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October 09, 2013

Diamond 'super-earth' may not be quite as precious
Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 10, 2013
A planet 40 light years from our solar system, believed to be the first-ever discovered planet to consist largely of diamond, may in fact be of less exquisite nature, according to new research led by University of Arizona astronomy graduate student Johanna Teske. Revisiting public data from previous telescope observations, Teske's team analyzed the available data in more detail and concluded that carbon - the chemical element diamonds are made of - appears to be less abundant in relation to oxygen ... read more

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Evidence for a new nuclear 'magic number' Researchers have come one step closer to understanding unstable atomic nuclei. A team of researchers from RIKEN, the University of Tokyo and other institutions in Japan and Italy has provided eviden ... more		Iron melt network helped grow Earth's core Stanford scientists recreated the intense pressures and temperatures found deep within the Earth, resulting in a discovery that complicates theories of how the planet and its core were formed. ... more		NAU researcher's closer look at Mars reveals new type of impact crater Lessons from underground nuclear tests and explosive volcanoes may hold the answer to how a category of unusual impact craters formed on Mars. The craters feature a thin-layered outer deposit ... more
				Northwestern Researchers Develop Compact, High-Power Terahertz Source at Room Temperature Terahertz (THz) radiation - radiation in the wavelength range of 30 to 300 microns - is gaining attention due to its applications in security screening, medical and industrial imaging, agricultural ... more		Approaching Earth flyby to slingshot Juno to Jupiter NASA's Juno spacecraft launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Aug. 5, 2011, beginning a five-year journey to Jupiter. But it wasn't charted on a direct path. ... more

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Methane seeps of the deep sea: A bacteria feast for lithodid crabs The bottom of the deep sea is largely deserted. Oases occur for example at cold seeps where water transports dissolved elements from the seabed: Specialized microbes convert methane and sulfate from ... more		First ever evidence of a comet striking Earth The first ever evidence of a comet entering Earth's atmosphere and exploding, raining down a shock wave of fire which obliterated every life form in its path, has been discovered by a team of South ... more		One in Four Chance Annually of Rocket Debris Entering High-Traffic Airspace Urban Sky Secures $30 Million in Series B Round to Advance Stratospheric Innovation New Zealand voices 'concern' as Cook Islands seeks China deal		Search for alien life more complicated than thought, scientists say Finding life on distant exoplanets may be more difficult than scientists thought, researchers from China, the United States and Argentina said Monday. ... more
				Russia announces plans to consolidate its space industry Russia's government says it will radically centralize its space industry in a bid to combat major inefficiencies and cut down on the misuse of funds. ... more		NASA ban on Chinese scientists 'inaccurate': lawmaker A decision by NASA to bar Chinese scientists from an upcoming conference was deemed "inaccurate" Tuesday by the US congressman who wrote the law on which the restriction is based. ... more

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Lonely planet without a star discovered wandering our galaxy An exotic young planet free-floating through the Milky Way galaxy rather than orbiting any star is practically a newborn in cosmic terms, astronomers say. ... more		China criticises US space agency over 'discrimination' Beijing on Wednesday criticised the US space agency NASA for what it termed "discriminative action" over a decision to exclude Chinese from a forthcoming science conference in the United States. ... more		Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility Test How Early Earth Supported the Formation of Polyester Protocells Lightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in space		European 'big bang' space telescope to be switched off The process of disposing of a space telescope that mapped the "oldest light" in the universe has begun, its European controllers say. ... more
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	First-ever comet material discovered on Earth: scientists A comet exploded over modern-day Egypt 28 million years ago, raining down fire and leaving behind a "mysterious" black pebble - the first-ever comet material found on Earth, scientists said Tuesday as they announced the discovery. ... more		What's Next, Tiangong? Earlier this year, signs appeared that China was reshuffling its Tiangong space laboratory program. The first Tiangong lab module was launched in 2011, and two astronaut crews lived aboard it. The T ... more		Englert And Higgs Awarded Nobel Prize In Physics For 2013 Francois Englert and Peter W. Higgs are jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2013 for the theory of how particles acquire mass. In 1964, they proposed the theory independently of each other (E ... more		NASA ban on Chinese scientists 'inaccurate': lawmaker A controversial decision by NASA to bar Chinese scientists from a conference on exoplanets next month was deemed "inaccurate" Tuesday by the US congressman who wrote the law. ... more

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