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June 21, 2016
EXO WORLDS
"Electric Wind" Can Strip Earth-Like Planets of Oceans and Atmospheres
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 21, 2016
Venus has an "electric wind" strong enough to remove the components of water from its upper atmosphere, which may have played a significant role in stripping Earth's twin planet of its oceans, according to new results from the European Space Agency's Venus Express mission by NASA-funded researchers. "It's amazing, shocking," said Glyn Collinson, a scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland. "We never dreamt an electric wind could be so powerful that it can suck oxygen rig ... read more

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EXO WORLDS

Exoplanet Mission Completes Design Milestone
Twinkle has completed a key preliminary design milestone. The results of the payload study demonstrate that Twinkle's instruments will be able to achieve the mission's science objectives. Twinkle's ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY

ALMA Observes Most Distant Stellar Oxygen Ever
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), detected a clear signal from oxygen in a galaxy located 13.1 billion light-years away from us. This is the most distant oxy ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE

Digitalization of analog data reveals past space weather patterns
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AEROSPACE

NASA Electric Research Plane Gets X Number, New Name
With 14 electric motors turning propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing, NASA will test new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now designated the X-57 a ... more


TIME AND SPACE

Breaking out: How black hole jets punch out of their galaxies
A simulation of the powerful jets generated by supermassive black holes at the centers of the largest galaxies explains why some burst forth as bright beacons visible across the universe, while othe ... more

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EXO WORLDS

Unexpected excess of giant planets in star cluster
An international team of astronomers have found that there are far more planets of the hot Jupiter type than expected in a cluster of stars called Messier 67. This surprising result was obtained usi ... more
EXO WORLDS

A Young Super-Neptune Offers Clues to the Origin of Close-In Exoplanets
A team of astronomers has confirmed the existence of a young planet, only 11 million years old, that orbits very close to its star (at 0.05 AU), with an orbital period of 5.4 days. Approximately 5 t ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

Swift Satellite Used to Chase Colliding Black Holes
Scientists from the University of Leicester have revealed they have been involved in the search of the distant universe for the counterpart to a second gravitational wave source. This week the ... more
MARSDAILY

Opportunity Wraps up Work on 'Wheel Scuff'
Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, investigating outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. The rover is close to completing its investigations within Mara ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ

Indian Space Agency Embarks on Launch of 22 Satellites on Single Mission
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is bracing for a landmark rocket launch on 20 June by placing as many as 22 satellites into orbit. In what has been seen as an ambitious initiative in t ... more
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STATION NEWS

A Burial Plot for the International Space Station
Sometime in the next 10 years or so, ISS will be deorbited into a remote area of the Earth's surface. Most experts expect that location will be the South Pacific Ocean. The specific area is well-kno ... more
MISSILE NEWS

Lockheed gets $331.8 million GMLRS rocket contract
Lockheed Martin has received a $331.8 million U.S. Army contract for Lot 11 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System rockets, the company said Wednesday. ... more
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CYBER WARS

'Hack the Pentagon' program reveals 138 security flaws: US
Hackers invited by the US government as part of a pilot program to find flaws with five Pentagon websites discovered 138 security vulnerabilities, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Efficient hydrogen production made easy
In the 2015 movie "The Martian," stranded astronaut Matt Damon turns to the chemistry of rocket fuel, hydrazine and hydrogen, to create lifesaving water and nearly blows himself up. But if you turn ... more
TIME AND SPACE

Physicists deploy magnetic vortex to control electron spin
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a way to swiftly and precisely control electron spins at room temperature. The technology, described in Nature Communications, offers a ... more
TECH SPACE

Fighting virtual reality sickness
Columbia Engineering Professor Steven K. Feiner and Ajoy Fernandes MS'16 have developed a method of combating virtual reality (VR) sickness that can be applied to consumer head-worn VR displays, suc ... more
TIME AND SPACE

Physicists measured something new in the radioactive decay of neutrons
A physics experiment performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has enhanced scientists' understanding of how free neutrons decay into other particles. The work provides ... more

TECH SPACE

Underlying connection found between diverse materials with extreme magnetoresistance
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CHIP TECH

Novel energy inside a microcircuit chip
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FIRE STORM

NASA Glenn Ignites Largest Fire Experiment in Space

STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Life's first handshake: Chiral molecule detected in interstellar space

TIME AND SPACE

Scientists detect second pair of colliding black holes

SPACE TRAVEL

Blue Origin has fourth successful rocket booster landing

PHYSICS NEWS

Gravitational Waves Spotted Again

STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Gluttonous Star May Hold Clues to Planet Formation

ROCKET SCIENCE

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STATION NEWS

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VSAT NEWS

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EXO WORLDS

San Francisco State University astronomer helps discover giant planet orbiting 2 suns

Prebiotic molecule detected in interstellar cloud

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Satellite tracking unlock mystery of Hawksbill migration in South Pacific

Largest crowdsource astronomy network helps confirm discovery of 'Tatooine' planet

Global ethane concentrations rising again

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Juno Spacecraft to Risk Jupiter's Fireworks for Science

Three astronauts touch down after 6 months in space

Sites selected for world's largest gamma-ray detector

First teams named for shot at Level 2 Sample Return Robot Challenge

First Detection of Methyl Alcohol in a Planet-forming Disc

Cygnus spacecraft begins next phase of OA-6 mission

China to send Chang'e-4 to south pole of moon's far-side

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