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January 09, 2015

Juno on its way to unveil Jupiter's mysteries
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2015
The gas giant Jupiter safeguards many secrets crucial to our understanding of the evolution of our solar system. It could also provide insights on how giant planets form and the role these titans played in putting together the rest of the solar neighborhood. NASA's Juno spacecraft is on its way to reveal those mysteries as the probe is on course for its planned arrival at Jupiter on July 4, 2016. "On that date, Juno will make its first dive over the planet's poles, firing its rocket engine to slow ... read more

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Sun may determine lifespan at birth: study Could the Sun be your lucky - or unlucky - star? ... more		Where Did All The Stars Go Some of the stars appear to be missing in this intriguing new ESO image. But the black gap in this glitteringly beautiful star field is not really a gap, but rather a region of space clogged with ga ... more		Drones swoop into electronics show as interest surges On a dusty stretch of Nevada desert, a quadcopter drone kicks up a small cloud as it takes off. It then trails its operator on a drive across the flat terrain, filming the motion from a short distance above. ... more
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Andromeda Hints at More Violent History than Milky Way A detailed study of the motions of different stellar populations in the disk of the Andromeda galaxy has found striking differences from our own Milky Way, suggesting a more violent history of merge ... more		Disappearance of a Cosmic Spinning Top Scientists measured the space-time warp in the gravity of a binary star and determined the mass of a neutron star - just before it disappeared. "Our result is important because weighing stars ... more		Canada tops up German fund for Ukraine air defenses Xi Jinping leaves Hungary, ends European tour: TV Pyongyang to deploy new multiple rocket launcher this year: KCNA		New light shed on electron spin flips Researchers from Berlin Joint EPR Lab at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and University of Washington derived a new set of equations that allows for calculating electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) transi ... more
				Aquion Energy to build microgrid battery system in Hawaii Aquion Energy has announced that it has signed an agreement to supply a 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery system as part of an off-grid solar microgrid at Bakken Hale on the Island of Hawaii. Bakken Hal ... more		Sporty tech gadgets put data in users' hands Olympic cycling medalist Dotsie Bausch is hooked on data, and she wants everyone to know it. ... more

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Consumer tech show spotlights gadgets for healthy living From bracelets that measure body fat to robots that coach children through chemotherapy, the Consumer Electronics Show brimmed with gadgets promising prescriptions for healthier lives. ... more		NASA Satellite Set to Get the Dirt on Soil Moisture A new NASA satellite that will peer into the topmost layer of Earth's soils to measure the hidden waters that influence our weather and climate is in final preparations for a Jan. 29 dawn launch fro ... more		Using MRI, engineers have found a way to detect light deep in the brain AI systems are already deceiving us -- and that's a problem, experts warn How the brain is flexible enough for a complex world without going crazy		Scientists Pinpoint Saturn With Exquisite Accuracy Scientists have paired NASA's Cassini spacecraft with the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) radio-telescope system to pinpoint the position of Saturn and its family of mo ... more
SpaceX sets new launch date The fifth official SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract now is scheduled to launch at 4:47 a.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 10, from Spac ... more		Will the Real Monster Black Hole Please Stand Up? A new high-energy X-ray image from NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has pinpointed the true monster of a galactic mashup. The image shows two colliding galaxies, collectively ... more		Flashes from faster-than-light spots unveil astronomical secrets If you sweep a laser pointer across the Moon fast enough, you can create spots that actually move faster than light. Anyone can do it. At a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Seattle, R ... more		More accurate Saturn positioning helps improve astro navigation Scientists have used the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) radio-telescope system and NASA's Cassini spacecraft to measure the position of Saturn and its family of moons ... more

	Vanishing neutron star helps measure space-time warp In an interstellar race against time, astronomers have measured the space-time warp in the gravity of a binary star and determined the mass of a neutron star--just before it vanished from view. ... more		Potential Signs of Ancient Life in Mars Rover Photos A careful study of images taken by the NASA rover Curiosity has revealed intriguing similarities between ancient sedimentary rocks on Mars and structures shaped by microbes on Earth. The findings su ... more

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NASA closer than ever to finding Earth's 'twin'

Eight new planets found in 'Goldilocks' zone

Kepler Marks 1,000th Exoplanet Discovery

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Gemini Planet Imager produces stunning observations in its first year

Volunteer 'Disk Detectives' Classify Possible Planetary Habitats

Astronomer Detects Record-Breaking Black Hole Outburst

Philae lander still missing on comet

Underwater drones map ice algae in Antarctica

Electromagnetic waves linked to particle fallout in Earth's atmosphere

Electronics show a window into the 'Internet of Me'

Green walls, effective acoustic insulation

Acoustic levitation made simple

US scaling back bases in Europe in cost-cutting move

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