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Emergency medicine in space: Normal rules don't apply Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 Experts at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva (3-5 June) will discuss the unusual and challenging problem of how to perform emergency medical procedures during space missions. "Space exploration missions to the Moon and Mars are planned in the coming years. During these long duration flights, the estimated risk of severe medical and surgical events, as well as the risk of loss of crew life are significant." according to Dr Matthieu Komorowski, Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthes ... read more |
Collateral damage from cosmic rays increases cancer risks for Mars astronauts Las Vegas VA (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 The cancer risk for a human mission to Mars has effectively doubled following a UNLV study predicting a dramatic increase in the disease for astronauts traveling to the red planet or on long-term mi ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has gone on for decades without hearing ET call. SETI has mostly been performed with radio telescopes. That's understandable. Humans use radio for ... more DeKalb, IL (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 A new study led by Northern Illinois University geography professor Wei Luo calculates the amount of water needed to carve the ancient network of valleys on Mars and concludes the Red Planet's surfa ... more Cape Canaveral FL (XNA) Jun 06, 2017 For the first time, the International Space Station (ISS) houses an experiment independently designed by China. Space cooperation between the United States and China has been a taboo until now ... more |
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Discovery reveals planet almost as hot as the Sun Notre Dame, IN (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 A newly discovered planet almost three times the size of Jupiter is fascinating scientists with a unique orbit, atmospheric features and a daytime temperature hotter than most stars. According ... more Beijing (XNA) Jun 06, 2017 Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a letter of congratulations to the Global Space Exploration Conference, which opened Tuesday in Beijing. In his letter, Xi said China is willing to enhanc ... more Miami (AFP) June 5, 2017 SpaceX's first-ever recycled spaceship arrived Monday at the International Space Station, two days after the unmanned Dragon cargo capsule launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. ... more New Delhi (AFP) June 5, 2017 India Monday successfully launched its most powerful home-produced rocket, another milestone for its indigenous space programme which one day hopes to put a human into orbit. ... more Rochester NY (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 New information gleaned from gravitational wave observations is helping scientists understand what happens when massive stars die and transform into black holes. Rochester Institute of Technol ... more Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 Is it a case of nature versus nurture when it comes to two "cousin" exoplanets? In a unique experiment, scientists used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to study two "hot Jupiter" exoplanets. Because t ... more |
Spotlight: First China-designed experiment flies to space station Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 06, 2017 NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission has released its third year of survey data, with the spacecraft discovering 97 previously unknown celestial objects in ... more Dulles VA (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 Orbital ATK reports that its Cygnus spacecraft successfully unberthed from the International Space Station, beginning the next phase of its mission before it reenters Earth's atmosphere. The " ... more Nashville TN (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 Imagine a planet like Jupiter zipping around its host star every day and a half, superheated to temperatures hotter than most stars and sporting a giant, glowing gas tail like a comet. That is ... more Paris (ESA) Jun 06, 2017 Last year was the hottest on record, Arctic sea ice is on the decline and sea levels continue to rise. In this context, satellites are providing us with an unbiased view of how our climate is changi ... more |
Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 2, 2017 A Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft carrying French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy landed on the Kazakh steppe Friday, ending their marathon 196-day mission to the International Space Station. NASA TV showed recovery crews swiftly helping the pair out of the craft and whisking them away from the landing site as the sun began to set on a hot summer's evening in central ... more From 2D to 3D, Space Station Microscope Gets an Upgrade John Glenn Cygnus departs ISS begins secondary mission Studying Flame Behavior in Microgravity with a Solid "High-Five" |
Miami (AFP) June 5, 2017 SpaceX's first-ever recycled spaceship arrived Monday at the International Space Station, two days after the unmanned Dragon cargo capsule launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Live images on NASA television showed the spaceship approaching the orbiting outpost, then being grabbed with the station's robotic arm at 9:52 am (1352 GMT). "Capture complete," said NASA ... more SpaceX blasts off cargo using recycled spaceship India shows off space prowess with launch of mega-rocket Eutelsat signs new launch contract with Arianespace |
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DeKalb, IL (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 A new study led by Northern Illinois University geography professor Wei Luo calculates the amount of water needed to carve the ancient network of valleys on Mars and concludes the Red Planet's surface was once much more watery than previously thought. The study bolsters the idea that Mars once had a warmer climate and active hydrologic cycle, with water evaporating from an ancient ocean, r ... more Curiosity Peels Back Layers on Ancient Martian Lake Collateral damage from cosmic rays increases cancer risks for Mars astronauts Student-Made Mars Rover Concepts Lift Off |
Washington (XNA) Jun 06, 2017 SpaceX on Saturday launched a shipment of supplies for the astronauts living at the International Space Station, carrying for the first time an experiment independently designed by China. The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft lifted off on the company's Falcon 9 rocket at 5:07 p.m. EDT (2107 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. About 10 minutes later, SpaceX successfully lande ... more News Analysis: U.S.-China space freeze may thaw with new commercial pathway China willing to cooperate in peaceful space exploration: Xi California Woman Charged for Trying to Hand Over Sensitive Space Tech to China |
Paris (ESA) Jun 05, 2017 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet landed on the steppe of Kazakhstan today with Russian commander Oleg Novitsky in their Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft after six months in space. Touchdown was at 14:10 GMT after a four-hour flight from the International Space Station. The return was routine - or as routine as you can get for a ride that requires braking from 28 800 km/h to zero. The heatshield copes wi ... more Propose a course idea for the CU space minor Leading Global Air And Space Law Group Joins Reed Smith New Horizons for Alexander Gerst |
Stanford CA (SPX) May 31, 2017 High pressure could be the key to making advanced metal mixtures that are lighter, stronger and more heat-resistant than conventional alloys, a new study by Stanford researchers suggests. Humans have been blending metals together to create alloys with unique properties for thousands of years. But traditional alloys typically consist of one or two dominant metals with a pinch of other metal ... more Mitsubishi Electric Completes New Satellite Component Production Facility Space junk could destroy satellites, hurt economies BAE Systems, Helios to collaborate on liquid armor |
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Notre Dame, IN (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 A newly discovered planet almost three times the size of Jupiter is fascinating scientists with a unique orbit, atmospheric features and a daytime temperature hotter than most stars. According to research published in the journal Nature, an international team of scientists, including Justin R. Crepp, Freimann Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Notre Dame, say the planet is ... more Hubble's tale of 2 exoplanets - Nature vs nurture Astronomers discover alien world hotter than most stars Citizen scientists uncover a cold new world near sun |
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017 arly science results from NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world, with Earth-sized polar cyclones, plunging storm systems that travel deep into the heart of the gas giant, and a mammoth, lumpy magnetic field that may indicate it was generated closer to the planet's surface than previously thought. "We are excite ... more First results from Juno show cyclones and massive magnetism Jupiters complex transient auroras NASA's Juno probe forces 'rethink' on Jupiter |
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Madison WI (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 Wastewater treatment plants have a PR problem: People don't like to think about what happens to the waste they flush down their toilets. But for many engineers and microbiologists, these plants are a hotbed of scientific advances, prompting their trade organization to propose a name change to "water resource recovery facility." That's because wastewater from our sinks, toilets, showers and ... more Off US coast, Tangier Island disappearing under water Envoys wade in to help US waters despite Trump climate snub Fish uses special lips to eat razor-sharp, venomous coral |
Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017 Although computer models of archaeological sites are ideal software tools for managing spatially referenced data and commonly used to yield insights which contribute to the protection of heritage materials, some scientists question their credibility, calling for these long-term trends be 'ground truthed' in order to ensure that calculated rates of change reflect observed phenomena 'in the field' ... more Japan launches satellite in bid for super accurate GPS system exactEarth Broadens Small Vessel Tracking Offering Chinese firms develop BeiDou navigation applications |
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Washington DC (SPX) May 25, 2017 Tenacity and drive are hallmarks of Cornell University's Cislunar Explorers Team. But there is another key factor in building and testing their spacecraft: Just add water. "The core concept behind our work is using water as rocket fuel," said project manager Kyle Patrick Doyle. "It's something that we've been looking at for a long time, and it's exciting to have a chance to test our techno ... more Winning plans for CubeSats to the Moon Printing bricks from moondust using the Sun's heat NASA selects ASU's ShadowCam for moon mission |
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 Fifty years ago, The Beatles released their album 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,' which included the iconic song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds." The popular song was critically acclaimed for evoking a surreal dreamscape, along the lines of Lewis Carroll's classic "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" fantasy. John Lennon said it was inspired by a drawing his son Julian - then age 3 - had ... more First 24-hour Global Broadcast About Asteroid Impact Hazard NASA's Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft a Discovery Machine 'Tiny clocks' crystallize understanding of meteorite crashes |
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Paris (ESA) Jun 02, 2017 While the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite is in orbit delivering a wealth of information about our home planet, engineers are putting its twin, Sentinel-3B, through a series of vigorous tests before it is shipped to the launch site next year. The Sentinel-3 mission is designed as a two-satellite constellation to give optimum global coverage and data delivery for Europe's environmental mon ... more exactEarth Launches Revolutionary Global Real-Time Maritime Tracking and Information Service Earth is a jewel, says astronaut after six months away SES-14 integrates NASA ultraviolet space spectrograph |
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 NASA has renamed the Solar Probe Plus spacecraft - humanity's first mission to a star, which will launch in 2018 - as the Parker Solar Probe in honor of astrophysicist Eugene Parker. The announcement was made at a ceremony at the University of Chicago, where Parker serves as the S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics. In 1958, Pa ... more A real scorcher: NASA probe to fly into sun's atmosphere NASA's SDO sees partial eclipse in space CLASP Sounding Rocket Mission Opens New Research Window in Solar Physics |
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Bethlehem PA (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 A newly discovered Jupiter-like world is so hot that it's stretching the definition of the word "planet." With a day-side temperature of 4,600 Kelvin (more than 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit), planet KELT-9b is hotter than most stars, and only 1,200 Kelvin (about 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit) cooler than our own sun. In an article in this week's issue of Nature, an international research team ... more ALMA returns to Boomerang Nebula Hubble 'traps' a vermin galaxy NRL Astronomers Inspire Youth to Gaze at Stars |
Rochester NY (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 New information gleaned from gravitational wave observations is helping scientists understand what happens when massive stars die and transform into black holes. Rochester Institute of Technology researcher Richard O'Shaughnessy and collaborators reanalyzed the merging black holes detected by LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory) on Dec. 26, 2016. "Using essentia ... more UQ physicist builds on Einstein and Galileo's work Muon magnet's moment has arrived Quantum states reveal themselves with measurable 'fingerprint' |
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