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  La Jolla CA (SPX) Sep 18, 2019 For decades, chemists have tested theories for how life began on Earth. One hypothesis has caught the scientific imagination for years: RNA World. This theory proposes that prebiotic molecules joined up early on to form RNA, the molecules that carry instructions from DNA in organisms today. RNA World posits that once RNA formed on Earth, it began replicating itself and later gave rise to molecules like DNA. RNA World is a fascinating theory, says Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy, PhD, an associate prof ... read more |
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Research reveals the crucial role of recycling in the evolution of life in our universeKent UK (SPX) Sep 18, 2019 New research by astrophysicists at the University of Kent reveals vital clues about the role recycling plays in the formation of life in our universe. By investigating the different stages in ... more 
From primordial black holes new clues to dark matterTrieste, Italy (SPX) Sep 18, 2019 Moving through cosmic forests and spider webs in deep space in search of answers on the origin of the Cosmos. "We have tested a scenario in which dark matter is composed by non-stellar black holes, ... more  
US Space Module Genesis II Might Crash into Relict Russian SatelliteWashington DC (Sputnik) Sep 18, 2019 The space habitat development company Bigelow Aerospace tweeted on Tuesday that two inoperative satellites, the US's Genesis II and Russia's Soviet-era Cosmos 1300, might collide. While the od ... more  
Developer hints at start date for mass production of Russia's S-500 missile systemMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 17, 2019 Limited production of the sophisticated new air defence system, most of whose characteristics remain under wraps, was said to have begun earlier this year, but the system has not yet concluded milit ... more |
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Northrop Grumman selects subcontractors for new ICBM missile systemWashington (UPI) Sep 16, 2019 Northrop Grumman Corp. announced its subcontractors for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent missiles system on Monday, after declining to partner with Boeing Co. on the project. ... more  
New FlexGround Service Delivers High-Speed Broadband to Forces in Remote AreasMcLean VA (SPX) Sep 16, 2019 For more than five decades, Intelsat General has been providing the satellite capacity and the services needed by the U.S. and allied governments to support troops operating in the world's hot spots ... more  
Schriever Wargame ConcludesMaxwell AFB AL (SPX) Sep 16, 2019 The thirteenth in a series of Air Force Space Command Wargames have concluded. Set in the year 2029, Schriever Wargame 2019 explored critical space and cyberspace issues in depth. This particu ... more  
Brad Pitt talks weightlessness and calluses on phone call to ISSWashington (AFP) Sept 16, 2019 When Brad Pitt called the International Space Station (ISS) Monday to talk to American astronaut Nick Hague, the conversation turned to the unexpected consequences of weightless life. ... more  
EU defence funding way too small for big ambitions: reportBrussels (AFP) Sept 12, 2019 EU plans to increase defence spending to 22.5 billion euros ($25 billion) over the next decade are insufficient for its ambitions in the sector, the European Court of Auditors said Thursday. ... more |
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 Age-old debate on Saturn's rings reignited 
Space Station science: learning from LucaParis (ESA) Sep 17, 2019 There is plenty of science on the boil at the International Space Station - including an experiment literally designed to expand our knowledge of the boiling process. Get a glimpse into the ex ... more  |
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3D models of Mars to aid ESA Rover in quest for ancient lifeGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 17, 2019 Scientists at TU Dortmund University have generated high-accuracy 3D models of terrain within the landing ellipse of the ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars rover, Rosalind Franklin. The Digital Terrain Models (D ... more  
Stony-iron meteoroid caused August impact flash at JupiterGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 17, 2019 Analysis of a bright flash in Jupiter's atmosphere observed by an amateur astronomer in August 2019 has revealed that the likely cause was a small asteroid with a density typical of stony-iron meteo ... more 
The stellar nurseries of distant galaxiesGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 17, 2019 Star clusters are formed by the condensation of molecular clouds, masses of cold, dense gas that are found in every galaxy. The physical properties of these clouds in our own galaxy and nearby galax ... more 
WVU astronomers help detect the most massive neutron star ever measuredMorgantown WV (SPX) Sep 17, 2019 West Virginia University researchers have helped discover the most massive neutron star to date, a breakthrough uncovered through the Green Bank Telescope in Pocahontas County. The neutron sta ... more 
New observations help explain the dimming of Tabby's StarNew York NY (SPX) Sep 17, 2019 For years, astronomers have looked up at the sky and speculated about the strange dimming behavior of Tabby's Star. First identified more than a century ago, the star dips in brightness over days or ... more |
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 Sandusky OH (SPX) Sep 18, 2019 
Engineers recently lifted and moved a full-scale test version of the 13-ton Orion service module in preparation for upcoming pyroshock tests at NASA Glenn's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio. During the tests, engineers will fire pyrotechnics to simulate the shocks the service module will experience as Orion separates from the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 16, 2019 
The Baikonur cosmodrome is getting ready for the last start of a Soyuz-FG launch vehicle with Ukrainian parts, Russian state space agency Roscosmos announced on Friday.
"Baikonur Cosmodrome has begun preparing equipment ... of the launch system for the last start of the Soyuz-FG rocket with Ukrainian components in the launch vehicle's steering system", the agency's press service said.
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 Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 17, 2019 
Scientists at TU Dortmund University have generated high-accuracy 3D models of terrain within the landing ellipse of the ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars rover, Rosalind Franklin. The Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) have a resolution of about 25 cm per pixel and will help scientists to understand the geography and geological characteristics of the region and to plan the path of the rover around the site.
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 Jiuquan, China (XNA) Sep 02, 2019 
Two satellites for technological experiments were sent into space by a Kuaizhou-1A, or KZ-1A, carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Saturday.
The rocket blasted off at 7:41 a.m. and sent the two satellites into their planned orbit.
Kuaizhou-1A, meaning speedy vessel, is a low-cost solid-fuel carrier rocket with high reliability and a short prep ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 17, 2019 
The first launch of UK communications satellites OneWeb from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome is tentatively scheduled for December 19, a spokesperson for Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos told Sputnik.
"Glavkosmos, Arianespace and Starsem have prepared joint proposals for launching OneWeb spacecraft from the Baikonur spaceport tentatively on December 19," the spokesperson said.
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Sep 18, 2019 
The space habitat development company Bigelow Aerospace tweeted on Tuesday that two inoperative satellites, the US's Genesis II and Russia's Soviet-era Cosmos 1300, might collide.
While the odds of a crash are only 5.6 percent, Bigelow Aerospace, the owner of Genesis II, says it's another troubling sign that Earth's orbit is becoming dangerously crowded.
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 La Jolla CA (SPX) Sep 18, 2019 
For decades, chemists have tested theories for how life began on Earth. One hypothesis has caught the scientific imagination for years: RNA World. This theory proposes that prebiotic molecules joined up early on to form RNA, the molecules that carry instructions from DNA in organisms today. RNA World posits that once RNA formed on Earth, it began replicating itself and later gave rise to molecul ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 18, 2019 
Volcanic eruptions are difficult to predict, but observations have shown the largest and most powerful volcano on Io, a large moon of Jupiter, has been erupting on a relatively regular schedule.
The volcano Loki is expected to erupt in mid-September 2019, according to a poster by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Julie Rathbun presented this week.
"Loki is the largest and ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2019 
An ordnance disposal unit successfully tested its mine countermeasures capabilities in the Arctic Ocean, according to the U.S. Navy.
The 115-person, cold weather exercise Near Adak, Alaska, in early September by Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One employed unmanned underwater vehicles to secure water 10 to 40 feet deep, the Navy said on Thursday.
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 Shanghai (XNA) Sep 09, 2019 
China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), a global geolocation network, currently has 39 in-orbit satellites and is expected to be completed in 2020, authorities said Wednesday.
At present, the BDS, independently constructed and operated by China, has officially provided RNSS (Radio Navigation Satellite System) services worldwide, with a total of 39 in-orbit satellites, after high- ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 12, 2019 
Space agencies must invest more resources on field geology training of astronauts to take full advantage of scientific opportunities on the Moon and other planetary bodies, Kip Hodges and Harrison Schmitt urge, in an Editorial. The Moon represents a pristine archive of the early history of the Solar System, making it an ideal research target for scientists seeking a window into planetary formati ... more |
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 Hilo HI (SPX) Sep 16, 2019 
The first-ever comet from beyond our Solar System has been successfully imaged by the Gemini Observatory in multiple colors. The image of the newly discovered object, denoted C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), was obtained on the night of 9-10 September using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph on the Gemini North Telescope on Hawaii's Maunakea.
"This image was possible because of Gemini's ability to r ... more |
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 Clemson SC (SPX) Sep 12, 2019 
Clemson University physicists will conduct a pair of three-year rocket missions funded by NASA Heliophysics designed to deepen our understanding of the visible and invisible mechanisms that modulate energy into Earth's atmosphere.
Stephen Kaeppler is the principal investigator on a project titled "INCAA," which will study how energy is transferred and dissipated during colorful active auro ... more |
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 Albuquerque NM (SPX) Sep 12, 2019 
Experimenting at 2.2 million degrees Celsius, physicists at Sandia National Laboratories' Z machine have found that an astronomical model - used for 40 years to predict the sun's behavior as well as the life and death of stars - underestimates the energy blockage caused by free-floating iron atoms, a major player in those processes.
The blockage effect, called opacity, is an element's natu ... more |
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 Kent UK (SPX) Sep 18, 2019 
New research by astrophysicists at the University of Kent reveals vital clues about the role recycling plays in the formation of life in our universe.
By investigating the different stages in the life journey of stars and gaining new knowledge about their evolutionary cycle, scientists at the Centre for Astrophysics and Planetary Science have discovered more about a crucial stage in the em ... more |
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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Sep 16, 2019 
The expansion rate of the universe today is described by the so-called Hubble constant, and different techniques have come to inconsistent results about how fast our universe actually does expand.
An international team led by the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA) has now used two gravitational lenses as new tools to calibrate the distances to hundreds of observed supernovae and t ... more |
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