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Vector successfully launches its micro-satellite with a 3D-printed part
https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/4/15543274/vector-space-systems-micro-satellite-space-launch-3d-printingMade In Space reveals the Archinaut, a robot-operated factory in the sky
https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/05/made-in-space-reveals-the-archinaut-a-robot-operated-factory-in-the-skyChina’s Surprising Solutions to Clear Killer Air
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/05/china-air-pollution-solutions-environment-tangshanNew technology generates power from polluted air
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/kl-ntg050517.phpEvery Single Car Sold In India Will Be Electric By 2030
https://futurism.com/every-single-car-sold-in-india-will-be-electric-by-2030Holographic analysis of Wi-Fi data generates 3-D images of the vicinity
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170504110559.htmTechnology that claims to spot criminals Before they act
https://www.sott.net/article/350677-Emotion-reading-Technology-that-claims-to-spot-criminals-Before-they-actScientists discover massive landforms under Antarctic ice sheet
https://www.sott.net/article/350690-Scientists-discover-massive-landforms-under-Antarctic-ice-sheetProximity of supernovas may cause mass extinctions
https://www.sott.net/article/350777-Proximity-of-supernovas-may-cause-mass-extinctionsRussian system able to pinpoint the location of enemy artillery less than five seconds after firing
https://www.sott.net/article/350969-Russias-Penicillin-reconnaissance-system-detects-artillery-fire-in-five-seconds-flatPhysical keyboards make virtual reality typing easier
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-physical-keyboards-virtual-reality-easier.htmlResearchers create touchpads with a can of spray paint
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-touchpads.htmlInstalling solar to combat national security risks in the power grid
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-solar-combat-national-power-grid.htmlDutch open 'world's largest offshore' wind farm
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-dutch-world-largest-offshore-farm.htmlExperiments show that a few self-driving cars can dramatically improve traffic flow
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-self-driving-cars-traffic.htmlSCIENCE:
CERN points giant magnet at the Sun to look for dark matter particles
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/05/axion-search-at-cern-sets-limits-on-these-possible-particlesMuseums are turning to virtual reality, apps, and interactive experiences
https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/6/15563922/museums-vr-ar-apps-digital-technologyNASA footage captures sun shooting giant strands of plasma (VIDEO)
https://www.sott.net/article/350526-NASA-footage-captures-sun-shooting-giant-strands-of-plasma-VIDEOWhat lightning does to rock quantified
https://www.sott.net/article/350550-What-lightning-does-to-rock-quantifiedDeath by asteroid may come in unexpected ways - from gusting winds and shock waves
https://www.sott.net/article/350616-Death-by-asteroid-may-come-in-unexpected-ways-from-gusting-winds-and-shock-wavesMathematics does not rule out 2 dimensions of time
https://www.sott.net/article/350656-Mathematics-does-not-rule-out-2-dimensions-of-timeGOES-16 weather satellite captures lightning activity across U.S.
https://www.sott.net/article/350660-GOES-16-weather-satellite-captures-lightning-activity-across-USStephen Hawking among 33 scientists on offensive against critics of popular universe origin inflation theory
https://www.sott.net/article/350886-Stephen-Hawking-among-33-scientists-on-offensive-against-critics-of-popular-universe-origin-inflation-theoryAncient Mars impacts created tornado-like winds that scoured surface
https://www.sott.net/article/350925-Ancient-Mars-impacts-created-tornado-like-winds-that-scoured-surfacePhysicists have ability to control charged molecules with quantum logic
https://www.sott.net/article/350930-Physicists-have-ability-to-control-charged-molecules-with-quantum-logic'Feathery' gas clouds swirl over Saturn's moon Titan
https://www.sott.net/article/350965-Feathery-gas-clouds-swirl-over-Saturns-moon-TitanScientists say dinosaurs would've survived if the asteroid struck just seconds later
https://www.sott.net/article/350975-Scientists-say-dinosaurs-would-ve-survived-if-the-asteroid-struck-just-seconds-later(Actually, large dinosaurs would have died anyway, because Earth lost atmosphere from the impacts that made large animals partly buoyant. See e.g. Ted Holden's data.)
New research finds mega-quakes can cause Earth's crust to rip open and snap shut
https://www.sott.net/article/351028-New-research-finds-mega-quakes-can-cause-Earths-crust-to-rip-open-and-snap-shutMelting moons could support liveable atmospheres for aeons
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2129064-melting-moons-could-support-liveable-atmospheres-for-aeonsSun’s eruptions might all have same trigger
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/du-sem042517.phpOxygen on comet 67P might not be ancient after all
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/oxygen-comet-67p-might-not-be-ancient-after-allDoes Jupiter Have a Solid Core?
https://www.universetoday.com/14470/does-jupiter-have-a-solid-coreGalactic winds slow new star formation
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-galactic-star-formation.htmlWhen a brown dwarf is actually a planetary mass object
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-brown-dwarf-planetary-mass.html'Planetary stethoscope' could determine what lies in Europa's global ocean
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-planetary-stethoscope-lies-europa-global.htmlWaves of lava seen in Io's largest volcanic crater
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-lava-io-largest-volcanic-crater.htmlScientists investigate debris disk in a nearby planetary system
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-scientists-debris-disk-nearby-planetary.htmlLatest fast radio burst adds to mystery of their source
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-latest-fast-radio-mystery-source.htmlMapping the magnetic bridge between our nearest galactic neighbours
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-magnetic-bridge-nearest-galactic-neighbours.htmlEarth was barren, flat and almost entirely under water 4.4 billion years ago
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-earth-barren-flat-billion-years.htmlHow the Bantu people surged across two-thirds of Africa
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/05/how-the-bantu-people-surged-across-two-thirds-of-africaThe Lost Iberian Civilization of Los Millares: Was Copper the Secret of its Success?
http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/lost-iberian-civilization-los-millares-was-copper-secret-its-success-008011Ancient Babylonian Tablet Provides Compelling Evidence that the Tower of Babel did Exist
http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/ancient-babylonian-tablet-provides-compelling-evidence-tower-babel-did-021378Tomb Drawing Shows Mongoose on a Leash, Puzzling Archaeologists
http://www.livescience.com/59022-egypt-tomb-with-leashed-mongoose-drawing.html17,000-Year-Old Sacred Site – Believed to be Gateway to the Underworld – Is Vandalized
http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/17000-year-old-sacred-site-believed-be-gateway-underworld-vandalized-008054Dragon and griffin megaliths ‘dating back 12,000 years to end of Ice Age, or earlier’
http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/found-dragon-and-griffin-megaliths-dating-back-12000-years-to-end-of-ice-age-or-earlierEgypt ‘uncovers burial chamber of pharaoh’s daughter’
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39882254