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  Nashville TN (SPX) Oct 17, 2017 The next time you come across a knotted jumble of rope or wire or yarn, ponder this: The natural tendency for things to tangle may help explain the three-dimensional nature of the universe and how it formed. An international team of physicists has developed an out-of-the-box theory which proposes that shortly after it popped into existence 13.8 billion years ago the universe was filled with knots formed from flexible strands of energy called flux tubes that link elementary particles together. ... read more |
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Heavy elements in neutron star mergers detectedDarmstadt, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2017 On October 16 a team of scientists, including members from the LIGO and Virgo collaborations and several astronomical groups, announced the detection of both gravitational and electromagnetic waves, ... more  
NASA Missions Catch First Light from a Gravitational-Wave EventPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2017 For the first time, NASA scientists have detected light tied to a gravitational-wave event, thanks to two merging neutron stars in the galaxy NGC 4993, located about 130 million light-years from Ear ... more 
A new era of multi-messenger astronomy with LIGO discoveryRochester NY (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Rochester Institute of Technology researchers played a significant role in an international announcement today that has changed the future of astrophysics. The breakthrough discovery of collid ... more  
Astronomers find potential solution into how planets formExeter UK (SPX) Oct 17, 2017 The quest to discover how planets found in the far reaches of the universe are born has taken a new, crucial twist. A new study by an international team of scientists, led by Stefan Kraus from ... more |
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NASA Seeks Information from Potential Funders for SpitzerPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2017 NASA is seeking information from U.S. parties interested in operating the Spitzer Space Telescope with non-NASA funding after March 2019, when NASA financial support ends. Spitzer is expected to be ... more 
A star that devoured its own planetsNew York NY (SPX) Oct 17, 2017 A devourer of worlds lurks around 350 light-years away. According to a recent study comparing the chemical composition of a pair of sunlike stars, one of the stars has consumed the rocky equivalent ... more  
Haumea, the most peculiar of Pluto companions, has a ring around itGranada, Spain (SPX) Oct 17, 2017 At the ends of the Solar System, beyond the orbit of Neptune, there is a belt of objects composed of ice and rocks, among which four dwarf planets stand out: Pluto, Eris, Makemake and Haumea. The la ... more 
FAST Feature: No aliens found yet, but heartbeats of a universe heardBeijing (XNA) Oct 17, 2017 One is rapid and strong, and the other is slow and weak, like the heartbeats of a youth and an old man passing through a distance of thousands of light years, and then heard by the most sensitive "e ... more 
Giant Exoplanet Hunters: Look for Debris DisksPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2017 There's no map showing all the billions of exoplanets hiding in our galaxy - they're so distant and faint compared to their stars, it's hard to find them. Now, astronomers hunting for new worlds hav ... more  
Mimetic Martian water is highly pressurized, experiments showWashington (UPI) Oct 13, 2017 Mars is too cold to host flowing liquid water, but with the right mix of compounds, a water solution could be hiding on and below Mars' surface. ... more |
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Reconstructing Cassini's Plunge into SaturnPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2017 As NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its fateful dive into the upper atmosphere of Saturn on Sept. 15, the spacecraft was live-streaming data from eight of its science instruments, along with readings ... more 
Energy against the current on a quantum scale, without contradicting the laws of physicsBilbao, Spain (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 This is the main result obtained by the group led by Professor Angel Rubio of the UPV/EHU and of the Max Planck Institute PMSD, together with collaborators at the BCCMS centre in Bremen, and which h ... more  
Low-cost battery from waste graphiteZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Kostiantyn Kravchyk works in the group of Maksym Kovalenko. This research group is based at both ETH Zurich and in Empa's Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics. The two researchers' ambitious ... more  
Quantum communications bend to our needsWashington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 The potential for photon entanglement in quantum computing and communications has been known for decades. One of the issues impeding its immediate application is the fact that many photon entangleme ... more |
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  Moscow (AFP) Oct 14, 2017 
Russia on Saturday launched an unmanned Progress space freighter carrying supplies to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz 2.1a rocket carrying the ship successfully reached orbit eight minutes after taking off at 11:47am Moscow time (0847 GMT), a Russian space agency commentator said in the live feed from mission control.
The event was pu ... more Miami (AFP) Oct 10, 2017US spacewalkers install 'new eyes' at space station  Paris (Sputnik) Oct 10, 2017Roscosmos: International Space Exploration to Continue Despite Geopolitical Situation  Houston TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2017NASA May Extend BEAM's Time on the International Space Station |
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The flight preparations for the four engines that will power NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) on its first integrated flight with Orion are complete and the engines are assembled and ready to be joined to the deep space rocket's core stage. All five structures that form the massive core stage for the rocket have been built including the engine section where the RS-25 engines will be attached. ... more Paris (ESA) Oct 16, 2017Rocket motor for Ariane 6 and Vega-C is cast for testing  Wallops Flight Facility VA (SPX) Oct 10, 2017ASPIRE Successfully Launches from NASA Wallops  Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Oct 16, 2017RS-25 Engines Ready for Maiden Flight of NASA's Space Launch System |
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 Kent UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
Six people recently returned from an eight-month long isolation experiment to test human endurance for long-term space missions. Their "journey to Mars" involved being isolated below the summit of the world's largest active volcano in Hawaii (Mauna Loa), and was designed to better understand the psychological impacts of manned missions.
NASA, which aims to send expeditions to Mars by the 2 ... moreWashington (UPI) Oct 13, 2017Mimetic Martian water is highly pressurized, experiments show  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Debate over Mars exploration strategy heats up in astrobiology journal  Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 10, 2017Opportunity Feeling the Chemistry |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017 
China launched three remote sensing satellites Friday on a Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The Yaogan-30 01 satellites will conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments.
The launch is the 251st flight mission of the Long March rocket family.
span class="BDL">Source: a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com">Xin ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017UN official commends China's role in space cooperation  Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 10, 2017 
Turkey is set to develop its space agency following the passing of a draft law by the Turkish Parliament. According to some experts, Turkey will collaborate with Russia, China and India in order to move faster and more efficiently in this field.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim recently announced that a draft law on the establishment of the Turkish Space Agency, which was submitted t ... more Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 9, 2017SpaceX launches 10 satellites for Iridium mobile network  Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Lockheed Martin Completes First Flexible Solar Array for LM 2100 Satellite  Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Sep 29, 2017GomSpace and Luxembourg to develop space activities in the Grand Duchy |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
While it's true that space radiation is one of the biggest challenges for a human journey to Mars, it's also true that NASA is developing technologies and countermeasures to ensure a safe and successful journey to the red planet.
"Some people think that radiation will keep NASA from sending people to Mars, but that's not the current situation," said, Pat Troutman, NASA Human Exploration St ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017Saab upgrading Norwegian radars under NATO contract  Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Understanding rare earth emulsions  San Jose, United States (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Oculus unveils standalone virtual reality headset |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Oct 17, 2017 
The quest to discover how planets found in the far reaches of the universe are born has taken a new, crucial twist.
A new study by an international team of scientists, led by Stefan Kraus from the University of Exeter, has given a fascinating new insight into one of the most respected theories of how planets are formed.
Young stars start out with a massive disk of gas and dust that o ... moreNew York NY (SPX) Oct 17, 2017A star that devoured its own planets Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2017Giant Exoplanet Hunters: Look for Debris Disks  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Are Self-Replicating Starships Practical |
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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
Ten observatories in six European countries teamed up for recent observations of a stellar occultation by the dwarf planet Haumea, which surprisingly show a narrow and dense ring orbiting the dwarf planet.
In addition, the astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics and more than 50 further institutions were able to constrain the size, shape and density of Haumea,w ... moreGranada, Spain (SPX) Oct 17, 2017Haumea, the most peculiar of Pluto companions, has a ring around it  Friedrichshafen, Germany (ESA) Oct 03, 2017Helicopter test for Jupiter icy moons radar  Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Solving the Mystery of Pluto's Giant Blades of Ice |
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 Miami (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 
A huge spike in carbon emissions seen in the past couple of years has puzzled scientists, since there was no evidence of a rise in human activities, like fossil fuel burning, that might explain it.
But new satellite data shows that the weather phenomenon El Nino is to blame, because it led to dry spells that put stress on plants and trees across the tropics, and made it harder for them to pe ... more Rabat (AFP) Oct 15, 2017'Thirsty protests' hit Morocco over water shortages  La Ciotat, France (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Underwater nurseries help revive Mediterranean fish stocks  Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2017Harvey runoff is threatening coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico |
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The U.S. Air Force has given their final acceptance approval to Lockheed Martin's GPS III satellite, the company announced on Tuesday.
The available for launch designation, or AFL, from the Air Force is the final stage in accepting new technology under Department of Defense regulations. Lockheed Martin's first GPS III Space Vehicle or GPS III SV01 is expected to deploy in 2018, accordin ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2017exactEarth Announces Agreement with Alltek Marine to Expand Small Vessel Tracking Service Offering  Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017BeiDou navigation to cover Belt and Road countries by 2018 Beijing (XNA) Sep 19, 2017China's BeiDou-3 satellites get new chips |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
Scientists have long assumed that all the planets in our solar system look the same beneath the surface, but a study published in Geology on Oct. 4 tells a different story.
"The mantle of the earth is made mostly of a mineral called olivine, and the assumption is usually that all planets are like the Earth," said Jay Melosh, Distinguished Professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Scien ... more Houston TX (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Moon Once Had an Atmosphere  Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Chinese moon missions delayed by rocket failure: report  Adelaide, Australia (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Moon village the first stop to Mars: ESA |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
The house-sized asteroid 2012 TC4 is slated to give Earth a close shave on Thursday, October 12, swooshing by our planet at approximately 5:41 UTC (1:41 a.m. EDT) at a distance of about 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers). Although there were some worries that this rocky object could hit the Earth, latest observations confirm that it poses no danger to our home planet at all.
"The actual miss ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 16, 2017Asteroid Tracking Network Observes Close Approach  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Team led by UCLA astrophysicist observes primitive comet 2 billion kilometres from the sun  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 06, 2017A geochemist from MSU has assessed the oxidative environment inside asteroids |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
University of Sydney and NASA researchers have developed a revolutionary new technique to image plant photosynthesis using satellite-based remote-sensing, with potential applications in climate change monitoring.
The uptake of carbon dioxide by leaves and its conversion to sugars by photosynthesis, referred to as gross primary production (GPP), is the fundamental basis of life on Earth and ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 10, 2017China launches remote sensing satellite for Venezuela  Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Satellite transmissions cease, no impact to weather mission  Moscow (AFP) Oct 13, 2017Russia launches European satellite to monitor Earth's atmosphere |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 
If governments and their space agencies are serious about protecting Earth from solar storms, one team of researchers argues a giant space shield is the most logical solution.
Much attention is paid to the threat of comets and asteroids. In the past, violent collisions have triggered mass extinctions. Solar storms - intense waves of high energy particles flung into space during coronal ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2017Scientists model magnetic storm that inspired red aurora over Kyoto  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 03, 2017A RAVAN in the sun  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Parker Solar Probe Gets Its Revolutionary Heat Shield |
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 Darmstadt, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2017 
On October 16 a team of scientists, including members from the LIGO and Virgo collaborations and several astronomical groups, announced the detection of both gravitational and electromagnetic waves, originating from the merger of two neutron stars. These mergers have been speculated as the yet unknown production site of heavy elements including Gold, Platinum and Uranium in the Universe.
I ... moreBeijing (XNA) Oct 17, 2017FAST Feature: No aliens found yet, but heartbeats of a universe heard Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2017NASA Seeks Information from Potential Funders for Spitzer  Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 05, 2017Mysterious Dimming of Tabby's Star May Be Caused by Dust |
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 Nashville TN (SPX) Oct 17, 2017 
The next time you come across a knotted jumble of rope or wire or yarn, ponder this: The natural tendency for things to tangle may help explain the three-dimensional nature of the universe and how it formed.
An international team of physicists has developed an out-of-the-box theory which proposes that shortly after it popped into existence 13.8 billion years ago the universe was filled wit ... moreBilbao, Spain (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Energy against the current on a quantum scale, without contradicting the laws of physics Washington DC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017JILA's 3-D quantum gas atomic clock offers new dimensions in measurement  London, UK (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Electron behavior under extreme conditions described for the first time |
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