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Sunday, 06 February 2022 07:38
Warps drive disruptions in planet formation in young solar systems
Warwick UK (SPX) Feb 07, 2022
A new study from the University of Warwick demonstrates the impact of passing stars, misaligned binary stars and passing gas clouds on the formation of planets in early star systems. Scientists have modelled how cosmic events like these can warp protoplanetary discs, the birthplaces of planets, in the early evolution of solar systems. Their results are published today in the Astrophysical Journa
A new study from the University of Warwick demonstrates the impact of passing stars, misaligned binary stars and passing gas clouds on the formation of planets in early star systems. Scientists have modelled how cosmic events like these can warp protoplanetary discs, the birthplaces of planets, in the early evolution of solar systems. Their results are published today in the Astrophysical Journa
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Sunday, 06 February 2022 07:38
AI for Earth and Space: Call for researchers and experts
Mountain View CA (SPX) Feb 07, 2022
Frontier Development Lab (FDL) is kicking off its 7th year with a call for applications and the search for an expanded faculty. This year will be the program's biggest and most ambitious to date, with more teams tackling challenges in space, Earth science and energy domains.
FDL is a public-private partnership between NASA, DOE, the SETI Institute, Trillium Technologies, the European Space
Frontier Development Lab (FDL) is kicking off its 7th year with a call for applications and the search for an expanded faculty. This year will be the program's biggest and most ambitious to date, with more teams tackling challenges in space, Earth science and energy domains.
FDL is a public-private partnership between NASA, DOE, the SETI Institute, Trillium Technologies, the European Space
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Sunday, 06 February 2022 07:38
Shadow of cosmic water cloud reveals the temperature of the young Universe
Cologne, Germany (SPX) Feb 07, 2022
Astronomers have found a new and original method for measuring the cosmic microwave background's temperature when the Universe was still in its infancy. Writing in 'Nature', they confirm in their new study the early cooling of our Universe shortly after the Big Bang and open up new perspectives on the elusive dark energy.
An international group of astrophysicists has discovered a new metho
Astronomers have found a new and original method for measuring the cosmic microwave background's temperature when the Universe was still in its infancy. Writing in 'Nature', they confirm in their new study the early cooling of our Universe shortly after the Big Bang and open up new perspectives on the elusive dark energy.
An international group of astrophysicists has discovered a new metho
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Sunday, 06 February 2022 07:38
Taking the temperature of our cosmos, less than a billion years after the Big Bang
Heidelberg (SPX) Feb 07, 2022
With the IRAM NOEMA telescope array in the French Alps, astronomers have for the first time observed a distant object casting a shadow on the early, hot Big Bang phase of our universe, blocking out some of the light of the so-called cosmic background radiation. The object is a water cloud so distant that we see it as it was a mere 880 million years after the Big Bang. The shadow appears because
With the IRAM NOEMA telescope array in the French Alps, astronomers have for the first time observed a distant object casting a shadow on the early, hot Big Bang phase of our universe, blocking out some of the light of the so-called cosmic background radiation. The object is a water cloud so distant that we see it as it was a mere 880 million years after the Big Bang. The shadow appears because
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Sunday, 06 February 2022 07:38
Juno and Hubble data reveal electromagnetic 'tug-of-war' lights up Jupiter's upper atmosphere
Leicester UK (SPX) Feb 07, 2022
New Leicester space research has revealed, for the first time, a complex 'tug-of-war' lights up aurorae in Jupiter's upper atmosphere, using a combination of data from NASA's Juno probe and the Hubble Space Telescope.
The study, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, describes the delicate current cycle driven by Jupiter's rapid rotation and the release of sulphur
New Leicester space research has revealed, for the first time, a complex 'tug-of-war' lights up aurorae in Jupiter's upper atmosphere, using a combination of data from NASA's Juno probe and the Hubble Space Telescope.
The study, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, describes the delicate current cycle driven by Jupiter's rapid rotation and the release of sulphur
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Sunday, 06 February 2022 07:38
Youngest pair of asteroids in solar system detected
Flagstaff AZ (SPX) Feb 07, 2022
An international team of astronomers has discovered a pair of asteroids that split off from their parent body a mere 300 years ago. The duo is exceptional because it is the youngest known "asteroid pair" by at least a factor of ten, it passes close to Earth's orbit, and it has properties that are hard to explain given its young age.
The majority of asteroids in our solar system reside in t
An international team of astronomers has discovered a pair of asteroids that split off from their parent body a mere 300 years ago. The duo is exceptional because it is the youngest known "asteroid pair" by at least a factor of ten, it passes close to Earth's orbit, and it has properties that are hard to explain given its young age.
The majority of asteroids in our solar system reside in t
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Sunday, 06 February 2022 07:38
Nobody Tell Elmo About Issole
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 07, 2022
America's favorite red monster may not be interested in rocks, but Perseverance can't wait to keep exploring the rocks on Mars!
How does the rover study rocks up-close?
The Mars2020 Perseverance rover is equipped with several instruments that help it investigate the surface of Mars. The PIXL and SHERLOC spectrometers both sit on the Robotic Arm. In addition to measuring spectra and t
America's favorite red monster may not be interested in rocks, but Perseverance can't wait to keep exploring the rocks on Mars!
How does the rover study rocks up-close?
The Mars2020 Perseverance rover is equipped with several instruments that help it investigate the surface of Mars. The PIXL and SHERLOC spectrometers both sit on the Robotic Arm. In addition to measuring spectra and t
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Sunday, 06 February 2022 07:38
Astra's planned first launch in Florida scrubbed
Orlando FL (UPI) Feb 05, 2022
The planned launch of an Astra Space rocket from Florida was scrubbed Saturday after the failure of ground equipment needed to launch.
"Unfortunately, due to a range asset that has gone out of service today, we are going to stand down from today's launch attempt of the ELaNa 41 Mission," said Carolina Grossman, director of product management at the company, during the live broadcast.
The planned launch of an Astra Space rocket from Florida was scrubbed Saturday after the failure of ground equipment needed to launch.
"Unfortunately, due to a range asset that has gone out of service today, we are going to stand down from today's launch attempt of the ELaNa 41 Mission," said Carolina Grossman, director of product management at the company, during the live broadcast.
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Sunday, 06 February 2022 07:38
NASA, SpaceX investigate Dragon capsule parachute openings
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 4, 2021
SpaceX and NASA officials are investigating a lag in parachute openings during the return of the company's Dragon capsules from the International Space Station with cargo and astronauts, the organizations said during a teleconference Friday.
The return of such capsules was never in jeopardy, and the landing systems performed well during 24 cargo missions and three crewed splashdowns, Sp
SpaceX and NASA officials are investigating a lag in parachute openings during the return of the company's Dragon capsules from the International Space Station with cargo and astronauts, the organizations said during a teleconference Friday.
The return of such capsules was never in jeopardy, and the landing systems performed well during 24 cargo missions and three crewed splashdowns, Sp
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Saturday, 05 February 2022 09:10
SpaceX, NASA looking into sluggish chutes on last 2 flights
SpaceX and NASA are investigating a parachute issue that occurred on the last two capsule flights.
One of the four main parachutes was slow to inflate during the return of four astronauts to Earth last November. The same thing happened last week as a Dragon cargo capsule was bringing back science experiments from the International Space Station. In both cases, the sluggish parachute eventually opened and inflated—although more than a minute late—and the capsules splashed down safely off the Florida coast.
Officials for SpaceX and NASA said Friday they want to better understand what's happening, especially before launching another crew in a month or two. They're looking at photographs and inspecting the parachutes for clues, taking "extra caution with this very critical system," said Steve Stich, manager of NASA's commercial crew program.
"We're not taking anything for granted," SpaceX's William Gerstenmaier, a former NASA official, told reporters.
SpaceX's first private flight to the space station, with three ticket-buying businessmen and their retired astronaut escort, is set to blast off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on March 30. NASA's next astronaut ferry flight would follow on April 15.
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