it can sicken people and pets, contaminate drinking water, and force closures at boating and swimming sites.
With limited resources to monitor these often-unpredictable blooms, water managers are turning to new technologies from ... more |
NRL researchers find insights into the formation of the solar system in ancient comet dust Washington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
Materials science researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have found a remnant of ancient dust from the early stages of the solar system inside a primitive meteorite, named La Paz Icefield 02342 after the location of its discovery in Antarctica.
NRL scientists Rhonda Stroud and Bradley De Gregorio contributed to a paper describing the find, which published in Nature Astronomy, ... more |
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NASA selects missions to study our sun, its effects on space weather Washington DC (SPX) Jun 24, 2019
NASA has selected two new missions to advance our understanding of the Sun and its dynamic effects on space. One of the selected missions will study how the Sun drives particles and energy into the solar system and a second will study Earth's response.
The Sun generates a vast outpouring of solar particles known as the solar wind, which can create a dynamic system of radiation in space cal ... more |
Luokung and Land Space to develop control system for space and ground assets Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 03, 2019
Luokung Technology Corp. has announced a strategic partnership with Land Space Technology Corporation Ltd. ("Land Space"). The two parties will work together and take advantage of respective strength on commercial space cooperation with satellite remote sensing data applications as the main target market.
They will jointly develop domestic and foreign markets of products and services which ... more |
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Study links lightning with gamma rays inside clouds Washington (UPI) Jun 25, 2019
Weak gamma-ray glows appear to precede lightning strikes and accompanying gamma-ray flashes under certain conditions.
Over the last several years, researchers at the University of Tokyo worked with schools and businesses in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, in central Japan, to install a network of radiation monitors for studying lightning.
"Forever, people have seen lightning and h ... more |
Indian family branches out with novel tree house Jabalpur, India (AFP) June 18, 2019
When the Kesharwanis decided to branch out and expand their family home, they came up with a novel way of dealing with an ancient giant fig tree in their garden - they built the house around it.
Now the thick trunk of the 150-year-old tree is the central feature of their residence, growing through the middle of the building in the city of Jabalpur.
"We are nature lovers and my father in ... more |
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Soyuz capsule safely returns three space station crew members to Earth Washington (UPI) Jun 25, 2019
Two astronauts and a cosmonaut are back on Earth after 204 days aboard the International Space Station. The trio touched down inside the Russian-built Soyuz capsule.
NASA astronaut Anne McClain, David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency and Oleg Kononenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos landed in Kazakhstan at 10:47 p.m. ET on Monday evening - 8:47 a.m. Tuesday morning, lo ... more |
Greenland ice loss projections are clouded by clouds Washington (UPI) Jun 24, 2019 Predicting where, how and how quickly Greenland's ice will melt is difficult. Projections by the best models are cloudy, and new research suggests clouds are doing the clouding.
Currently, models of Greenland's melting ice sheet put the greatest emphasis on the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions. But new research, published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, suggests the m ... more |
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Looking for freshwater in all the snowy places Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2019
Snowflakes that cover mountains or linger under tree canopies are a vital freshwater resource for over a billion people around the world. To help determine how much freshwater is stored in snow, a team of NASA-funded researchers is creating a computer-based tool that simulates the best way to detect snow and measure its water content from space.
Snow's water content, or snow water equivale ... more |
Researchers find quantum gravity has no symmetry Kashiwa, Japan (SPX) Jun 21, 2019
A new study by a pair of researchers in the US and Japan has found that, when gravity is combined with quantum mechanics, symmetry is not possible.
"Many physicists believe that there must a beautiful set of laws in Nature and that one way to quantify the beauty is by symmetry. Some of the symmetries may be hidden in our world, but they should manifest themselves if we look at Nature at a ... more |
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