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  Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 14, 2019 New research from astronomers at the University of Washington uses the intriguing TRAPPIST-1 planetary system as a kind of laboratory to model not the planets themselves, but how the coming James Webb Space Telescope might detect and study their atmospheres, on the path toward looking for life beyond Earth. The study, led by Jacob Lustig-Yaeger, a UW doctoral student in astronomy, finds that the James Webb telescope, set to launch in 2021, might be able to learn key information about the atmospher ... read more |
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Fluorescent glow may reveal hidden life in the cosmosIthaca NY (SPX) Aug 14, 2019 Astronomers have uncovered a new way of searching for life in the cosmos. Harsh ultraviolet radiation flares from red suns, once thought to destroy surface life on planets, might help uncover hidden ... more 
How astronomers chase new worlds in TESS dataWashington DC (SPX) Aug 14, 2019 As pink liquid oozed around her shoes, astronomer Johanna Teske started to feel sick. She had been looking for new planets with the Planet Finder Spectrograph, an astronomical instrument resembling ... more  
NASA selects proposals to further study the fundamental nature of spaceWashington DC (SPX) Aug 14, 2019 NASA has selected two proposals for concept studies that could help us better understand the fundamental nature of space and how it changes in response to planetary atmospheres, radiation from the S ... more  
Kilopower technology could be used for lunar night operationsWashington DC (Sputnik) Aug 14, 2019 The Kilopower technology, which is aimed at manufacturing nuclear reactors for space travel, could be deployed during night operations on the Moon and other extended surface missions, Jan Wittry, th ... more |
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Chandrayaan-2 mission to reach Lunar rrbit on 20 AugustNew Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 14, 2019 India's second moon mission the 'Chandrayaan-2' is expected to reach the orbit of the moon on 20 August and land on the lunar surface on 7 September, ISRO chief Dr K. Sivan said on Monday. Ind ... more 
ALMA dives into Black Hole's 'Sphere of Influence'Socorro NM (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 What happens inside a black hole stays inside a black hole, but what happens inside a black hole's "sphere of influence" - the innermost region of a galaxy where a black hole's gravity is the domina ... more 
Timeline suggests 'giant planet migration' was earlier than predictedWashington (UPI) Aug 12, 2019 New research suggests the the reorganization of the solar system's planets, the so-called "giant planet migration," occurred earlier than previously thought. ... more  
Glitch in neutron star reveals its hidden secretsMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Aug 13, 2019 Neutron stars are not only the most dense objects in the Universe, but they rotate very fast and regularly. Until they don't. Occasionally these neutron stars start to spin faster, cause ... more 
Astronomers measure mass, energy from high-mass protostar for first timeWashington (UPI) Aug 12, 2019 Scientists have precisely measured the mass and energy of a jet driven by a high-mass protostar, a component and process that scientists estimate is a key to part of stellar formation. ... more |
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Dark matter may be older than the big bang, study suggestsBaltimore MD (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 Dark matter, which researchers believe make up about 80% of the universe's mass, is one of the most elusive mysteries in modern physics. What exactly it is and how it came to be is a mystery, but a ... more  |
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Hubble showcases new portrait of JupiterGarching, Germany (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals the intricate, detailed beauty of Jupiter's clouds in this new image taken on 27 June 2019 [1]. It features the planet's trademark Great Red Spot and a mo ... more 
Cloaked black hole discovered in early universe using NASA's ChandraBoston MA (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 Astronomers have discovered evidence for the farthest "cloaked" black hole found to date, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. At only about 6% of the current age of the universe, this is the fir ... more  
Parker Solar Probe completes 2 orbits of SunGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 13, 2019 Since NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched on Aug. 12, 2018, Earth has made a single trip around the Sun - while the daring solar explorer is well into its third orbit around our star. With two close ... more 
ALMA Identifies dark ancestors of massive elliptical galaxiesTokyo NM (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 Researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) identified 39 faint galaxies that are not seen with the Hubble Space Telescope's deepest view of the universe 10 billion lig ... more 
Ultracold quantum particles break classical symmetryHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Aug 12, 2019 Many phenomena of the natural world evidence symmetries in their dynamic evolution which help researchers to better understand a system's inner mechanism. In quantum physics, however, these symmetri ... more |
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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Aug 09, 2019  The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals the intricate, detailed beauty of Jupiter's clouds in this new image taken on 27 June 2019 [1]. It features the planet's trademark Great Red Spot and a more intense colour palette in the clouds swirling in the planet's turbulent atmosphere than seen in previous years.
Among the most striking features in the image are the rich colours of the cloud ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 14, 2019 
New research from astronomers at the University of Washington uses the intriguing TRAPPIST-1 planetary system as a kind of laboratory to model not the planets themselves, but how the coming James Webb Space Telescope might detect and study their atmospheres, on the path toward looking for life beyond Earth.
The study, led by Jacob Lustig-Yaeger, a UW doctoral student in astronomy, finds th ... more |
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 The Lambahraun Lava Field, Islande (AFP) Aug 14, 2019 
To prepare for the next mission to Mars in 2020, NASA has taken to the lava fields of Iceland to get its new robotic space explorer ready for the job.
With its black basalt sand, wind-swept dunes and craggy peaks, the Lambahraun lava field at the foot of Iceland's second biggest glacier, Langjokull, was chosen as a stand-in for the Red Planet's surface.
For three weeks, 15 scientists and ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 14, 2019 
The Kilopower technology, which is aimed at manufacturing nuclear reactors for space travel, could be deployed during night operations on the Moon and other extended surface missions, Jan Wittry, the news chief at NASA's Glenn Research Center, said.
"Kilopower could be a promising technology for lunar night operations and extended surface missions," Wittry said.
He explained that the ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 12, 2019 
Scientists have precisely measured the mass and energy of a jet driven by a high-mass protostar, a component and process that scientists estimate is a key to part of stellar formation.
As gas and dust coalesce to form a protostar, the new stellar orb's gravity begins to pull in more and more of the surrounding gas and dust. As the new stellar material condenses, a high-velocity jet form ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 12, 2019 
Invisible to the human eye, molecular interactions between gases and liquids underpin much of our lives, including the absorption of oxygen molecules into our lungs, many industrial processes and the conversion of organic compounds within our atmosphere. But difficulties in measuring gas-liquid collisions have so far prevented the fundamental exploration of these processes.
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 Honolulu HI (SPX) Aug 13, 2019 
The existing astronomical observatories on Maunakea returned to operations this weekend, and it didn't take long for a significant result to be achieved, not only for science, but for assuring the safety of the Earth.
Observations of the near-Earth asteroid 2006 QV89 made on August 11 with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) have ruled out any potential future impact threat to the Ea ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 13, 2019 
Since NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched on Aug. 12, 2018, Earth has made a single trip around the Sun - while the daring solar explorer is well into its third orbit around our star. With two close passes by the Sun already under its belt, Parker Solar Probe is speeding toward another close solar approach on Sept. 1, 2019.
Parker Solar Probe is named for Eugene Parker, the physicist who fi ... 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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Washington (UPI) Aug 12, 2019
Scientists have precisely measured the mass and energy of a jet driven by a high-mass protostar, a component and process that scientists estimate is a key to part of stellar formation.
As gas and dust coalesce to form a protostar, the new stellar orb's gravity begins to pull in more and more of the surrounding gas and dust. As the new stellar material condenses, a high-velocity jet form ... more |
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 Jena, Germany (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 
The vast cultural and linguistic diversity of Latin American countries is still far from being fully represented by genetic surveys. Western South America in particular holds a key role in the history of the continent due to the presence of three major ecogeographic domains (the Andes, the Amazonia, and the Pacific Coast), and for hosting the earliest and largest complex societies.
A new s ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 13, 2019 
Xplore and Celestis will host Celestis Memorial Spaceflight payloads on Xplore's planned missions to the Moon, and beyond, starting in 2021. This event marks Celestis' first Voyager Mission, called "the Enterprise Flight."
"Celestis is a pioneer of the commercial space age and a proven provider of uniquely compelling celebrations of lives well-lived with space-based memorial services for c ... more |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2019 
The dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice through climate change has only a "minimal influence" on severe cold winter weather across Asia and North America, new research has shown.
The possible connection between Arctic sea-ice loss and extreme cold weather - such as the deep freezes that can grip the USA in the winter months - has long been studied by scientists.
Observations show that wh ... more |
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 Fort Collins CO (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 
With water scarcity a critical challenge across the globe, scientists and engineers are pursuing new ways to harvest purified water from unconventional sources, like seawater or even wastewater.
One of those researchers is Tiezheng Tong, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, whose lab is studying an emerging technology called membrane distillation ... more |
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 Trieste, Italy (SPX) Aug 09, 2019  Researchers have, for the first time, identified the sufficient and necessary conditions that the low-energy limit of quantum gravity theories must satisfy to preserve the main features of the Unruh effect.
In a new study, led by researchers from SISSA (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, the Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Waterloo, a solid theoretica ... more |
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