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May 03, 2016

Boiling water may be cause of Martian streaks: study
Paris (AFP) May 2, 2016
The results of Earth-bound lab experiments appear to back up the theory that dark lines on Martian slopes are created by water - though in an otherworldly manner, scientists said Monday. A team from France, Britain and the United States constructed models and simulated Mars conditions to follow up on a 2015 study which proffered "the strongest evidence yet" for liquid water - a prerequisite for life - on the Red Planet. That finding had left many scientists scratching their heads as the low ... read more

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				First Light For ESO's VLT Four Laser Guide Star Facility On 26 April 2016 ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile hosted an event to mark the first light for the four powerful lasers that form a crucial part of the adaptive optics systems on ESO's Very Large T ... more		Space Microscope to test universality of freefall France's Microscope satellite, carrying a set of ESA high-tech thrusters, lifted off last night from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, taking advantage of the same Soyuz launch that took ... more

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Why Washington cannot ban Russia's RD-180 rocket engines There are at least four reasons why Washington should not ban Russian RD-180 engines, Loren B. Thompson and Constance Baroudos of the Lexington Institute pointed out. Whether US Senator John McCain, ... more		IGC Team Will Continue on the Same Path with New Leader As I begin my tenure as president of Intelsat General I plan to continue our leadership role in bringing value to the government customer, and in particular, helping the U.S. government make better ... more		US commander sees 'breathtaking' development of China's space power Neuraspace launches new tiers for enhanced space traffic management China advances its earth observation capabilities with new satellite launch		James Webb Space Telescope's Golden Mirror Unveiled NASA engineers recently unveiled the giant golden mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope as part of the integration and testing of the infrared telescope. The 18 mirrors that make up the ... more
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University of Illinois researchers create 1-step graphene patterning method Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a one-step, facile method to pattern graphene by using stencil mask and oxygen plasma reactive-ion etching, and subsequ ... more		ORNL researchers discover new state of water molecule Neutron scattering and computational modeling have revealed unique and unexpected behavior of water molecules under extreme confinement that is unmatched by any known gas, liquid or solid states. ... more		It takes more than peer pressure to make large microgels fit in When an assembly of microgel particles includes one particle that's significantly larger than the rest, that oversized particle spontaneously shrinks to match the size of its smaller neighbors. This ... more		Folding molecules into screw-shaped structures Artificial molecules are like sheets of paper. Chemists can fold them into specific shapes. Transferring the shape of one molecule to another, however, poses a significant challenge. An internationa ... more

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