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  Princeton NJ (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 Outbursts of energetic particles that hurtle out from the sun and can disrupt space communications may be even more varied and numerous than previously thought, according to results from the closest-ever flyby of the sun. The new findings, which help us understand the sun's activity and ultimately could provide an early warning for solar storms, come from one of the four instrument suites aboard NASA's Parker Solar Probe, a spacecraft that has completed its first passes near the fiery orb. Results ... read more |
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx in the midst of site selectionTucson AZ (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is just days away from selecting the site where the spacecraft will snag a sample from asteroid Bennu. After a lengthy and challenging process, the team is finally ready to ... more  
China's lunar rover travels over 345 meters on moon's far sideBeijing (XNA) Dec 05, 2019 China's lunar rover Yutu-2 has driven 345.059 meters on the far side of the moon to conduct scientific exploration of the virgin territory. Both the lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe ... more  
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  
Astronomers discover the heaviest black hole in the nearby universeGarching, Germany (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 In space, black holes appear in different sizes and masses. The record is now held by a specimen in the Abell 85 cluster of galaxies, where an ultra-massive black hole with 40 billion times the mass ... more |
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Hidden giant planet around tiny white dwarf starCoventry UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 The first evidence of a giant planet orbiting a dead white dwarf star has been found in the form of a disc of gas formed from its evaporating atmosphere. The Neptune-like planet orbits a star ... more 
First NASA Parker Solar Probe results reveal surprising details about our SunGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 The Sun is revealing itself in dramatic detail and shedding light on how other stars may form and behave throughout the universe - all thanks to NASA's Parker Solar Probe. The spacecraft is enduring ... more 
NASA's Parker Solar Probe sheds new light on the SunGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 In August 2018, NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched to space, soon becoming the closest-ever spacecraft to the Sun. With cutting-edge scientific instruments to measure the environment around the spac ... more 
Closest-ever approach to the sun gives new insights into the solar windLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 The Parker Solar Probe spacecraft, which has flown closer to the Sun than any mission before, has found new evidence of the origins of the solar wind. NASA's Parker Solar Probe was launched in ... more 
Parker Solar Probe traces solar wind to its source on sun's surface: coronal holesBerkeley CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 A year ago, NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any satellite in history, collecting a spectacular trove of data from the very edge of the sun's million-degree corona. Now, t ... more |
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Scientists reveal potential new class of x-ray star systemBoston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 A scientist at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian has announced the discovery that mass in triple star systems takes on the characteristics of recipient stars before mass is actua ... more  |
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TESS catches a natural comet outburst in unprecedented detailGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 Using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers at the University of Maryland (UMD), in College Park, Maryland, have captured a clear start-to-finish image sequence ... more  
A study of Saturn's largest moon may offer insights for earthHouston TX (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 Scientists studying the weather and climate of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, have reported a significant seasonal variation in its energy budget - that is the amount of solar energy absorbed by the ... more 
India's Vikram lunar lander found in LRO imagesTempe 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 ... more 
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 |
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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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 Coventry UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 
The first evidence of a giant planet orbiting a dead white dwarf star has been found in the form of a disc of gas formed from its evaporating atmosphere.
The Neptune-like planet orbits a star a quarter of its size about once every ten days, leaving a comet-like tail of gas comprised of hydrogen, oxygen and sulphur in its wake.
The discovery by astronomers from the University of Warwi ... 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 (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.
NASA made the announcement on Monday, releasing an image taken by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) that showed the site of the spacecraft's impact (September 6 in India and September 7 in the US).
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 
Star-quakes recorded by NASA's Kepler space telescope have helped answer a long-standing question about the age of the "thick disc" of the Milky Way.
In a paper published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, a team of 38 scientists led by researchers from Australia's ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in Three Dimensions (ASTRO-3D) use data from ... 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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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 
Using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers at the University of Maryland (UMD), in College Park, Maryland, have captured a clear start-to-finish image sequence of an explosive emission of dust, ice and gases during the close approach of comet 46P/Wirtanen in late 2018.
This is the most complete and detailed observation to date of the formation and diss ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 
A year ago, NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any satellite in history, collecting a spectacular trove of data from the very edge of the sun's million-degree corona.
Now, that data has allowed solar physicists to map the source of a major component of the solar wind that continually peppers Earth's atmosphere, while revealing strange magnetic field reversals that could ... 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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Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2019
Star-quakes recorded by NASA's Kepler space telescope have helped answer a long-standing question about the age of the "thick disc" of the Milky Way.
In a paper published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, a team of 38 scientists led by researchers from Australia's ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in Three Dimensions (ASTRO-3D) use data from ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 2, 2019 
New research suggests prodigious amounts of inbreeding best explains the protruding lower jaw that characterized many of the Spanish and Austrian kings and their wives that made up the Habsburg dynasty.
Scientists in Spain and South Africa analyzed royal portraits and family trees to find out whether there was a link between facial deformities and a person's degree of relatedness among ... 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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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 
How did life survive the most severe ice age? A McGill University-led research team has found the first direct evidence that glacial meltwater provided a crucial lifeline to eukaryotes during Snowball Earth, when the oceans were cut off from life-giving oxygen, answering a question puzzling scientists for years.
In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 30, 2019 
This week, the UN World Meteorological Organization announced that concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached yet another high. This ongoing trend is not only heating up the planet, but also affecting the chemical composition of our oceans. Until recently, it has been difficult to monitor 'ocean acidification', but scientists are exploring new ways to combine information f ... 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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