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Holographic imaging could sample and identify living microbes in the outer solar system![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 We may be capable of finding microbes in space - but if we did, could we tell what they were, and that they were alive? This month the journal Astrobiology is publishing a special issue dedicated to the search for signs of life on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus. Included is a paper from Caltech's Jay Nadeau and colleagues offering evidence that a technique called digital holographic microscopy, which uses lasers to record 3-D images, may be our best bet for spotting extraterrestrial microbes. N ... read more |
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![]() Miami (AFP) July 21, 2017 Millions of people, from students to rocket scientists, are poised to contribute to a massive scientific effort to study the total solar eclipse that will sweep across the United States August 21. ... more ![]() ![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 In the lead-up to a total solar eclipse, most of the attention is on the sun, but Earth's moon also has a starring role. "A total eclipse is a dance with three partners: the moon, the sun and ... more ![]() ![]() Mountain View CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 The SETI Institute and French startup Unistellar, have announced a partnership to commercialize a new telescope that promises to deliver an unparalleled view of the cosmos to amateur astronomers, an ... more ![]() ![]() Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 A research team led by Adler Planetarium astronomer Dr. Grace Wolf-Chase has discovered new evidence of stars forming in our Milky Way Galaxy. By using a telescope equipped to detect infrared light ... more |
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![]() Hannover, Germany (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 LISA Pathfinder has been switched off as planned on the evening of 18thof July, ending its successful mission which surpassed all expectations After 16 months of science measurements an intern ... more ![]() ![]() Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 As part of the ATLAS collaboration, the Freiburg research group led by Prof. Dr. Karl Jakobs and Dr. Christian Weiser has contributed to finding strong evidence that, among other things, the Higgs p ... more ![]() ![]() Stanford CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 In 1928, physicist Paul Dirac made the stunning prediction that every fundamental particle in the universe has an antiparticle - its identical twin but with opposite charge. When particle and antipa ... more ![]() ![]() New York (AFP) July 20, 2017 A bag Neil Armstrong used to collect the first ever samples of the moon - which was once nearly thrown out with the trash - sold at auction Thursday for $1.8 million, Sotheby's said. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2017 Which factor is more important to root growth: gravity or water? To find out, scientists recruited astronauts to grow cucumbers on the International Space Station. ... more ![]() ![]() Trieste, Italy (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 A web that passes through infinite intergalactic spaces, a dense cosmic forest illuminated by very distant lights and a huge enigma to solve. These are the picturesque ingredients of a scientific re ... more |
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![]() ![]() A robot that grows ![]() ![]() Luxembourg (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 Alaskan internet service provider (ISP) OptimERA is leveraging SES Networks' new managed infrastructure service and a full 72MHz transponder to significantly improve broadband connectivity speed 10- ... more ![]() ![]() Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 An electrode brought to the surface of a liquid that contains microparticles can be used to pull out surprisingly long chains of particles. Curiously enough, the particles in the chains are held tog ... more ![]() ![]() College Station TX (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 From aerospace and defense to digital dentistry and medical devices, 3-D printed parts are used in a variety of industries. Currently, 3-D printed parts are very fragile and traditionally used in th ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 For how long have warm-blooded animals existed? The time at which this character first appeared in the ancestors of mammals has long been debated. Now, dating analyses carried out on 90 fossils by a ... more |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Space Tourist From Asian Country to Travel to ISS in 2019 ![]() ![]() NASA Awards Mission Systems Operations Contract ![]() ![]() ULA to launch Dream Chaser for cargo runs to ISS for Sierra Nevada |
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![]() Washington (AFP) July 20, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Russia to Supply Largest Ever Number of Space Rocket Engines to US This Year ![]() ![]() ISRO Develops Ship-Based Antenna System to Track Satellite Launches ![]() ![]() Aerojet Rocketdyne tests Advanced Electric Propulsion System |
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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Sol 1756: Closing time ![]() ![]() Hubble sees Martian moon orbiting the Red Planet ![]() ![]() Space Race: NASA Faces Competition From SpaceX For First Mars Mission |
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![]() Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit ![]() ![]() Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon ![]() ![]() Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold |
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![]() Hannover, Germany (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Korean Aerospace offices raided in anti-corruption probe ![]() ![]() ASTROSCALE Raises a Total of $25 Million in Series C Led by Private Companies ![]() ![]() LISA Pathfinder: bake, rattle and roll |
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![]() Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Strengthening 3-D printed parts for real-world use ![]() ![]() Cleanup Time: Russia Launches Satellite to Remove Space Junk from Orbit ![]() ![]() A plastic planet |
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![]() Garching, Germany (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() SETI Institute-Unistellar Partnership Promises to Revolutionize Amateur Astronomy ![]() ![]() Holographic imaging could sample and identify living microbes in the outer solar system ![]() ![]() Ancient worm burrows offer insights into early 'ecosystem engineers' |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() New Horizons Video Soars over Pluto's Majestic Mountains and Icy Plains ![]() ![]() Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot ![]() ![]() New evidence in support of the Planet Nine hypothesis |
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![]() Corvallis OR (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() MH370 search reveals hidden undersea world ![]() ![]() A super-algae to save our seas ![]() ![]() Mountain glaciers recharge vital aquifers |
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![]() Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system ![]() ![]() India Plans to Roll Out National GPS Next Year ![]() ![]() Orbital Alliance Techsystems receives contract for GPS artillery |
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![]() Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Neil Armstrong moon bag sells for $1.8mn in New York ![]() ![]() How to rescue a Moonwalker in need ![]() ![]() Japanese Space Agency Proposes Plan to Send Astronauts to Moon |
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![]() Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Pitted Materials in Craters Could Indicate Buried Ice on Asteroids ![]() ![]() Bizarro comet challenging researchers ![]() ![]() NASA'S First Asteroid Deflection Mission Enters Next Design Phase |
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![]() Miami FL (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Airbus built Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite ready for launch ![]() ![]() Early Airborne Results Address South Korean Air Quality ![]() ![]() North American monsoon storms fewer but more extreme |
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![]() Miami (AFP) July 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() The moon is front and center during a total solar eclipse ![]() ![]() NASA looks to solar eclipse to help understand Earth's energy system ![]() ![]() NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory sees sunspot turn toward Earth |
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![]() Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ground-Breaking Ground-Based Images of Planets from Pro-Am Team ![]() ![]() Gamma-ray Telescopes Reveal a High-energy Trap in Our Galaxy's Center ![]() ![]() Study details early impacts that shaped the Milky Way |
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![]() Stanford CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Scientists reveal new connections between small particles and the vast universe ![]() ![]() Evidence of the Higgs particle's decay in quarks ![]() ![]() Water makes the proton shake |
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