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NASA Mission Uncovers Dance of Electrons in Space Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 19, 2017 You can't see them, but swarms of electrons are buzzing through the magnetic environment - the magnetosphere - around Earth. The electrons spiral and dive around the planet in a complex dance dictated by the magnetic and electric fields. When they penetrate into the magnetosphere close enough to Earth, the high-energy electrons can damage satellites in orbit and trigger auroras. Scientists with NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, mission study the electrons' dynamics to better understand the ... read more |
Hubble spots moon around third largest dwarf planet Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 19, 2017 The combined power of three space observatories, including NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, has helped astronomers uncover a moon orbiting the third largest dwarf planet, catalogued as 2007 OR10. The ... more Laurel, MD (SPX) May 19, 2017 NASA's MESSENGER mission to Mercury has released an updated ACT-QuickMap tool with new 3D navigation capabilities as illustrated by this "fly around" view of the Caloris impact basin. This update wa ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017 For Team Miles and their CubeSat entry, it's about propelling citizen science to the moon...and beyond. The breadbox-size Miles is a 6U satellite built to navigate into deep space. Wesle ... more Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 19, 2017 Arianespace has orbited the SES-15 telecommunications satellite for European operator SES. Liftoff took place on Thursday, May 18 at 8:54 a.m. (local time in Kourou) from the Guiana Space Center (CS ... more |
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First Result from XENON1T Dark Matter Detector Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017 This is how scientists behind XENON1T, now the most sensitive dark matter experiment world-wide, hosted in the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy (http://www.lngs.infn.it), commented on ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017 Pursuant to their shared goal of continuing to advance bilateral space cooperation and further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance as declared by their leaders, the Government of the United States of ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017 An assessment of ancient drainage systems on Earth, Mars and Titan provides new insights into the topography-generating mechanisms on planetary bodies. The results illustrate the diverse geological ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 17, 2017 A team of NASA scientists and engineers now believes it can leverage recent advances in a greenhouse-detecting instrument to build the world's first space-based sodium lidar to study Earth's poorly ... more Charlottesville VA (SPX) May 19, 2017 An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has made the first complete millimeter-wavelength image of the ring of dusty debris surrounding the ... more Boston MA (SPX) May 19, 2017 The environment on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, may seem surprisingly familiar: Clouds condense and rain down on the surface, feeding rivers that flow into oceans and lakes. Outside of Earth, Titan ... more |
Radio Detection of Lonely Planet Disk Shows Similarity with Stars Pasadena CA (JPL) May 19, 2017 A NASA-funded field campaign getting underway in Florida on May 25 has a real shot at improving meteorologists' ability to answer some of the most fundamental questions about weather: Where will it ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 19, 2017 For the first time in the world, scientists have explored the magnetic field in the upper solar atmosphere by observing the polarization of ultraviolet light from the Sun. They accomplished this by ... more New York NY (SPX) May 19, 2017 Fluid erosion has carved river networks in at least three bodies in our solar system in the form of water on Earth and Mars and liquid hydrocarbons on Titan. A new report in Science examines the glo ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017 The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has applauded the action of Chairman Pai and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reduce regulations that currently restrict the way Internet servi ... more |
Houston TX (SPX) May 17, 2017 While preparing for the 200th spacewalk on the International Space Station, the crew members in orbit performed the latest harvest of vegetables grown in space. NASA astronaut Jack Fischer collected the latest crop of Tokyo Bekana Chinese cabbage for the Veg-03 investigation. Some of this was consumed at meal-time, and the rest sealed for analysis back on Earth. Understanding how plants re ... more Joint Statement: The Fourth Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Comprehensive Dialogue on Space One of first Soviet cosmonauts Gorbatko dies Dem Senators call on Trump Admin to not cut NASA Education Progran funding |
Seoul (AFP) May 15, 2017 North Korea said Monday it had successfully tested a new type of rocket in its latest missile launch, as analysts said it showed an unprecedented range that brought US bases in the Pacific within reach. Sunday's launch was of a "new ground-to-ground medium long-range strategic ballistic rocket" named the Hwasong-12, the official Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) said. Leader Kim Jong-Un p ... more NASA Affirms Plan for First Mission of SLS, Orion Mining the moon for rocket fuel to get us to Mars SSL satellite built for Bulgaria Sat arrives at Cape Canaveral for FOR falcon 9 launch |
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Washington DC (SPX) May 17, 2017 Heavy rain on Mars reshaped the planet's impact craters and carved out river-like channels in its surface billions of years ago, according to a new study published in Icarus. In the paper, researchers from the Smithsonian Institution and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory show that changes in the atmosphere on Mars made it rain harder and harder, which had a similar effect o ... more Deciphering the fluid floorplan of a planet Mars Rover Opportunity Begins Study of Valley's Origin Opportunity Reaches 'Perseverance Valley' |
Beijing (XNA) May 12, 2017 While it remains unclear exactly how long China's first lunar explorers will spend on the surface, the country is already planning for longer stays. Eight Chinese volunteers will live in "Yuegong-1," a simulated space "cabin" in Beijing for the next year, strengthening China's knowledge and technical know-how, and helping the country's scientists understand exactly what will be required fo ... more China tests 'Lunar Palace' as it eyes moon mission China to conduct several manned space flights around 2020 Reach for the Stars: China Plans to Ramp Up Space Flight Activity |
Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017 The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has applauded the action of Chairman Pai and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reduce regulations that currently restrict the way Internet service providers can offer fixed and mobile broadband services. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was passed during the FCC's May Open Commission Meeting. In the NPRM, the FCC proposes to ... more Allied Minds' portfolio company BridgeSat raises $6 million in Series A financing AIA report outlines policies needed to boost the US Space Industry competitiveness Blue Sky Network Targets Key Markets For Iridium SATCOM Solutions |
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) May 19, 2017 Irish company Arralis, world leaders in building technology and products that are the future of global radar and wireless communications, are announcing the launch of their new Leonis Ka band chipset, which will complement their growing millimetre wave communications product portfolio. Ka band antennas are 400% smaller than their Ku band rivals which opens up the consumer and connected veh ... more Revolutionary new sunscreen features melanin-mimicking nanoparticles HP Enterprise unveils computer 'for era of Big Data' "Airbus Friedrichshafen: new satellite hub lays groundwork for the future" |
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Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) May 19, 2017 A new study of the lonely, planet-like object OTS44 has provided evidence that this object has formed in a similar way as ordinary stars and brown dwarfs - a surprising result that challenges current models of star and planet formation. The study by a group of astronomers, led by Amelia Bayo of the University of Valparaiso and involving several astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Astro ... more 'Warm Neptune' Has Unexpectedly Primitive Atmosphere Variable Winds on Hot Giant Exoplanet Help Study of Magnetic Field ALMA eyes icy ring around young planetary system |
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 19, 2017 The combined power of three space observatories, including NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, has helped astronomers uncover a moon orbiting the third largest dwarf planet, catalogued as 2007 OR10. The pair resides in the frigid outskirts of our solar system called the Kuiper Belt, a realm of icy debris left over from our solar system's formation 4.6 billion years ago. With this discovery, mos ... more NASA asks science community for Europa Lander Instruments ideas Waves of lava seen in Io's largest volcanic crater Not So Great Anymore: Jupiter's Red Spot Shrinks to Smallest Size Ever |
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Princeton NJ (SPX) May 18, 2017 The same technology that adds fizz to soda can now be used to remove particles from dirty water. Researchers at Princeton University have found a technique for using carbon dioxide in a low-cost water treatment system that eliminates the need for costly and complex filters. The system injects CO2 gas into a stream of water as a method of filtering out particles. The gas, which mixes with t ... more Scientists begin to unlock secrets of deep ocean color from organic ma Refining the ocean's thermometer Rising seas set to double coastal flooding by 2050: study |
Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 At 25-years old, Global Positioning System Satellite Vehicle Number 27 completed its time in orbit before the 2nd Space Operations Squadron said goodbye via final command and disposal here April 18. SVN 27 was launched in 1992, meaning it performed more than triple its design life of 7.5 years. "The most interesting thing about this process for me, was the ability to do some experimentatio ... more Researchers working toward indoor location detection Galileo's search and rescue service in the spotlight Russia inaugurates GPS-type satellite station in Nicaragua |
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Paris (ESA) May 12, 2017 If you could fly a CubeSat to the Moon, what could such a tiny satellite do there? ESA posed this question - and now four proposals will be studied in more detail for possible flight over the coming decade. These miniature missions variously involve probing lunar radiation, surveying the radio sky over the far side of the Moon, mapping minerals and frozen gases within shadowed craters, and ... more Printing bricks from moondust using the Sun's heat NASA selects ASU's ShadowCam for moon mission Russia, US Ready to Give You a Lift to Moon Orbit, ISS |
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 17, 2017 NASA's Dawn spacecraft successfully observed Ceres at opposition on April 29, taking images from a position exactly between the sun and Ceres' surface. Mission specialists had carefully maneuvered Dawn into a special orbit so that the spacecraft could view Occator Crater, which contains the brightest area of Ceres, from this new perspective. A new movie shows these opposition images, with ... more The Aerospace Corporation leads Asteroid Impact Exercise at IAA in Tokyo Twisting an Asteroid Oldest buckthorn fossilized flowers found in Argentina |
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 17, 2017 A team of NASA scientists and engineers now believes it can leverage recent advances in a greenhouse-detecting instrument to build the world's first space-based sodium lidar to study Earth's poorly understood mesosphere. Scientist Diego Janches and laser experts Mike Krainak and Tony Yu, all of whom work at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are leading a research-a ... more NASA's CPEX Tackles a Weather Fundamental NASA Mission Uncovers Dance of Electrons in Space How satellite data led to a breakthrough for Lake Erie toxic algal blooms |
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 19, 2017 For the first time in the world, scientists have explored the magnetic field in the upper solar atmosphere by observing the polarization of ultraviolet light from the Sun. They accomplished this by analyzing data taken by the CLASP sounding rocket experiment during its 5-minute flight in space on September 3, 2015. The data show that the structures of the solar chromosphere and transition ... more UNH researcher identifies key differences in solar wind models First direct exploration of magnetic fields in the upper solar atmosphere Space weather events linked to human activity |
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Tucson AZ (SPX) May 18, 2017 Astronomers using the SOAR telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory report the discovery of a spectacular extended jet from a young brown dwarf. With masses too low to sustain hydrogen fusion in their interiors, brown dwarfs occupy the mass range between stars and giant planets. While young stars are commonly found to launch jets that extend over a light-year or more, this is the ... more First Result from XENON1T Dark Matter Detector Mapping the Magnetic Bridge Between Our Nearest Galactic Neighbors Fermi Satellite Observes Billionth Gamma Ray with LAT Instrument |
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) May 16, 2017 UBC physicists may have solved one of nature's great puzzles: what causes the accelerating expansion of our universe? PhD student Qingdi Wang has tackled this question in a new study that tries to resolve a major incompatibility issue between two of the most successful theories that explain how our universe works: quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of general relativity. The stu ... more Destruction of a quantum monopole observed Unpolarized single-photon generation with true randomness from diamond Elusive atomic motion captured by electron microscopy |
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