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January 15, 2016

Machine learning helps discover the most luminous supernova in history
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Jan 15, 2016
Machine-learning technology developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory played a key role in the discovery of supernova ASASSN-15lh, an exceptionally powerful explosion that was 570 billion times brighter than the Sun and more than twice as luminous as the previous record-holding supernova. This extraordinary event marking the death of a star was identified by the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) and is described in a new study published in Science. "This is a golden age for study ... read more

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Roscosmos prepares to launch first manned Soyuz MS Russian Roscosmos state corporation announced in a statement Thursday the start of preparations to the launch of Soyuz-FG carrier rocket from the Baikonur space center, which will put into orbit the ... more		Possible ice volcano on Pluto has the 'Wright Stuff' Scientists with NASA's New Horizons mission have assembled this highest-resolution color view of one of two potential cryovolcanoes spotted on the surface of Pluto by the New Horizons spacecraft in ... more		A Milky Way twin swept by an ultra-fast X-ray wind ESA's XMM-Newton has found a wind of high-speed gas streaming from the centre of a bright spiral galaxy like our own that may be reducing its ability to produce new stars. It is not unusual to find ... more
				Exposed ice on Rosetta's comet confirmed as water Observations made shortly after Rosetta's arrival at its target comet in 2014 have provided definitive confirmation of the presence of water ice. Although water vapour is the main gas seen flo ... more		New theory of secondary inflation expands options for dark matter excess Standard cosmology - that is, the Big Bang Theory with its early period of exponential growth known as inflation - is the prevailing scientific model for our universe, in which the entirety of space ... more

Russia developing futuristic methane-powered rocket propulsion Russian federal agency Roscosmos plans to develop a natural-gas-powered rocket engine. The federal space exploration program for 2016-2025 guarantees funding for the project. According to news ... more		NASA completes Orion parachute development tests A dart-shaped test vehicle descended from the skies above the Arizona desert under Orion's parachutes Wednesday, Jan. 13, successfully completing the final development test of the parachute system. ... more		North Korea declares nuclear statehood 'permanently enshrined' ArianeGroup to develop next-generation M51.4 missile for French nuclear deterrent Comtech modem earns first sovereign certification for SES O3b mPOWER network		NASA awards ISS cargo transport contracts NASA has awarded three cargo contracts to ensure the critical science, research and technology demonstrations that are informing the agency's journey to Mars are delivered to the International Space ... more
				Building a robust commercial market in low earth orbit NASA is on a Journey to Mars and a new consensus is emerging around our plan, vision and timetable for sending American astronauts to the Red Planet in the 2030s. Our strategy calls for working with ... more		Cosmic blast could help crack the case of extreme supernova explosions Records are made to be broken, as the expression goes, but rarely are records left so thoroughly in the dust. Stunned astronomers have witnessed a cosmic explosion about 200 times more powerful than ... more

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Counting Photons; How Low Can You Go The process of detecting light-whether with our eyes, cameras or other devices-is at the heart of a wide range of civilian and military applications, including light or laser detection and ranging ( ... more		Trimble to provide GPS survey systems for U.S. Marines The U.S. Navy selected Trimble to supply its GPS Survey systems to the U.S. Marines to be used for topographic missions. ... more		New U.S.-European Sea Level Satellite Will Help Safeguard Ships at Sea Planet captures first light from Pelican-3 satellite as constellation expands Trump signs memorandum to deploy U.S. National Guard troops to Memphis		Germany to lease Israeli Heron TP UAVs The German armed forces have decided to lease the Israeli-made Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicle to support its troops during deployment. ... more
Latest N. Korea sub missile test a 'catastrophic failure': analysts North Korea's "successful" submarine-launched ballistic missile test last month was, in fact, an explosive failure that was not even launched from a submarine, separate expert analyses concluded Wednesday. ... more		France signs Aster missile upgrade contract France's defense procurement agency, DGA, has signed a contract with the Eurosam consortium to upgrade the Aster surface-to-air missile. ... more		New twists in the diffraction of intense laser light A discovery by University of Strathclyde researchers could have a major impact on advancing smaller, cheaper, laser-driven particle accelerators - and their potential applications. The researc ... more		World's largest canyon could be hidden under Antarctic ice sheet The world's largest canyon may lie under the Antarctic ice sheet, according to analysis of satellite data by a team of scientists, led by Durham University. Although the discovery needs to be ... more

	A new way to print 3-D metals and alloys A team of Northwestern University engineers has created a new way to print three-dimensional metallic objects using rust and metal powders. While current methods rely on vast metal powder beds and e ... more		Nano-hybrid materials create magnetic effect Developing novel materials from the atoms up goes faster when some of the trial and error is eliminated. A new Rice University and Montreal Polytechnic study aims to do that for graphene and boron n ... more

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