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  Liverpool UK (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 Despite their appearance solar tornadoes are not rotating after all, according to a European team of scientists. A new analysis of these gigantic structures, each one several times the size of the Earth, indicates that they may have been misnamed because scientists have so far only been able to observe them using 2-dimensional images. Dr Nicolas Labrosse will present the work, carried out by researchers at the University of Glasgow, Paris Observatory, University of Toulouse, and Czech Academy of S ... read more |
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NASA Announces Independent Review Board Members for James Webb Space TelescopeWashington DC (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 NASA has assembled members of an external Independent Review Board for the agency's James Webb Space Telescope. The board will evaluate a wide range of factors influencing Webb's mission success and ... more  
First Interdisciplinary Conference on Habitability in early solar systemGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 Media are invited to tune into a livecast from astrobiology experts at the first Goddard international interdisciplinary conference on habitability in the early solar system. The "Environments ... more  
ALPHA test records most precise direct measurement of antimatterWashington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 Physicists have achieved the most precise measurement of antimatter yet. ... more 
Planet hunter TESS will also help astronomers study starsAmes IA (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 Steve Kawaler is heading back to Florida to witness the launch of another NASA spacecraft that will search for planets beyond our solar system. There will be much for Kawaler to see at the lau ... more |
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CEAS Alumnus Develops New Heat Pipe to Support SpacecraftCincinnati OH (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 As humans continue to explore space, their spacecraft require newer technologies. Often, these new technologies generate more heat, which can be a problem if the structures can't withstand it. Moham ... more  
DT Research introduces new rugged tablet with scientific-grade GNSSSan Jose CA (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 DT Research, the leading designer and manufacturer of purpose-built computing solutions for vertical markets, has announced the DT301T Rugged RTK Tablet, a lightweight military-grade tablet that is ... more  
Denmark Hopeful to 'Enter Superliga' With Recent Space ProjectMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 04, 2018 A 314-kilogram heavy observatory launched to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center is a culmination of almost 20 years of work by a Danish research team that cost close to $5 ... more  
Shrimp-inspired camera may enable underwater navigationChampaign IL (SPX) Apr 06, 2018 The underwater environment may appear to the human eye as a dull-blue, featureless space. However, a vast landscape of polarization patterns appear when viewed through a camera that is designed to s ... more 
New source of global nitrogen discoveredDavis CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2018 For centuries, the prevailing science has indicated that all of the nitrogen on Earth available to plants comes from the atmosphere. But a study from the University of California, Davis, indicates t ... more |
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Antarctica retreating across the sea floorLeeds UK (SPX) Apr 03, 2018 Antarctica's great ice sheet is losing ground as it is eroded by warm ocean water circulating beneath its floating edge, a new study has found. Research by the UK Centre for Polar Observation ... more  |
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'We're sleepwalking into a mass extinction' say scientistsBath UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2018 Species that live in symbiosis with others, which often occur in the most delicately balanced and threatened marine ecosystems such as coral reefs, are the slowest to recover their diversity if dama ... more  
Pi-electron conjugation unit enables sustainable battery technologyLogan UT (SPX) Apr 04, 2018 Utah State University chemists' efforts to develop alternative battery technology solutions are advancing and recent findings are highlighted in a renowned, international chemistry journal. Ti ... more  
Precision atom qubits achieve major quantum computing milestoneSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 06, 2018 The unique Australian approach of creating quantum bits from precisely positioned individual atoms in silicon is reaping major rewards, with UNSW Sydney-led scientists showing for the first time tha ... more  
Virgin Galactic completes first rocket-powered Unity space craft launchWashington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 Virgin Galactic successfully launched and landed its Unity spacecraft by rocket power, completing its first powered flight in almost four years. ... more 
SpaceX Dragon arrives at ISS with material samples and new testing facilityEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2018 On Wednesday, the SpaceX Dragon that launched April 2 arrived at the International Space Station to deliver more than 5,800 pounds of research investigations, cargo and supplies, including NASA's Ma ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) April 9, 2018 
At a conference where thinkers and luminaries gather to discuss world-changing ideas and innovations, the talk is shifting to the dark side.
This year's theme of the annual Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference starting Tuesday in Vancouver is "Age of Amazement," but with a keen eye on unintended consequences.
The gathering comes amid growing fears about a loss of privacy ... more |
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 Huntington Beach CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2018 
US orbital launch provider Rocket Lab has confirmed it will open a 14-day launch window this month to conduct the company's first fully commercial launch. The mission, named 'It's Business Time', includes manifested payloads for Spire Global and GeoOptics Inc., built by Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems.
The 14-day 'It's Business Time' launch window will open on Friday April 20, 2018 NZT. Durin ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 05, 2018 
NASA has announced their intent to fund research which will send a swarm of Robot bees up to Mars to explore the red planet. Sputnik spoke to Sethu Vijayakumar, Professor of Robotics at the University of Edinburgh, and former judge of the BBC's robot wars, about the 'swarm' technology format.
b>Sputnik: /b>What is it about the bee as an insect that would make it a good model for NASA's M ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 2, 2018 
The plunge back to Earth of a defunct Chinese space laboratory will not slow down Beijing's ambitious plans to send humans to the moon.
The Tiangong-1 space module, which crashed Monday, was intended to serve as a stepping stone to a manned station, but its problems highlight the difficulties of exploring outer space.
But China has come a long way in its race to catch up with the United ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 03, 2018 
ESA's observatory to monitor electrical discharges in the upper atmosphere is on its way to the International Space Station. The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor is riding in the Dragon cargo vehicle that lifted off at 20:30 GMT (16:40 local time) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
A suite of instruments will search for high-altitude electrical discharges associated with storm ... more |
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 Cincinnati OH (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 
As humans continue to explore space, their spacecraft require newer technologies. Often, these new technologies generate more heat, which can be a problem if the structures can't withstand it. Mohammed Ababneh, PhD, thinks he has found the solution for managing these higher temperatures.
Ababneh, a research development engineer at Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) and a graduate of ... more |
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 Liverpool UK (SPX) Apr 05, 2018 
Intense radiation could strip away the ozone layer of Earth-like planets around other stars and render them uninhabitable, according to a new study led by Dr Eike Guenther of the Thueringer Observatory in Germany.
Dr Guenther sets out the work in a presentation on 3rd April at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science in Liverpool.
Astronomers now know of around 4000 planets i ... more |
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 Palo Alto CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2018 
SSL has been selected by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to design and build critical equipment for a spacecraft that will explore Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. The award reflects SSL's leadership role in the space industry as a valued contractor supporting NASA mission needs and long-term commitment to accelerating innovation for the new space economy.
The Europa Clipper spacecraft, se ... more |
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 Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 06, 2018 
The underwater environment may appear to the human eye as a dull-blue, featureless space. However, a vast landscape of polarization patterns appear when viewed through a camera that is designed to see the world through the eyes of many of the animals that inhabit the water.
University of Illinois researchers have developed an underwater GPS method by using polarization information collecte ... more |
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 San Jose CA (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 
DT Research, the leading designer and manufacturer of purpose-built computing solutions for vertical markets, has announced the DT301T Rugged RTK Tablet, a lightweight military-grade tablet that is purpose-built for GIS mapping applications with Real Time Kinematic (RTK) satellite navigation used to enhance the precision of position data derived from satellite-based positioning systems. This uni ... more |
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 Flagstaff AZ (SPX) Apr 06, 2018 
NAU assistant professor of planetary science Christopher Edwards co-authored a paper recently published in Nature Geoscience that has generated interest among scientists in the field as well as in mainstream science news, such as Science Daily and Outer Places.
The researchers analyzed remote-sensing data from two lunar missions and concluded that water appears to be evenly spread across t ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 
After years of searching, scientists are confident they're finally closing in on the location of the crater left by a meteorite that struck Australasia 800,000 years ago.
When the 12-mile-wide meteor struck Earth, debris was exploded in the sky and deposited across the region. The fragments have not been hard to come by, and yet, scientists have failed to locate the crater.
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 04, 2018 
A 314-kilogram heavy observatory launched to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center is a culmination of almost 20 years of work by a Danish research team that cost close to $50 million. The project is expected to shed light on climate change and propel Denmark to a top slot in space exploration.
The Asim Space Observatory has been successfully launched into space and ... more |
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 Liverpool UK (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 
Despite their appearance solar tornadoes are not rotating after all, according to a European team of scientists. A new analysis of these gigantic structures, each one several times the size of the Earth, indicates that they may have been misnamed because scientists have so far only been able to observe them using 2-dimensional images.
Dr Nicolas Labrosse will present the work, carried out ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 05, 2018 
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have for the first time precisely measured the distance to one of the oldest objects in the universe, a collection of stars born shortly after the big bang.
This new, refined distance yardstick provides an independent estimate for the age of the universe. The new measurement also will help astronomers improve models of stellar evolution. Star ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 
Physicists have achieved the most precise measurement of antimatter yet.
And yet, the cosmos' biggest mystery remains unsolved: why do we exist?
As part of the ALPHA experiment, scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research synthesized and measured the spectral properties of 15,000 atoms of antihydrogen. Each antihydrogen particle is made up of an antiproton orbite ... more |
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