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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 30, 2019 NASA's newest planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), has discovered three new worlds - one slightly larger than Earth and two of a type not found in our solar system - orbiting a nearby star. The planets straddle an observed gap in the sizes of known planets and promise to be among the most curious targets for future studies. TESS Object of Interest (TOI) 270 is a faint, cool star more commonly identified by its catalog name: UCAC4 191-004642. The M-type dwarf star is abo ... read more |
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Chinese lunar lander awaken for 8th dayBeijing (Sputnik) Jul 29, 2019 The Chinese moon mission that includes the lander Chang'e-4 and rover Yutu 2 (Jade Rabbit 2) awoke to begin their eighth month of work on the far side of the Moon, the China National Space Administr ... more  
'Terminators' on the sun trigger plasma tsunamis and the start of new solar cyclesBoulder CO (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 In a pair of new papers, scientists paint a picture of how solar cycles suddenly die, potentially causing tsunamis of plasma to race through the Sun's interior and trigger the birth of the next suns ... more  
Aquariids peak on Monday starts month of meteor showersWashington (UPI) Jul 29, 2019 With the peak of the Delta Aquariids expected Monday night and early Tuesday, a month of shows in the night sky is just getting started. ... more  
Scientists reproduce the dynamics behind astrophysical shocksPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 30, 2019 High-energy shock waves driven by solar flares and coronal mass ejections of plasma from the sun erupt throughout the solar system, unleashing magnetic space storms that can damage satellites, disru ... more |
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Fastest eclipsing binary, a valuable target for gravitational wave studiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 Observations made with a new instrument developed for use at the 2.1-meter (84-inch) telescope at the National Science Foundation's Kitt Peak National Observatory have led to the discovery of the fa ... more 
New space discovery sheds light on how planets formHanover NH (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 Researchers at Dartmouth College have discovered a planet orbiting one of the brightest young stars known, according to a study published in the journal The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Aged at ap ... more 
Einstein's general relativity theory is questioned but still stands for now, team reportsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 More than 100 years after Albert Einstein published his iconic theory of general relativity, it is beginning to fray at the edges, said Andrea Ghez, UCLA professor of physics and astronomy. No ... more 
Cold, dry planets could have a lot of hurricanesWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 Nearly every atmospheric science textbook ever written will say that hurricanes are an inherently wet phenomenon - they use warm, moist air for fuel. But according to new simulations, the storms can ... more 
TESS mission completes first year of survey, turns to northern skyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered 21 planets outside our solar system and captured data on other interesting events occurring in the southern sky during its first ye ... more |
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India's lunar probe Chandrayaan-2 completes first orbit manoeuverNew Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 26, 2019 India's second Moon Mission, Chandrayaan-2 completed its first orbit manoeuver successfully. The Earthbound manoeuvers of the spacecraft will be executed starting Thursday, and it is scheduled to re ... more  |
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Chandrayaan-2 will reach the moon by August 20, says ISRONew Delhi (IANS) Jul 26, 2019 India's second moon spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 put into earth orbit on July 22, is scheduled to reach the Moon by August 20, the Indian space agency said on Wednesday. The Indian Space Research ... more 
The Apollo experiment that keeps on givingPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 26, 2019 Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins departed from the Moon 50 years ago, but one of the experiments they left behind continues to return fresh data to this day: arrays of prisms that ref ... more
India launches historic bid to put spacecraft on MoonSriharikota, India (AFP) July 22, 2019 India launched a bid to become a leading space power Monday, sending up a rocket to put a craft on the surface of the Moon in what it called a "historic day" for the nation. ... more 
How to build a moon baseLondon, UK (The Conversation) Jul 26, 2019 Half a century after humans first walked on the moon, a number of private companies and nations are planning to build permanent bases on the lunar surface. Despite the technological progress since t ... more 
The death of Neil Armstrong and a $6 million secretWashington (AFP) July 25, 2019 When Neil Armstrong died in 2012, it was officially put down to complications arising from heart surgery. But seven years on, more murky circumstances have come to light. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2019 
New analysis of Juno mission data suggests Jupiter's auroras are powered by alternating current, not direct current.
Jupiter, a the largest planet in the solar system, boasts an aurora with a radiant power of 100 terawatts, or 100 billion kilowatts. It's the brightest aurora in the solar system.
Like Earth's auroras, Jupiter's light shows are centered around its poles. The aurora ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 30, 2019 
The Characterising Exoplanet Satellite, Cheops, has successfully passed the final analysis review for its launch on a Soyuz rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
All technical evaluations performed by Arianespace on the mission's key aspects, including the launch trajectory and payload separation, have shown positive results.
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 London, UK (SPX) Jul 30, 2019 
Astronauts will test the devices on board the International Space Station, following the successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket last night (at 23:01 BST, Thursday 25 July) from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral.
Mining in space could open up a new frontier in space exploration by giving astronauts the resources they need for long periods in Space, whether on the Moon, ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 29, 2019 
The Chinese moon mission that includes the lander Chang'e-4 and rover Yutu 2 (Jade Rabbit 2) awoke to begin their eighth month of work on the far side of the Moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Saturday.
"The Chang'e-4 lander successfully awoke from dormant mode on Friday, 7:12 p.m. Beijing time [11:12 a.m. GMT] and began the eighth month of work on the Moon. The p ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 30, 2019 
Recent testing has shown that super-thin, lightweight X-ray mirrors made of a material commonly used to make computer chips can meet the stringent imaging requirements of next-generation X-ray observatories.
As a result, the X-ray mirror technology being developed by Will Zhang and his team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has been baselined for the Design Refe ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 30, 2019 
China has successfully launched a group of three research Yaogan-30 satellites into the orbit, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said on Friday.
The launch of the carrier rocket Long March 2C took place at 11:57 a.m. local time (3:57 GMT) on Friday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China's southern Sichuan province. Shortly after the launch, all three sate ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2019 
With the peak of the Delta Aquariids expected Monday night and early Tuesday, a month of shows in the night sky is just getting started.
The Delta Aquariids will begin to peak on Monday night - the most visible period of time will be early Tuesday morning, between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. - during which 20 meteors per hour will appear.
The Aquariids, which start a month of visible met ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 
In a pair of new papers, scientists paint a picture of how solar cycles suddenly die, potentially causing tsunamis of plasma to race through the Sun's interior and trigger the birth of the next sunspot cycle only a few short weeks later.
The new findings provide insight into the mysterious timing of sunspot cycles, which are marked by the waxing and waning of sunspot activity on the solar ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 25, 2019 
A Chinese startup successfully launched the country's first commercial rocket capable of carrying satellites into orbit Thursday, as the space race between China and the US heats up.
Beijing-based Interstellar Glory Space Technology - also known as iSpace - said it launched two satellites into orbit around 1:00 pm Beijing time (0500 GMT) from Jiuquan, a state launch facility in the Gobi de ... more |
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 30, 2019
Recent testing has shown that super-thin, lightweight X-ray mirrors made of a material commonly used to make computer chips can meet the stringent imaging requirements of next-generation X-ray observatories.
As a result, the X-ray mirror technology being developed by Will Zhang and his team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has been baselined for the Design Refe ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 24, 2019 
New research suggests the working memory of chimpanzees operates similarly to the working memory of humans.
Several studies have detailed the impressive long-term memory of chimpanzees, but less is known about how the ape's working memory functions.
To test chimpanzees working memories, researchers presented chimps with a lineup of small, opaque boxes. The chimps watched as food ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jul 26, 2019 
July 25 (UPI) - Japan's astronauts could be drinking water distilled from their own urine in the near future, thanks to the latest innovation from Japan's space agency.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said they have developed a distiller, used during space flight, that converts urine into potable water, Yomiuri Shimbun reported Thursday.
Satoshi Matsumoto said the device ... more |
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 Chamonix, France (AFP) July 25, 2019  High up in the natural wonder of the French Alps, the climbers who spend their days among the rockfaces and glaciers have come to a grim conclusion: the mountains are falling down around them.
In the Mont Blanc range, a magnet for mountaineers in the summer, many popular routes up or through the peaks have become too dangerous to take because of the risk of falling debris.
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 Boulogne-Billancourt, France (AFP) July 25, 2019  As Paris swelters in record-breaking heat, visitors to some of the French capital's iconic landmarks are being kept cool without even knowing it by a labyrinthine network of underground water pipes.
With climate change making hot weather periods more likely each year, proponents of systems known as "district cooling networks" argue the technology could provide a planet-friendly alternative ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 
Observations made with a new instrument developed for use at the 2.1-meter (84-inch) telescope at the National Science Foundation's Kitt Peak National Observatory have led to the discovery of the fastest eclipsing white dwarf binary yet known.
Clocking in with an orbital period of only 6.91 minutes, the rapidly orbiting stars are expected to be one of the strongest sources of gravitational ... more |
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