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| June 04, 2014 |
 'Neapolitan' exoplanets come in three flavors Boston MA (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - The planets of our solar system come in two basic flavors, like vanilla and chocolate ice cream. We have small, rocky terrestrials like Earth and Mars, and large gas giants like Neptune and Jupiter. We're missing the astronomical equivalent of strawberry ice cream - planets between about one and four times the size of Earth. NASA's Kepler mission has discovered that these types of planets are ve ... more |  |
 To Catch a Comet by the Tail Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft has been traveling for a decade to meet comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (C-G). Rosetta is expected to finally catch up with C-G in August. Then in November, Rosetta will eject a lander called Philae onto the comet's surface: a one-way trip to a totally unknown landscape. You might be wondering: How does one build a lander for an unknown land? ... more |  |
Astronomers find a new type of planet: The 'mega-Earth' Boston MA (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - Astronomers have discovered a new type of planet - a rocky world weighing 17 times as much as Earth. Theorists believed such a world couldn't form because anything so hefty would grab hydrogen gas as it grew and become a Jupiter-like gas giant. This planet, though, is all solids and much bigger than previously discovered "super-Earths," making it a "mega-Earth." "We were very surprised whe ... more |  |
 Harsh space weather may doom potential life on red-dwarf planets Boston (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - Life in the universe might be even rarer than we thought. Recently, astronomers looking for potentially habitable worlds have targeted red dwarf stars because they are the most common type of star, comprising 80 percent of the stars in the universe. But a new study shows that harsh space weather might strip the atmosphere of any rocky planet orbiting in a red dwarf's habitable zone. "A red ... more |  |
 Fourth in history Russian female astronaut to travel to ISS in September Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jun 03, 2014 - Preparations for the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft flight, which will carry the new crew to the International Space Station (ISS), including Russian female member Yelena Serova, have started at Baikonur. "Launch of Soyuz TMA-14M is planned for September 25, 2014. Three crew members of Expedition ISS-41/42 will travel to ISS. There will be two Russian crew members - Aleksandr Samokutyayev and Ye ... more |  |
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 International team replicates amplification of cosmic magnetic fields Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - have established that cosmic turbulence could have amplified magnetic fields to the strengths observed in interstellar space. "Magnetic fields are ubiquitous in the universe," said Don Lamb, the Robert A. Millikan Distinguished Service Professor in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago. "We're pretty sure that the fields didn't exist at the beginning, at the Big Bang. So ... more |  |
 Gannet sat nav reveals impact of fishing vessels Exeter UK (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - Fishing vessels have a far bigger ecological footprint than previously thought, according to research which tracked the movement and behaviour of seabirds using GPS devices. A team of scientists led by the University of Exeter discovered that northern gannets change their behaviour in response to the presence of large vessels such as trawlers, suggesting each boat can significantly influen ... more |  |
 Satellites improving lives in rural Africa Paris (ESA) Jun 03, 2014 - An ESA-supported project is showing how satcoms can help farmers, voters and educators in rural Africa. The three elements of the Sway4edu project are helping to run elections, educate teachers and improve radio programming. Satellite terminals provide Internet connectivity, with solar panels and batteries (where needed), laptops, tablets, a projector with screen, and loudspeakers. Sway4ed ... more |  |
 US may lose 'star wars' to Russia Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jun 03, 2014 - Cooperation with private firms will benefit the US space industry but cannot replace cooperation with Russia. Washington risks seeing its space projects hit hard if it abandons cooperation with Moscow, Bloomberg says. NASA has been actively promoting commercial projects to develop new-generation space rockets, supply vehicles and spaceships capable of carrying astronauts to low-Earth orbit ... more |  |
 A Growth Industry in Space Bethesda MD (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - Over the past 50+ years the space industry has matured and many space-based applications have been developed. Uses of space can be categorized into three types: civil, national security and commercial. Civilian government agencies are interested in scientific exploration, technology demonstrations and certain services to the general public that would not otherwise be available. Defense and ... more |  |
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Because you can't eat just one: Star will swallow two planets Boston MA (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - Two worlds orbiting a distant star are about to become a snack of cosmic proportions. Astronomers report that the planets Kepler-56b and Kepler-56c will be swallowed by their star in a short time by astronomical standards. Their ends will come in 130 million and 155 million years, respectively. "As far as we know, this is the first time two known exoplanets in a single system have a predic ... more |  |
Galaxy possibly teeming with 100 million life-sustaining planets Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jun 03, 2014 - Forget close encounters of a third kind. Imagine galactic encounters with millions of planets in the Milky Way galaxy, each of them overflowing with complex life forms. A new study says it's a possibility. Although researchers are nearly unanimous in the belief that some other life forms exist in the great expanse of outer space, the worlds that any intelligent life forms inhabit are proba ... more |  |
GPS sites in Russia can't be used now for 'military purposes' Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jun 03, 2014 - Russia has "taken under control" the operation of 11 American GPS sites and ensured they cannot be used for military purposes, as Washington and Moscow show no progress in negotiations on setting up Russian GLONASS stations on US territory. May 31 was the last day when Russia and the US could have reached a deal on the issue. "In compliance with the Russian government's instruction, Roscos ... more |  |
 UAV Series Sets Record for Mission Hours Flown in One Week San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - Northrop Grumman's High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) series, which includes the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk, set a new record for mission hours flown in one week, logging 665 hours flying operational and exercise missions during the week ending Feb. 23. In 2013, Global Hawk flew an average of 433.8 hours a week. The weekly record of 665 hours set in Feb ... more |  |
 Combat robots to become Russian army new recruits Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jun 03, 2014 - Russia's newly established military robot design lab has finally gone into operation, Oleg Bochkarev, deputy head of Russia's governmental Military-Industrial Commission told ITAR TASS news agency. Russia's deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin was the first to have announced plans to set up a new laboratory at the Degtyarev arms factory in Kovrov last year planning to attract private investors t ... more |  |
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 Breakthrough in energy storage: Electrical cables that can store energy Orlando, FL (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - Imagine being able to carry all the juice you needed to power your MP3 player, smartphone and electric car in the fabric of your jacket? Sounds like science fiction, but it may become a reality thanks to breakthrough technology developed at a University of Central Florida research lab. So far electrical cables are used only to transmit electricity. However, nanotechnology scientist and pro ... more |  |
 New Method of Wormlike Motion Lets Gels Wiggle through Water Cincinnati OH (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - Next time you spot an earthworm sliding through fresh dirt, take a closer look. What you're seeing is an organic movement called peristaltic locomotion that has been meticulously refined by nature. Jarod Gregory, an undergraduate student in the University of Cincinnati's College of Engineering and Applied Science, used a worm's contracting and expanding motion to provide a way for gels to swim i ... more |  |
 Solving the puzzle of ice age climates Boston MA (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - The paleoclimate record for the last ice age - a time 21,000 years ago called the "Last Glacial Maximum" (LGM) - tells of a cold Earth whose northern continents were covered by vast ice sheets. Chemical traces from plankton fossils in deep-sea sediments reveal rearranged ocean water masses, as well as extended sea ice coverage off Antarctica. Air bubbles in ice cores show that carbon dioxide in ... more |  |
 Huge tooth fossil shows marine predator had plenty to chew on Edinburgh, UK (SPX) Jun 02, 2014 - A fossilised tooth belonging to a fearsome marine predator has been recorded as the largest of its kind found in the UK, following its recent discovery. A team of palaeontologists have verified the tooth, which was found near Chesil Beach in Dorset, as belonging to a prehistoric relative of modern crocodiles known as Dakosaurus maximus. The tooth, which has a broken tip, is approximately 5 ... more |  |
First Phase To Certify New US Space Transport System Completed Washington DC (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - NASA's Commercial Crew Program and industry have completed the first step in the certification process that will enable American-made commercial spacecraft safely to ferry astronauts from U.S. soil to and from the International Space Station by 2017. The completion of the Certification Products Contracts (CPC) marks critical progress in the development of next-generation American space transport ... more |  |
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