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  Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2019 A new model of gamma ray bursts suggests the blasts that trigger the cosmic phenomena may travel faster than the speed of light within surrounding gas clouds. The creators of the new model, astrophysicists Jon Hakkila of the College of Charleston and Robert Nemiroff of the Michigan Technological University, claim these superluminal jets don't violate Einstein's theory of relativity. Scientists have previously identified time-reversibility properties in the light curves generated by gamma ... read more |
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Emission from cosmic rays accelerated in ionized hydrogen regionsRome, Italy (SPX) Sep 25, 2019 Radio observations at metre-centimetre wavelengths shed light on the nature of the emission of HII regions. Usually this category of objects is dominated by thermal radiation produced by ionised hyd ... more  
NASA in megadeal with Lockheed for moon missionWashington (AFP) Sept 24, 2019 NASA on Monday earmarked almost $3 billion to Lockheed Martin to build three Orion capsules, to allow US astronauts to return to the moon by 2024. ... more 
Naming of new interstellar visitor, 2I BorisovGarching, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2019 A new object from interstellar space has been found within the Solar System, only the second such discovery of its kind. Astronomers are turning their telescopes towards the visitor, which offers a ... more 
Magically exploring 'the Moon' from afarDarmstadt, Germany (ESA) Sep 25, 2019 As Europe sleeps, in the early hours of Wednesday 25 September, a small rover in Canada will explore a mock lunar surface, controlled from ESA's ESOC operations centre in Germany. The live experime ... more |
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Chinese researchers conduct in situ measurement of lunar dust at Chang'e-3 landing siteLanzhou, China (XNA) Sep 24, 2019 Chinese researchers have successfully conducted an in situ measurement of lunar dust at the landing site of the country's Chang'e-3 probe. Using a temperature-controlled sticky quartz crystal ... more  
NASA blames bad weather for failure to warn about approaching hazardous asteroidWashington DC (Sputnik) Sep 23, 2019 The celestial object flew past the Earth five times closer than the Moon and highlights the need to improve NASA's detection systems. Internal emails reveal that NASA discussed 2019 OK "becaus ... more  
New initiative to explore origin and future of UniverseHannover, Germany (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 Anna Ijjas, leader of the recently established Lise Meitner Research Group "Gravitational Theory and Cosmology" at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute / AEI ... more 
Comet gateway discovered to inner solar systemOrlando FL (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 A new study led by a University of Central Florida researcher may fundamentally alter our understanding of how comets arrive from the outskirts of the solar system and are funneled to the inner sola ... more  
New global Space Safety Coalition establishedMaui HI (SPX) Sep 19, 2019 A first-of-its-kind global ad hoc coalition dedicated to developing and maintaining a set of "living" space-safety best practices was announced at the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Te ... more |
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Illinois researchers develop new framework for nanoantenna light absorptionUrbana IL (SPX) Sep 24, 2019 Harnessing light's energy into nanoscale volumes requires novel engineering approaches to overcome a fundamental barrier known as the "diffraction limit." However, University of Illinois researchers ... more  |
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Orion to face simulated rigors of space in last major testing before Artemis ICleveland OH (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 The recently completed Orion spacecraft for Artemis I will head to Ohio for the final stretch of major testing before integration with the Space Launch System rocket for launch. Slated to begi ... more 
Researchers produce synthetic Hall Effect to achieve one-way radio transmissionUrbana IL (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have replicated one of the most well-known electromagnetic effects in physics, the Hall Effect, using radio waves (photons) instead of e ... more 
Lunar soil is a dangerous nuisance for astronautsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 Future moon missions are at risk because of lunar soil. It seems harmless, but moon dust can actually damage scientific equipment and be harmful to human health: It is like a sticky powder made from ... more 
Comet's collapsing cliffs and bouncing bouldersParis (ESA) Sep 23, 2019 Scientists analysing the treasure trove of images taken by ESA's Rosetta mission have turned up more evidence for curious bouncing boulders and dramatic cliff collapses. Rosetta operated at Co ... more 
Pulsating gamma rays from neutron star rotating 707 times a secondHannover, Germany (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 An international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, AEI) in Hannover has discovered that the radio pulsar J0952-0607 also emits pulse ... 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.
"Loki is the largest and ... more |
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 Lafayette CA (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 
The most recently discovered group of rocky bodies nearby Earth are termed co-orbital objects. An attractive location for extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) to locate a probe to observe Earth throughout our deep past are the co-orbital objects. They most recently discovered group of rocky bodies nearby Earth. Co-orbital objects approach Earth very closely every year at distances much shorter th ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Sep 23, 2019 
US President Donald Trump on Friday praised the US space program's efforts to return astronauts to the moon by 2024 as "tremendous," yet outlined that the ultimate goal is Mars.
"We're going to Mars," Trump told reporters after a White House meeting with Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, marking Mars as a more exciting target than the moon.
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 25, 2019 
In January of this year, China's Chang'E-4 - the fourth version of a lunar spacecraft named for the Chinese goddess of the Moon - landed on the far side of the Moon. Due to the location of the landing, Chang'E-4 had to navigate autonomously, without the guidance of scientists on Earth.
Now, a research team, headed by LI Chunlai, corresponding author of this results and a professor of the N ... more |
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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2019 
A new object from interstellar space has been found within the Solar System, only the second such discovery of its kind. Astronomers are turning their telescopes towards the visitor, which offers a tantalising glimpse beyond our Solar System and raises some puzzling questions. The object has been given the name 2I/Borisov by the IAU.
On 30 August 2019 the amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov ... more |
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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Sep 25, 2019 
As neighborhood and city planners design ways to reuse vacant land in cities like Detroit, a researcher at the University of Michigan is urging them to look at the footpaths of people who already live there - literally.
In what's believed to be the first comprehensive study of unofficial footpaths in a large urban area, U-M's Joshua Newell and colleague Alec Foster of Illinois State Univer ... more |
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 Orlando FL (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 
A new study led by a University of Central Florida researcher may fundamentally alter our understanding of how comets arrive from the outskirts of the solar system and are funneled to the inner solar system coming closer to Earth.
In a study to be published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters this week, scientist Gal Sarid and co-authors describe the discovery of an orbital "gateway" thro ... 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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Garching, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2019
A new object from interstellar space has been found within the Solar System, only the second such discovery of its kind. Astronomers are turning their telescopes towards the visitor, which offers a tantalising glimpse beyond our Solar System and raises some puzzling questions. The object has been given the name 2I/Borisov by the IAU.
On 30 August 2019 the amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov ... more |
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 Jena, Germany (SPX) Sep 24, 2019 
In a paper published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, a group of researchers argue that our evolutionary past must be understood as the outcome of dynamic changes in connectivity, or gene flow, between early humans scattered across Africa. Viewing past human populations as a succession of discrete branches on an evolutionary tree may be misleading, they said, because it reduces the human story t ... more |
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 Dubai (AFP) Sept 25, 2019 
A crowd in Dubai erupted in cheers and applause Wednesday as the first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates launched towards the International Space Station, dubbing him a national hero.
Emiratis and school children gathered at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre as Hazzaa al-Mansoori, 35, blasted into space accompanied by Russia's Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir onboard ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 24, 2019 
The extent of Arctic sea ice at the end of this summer was effectively tied with 2007 and 2016 for second lowest since modern record keeping began in the late 1970s. An analysis of satellite data by NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder shows that the 2019 minimum extent, which was likely reached on Sept. 18, measured 1.60 million square mil ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 24, 2019 
Thousands of them plague our beaches to the horror of holidaymakers who dread their sting, but thanks to man's disruption of the oceans, jellyfish are thriving.
Jellyfish have been on Earth longer than we have - they are believed to have roamed the oceans for nearly 600 million years.
But human activity, from over-fishing to plastic waste and climate change, has created an environment i ... 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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