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  Bangalore, India (AFP) Jan 1, 2020 India plans to make a fresh attempt to land an unmanned mission on the moon in 2020 after a failed bid last year, the head of the country's space programme said Wednesday. Work is going "smoothly" on the Chandrayaan-3 mission to put a rover probe on the moon's surface, Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K. Sivan told a press conference. "We are targeting the launch for this year but it may spillover to next year," Sivan said. Indian sources said authorities had set November as a provisi ... read more |
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India says it will try again to land on moonWashington (UPI) Jan 2, 2020 The Indian Space Research Organization chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan said the country will move ahead with a new space mission to the moon despite a failed attempt in 2019. ... more  
China's Taiji-1 satellite passes in-orbit testsBeijing (XNA) Dec 29, 2019 China's first satellite to conduct experiments on key technologies related to space-based gravitational wave detection, Taiji-1, has successfully completed its in-orbit tests, the Chinese Academy of ... more  
Observing time awarded to prepare for data-rich era in astronomyGoleta CA (SPX) Dec 29, 2019 Las Cumbres Observatory partnered with the LSST Corporation and presented a workshop on "Managing Follow-up Observations in the Era of ZTF and LSST." The event was held at the Carnegie Observatories ... more 
Russia, US to discuss Lunar Gateway Station next springMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 27, 2019 Russia and the United States will have their next meeting, where Russia's participation in Lunar Gateway Station will be discussed, "closer to spring," the head of space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rog ... more |
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New Image of Candy Cane-Shaped Feature in Center of Milky WayLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 A team of astronomers has produced a new image of an arc-shaped object in the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The feature, which resembles a candy cane, is a magnetic structure that covers an enormo ... more  
Laser-based prototype probes cold atom dynamicsWashington DC (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 By tracking the motions of cold atom clouds, astronomers can learn much about the physical processes which play out in the depths of space. To make these measurements, researchers currently use inst ... more  
Massive gas disk raises questions about planet formation theoryTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 24, 2019 Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found a young star surrounded by an astonishing mass of gas. The star, called 49 Ceti, is 40 million years old, and conventi ... more 
Carbon cocoons surround growing galaxies far beyond previous beliefsCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Dec 18, 2019 Researchers have discovered gigantic clouds of gaseous carbon spanning more than a radius of 30,000 light-years around young galaxies using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in ... more 
RIT and IAR observe pulsars for the first time from South AmericaRochester UK (SPX) Dec 18, 2019 Rochester Institute of Technology and the Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia (IAR) have collaborated to make the first pulsar observations from South America. A new paper published in Astr ... more |
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Distant Milky Way-like galaxies reveal star formation history of the universeCharlottesville VA (SPX) Dec 18, 2019 Look at this new radio image covered with dots, each of which is a distant galaxy! The brightest spots are galaxies that are powered by supermassive black holes and shine bright in radio light. But ... more  |
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Lasers learn to accurately spot space junkWashington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2019 Chinese researchers have improved the accuracy in detecting space junk in earth's orbit, providing a more effective way to plot safe routes for spacecraft maneuvers. "The possibility of succes ... more 
Life may have first emerged in phosphorous-rich lakesWashington (UPI) Dec 30, 2019 Phosphorous is one of the six main chemical ingredients necessary for life. Phosphorous atoms form DNA and RNA molecules, the building blocks of life's genetic code, but until now, scientists assumed the element was in short supply on primordial Earth. ... more 
Electronics at the speed of lightKonstanz , Germany (SPX) Dec 30, 2019 A European team of researchers including physicists from the University of Konstanz has found a way of transporting electrons at times below the femtosecond range by manipulating them with light. Th ... more 
New rules illuminate how objects absorb and emit lightPrinceton NJ (SPX) Dec 30, 2019 Princeton researchers have uncovered new rules governing how objects absorb and emit light, fine-tuning scientists' control over light and boosting research into next-generation solar and optical de ... more 
NIST study suggests universal method for measuring light powerWashington DC (SPX) Dec 30, 2019 Always on the lookout for better ways to measure all kinds of things, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have published a detailed study suggesting an "elegant" ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 16, 2019 
Jupiter's south pole has a new cyclone. The discovery of the massive Jovian tempest occurred on Nov. 3, 2019, during the most recent data-gathering flyby of Jupiter by NASA's Juno spacecraft. It was the 22nd flyby during which the solar-powered spacecraft collected science data on the gas giant, soaring only 2,175 miles (3,500 kilometers) above its cloud tops. The flyby also marked a victory for ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 24, 2019 
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found a young star surrounded by an astonishing mass of gas. The star, called 49 Ceti, is 40 million years old, and conventional theories of planet formation predict that the gas should have disappeared by that age. The enigmatically large amount of gas requests a reconsideration of our current understanding of planet form ... more |
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 Pasadena, United States (AFP) Dec 28, 2019 
The Mars 2020 rover, which sets off for the Red Planet next year, will not only search for traces of ancient life, but pave the way for future human missions, NASA scientists said Friday as they unveiled the vehicle.
The rover has been constructed in a large, sterile room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, near Los Angeles, where its driving equipment was given its first successfu ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 2, 2020 
The Indian Space Research Organization chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan said the country will move ahead with a new space mission to the moon despite a failed attempt in 2019.
The Chandrayaan-3 space mission, set to take place no later than early 2021, will include an upgraded space vehicle with a new propulsion module, moon lander and rover, Sivan said on Wednesday.
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 Austin TX (SPX) Dec 24, 2019 
Twin stars appear to share chemical "DNA" that could help scientists map the history of the Milky Way galaxy, according to new research by astronomer Keith Hawkins of The University of Texas at Austin accepted for publication in The Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Hawkins knows something about twin similarities and differences, being himself a fraternal twin. His own stu ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jan 01, 2020 
A new satellite data centre will use cutting-edge satellite technology to help combat climate change. Ministers on 30 December announced backing for ground-breaking research analysing satellite images that will better predict the future impact of climate change in towns and cities and inform future government action.
A new 5 million pound satellite data centre involving the Universities of ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 
In the first study of its kind, researchers have discovered that events from 20,000 years ago or more are still impacting the diversity and distribution of mammal species worldwide.
"Our study shows that mammal biodiversity in the tropics and subtropics today is still being shaped by ancient human events and climate changes," said study lead author John Rowan of the University of Massachus ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 18, 2019 
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has observed a magnetic explosion the likes of which have never been seen before. In the scorching upper reaches of the Sun's atmosphere, a prominence - a large loop of material launched by an eruption on the solar surface - started falling back to the surface of the Sun. But before it could make it, the prominence ran into a snarl of magnetic field lines, spark ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 27, 2019 
China Friday launched one of the world's most powerful rockets in a major step forward for its planned mission to Mars in 2020.
The heavy lift Long March 5 rocket carrying a Shijian 20 test satellite payload blasted off from the Wenchang launch site on the southern island of Hainan at 8:45 pm (1245 GMT), a livestream from state broadcaster CCTV showed.
"After more than 2,000 seconds, the ... more |
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Austin TX (SPX) Dec 24, 2019
Twin stars appear to share chemical "DNA" that could help scientists map the history of the Milky Way galaxy, according to new research by astronomer Keith Hawkins of The University of Texas at Austin accepted for publication in The Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Hawkins knows something about twin similarities and differences, being himself a fraternal twin. His own stu ... more |
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 Ames IA (SPX) Dec 30, 2019 
Homo erectus, one of modern humans' direct ancestors, was a wandering bunch. After the species dispersed from Africa about two million years ago, it colonized the ancient world, which included Asia and possibly Europe.
But about 400,000 years ago, Homo erectus essentially vanished. The lone exception was a spot called Ngandong, on the Indonesian island of Java. But scientists were unable t ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 29, 2019 
NASA astronaut Christina Koch set the record Saturday for the longest single space flight by a woman at 289 days.
Koch, 40, surpassed the record set by Peggy Whitson, who spent 288 consecutive days in space in 2016-2017.
Koch arrived on the International Space Station in March and in April NASA announced she would remain aboard the ISS until February. If the mission ends on the sched ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 30, 2019 
There is a 15 percent chance the North Atlantic Current, a major ocean current bringing warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe, is disrupted during the next 100 years.
According to a new study, the current is unlikely to come to a complete stop - contrary to previous speculation.
To better understand the impacts of Greenland melt water and precipitation variability on the ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 
Every school child learns about the water cycle - evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. But what if there were a deep Earth component of this process happening on geologic timescales that makes our planet ideal for sustaining life as we know it?
New work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Carnegie's Yanhao Lin and Michael Walter - along ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 29, 2019 
China's first satellite to conduct experiments on key technologies related to space-based gravitational wave detection, Taiji-1, has successfully completed its in-orbit tests, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced Wednesday.
The satellite, sent into orbit on Aug. 31, 2019, is China's first such kind of satellite, and has completed its in-orbit experiments, making a breakthrough i ... more |
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