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| January 23, 2014 |
 Extra Time for Tiangong Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 23, 2014 - China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory is alive and well in orbit. For most spacecraft, that's a nominal state. But for this mission, it's strange. Tiangong 1 was launched in September 2011 with an advertised lifetime of two years. It played host to three dockings by Shenzhou spacecraft - Shenzhous 8, 9 and 10. The last two carried crews of three astronauts to live on board the laboratory, wh ... more |  |
 JILA strontium atomic clock sets new records in both precision and stability Boulder, CO (SPX) Jan 23, 2014 - Heralding a new age of terrific timekeeping, a research group led by a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicist has unveiled an experimental strontium atomic clock that has set new world records for both precision and stability-- key metrics for the performance of a clock. The clock is in a laboratory at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado ... more |  |
 ALMA Discovers a Formation Site of a Giant Planetary System Atacama, Chile (SPX) Jan 23, 2014 - A team of Japanese astronomers has obtained a firm evidence of formation of a giant planetary system around a young star by the observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). This result has a transformative impact on the theories of planet formation and gives us a clue to the origin of a wide variety of planetary systems. The research team, led by astronomers a ... more |  |
 Galaxies on FIRE: Star Feedback Results in Less Massive Galaxies Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2014 - For decades, astrophysicists have encountered a puzzling contradiction: although many galactic-wind models-simulations of how matter is distributed in our universe-predict that the majority of the "normal" matter exists in stars at the center of galaxies, in actuality these stars account for less than 10 percent of the matter in the universe. A new set of simulations offer insight into this mism ... more |  |
 At Your Service: Orion Service Module Complete Washington DC (SPX) Jan 23, 2014 - The second of three major parts of the spacecraft that will launch into orbit on Orion's first mission this fall is complete. Work has been progressing steadily on all three main parts of Orion - the service module, the crew module and the launch abort system - and this month the service module joined the launch abort system in crossing the finish line. Orion's service module sits below th ... more |  |
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 Sneak Preview of Survey Telescope Treasure Trove Munich, Germany (SPX) Jan 23, 2014 - The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile has captured this richly detailed new image of the Lagoon Nebula. This giant cloud of gas and dust is creating intensely bright young stars, and is home to young stellar clusters. This image is a tiny part of just one of eleven public surveys of the sky now in progress using ESO telescopes. Together these are providing a vast l ... more |  |
Herschel Telescope Detects Water on Dwarf Planet Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 23, 2014 - Scientists using the Herschel space observatory have made the first definitive detection of water vapor on the largest and roundest object in the asteroid belt, Ceres. Plumes of water vapor are thought to shoot up periodically from Ceres when portions of its icy surface warm slightly. Ceres is classified as a dwarf planet, a solar system body bigger than an asteroid and smaller than a planet. ... more |  |
Lawrence Livermore 'space cops' to help control traffic in space Livermore CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2014 - A team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists are using mini-satellites that work as "space cops" to help control traffic in space. The scientists used a series of six images over a 60-hour period taken from a ground-based satellite to prove that it is possible to refine the orbit of another satellite in low earth orbit. "Eventually our satellite will be orbiting and making t ... more |  |
Bright star reveals new exoplanet Aarhus, Sweden (SPX) Jan 23, 2014 - By studying the star around which the planet revolves, they found that the star's rotation appears to be well-aligned with the planetary movement. The object can be well-studied because the star is relatively bright, it can be seen if strong binoculars are used. The planet orbits one star of what appears to be a binary star, and the orbit is not circular but slightly eccentric. The planet ... more |  |
'Dwarf planet' in deep space has water Paris (AFP) Jan 22, 2014 - Ceres, a tiny planet in the asteroid belt, spouts water vapour, a finding that strengthens theories that life on Earth was kickstarted by a bombardment of space rocks, scientists said Wednesday. European astronomers reported they saw vapour spewing geyser-like from the surface of Ceres, the biggest object in the asteroid belt lying between Mars and Jupiter. Ceres was first recorded in 18 ... more |  |
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 SAP says cloud computing to continue to boost sales Frankfurt (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - German software giant SAP said on Tuesday it expects its cloud computing business to continue to boost sales in the coming years, but profit growth will slow this year. SAP said in a statement that group sales, which totalled 16.9 billion euros ($22.9 billion) last year, would rise to "at least 20 billion euros" in 2015 and subsequently to "at least 22 billion euros" in 2017. "We expec ... more |  |
 Molecular nano-spies to make light work of disease detection London, UK (SPX) Jan 23, 2014 - A world of cloak-and-dagger pharmaceuticals has come a step closer with the development of stealth compounds programmed to spring into action when they receive the signal. Researchers at the University of Nottingham's School of Pharmacy have designed and tested large molecular complexes that will reveal their true identity only when they've reached their intended target, like disguised sab ... more |  |
Hugging hemes help electrons hop Richland WA (SPX) Jan 23, 2014 - Researchers simulating how certain bacteria run electrical current through tiny molecular wires have discovered a secret Nature uses for electron travel. The results are key to understanding how the bacteria do chemistry in the ground, and will help researchers use them in microbial fuel cells, batteries, or for turning waste into electricity. Within the bacteria's protein-based wire, mole ... more |  |
Smooth sailing: Rough surfaces that can reduce drag Washington DC (SPX) Jan 23, 2014 - From the sleek hulls of racing yachts to Michael Phelps' shaved legs, most objects that move through the water quickly are also smooth. But researchers from UCLA have found that bumpiness can sometimes be better. "A properly designed rough surface, contrary to our intuition, can reduce skin-friction drag," said John Kim, a professor in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department at ... more |  |
 Agni IV test-fired Bhubaneswar, India (IANS) Jan 23, 2014 - India on Monday successfully tested its long-range, nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from a military base in Odisha, an official said. The new generation missile, with the capability to hit targets 4,000 km away, was tested for its full range from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast near Dhamra in Bhadrak district, about 200 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar. ... more |  |
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Peeking into Schrodinger's box Rochester NY (SPX) Jan 23, 2014 - Until recently measuring a 27-dimensional quantum state would have been a time-consuming, multistage process using a technique called quantum tomography, which is similar to creating a 3D image from many 2D ones. Researchers at the University of Rochester have been able to apply a recently developed, alternative method called direct measurement to do this in a single experiment with no post-proc ... more |  |
Layered security: Carbon nanotubes promise improved flame-resistant coating Washington DC (SPX) Jan 23, 2014 - Using an approach akin to assembling a club sandwich at the nanoscale, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have succeeded in crafting a uniform, multi-walled carbon-nanotube-based coating that greatly reduces the flammability of foam commonly used in upholstered furniture and other soft furnishings. The flammability of the nanotube-coated polyurethane foam was ... more |  |
Bamboo math documents called China's earliest Tsinghua, China (UPI) Jan 23, 2013 - Chinese archaeologists say they have discovered the country's earliest mathematics document, written on bamboo more than 2,200 years ago. The document is a mathematical method inscribed on bamboo slips from the Warring States Period, 475-221 B.C., Li Xueqin of Tsinghua University told China's state-run Xinhua News Agency. It provides a method for the multiplication of any two who ... more |  |
 Putin Orders New Look At Strategic Military And Space Defense Systems Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jan 23, 2014 - In the course of several weeks, actual proposals on how to establish a concern "Strategic systems for military and space defense," Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has said to journalists. "The President tasked us with working on this issue. "There are certain proposals from the head of the Federal Space Agency. "There is an initiative from the Defense Minister. In the week ... more |  |
 Longbow Missiles Demonstrate Littoral Attack Capability Orlando FL (SPX) Jan 23, 2014 - The U.S. Army and Navy, with assistance from Lockheed Martin, recently conducted Longbow missile demonstration firings to showcase the missile's ability to counter littoral threats, making the weapon an effective candidate for potential use in operational shipboard launches. During the demonstrations, multiple U.S. Army Longbow missiles were fired from a launch fixture provided by the U.S. ... more |  |
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