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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 07, 2017 Heat from friction could power hydrothermal activity on Saturn's moon Enceladus for billions of years if the moon has a highly porous core, according to a new modeling study by European and U.S. researchers working on NASA's Cassini mission. The study, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, helps resolve a question scientists have grappled with for a decade:Where does the energy to power the extraordinary geologic activity on Enceladus come from? Cassini found that Enceladus sprays tower ... read more |
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Cheyenne Mountain sees better satellite pictureHanscom AFB MA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 Upgraded Early Warning Radars now provide data on man-made space-based objects without delay, thanks to efforts of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center personnel at Peterson Air Force Base, Colora ... more  
Help Nickname New Horizons' Next Flyby TargetMountain View CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017 NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt is looking for your ideas on what to informally name its next flyby destination, a billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers) past Pluto. O ... more 
Watching Jupiter's multiple pulsating X-ray AuroraBoston MA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017 Jupiter's intense northern and southern lights, or auroras, behave independently of each other according to a new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray and ESA's XMM-Newton observatories. Using XMM-Newto ... more  
18-Month Twinkle in a Forming Star Suggests a Very Young PlanetOttawa, Canada (SPX) Nov 07, 2017 An international team of researchers have found an infrequent variation in the brightness of a forming star. This 18-month recurring twinkle is not only an unexpected phenomenon for scientists, but ... more |
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Scientists find potential 'missing link' in chemistry that led to life on earthLa Jolla CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017 Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a compound that may have been a crucial factor in the origins of life on Earth. Origins-of-life researchers have hypothesized that ... more  
A bit of a 'quantum magic trick'St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 An accurate analog clock tick-tick-ticks with a constant precision and well known frequency: one tick per second. The longer you let it tick, the better to test its accuracy --10 times as long corre ... more  
Astronomers Complete First International Asteroid Tracking ExercisePasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2017 An international team of astronomers led by NASA scientists successfully completed the first global exercise using a real asteroid to test global response capabilities. Planning for the so-cal ... more  
A strange new world of lightBoston MA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 There's nothing new thing under the sun - except maybe light itself. Over the last decade, applied physicists have developed nanostructured materials that can produce completely new states of light ... more  
Opportunity Does a Wheelie and is Back on Solid FootingPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2017 Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of the Noachian-aged Endeavour Crater. The rover is investigating a site where there is evidence of sc ... more 
Insight will carry over two million names to MarsPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2017 Last month, NASA invited members of the public to send their names to Mars. And the public responded loud and clear. More than 1.6 million people signed up to have their names etched on a micr ... more |
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 ASA Advances Instrument to Study the Plumes of Enceladus 
Juno Aces 8th Science Pass of Jupiter, Names New Project ManagerPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 03, 2017 Data returned Tuesday, Oct. 31, indicate that NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully completed its eighth science flyby over Jupiter's mysterious cloud tops on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The confirmation was de ... more 
Hubble Sees Nearby Asteroids Photobombing Distant GalaxiesBaltimore MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 Like rude relatives who jump in front of your vacation snapshots of landscapes, some of our solar system's asteroids have photobombed deep images of the universe taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telesco ... more 
Atmospheric beacons guide NASA scientists in search for lifeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 Some exoplanets shine brighter than others in the search for life beyond the solar system. New NASA research proposes a novel approach to sniffing out exoplanet atmospheres. It takes advantage of fr ... more  
Study unveils changes in the brain during extended missions in spaceCharleston SC (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 It's been 55 years since NASA astronaut John Glenn successfully launched into space to complete three orbits aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft, becoming the first American to orbit the Eart ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 02, 2017 
Color-discerning capabilities that NASA's Curiosity rover has been using on Mars since 2012 are proving particularly helpful on a mountainside ridge the rover is now climbing.
These capabilities go beyond the thousands of full-color images Curiosity takes every year: The rover can look at Mars with special filters helpful for identifying some minerals, and also with a spectrometer that sor ... morePasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2017Insight will carry over two million names to Mars Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2017Opportunity Does a Wheelie and is Back on Solid Footing  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 01, 2017Next Mars Rover Will Have 23 'Eyes' |
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 Paris (ESA) Oct 27, 2017 
A European clock accurate to a trillionth of a second is set to be used on satellites and missions to the Moon.
The ultra-precise time-keeper was conceived by a small company in Latvia, and ESA has recognised its potential for space.
"We are the Ferrari of timers with the components of a tractor," says Nikolai Adamovitch of Eventech.
"We provide extreme timing accuracy using re ... more Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Human presence in Lunar orbit one step closer with successful RS-25 engine test  Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 20, 2017NASA research suggests significant atmosphere in lunar past and possible source of water on Moon  Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017Lunar lava tube could be used as a moon mission base |
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Data returned Tuesday, Oct. 31, indicate that NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully completed its eighth science flyby over Jupiter's mysterious cloud tops on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The confirmation was delayed by several days due to solar conjunction at Jupiter, which affected communications during the days prior to and after the flyby.
Solar conjunction is the period when the path of communicat ... moreBoston MA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017Watching Jupiter's multiple pulsating X-ray Aurora Mountain View CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017Help Nickname New Horizons' Next Flyby Target  London UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Jupiter's X-ray auroras pulse independently |
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An international team of researchers have found an infrequent variation in the brightness of a forming star. This 18-month recurring twinkle is not only an unexpected phenomenon for scientists, but its repeated behavior suggests the presence of a hidden planet.
This discovery is an early win for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) Transient Survey, just one-and-a-half years into its t ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017Evolutionary theory suggests aliens might not look all that alien La Jolla CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017Scientists find potential 'missing link' in chemistry that led to life on earth Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Atmospheric beacons guide NASA scientists in search for life |
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ESA is offering graphic designers and artists a unique opportunity to feature their work on the rocket carrying the Cheops satellite.
The design will be placed on the Soyuz rocket's fairing, the tough outer shell that protects the satellite during launch and as it passes through the atmosphere into space.
At an altitude of about 100 km the fairing will be jettisoned and fall back to ... more Cleveland OH (SPX) Nov 03, 2017NASA Selects Studies for Gateway Power and Propulsion Element  Moscow (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Russia embezzlement probe at rocket firm Soyuz  Anchorage AK (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Alaska Aerospace Launches Aurora Launch Services Company |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017 
China plans to launch its reusable spacecraft in 2020, according to a statement from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Tuesday.
Unlike traditional one-off spacecraft, the new spacecraft will fly into the sky like an aircraft, said Chen Hongbo, a researcher from the corporation.
The spacecraft can transport people or payload into the orbit and return to Earth.
C ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2017Space will see Communist loyalty: Chinese astronaut  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 
Like rude relatives who jump in front of your vacation snapshots of landscapes, some of our solar system's asteroids have photobombed deep images of the universe taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
These asteroids reside, on average, only about 160 million miles from Earth - right around the corner in astronomical terms. Yet they've horned their way into this picture of thousands of ga ... morePasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2017Astronomers Complete First International Asteroid Tracking Exercise  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 01, 2017Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact cooled Earth's climate more than previously thought  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Return of the Comet: 96P Spotted by ESA, NASA Satellites |
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 Bothell WA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017 
The US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) has awarded Lockheed Martin $26.3 million for the design, development and production of a high power fiber laser. AFRL plans to test the laser on a tactical fighter jet by 2021.
The contract is part of AFRL's Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) program, and is a major step forward in the maturation of protective airborne laser systems. ... more Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Lockheed Martin developing technology to intercept missile threats with Directed Energy  White Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Upgraded Lockheed Martin Laser Outguns Threat in Half the Time Washington (UPI) Sep 20, 2017ATHENA laser testbed system successfully shoots down drones |
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 Riyadh (AFP) Nov 5, 2017 
Saudi Arabia on Saturday intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile near Riyadh's international airport after it was launched from conflict-torn Yemen, in an escalation of the kingdom's war against Iran-backed Huthi rebels.
The missile attack was the first aimed by the Shiite rebels at the heart of the Saudi capital, underscoring the growing threat posed by the raging conflict in Yemen. ... more Moscow (AFP) Oct 26, 2017Russia conducts ballistic missile tests  Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017Report: Japan eyeing SM-6 missiles for defense program  Syracuse NY (SPX) Oct 23, 2017Lockheed Martin missile defense sensor technology receives prototyping contract |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 
NASA scientists and engineers have conceived and plan to build an ambitious submillimeter-wave or radio instrument to study the composition of geysers spewing water vapor and icy particles from the south pole of Saturn's small moon, Enceladus.
The team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, recently received support to advance technologies needed for the Submillimete ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 07, 2017Powering Saturn's Active Ocean Moon  Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Saturn's Radiation Belts: A Stranger to the Solar Wind  Ithaca NY (SPX) Oct 25, 2017To keep Saturn's A ring contained, its moons stand united |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 
For the first time, researchers have used a single-step, laser-based method to produce small, precise hybrid microstructures of silver and flexible silicone. This innovative laser processing technology could one day enable smart factories that use one production line to mass-produce customized devices combining soft materials such as engineered tissue with hard materials that add functions such ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 02, 2017Researchers reveal the effect of nano-diamond on magnetorheological fluids  Providence RI (SPX) Nov 02, 2017Researchers show how nanoscale patterning can decrease metal fatigue  Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Gold nanoantennas help in creation of more powerful nanoelectronics |
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 Yekaterinburg, Russia (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 
Taking black holes (as a real object) as a test material, scientists from the Ural Federal university (UrFU, Yekaterinburg) found out that a popular theory of gravity which had seemed to work perfectly at the cosmological level (a subclass of Horndeski theory) is hardly applicable to the real world. They presented their study in the Classical and Quantum Gravity journal.
At the moment, acc ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 30, 2017Prolific Earth Gravity Satellites End Science Mission  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Supercomputers help Los Alamos team interpret LIGO findings  Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 24, 2017NASA Challenges Students to Design Microgravity Experiments |
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 Singapore (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 
It's not easy to bounce a single particle of light off a single atom that is less than a billionth of a metre wide. However, researchers at the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore have shown they can double the odds of success, an innovation that might be useful in quantum computing and metrology. The findings were published 31 October in Nature Communications ... more Atlanta GA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Physicists show how lifeless particles can become 'life-like' by switching behaviors  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 01, 2017Quantum dots visualize tiny vibrational resonances  Amherst MA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017Powerful new telescope observes one of the oldest objects in the universe |
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 Raleigh NC (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 
New North Carolina State University research into wearable robotics shows how amputees wearing these devices adapted when presented with a real-world challenge: carrying a weighted backpack. The results could assist device manufacturers and clinicians expand the utility of these important devices, and could help researchers develop smarter controllers that adapt to real-world demands.
Andr ... more New York NY (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Researchers unveil tool to debug 'black box' deep learning algorithms  Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Physics boosts artificial intelligence methods  Sussex UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Liquid metal brings soft robotics a step closer |
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 Niamey (AFP) Nov 4, 2017  Niger will allow US forces stationed in the country to arm the drones being used to track jihadists, having previously allowed their use only for surveillance, the government said Saturday.
The decision comes a month after jihadists ambushed a joint US-Niger patrol in a volatile area near the border with Mali, killing four American soldiers and four Nigerien troops.
But Defence Minister ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017Insitu awarded $9.2M for parts, sustainment of RQ-21A  Boston MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017New RoboBee flies, dives, swims and explodes out the of water  Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017Boeing invests in autonomous flight technology company |
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