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  San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 The moon is likely very dry in its interior according to a new study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, published August 21, 2017 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The question of the moon's moistness matters because the amount of water and other volatile (easily evaporated) elements and compounds provide clues to the moon's history and how it was formed. "It's been a big question whether the moon is wet or ... read more |
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Earth-like planet in star system only 16 light years awayArlington TX (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 Astrophysicists at the University of Texas at Arlington have predicted that an Earth-like planet may be lurking in a star system just 16 light years away. The team investigated the star system ... more  
In Neptune, it's raining diamondsDresden, Germany (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 In cooperation with colleagues from Germany and the United States, researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have managed to demonstrate 'diamond showers' forming in the ice gia ... more  
Bids for government funding prove strong interest in LaunchUKLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 26 joint proposals from potential spaceports and operators proves strong interest in UK market for small sat launch and sub-orbital flight. The number of responses for government funding to su ... more  
Mars weather: 'Cloudy, chance of nighttime snowstorm'Paris (AFP) Aug 21, 2017 Mars is buffeted by turbulent snowstorms that occur only at night, according to a study released Monday that revises our understanding of Red Planet weather. ... more |
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Astrophysicists explain the mysterious behavior of cosmic raysMoscow (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 A team of scientists from Russia and China has developed a model which explains the nature of high-energy cosmic rays (CRs) in our Galaxy. These CRs have energies exceeding those produced by superno ... more  
NICER and LISA to Confirm or Disprove Predictions of General RelativityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 Two astrophysical missions, NICER and LISA, could soon change our understanding of the universe. Scientists hope that both instruments would help them answer fundamental questions about the universe ... more 
Scientists create 'diamond rain' that forms in the interior of icy giant planetsMenlo Park CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 In an experiment designed to mimic the conditions deep inside the icy giant planets of our solar system, scientists were able to observe "diamond rain" for the first time as it formed in high-pressu ... more 
Supermassive black holes feed on cosmic jellyfishMunich, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 An Italian-led team of astronomers used the MUSE (Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer) instrument on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile to study how gas can be stripp ... more 
OU astrophysicist predicts detached, eclipsing white dwarfs to merge into exotic starNorman OK (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 A University of Oklahoma astrophysicist, Mukremin Kilic, and his team have discovered two detached, eclipsing double white dwarf binaries with orbital periods of 40 and 46 minutes, respectively. ... more  
Dino-killing asteroid could have thrust Earth into 2 years of darknessBoulder CO (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 Tremendous amounts of soot, lofted into the air from global wildfires following a massive asteroid strike 66 million years ago, would have plunged Earth into darkness for nearly two years, new resea ... more |
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 Call For Ideas For Research On The Deep Space Gateway 
Scientists improve brown dwarf weather forecastsPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 21, 2017 Dim objects called brown dwarfs, less massive than the Sun but more massive than Jupiter, have powerful winds and clouds - specifically, hot patchy clouds made of iron droplets and silicate dust. Sc ... more  
NJIT researchers will follow in the moon's slipstream to capture high-res sunspot imagesNewark NJ (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 While much of the research around the eclipse on Monday will focus on the effects of the Sun's brief, daytime disappearance on Earth and its atmosphere, a group of solar physicists will be leveragin ... more  
Study gives first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostatParis (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 New data provides the first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostat which enables the planet to recover from extremes of climate change - but the recovery timescales are significant. This work ... more  
How future volcanic eruptions will impact Earth's ozone layerBoston MA (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 The next major volcanic eruption could kick-start chemical reactions that would seriously damage the planet's already besieged ozone layer. The extent of damage to the ozone layer that results ... more |
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  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
Hurtling beyond the Moon at a speedy 25,000 mph for a three-week mission requires a space processor capable of operating with guaranteed reliability, in a high radiation environment tens of thousands of miles in deep space, at 480,000,000 instructions per second to execute thousands of commands and sequences for controlling the hundreds of spacecraft systems and components to ensure crew safety ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 21, 2017An era of continuous space communications of with TDRS  Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Aug 21, 2017NASA launches latest TDRS communications satellite  Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 21, 2017Russian Space Cameras on ISS May Replace US Models in 2018 |
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 Vostochny (Sputnik) Aug 21, 2017 
The first technological equipment for the launch of the Angara heavy class carrier rocket has been delivered to the Vostochny Space Center in Russian Far East, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday.
"The first technological equipment for the Angara has arrived. It is in the assembly and testing facility," he said at a meeting at the Vostochny.
On Wednesday, t ... more Vostochny (Sputnik) Aug 21, 2017Soyuz-2 Rocket to Arrive at Vostochny on September 20 for November Launch  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2017New thruster design increases efficiency for future spaceflight  Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 16, 2017Russia's S7 group plans to resume Zenit launches from Sea Launch platform |
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 Paris (AFP) Aug 21, 2017 
Mars is buffeted by turbulent snowstorms that occur only at night, according to a study released Monday that revises our understanding of Red Planet weather.
Up to now, it was thought that snow falling from low-lying Martian clouds settled slowly and sparsely to the ground in a environment bereft of violent winds.
The new findings, reported in the journal Nature Geoscience, suggest that ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Mars 2020 mission to use smart methods to seek signs of past life  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 17, 2017For Moratorium on Sending Commands to Mars, Blame the Sun  Paris (ESA) Jul 14, 2017Tributes to wetter times on Mars |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017 
Chinese scientists have become the first to realize quantum key distribution from a satellite to the ground, laying the foundation for building a hack-proof global quantum communication network.
The achievement based on experiments conducted with the world' s first quantum satellite, Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), was published in the authoritative academic journal Nature on T ... more Xi'an, China (XNA) Aug 14, 2017Xian Satellite Control Center resolves over 10 major satellite faults in 50 years  Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017China develops sea launches to boost space commerce Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit |
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 London, UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 
26 joint proposals from potential spaceports and operators proves strong interest in UK market for small sat launch and sub-orbital flight.
The number of responses for government funding to support UK spaceflight has highlighted a strong interest in the UK commercial market for small satellite launch and sub-orbital flight. The UK Space Agency's call for grant proposals to establish initia ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 18, 2017ASTROSCALE Raises a Total of $25 Million in Series C Led by Private Companies  Paris (ESA) Jul 14, 2017LISA Pathfinder: bake, rattle and roll  San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2017Blue Sky Network Reaffirms Commitment to Brazilian Market |
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During a lengthy spacewalk on Thursday, Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Sergey Ryazanskiy released five mini satellites by hand, including one made almost entirely of 3D-printed materials.
Some new reports are claiming the satellite is the first built from 3D-printed components to be launched into space, but in June, NASA launched a cube satellite made almost entirely of 3D-pri ... more Houston TX (SPX) Aug 21, 2017NASA protects its super heroes from space weather  Raleigh NC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Researchers use vacuum for hands-free patterning of liquid metal  Nottingham, UK (SPX) Aug 17, 2017Surprise discovery in the search for energy efficient information storage |
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 Arlington TX (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
Astrophysicists at the University of Texas at Arlington have predicted that an Earth-like planet may be lurking in a star system just 16 light years away.
The team investigated the star system Gliese 832 for additional exoplanets residing between the two currently known alien worlds in this system. Their computations revealed that an additional Earth-like planet with a dynamically stable c ... more Arecibo PR (SPX) Jul 17, 2017A New Search for Extrasolar Planets from the Arecibo Observatory  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017Gulf of Mexico tube worm is one of the longest-living animals in the world  Garching, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Molecular Outflow Launched Beyond Disk Around Young Star |
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 17, 2017 
In July 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft sent home the first close-up pictures of Pluto and its moons - amazing imagery that inspired many to wonder what a flight over the distant worlds' icy terrain might be like.
Wonder no more. Using actual New Horizons data and digital elevation models of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, mission scientists have created flyover movies that offer s ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 13, 2017New evidence in support of the Planet Nine hypothesis  Edinburgh UK (SPX) Aug 14, 2017Scientists probe Neptune's depths to reveal secrets of icy planets |
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 Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
It's an unseasonably warm February afternoon at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center (SSC), Mississippi, where three men are tinkering with a 7-foot tall, four-legged instrument platform, preparing it for an upcoming research experiment off the coast of Virginia.
The rugged apparatus known as a "quadpod," was built to withstand being on the bottom of the ocean for weeks ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017Scientists discover why bubbles zig-zag as they rise through water  Mexico City (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Mexico City fishermen fight to save Aztec floating gardens  Sydney (AFP) July 19, 2017Risky business for fish in oil-polluted reef waters |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Aug 19, 2017 
Japan on Saturday launched the third satellite in its effort to build a homegrown geolocation system aimed at improving the accuracy of car navigation systems and smartphone maps to mere centimetres.
An H-IIA rocket blasted off at about 2:30 pm (0530 GMT) from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
The rocket successf ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system  Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017Harris delivers navigation package for third GPS III satellite  Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Lockheed Martin Begins Modernizing Receivers for U.S. Air Force's GPS Signal Monitoring Stations |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 
The moon is likely very dry in its interior according to a new study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, published August 21, 2017 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The question of the moon's moistness matters because the amount of water and other volatile (easily evaporated) elements and compounds provide ... more Paris (ESA) Aug 22, 2017Call For Ideas For Research On The Deep Space Gateway  Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 21, 2017Roscosmos Approves Luna-25 Space Station Model in Moon Exploration Project  New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Aug 14, 2017Moon's magnetic field lasted far longer than once believed |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 21, 2017 
Asteroid Florence, a large near-Earth asteroid, will pass safely by Earth on Sept. 1, 2017, at a distance of about 4.4 million miles, (7.0 million kilometers, or about 18 Earth-Moon distances).
Florence is among the largest near-Earth asteroids that are several miles in size; measurements from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and NEOWISE mission indicate it's about 2.7 miles (4.4 kilometers) ... moreBoulder CO (SPX) Aug 22, 2017Dino-killing asteroid could have thrust Earth into 2 years of darkness  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2017Asteroid Apophis has One in 100,000 chance of hitting Earth  Paris (ESA) Aug 14, 2017Asteroid 2012 TC4 will fly past Earth in October 2017 |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
The next major volcanic eruption could kick-start chemical reactions that would seriously damage the planet's already besieged ozone layer.
The extent of damage to the ozone layer that results from a large, explosive eruption depends on complex atmospheric chemistry, including the levels of human-made emissions in the atmosphere. Using sophisticated chemical modeling, researchers from Harv ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Identifying individual atmospheric equatorial waves from a total flow field  Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2017NASA-led airborne mission studies storm intensification in northern hemisphere  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 17, 2017  Ten spacecraft, from ESA's Venus Express to NASA's Voyager-2, felt the effect of a solar eruption as it washed through the Solar System while three other satellites watched, providing a unique perspective on this space weather event. Scientists working on ESA's Mars Express were looking forward to investigating the effects of the close encounter of Comet Siding Spring on the Red Planet's atmosph ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 17, 2017NASA, ESA spacecraft track solar storm through space  Paris (ESA) Aug 21, 2017ESA's Proba-3 will create artificial solar eclipses  Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017NASA taps citizen scientists to help study eclipse |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 21, 2017 
Dim objects called brown dwarfs, less massive than the Sun but more massive than Jupiter, have powerful winds and clouds - specifically, hot patchy clouds made of iron droplets and silicate dust. Scientists recently realized these giant clouds can move and thicken or thin surprisingly rapidly, in less than an Earth day, but did not understand why.
Now, researchers have a new model for expl ... moreMenlo Park CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017Scientists create 'diamond rain' that forms in the interior of icy giant planets  Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2017New 3-D simulations show how galactic centers cool their jets  Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 16, 2017Russia could launch Spektr-RG space observatory with German telescope in 2018 |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 
Astronomers using Caltech's Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) have found evidence for a bizarre lensing system in space, in which a large assemblage of stars is magnifying a much more distant galaxy containing a jet-spewing supermassive black hole. The discovery provides the best view yet of blobs of hot gas that shoot out from supermassive black holes.
"We have known about the existen ... more Honolulu HI (SPX) Aug 17, 2017International team of researchers redefines cosmic velocity web Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017NICER and LISA to Confirm or Disprove Predictions of General Relativity  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Superconductivity research reveals potential new state of matter |
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