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  Tempe AZ (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 This image shows the Vikram Lander impact point and associated debris field. Green dots indicate spacecraft debris (confirmed or likely). Blue dots locate disturbed soil, likely where small bits of the spacecraft churned up the regolith. "S" indicates debris identified by Shanmuga Subramanian. This portion of the Narrow Angle Camera mosaic was made from images M1328074531L/R and M1328081572L/R acquired Nov. 11. The Chandrayaan 2 Vikram lander was targeted for a highland smooth plain about 600 kilo ... read more |
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Astronomers propose a novel method of finding atmospheres on rocky worldsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 When NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches in 2021, one of its most anticipated contributions to astronomy will be the study of exoplanets-planets orbiting distant stars. Among the most pressin ... more 
NASA finds Indian Moon lander with help of amateur space enthusiastWashington (AFP) Dec 3, 2019 India's Vikram lunar lander, which crashed on its final approach to the Moon's surface in September, has been found thanks in part to the sleuthing efforts of an amateur space enthusiast. ... more  
Scientist leads international team to crack 60-year-old mystery of Sun's magnetic wavesBelfast UK (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 A Queen's University Belfast scientist has led an international team to the ground-breaking discovery of why the Sun's magnetic waves strengthen and grow as they emerge from its surface, which could ... more 
SwRI-built instrument confirms solar wind slows farther away from the SunSan Antonio TX (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 Measurements taken by the Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) instrument aboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft are providing important new insights from some of the farthest reaches of space ever explore ... more |
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A new theory for how black holes and neutron stars shine brightNew York NY (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 For decades, scientists have speculated about the origin of the electromagnetic radiation emitted from celestial regions that host black holes and neutron stars - the most mysterious objects in the ... more  
New image offers close-up view of interstellar cometNew Haven CT (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 Yale astronomers have taken a new, close-up image of the interstellar comet 2l/Borisov. 2l/Borisov, first spotted this summer, continues to draw nearer to Earth and will reach its closest appr ... more  
Amateur astronomers: help choose asteroid flybys for HeraParis (ESA) Nov 27, 2019 Amateur astronomers around the world are being asked to help the proposed ESA asteroid mission. As well as exploring its final destination - the Didymos binary asteroid system - the Hera spacecraft ... more 
Black hole nurtures baby stars a million light-years awayHuntsville AL (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 Black holes are famous for ripping objects apart, including stars. But now, astronomers have uncovered a black hole that may have sparked the births of stars over a mind-boggling distance, and acros ... more 
Scientists inch closer than ever to signal from cosmic dawnProvidence RI (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 Around 12 billion years ago, the universe emerged from a great cosmic dark age as the first stars and galaxies lit up. With a new analysis of data collected by the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) ra ... more |
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Small satellites key to NASA's lunar search for waterWashington DC (UPI) Nov 26, 2019 Can shrinking satellites grow planetary science? NASA thinks so. With a handful of CubeSat and small satellite science and space exploration missions already under its belt - a couple even successfu ... more  |
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Animal embryos evolved before animalsBristol UK (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 Animals evolved from single-celled ancestors, before diversifying into 30 or 40 distinct anatomical designs. When and how animal ancestors made the transition from single-celled microbes to complex ... more 
Researchers discover new way to split and sum photons with siliconAustin TX (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of California, Riverside have found a way to produce a long-hypothesized phenomenon - the transfer of energy between sil ... more 
New silicon device converts blue photons into red photonsWashington DC (UPI) Dec 03, 2019 Researchers have developed a new hybrid device - pairing silicon with organic, carbon-based molecules - that can convert blue photons into red photons, paving the way for more efficient solar energy conversion. ... more 
NASA Shares Mid-Sized Robotic Lunar Lander Concept with IndustryHuntsville AL (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 As NASA presses forward with the agency's mission to the Moon, Mars and beyond, the development of top-tier technology is critical to success. With emphasis on lunar exploration and scientific inves ... more  
Reports of Jupiter's Great Red Spot demise greatly exaggeratedSeattle WA (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 The shrinking of the clouds of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter has been well documented with photographic evidence from the last decade. However, researchers said there is no evidence the vortex itsel ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 
The shrinking of the clouds of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter has been well documented with photographic evidence from the last decade. However, researchers said there is no evidence the vortex itself has changed in size or intensity.
Philip Marcus, from the University of California, Berkeley, will explain why the pictures from astronomers, both professionals and amateur, are not telling th ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 
When NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches in 2021, one of its most anticipated contributions to astronomy will be the study of exoplanets-planets orbiting distant stars. Among the most pressing questions in exoplanet science is: Can a small, rocky exoplanet orbiting close to a red dwarf star hold onto an atmosphere?
In a series of four papers in the Astrophysical Journal, a team of a ... more |
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 Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 
The search for evidence of life on Mars could be helped by fresh insights into ancient rocks on Earth.
Research which suggests that structures previously thought to be fossils may, in fact, be mineral deposits could save future Mars missions valuable time and resources.
Microscopic tubes and filaments that resemble the remains of tiny creatures may have been formed by chemical reacti ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 26, 2019 
Can shrinking satellites grow planetary science? NASA thinks so. With a handful of CubeSat and small satellite science and space exploration missions already under its belt - a couple even successfully having made the trip to Mars - NASA is enlisting several new small satellites to study the moon.
Often, rockets carrying larger payloads into space aren't at maximum capacity. Until fairly r ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 
Expedition 61 Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan concluded their spacewalk at 12:33 p.m. EST. During the six hour and two minute spacewalk, the two astronauts successfully installed a new cooling system for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS).
The crew completed the primary task to install the upgraded cooling system, called the ... more |
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 Hampton VA (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 
Every night, under the cover of darkness, countless small sea creatures - from squid to krill - swim from the ocean depths to near the surface to feed. This vast animal migration - the largest on the planet and a critical part of Earth's climate system - has been observed globally for the first time thanks to an unexpected use of a space-based laser.
Researchers observed this vertical migr ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 27, 2019 
Amateur astronomers around the world are being asked to help the proposed ESA asteroid mission. As well as exploring its final destination - the Didymos binary asteroid system - the Hera spacecraft could potentially fly past one or more bodies on the way. But the mission team require additional observations to help select their targets.
"Asteroid research is one area of astronomy where ama ... more |
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 Belfast UK (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 
A Queen's University Belfast scientist has led an international team to the ground-breaking discovery of why the Sun's magnetic waves strengthen and grow as they emerge from its surface, which could help to solve the mystery of how the corona of the Sun maintains its multi-million degree temperatures.
For more than 60 years observations of the Sun have shown that as the magnetic waves leav ... more |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Nov 22, 2019 
A Chinese company on Wednesday launched a satellite service platform to make satellite resources more accessible for users.
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the platform's designer, announced the news at the 5th China (International) Commercial Aerospace Forum in Wuhan.
A common satellite operating business focuses on satellites rather than services, which ma ... more |
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Houston TX (SPX) Dec 03, 2019
Expedition 61 Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan concluded their spacewalk at 12:33 p.m. EST. During the six hour and two minute spacewalk, the two astronauts successfully installed a new cooling system for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS).
The crew completed the primary task to install the upgraded cooling system, called the ... more |
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 Eindhoven, Netherlands (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 
Small populations, inbreeding, and random demographic fluctuations could have been enough to cause Neanderthal extinction, according to a study published November 27, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Krist Vaesen from Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, and colleagues.
Paleoanthropologists agree that Neanderthals disappeared around 40,000 years ago - about the s ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 2, 2019 
NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano are back in the International Space Station after completing the third in a series of complex spacewalks aimed at fixing an experimental physics device designed to detect antimatter in cosmic rays.
During the first few hours outside ISS, Morgan and Parmitano "completed all primary tasks for today's spacewalk ... more |
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 
Antarctica is the largest reservoir of ice on Earth - but new research by the University of South Australia suggests it could be at greater risk of melting than previously thought.
Heat from the landmass beneath the Antarctic ice sheet is a major contributor to the way that glaciers melt and flow - and their impact on potential sea level rise. Hotter conditions allow meltwater to lubricate ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Dec 2, 2019 
Japan said Monday it had agreed to buy an uninhabited island off its southwest coast for $146 million, eyeing it for US military drills.
Tokyo and Washington agreed in 2011 to relocate a training site for US fighter jets to Mageshima island, around 30 kilometres off the southwestern Japanese coast.
Japan's chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said an agreement to purchase Mageshima was ... more |
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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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