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  Houston TX (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 A new study shows that an atmosphere was produced around the ancient Moon, 3 to 4 billion years ago, when intense volcanic eruptions spewed gases above the surface faster than they could escape to space. The study, supported by NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, was published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters. When one looks up at the Moon, dark surfaces of volcanic basalt can be easily seen to fill large impact basins. Those seas of basalt, known as maria, erupted wh ... read more |
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Mars Study Yields Clues to Possible Cradle of LifePasadena CA (JPL) Oct 09, 2017 The discovery of evidence for ancient sea-floor hydrothermal deposits on Mars identifies an area on the planet that may offer clues about the origin of life on Earth. A recent international re ... more 
ASU examines Mars' moon Phobos in a different lightTempe AZ (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 NASA's longest-lived mission to Mars has gained its first look at the Martian moon Phobos, pursuing a deeper understanding by examining it in infrared wavelengths. The Thermal Emission Imaging ... more  
Are Self-Replicating Starships PracticalSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 Science fiction has frequently considered self-replicating robots that travel across space, making copies of themselves as they spread throughout the galaxy. Such devices are formally known as "von ... more 
New telescope attachment allows ground-based observations of new worldsUniversity Park, PA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 A new, low-cost attachment to telescopes allows previously unachievable precision in ground-based observations of exoplanets - planets beyond our solar system. With the new attachment, ground-based ... more |
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US spacewalkers repair aging ISS robotic armMiami (AFP) Oct 5, 2017 Two NASA astronauts wrapped up a successful spacewalk Thursday to repair the International Space Station's aging robotic arm, the US space agency said. ... more  
Monitoring microbes to keep Marsonauts healthyWashington DC (SPX) Oct 06, 2017 To guarantee a safe environment for astronauts on long-duration space missions such as a journey to Mars, it is important to monitor how microorganisms such as bacteria adapt to the confined conditi ... more  
A geochemist from MSU has assessed the oxidative environment inside asteroidsMoscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 06, 2017 A postgraduate of the Faculty of Geology at Moscow State University working as a part of an international team has assessed the oxidative environment and its changes inside asteroids from the core t ... more 
Biomarker Found In Space Complicates Search For Life On ExoplanetsParis (ESA) Oct 06, 2017 A molecule once thought to be a useful marker for life as we know it has been discovered around a young star and at a comet for the first time, suggesting these ingredients are inherited during the ... more 
Indicator of extraterrestrial life?Cologne, Germany (SPX) Oct 06, 2017 Using data captured by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) ALMA in Chile and the ROSINA instrument on ESA's Rosetta mission, an international team of astronomers including scient ... more 
The Super-Earth that Came Home for DinnerPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 06, 2017 It might be lingering bashfully on the icy outer edges of our solar system, hiding in the dark, but subtly pulling strings behind the scenes: stretching out the orbits of distant bodies, perhaps eve ... more |
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 Examining Mars' Moon Phobos in a Different Light 
Another Chance to Put Your Name on MarsPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 05, 2017 When it lands on Mars in November of 2018, NASA's InSight lander will be carrying several science instruments - along with hundreds of thousands of names from members of the public. In 2015, n ... more 
Telemedicine via satellite improves care at astronaut landingsParis (ESA) Oct 03, 2017 Tempus Pro, a portable vital-signs monitor offering telemedicine via satellite, is helping medics at ESA astronaut landings. Thomas Pesquet was the first to benefit at the end of his mission in May. ... more 
Large Solar Storm Sparks Global Aurora and Doubles Radiation Levels on the Martian SurfacePasadena CA (JPL) Oct 03, 2017 An unexpectedly strong blast from the Sun hit Mars this month, observed by NASA missions in orbit and on the surface. "NASA's distributed set of science missions is in the right place to detect acti ... more 
Researchers partner with NASA to study astronaut fitnessManhattan KS (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 A mock space capsule has landed in Kansas State University's Ice Hall. In this built-to-scale model of the Orion spacecraft, "astronauts" practice emergency escape maneuvers while a university kines ... more |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
NASA's longest-lived mission to Mars has gained its first look at the Martian moon Phobos, pursuing a deeper understanding by examining it in infrared wavelengths.
The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) camera on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter observed Phobos on Sept. 29, 2017. THEMIS Principal Investigator Philip Christensen and THEMIS Mission Planner, Jonathon Hill of ASU's School of ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 03, 2017Fresh Look at Old Data Yields Surprise Near Martian Equator  Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2017Methane belches kept water flowing on ancient Mars Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 05, 2017Another Chance to Put Your Name on Mars |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
A new study shows that an atmosphere was produced around the ancient Moon, 3 to 4 billion years ago, when intense volcanic eruptions spewed gases above the surface faster than they could escape to space. The study, supported by NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, was published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
When one looks up at the Moon, dark surfaces of vo ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Chinese moon missions delayed by rocket failure: report  Adelaide, Australia (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Moon village the first stop to Mars: ESA  Moscow (XNA) Sep 28, 2017Russian space agency, NASA agree to co-build lunar-orbit space station |
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A long radar boom that will probe below the surface of Jupiter's icy moons has been tested on Earth with the help of a helicopter. ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, JUICE, is scheduled for launch in 2022, arriving seven years later.
JUICE will study Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere and vast magnetic fields, as well as the planet-sized moons Ganymede, Europa and Callisto. All three moons are ... more Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Solving the Mystery of Pluto's Giant Blades of Ice  Irwindale CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Global Aerospace Corporation to present Pluto lander concept to NASA  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 11, 2017Pluto features given first official names |
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A molecule once thought to be a useful marker for life as we know it has been discovered around a young star and at a comet for the first time, suggesting these ingredients are inherited during the planet-forming phase.
The discovery of methyl chloride was made by the ground-based Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, and by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft following Comet ... moreSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Are Self-Replicating Starships Practical University Park, PA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017New telescope attachment allows ground-based observations of new worlds Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 06, 2017The Super-Earth that Came Home for Dinner |
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 Lyon, France (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 
Thales Alenia Space, joint-venture between Thales and Leonardo, and Arianespace has signed a launch contract for two COSMO-SkyMed Second-Generation (CSG) satellites manufactured for the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Italian Ministry of Defense.
The signing ceremony was attended by French President Emmanuel Macron and Paolo Gentiloni, the President of the Council of Ministers of the It ... more Wellington NZ (XNA) Sep 29, 2017New Zealand opens first rocket launch site  Lyon, France (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Arianespace signs contract for 10 Vega and Vega C launchers  Bethesda, MD (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Launch Vehicle and Missile Ascent Trajectories |
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 Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017 
China is an active member of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and is impressive in opening its space missions to other countries, said Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).
Di Pippo made the remarks when having an interview with Xinhua on Wednesday during the 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 06, 2017 
A postgraduate of the Faculty of Geology at Moscow State University working as a part of an international team has assessed the oxidative environment and its changes inside asteroids from the core to the surface. This gives the authors of the study a better understanding of how the planets were formed. The paper was published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science.
Asteroids were formed by a ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Team led by UCLA astrophysicist observes primitive comet 2 billion kilometres from the sun  Riga, Latvia (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Studies of 'Crater Capital' in the Baltics Show Impactful History  Paris (ESA) Oct 02, 2017Unexpected Surprise: A Final Image from Rosetta |
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 Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a nine-month, $9.4 million contract to develop a Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) missile interceptor concept, the agency announced Oct. 5.
"Our Low Power Laser Demonstrator concept puts advanced beam control systems and a fiber laser on a high-performance, high-altitude platform to maximize risk reduction value over the demonstrat ... more 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  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017DOD to invest $17M on laser weapons research in New Mexico |
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 Sydney (AFP) Oct 3, 2017 
Australia's new frigates will be equipped with a long-range missile defence system to counter threats from rogue states like North Korea, officials announced Tuesday.
Canberra in May revealed details of a massive shipbuilding strategy, its largest peacetime naval investment, including 12 new submarines and 12 offshore patrol vessels.
The Aus$89 billion (US$70 billion) package to shore up ... more Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2017US to sell $15 bn THAAD missile defense to Saudi Arabia  Dallas TX (SPX) Sep 26, 2017PAC-3 MSE Test Successful from Remote Launcher  Riyadh (AFP) Sept 24, 2017Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missile |
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 Tampa FL (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 
After 20 years in space, NASA's famed Cassini spacecraft made its final death plunge into Saturn on Friday, ending a storied mission that scientists say taught us nearly everything we know about Saturn today and transformed the way we think about life elsewhere in the solar system.
Cassini, an international project that cost $3.9 billion and included scientists from 27 nations, disintegrat ... more Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Cassini Spacecraft Demise Is Bittersweet for PSI's Hansen  Sacramento CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion guides Cassini to its Grand Finale at Saturn  Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 14, 2017CU Boulder Scientists Ready for Cassini Mission to Saturn Grand Finale |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 
As microchips become ever smaller and therefore faster, the shrinking size of their copper interconnects leads to increased electrical resistivity at the nanoscale. Finding a solution to this impending technical bottleneck is a major problem for the semiconductor industry.
One promising possibility involves reducing the resistivity size effect by altering the crystalline orientation of int ... more Houston TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Nanoscale islands dot light-driven catalyst  Atlanta GA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Paper-based supercapacitor uses metal nanoparticles to boost energy density  Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Nanoparticle supersoap creates 'bijel' with potential as sculptable fluid |
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 University Park, PA (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 
For the first time, three detectors have tracked the gravitational waves emitted by a merger of two black holes - a critical new capability that allows scientists to more closely locate a gravitational wave's birthplace in space. Gravitational waves are ripples in space and time created when two massive, compact objects such as black holes merge. A paper about the new gravitational wave, known a ... more Oxford UK (SPX) Sep 28, 2017Gravitational twists help theoretical physicists shed light on quantum complexity  London, UK (SPX) Sep 28, 2017British Technology at Heart of Gravitational Wave Discovery  Hannover, Germany (SPX) Sep 28, 2017Three Ears Listen Even More Accurately Than Two |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2017 
The idea that all of human existence might simply be a computer simulation - most recently popularized by Elon Musk - has captivated the minds of millions of computer chair philosophers and college stoners.
But new research by a pair of theoretical physicists suggests it is simply not possible to build a computer big enough to run such a massive simulation.
Zohar Ringel and Dmi ... more Boston MA (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Open-access collider data confirm subatomic particle patterns  Tallahassee FL (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Heavy chemical elements alter theory of quantum mechanics  Rochester NY (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Generating terahertz radiation from water makes 'the impossible, possible' |
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 Miami (AFP) Oct 5, 2017 
Two NASA astronauts wrapped up a successful spacewalk Thursday to repair the International Space Station's aging robotic arm, the US space agency said.
The outing by Americans Randy Bresnik and Mark Vande Hei ended at 3 pm (1900 GMT), marking a "very successful day," a NASA spokesman said.
The spacewalk lasted six hours and 55 minutes, almost a half hour longer than planned because the p ... more Hong Kong (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Servosila introduces Mobile Robots equipped with Software Defined Radio payloads  Washington (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Mattel scraps plan for digital assistant for kids  Raleigh NC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Sensitivity to time improves performance at remotely controlling devices |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2017 
U.S Marines have tested small 3D-printed drones to demonstrate their flexibility and usefulness to troops in the field.
The testing of the additive-manufactured vehicles, supplied by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, took place late last month at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
"At this point we are focusing on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions," Eric Spero, ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Boeing to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences  Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017BAE Systems, Cranfield University envision dual-mode UAVs  Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017IAI unmanned helo performs proof-of-concept demo |
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