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  Paris (ESA) Apr 01, 2019 A reanalysis of data collected by ESA's Mars Express during the first 20 months of NASA's Curiosity mission found one case of correlated methane detection, the first time an in-situ measurement has been independently confirmed from orbit. Reports of methane in the martian atmosphere have been intensely debated, with Mars Express contributing one of the first measurements from orbit in 2004, shortly after its arrival at the Red Planet. The molecule attracts such attention because on Earth met ... read more |
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India launches PSLV-C45, with spysat and 28 microsats onboardSriharikota, India (ISRO) Apr 02, 2019 India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle has successfully launched EMISAT and 28 international customer satellites into their designated orbits. The PSLV-C45 mission lifted off at 09:27 Hrs (IST ... more  
Surviving A Hostile PlanetLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2019 Humans are probably the most well-adapted species on the planet; they can survive in and call home any of Earth's biomes. Our adaptation is a result of our intellect as well as favourable phys ... more  
Is Space Mining a Viable Future?Montreal, Canada (SPX) Apr 01, 2019 Space is the final frontier for resource exploitation. Asteroids orbiting near earth are masses of potential riches such as platinum, fresh water, and other resources scarce on earth. However, with ... more  
URI researcher calculates temperature inside moon to help reveal its inner structureKingston RI (SPX) Apr 01, 2019 Little is known about the inner structure of the Moon, but a major step forward was made by a University of Rhode Island scientist who conducted experiments that enabled her to determine the tempera ... more |
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China completes compatibility test on core parts of rocket engineBeijing (XNA) Mar 30, 2019 Chinese engineers have successfully carried out a compatibility test on the turbopump and gas generator of rocket engine on Sunday, according to China Daily on Thursday. The engine will delive ... more 
Evidence of deep groundwater on Mars detailed in new studyWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2019 Mars may still host active groundwater deep beneath its surface, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Southern California. ... more  
Scientists squeeze catalysts inside host materials like a ship into a bottleLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have found a way to place catalysts inside the tiniest pores of different host materials, a bit like when model ships are unfolded inside a bottle. When ... more 
A fascinating phase transition: From one liquid state to anotherTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 A team at The University of Tokyo described in unprecedented detail the rare phenomenon called "liquid-to-liquid phase transitions" in a pure substance. By showing how a liquid made of just one type ... more  
Extremely accurate measurements of atom states for quantum computingUniversity Park PA (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 A new method allows the quantum state of atomic "qubits" - the basic unit of information in quantum computers - to be measured with twenty times less error than was previously possible, without losi ... more |
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 Metal nanoclusters can be used as semiconductors: Key properties observed for first time 
NASA's Mars Helicopter Completes Flight TestsPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 30, 2019 Since the Wright brothers first took to the skies of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, Dec. 17, 1903, first flights have been important milestones in the life of any vehicle designed for air travel. ... more  |
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University of Hawaii team records self-destructing asteroidManoa HI (SPX) Mar 30, 2019 Astronomers once thought asteroids were boring, wayward space rocks that simply orbit around the sun. Only in science fiction movies were they dramatic, changing objects. New observations are ... more 
New evidence of deep groundwater on MarsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2019 In mid-2018, researchers supported by the Italian Space Agency detected the presence of a deep-water lake on Mars under its south polar ice caps. Now, researchers at the USC Arid Climate and Water R ... more 
US boots on the Moon in 2024? It won't be easyWashington (AFP) March 30, 2019 For the past 15 years, America has sought to put its astronauts back on the Moon, but NASA did not think it could be done before 2028. ... more  
Listening to the quantum vacuumBaton Rouge LA (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 Since the historic finding of gravitational waves from two black holes colliding over a billion light years away was made in 2015, physicists are advancing knowledge about the limits on the precisio ... more  
Final frontier: Russia develops washing machine for spaceMoscow (AFP) March 29, 2019 The days of astronauts packing enough clean clothes to last a whole mission could soon be over as Russia said Friday it is developing a washing machine for space. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 27, 2019 
NASA responded to accusations of sexism Wednesday over its decision to cancel a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts due to a lack of well-fitting spacesuits.
On Monday, the US space agency announced that Christina Koch will perform tasks in space Friday with fellow American Nick Hague - rather than with Anne McClain as originally planned.
Had Koch and McClain done their s ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 30, 2019 
Chinese engineers have successfully carried out a compatibility test on the turbopump and gas generator of rocket engine on Sunday, according to China Daily on Thursday.
The engine will deliver 500 tonnes of thrust using a combination of liquid oxygen and kerosene, the paper quoted a statement of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. as saying.
The test, conducted at a facilit ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 01, 2019 
Earth is a very special planet. It is the only celestial body in the solar system on which we know life exists. Could there be life on other planets or moons? Mars is always the first to be mentioned in this context; it has many properties in common with Earth, and in its geological past water also flowed over its surface.
Today, however, conditions on Mars are so extreme that it is hard t ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 01, 2019 
China sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province late Sunday night.
The Tianlian II-01 satellite was launched at 11:51 p.m. Beijing Time by a Long March-3B carrier rocket.
As the first satellite to constitute China's second-generation data relay satellite network, the Tianlian II-01 will provide data relay ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 01, 2019 
A high-resolution radar mission to Earth's 'evil twin' Venus, a spacecraft to detect the most powerful explosions in the Universe and an observatory for the cool, dusty cosmos to investigate the origins of stars: ESA's Concurrent Design Facility has performed feasibility studies of contending candidates for the fifth medium class mission in the Agency's Cosmic Vision science programme, planned f ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 28, 2019 
What do televisions and space exploration have in common? No, we're not talking about a cheesy physics joke; rather, this is the story of an often-overlooked piece of equipment that deserves a place in the annals of telecommunication history.
Some would argue that the traveling-wave tube (TWT) has not received the recognition it deserves when it comes to the history of space travel and com ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 
Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin, in partnership with Google, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover two more hidden planets in the Kepler space telescope archive. The technique shows promise for identifying many additional planets that traditional methods could not catch.
The planets discovered this time were from Kepler's extended mission, called K2.
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 Hampton, VA (SPX) Apr 01, 2019 
It probably goes without saying, but this isn't your everyday satellite dish.
In fact, it's not a satellite dish at all. It's a high-gain antenna (HGA), and a future version of it will send and receive signals to and from Earth from a looping orbit around Jupiter.
The antenna will take that long journey aboard NASA's Europa Clipper, a spacecraft that will conduct detailed reconnaissa ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Mar 26, 2019 
Today is World Water Day, but with millions of people in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe struggling to cope in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, the notion of water shortages may not be at the forefront of our minds right now. Even so, floods, like we see here, lead to real problems accessing clean water. Whether the problem is inundation or water scarcity, satellites can help monitor this precious ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2019 
The newest GPS III satellite arrived at Cape Canaveral, Fla., for its launch this summer, Lockheed Martin, its maker, announced on Wednesday.
The satellite, nicknamed "Magellan," arrived in Cape Canaveral on March 18 aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 plane from Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado. The satellite was built at Lockheed's GPS III facility near Denver.
Magellan will be the ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 30, 2019 
For the past 15 years, America has sought to put its astronauts back on the Moon, but NASA did not think it could be done before 2028.
On Tuesday, the government of President Donald Trump set a new deadline: 2024.
But that timeframe is anything but ironclad, and would force the US space agency to upend its usual work practices and take serious risks.
Just a few weeks ago, NASA chief ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 30, 2019 
Scientists in the US say they have discovered the fossilized remains of a mass of creatures that died minutes after a huge asteroid slammed into the Earth 66 million years ago, sealing the fate of the dinosaurs.
In a paper to be published Monday, a team of paleontologists headquartered at the University of Kansas say they found a "mother lode of exquisitely preserved animal and fish fossils" ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 
An international team led by Japanese scientists has generated significant findings that highlight the impact of high-latitude dusts on the conversion of clouds' water droplets to ice - or glaciation - within low-level clouds in the Arctic region. These results contribute to a better understanding of factors at the land surface and how they affect cloud formations.
The research findings al ... more |
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 Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 
Ions move faster than atoms in the gas streams of a solar prominence. Scientists at the University of Gottingen, the Institut d'Astrophysique in Paris and the Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno have observed this. The results of the study were published in The Astrophysical Journal.
In astrophysics, the "fourth state" of matter plays a crucial role. Apart from solid, liquid and gaseous state ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 01, 2019 
The study of stellar activity associates many aspects of stellar physics. In the past 40 years, the understanding of stellar activity and its relation with stellar structure and evolution has obtained great progress. One landmark is the discovery of the activity-rotation relation, which indicates the connection between stellar activity and stellar evolution.
However, there are still some f ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 
A team of scientists has proposed a powerful new test for inflation, the theory that the universe dramatically expanded in size in a fleeting fraction of a second right after the Big Bang. Their goal is to give insight into a long-standing question: what was the universe like before the Big Bang?
Although cosmic inflation is well known for resolving some important mysteries about the struc ... more |
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