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  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 NASA released a report Friday with recommendations from the Planetary Protection Independent Review Board (PPIRB) the agency established in response to a recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report and a recommendation from the NASA Advisory Council. With NASA, international, and commercial entities planning bold missions to explore our solar system and return samples to Earth, the context for planetary protection (https://sma.nasa.gov/sma-disciplines/planetary-protecti ... read more |
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University of Hawaii team unravels origin, chemical makeup of Titan's dunesManoa HI (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 A team led by a University of Hawaii at Manoa chemistry professor and researcher has been able to provide answers to key questions about the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. Physical chemist Ra ... more  
Solar Orbiter ready to depart EuropeParis (ESA) Oct 19, 2019 ESA's Solar Orbiter mission has completed its test campaign in Europe and is now being packed ready for its journey to Cape Canaveral at the end of this month, ahead of launch in February 2020. ... more  
Physicists develop fast and sensitive mechanical tool to measure lightEugene OR (SPX) Oct 18, 2019 A team of University of Oregon physicists has developed a fast, sensitive bolometer that can measure light at and far above room-temperature. The technology out of the Aleman Lab, known as a " ... more  
Near-Earth asteroids spectroscopic survey at Isaac Newton TelescopeLa Palma, Spain (SPX) Oct 18, 2019 The study of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) is driven by both scientific and practical reasons. Because of their proximity to our planet, they can provide key information regarding the delivery of wate ... more |
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Ancient stars shed light on Earth's similarities to other planetsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2019 Earth-like planets may be common in the universe, a new UCLA study implies. The team of astrophysicists and geochemists presents new evidence that the Earth is not unique. The study was published in ... more  
The lunar cycle drives the nightjar's migrationLund, Sweden (SPX) Oct 16, 2019 GPS tracking data reveals that the foraging activity of the European nightjar more than doubles during moon-lit nights, and the birds then migrate simultaneously about 10 days after the full moon, a ... more 
India's second Moon mission begins spectroscopic studies of lunar surfaceNew Delhi (Sputnik) Oct 18, 2019 espite the setback in India's second lunar mission - Chandrayaan-2, the rover of the satellite continues to go around the Moon with all its payloads and is completely functional. The lander failed t ... more 
The search for extrasolar planets continuesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 15, 2019 The discovery of the first exoplanet almost 25 years ago changed our perception of the origin and evolution of the Universe and challenged the uniqueness of our own Solar System. Today, scientists f ... more 
The clumpy and lumpy death of a starBoston MA (SPX) Oct 18, 2019 In 1572, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was among those who noticed a new bright object in the constellation Cassiopeia. Adding fuel to the intellectual fire that Copernicus started, Tycho showed thi ... more |
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UK teams complete space weather mission study ahead of selection decision in NovemberLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 14, 2019 The first phase of design work for the European Space Agency's Lagrange spacecraft has been completed, with three out of the four multinational teams led by the UK. This ESA mission, together with ... more  |
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Space Traffic Controller Not A Job, But An AdventureBethesda, MD (SPX) Oct 18, 2019 In the not-too-distant future an international regulatory and enforcement agency may be looking for Space Traffic Controllers to fill hundreds of positions for well-trained professionals. It i ... more 
Planned new rocket carries hope for China's manned lunar landing programBeijing (XNA) Oct 17, 2019 Space engineers have made a key step in designing a new generation launch vehicle that could help start China's manned lunar exploration program, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technol ... more 
The blob is real: Paris zoo showcases self-healing organism with 720 sexesWashington (UPI) Oct 17, 2019 The star attraction at a zoo in Paris defies expectation. It looks like a fungus, but it acts like an animal. Technically, the organism known as the "blob," is neither. It also doesn't belong in the plant or bacteria kingdoms. ... more 
Hubble observes first confirmed interstellar cometBaltimore MD (SPX) Oct 17, 2019 NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has given astronomers their best look yet at an interstellar visitor - comet 2I/Borisov - whose speed and trajectory indicate it has come from beyond our solar system. ... more 
China's first astronaut expects stepping onto MoonBeijing (XNA) Oct 17, 2019 Chinese first astronaut Yang Liwei said he was looking forward to setting foot on the moon. He made the remarks at the 16th anniversary of his flying into space aboard the Shenzhou-5 spacecraf ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 02, 2019 
Last night, NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter successfully executed a 10.5-hour propulsive maneuver - extraordinarily long by mission standards. The goal of the burn, as it's known, will keep the solar-powered spacecraft out of what would have been a mission-ending shadow cast by Jupiter on the spacecraft during its next close flyby of the planet on Nov. 3, 2019.
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 18, 2019 
Rock cores collected from deep beneath the planet's surface suggest ancient microbes have been living inside Europe's largest meteorite crater for millions of years.
Some 400 million years ago, a massive space rock slammed into northern Europe, excavating a giant crater in the middle of what's now Sweden. Today, prospectors are drilling for natural gas within the confines of the ancient ... more |
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 College Station TX (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 
Mars once had salt lakes that are similar to those on Earth and has gone through wet and dry periods, according to an international team of scientists that includes a Texas A and M University College of Geosciences researcher.
Marion Nachon, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Texas A and M, and colleagues have had their work published in the cu ... more |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Oct 18, 2019 
espite the setback in India's second lunar mission - Chandrayaan-2, the rover of the satellite continues to go around the Moon with all its payloads and is completely functional. The lander failed to soft-land on the surface of the Moon and lost contact with the Earth Station of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The Rover has now started collecting data on the lunar surface an ... more |
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 Orlando FL (SPX) Oct 18, 2019 
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is going to get a major computing power upgrade as the University of Central Florida expands its relationship with Microsoft.
UCF manages the National Science Foundation's Arecibo Observatory (AO), home to one of the most powerful and sensitive radio telescopes in the world with a unique planetary radar system. AO has contributed to decades of science ... more |
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 New Haven CT (SPX) Oct 18, 2019 
For many, the word "aerosol" might conjure thoughts of hairspray or spray paint. More accurately, though, aerosols are simply particles found in the atmosphere. They can be human-made, like from car exhaust or biomass burning, or naturally occurring, from sources such as volcanic eruptions or sea spray.
Aerosols account for one of the greater uncertainties in understanding the Earth's clim ... more |
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 La Palma, Spain (SPX) Oct 18, 2019 
The study of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) is driven by both scientific and practical reasons. Because of their proximity to our planet, they can provide key information regarding the delivery of water and organic-rich material to the early Earth, and the subsequent emergence of life. On the other hand, these small bodies of the solar system have non-negligible long-term probabilities of colliding ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Oct 19, 2019 
ESA's Solar Orbiter mission has completed its test campaign in Europe and is now being packed ready for its journey to Cape Canaveral at the end of this month, ahead of launch in February 2020.
The spacecraft was on display today for the final time in Europe, at the IABG test centre near Munich, Germany. It was built at Airbus Stevenage, UK, and has spent the last year at IABG undergoing e ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 18, 2019 
China is preparing for the upcoming high-density space missions to construct China's space station, and the Long March-5B carrier rocket, set to launch capsules for the space station, is expected to make its maiden flight in 2020.
Zhou Jianping, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, has been appointed the chief designer of China's manned space program, and Gu Yidong, an aca ... more |
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Orlando FL (SPX) Oct 18, 2019
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is going to get a major computing power upgrade as the University of Central Florida expands its relationship with Microsoft.
UCF manages the National Science Foundation's Arecibo Observatory (AO), home to one of the most powerful and sensitive radio telescopes in the world with a unique planetary radar system. AO has contributed to decades of science ... more |
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 Hamilto, Canada (SPX) Oct 17, 2019 
An international research team led by scientists from McMaster University has unearthed new evidence in Greece proving that the island of Naxos was inhabited by Neanderthals and earlier humans at least 200,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years earlier than previously believed.
The findings, published in the journal Science Advances, are based on years of excavations and challenge curre ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 18, 2019 
US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir on Friday became the first all-female pairing to carry out a spacewalk - a historic milestone as NASA prepares to send the first woman to the Moon.
"It symbolizes exploration by all that dare to dream and work hard to achieve that dream," Meir said after the 7-hour, 17-minute spacewalk to replace a power controller on the International Space Sta ... more |
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 Kulusuk, Denmark (AFP) Oct 17, 2019 
Kayaking past blue-white icebergs drifting along near a pristine harbour, wandering around colourful houses or trekking in the snow-capped wilderness: July and August are high season for tourists in eastern Greenland.
Many of the 85,000 tourists who visit each year head to the west coast, but eastern Greenland, with its glaciers, wilderness and wildlife starring whales and polar bears, is al ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Oct 21, 2019 
China's financial largesse in the Pacific carries "clear risks" for stability if left unchecked, a Sydney think tank warned, while saying allegations of "debt-trap" diplomacy are so far overblown.
In a study released Monday, the influential Lowy Institute warned that fragile Pacific nations risked borrowing too much and leaving themselves exposed to demands from Beijing.
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 16, 2019 
Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have used a massive cluster of galaxies as an X-ray magnifying glass to peer back in time, to nearly 9.4 billion years ago. In the process, they spotted a tiny dwarf galaxy in its very first, high-energy stages of star formation.
While galaxy clusters have been used to magnify objects at optical wavelengths, this is the first time scientists have leveraged ... more |
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