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  Ithaca NY (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 A Cornell University senior has come up with a way to discern life on exoplanets loitering in other cosmic neighborhoods: a spectral field guide. Zifan Lin has developed high-resolution spectral models and scenarios for two exoplanets that may harbor life: Proxima b, in the habitable zone of our nearest neighbor Proxima Centauri; and Trappist-1e, one of three possible Earth-like exoplanet candidates in the Trappist-1 system. The paper, co-authored with Lisa Kaltenegger, associate professor of astr ... read more |
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CIMON-2 is on its way to the ISSBremen, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2019 A new Crew Interactive MObile companioN (CIMON) is on its way the International Space Station (ISS). On 5 December 2019 at 18:29 CET (12:29 local time) the US SpaceX CRS-19 mission lifted off from t ... more  
OSIRIS-REx mission explains Bennu's mysterious particle eventsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2019 Shortly after NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu, an unexpected discovery by the mission's science team revealed that the asteroid could be active, or consistently discharging pa ... more 
Hidden giant planet around tiny white dwarf starCoventry UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 The first evidence of a giant planet orbiting a dead white dwarf star has been found in the form of a disc of gas formed from its evaporating atmosphere. The Neptune-like planet orbits a star ... more 
NASA's OSIRIS-REx in the midst of site selectionTucson AZ (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is just days away from selecting the site where the spacecraft will snag a sample from asteroid Bennu. After a lengthy and challenging process, the team is finally ready to ... more |
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Meteorite-loving microorganismVienna, Austria (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 Chemolithotrophic microorganisms derive their energy from inorganic sources. Research into the physiological processes of these organisms - which are grown on meteorite - provides new insights into ... more  
The impact of molecular rotation on a peculiar isotope effect on water hydrogen bondsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 The physicochemical and biological properties of hydrogen-bonded systems are significantly affected by nuclear quantum effects including zero-point energies of vibrational modes, proton delocalizati ... more  
India's Vikram lunar lander found in LRO imagesTempe AZ (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 This image shows the Vikram Lander impact point and associated debris field. Green dots indicate spacecraft debris (confirmed or likely). Blue dots locate disturbed soil, likely where small bits of ... more  
Researchers discover new way to split and sum photons with siliconAustin TX (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of California, Riverside have found a way to produce a long-hypothesized phenomenon - the transfer of energy between sil ... more 
New silicon device converts blue photons into red photonsWashington DC (UPI) Dec 03, 2019 Researchers have developed a new hybrid device - pairing silicon with organic, carbon-based molecules - that can convert blue photons into red photons, paving the way for more efficient solar energy conversion. ... more |
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NASA finds Indian Moon lander with help of amateur space enthusiastWashington (AFP) Dec 3, 2019 India's Vikram lunar lander, which crashed on its final approach to the Moon's surface in September, has been found thanks in part to the sleuthing efforts of an amateur space enthusiast. ... more  |
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NASA Shares Mid-Sized Robotic Lunar Lander Concept with IndustryHuntsville AL (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 As NASA presses forward with the agency's mission to the Moon, Mars and beyond, the development of top-tier technology is critical to success. With emphasis on lunar exploration and scientific inves ... more  
Reports of Jupiter's Great Red Spot demise greatly exaggeratedSeattle WA (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 The shrinking of the clouds of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter has been well documented with photographic evidence from the last decade. However, researchers said there is no evidence the vortex itsel ... more  
Smart satellites to the rescue of broken satellitesCincinnati OH (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 When satellites break, which is surprisingly often, there isn't much you can do about them. They become expensive and dangerous flotsam, orbiting Earth for years or generations until gravity e ... more 
UK online supermarket Ocado strikes AI deal in JapanLondon (AFP) Nov 29, 2019 UK online supermarket Ocado is venturing further outside its main market, announcing Friday a deal to provide artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to Japanese retail giant Aeon. ... more 
An astronaut controls a rover on EarthMunich, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 The ISS telerobotics experiment Analog-1 was conducted on 25 November 2019, using DLR robotics technology. Astronaut Luca Parmitano controlled the European Space Agency (ESA) 'Interact' rover from t ... more |
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 Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 
The search for evidence of life on Mars could be helped by fresh insights into ancient rocks on Earth.
Research which suggests that structures previously thought to be fossils may, in fact, be mineral deposits could save future Mars missions valuable time and resources.
Microscopic tubes and filaments that resemble the remains of tiny creatures may have been formed by chemical reacti ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 05, 2019 
China's lunar rover Yutu-2 has driven 345.059 meters on the far side of the moon to conduct scientific exploration of the virgin territory.
Both the lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have ended their work for the 12th lunar day, and switched to dormant mode for the lunar night, the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said W ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 
The shrinking of the clouds of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter has been well documented with photographic evidence from the last decade. However, researchers said there is no evidence the vortex itself has changed in size or intensity.
Philip Marcus, from the University of California, Berkeley, will explain why the pictures from astronomers, both professionals and amateur, are not telling th ... more |
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 Coventry UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 
The first evidence of a giant planet orbiting a dead white dwarf star has been found in the form of a disc of gas formed from its evaporating atmosphere.
The Neptune-like planet orbits a star a quarter of its size about once every ten days, leaving a comet-like tail of gas comprised of hydrogen, oxygen and sulphur in its wake.
The discovery by astronomers from the University of Warwi ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 05, 2019 
Engineers are preparing to push a test article identical to the world's largest rocket fuel tank beyond its design limits and find its breaking point during upcoming tests at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Earlier this year, a NASA and Boeing test team subjected a test version of the Space Launch System (SLS) liquid hydrogen tank to a series of 37 tests that si ... more |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Nov 22, 2019 
A Chinese company on Wednesday launched a satellite service platform to make satellite resources more accessible for users.
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the platform's designer, announced the news at the 5th China (International) Commercial Aerospace Forum in Wuhan.
A common satellite operating business focuses on satellites rather than services, which ma ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2019 
Shortly after NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu, an unexpected discovery by the mission's science team revealed that the asteroid could be active, or consistently discharging particles into space. The ongoing examination of Bennu - and its sample that will eventually be returned to Earth - could potentially shed light on why this intriguing phenomenon is occurring.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 07, 2019 
Members of the U.S. Air Force used the Advanced Test High Energy Asset, referred to as ATHENA, to shoot down a variety of drones in a Lockheed Martin demonstration of the technology.
In the latest test of the ground-portable laser weapon system, Airmen engaged and shot down multiple fixed wing and rotary drones at a government test range in Fort Sill, Okla., Lockheed said on Thursday. / ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 5, 2019 
Israel's defence ministry signed a deal with its Czech counterpart on Thursday to sell it radar systems used in the Jewish state's Iron Dome missile defence system.
The radars will be integrated into the Czech air defence system which will use Prague's own rocket launchers, a ministry spokesperson said.
The radars, used for air surveillance and defence, "will be interoperable with Czech ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 
Scientists studying the weather and climate of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, have reported a significant seasonal variation in its energy budget - that is the amount of solar energy absorbed by the celestial body and the thermal energy it emits.
The findings, reported in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, could lead to new insights about climate on Earth.
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 Singapore (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 
Researchers from SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have made a groundbreaking discovery that allows scientists to 'look' at the surface density of dispersed nanoparticles. This revolutionary technique enables researchers to 'characterise' or understand the properties of nanoparticles without disturbing the nanoparticle, and also at a far lower cost and far quicker too.
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 Boston MA (SPX) Dec 06, 2019 
Just a year ago, the National Science Foundation-funded Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, or LIGO, was picking up whispers of gravitational waves every month or so. Now, a new addition to the system is enabling the instruments to detect these ripples in space-time nearly every week.
Since the start of LIGO's third operating run in April, a new instrument known as a quant ... more |
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 Garching, Germany (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 
In space, black holes appear in different sizes and masses. The record is now held by a specimen in the Abell 85 cluster of galaxies, where an ultra-massive black hole with 40 billion times the mass of our Sun sits in the middle of the central galaxy Holm 15A.
Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics and the University Observatory Munich discovered this by evalu ... more |
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 Bremen, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2019 
A new Crew Interactive MObile companioN (CIMON) is on its way the International Space Station (ISS). On 5 December 2019 at 18:29 CET (12:29 local time) the US SpaceX CRS-19 mission lifted off from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral, Florida. On board was CIMON-2, an astronaut assistant developed and built in Germany that has been modified and equipped for new tasks. Like its predecessor, CIMON-2 wi ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Dec 06, 2019 
In the not too distant future, we can expect to see our skies filled with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) delivering packages, maybe even people, from location to location.
In such a world, there will also be a digital twin for each UAV in the fleet: a virtual model that will follow the UAV through its existence, evolving with time.
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