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  New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 The mystery behind lunar swirls, one of the solar system's most beautiful optical anomalies, may finally be solved thanks to a joint Rutgers University and University of California Berkeley study. The solution hints at the dynamism of the moon's ancient past as a place with volcanic activity and an internally generated magnetic field. It also challenges our picture of the moon's existing geology. Lunar swirls resemble bright, snaky clouds painted on the moon's dark surface. The most famous, ... read more |
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Elon Musk muses about life over whiskey and weedSan Francisco (AFP) Sept 7, 2018 Entrepreneur Elon Musk sipped whiskey and puffed a little weed while musing at length late Thursday about artificial intelligence, colonizing space, and the need to give love a chance. ... more  
Satellites more at risk from fast solar wind than a major space stormLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 Satellites are more likely to be at risk from high-speed solar wind than a major geomagnetic storm according to a new UK-US study published this week in the Journal Space Weather. Researchers ... more  
History of CubeSatsBethesda, MD (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 The "CubeSat" is a type of miniaturized satellite for low earth orbit (LEO) space research and applications. One of these is typically made up of one or more 10+ 10+ 11.35 cm cubic units, and each u ... more  
Curiosity Surveys a Mystery Under Dusty SkiesPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2018 After snagging a new rock sample on Aug. 9, NASA's Curiosity rover surveyed its surroundings on Mars, producing a 360-degree panorama of its current location on Vera Rubin Ridge. The panorama ... more |
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Success in Critical Communications Tests for NASA's James Webb Space TelescopeBaltimore MD (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 When NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches in 2021, it will write a new chapter in cosmic history. This premier space science observatory will seek the first stars and galaxies, explore distant ... more  
NASA-funded Rocket to View Sun with X-Ray VisionGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 Without special instrumentation, the Sun looks calm and inert. But beneath that placid facade are countless miniature explosions called nanoflares. These small but intense eruptions are born w ... more  
Relationship Established Between Brightness and Diet of Black HolesSantiago, Chile (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 A group of researchers led by Paula Sanchez-Saez, a doctoral student in the Department of Astronomy of the Universidad de Chile, managed to determine that the rate of variability in the light emitte ... more  
3D printed impeller allows unmanned aircraft to operate for thousands of hours without need for repairsSan Antonio TX (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 Southwest Research Institute engineers are developing a cooled, radial gas turbine for a small generator that provides thousands of hours of electricity to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a signif ... more  
Lockheed Martin, General Atomics, Boeing compete for laser-armed droneWashington (UPI) Sep 4, 2018 Lockheed Martin, General Atomics and Boeing have received contract modifications for drone-mounted Low Power Laser Demonstrator system missile defense testing. ... more |
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Evolutionary origins of animal biodiversityBristol UK (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 A new study by an international team of researchers, led by scientists from the University of Bristol, has revealed the origins and evolution of animal body plans. Animals evolved from unicell ... more  |
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New smart materials could open new research fieldCollege Station TX (SPX) Sep 05, 2018 A group of new smart materials discovered by researchers at Texas A and M University and their colleagues has the potential to significantly improve the efficiency of fuel burn in jet engines, cutti ... more  
New molecular wires for single-molecule electronic devicesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology designed a new type of molecular wire doped with organometallic ruthenium to achieve unprecedentedly higher conductance than earlier molecular wires. The ... more 
Extremely short electron pulses enables femtosecond and attosecond level researchKonstanz, Germany (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 Our world is basically made up of atoms and electrons. They are very small and move around very rapidly in case of processes or reactions. Although seeing atoms is nowadays possible, for example wit ... more  
A Direct-Imaging Mission to Study Earth-like ExoplanetsWashington DC (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 To answer significant questions about planetary systems, such as whether our solar system is a rare phenomenon or if life exists on planets other than Earth, NASA should lead a large direct imaging ... more  
Air leak hole in Soyuz likely made during constructionMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 06, 2018 The special commission formed by the Russian Energia Rocket and Space Corporation believes that the hole in the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the ISS was made during the spacecraft's construction in th ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 
A Japanese team working to develop a "space elevator" will conduct a first trial this month, blasting off a miniature version on satellites to test the technology.
The test equipment, produced by researchers at Shizuoka University, will hitch a ride on an H-2B rocket being launched by Japan's space agency from southern island of Tanegashima next week.
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 San Francisco (AFP) Sept 7, 2018 
Entrepreneur Elon Musk sipped whiskey and puffed a little weed while musing at length late Thursday about artificial intelligence, colonizing space, and the need to give love a chance.
Musk shared thoughts on those topics and more during a podcast with comedian Joe Rogan that lasted more than two hours and stretched into Friday.
At one point, Musk described the constant barrage of ideas ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2018 
After snagging a new rock sample on Aug. 9, NASA's Curiosity rover surveyed its surroundings on Mars, producing a 360-degree panorama of its current location on Vera Rubin Ridge.
The panorama includes umber skies, darkened by a fading global dust storm. It also includes a rare view by the Mast Camera of the rover itself, revealing a thin layer of dust on Curiosity's deck. In the foreground ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 
Engineers have successfully tested the propulsion system of China's planned space station lab capsules, a key step in its space station program.
Weighing 66 tonnes, the space station will comprise a core module and two lab capsules. The propulsion system will determine whether lab capsules can move in space.
Engineers designed 36 engines for the propulsion system with four to adjust ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 05, 2018 
You are on a rock speeding through space. On this rock called Earth every single mineral tells you something about planetary formation. This week astronauts and space engineers will unlock the mystery of those minerals as they start an ESA geology field training course to prepare for future exploration of the Moon, Mars and asteroids.
The third edition of the Pangaea campaign - named after ... more |
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 College Station TX (SPX) Sep 05, 2018 
A group of new smart materials discovered by researchers at Texas A and M University and their colleagues has the potential to significantly improve the efficiency of fuel burn in jet engines, cutting the cost of flying. The materials, which could also reduce airplane noise over residential areas, have additional applications in a variety of other industries.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
To answer significant questions about planetary systems, such as whether our solar system is a rare phenomenon or if life exists on planets other than Earth, NASA should lead a large direct imaging mission - an advanced space telescope - capable of studying Earth-like exoplanets orbiting stars similar to the Sun, says a new congressionally mandated report by the National Academies of Sciences, E ... more |
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
More than 12 years after launch, New Horizons continues to be healthy, perform well, and speed across the outer solar system at a clip of nearly 1 million miles per day!
Since I last wrote, earlier this year, our flight team has been incredibly busy operating our spacecraft and planning for our next flyby. That work includes conducting mission simulations and preparing contingency plans fo ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 
A new study demonstrates that the recent mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef was not restricted to shallow depths, but also affected deep reefs. Although deep reefs are often considered a refuge from thermal anomalies, the new research highlights limitations to this role and argues that both shallow and deep reefs are under threat of mass bleaching events.
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 Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 
The "Robat" is a fully autonomous terrestrial robot with bat-like qualities that uses echolocation to move through novel environments while mapping them based only on sound. It was developed at Tel Aviv University.
Bats use echolocation to map novel environments, navigating them by emitting sound then extracting information from the echoes reflected by objects in their surroundings. Many t ... more |
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 New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 
The mystery behind lunar swirls, one of the solar system's most beautiful optical anomalies, may finally be solved thanks to a joint Rutgers University and University of California Berkeley study.
The solution hints at the dynamism of the moon's ancient past as a place with volcanic activity and an internally generated magnetic field. It also challenges our picture of the moon's existing g ... more |
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
The first-ever mission to demonstrate an asteroid deflection technique for planetary defense has moved into the final design and assembly phase, following NASA's approval on Aug. 16.
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), being designed, built and managed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, will test what's known as the kinetic impactor technique - st ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 06, 2018 
Following the launch of Aeolus on 22 August, this extraordinary satellite's instrument has been turned on and is now emitting pulses of ultraviolet light from its laser, which is fundamental to measuring Earth's wind. And, this remarkable mission has also already returned a tantalising glimpse of the data it will provide.
Lofted into space on a Vega rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 
Without special instrumentation, the Sun looks calm and inert. But beneath that placid facade are countless miniature explosions called nanoflares.
These small but intense eruptions are born when magnetic field lines in the Sun's atmosphere tangle up and stretch until they break like a rubber band. The energy they release accelerates particles to near lightspeed and according to some scien ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 
When NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches in 2021, it will write a new chapter in cosmic history. This premier space science observatory will seek the first stars and galaxies, explore distant planets around other stars, and solve mysteries of own solar system. Webb will be controlled from the Mission Operations Center (MOC) at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. ... more |
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 Santiago, Chile (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 
A group of researchers led by Paula Sanchez-Saez, a doctoral student in the Department of Astronomy of the Universidad de Chile, managed to determine that the rate of variability in the light emitted by material being swallowed by supermassive black holes in nuclei of active galaxies is determined by the accretion rate, that is, how much matter they are "eating."
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