*A glimpse into the heart of an exploding star
Astronomers peering deep into the violent heart of a supernova debris field have discovered a slowly expanding torus shaped cloud of oxygen and neon surrounding a young neutron star. The findings provide new insights into the processes involved in the explosive deaths of massive stars through core collapse supernovae.
*New study examines the mystery of cosmic voids
A new study has discovered the gas inside giant cosmic voids is hotter than it should be. The findings suggest that the gas in the voids may be heated by jets emanating from supermassive black holes.
*The search for Martian life begins
The European Space Agency’s ExoMars Trace Gas orbiter is about to begin its primary science mission -- searching for signs of Martian life on the Red Planet.
*Contact lost with new Indian satellite
The Indian Space Research Organization is still trying to re-establish contact with its GSAT-6A telecommunications satellite.
*India Launches new navigation system satellite
Just two weeks after all contact was lost with its G-SAT 6A communications satellite India has successfully launched a new satellite for its indigenous reginal navigation satellite system – the IRNSS.
*The Science Report
One of the planet’s most important climate regulators – the Gulf Stream -- hits a new record low due to climate change.
A new study says alcohol consumption should be limited to below 100 grams or ten standard drinks per week.
Archaeologists uncover a cache of rare coins dating back two thousand years.
Sweet potatoes found to be at least 800,000 years old.
Drinking three cups of coffee every day can help protect people from developing irregular heart beats
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*Dark Matter keeps its secrets
Astronomers are back in the dark about what dark matter might be, after new observations have shown that it’s not interacting with forces other than gravity after all. The findings add more mystery to the enigma of dark matter – an invisible substance which makes up over 80 percent of all the matter in the universe.
*New lightning study about to begin
A new suite of European Space Agency instruments aboard the International Space Station are about to begin studying mysterious upper atmospheric lightning events from orbit Every second, around 45 lightning strikes jolt Earth’s atmosphere, where powerful reactions in thunderstorm clouds alter the chemical composition of the air inside and around them.
*The truth behind NASA’s twins study
In what may be a perfect example of what happens when news editors get journalists who usually chase fire engines or politicians to cover a science story -- media outlets have been busy issuing corrections after reporters wrongly claimed that seven percent of the DNA of an astronaut had changed following a year-long space flight – compared to his identical twin who remained on Earth.
*Moscow launches top secret experimental satellite
Moscow has launched what may be a new experimental spy satellite. The top secret flight was launched on a Soyuz 2-1V rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
*China launches three more spy satellites
China has launched another trio of what it euphemistically calls remote sensing satellites. The Yaogan Weixing-31-01 spacecraft are part of China’s latest generation of military surveillance and reconnaissance satellites.
*China’s sat nav system takes shape
China has successfully launched two more Beidou navigation satellites into orbit.
*The Science Report
Up to one in five people may show signs of a synesthesia.
Arctic mountain glaciers are melting at an unprecedented rate.
Two types of contagious cancer affecting Tasmanian devils may have similar origins.
A rare 700-year-old Byzantine bronze ring discovered by a gardener in Northern Israel.
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