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  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 Researchers demonstrate for the first time the potential of existing technology to directly detect and characterize life on Mars and other planets. The study, published in Frontiers in Microbiology, used miniaturized scientific instruments and new microbiology techniques to identify and examine microorganisms in the Canadian high Arctic - one of the closest analogs to Mars on Earth. By avoiding delays that come with having to return samples to a laboratory for analysis, the methodology could also be use ... read more |
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Elementary, my dear machine intelligenceParis (ESA) Jan 19, 2018 Artificial intelligence already helping astronauts on the International Space Station is also providing a promising approach for solving crimes. In an era of security concerns across Europe, the sma ... more  
NASA team studies middle-aged sun by tracking motion of MercuryGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 Like the waistband of a couch potato in midlife, the orbits of planets in our solar system are expanding. It happens because the Sun's gravitational grip gradually weakens as our star ages and loses ... more  
Arianespace to launch SES-14 and Al Yah 3 for SES and YahsatKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jan 19, 2018 For its first launch of 2018, Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana to launch the SES-14 and Al Yah 3 satellites for operators SES and Yahsat (Al Yah S ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 test advances exploration effortsStennis Space Center, MS (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 This week, NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne hot-fired an RS-25 engine in a test that marked another milestone toward the first crewed flight of the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) while laying groundw ... more |
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New record at ultracold neutron source in MainzMainz, Germany (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 Some ten years ago, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) entered a new field of research by starting to generate ultracold neutrons (UCN) for use in fundamental research in physics. Now that th ... more  
Satellites paint a detailed picture of maritime activityParis (ESA) Jan 19, 2018 ESA has helped coastal authorities to track up to 70% more ships and pick up nearly three times more ship positions via satellite than was possible before. Large cargo vessels and passenger sh ... more  
Weather anomalies accelerate the melting of sea iceZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 17, 2018 In the winter of 2015/16, something happened that had never before been seen on this scale: at the end of December, temperatures rose above zero degrees Celsius for several days in parts of the Arct ... more 
DARPA Program Aims to Extend Lifetime of Quantum SystemsWashington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 Whether it is excited electrons emitting photons in a lightbulb or the vibrational frequency of atoms in an atomic clock, quantum phenomena are simultaneously fundamental aspects of nature and the b ... more 
Japan forecasting breakthrough could improve weather warningsTokyo (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 A new project harnessing data from a Japanese satellite could improve weather forecasting and allow officials to issue life-saving warnings before natural disasters, researchers say. ... more  
How we created a mini 'gamma ray burst' in the lab for the first timeLondon, UK (The Conversation) Jan 19, 2018 Gamma ray bursts, intense explosions of light, are the brightest events ever observed in the universe - lasting no longer than seconds or minutes. Some are so luminous that they can be observed with ... more  
Long-Term Warming Trend Continued in 2017: NASA, NOAAGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 Earth's global surface temperatures in 2017 ranked as the second warmest since 1880, according to an analysis by NASA. Continuing the planet's long-term warming trend, globally averaged temper ... more |
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 US electronics innovation leaps forward via joint university microelectronics program  
Mysteries of a promising spintronic material revealedRiverside CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 Researchers at UC Riverside used an unconventional approach to determine the strength of the electron spin interactions with the optical phonons in antiferromagnetic nickel oxide (NiO) crystals. ... more  
Russian scientists found excitons in nickel oxide for the first timeSverdlovsk Oblast, Russia (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 Russian scientists from Ural Federal University (UrFU) together with their colleagues from Institute of Metal Physics of the Ural Department of Russian Academy of Sciences studied fundamental charac ... more  
China to launch first student satellite for scientific educationNanjing Beijing (XNA) Jan 19, 2018 China's first nano-satellite with primary and middle school students involved in the development and building process will be launched into space Friday. The satellite, named after late Premie ... more |
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Biodegradable sensor could help doctors monitor serious health conditionsStorrs CT (SPX) Jan 17, 2018 UConn engineers have created a biodegradable pressure sensor that could help doctors monitor chronic lung disease, swelling of the brain, and other medical conditions before dissolving harmlessly in ... more  
Europe's space agency braces for Brexit falloutParis (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 The European Space Agency (ESA) is drawing up contingency plans for projects, commercial deals, and staffing that may be adversely affected by Brexit, senior officials said Wednesday. ... more  
NASA, USGS confirm Michigan meteorite strikeWashington (UPI) Jan 17, 2018 Both NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey have confirmed that a meteorite entered Earth's atmosphere above southeastern Michigan on Tuesday night. ... more 
Next Mars Analog mission will help improve efficiency and reduce dust exposureDaytona Beach, FL (SPX) Jan 18, 2018 As NASA and others look to return humans to the Moon for longer durations, lunar dust remains an industry concern. Apollo mission crew members described the dust as similar to sandpaper, havin ... more 
'First Light' images from CERES FM6 Earth-observing instrumentHampton VA (SPX) Jan 18, 2018 It's working! The covers on the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Flight Model 6 (CERES FM6) opened Jan. 5, allowing it to scan Earth for the first time. The instrument was one of f ... more 
Applications now open for the Space Debris Training CourseParis (ESA) Jan 18, 2018 Space debris is a hazard to our satellites and spacecraft as well as a contributor to near-Earth space pollution. To help raise awareness of this issue, ESA's Education Office is organising the firs ... more 
ASU engineer showcases NASA research for CongressTempe AZ (SPX) Jan 18, 2018 To help NASA better explore outer space, Yuji Zhao headed to Capitol Hill with NASA's best and brightest collaborators in academia to talk space tech with U.S. Congress members. Zhao, an assis ... more |
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 NASA picks up where it left off in 2017, tests RS-25 Flight Controller 
Columbus: 10 years a labParis (ESA) Jan 18, 2018 In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue... In 2008 another Columbus sailed into space. Next month, Europe's Columbus laboratory achieves 10 years in orbit. Circling our planet at 28 800 km/h, t ... more 
Himawari-8 data simulation allows 10-min updates of rain and flood predictionsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 18, 2018 Using the power of Japan's K computer, scientists from the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science and collaborators have shown that incorporating satellite data at frequent intervals - t ... more  
'Alien attack' in Tokyo as Space Invaders turns 40Tokyo (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 Block graphic aliens dropped down the window panes of a Tokyo skyscraper before being blasted into oblivion by enthusiastic gamers celebrating 40 years of the arcade sensation "Space Invaders". ... more |
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Buried glaciers have been spotted on Mars, offering new hints about how much water may be accessible on the Red Planet and where it is located, researchers said Thursday.
Although ice has long been known to exist on Mars, a better understanding of its depth and location could be vital to future human explorers, said the report in the US journal Science.
"Astronauts could essentially just ... more |
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 Nanjing Beijing (XNA) Jan 19, 2018 
China's first nano-satellite with primary and middle school students involved in the development and building process will be launched into space Friday.
The satellite, named after late Premier Zhou Enlai, was sent from its production base in Huai'an Youth Comprehensive Development Base in east China's Jiangsu Province to Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 15, 2018 
In an unprecedented deep survey for small, faint objects in the Orion Nebula, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (http://www.nasa.gov/hubble) have uncovered the largest known population of brown dwarfs sprinkled among newborn stars. Looking in the vicinity of the survey stars, researchers not only found several very-low-mass brown dwarf companions, but also three giant planets. They ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jan 17, 2018 
ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer - JUICE - passed an important milestone, the ground segment requirements review, with flying colours, demonstrating that the teams are on track in the preparation of the spacecraft operations needed to achieve the mission's ambitious science goals.
Planned to launch in 2022, JUICE will embark on a 7.5-year long journey through the Solar System before arrivi ... more |
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