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  New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2019 India's anti-satellite missile was a three-stage rocket, which successfully engaged an Indian orbiting target satellite on 27 March. The Indian defence ministry claims that the test was conducted to intercept the missile in a manner that minimised the threat of space debris. Three months after India conducted an anti-satellite test in which it "shot down" a low-orbiting satellite, the 41 pieces of debris generated in the process remain in orbit. This accounts for about 50% of all fragments of debr ... read more |
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Cyanide Compounds Discovered in Meteorites May Hold Clues to the Origin of LifeBoise ID (SPX) Jun 28, 2019 Meteorites long have been mysterious and awe inspiring for human beings, but research conducted at Boise State University illustrates a new source of fascination: researchers have discovered organom ... more  
The first AI universe sim is fast and accurate - and its creators don't know how it worksNew York NY (SPX) Jun 28, 2019 For the first time, astrophysicists have used artificial intelligence techniques to generate complex 3D simulations of the universe. The results are so fast, accurate and robust that even the creato ... more 
Space station mold survives high doses of ionizing radiationBellevue WA (SPX) Jun 28, 2019 The International Space Station, like all human habitats in space, has a nagging mold problem. Astronauts on the ISS spend hours every week cleaning the inside of the station's walls to prevent mold ... more  
China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 7th lunar dayBeijing (XNA) Jun 28, 2019 The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work for the seventh lunar day on the far side of the moon after "sleeping" during the extreme cold night. The lander woke up at 9: ... more |
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Old hearts might be solution to red giants' age paradoxGottingen, Germany (SPX) Jun 28, 2019 A group of red giants discovered four years ago seems to be old and young at the same time. Scientists now prove that they are indeed old - and a result of star mergers. Four years ago, severa ... more 
Hubble finds tiny "electric soccer balls" in space, helps solve interstellar mysteryWashington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2019 Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the presence of electrically-charged molecules in space shaped like soccer balls, shedding light on the mysterious contents of the inter ... more 
Cosmic cat and mouse: Astronomers capture and tag a fleeting radio burstHilo HI (SPX) Jun 28, 2019 An Australian-led team of astronomers using the Gemini South telescope in Chile have successfully confirmed the distance to a galaxy hosting an intense radio burst that flashed only once and lasted ... more 
Scientists capture atomic motion in four dimensions for the first timeWashington (UPI) Jun 27, 2019 Scientists have for the first time captured atomic nucleation in 4D, the movement of atoms across space and time. ... more 
Cosmic waves discovery could unlock mysteries of intergalactic spaceWashington (AFP) June 27, 2019 Scientists were celebrating a groundbreaking astronomical discovery Thursday that they say could pave the way for mapping the outer reaches of the universe. ... more |
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 Total eclipse will shield sun over South America next week 
Planet Seeding and PanspermiaHaifa, Israel (SPX) Jun 27, 2019 The first detection of an interstellar asteroid/comet-like object visiting the solar system two years ago has sparked the ideas about the possibility of interstellar travel. New research from the Te ... more  |
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MUSE Reveals a Glowing Ring of Light in the Distant UniverseGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 27, 2019 The MUSE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile has revealed very detailed haloes of neutral hydrogen around distant galaxies. A new result zooms on a few such haloes, one of them forming ... more  
UH Team Successfully Locates Incoming AsteroidHonolulu HI (SPX) Jun 27, 2019 For the first time, astronomers at the University of Hawaii have demonstrated that their ATLAS and Pan-STARRS survey telescopes can provide sufficient warning to move people away from the impact sit ... more  
"Bathtub rings" around Titan's lakes might be made of alien crystalsWashington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2019 The frigid lakeshores of Saturn's moon Titan might be encrusted with strange, unearthly minerals, according to new research being presented here. Scientists re-creating Titan-esque conditions ... more 
ALMA Pinpoints Formation Site of Planet Around Nearest Young StarTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 27, 2019 Researchers using ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) found a small dust concentration in the disk around TW Hydrae, the nearest young star. It is highly possible that a planet is gr ... more 
Machine Learning Tool Searches Star Data for Likely Exoplanet HostsSan Antonio TX (SPX) Jun 27, 2019 Inspired by movie streaming services such as Netflix or Hulu, a Southwest Research Institute scientist developed a technique to look for stars likely to host giant, Jupiter-sized planets outside of ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Jun 27, 2019 
A Southwest Research Institute-led team studied the orientation of distant solar system bodies to bolster the "streaming instability" theory of planet formation.
"One of the least understood steps in planet growth is the formation of planetesimals, bodies more than a kilometer across, which are just large enough to be held together by gravity," said SwRI scientist Dr. David Nesvorny, the l ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 27, 2019 
Researchers using ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) found a small dust concentration in the disk around TW Hydrae, the nearest young star. It is highly possible that a planet is growing or about to be formed in this concentration. This is the first time that the exact place where cold materials are forming the seed of a planet has been pinpointed in the disk around a young star ... more |
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 London, Canada (SPX) Jun 27, 2019 
A new international study led by Western University shows that Mars' first 'real chance' at developing life started very early, 4.48 billion years ago, when giant, life-inhibiting meteorites stopped striking the red planet.
These findings, published online in Nature Geoscience, suggest that conditions under which life could have thrived may have occurred on Mars from around 4.2 to 3.5 bill ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 28, 2019 
The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work for the seventh lunar day on the far side of the moon after "sleeping" during the extreme cold night.
The lander woke up at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, and the rover, Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), awoke at 1:26 p.m. Wednesday. Both are in normal working condition, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China Na ... more |
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 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.
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 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 |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 28, 2019 
When a lightning detector on a NOAA weather satellite detected something that wasn't lightning last Saturday, a scientist at the Center for Near Earth Object Studies at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, did some detective work.
Could a tiny, harmless object that broke up in the atmosphere in a bright flash be connected to a just-received automated alert of a potenti ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2019 
The first total solar eclipse since 2017 will occur next week, and will be visible in parts of South America.
The eclipse will be seen along a 6,000-mile swath on Tuesday. When it aligns with the sun, the moon will cast a dark shadow over parts of Chile and Argentina, experts said. During the event, those locations will be shaded from the sun for several minutes.
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 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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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.
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) June 27, 2019  The selfie craze speaks volumes about the era in which we live: how images race around the globe and can dominate public discourse, eliciting strong emotions and even blurring the lines of reality.
Sometimes, that can be a very toxic mix, experts say.
"We are truly in the age of the picture, of the fleeting image," said psychoanalyst, essayist and philosophy professor Elsa Godart.
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 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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 24, 2019 
The defense bill in the U.S. Congress specifies that a new strategic port in the Arctic Ocean must be identified and designated.
The action is meant to counter Russian advances in the Arctic, notably by its submarine fleet, as the ocean warms and becomes easier to navigate.
The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act is expected to receive a vote in the Senate this week. It direc ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 21, 2019 
To protect themselves from the inevitable threat of rising sea levels, coastal communities in the United States will have to shell out more than $400 billion, according to a new report released by the Center for Climate Integrity.
Authors of the new report estimate 50,000 miles of coastal barriers will need to be built across 22 states over the next two decades. The report, compiled wit ... more |
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 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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