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  Beijing (XNA) Apr 13, 2018 China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe is expected to do many things unprecedented in space history after it launches later this year, such as touching down softly on the far side of the Moon and taking the first flowers to blossom on the lifeless lunar surface. The probe will carry a tin containing seeds of potato and arabidopsis, a small flowering plant related to cabbage and mustard, and probably some silkworm eggs to conduct the first biological experiment on the Moon. The "lunar mini biosphere" ... read more |
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Pluto's largest moon, Charon, gets its first official feature namesMunich, Germany (SPX) Apr 13, 2018 The International Astronomical Union (IAU), the internationally recognized authority for naming celestial bodies and their surface features, recently approved a dozen names proposed by NASA's New Ho ... more  
An amazingly wide variety of disksZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 13, 2018 An instrument, which was partially developed and built at ETH Zurich, has now been particularly successful at studying new born stars still surrounded by gas and dust. With SPHERE (Spectro-Pol ... more 
Circumbinary castaways: Short-period binary systems can eject orbiting worldsSeattle WA (SPX) Apr 13, 2018 Planets orbiting "short-period" binary stars, or stars locked in close orbital embrace, can be ejected off into space as a consequence of their host stars' evolution, according to new research from ... more 
What in the World is an 'Exoplanet?'Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 13, 2018 Step outside on a clear night, and you can be sure of something our ancestors could only imagine: Every star you see likely plays host to at least one planet. The worlds orbiting other stars a ... more |
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Latest Updates from NASA on IMAGE RecoveryGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 11, 2018 IMAGE's signal remains too weak to achieve frame lock, which is necessary to retrieve data from the spacecraft. But important steps have been taken this week to be prepared in case of re-established ... more 
Brewing up Earth's earliest lifeBoston MA (SPX) Apr 10, 2018 Around 4 billion years ago, Earth was an inhospitable place, devoid of oxygen, bursting with volcanic eruptions, and bombarded by asteroids, with no signs of life in even the simplest forms. But som ... more 
A Cosmic Gorilla Effect Could Blind the Detection of AliensMadrid, Spain (SPX) Apr 11, 2018 One of the problems that have long intrigued experts in cosmology is how to detect possible extraterrestrial signals. Are we really looking in the right direction? Maybe not, according to the study ... more  
Trace Gas Orbiter reaches stable Mars orbit, ready to start science missionWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2018 After a year of aerobraking, the Trace Gas Orbiter has finally reached a stable orbit around Mars and will soon commence with its science mission. ... more  
NASA sends sperm into space for human reproduction studyWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2018 Whether or not humans have ever had sex in space remains an open debate on the internet. NASA, however, is more interested in the hypothetical question of whether or not humans can conceive in space. ... more |
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 UAH gets NASA early-stage funding for "Marsbees" concept 
ET Won't Phone Home: Psychologists Say SETI Has Faulty Alien Contact MethodsMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 12, 2018 A group of psychologists say scientists will never make contact with aliens because aliens are likely to use communications based on unknown physical principles. They also say scientists are prone t ... more  |
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Newly discovered salty subglacial lakes could help search for life in solar systemAustin TX (SPX) Apr 13, 2018 Researchers from the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have helped discover the first subglacial lakes ever found in the Canadian High Arctic. The two new lakes are a potenti ... more 
Thin, flexible polymers record 'conversations' deeper in the brain with less injury-riskLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2018 Science has yet to unravel a complete understanding of the brain and all its intricate workings. It's not for lack of effort. Over many decades, multiple research studies have sought to unders ... more 
US approves artificial-intelligence device for diabetic eye problemsWashington, United States (AFP) April 12, 2018 US regulators Wednesday approved the first device that uses artificial intelligence to detect eye damage from diabetes, allowing regular doctors to diagnose the condition without interpreting any data or images. ... more 
Berkeley engineers build smallest volume, most efficient wireless nerve stimulatorBerkeley CA (SPX) Apr 11, 2018 In 2016, University of California, Berkeley, engineers demonstrated the first implanted, ultrasonic neural dust sensors, bringing closer the day when a Fitbit-like device could monitor internal nerv ... more  
Want computers to see better in the real world? Train them in a virtual realityBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 13, 2018 Scientists have developed a new way to improve how computers "see" and "understand" objects in the real world by training the computers' vision systems in a virtual environment. The research t ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 12, 2018 
Opportunity is continuing the exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater.
The rover is positioned about halfway down the approximately 656 feet (200-meter) valley near an apparent flow stream island.
A set of outcrops is garnering great interest and discussion among the science team. The rover is position on a surface target called "Tome."
The Alph ... more |
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 Flagstaff AZ (SPX) Apr 06, 2018 
NAU assistant professor of planetary science Christopher Edwards co-authored a paper recently published in Nature Geoscience that has generated interest among scientists in the field as well as in mainstream science news, such as Science Daily and Outer Places.
The researchers analyzed remote-sensing data from two lunar missions and concluded that water appears to be evenly spread across t ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 12, 2018 
Scientists working on NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter shared a 3-D infrared movie depicting densely packed cyclones and anticyclones that permeate the planet's polar regions, and the first detailed view of a dynamo, or engine, powering the magnetic field for any planet beyond Earth. Those are among the items unveiled during the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, on We ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 12, 2018 
New images from the SPHERE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope are revealing the dusty discs surrounding nearby young stars in greater detail than previously achieved. They show a bizarre variety of shapes, sizes and structures, including the likely effects of planets still in the process of forming.
The SPHERE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile allows astronomers ... more |
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 New Delhi (IANS) Apr 13, 2018 
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is not facing any funds crunch for its ongoing activities, the agency Chairman said on Thursday.
ISRO Chairman K.Sivan made the remark while was speaking to reporters here after the successful launch of the navigation satellite IRNSS-1I, a part of the NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) series, earlier in the day.
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 13, 2018 
China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe is expected to do many things unprecedented in space history after it launches later this year, such as touching down softly on the far side of the Moon and taking the first flowers to blossom on the lifeless lunar surface.
The probe will carry a tin containing seeds of potato and arabidopsis, a small flowering plant related to cabbage and mustard, and probabl ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 
After years of searching, scientists are confident they're finally closing in on the location of the crater left by a meteorite that struck Australasia 800,000 years ago.
When the 12-mile-wide meteor struck Earth, debris was exploded in the sky and deposited across the region. The fragments have not been hard to come by, and yet, scientists have failed to locate the crater.
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 Washington (AFP) March 19, 2018 
The US Air Force will this summer begin testing a laser that will be mounted on an F-15 warplane, an official said Monday.
The Pentagon last year awarded a $26 million contract to Lockheed Martin for a laser program called SHiELD (Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator.)
The idea is to put a laser system on aircraft with an output of about 50 kilowatts to test their ability to zap ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) April 8, 2018 
On January 5, as Tokyo's commuters were struggling back to work after their long New Year break, blaring sirens from every phone pierced the sleepy atmosphere: "strong" earthquake coming.
The message delivered via the country's alert system, part of its much-hyped J-Alert mechanism, warned of a big one directly hitting the Japanese capital - potentially on the scale of the devastating 2011 ... more |
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 
Using the now-complete Cassini data set, Cornell University astronomers have created a new global topographic map of Saturn's moon Titan that has opened new windows into understanding its liquid flows and terrain. Two papers, recently published in Geophysical Review Letters, describe the map and discoveries arising from it.
Creating the map took about a year, according to doctoral student ... more |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 21, 2018 
2D materials, which consist of a few layers of atoms, may well be the future of nanotechnology. They offer potential new applications and could be used in small, higher-performance and more energy-efficient devices. 2D materials were first discovered almost 15 years ago, but only a few dozen of them have been synthesized so far.
Now, thanks to an approach developed by researchers from EPFL ... more |
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 Hannover, Germany (SPX) Apr 13, 2018 
A permanent Max Planck Independent Research Group under the leadership of Dr. M. Alessandra Papa has been established at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute; AEI) in Hannover.
The primary goal of the research group "Searching for Continuous Gravitational Waves" is to make the first direct detection of gravitational waves from rapidly rotating neutr ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Apr 11, 2018 
Scientists have decoded faint distortions in the patterns of the universe's earliest light to map huge tubelike structures invisible to our eyes - known as filaments - that serve as superhighways for delivering matter to dense hubs such as galaxy clusters.
The international science team, which included researchers from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berke ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 13, 2018 
Scientists have developed a new way to improve how computers "see" and "understand" objects in the real world by training the computers' vision systems in a virtual environment.
The research team published their findings in IEEE/CAA Journal of Autmatica Sinica, a joint publication of the IEEE and the Chinese Association of Automation.
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 Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Apr 13, 2018 
MSAB reports that the company has partnered with URSA Inc., expanding tremendously on its' drone forensic capabilities.
URSA's Idetic Unmanned tools are designed to collect, integrate, analyze, and present UAV related data. The company provides the most accurate understanding of drone telemetry data and metadata to support academic, law enforcement, insurance, and intelligence investigatio ... more |
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