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  Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 12, 2018 In theoretical research that could explain everything from planet formation to outflows from stars, to even the settling of volcanic ash, Caltech researchers have discovered a new mechanism to explain how the act of dust moving through gas leads to clumps of dust. While dust clumps were already known to play a role in seeding new planets and many other systems in space and on Earth, how the clumps formed was unknown until now. Phil Hopkins, professor of theoretical astrophysics at Caltech, working ... read more |
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Japan delays touchdown of Hayabusa2 probe on asteroid: officialTokyo, Japan (AFP) Oct 11, 2018 A Japanese probe sent to examine an asteroid in order to shed light on the origins of the solar system will now land on the rock several months later than planned, officials said Thursday. The ... more  
Icy warning for space missions to Jupiter's moonCardiff UK (SPX) Oct 12, 2018 A location often earmarked as a potential habitat for extra-terrestrial life could prove to be a tricky place for spacecraft to land, new research has revealed. A team led by scientists from C ... more 
Life-long space buff and Western graduate student discovers exoplanetLondon, Canada (SPX) Oct 12, 2018 Ever since Chris Fox was a young boy, he wanted to visit alien planets. With no immediate plans for such a voyage, the Western University graduate student has done the next best thing. He's gone and ... more  
Research on light-matter interaction could improve electronic and optoelectronic devicesTroy NY (SPX) Oct 11, 2018 A paper published in Nature Communications by Sufei Shi, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at Rensselaer, increases our understanding of how light interacts with atomically ... more |
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NASA should expand search for life in the universe: NAS ReportWashington DC (SPX) Oct 11, 2018 To advance the search for life in the universe, NASA should support research on a broader range of biosignatures and environments, and incorporate the field of astrobiology into all stages of future ... more  
SpaceX delays Israel's first lunar mission to early 2019Jerusalem (AFP) Oct 11, 2018 The Israeli organisation behind the country's first mission to the moon on Wednesday announced a delay in the vessel's launch from December to early 2019. ... more  
Surprising chemical complexity of Saturn's rings changing planet's upper atmosphereLawrence KS (SPX) Oct 11, 2018 Political humorist Mark Russel once joked, "The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage." Well, there's no luggage, it turns out ... more 
The stuff that planets are made ofZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 11, 2018 Is there a second Earth out there in space? Our knowledge of planetary systems far, far away is increasing constantly, as new technologies continue to sharpen our gaze into space. To date, 3,700 pla ... more 
Living organisms find a critical balanceTempe AZ (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 Biologists know a lot about how life works, but they are still figuring out the big questions of why life exists, why it takes various shapes and sizes, and how life is able to amazingly adapt to fi ... more |
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Vesta, Tell Us About the Childhood of the Solar SystemRome, Italy (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 Investigating the earliest and least known phases of the history of the solar system, when the young Sun was still enveloped by the disk of gas and dust where its planets began to form, is probably ... more 
Hunt for Planet X reveals the Goblin, a faraway dwarf planetWashington (UPI) Oct 4, 2018 While searching for signs of Planet X, scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet candidate beyond Pluto. Astronomers dubbed the object "the Goblin." ... more 
Construction of Europe's exoplanet hunter Plato beginsParis (ESA) Oct 05, 2018 The construction of ESA's Plato mission to find and study planets beyond our Solar System will be led by Germany's OHB System AG as prime contractor, marking the start of the full industrial phase o ... more 
MASCOT Lander Completes Exploration of Asteroid Ryugu's SurfaceBonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 It was a day full of exciting moments and a happy team of scientists and engineers: late in the afternoon of 3 October 2018, the German-French lander MASCOT completed its historic exploration of the ... more  
Painting cars for MarsPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 10, 2018 When John Campanella's friend wanted his beloved Ferrari painted, he knew exactly who to call. After all, Campanella had been painting, pinstriping and even airbrushing flames on to cars, motorcycle ... more |
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 Lunar craters named in honor of Apollo 8 
Latest insights into Saturn's weird magnetic field only make things weirderLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 Some of the last data from the Cassini mission reveals more structure in Saturn's magnetic field, but still no answer as to how it formed. NASA's Cassini mission - with Imperial kit on board - ... more |
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When debris overwhelms spaceBethesda, MD (SPX) Oct 11, 2018 We see more and more reports of debris concern among satellite operators and space observers. Add to this the many recent announcements of multiple broadband satellite constellations that are being ... more 
Boeing HorizonX Ventures invests in Accion Systems to propel satellite capabilitiesChicago IL (SPX) Oct 11, 2018 Boeing has announced its investment in Accion Systems Inc., a Boston, Mass.,-based startup pioneering scalable electric propulsion technology to transform satellite capabilities in and beyond Earth' ... more  
No more Iron Man: submarines now have soft, robotic armsBoston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 The human arm can perform a wide range of extremely delicate and coordinated movements, from turning a key in a lock to gently stroking a puppy's fur. The robotic "arms" on underwater research subma ... more 
Cutting through the mystery of Titan's atmospheric hazeBerkeley CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is unique among all moons in our solar system for its dense and nitrogen-rich atmosphere that also contains hydrocarbons and other compounds, and the story behind the f ... more 
Lockheed Martin solicits ideas for commercial payloads on Orion spacecraftDenver CO (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held last week in Bremen, Germany, Lockheed Martin reported it is studying interest in flying commercial payloads aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft. Th ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 10, 2018 
When John Campanella's friend wanted his beloved Ferrari painted, he knew exactly who to call. After all, Campanella had been painting, pinstriping and even airbrushing flames on to cars, motorcycles, airplanes, 18-wheelers and guitars in his spare time for decades.
But that's not why the Ferrari driver came to Campanella. He turned to him because John Campanella has been painting spacecra ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 17, 2018 
The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission team plans to switch to a backup system in the Microwave Instrument (MWI) on one of the twin spacecraft this month. Following the switch-over, GRACE-FO is expected to quickly resume science data collection.
A month after launching this past May, GRACE-FO produced its first preliminary gravity field map. The mission ha ... more |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Oct 11, 2018 
Scientists have discovered new particles that could lie at the heart of a future technological revolution based on photonic circuitry, leading to superfast, light-based computing.
Current computing technology is based on electronics, where electrons are used to encode and transport information.
Due to some fundamental limitations, such as energy-loss through resistive heating, it is ... more |
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