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Gamma rays will reach beyond the limits of light Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 Researchers have discovered a new way to produce high energy photon beams. The new method makes it possible to produce these gamma rays in a highly efficient way, compared with today's technique. The obtained energy is a billion times higher than the energy of photons in visible light. These high intensity gamma rays significantly exceed all known limits, and pave the way towards new fundamental studies. "When we exceed the limit of what is currently possible, we can see deeper into the basic elem ... read more |
Artificial Intelligence Finds 56 New Gravitational Lens Candidates Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 A group of astronomers from the universities of Groningen, Naples and Bonn has developed a method that finds gravitational lenses in enormous piles of observations. The method is based on the same a ... more Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 Is glass a solid or a liquid? This question, which has been vigorously discussed by specialists in the field for some decades, has just been answered anew: "Glass is a non-equilibrium, non-crystalli ... more Houston TX (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 The microgravity environment of the International Space Station impacts nearly every system within the human body. Researchers are studying the effects to the eyes, heart, muscles, and bones, but an ... more Houston TX (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 NASA's Twins Study preliminary results have revealed that space travel causes an increase in methylation, the process of turning genes on and off, and additional knowledge in how that process works. ... more |
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Space Station Unit to Study Genetics of Model Organisms Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 Scientists and engineers are developing new hardware destined for the International Space Station to support experiments demonstrating how different organisms, such as plants, microbes or worms, dev ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 Boeing has invested in Near Earth Autonomy, a company developing a portfolio of technologies for reliable automatic flight. ... more Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 Einstein's theory of general relativity has withstood 100 years of experimental scrutiny. However, these tests do not constrain how well the very strong gravitational fields produced by merging neut ... more Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 The membership of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has approved the Discrete Global Grid System (DGGS) as OGC Abstract Specification - Topic 21 [OGC 15-104r5]. The goal of DGGS is to enabl ... more Washington DC (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 The first glimpse of data from the full array of a deeply chilled particle detector operating beneath a mountain in Italy sets the most precise limits yet on where scientists might find a theorized ... more Ithaca NY (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 For three decades, astronomers thought that only Saturn's moon Janus confined the planet's A ring - the largest and farthest of the visible rings. But after poring over NASA's Cassini mission data, ... more |
On the generation of solar spicules and Alfvenic waves Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 When the total solar eclipse swept across the United States on Aug. 21, 2017, NASA satellites captured a diverse set of images from space. But days before the eclipse, some NASA satellites also enab ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 Like most solar sounding rockets, the second flight of the FOXSI instrument - short for Focusing Optics X-ray Solar Imager - lasted 15 minutes, with just six minutes of data collection. But in that ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 Crystals comprising the elements uranium, ruthenium, rhodium, and silicon have a simple geometric structure and should no longer be hiding any secrets. However, that is not the case - quite the cont ... more Antwerp, Belgium (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 Currently, the MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) in Antwerp, Belgium, is moving its operations from the Delwaidedock on the right bank of the river Schelde to the Deurganckdock on the left bank. In t ... more |
Miami (AFP) Oct 20, 2017 Two American astronauts on Friday wrapped up crucial repairs to the International Space Station's robotic arm, with just weeks to spare before the next cargo ship arrives in early November, NASA said. During a six hour, 49 minute spacewalk, NASA's Joe Acaba and Randy Bresnik put the finishing touches on repairs to the Canadian-made 57-foot (17-meter) long arm, called Canadarm 2. The arm ... more NASA develops and tests new housing for in-orbit science payloads Plants and psychological well-being in space Russia's space agency says glitch in manned Soyuz landing |
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC (ULS) of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for the Landsat 9 mission. The mission is currently targeted for a contract launch date of June 2021, while protecting for the ability to launch as early as December 2020, on an Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex 3E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The total cost for ... more It's a success! Blue Origin conducts first hot-fire test of BE-4 engine ESA role in Europe's first all-electric telecom satellite Lockheed Martin Launches Second Cycle of 'Girls' Rocketry Challenge' in Japan |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 24, 2017 NASA's Mars rover Curiosity team is working to restore Curiosity's sample-drilling capability using new techniques. The latest development is a preparatory test on Mars. The five-year-old mission is still several months from the soonest possible resumption of drilling into Martian rocks. Managers are enthusiastic about successful Earth-based tests of techniques to work around a mechanical ... more Mine craft for Mars Opportunity spends the week imaging Perseverance Valley Solar eruptions could electrify Martian moons |
Beijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2017 Jing Haipeng, the first Chinese astronaut to go into space three times, has voiced his desire to go into space again as a further demonstration of his loyalty to the Communist Party of China (CPC). "I'm eager to go to space again, be a pioneer in the battle one more time," said the 51-year-old major general and delegate to the ongoing 19th National Congress of the CPC. "Let the vastn ... more China launches three satellites Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission UN official commends China's role in space cooperation |
Yangon (Xinhua) Oct 23, 2017 Myanmar has planned to launch its own satellite system MyanmarSat-2 in June in 2019, official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Saturday. To establish state-owned satellite system, the three ways - Condosat which is to lease the use of satellite transponder of another country, joint ownership system and total ownership system - are needed to be done, Vice President U Myint Swe told a co ... more Eutelsat's Airbus-built full electric EUTELSAT 172B satellite reaches geostationary orbit Turkey, Russia to Enhance Cooperation in the Field of Space Technologies SpaceX launches 10 satellites for Iridium mobile network |
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 Crystals comprising the elements uranium, ruthenium, rhodium, and silicon have a simple geometric structure and should no longer be hiding any secrets. However, that is not the case - quite the contrary. At temperatures below 17.5 Kelvin, a new internal order emerges: Something in the material orders in some yet undisclosed way, releasing a certain amount of heat as a signature. Known is o ... more Solid or liquid? Researcher proposes a new definition of glass These headsets are made for walking over Mars Xenesis Licenses Cutting Edge IP from NASA/JPL |
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Laurel MD (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 Narrow dense rings of comets are coming together to form planets on the outskirts of at least three distant solar systems, astronomers have found in data from a pair of NASA telescopes. Estimating the mass of these rings from the amount of light they reflect shows that each of these developing planets is at least the size of a few Earths, according to Carey Lisse, a planetary scientist at ... more New NASA study improves search for habitable worlds A star that devoured its own planets Astronomers find potential solution into how planets form |
Granada, Spain (SPX) Oct 17, 2017 At the ends of the Solar System, beyond the orbit of Neptune, there is a belt of objects composed of ice and rocks, among which four dwarf planets stand out: Pluto, Eris, Makemake and Haumea. The latter is the least well known of the four and was recently the object of an international observation campaign which was able to establish its main physical characteristics. The study, led by astronome ... more Ring around a dwarf planet detected Helicopter test for Jupiter icy moons radar Solving the Mystery of Pluto's Giant Blades of Ice |
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Beer-Sheva, Israel (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has developed Israel's first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The robotic "HydroCamel II" will be commercially available for use in the military, security, and oil and gas sectors, as well as in environmental applications and marine research. BGN Technologies Ltd., BGU's technology-transfer company, also announced the formation of a new company, BG Ro ... more Hardy corals make their moves to build new reefs from scratch Ancient Turkish town prepares to vanish under floodwaters World's deepest lake in peril, scientists warn |
Paris (ESA) Oct 24, 2017 Two more Galileo satellites have reached Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, joining the first pair of navigation satellites and the Ariane 5 rocket due to haul the quartet to orbit this December. Galileos 21 and 22 left Luxembourg Airport on a Boeing 747 cargo jet on the morning of 17 October, arriving at Cayenne - Felix Eboue Airport in French Guiana on the same day. Resting withi ... more Airobot supplies positioning technology to single largest container terminal in Europe Lockheed Martin's first GPS III Satellite receives green light from Air Force exactEarth Announces Agreement with Alltek Marine to Expand Small Vessel Tracking Service Offering |
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West Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 A study published in Geophysical Research Letters confirms the existence of a large open lava tube in the Marius Hills region of the moon, which could be used to protect astronauts from hazardous conditions on the surface. No one has ever been on the moon longer than three days, largely because space suits alone can't shield astronauts from its elements: extreme temperature variation, radi ... more Human presence in Lunar orbit one step closer with successful RS-25 engine test NASA research suggests significant atmosphere in lunar past and possible source of water on Moon Lunar lava tube could be used as a moon mission base |
Paris (ESA) Oct 24, 2017 ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano has been on Earth since his mission to the International Space Station in 2013, but "Lucaparmitano" is now back in space thanks to an Italian astronomer. The International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Centre has confirmed a new name for an asteroid formerly known merely as 1993 TD: (37627) Lucaparmitano. The asteroid was discovered in 1993 by Italian ... more Orionid meteor shower to peak this weekend A solar-powered asteroid nursery at the orbit of Mars Dawn Mission Extended at Ceres |
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Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Oct 24, 2017 Life on Earth is impossible without photosynthesis. It provides food and oxygen to all higher life forms and plays an important role in the climate system, since this process regulates the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the Earth's atmosphere and its fixation in biomass. However, quantification of photosynthesis at the ecosystem-to-global scale remains uncertain. Now an international ... more OGC announces a new standard that improves the way information is referenced to the Earth GOES-T Satellite "Brains" and "Body" Come Together First joint France-China satellite to study oceans |
La Laguna, Spain (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 At any given moment, as many as 10 million wild snakes of solar material leap from the sun's surface. These are spicules, and despite their abundance, scientists didn't understand how these jets of plasma form nor did they influence the heating of the outer layers of the sun's atmosphere or the solar wind. Now, for the first time, in a study partly funded by NASA, scientists have modeled spicule ... more NASA sounding rocket instrument spots signatures of long-sought small solar flares How scientists used NASA data to predict the corona of the Aug. 21 Total Solar Eclipse Scientists propose space shield to protect Earth from solar storms |
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Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 Researchers have discovered a new way to produce high energy photon beams. The new method makes it possible to produce these gamma rays in a highly efficient way, compared with today's technique. The obtained energy is a billion times higher than the energy of photons in visible light. These high intensity gamma rays significantly exceed all known limits, and pave the way towards new fundamental ... more Self-portrait of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope marks critical test Research demonstrates method to alter coherence of light Artificial Intelligence Finds 56 New Gravitational Lens Candidates |
Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 Einstein's theory of general relativity has withstood 100 years of experimental scrutiny. However, these tests do not constrain how well the very strong gravitational fields produced by merging neutron stars obey this theory. New, more sophisticated techniques can now search for deviations from general relativity with unprecedented sensitivity. Scientists at the Max Planck Institutes for G ... more Proton and antiproton share fundamental properties Chaos reigns even in simple electronics Swansea University's physicists develop a new quantum simulation protocol |
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