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April 29, 2016

Hiding in the Sunshine: The Search for Other Earths
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 29, 2016
We humans might not be the only ones to ponder our place in the universe. If intelligent aliens do roam the cosmos, they too might ask a question that has gripped humans for centuries: Are we alone? These aliens might even have giant space telescopes dedicated to studying distant planets and searching for life. Should one of those telescopes capture an image of our blue marble of a planet, evidence of forests and plentiful creatures would jump out as simple chemicals: oxygen, ozone, water and methane. ... read more

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Russia looks east with Vostochny Cosmodrome Russia's newly-built Vostochny space center in the Far East will open a window on Asia and strengthen Russia's position in the region, Andrei Ionin, a member of the Tsiolkovsky Academy of Cosmonauti ... more		US to reduce dependence on Russian rocket engines soon: Bolden The US space program is close to ending its dependence on Russian-manufactured RD-180 rocket engines to launch American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), National Aeronautics and ... more		Johns Hopkins researchers aim for safer, more efficient rocket engines The U.S. Air Force has awarded two contracts totaling $1.48 million to the Energetics Research Group, based within Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering, to help set the stage for ... more
				On the Road to Finding Other Earths Scientists are getting closer to finding worlds that resemble our own "blue marble" of a planet. NASA's Kepler mission alone has confirmed more than 1,000 planets outside our solar system - a handfu ... more		Simulators give astronauts glimpse of future flights NASA's commercial crew astronauts Suni Williams and Eric Boe tried out a new generation of training simulators at the Boeing facility in St. Louis Tuesday that will prepare them for launch, flight a ... more

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Committee votes to double Russian rocket engine procurement The US Congress armed services committee voted to double the purchase of Russian-made rocket engines in a Thursday vote, US media reported. The United States has been relying on Russia-made RD-180 r ... more		Superfast light source made from artificial atom All light sources work by absorbing energy - for example, from an electric current - and emit energy as light. But the energy can also be lost as heat and it is therefore important that the light so ... more		India a step away from joining GPS club AeroVironment begins production of Switchblade tactical missile upgrade Belgium plans to provide all residents with anti radiation pills Air Force awards GPS 3 launch services contract India gets homegrown satellite navigation system UN Council considers response to N.Korea missile test Pentagon working to 'take out' Islamic State's Internet		Elektra: A New Triple Asteroid Astronomers have discovered a new satellite orbiting the main belt asteroid (130) Elektra - the smallest object visible in this image. The team, led by Bin Yang (ESO, Santiago, Chile), imaged it usi ... more
				Putin reprimands Roscosmos heads for launch delays Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued reprimands to Roscosmos head Igor Komarov and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who oversees the country's space industry, for the delay in launching ... more		Fermi Telescope helps link cosmic neutrino to blazar blast Nearly 10 billion years ago, the black hole at the center of a galaxy known as PKS B1424-418 produced a powerful outburst. Light from this blast began arriving at Earth in 2012. Now astronomers usin ... more

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Date set for second SLS Booster qualification ground test A full-scale, test version of the booster for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, will fire up for the second of two qualification ground tests June 28 at prime contractor Orbital ATK's test ... more		US to move more assets into deep space over next 4 years The US government will move its space assets to deep space orbits within several years, leaving the launching of satellites into low earth orbit to commercial companies, National Aeronautics and Spa ... more		Proteomics method measures carbon uptake of marine microbes Large wildlife important for carbon storage in tropical forests Role of life's timekeeper - a novel theory of animal evolution Fossils may reveal 20-million-year history of penguins in Australia Ancient marine sediments provide clues to future climate change Tiny fossil horses put their back into it Critically endangered Himalayan wolf needs global conservation effort		Are we alone? Setting some limits to our uniqueness Are humans unique and alone in the vast universe? This question - summed up in the famous Drake equation - has for a half-century been one of the most intractable and uncertain in science. But ... more
N. Korea registers multiple test failures with new missile: South North Korea on Thursday made two failed bids to test fire a powerful, new medium-range ballistic missile, in a thwarted display of military strength ahead of a landmark ruling party congress. ... more		Putin hails first rocket launch from new cosmodrome after delay Russia launched the first rocket from its new Vostochny cosmodrome on Thursday, with President Vladimir Putin hailing the event after dressing down officials over a delay caused by a technical glitch. ... more		ORNL researchers discover new state of water molecule Neutron scattering and computational modeling have revealed unique and unexpected behavior of water molecules under extreme confinement that is unmatched by any known gas, liquid or solid states. ... more		It takes more than peer pressure to make large microgels fit in When an assembly of microgel particles includes one particle that's significantly larger than the rest, that oversized particle spontaneously shrinks to match the size of its smaller neighbors. This ... more

	Folding molecules into screw-shaped structures Artificial molecules are like sheets of paper. Chemists can fold them into specific shapes. Transferring the shape of one molecule to another, however, poses a significant challenge. An internationa ... more		Engineers develop micro-sized, liquid-metal particles for heat-free soldering Martin Thuo likes to look for new, affordable and clean ways to put science and technology to work in the world. His lab is dedicated to an idea called frugal innovation: "How do you do very high-le ... more

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Rare Earth atoms see the light		S. Korea says North failed again with mid-range missile test		Israel nuclear reactor defects spark secrecy dilemma		Putin hails first rocket launch from new cosmodrome after delay		First rocket launch from Russia's Vostochny after delay
Curiosity Mars Rover crosses rugged plateau		Opportunity completes mini-walkabout		Could Earth's light blue color be a signature of life?		Japan abandons $250mn black hole satellite		Discovering the bath scum on Titan

SpaceX vows to send capsule to Mars by 2018

ISRO launch campaign for IRNSS-1G progressing smoothly

Hubble discovers moon orbiting the dwarf planet Makemake

China produces key component for nuclear fusion facility

South China city gears up for satellite tourism

Space X's Red Dragons to start Mars exploration in 2018

Mars' surface revealed in unprecedented detail

Profile of a methane sea on Titan

Hydrothermal systems show spectrum of extreme life on Earth

Scientist explains sulfur behavior in Venus atmosphere

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Team builds first quantum cascade laser on silicon

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Dutch-German impulse for gravitational wave research

China testing own reusable rocket technologies

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