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October 13, 2016

How Mars' moon Phobos came to look like the Death Star
Livermore, Calif. (UPI) Oct 12, 2016
Mars' largest moon, Phobos, is well known for its resemblance to the Death Star, the mobile space station and planet-destroying weapon from Star Wars. Now, scientists know how Phobos' unique appearance came to be. A massive crater, spanning nearly half the moon, lends Phobos its Death Star-like appearance. Until now, astronomers couldn't figure out how an impact could leave such a sizable mark without destroying the satellite. New simulations designed by physicists at Lawrence Livermore ... read more

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A facelift for the Moon every 81,000 years The Moon is bombarded by so much space rock that its surface gets a complete facelift every 81,000 years, according to a study released Wednesday based on NASA data. ... more		UC physicists join collaborative efforts in search for new ghost neutrinos University of Cincinnati physicists have joined forces in a major international collaboration to shed new light on one of the most pressing questions in particle physics - "do sterile neutrinos exis ... more		Terra Bella and Spaceflight Industries to launch small imaging satellites Spaceflight Industries reports that Terra Bella has signed an agreement with its launch services entity, Spaceflight, for a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of Terra Bella SkySats. Terra Bella will be the co- ... more
				Rocket scientists reach for the sky Deng Xinyu, 32, has lived in Beijing since 2002 when he left his hometown of Huaihua in Hunan province, and moved to the capital to enter university. In common with most of the capital's residents, ... more		TES team evaluates new data collection method after age-related issue Mission managers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, are evaluating an alternate way to collect and process science data from the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) inst ... more

The Milky Way's Ancient Heart Ancient stars, of a type known as RR Lyrae, have been discovered in the centre of the Milky Way for the first time, using ESO's infrared VISTA telescope. RR Lyrae stars typically reside in ancient s ... more		China to launch world's first X-ray pulsar navigation satellite The China Academy of Space Technology has announced plans to launch the world's first X-ray pulsar navigation satellite (XPNAV-1) in November, Xinhua reported. The move brings autonomous spacecraft ... more		OneNav introduces new L5-direct GNSS receiver in response to increased GPS jamming U.S. sanctions nearly 300 targets aiding Russia's war against Ukraine China says to take 'necessary measures' after fresh US sanctions		Stars with Three Planet-Forming Discs of Gas A star with a ring of planets orbiting around it - that is the picture we know from our own solar system and from many of the thousands of exoplanets observed in recent years. But now researchers fr ... more
				Airbus DS in partnership with Orbital ATK to build EUTELSAT 5 West B Airbus Defence and Space with Orbital ATK have been selected by Eutelsat, one of the world's leading satellite operators, to build the company's latest video satellite, EUTELSAT 5 West B, in partner ... more		VISTA finds ancient star cluster in Milky Way center With the help of the European Southern Observatory's infrared VISTA telescope, astronomers have discovered a cluster of ancient stars at the center of the Milky Way. It's the first time RR Lyrae have been found in the Milk Way. ... more

6th Annual Modular Construction Summit for Oil and Gas Agenda - December 7-9 - Houston

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China getting ready for Shenzhou 11 launch The rollout of the Long March 2F launch vehicle carrying the Shenzhou 11 spacecraft was a critical step in the lead-up to its launch. It's also an indication that the state of the rocket and the spa ... more		A breakthrough in the study of how things break, bend and deform Every material can bend and break. Through nearly a century's worth of research, scientists have had a pretty good understanding of how and why. But, according to new findings from Drexel University ... more		Weak magnetic field linked to increased oxygen and complex life emergence NASA Is Helping Protect Tigers, Jaguars, and Elephants Biden calls ally Japan 'xenophobic' along with India, China		Technique mass-produces uniform, multilayered particles Microencapsulation, in which a tiny particle of one material is encased within a shell made from another, is widely used in pharmaceuticals manufacturing and holds promise for other areas, such as s ... more
First quantum photonic circuit with an electrically driven light source Whether for use in safe data encryption, ultrafast calculation of huge data volumes or so-called quantum simulation of highly complex systems: Optical quantum computers are a source of hope for tomo ... more		US relies on industry help to make 'giant leap' to Mars US President Barack Obama said Tuesday the nation is relying on private industry to find ways to make the "giant leap" to Mars, with human missions on the horizon by the 2030s. ... more		Hurricane Nicole delays next US cargo mission to space The next US cargo supply trip to the International Space Station has been postponed until Sunday due to Hurricane Nicole, which is bearing down on Bermuda, NASA said Tuesday. ... more		Detonating white dwarfs as supernovae A new mathematical model created by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History details a way that dead stars called white dwarfs could detonate, producing a type of explosion that is ... more

	Using oxygen as a tracer of galactic evolution A new study led by University of California, Riverside astronomers casts light on how young, hot stars ionize oxygen in the early universe and the effects on the evolution of galaxies through time. ... more		Stellar ages in seconds Living for billions and billions of years, it is no simple task to figure out how old a star is. Fortunately, despite appearances, earthquake-like pulsations cause stars like our Sun to vibrate, imp ... more

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