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  Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Nov 10, 2020 The emergence of life is a mystery. Nevertheless, researchers agree that water is a precondition for life. The first cell emerged in water and then evolved to form multicellular organism. The oldest known single-cell organism on Earth is about 3.5 billion years old. So far, so good. But if life emerged in water, where did the water come from? "There are two hypotheses about the emergence of water. One is that it arrives on planets by accident, when asteroids containing water collide with the ... read more |
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Maunakea telescopes confirm first brown dwarf discovered by radio observationsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 10, 2020 A collaboration between the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) radio telescope in Europe, the Gemini North telescope, and the NASA InfraRed Telescope Facility (IRTF), both on Maunakea in Hawai'i, has led t ... more  
Pushing the envelope with fusion magnetsBoston MA (SPX) Nov 09, 2020 "At the age of between 12 and 15 I was drawing; I was making plans of fusion devices." David Fischer remembers growing up in Vienna, Austria, imagining how best to cool the furnace used to con ... more  
Radiation Does a Bright Number on Jupiter's MoonPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 10, 2020 As the icy, ocean-filled moon Europa orbits Jupiter, it withstands a relentless pummeling of radiation. Jupiter zaps Europa's surface night and day with electrons and other particles, bathing it in ... more 
New exoplanet model tells astronomers where to look using 4 simple variablesTucson AZ (The Conversation) Nov 10, 2020 Only 12 light years from Earth, Tau Ceti is the closest single star similar to the Sun and an all-time favorite in sci-fi stories. Habitable worlds orbiting Tau Ceti were destinations of fictional s ... more |
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New mineral discovered in moon meteoritePotsdam, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 A team of European researchers have discovered a new high-pressure mineral in the lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 001, named donwilhelmsite [CaAl4Si2O11]. The team have published their findings in the ... more 
Microbial space travel on a molecular scaleVienna, Austria (SPX) Nov 05, 2020 Since the dawn of space exploration, humankind has been fascinated by survival of terrestrial life in outer space. Outer space is a hostile environment for any form of life, but some extraordinarily ... more  
Clemson researchers decode thermal conductivity with lightClemson SC (SPX) Nov 10, 2020 Groundbreaking science is often the result of true collaboration, with researchers in a variety of fields, viewpoints and experiences coming together in a unique way. One such effort by Clemson Univ ... more 
NASA seeks new partners to help put all eyes on Artemis Moon missionsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 06, 2020 NASA is seeking new partners to help the agency tell the story of human exploration at the Moon with the Artemis program in ways that engage, excite, and inspire a worldwide audience. Through the en ... more  
Clay subsoil at Earth's driest place may signal life on MarsIthaca NY (SPX) Nov 06, 2020 Earth's most arid desert may hold a key to finding life on Mars. Diverse microbes discovered in the clay-rich, shallow soil layers in Chile's dry Atacama Desert suggest that similar deposits below t ... more |
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SpacePath ships compact, lightweight high-power amplifiers for European SATCOM projectHook UK (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 SpacePath Communications has completed a significant milestone with the first shipment of its new outdoor, high-power, travelling wave tube amplifiers for a major European SATCOM project. As p ... more  |
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Checking the speed of spiralsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 It's an old debate: gravity or companions? The spectacular spiral arms we see in some protoplanetary disks are likely caused by one or the other - and a recent study has taken a speedy approach to f ... more 
Supersonic winds, rocky rains forecasted on lava planetMontreal, Canada (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 Among the most extreme planets discovered beyond the edges of our solar system are lava planets: fiery hot worlds that circle so close to their host star that some regions are likely oceans of molte ... more 
New remote sensing technique could bring key planetary mineral into focusProvidence RI (SPX) Nov 03, 2020 Planetary scientists from Brown University have developed a new remote sensing method for studying olivine, a mineral that could help scientists understand the early evolution of the Moon, Mars and ... more  
First scientific instrument installed on LucySan Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 03, 2020 Before the NASA Lucy mission can begin its long journey to the Trojan asteroids, the first scientific camera to be delivered to the spacecraft had to take a 1,500 mile journey across the continental ... more 
A new mineral from the Moon could explain what happens in the Earth's mantleManchester UK (SPX) Nov 03, 2020 A team of European researchers discovered a new high-pressure mineral in a lunar meteorite which is helping to explain what happens to materials within the extreme pressures of the Earth's mantle. ... more |
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Nov 06, 2020 
Earth's most arid desert may hold a key to finding life on Mars. Diverse microbes discovered in the clay-rich, shallow soil layers in Chile's dry Atacama Desert suggest that similar deposits below the Martian surface may contain microorganisms, which could be easily found by future rover missions or landing craft.
Led by Cornell University and Spain's Centro de Astrobiologia, scientists no ... more |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 05, 2020 
Three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels have now been fitted onto Orion's European Service Module as production accelerates inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams from across the globe recently completed work to install the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings.
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 10, 2020 
As the icy, ocean-filled moon Europa orbits Jupiter, it withstands a relentless pummeling of radiation. Jupiter zaps Europa's surface night and day with electrons and other particles, bathing it in high-energy radiation. But as these particles pound the moon's surface, they may also be doing something otherworldly: making Europa glow in the dark.
New research from scientists at NASA's Jet ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 10, 2020 
A collaboration between the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) radio telescope in Europe, the Gemini North telescope, and the NASA InfraRed Telescope Facility (IRTF), both on Maunakea in Hawai'i, has led to the first direct discovery of a cold brown dwarf from its radio wavelength emission. Along with paving the way for future brown dwarf discoveries, this result is an important step towards applying r ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Nov 10, 2020 
The astronauts that will soon launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission have arrived at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to start final preparations for liftoff.
NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, along with Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), landed via plane at the Launch and ... more |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Oct 23, 2020 
China's manned space program has entered the mission preparation stage with the selection of a new group of 18 reserve astronauts. According to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), the reserve astronauts, including one female, have been selected recently from 2,500 candidates. Among them are seven spacecraft pilots, seven space flight engineers and four payload experts.
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 Houston TX (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 
A new study reveals that the Chicxulub impact crater and its hydrothermal system hosted a subterranean ecosystem that could provide a glimpse of Earth's primordial life.
The Chicxulub impact crater, roughly 180 kilometers in diameter, is the best-preserved large impact structure on Earth. It is also the best example of the types of impact craters that were produced on Earth during a period ... more |
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 Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 23, 2020  Since the mid-1960s few weapons have held as much potential and have constantly failed to live up to that potential as Directed Energy Weapons (DEW). However, since the turn of this century even as most countries have curtailed both their hopes and funding from the highs of decades past, DEWs have gradually and quietly matured.
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 10, 2020  Earlier this year, Northrop Grumman announced it was submitting a bid as the prime contractor for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) pursuit. Partnering with Raytheon Technologies, the team looks to ensure a smooth transition from the current interceptor program on an accelerated schedule, supporting the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) critical mission of protecting our nation and our warfight ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 30, 2020 
Scientists have used data from NASA's Cassini mission to delve into the impact craters on the surface of Titan, revealing more detail than ever before about how the craters evolve and how weather drives changes on the surface of Saturn's mammoth moon.
Like Earth, Titan has a thick atmosphere that acts as a protective shield from meteoroids; meanwhile, erosion and other geologic processes e ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 06, 2020  With education budgets shrinking at universities in many parts of the world, every expense matters. Thanks to a team of scientists and students from the University of Sheffield, stocking the chem lab just got a little less expensive.
In a new paper, published Friday in the journal Nature Communications, researchers shared plans for the construction of a more affordable single-molecule m ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Nov 06, 2020 
Nicholas Demos, a physics graduate student, didn't travel a conventional path to MIT. A first-generation college student, Demos didn't have a clear trajectory in mind when he first attended California State University at Fullerton after high school. "It was kind of the path of least resistance," Demos says.
When his father passed away in the middle of his undergraduate studies, Demos left ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 06, 2020 
Even if a black hole can be described with a mathematical model, it doesn't mean it exists in reality. Some theoretical models are unstable: though they can be used to run mathematical calculations, from the point of view of physics they make no sense. A physicist from RUDN University developed an approach to finding such instability regions. The work was published in the Physics of the Dark Uni ... more |
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 New York (AFP) Nov 3, 2020 
Walmart has pulled the plug on a program to use robots to scan items in stores and help maintain inventory, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday.
The retail giant had worked with Bossa Nova Robotics for five years employing elongated robots that take readings on inventory and utilize artificial intelligence to predict product movement and inventory needs.
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 White Salmon WA (SPX) Nov 09, 2020 
Sagetech Avionics, an innovative technology company providing industry-leading safety solutions for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, a leading UAS technology company, has announced that they have completed the integration of Sagetech's UAV transponders with the world's leading open source autopilot, ArduPilot.
The two companies successfully tested the new integra ... more |
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