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May 27, 2015

Is the Curiosity rover polluting Mars with methane?
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) May 26, 2015
Methane readings on Mars are once again sparking scientific controversy back on Earth. Recently, sensors on NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, registered a sizable spike in methane gas, leading researchers to believe microbial life might not be far away. On Earth, most methane gas is produced by living organisms, so large concentrations of the gas have long been considered a sign of life. But not long after the Curiosity readings set the scientific community abuzz, one scientist began second-guessin ... read more

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Google Lunar X-Prize meets Yoda "Do, or do not do. There is no try!" Thus spoke Jedi Master Yoda to his apprentice Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back. Right now, it would seem that the managers of the G ... more		Supersonic decelerator gets a lift to prepare for launch NASA teams are continuing preparations for the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) test off the coast of Hawaii June 2-12. This week the team completed a number of key pre-test procedures, inc ... more		China, Russia plan joint landing on the Moon Moscow and Beijing are planning to enhance their cooperation in space research and conduct joint manned space missions, particularly, to the moon. The US does not trust these plans, fearing that Chi ... more
				China ranked 4th among world space powers China's space capabilities are ranked the fourth in the world, and the gap between the leading powers is narrowing, according to a report issued recently by a Chinese research organization. Ch ... more		Implants read intentions of tetraplegic patient from brain activity Microelectrodes implanted in the brain of a tetraplegic patient have helped scientists anticipate his intended movements so they could steer a robotic arm accordingly, a new report shows. The result ... more

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Clinical trial shows intuitive control of robotic arm using thought Paralyzed from the neck down after suffering a gunshot wound when he was 21, Erik G. Sorto now can move a robotic arm just by thinking about it and using his imagination. Through a clinical co ... more		Flawed Debates begets false choices beyond LEO - Part Two New technologies allow us to go back to the Moon at a fraction the cost of Apollo, and now, even private efforts like the Google X Prize contestants are underway to land and execute exploration miss ... more		Russia launches dozens of drones as Ukraine claims 'important success' Russian jets violate Estonian air space in 'brazen intrusion' U.S. defense in free fall		New Project Aims to Establish a Human Colony on Mars MarsPolar, a newly started international venture is setting its sights on the Red Planet. The project consisting of specialists from Russia, United Arab Emirates, Poland, U.S. and Ukraine has come u ... more
				Could 'Green Rust' Be A Catalyst For Martian Life? Mars is a large enough planet that astrobiologists looking for life need to narrow the parameters of the search to those environments most conducive to habitability. NASA's Mars Curiosity mission is ... more		Curiosity Rover Adjusts Route Up Martian Mountain NASA's Curiosity Mars rover climbed a hill Thursday to approach an alternative site for investigating a geological boundary, after a comparable site proved hard to reach. The drive of about 72 ... more

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Rover Restored to Normal Operations After a Reset Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater at the 'Spirit of St. Louis' crater near the entrance of 'Marathon Valley.' The rover had been exploring the outcrops inside the Spirit of St. Loui ... more		UAE eyes "first Arab unmanned probe" to Mars by 2021 The United Arab Emirates on Monday kicked off a strategic framework for its newly founded space agency that aims to launch satellite missions and the "first Arab unmanned probe" to Mars by 2021. ... more		Fossil fuels harm health from 'cradle to grave': report Trash, mulch and security: All jobs for troops in Washington Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: report		Mars Rover's Laser-Zapping Instrument Gets Sharper Vision Tests on Mars have confirmed success of a repair to the autonomous focusing capability of the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. This instrument provides ... more
Ceres Bright Spots Seen Closer Than Ever NASA's Dawn mission captured a sequence of images, taken for navigation purposes, of dwarf planet Ceres on May 16, 2015. The image showcases the group of the brightest spots on Ceres, which continue ... more		Martian Reminder of a Pioneering Flight NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is studying an elongated crater called "Spirit of St. Louis" and a rock spire called "Lindbergh Mound" within the crater. The crater and several featu ... more		Martian impact crater or supervolcano caldera At first glance, the region covered by this latest Mars Express image release appears to be pockmarked with impact craters. But the largest structure among them may hold a rather explosive secret: i ... more		Ceres bright spots: Clearer pictures, but still no answers Scientists had hoped sharper images of Ceres and its mysterious bright spots would provide some clarity as to their nature and origin, but they remain befuddled. ... more

	India to test its home-made multi-object tracking radar next month India will next month test its home-made multi-object tracking radar on a rocket, a senior space official has reportedly said. "The multi-object tracking radar will be tested next month during ... more		New computer algorithm builds rap songs out of other rap songs Even rappers might soon lose their jobs to robots. Researchers at Aalto University, in Finland, have designed a computer algorithm that mines the lyrics and beats of other rap songs to construct its own original rhymes. ... more

EU to fast-track review of 2035 combustion-engine ban

Norway sovereign wealth fund drops French miner over environmental fears

EU split on 2040 climate goal ahead of UN summit

Star power: Troubled ITER nuclear fusion project looks for new path		Tiny grains of lithium dramatically improve performance of fusion plasma		Taking control of light emission		Exploring a new frontier of cyber-physical systems: The human body		NASA Seeks Additional Information for Asteroid Redirect Mission Spacecraft
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Robot pets to rise in an overpopulated world

Technique for finding signs of life on the Red Planet

Circular orbits for small extrasolar planets

OPALS Boosts Space-to-Ground Optical Communications Research

ESA Works Up A Space Fever

Telescope-Laser Cannons to Clean Up Dangerous Space Junk

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NASA Awards Study Contract To Deep Space Industries

Mystery Methane on Mars: The Saga Continues

Quick Detour by NASA Mars Rover Checks Ancient Valley

Ether Compounds Could Work like DNA On Oily Worlds

Curiosity tracks sundown on Mars

Asteroid Distant 'Flyby' Thursday

Mercury's core dynamo present early in planet's history

Auroras on Mars

Patria Space unit now part of RUAG

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