Wednesday 21 October 2015

Magneticum Pathfinder: Evolution of the universe in unmatched precision

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The world's most elaborate cosmological simulation of the evolution of our universe was recently completed by astrophysicists. For the first time, a hydrodynamic cosmological simulation is large enough to be directly compared with large-scale astronomical surveys. The most comprehensive simulation within the 'Magneticum Pathfinder' project pursues the development of a record number of 180 billion tiny spatial elements in a previously unreached spatial area of 12.5 billion light years.
via Science Daily
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Astronomers catch a black hole shredding a star to pieces

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A team of astronomers has observed a tidal disruption event in a galaxy that lies about 290 million light years from Earth. The event is the closest tidal disruption discovered in about a decade.
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Landing site recommended for ExoMars 2018

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Oxia Planum has been recommended as the primary candidate for the landing site of the ExoMars 2018 mission.


via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Landing_site_recommended_for_ExoMars_2018

Final kiss of two stars heading for catastrophe

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Astronomers have found the hottest and most massive double star with components so close that they touch each other. The two stars in the extreme system VFTS 352 could be heading for a dramatic end, during which the two stars either coalesce to create a single giant star, or form a binary black hole.
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The Fractured North Pole of Saturn's Enceladus

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The north pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus is unexpectedly fascinating and complex. Previous to the latest flyby of the robotic Cassini spacecraft, the northern region was known mostly for its unusually high abundance of craters. Last week's flyby, however, returned images of unprecedented detail, including the featured image showing the expected craters coupled with an unexpected and circuitous pattern of picturesque cracks and fractures. Broken terrain has been recorded at lower latitudes, with deep canyons dubbed Tiger Stripes near Enceladus' South Pole. The fractures may further indicate global interplay between the surface and potential seas underneath, seas that future missions might target for signs of life.
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CERN supports new business incubation network in Spain

Rolf Heuer, CERN’s Director-General, and Javier Cáceres, INEUSTAR´s General Manager, sign the BIC agreenment [Image: Sophia Bennett/ CERN]

This week CERN signed its eighth Business Incubation Centre of CERN technologies (BIC) agreement with INEUSTAR, the Spanish Science Industry Association.

The program, called the INEUSTAR-Pioneers, aims to bridge the gap between basic science and industry, supporting businesses and entrepreneurs to turn innovative technologies related to high-energy physics from technical concepts into a market reality.

INEUSTAR-Pioneers will identify local incubation centres where ideas based on CERN technology can be explored and nurtured further.

“CERN is committed to maximizing the benefit to society of CERN technology through the development and exploitation of innovative ideas in all CERN’s areas of expertise,” explains Rolf Heuer, CERN’s Director General.

INEUSTAR was founded in 2010 to promote collaboration between large scientific facilities and the industries that build scientific instruments such as accelerators, telescopes and array antennae.

“The INEUSTAR-Pioneers programme is based on the experience and specialization of INEUSTAR as a nationwide, industrial association, which promotes collaboration with the large scientific facilities industry and will help provide new routes to market. I hope it will be a catalyst for many new start-ups and activities with a positive impact on Spanish industry and society as a whole,” says Fco Javier Cáceres, INEUSTAR’s General Manager.

Successful applicants will be invited to participate in a 2-day technical visit to CERN, with access to scientific, technical and business expertise provided by CERN, INEUSTAR and the local incubator infrastructure. This will include business planning consultancy and access to related facilities, funding and other expertise.

The CERN Knowledge Transfer group is actively involved with Business Incubator Centres, contributing their experience of running a BIC, know-how through technical visits to CERN, support for the centre and preferential-rate licensing of CERN intellectual property. They also support the selection process, ensuring that companies applying to the BIC with proposals that are compatible with CERN’s mission and values go through.


via CERN: Updates for the general public
http://home.cern/about/updates/2015/10/cern-supports-new-business-incubation-network-spain

You too can learn to farm on Mars

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Scientists are helping students figure out how to farm on Mars, much like astronaut Mark Watney, played by Matt Damon, attempts in the critically acclaimed movie 'The Martian.'
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Satellite sheds new light on solar system boundary

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A team of scientists presents findings from six years of direct observations made by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission of the interstellar wind that blows through our solar system.
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