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  Tucson AZ (SPX) Feb 15, 2017 NASA's Kepler observatory should be able to detect planetary moons - yet to be discovered - formed by far-away planetary collisions outside our solar system, research by Amy Barr of the Planetary Science Institute shows. The Kepler spacecraft has discovered thousands of exoplanets, but has not yet detected definitive signs of moons - exomoons - orbiting them. A pair of papers authored by Barr describes how exomoons large enough to be detected by Kepler could form. Barr's paper, a href="https://do ... read more |
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Will androids dream of quantum sheep?The word 'replicant' evokes thoughts of a sci-fi world where society has replaced common creatures with artificial machines that replicate their behaviour. Now researchers from Singapore have shown ... more  
Stanford scientists measure African crop yields from spaceResearchers at Stanford University have developed a new method for accurately measuring crop yields using satellite images. Scientists hope their new strategy will help researchers track agricultural productivity in developing countries where farming data is limited. ... more  
Subsea mining moves closer to shoreThe demand for raw materials is rising continuously, forcing mining companies to use lower-grade ores and to explore at greater depths. This could lead to a decline in production in the coming decad ... more  
Scientists say Mars valley was flooded with water not long agoResearchers have discovered the signature of periodic groundwater flooding in a Martian valley - further evidence that water flowed on Mars in the not-so-distant past. ... more |
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U.S. Marines test 'Instant Eye' mini droneMarines in Camp Lejune, N.C., recently completed training using the Instant Eye, a new hand-held unmanned aircraft designed to support reconnaissance missions. ... more  
A new technique for creation of entangled photon states developedMembers of the Faculty of Physics, the Lomonosov Moscow State University have elaborated a new technique for creation of entangled photon states, exhibiting photon pairs, which get correlated (inter ... more  
Most stretchable elastomer for 3-D printingDue to its excellent material properties of elasticity, resilience, and electrical and thermal insulation, elastomers have been used in a myriad of applications. They are especially ideal for fabric ... more 
The heart of a far-off star beats for its planetFor the first time, astronomers from MIT and elsewhere have observed a star pulsing in response to its orbiting planet. The star, which goes by the name HAT-P-2, is about 400 light years from Earth ... more  
Spitzer hears stellar heartbeat from planetary companionA planet and a star are having a tumultuous romance that can be detected from 370 light-years away. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected unusual pulsations in the outer shell of a star called ... more 
No close partner for young, massive stars in Omega NebulaAstronomers from Leuven and Amsterdam have discovered that massive stars in the star forming region M17 (the Omega Nebula) are - against expectations - not part of a close binary. They have started ... more |
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Increasing the sensitivity of next-generation gravitational wave detectorsNearly one year ago the LIGO Collaboration announced the detection of gravitational waves, once again confirming Einstein's theory of General Relativity. This important discovery by the Advanced Las ... more  
Russian scientists find 13kg of meteorites in Iranian DesertA team of Russian geologists from Ural Federal University recently returned from an expedition in the Lut desert in the east of Iran. The team found 13 kilograms of meteorite-like material. Sputnik ... more 
New dark matter detector in a race to finish lineThe race is on to build the most sensitive U.S.-based experiment designed to directly detect dark matter particles. Department of Energy officials have formally approved a key construction milestone ... more  
Beijing MST Radar detection of the lower, middle and upper atmosphereBeijing MST (Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere) Radar is one of the largest facilities within the Chinese Meridian Project (a chain of diverse ground-based remote sensing facilities for monitoring ... more |
  
NASA has selected two proposals for the development of oxygen recovery technologies that could help astronauts breathe a little easier on deep space, long-duration missions. The agency will invest as much as $2 million and 24 months for the development of each proposal into a complete and integrated system for NASA testing.
"The development of advanced life support technologies will allow ... more Russia's first private space tourism craft flight test set for 2020 Endurance athletes: Swig mouthwash for improved performance Looking to the future: Russia, US mull post-ISS cooperation in space |
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For its first launch of the year, Ariane 5 successfully completed its mission from the European space port of Kourou (French Guiana) for the 77th consecutive time, placing two telecommunications satellites in geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).
The launch performance achieved by this Ariane 5 ECA was 10,450 kg in GTO (of which 9,569 kg was accounted for by the satellites). The launcher imp ... more Airbus Safran Launchers: 77th consecutive successful launch for Ariane 5 India puts record 104 satellites into orbit SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket vertical at Florida's Kennedy Space Center |
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Opportunity is located on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is making progress towards the next major scientific objective, the gully less than a kilometer south of the current location.
The rover has been driving on most planning sols. On Sol 4631 (Feb. 1, 2017), Opportunity traveled just under 85 feet (26 meters) to the southwest.
The drive was followed with the collection of ... more Scientists shortlist three landing sites for Mars 2020 Scientists say Mars valley was flooded with water not long ago ISRO saves its Mars mission spacecraft from eclipse |
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In April, China will launch a cargo spacecraft into orbit as part of a schedule to develop an international space station as soon as 2020.
A Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft could be headed into space "as early as mid-April" atop a Long March-7 Y2 rocket, representing a major milestone for China's space program, according to People's Daily, an English-language Chinese news outlet.
One won ... more China looks to Mars, Jupiter explorationChina's first cargo spacecraft to leave factory China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A |
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There are neither sanctions nor politics in space and cooperation there between Russia, the US and Europe is absolutely vital. In an interview with Sputnik, the head of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), Roberto Battiston, spoke about the joint projects being implemented by ASI and Russia's Roscosmos space agency.
Roberto Battiston described Russian-Italian relations, including in space explo ... more NASA seeks partnerships with US companies to advance commercial space technologies A New Space Paradigm Why it's time for Australia to launch its own space agency |
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Due to its excellent material properties of elasticity, resilience, and electrical and thermal insulation, elastomers have been used in a myriad of applications. They are especially ideal for fabricating soft robots, flexible electronics and smart biomedical devices which require soft and deformable material properties to establish safe and smooth interactions with humans externally and internal ... more Scientists predicted new high-energy compounds After 15 years, SABER on TIMED Still Breaks Ground from Space ANU scientists make new high-tech liquid materials |
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NASA's Kepler observatory should be able to detect planetary moons - yet to be discovered - formed by far-away planetary collisions outside our solar system, research by Amy Barr of the Planetary Science Institute shows. The Kepler spacecraft has discovered thousands of exoplanets, but has not yet detected definitive signs of moons - exomoons - orbiting them.
A pair of papers authored by B ... more The heart of a far-off star beats for its planet Astronomy team finds more than 100 exoplanet candidates Possibility of Silicon-Based Life Grows |
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A report on the potential science value of a lander on the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa has been delivered to NASA, and the agency is now engaging the broader science community to open a discussion about its findings.
In early 2016, in response to a congressional directive, NASA's Planetary Science Division began a pre-Phase A study to assess the science value and engineering desig ... more New Horizons Refines Course for Next Flyby It's Never 'Groundhog Day' at Jupiter Public to Choose Jupiter Picture Sites for NASA Juno |
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The demand for raw materials is rising continuously, forcing mining companies to use lower-grade ores and to explore at greater depths. This could lead to a decline in production in the coming decades.
Many industrialized economies also depend on imports of metals for their high-tech industries. Some of these metals occur in ore deposits that are found only in a few countries. In order to ... more Ethiopia dam causes Kenya water shortage: rights group Seagrass on decline, jeopardizing human, coral health: study El Nino resulted in unprecedented erosion of the Pacific coastline |
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In the event of an all-out war with Pakistan or China, signals from GLONASS and NAVIC will undoubtedly have multiplier impact and help India to target its whole suite of missiles on its rivals. Amid buzzword of 'Cold Doctrine' and delay in obtaining dedicated frequency band for military satellite, India has stepped up effort to provide sufficient number of satellites to Indian military with the ... more Australia and Lockheed field 2nd-Gen sat-based augmentation system UK may lose access to EU Galileo GPS system after Brexit Falsifying Galileo satellite signals will become more difficult |
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The Moon may be peppered with oxygen transmitted by life on Earth, according to a scientific study, opening up the possibility that the Earth's atmosphere of billions of years ago may be preserved on the present-day lunar surface.
It has long been speculated that the Moon has been intermittently sprayed with the Earth's oxygen, with some researchers suggesting the nitrogen and noble gases ... more Private Space Race Heats Up, Moon Landing Expected in Late 2017 LunaH-Map CubeSat to map the Moon's water deposits India, Israel among five teams fighting for first private Moon landing |
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This magnified, cropped image showing Jupiter and three of its moons was taken by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's MapCam instrument during optical navigation testing for the mission's Earth-Trojan Asteroid Search.
The image shows Jupiter in the center, the moon Callisto to the left and the moons Io and Europa to the right. Ganymede, Jupiter's fourth moon, is also present in the image, but i ... more Russian scientists find 13kg of meteorites in Iranian Desert NASA's OSIRIS-REx Begins Earth-Trojan Asteroid Search Asteroid resembles dungeons and dragons dice |
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Beijing MST (Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere) Radar is one of the largest facilities within the Chinese Meridian Project (a chain of diverse ground-based remote sensing facilities for monitoring and forecasting the space environment), and is one of only two domestic MST radars. It was built by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and is located at th ... more Sentinel-2 teams prepare for space Ancient Judea jars reveal earth's magnetic field is fluctuating, not diminishing New data from NOAA GOES-16's instrument suite |
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An international team led by researchers at Nagoya University, along with US and Swiss colleagues, has identified a new type of solar event and dated it to the year 5480 BC; they did this by measuring carbon-14 levels in tree rings, which reflect the effects of cosmic radiation on the atmosphere at the time. They have also proposed causes of this event, thereby extending knowledge of how the sun ... more NASA Scientist Studies Whether Solar Storms Cause Animal Beachings Friday Night's Deep Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipse 2017: NASA Supports a Unique Opportunity for Science in the Shadow |
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Astronomers from Leuven and Amsterdam have discovered that massive stars in the star forming region M17 (the Omega Nebula) are - against expectations - not part of a close binary. They have started their lives alone or with a distant partner star. The researchers base their findings on data from the X-shooter spectrograph on ESO's Very Large Telescope in northern Chile.
The Omega Nebula is ... more New dark matter detector in a race to finish line Astronomers propose a cell phone search for galactic fast radio burstsScientists make huge dataset of nearby stars available to public |
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For the first time, theoretical physicists from the University of Basel have calculated the signal of specific gravitational wave sources that emerged fractions of a second after the Big Bang. The source of the signal is a long-lost cosmological phenomenon called "oscillon". The journal Physical Review Letters has published the results.
Although Albert Einstein had already predicted the ex ... more Quest to settle riddle over Einstein's theory may soon be over A new technique for creation of entangled photon states developed Perimeter Institute researchers apply machine learning to condensed matter physics |
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