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  Paris (Sputnik) Sep 20, 2019 In 2015, the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA announced the creation of the joint Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) project, which is designed to potentially deflect a space rock from impacting the Earth. Scientists are planning to launch and crash NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft into an asteroid to test whether the impact is able to deflect its trajectory. The experiment, conducted under the joint Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) ... read more |
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China's lunar rover discovers mysterious material on far side of MoonBeijing (Sputnik) Sep 20, 2019 Yutu-2, the lunar rover for China's Chang'e-4 mission, grabbed attention last month after its drive team spotted some unusual "gel-like" material while roving close to a small crater. The Chin ... more 
Kentucky companies give NASA Artemis missions a boostHuntsville AL (SPX) Sep 20, 2019 When American astronauts set foot on the Moon's surface in 2024, men and women across Kentucky can say they helped to make it possible. NASA recognized three Kentucky businesses - Parker Hanni ... more 
Audit faults NASA for failing to detect schedule delays for moon returnWashington (Sputnik) Sep 19, 2019 NASA's push to return humans to the Moon by 2024 is threatened by a failure to account for schedule delays and cost overruns, the General Accountability Office said in a report on Wednesday. " ... more  
'Snow-Cannon' Enceladus shines up Saturn's super-reflective moonsGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 19, 2019 Radar observations of Saturn's moons, Mimas, Enceladus and Tethys, show that Enceladus is acting as a 'snow-cannon,' coating itself and its neighbours with fresh water-ice particles to make them daz ... more |
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The stellar nurseries of distant galaxiesGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 17, 2019 Star clusters are formed by the condensation of molecular clouds, masses of cold, dense gas that are found in every galaxy. The physical properties of these clouds in our own galaxy and nearby galax ... more 
WVU astronomers help detect the most massive neutron star ever measuredMorgantown WV (SPX) Sep 17, 2019 West Virginia University researchers have helped discover the most massive neutron star to date, a breakthrough uncovered through the Green Bank Telescope in Pocahontas County. The neutron sta ... more 
New observations help explain the dimming of Tabby's StarNew York NY (SPX) Sep 17, 2019 For years, astronomers have looked up at the sky and speculated about the strange dimming behavior of Tabby's Star. First identified more than a century ago, the star dips in brightness over days or ... more 
Most massive neutron star ever detected, almost too massive to existGreen Bank WV (SPX) Sep 17, 2019 Neutron stars - the compressed remains of massive stars gone supernova - are the densest "normal" objects in the known universe. (Black holes are technically denser, but far from normal.) Just a sin ... more 
Are we prepared for a new era of field geology on the moon and beyond?Washington DC (SPX) Sep 12, 2019 Space agencies must invest more resources on field geology training of astronauts to take full advantage of scientific opportunities on the Moon and other planetary bodies, Kip Hodges and Harrison S ... more |
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 Gemini observatory captures multicolor image of first-ever interstellar comet 
VISTA unveils a new image of the Large Magellanic CloudMunich, Germany (SPX) Sep 16, 2019 The Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is one of our nearest galactic neighbors, at only 163 000 light years from Earth. With its sibling the Small Magellanic Cloud, these are among the nearest dwarf s ... more  |
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First Water Detected on Planet in the Habitable ZoneGarching, Germany (SPX) Sep 12, 2019 With data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere of a super-Earth within the habitable zone by University College London (UCL) researchers in a wo ... more 
The rare molecule weighing in on the birth of planetsLeeds UK (SPX) Sep 13, 2019 Astronomers using one of the most advanced radio telescopes have discovered a rare molecule in the dust and gas disc around a young star - and it may provide an answer to one of the conundrums facin ... more 
NASA's WFIRST Will Help Uncover the Universe's FateGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 16, 2019 Scientists have discovered that a mysterious pressure dubbed "dark energy" makes up about 68% of the total energy content of the cosmos, but so far we don't know much more about it. Exploring the na ... more 
Saturn's Rings Shine in New Hubble PortraitBaltimore MD (SPX) Sep 13, 2019 Anyone who has ever peered at Saturn through a small telescope is immediately enticed by its elegant rings, which make the far-flung planet one of the most exotic-looking, opulent worlds in the sola ... more 
Research redefines lower limit for planet size habitabilityBoston MA (SPX) Sep 12, 2019 In The Little Prince, the classic novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, the titular prince lives on a house-sized asteroid so small that he can watch the sunset any time of day by moving his chair a ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 18, 2019 
Volcanic eruptions are difficult to predict, but observations have shown the largest and most powerful volcano on Io, a large moon of Jupiter, has been erupting on a relatively regular schedule.
The volcano Loki is expected to erupt in mid-September 2019, according to a poster by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Julie Rathbun presented this week.
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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Sep 12, 2019 
With data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere of a super-Earth within the habitable zone by University College London (UCL) researchers in a world first. K2-18b, which is eight times the mass of Earth, is now the only planet orbiting a star outside the solar system, or exoplanet, known to have both water and temperatures that could support l ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 20, 2019 
On Earth, plants convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbohydrates and oxygen - food for them and oxygen for us to breathe. There aren't plants on Mars, but there is a lot of CO2. Technology that takes abundant resources, like CO2 found on the Red Planet, and turns them into useful supplies for human explorers could be key to long-term missions on Mars.
Phase 2 of NASA's CO2 Conversion Chall ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 20, 2019 
When American astronauts set foot on the Moon's surface in 2024, men and women across Kentucky can say they helped to make it possible.
NASA recognized three Kentucky businesses - Parker Hannifin Corp., American Synthetic Rubber Co., a Michelin company; and Eckart America Corp. - in Lexington and Louisville Sept. 18-19 for their continued support in supplying critical elements and tools fo ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Sep 19, 2019 
A Rice University scientist and his colleagues are booting their search for dark matter into a study they hope will enhance all of data science.
Rice astroparticle physicist Christopher Tunnell and his team have received a $1 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to reimagine data science techniques and help push data-intensive physical sciences past the tipping point to discover ... more |
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 Jiuquan (XNA) Sep 20, 2019 
Five new remote-sensing satellites were sent into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert Thursday.
The five satellites were launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket at 2:42 p.m. (Beijing Time).
The satellites belong to a commercial remote-sensing satellite constellation project "Zhuhai-1," which will comprise 34 micro-nano satellites ... more |
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 Paris (Sputnik) Sep 20, 2019 
In 2015, the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA announced the creation of the joint Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) project, which is designed to potentially deflect a space rock from impacting the Earth.
Scientists are planning to launch and crash NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft into an asteroid to test whether the impact is able to deflect its ... more |
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 Albuquerque NM (SPX) Sep 12, 2019 
Experimenting at 2.2 million degrees Celsius, physicists at Sandia National Laboratories' Z machine have found that an astronomical model - used for 40 years to predict the sun's behavior as well as the life and death of stars - underestimates the energy blockage caused by free-floating iron atoms, a major player in those processes.
The blockage effect, called opacity, is an element's natu ... more |
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 Jiuquan, China (XNA) Sep 02, 2019 
Two satellites for technological experiments were sent into space by a Kuaizhou-1A, or KZ-1A, carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Saturday.
The rocket blasted off at 7:41 a.m. and sent the two satellites into their planned orbit.
Kuaizhou-1A, meaning speedy vessel, is a low-cost solid-fuel carrier rocket with high reliability and a short prep ... more |
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Houston TX (SPX) Sep 19, 2019
A Rice University scientist and his colleagues are booting their search for dark matter into a study they hope will enhance all of data science.
Rice astroparticle physicist Christopher Tunnell and his team have received a $1 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to reimagine data science techniques and help push data-intensive physical sciences past the tipping point to discover ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 19, 2019 
Scientists have, for the first time, determined what the archaic humans Denisovans looked like.
Research suggests Denisovans and Neanderthals evolved from a common ancestor. Both Neanderthals and Denisovans lived among and interbred with some groups of modern humans.
Previous surveys suggest Denisovan DNA accounts for between three and five percent of the genome of Melanesians an ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 20, 2019 
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been briefed on the results of a probe into the mysterious hole in the hull of Soyuz MS-09 spaceship, a source in the space industry told Sputnik.
"The president has been briefed on the results of the investigation," the source said.
Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the state space agency Roscosmos, said Wednesday that the probe found out how the hole ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2019 
For just the second time since scientists started tracking Arctic sea ice coverage in 1979, the sea ice extent has dropped below 1.5 million square miles, or 4 million square kilometers.
Every autumn, the Arctic sea ice coverage reaches its minimum extent, before expanding as temperatures rise. Though the sea ice is still shrinking, the minimum extent still days away, coverage is alread ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2019 
US President Donald Trump's administration has revoked an Obama-era waterway regulation in a move condemned by conservationists but celebrated by farmers and developers.
It is the latest move from the president to boost the economy, frequently at the expense of the environment, while fulfilling promises made to his base in the 2016 campaign.
The waterways will be governed under a previou ... more |
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 Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 06, 2019 
Imagine being able to increase the force of gravity simply by turning a dial. A United Nations fellowship is offering this opportunity to researchers all over the world, through access to ESA's hypergravity-generating Large Diameter Centrifuge.
Manipulate gravity and a lot of other factors shift too: bubbles in liquid alter their behaviour, convection currents accelerate and metal alloys f ... more |
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