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May 18, 2016

Hunting for Hidden Life on Worlds Orbiting Old, Red Stars
Ithaca NY (SPX) May 18, 2016
All throughout the universe, there are stars in varying phases and ages. Planetary diversity suggests that around other stars, initially frozen worlds could be the size of Earth and provide habitable conditions once the star becomes older. The oldest detected Kepler planets (exoplanets found using NASA's Kepler telescope) are about 11 billion years old. Our Sun is currently 4.6 billion years old. Astronomers usually looked at middle-aged stars like our Sun, but to find habitable worlds, one needs ... read more

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Other Suns Got the Right Spin Astrophysicists from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have for the first time measured the rotation periods of stars in a cluster ne ... more		Clues to Ancient Giant Asteroid Found in Western Australia Scientists have found evidence of a huge asteroid that struck the Earth early in its life with an impact larger than anything humans have experienced. Tiny glass beads called spherules, found in nor ... more		Astronomical software date 2,500 year-old lyric poem Physicists and astronomers from the University of Texas at Arlington have used advanced astronomical software to accurately date lyric poet Sappho's "Midnight Poem," which describes the night sky ov ... more
				We'll Leave the Lights on for You Looking up at the night sky - expansive and seemingly endless, stars and constellations blinking and glimmering like jewels just out of reach - it's impossible not to wonder: Are we alone? For ... more		What sparks one of the most explosive processes in the universe Scientists are making new discoveries about a process that causes some of the most explosive events in the universe. At the same time, they are answering questions about Earth's magnetosphere - the ... more

Space Tech Expo - Design - Build - Test - Pasadena CA - May 24-26, 2016

MinXSS CubeSat deployed from ISS to study Sun's soft x-rays On May 16, 2016, the bread loaf-sized Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer, or MinXSS, CubeSat deployed from an airlock on the International Space Station to begin its journey into space. The NASA-fun ... more		AAC Microtec to develop miniaturized motion controller for space rovers and robots The European Space Agency ESA has awarded Uppsala-based AAC Microtec the contract to develop an advanced miniaturized motion controller for future robotic exploration missions to Mars. The contract ... more		US Space Force renews partnership with L3Harris for space domain awareness Russia fires nine drones at Ukraine, damages hotel in city of Mykolaiv French FM calls for greater cooperation on European defence		Astrosat welcomes the Copernicus Masters Challenge The Edinburgh-based, internationally renowned, space services and management company Astrosat is this year setting the challenge for the prestigious European Copernicus Masters competition. Th ... more
				Indian Space Agency Sets Sights on Homemade Space Shuttle The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is embarking on a landmark experiment to create India's very own "space shuttle." In what has been touted as the country's first attempt, the agency is ... more		Dwarf Planet Haumea's Lunar System Smaller than Anticipated Haumea, a dwarf planet on the edge of our solar system, doesn't have the same kind of moons as its well-known cousin Pluto according to a new study. This is despite original evidence that suggested ... more

Human 2 Mars Conference May 17-19 2016 - Washington DC

Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

Directed Energy And Next Generation Munitions - 20-22 June - Washington DC

Pre-launch processing is underway with Indonesia's BRIsat for the next Arianespace heavy-lift flight The second of two Space Systems Loral-built (SSL) payloads on Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 mission is well into its pre-launch processing at the Spaceport as Indonesia's BRIsat is readied for a J ... more		Out of this world: 'Moon and Mars veggies' grow in Dutch greenhouse Establishing a human colony on the Moon and travelling to Mars has been the stuff of dreams since the dawn of the space age. ... more		Dozens of tornadoes plow central US, at least 5 killed Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave NASA's ORCA, AirHARP Projects Paved Way for PACE to Reach Space		Daffodils help inspire design of stable structures In 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed in dramatic fashion, twisting in the wind before it snapped and plunged into the water below. As wind blew across the span, the flow induced oscillating ... more
Digital "clone" testing aims to maximize machine efficiency Just as medical researchers hope to use DNA analysis to help patients live longer and healthier lives, engineers at Sentient Science are looking to better understand what machines are made of to max ... more		Scientists take a major leap toward a 'perfect' quantum metamaterial Scientists have devised a way to build a "quantum metamaterial" - an engineered material with exotic properties not found in nature - using ultracold atoms trapped in an artificial crystal composed ... more		Physicists measure van der Waals forces of individual atoms for the first time Physicists at the Swiss Nanoscience Institute and the University of Basel have succeeded in measuring the very weak van der Waals forces between individual atoms for the first time. To do this, they ... more		Researchers unleash graphene 'tiger' for more efficient optoelectronics In the quest to harvest light for electronics, the focal point is the moment when photons - light particles - encounter electrons, those negatively-charged subatomic particles that form the basis of ... more

	Using laser pulses to direct protons Using ultrashort laser pulses an international team at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics has managed to manipulate the positions of atoms ... more		Hybrid hydrostatic transmission enables robots with human-like grace and precision A new type of hydrostatic transmission that combines hydraulic and pneumatic lines can safely and precisely drive robot arms, giving them the delicacy necessary to pick up an egg without breaking it ... more

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Andre Brahic, discoverer of Neptune's rings, dies aged 73

The rise and fall of Martian lakes

Amateurs prepare big-picture perspective to support Juno

Opportunity microscopic imaging camera back to normal operations

Small blue galaxy could shed new light on Big Bang, IU astronomers say

Exoplanets' Orbits Point to Planetary Migration

MMS Puts Magnetic Reconnection Under the Microscope

Close-up Hubble images show new details of comet

Industry Wants to Ensure the Warfighter Is Always Supported

Payload integration begins for Arianespace's next Soyuz mission with Galileo spacecraft

Star Has Four Mini-Neptunes Orbiting in Lock Step

Did Star Formation Regulation Change as the Universe Evolved

Metal Content in Early Galaxies Challenges Star Forming Theory

Hyperloop One test bodes well for transit's fast future

SES moves over 25 million households in Nigeria to digital

Spacecraft fly through magnetic phenomenon to understand space weather

SpyMeSatGov: satellite imagery mobile app for government

UPSat, an open-source Greek satellite

Airbus Defence and Space opens a ground station in Australia for its Skynet military satellite

Russia to start financing new Phoenix carrier rocket development in 2018

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