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  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 Earth's water may have originated from both asteroidal material and gas left over from the formation of the Sun, according to new research. The new finding could give scientists important insights about the development of other planets and their potential to support life. In a new study in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, researchers propose a new theory to address the long-standing mystery of where Earth's water came from and how it got he ... read more |
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ESA's gravity-mapper reveals relics of ancient continents under Antarctic iceParis (ESA) Nov 08, 2018 It was five years ago this month that ESA's GOCE gravity-mapping satellite finally gave way to gravity, but its results are still yielding buried treasure - giving a new view of the remnants of lost ... more  
Five Months Since We Received A Signal From OpportunityPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 08, 2018 The global dust storm on Mars has ended and atmospheric opacity (tau) over the rover site hovers around a typical seasonal value between 1.0 and 1.2. No signal from Opportunity has been heard ... more  
Embry-Riddle, Florida Tech Collaborate on Spaceflight ResearchDaytona Beach FL (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 With the common goal of improving human performance inside spacecraft, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Florida Institute of Technology have announced a year-long collaboration on research i ... more  
From Quantum Optics to Increased Risk Posture: Student Innovations at NASAGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 Throughout space, hundreds of satellites are orbiting Earth and other celestial planets, continuously collecting data about the vast universe. Communicating with these satellites is a complex and ev ... more |
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Cosmic fountain offers clues to how galaxies evolveCardiff UK (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 Galaxy evolution can be chaotic and messy, but it seems that streams of cold gas spraying out from the region around supermassive black holes may act to calm the storm. This is according to an ... more  
Astronomers get best view yet of supermassive black holes in colliding galaxiesMaunakea HI (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 Two galaxies, drawn together by the force of gravity, are merging into a tangled mass of dense gas and dust. Structure is giving way to chaos, but hiding behind this messy cloud of material are two ... more 
Aging a Flock of Stars in the Wild Duck ClusterTucson AZ (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 Do star clusters harbor many generations of stars or just one? Scientists have long searched for an answer and, thanks to the University of Arizona's MMT telescope, found one in the Wild Duck Cluste ... more  
Parker Solar Probe Reports Good Status After Close Solar ApproachGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 Parker Solar Probe is alive and well after skimming by the Sun at just 15 million miles from our star's surface. This is far closer than any spacecraft has ever gone - the previous record was set by ... more  
General Atomics awarded Reaper strike drone production contractWashington DC (UPI) Nov 06, 2018 The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems a $263.4 million contract for production of the MQ-9 Reaper surveillance and strike drone. ... more |
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Physicists name and codify new field in nanotechnology: 'electron quantum metamaterials'Riverside CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 When two atomically thin two-dimensional layers are stacked on top of each other and one layer is made to rotate against the second layer, they begin to produce patterns - the familiar moire pattern ... more  |
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Penn engineers develop ultrathin, ultralight nanocardboardPhiladelphia PA (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 When choosing materials to make something, trade-offs need to be made between a host of properties, such as thickness, stiffness and weight. Depending on the application in question, finding just th ... more  
Taming plasmas: Improving fusion using microwavesPortland OR (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 We all know microwaves are good for cooking popcorn, but scientists have recently shown they can also prevent dangerous waves in plasmas and help produce clean, nearly limitless energy with fusion. ... more 
Laser blasting antimatter into existencePortland OR (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 Antimatter is an exotic material that vaporizes when it contacts regular matter. If you hit an antimatter baseball with a bat made of regular matter, it would explode in a burst of light. It is rare ... more 
Turbulence in space might solve astrophysical mysteryPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 Contrary to what many people believe, outer space is not empty. In addition to an electrically charged soup of ions and electrons known as plasma, space is permeated by magnetic fields with a wide r ... more 
Astronomers unveil growing black holes in colliding galaxiesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 Peering through thick walls of gas and dust surrounding the messy cores of merging galaxies, astronomers are getting their best view yet of close pairs of supermassive black holes as they march towa ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
Throughout space, hundreds of satellites are orbiting Earth and other celestial planets, continuously collecting data about the vast universe. Communicating with these satellites is a complex and evolving challenge.
As the U.S. prepares for human travel to the Moon and beyond and NASA missions venture farther into the universe than ever before, the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN ... more |
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 Daytona Beach FL (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
With the common goal of improving human performance inside spacecraft, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Florida Institute of Technology have announced a year-long collaboration on research involving spaceflight.
The joint effort involves Embry-Riddle's S.U.I.T. (Spacesuit Utilization of Innovative Technology) Lab at Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus and principal investigator Dr. ... more |
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 Jackson MS (SPX) Nov 06, 2018  The presence of water on Mars has been theorized for centuries. Early telescopes revealed ice caps, and early astronomers noted channels that were hypothesized to be natural rivers or creature-created canals. Over the past two decades, rovers Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity have sent back invaluable data to scientists who are trying to interpret the planet's surface and uncover evidence of past or present water. Since its landing on the "Red Planet" in August of 2012, Curiosity Rover has traveled about 20 kilometers within Gale Crater. ... more |
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 Zhuhai, China (AFP) Nov 6, 2018  China unveiled on Tuesday a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises the country's major ambitions beyond Earth.
The 17-metre (55-foot) core module was a star attraction at the biennial Airshow China in the southern coastal city of Zhuhai, the country's main aerospace industry exhibition.
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 Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Nov 05, 2018 
Telesat reports that its new Telstar 18 VANTAGE high throughput satellite (HTS) is fully operational at 138 degrees East and has entered commercial service. Telstar 18 VANTAGE was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on September 10 and will serve growing demand for mobility, enterprise and telecom services across the Asia Pacific region.
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 
When two atomically thin two-dimensional layers are stacked on top of each other and one layer is made to rotate against the second layer, they begin to produce patterns - the familiar moire patterns - that neither layer can generate on its own and that facilitate the passage of light and electrons, allowing for materials that exhibit unusual phenomena. For example, when two graphene layers are ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 
If extraterrestrial intelligence exists somewhere in our galaxy, a new MIT study proposes that laser technology on Earth could, in principle, be fashioned into something of a planetary porch light - a beacon strong enough to attract attention from as far as 20,000 light years away.
The research, which author James Clark calls a "feasibility study," appears in The Astrophysical Journal. The ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 25, 2018 
A Southwest Research Institute team using internal research funds has made several discoveries that expand the range and value of a future Pluto orbiter mission. The breakthroughs define a fuel-saving orbital tour and demonstrate that an orbiter can continue exploration in the Kuiper Belt after surveying Pluto. These and other results from the study will be reported this week at a workshop on fu ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
Earth's water may have originated from both asteroidal material and gas left over from the formation of the Sun, according to new research. The new finding could give scientists important insights about the development of other planets and their potential to support life.
In a new study in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, researcher ... more |
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 Xichang (XNA) Nov 05, 2018 
China's home-grown global satellite navigation system came a step closer to completion Thursday with the launch of another BeiDou-3 satellite at 11:57 p.m. from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in the southwestern Sichuan Province.
Launched on a Long March-3B carrier rocket, it is the 41st of the BeiDou navigation system, and will work with 16 other Beidou-3 satellites already in orbit ... more |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 
The powerhouse that will help NASA's Orion spacecraft venture beyond the Moon is stateside. The European-built service module that will propel, power and cool during Orion flight to the Moon on Exploration Mission-1 arrived from Germany at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday to begin final outfitting, integration and testing with the crew module and other Orion elements.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 
Ralph, one of NASA's most well-traveled space explorers, has voyaged far and accomplished much: on the New Horizons mission, Ralph obtained stunning flyby images of Jupiter and its moons; this was followed by a visit to Pluto where Ralph took the first high-definition pictures of the iconic minor planet. And, in 2021, Ralph journeys with the Lucy mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 5, 2018 
Scientists expect the Northern hemisphere and mid-latitude ozone holes to be completely repaired some time in the 2030s, according to the first assessment of the ozone hole since 2014.
The study, "Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018," published Monday by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization, highlighted the decrease of ozone-depleting substances as the ... more |
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 Portland OR (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 
As you walk away from a campfire on a cool autumn night, you quickly feel colder. The same thing happens in outer space. As it spins, the sun continuously flings hot material into space, out to the furthest reaches of our solar system. This material, called the solar wind, is very hot close to the sun, and we expect it to cool quickly as it streams away.
Satellite observations, however, sh ... more |
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 Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 
Physicists at the University of Alberta in Canada have developed a new way to build quantum memories, a method for storing delicate quantum information encoded into pulses of light.
"We've developed a new way to store pulses of light - down to the single-photon level - in clouds of ultracold rubidium atoms, and to later retrieve them, on-demand, by shining a 'control' pulse of light," said ... more |
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 Maunakea HI (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
Two galaxies, drawn together by the force of gravity, are merging into a tangled mass of dense gas and dust. Structure is giving way to chaos, but hiding behind this messy cloud of material are two supermassive black holes, nestled at the center of each of the galaxies, that are now excitingly close, giving astronomers the best view yet of the pair marching toward coalescence into one mega black ... more |
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