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Winter wanderings put Opportunity at 28 Miles on the odometer Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 04, 2017 Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of Perseverance Valley on the west rim of the Noachian-aged Endeavour Crater. Before moving to the next waypoint, the team commanded the rover on Sol 4916 (Nov. 21, 2017), to collect a Microscopic Image (MI) mosaic of a surface target, and then place the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) for a multi-sol integration. While the APXS was integrating, Opportunity continued to collect extensive color panoramas of the surrounding terrain. The ... read more |
EU exempts fuel for ExoMars mission from Russian sanctions Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 04, 2017 The ExoMars 2020 mission is the first joint program between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia's Roscosmos space corporation. "On November 30, 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) ... more Stirling UK (SPX) Dec 04, 2017 Three times further away from the sun than the Earth lies an enormous lump of metal. Around 252km in diameter, the metallic "M-class" asteroid 16 Psyche is the target of NASA's next mission to the b ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2017 Scientists have detected cosmic ray energy readings that could bring them closer to proving the existence of dark matter, a mysterious substance believed to comprise a quarter of our universe, a study said Thursday. ... more Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 A new study by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago shows how amputees can learn to control a robotic arm through electrodes implanted in the brain. The research, published in Nature C ... more |
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Gravitational waves could shed light on the origin of black holes Providence RI (SPX) Dec 04, 2017 A new study published in Physical Review Letters outlines how scientists could use gravitational wave experiments to test the existence of primordial black holes, gravity wells formed just moments a ... more Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Dec 04, 2017 Is there life beyond Earth in the cosmos? Astronomers looking for signs have found that our Milky Way galaxy teems with exoplanets, some with conditions that could be right for extraterrestrial life ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 01, 2017 A team at the University of Sydney and Microsoft, in collaboration with Stanford University in the US, has miniaturised a component that is essential for the scale-up of quantum computing. The work ... more Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2017 NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft - cruising interstellar space billions of miles from Earth - was back on the right track Friday thanks to thrusters that were fired up for the first time in 37 years. ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 04, 2017 The Juno spacecraft captured this image when the spacecraft was only 11,747 miles (18,906 kilometers) from the tops of Jupiter's clouds - that's roughly as far as the distance between New York City ... more Vienna, Austria (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 Tick... tock... Very regular clocks are essential in our everyday lives. They enable us to navigate, from the marine chronometers used to determine longitude, to GPS. Stable clocks power the in-tern ... more |
Study sheds light on turbulence in astrophysical plasmas La Palma, Canary Islands (SPX) Dec 04, 2017 Nothing can emerge from a black hole. Yet, in nature, we find ultra-powerful jets of energy that shoot out from the immediate vicinities of growing black holes. How these jets form remains a puzzle ... more Charlottesville VA (SPX) Dec 04, 2017 At the center of our galaxy, in the immediate vicinity of its supermassive black hole, is a region wracked by powerful tidal forces and bathed in intense ultraviolet light and X-ray radiation. These ... more Paris (ESA) Nov 04, 2017 By pinning down, for the first time, the three-dimensional motions of individual stars in the nearby Sculptor dwarf galaxy, astronomers have shed new light on the distribution of invisible dark matt ... more Houston TX (SPX) Dec 04, 2017 The telescope's combined science instruments and optical element recently completed about 100 days of cryogenic testing inside Johnson's Chamber A, a massive thermal vacuum testing chamber at the ce ... more |
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 Since the dawn of the human race, mankind has looked up at the night sky and wondered 'what's out there?' The ancient Greeks and Romans saw the constellations and wove them into their myths of warring gods. The native Americans' creation story is based on the movements of the sky. The past few hundred years brought with them the birth of a new age, an age of science and deeper understanding of t ... more Space Farms: 'Mark Watney in The Martian Was Right to Add Poop to the Soil' NASA successfully fires Voyager 1 thrusters after 37 years Does the Outer Space Treaty at 50 need a rethink |
New Delhi (IANS) Nov 30, 2017 India plans to have at least one rocket launch every month in 2018 from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh to deploy satellites in orbit, said a top space official on Tuesday. "We are planning to have at least one launch mission a month in 2018 to deploy satellites in the earth's orbit for various applications," said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar ... more Russia to build launch pad for super heavy-lift carrier by 2028 Flat-Earther's self-launch plan hits a snag Mechanisms are critical to all space vehicles |
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Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 04, 2017 The ExoMars 2020 mission is the first joint program between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia's Roscosmos space corporation. "On November 30, 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/2214 in order to permit certain operations concerning hydrazine (CAS 302-01-2) in concentrations of 70 % or more, which is included in the Common Military List of the European Union," the Counci ... more Winter wanderings put Opportunity at 28 Miles on the odometer Earthworms can reproduce in Mars-like soil Opportunity Greets Winter Solstice |
Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017 China is now the world leader in remote sensing technologies for scientific purposes and is able to provide an unprecedented amount of data to support research and development for the world, officials said on Tuesday. Remote sensing refers to aerial or satellite-based technologies to detect and measure objects on Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Sci ... more China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040 China plans first sea based launch by 2018 China's reusable spacecraft to be launched in 2020 |
Paris (ESA) Nov 29, 2017 ESA's ground station in Western Australia routinely communicates with spacecraft at far-away places like Mars. Now, it's using sunlight to generate electricity, significantly reducing energy costs. Whether orbiting a planet, following a comet or peering deep into our Universe, spacecraft have long used solar cells to generate electricity from sunlight to power their mission. Now, ESA ... more Orbital ATK purchase by Northrop Grumman approved by shareholders UK space launch program receives funding boost from Westminster Need to double number of operational satellites: ISRO chief |
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2017 Chemists have developed another catalyst that can selectively activate a carbon-hydrogen bond, part of an ongoing strategy to revolutionize the field of organic synthesis and open up new chemical space. The journal Nature is publishing the work by chemists at Emory University, following on their development of a similar catalyst last year. Both of the catalysts are able to selectively func ... more New 3-D printer is 10 times faster than commercial counterparts Device could reduce the carbon footprint of ethylene production Researchers inadvertently boost surface area of nickel nanoparticles for catalysis |
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College Park MD (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 Three new studies by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) scientists have identified key factors that help microbes survive in harsh environments. The results, which have implications for biotechnology and understanding life in extreme conditions, were in the Proceedings of the National Academy Of Sciences (PNAS), Astrobiology, and the International Journal of Astrobiology. "O ... more Exoplanet Has Smothering Stratosphere Without Water Scientists study Earth's earliest life forms in Nevada hot spring The answer to planetary habitability is blowing in the stellar wind |
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 04, 2017 The Juno spacecraft captured this image when the spacecraft was only 11,747 miles (18,906 kilometers) from the tops of Jupiter's clouds - that's roughly as far as the distance between New York City and Perth, Australia. The color-enhanced image, which captures a cloud system in Jupiter's northern hemisphere, was taken on Oct. 24, 2017 at 10:24 a.m. PDT (1:24 p.m. EDT) when Juno was at a la ... more Pluto's hydrocarbon haze keeps dwarf planet colder than expected Jupiter's Stunning Southern Hemisphere Watching Jupiter's multiple pulsating X-ray Aurora |
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Seattle WA (SPX) Dec 01, 2017 The ocean's deepest fish doesn't look like it could survive in harsh conditions thousands of feet below the surface. Instead of giant teeth and a menacing frame, the fishes that roam in the deepest parts of the ocean are small, translucent, bereft of scales - and highly adept at living where few other organisms can. Meet the deepest fish in the ocean, a new species named the Mariana snailf ... more Why are there no sea snakes in the Atlantic? The world needs to rethink the value of water Scientists discover resilient 'heart' of Great Barrier Reef |
Denver CO (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 The U.S. Air Force's third GPS III satellite in production flow at Lockheed Martin's advanced satellite manufacturing facility here is now fully integrated into a complete space vehicle. GPS III Space Vehicle 03 (GPS III SV03) followed the first two GPS III satellites on a streamlined assembly and test production line. Technicians successfully integrated the satellite's major components - ... more DARPA digging for ideas to revolutionize subterranean mapping China's GPS network Beidou joins global rescue data network Galileo quartet fuelled and ready to fly |
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Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2017 The 'supermoon' set for next week is expected to be the brightest of the year as the moon's orbit will be at its closest point to the earth. Public astronomer Dr. Marek Kukula at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, Britain, told AGN News a supermoon is when"a full moon happens to occur when the moon is also at its closest point" to the earth and appears brighter and bigger than usual. ... more Japan signals growing support for Deep Space Gateway concept Moon's crust underwent resurfacing after forming from magma ocean Russia tests new spaceship set to deliver people, cargo to moon |
Paris (ESA) Nov 30, 2017 While scanning the sky, ESA's Gaia mission maps not only the stellar content of our Galaxy, but also the Solar System's asteroid population. This visualisation shows the detection by Gaia of more than 13 000 asteroids as the spacecraft (represented by the pale blue dot) scanned the sky between August 2014 and May 2016. This is a subset of the total number of asteroids seen by Gaia - the sa ... more Metal asteroid Psyche is all set for an early visit from NASA NASA telescope studies quirky comet 45P Russian Astronomers Show Big Asteroid Approaching the Earth |
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Washington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 The "Multi-Spectral Imagery" extension defines how to encode and store reflected electromagnetic radiation from the infrared wavelengths into a CDB data store. This extension is limited to only adding this new data type and does not change any existing requirements or structure defined in the CDB standard. This extension also attempts to harmonize with the existing component selectors used in th ... more French NGO helps African mums shake off AIDS stigma Forty years of Meteosat China launches remote sensing satellites in multiple launches |
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 Scientists have been studying the near-Earth environment for the better part of a century, but many mysteries - like where the energetic particles that pervade the area originate and become energized - still remain. In a new type of collaborative study, scientists combined data from 16 separate NASA and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) spacecraft to understand how a particle phenomeno ... more New NASA instrument continues measuring solar energy input to Earth Solar minimum surprisingly constant NASA detects solar flare pulses at Sun and Earth |
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Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 The Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE, also known as Wukong) mission published its first scientific results on Nov. 30 in Nature, presenting the precise measurement of cosmic ray electron flux, especially a spectral break at ~0.9 TeV. The data may shed light on the annihilation or decay of particle dark matter. DAMPE is a collaboration of more than a hundred scientists, technicians and ... more Chinese satellite closes in on dark matter mystery First proper motions measured of stars in a small galaxy outside the Milky Way Webb Telescope emerges from Chamber A at JSC |
La Palma, Canary Islands (SPX) Dec 04, 2017 Nothing can emerge from a black hole. Yet, in nature, we find ultra-powerful jets of energy that shoot out from the immediate vicinities of growing black holes. How these jets form remains a puzzle but they consist of a hot plasma soup, which is somehow sped up to speeds approaching that of light. Along the way, this plasma begins to glow with radiation, forming two bright columns along the blac ... more The possibility of vestiges of an earlier Universe before the Big Bang Nano-watch has steady hands Gravitational waves could shed light on the origin of black holes |
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