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  Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 Astronomers with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) have learned that the chemical composition of a star can exert unexpected influence on its planetary system - a discovery made possible by an ongoing SDSS survey of stars seen by NASA's Kepler spacecraft, and one that promises to expand our understanding of how extrasolar planets form and evolve. "Without these detailed and accurate measurements of the iron content of stars, we could have never made this measurement," says Robert Wilson, a gradu ... read more |
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Extraterrestrial Hypatia stone rattles solar system status quoJohannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 In 2013, researchers announced that a pebble found in south-west Egypt, was definitely not from Earth. By 2015, other research teams had announced that the 'Hypatia' stone was not part of any known ... more 
Chemists discover plausible recipe for early life on EarthLa Jolla, CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a fascinating new theory for how life on Earth may have begun. Their experiments, described in the journal Nature Communication ... more  
Our rover could discover life on Mars - here's what it would take to prove itSt Andrews UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Finding past or present microbial life on Mars would without doubt be one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time. And in just two years' time, there's a big opportunity to do so, with tw ... more 
Opportunity Takes Images Over the Holiday PeriodPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 09, 2018 Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is positioned upstream of a fork in the flow channels. Over the holiday ... more |
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Weightlessness increases astronauts' body temperatureBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 08, 2018 Astronauts float weightlessly through space, and the condition of weightlessness is something many would love to experience. However, in addition to producing both physical and psychological stress, ... more  
Scientist reveals what is so special about Chines's next moon missionMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 08, 2018 China is poised to begin a comprehensive lunar exploration program which is expected to kick off with the launch of the Long March 5 rocket in June. Professor Heino Falcke, an astrophysicist at Radb ... more  
Astronauts: Trump's proposed Lunar mission will take timeWashington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 American astronauts aboard the International Space Station told VOA on Wednesday that their excitement about recently announced plans to restore U.S. manned space missions to lunar orbit was eclipse ... more  
Orbital ATK receives order for 2nd In-Orbit Satellite Servicing VehicleDulles VA (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 Orbital reports it has been awarded a contract for a second Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2). The vehicle was ordered by Intelsat S.A. to provide life extension services for an Intelsat satellite. ... more  
New Year 2019 offers new horizons at MU69 flybyWashington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 In just under a year - shortly after midnight Eastern Time on Jan. 1, 2019 - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will buzz by the most primitive and most distant object ever explored. New Horizons' encou ... more 
'SHARKs' will help Large Binocular Telescope hunt for ExoplanetsTucson AZ (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 A pair of new-generation instruments to be mounted on the world's largest optical telescope, the Large Binocular Telescope, or LBT, located on top of Mount Graham in Arizona, will turn the telescope ... more 
Japan's Aerospace Agency Developing Radar Detecting Space Micro-DebrisTokyo (Sputnik) Jan 09, 2018 Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is developing a radar that will be capable of detecting space micro-debris of about 10 centimeters (3.9 inches), local media reported on Monday. Acc ... more |
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Discovering the structure of RNATrieste, Italy (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 It is the less known member of the nucleic acid family, superseded in popularity by its cousin DNA. And yet RNA, or ribonucleic acid, plays an essential role in many biological processes: not only a ... more  
Digital assistants duel for dominance at major electronics showLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 Virtual aides battled to rule "smart homes" on the eve of the official opening of the Consumer Electronics show gadget gala here. ... more 
Virtual aide market a "wildfire" at CES gadget showLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 Voice-commanded virtual assistants packed into speakers and other devices will be a "game-changing" trend this year, Consumer Electronics Show researchers said Sunday. ... more |
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Quantum noise reduction method for enhanced precision in atomic clocksWashington DC (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 Noise: it affects us all by distracting us. Noise also occurs at the quantum scale and can e.g. interfere with the measurements of atomic fountain clocks or with quantum information processing. ... more
Which came first: Complex life or high atmospheric oxygen?Berkeley CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2018 We and all other animals wouldn't be here today if our planet didn't have a lot of oxygen in its atmosphere and oceans. But how crucial were high oxygen levels to the transition from simple, single- ... more 
Growing organs a few ink drops at a timeOsaka, Japan (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 Printed replacement human body parts might seem like science fiction, but this technology is rapidly becoming a reality with the potential to greatly contribute to regenerative medicine. Before any ... more 
Scientists teach robots how to respect personal spaceBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Robots have a lot to learn about humans, including how to respect their personal space. Scientists at the Institute of Automatics of the National University of San Juan in Argentina are giving mobil ... more  
Midwife and signpost for photonsWurzburg, Germany (SPX) Dec 27, 2017 Atoms and molecules can be made to emit light particles (photons). However, without external intervention this process is inefficient and undirected. If it was possible to influence the process of p ... more 
Machine learning will change jobsPittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Machine learning computer systems, which get better with experience, are poised to transform the economy much as steam engines and electricity have in the past. They can outperform people in a numbe ... more 
Harvard Astronomer Gives Pointers on Searching for Space AliensBoston MA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Are we truly alone in the universe or are there other extraterrestrial civilizations thriving somewhere in deep space? During an interview with Radio Sputnik, Abraham Loeb, Professor of Astronomy at ... more |
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China Prepares for Breakthrough Chang'e 4 Moon Landing in 2018Beijing (XNA) Jan 02, 2018 2018 could see a breakthrough in lunar exploration: China is planning a mission that, if successful, will see a space landing on the far side of the moon for the first time. The first part of ... more 
'Winking' star 550 light-years away may be devouring wrecked planetsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 A team of U.S. astronomers including UCLA's Benjamin Zuckerman has found evidence suggesting that the strange, unpredictable dimming of a star 550 light-years away may be caused by vast orbiting clo ... more 
Orbital mayhem around a red dwarfGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 01, 2018 In the collective imagination, planets of a solar system all circle around their star, in the same plane that is also the equatorial plane of the star. The star also spins, and its spin axis is alig ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 09, 2018 
Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater.
The rover is positioned upstream of a fork in the flow channels. Over the holiday period Opportunity stayed in place collecting extensive Panoramic Camera (Pancam) color stereo imagery of the surroundings. Over 70 frames of Pancam imagery were collected.
With the robotic arm ... moreSt Andrews UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Our rover could discover life on Mars - here's what it would take to prove it  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017Opportunity takes extensive imagery to decide where to go next  Oxford UK (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Mars: Not as dry as it seems |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 
American astronauts aboard the International Space Station told VOA on Wednesday that their excitement about recently announced plans to restore U.S. manned space missions to lunar orbit was eclipsed only by their skepticism about the logistical feasibility of completing the mission within six years.
"Going back to the moon is a bigger project than a lot of people think," said Expedition 5 ... moreBeijing (XNA) Jan 02, 2018China Prepares for Breakthrough Chang'e 4 Moon Landing in 2018  Beijing (XNA) Dec 26, 2017China solicits messages to be sent to moon  Rome (SPX) Dec 17, 2017Thales Alenia Space signs 3 contracts for NASA's deep space exploration |
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In just under a year - shortly after midnight Eastern Time on Jan. 1, 2019 - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will buzz by the most primitive and most distant object ever explored. New Horizons' encounter with Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, which orbits a billion miles beyond Pluto, will offer the first close-up look at such a pristine building block of the solar system - and will be performed in a ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017Study explains why Jupiter's jet stream reverses course on a predictable schedule  Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 11, 2017New Horizons Corrects Its Course in the Kuiper Belt  Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Does New Horizons' Next Target Have a Moon? |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
Astronomers with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) have learned that the chemical composition of a star can exert unexpected influence on its planetary system - a discovery made possible by an ongoing SDSS survey of stars seen by NASA's Kepler spacecraft, and one that promises to expand our understanding of how extrasolar planets form and evolve.
"Without these detailed and accurate meas ... moreJohannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Extraterrestrial Hypatia stone rattles solar system status quo La Jolla, CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Chemists discover plausible recipe for early life on Earth Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 05, 2018'SHARKs' will help Large Binocular Telescope hunt for Exoplanets |
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 Evry, France (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
With this latest order, there are now 23 Ariane 5 launchers in production or to be produced, from the PB+ and PC batches. With this latest "PC batch," the industry confirms its commitment to consolidate the competitiveness of the European launch offer even before the arrival of Ariane 6.
The decision announced follows the commitment made by Arianespace in December 2016 to initiate the proc ... more Miami (AFP) Jan 09, 2018SpaceX says rocket worked fine as spy satellite reported lost  Evry, France (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Arianespace prepares for a busy 2018  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Dragon space truck set for departure from Space Station |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 08, 2018 
China is poised to begin a comprehensive lunar exploration program which is expected to kick off with the launch of the Long March 5 rocket in June. Professor Heino Falcke, an astrophysicist at Radboud University in the Netherlands, explained during an interview with Radio Sputnik why this mission is so important.
Radio Sputnik: Please tell us about your radio telescope, which you are plan ... more Wuhan, China (XNA) Jan 02, 2018China's Kuaizhou-11 rocket scheduled to launch in first half of 2018  Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017Nation 'leads world' in remote sensing technology  Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040 |
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NASA honored Kwanzaa this week with an image of a mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres named for the African-American holiday, which is celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.
The name Kwanzaa is derived from the Swahili phrase meaning "first fruits of the harvest."
Kwanzaa Tholus - the mountain - is oblong, measuring 22 by 12 miles. It rises two miles above the surrounding terrain, b ... more Osaka, Japan (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Development on muon beam analysis of organic matter in samples from space  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Arecibo radar returns with asteroid Phaethon images  Belfast UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2017Alien object Oumuama is a natural body transiting our solar system |
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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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 Washington (UPI) Jan 8, 2018 
Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense equipment in support of the USS Stout, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.
The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $10.1 million under a fixed-price-incentive modification to a previous award contract.
The modification could ... more Riyadh (AFP) Jan 5, 2018Saudi intercepts ballistic missile near Yemen border: state media  Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018Turkey commissions study for future missile defense system Riyadh (AFP) Jan 5, 2018Saudi Arabia intercepts Yemen rebel ballistic missile |
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 Leicester UK (SPX) Dec 21, 2017 
Immense northern storms on Saturn can disturb atmospheric patterns at the planet's equator, finds the international Cassini mission in a study led by Dr. Leigh Fletcher from the University of Leicester.
This effect is also seen in Earth's atmosphere, suggesting the two planets are more alike than previously thought.
Despite their considerable differences, the atmospheres of Earth, Ju ... more Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Electrical and Chemical Coupling Between Saturn and Its Ring  Washington (UPI) Nov 21, 2017Unique atmospheric chemistry explains cold vortex on Saturn's moon Titan  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 22, 2017Cassini Image Mosaic: A Farewell to Saturn |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018 
As medicine and pharmacology investigate nanoscale processes, it has become increasingly important to identify and characterize different molecules. Raman spectroscopy, a technique that leverages the scattering of laser light to identify molecules, has a limited capacity to detect molecules in diluted samples because of low signal yield.
A team of researchers from the University of Hyderab ... more Raleigh NC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Researchers find simpler way to deposit magnetic iron oxide onto gold nanorods  Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Discovery sets new world standard in nano generators  Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017A 100-fold leap to GigaDalton DNA nanotech |
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 Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
A pair of advanced U.S./German Earth research satellites with some very big shoes to fill is now at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base to begin final preparations for launch next spring.
Following a year-long test campaign by satellite manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space at IABG in Ottobrunn, near Munich, Germany, the twin Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) ... more Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017A New Window on the Universe  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 18, 2017Sierras lost water weight, grew taller during drought  Mainz, Germany (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Researchers measure magnetic moment with greatest possible precision |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
How far away is that galaxy? Our entire understanding of the universe is based on knowing the distances to other galaxies, yet this seemingly-simple question turns out to be fiendishly difficult to answer. The best answer came more than 100 years ago from an astronomer who was mostly unrecognized in her time - and today, another astronomer has used Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) data to make th ... more Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Supermassive Black Holes Can Overpower Even the Smallest Galaxies  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 10, 2018MSU scientists created a magnetic trap for neutrons  Nathan, Australia (SPX) Jan 08, 2018Quantum 'spooky action at a distance' becoming practical |
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 Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2018  Virtual aides battled to rule "smart homes" on the eve of the official opening of the Consumer Electronics show gadget gala here.
Samsung, LG Electronics, Panasonic and others touted a future in which homes, cars and pockets brim with technology that collaborates to make lives easier.
Google and Amazon are key players in the trend, with their rival Assistant and Alexa voice-commanded vir ... moreLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Virtual aide market a "wildfire" at CES gadget show Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Scientists teach robots how to respect personal space Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Machine learning will change jobs |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018 
General Atomics has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for Block 5 kits for the MQ-9 Reaper, just as the U.S. military begins to phase out the MQ-1 Predator drone.
The contract was announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, tapping General Atomics for Block 5 kits, in addition to other services worth more than $14.1 million under a cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-pr ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018DARPA working on collaborative autonomy for UAVs and Drones  Moscow (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Drone attack on Russian bases in Syria, no casualties: Moscow  Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017Northrop Grumman tapped to deliver three Triton UAVs |
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