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July 07, 2016

Lush Venus? Searing Earth? It could have happened
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 07, 2016
If conditions had been just a little different an eon ago, there might be plentiful life on Venus and none on Earth. The idea isn't so far-fetched, according to a hypothesis by Rice University scientists and their colleagues who published their thoughts on life-sustaining planets, the planets' histories and the possibility of finding more in Astrobiology this month. The researchers maintain that minor evolutionary changes could have altered the fates of both Earth and Venus in ways that scientists ... read more

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Curiosity Mars Rover Enters Precautionary Safe Mode The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is taking steps to return the rover to full activity following a precautionary stand-down over the Fourth of July weekend. Curiosity is now commu ... more		Scientists' Innovation Began With 'Wanting to Understand Why' NASA's Journey to Mars will require groundbreaking technologies and solutions to many complex problems. For a pair of NASA scientists at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an idea to help make tha ... more		Opportunity finishing science investigations at the center of Marathon Valley Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, investigating outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. The rover is nearing the completion of its exploration within M ... more
				Moons of Mars probably formed by giant impact The origin of the two Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, remained a mystery. Due to their small size and irregular shape, they strongly resembled asteroids, but no one understood how Mars could have ... more		New Horizons Receives Mission Extension to the Kuiper Belt Following its historic first-ever flyby of Pluto, NASA's New Horizons mission has received the green light to fly onward to an object deeper in the Kuiper Belt, known as 2014 MU69. The spacecraft's ... more

Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

Researchers find human development's first gear Oxford University researchers are closer to solving a decade-old mystery after discovering that a set of genes they are studying play a key role in early human development. Evolutionary biolog ... more		Elite Team to Consider New Approaches to Asteroid Danger A six-week-long research accelerator, championed by NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist and hosted at the SETI Institute, is engaging young researchers from around the world to take on one of th ... more		Romania says Russian drone breached its airspace MSBAI wins DoD contract to accelerate OrbitGuard for space situational awarenes AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE		Teenagers at Keele University Discover Possible New Exoplanet Twenty four students in years 10, 11 and 12, boys and girls aged 15 to 17, from local schools and colleges came together for the week in the Lennard-Jones building at Keele to work on a research pro ... more
				Grade-school students teach a robot to help themselves learn geometry Computer technology has become integral to the learning process. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, at the end of the last decade, some 97 percent of U.S. teachers had one or ... more		China to launch second space lab Tiangong-2 in September China will send its second orbiting space lab Tiangong-2 into space in mid September, said a senior official with the country's manned space program on Saturday. The Shenzhou-11 manned spacecr ... more

2nd Integrated Air and Missile Defense - Securing the Complex Air Domain: Requirements for Sustainable, Global, and Reliable Solutions to Next Generation Air & Missile Threats - 28-30 September, 2016 | Washington D.C.

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

China committed to peaceful use of outer space China welcomed a newcomer to its Long March carrier rocket family on Saturday as the new generation Long March-7 blasted off successfully. It brings China one step closer to its goal of operating a ... more		Rocket launch gets China one step closer to own space station China on Saturday successfully blasted off its new generation carrier rocket Long March-7 from Wenchang space launch center in south China's Hainan province. In a cloud of white smoke, the rocket as ... more		Ash improves methane yield and fertilizer value in biogas systems Bio-oil from agricultural and forest waste could help seal abandoned oil wells and store carbon Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean power		China plans mega rocket for manned lunar missions China is planning to start using a huge carrier rocket powerful enough for manned lunar missions before 2031. The new rocket will measure over a hundred meters in length and nearly 10 meters in diam ... more
China to launch its largest carrier rocket later this year China planned to launch the Long March-5, its largest carrier rocket, in the latter half of this year, said a senior official with the country's space program on Saturday. The rocket, designed ... more		Upgraded "space shuttle bus" aboard new carrier rocket Long March-7, China's new generation carrier rocket, has carried an upper stage aircraft into the space in its maiden flight Saturday, said a senior space program official. The upgraded model ... more		China's Midea moves step closer to acquiring German robotics firm Kuka Chinese appliances giant Midea moved a step closer to fulfilling its ambition to acquire German industrial robotics firm Kuka with a deal raising its stake to more than 35 percent. ... more		Scientists unveil light-powered molecular motors New light-powered molecular motors designed by researchers in Japan repeatedly bend and unbend. Scientists say the development moves them one step closer to their goal of developing molecular robots capable of executing complex tasks. ... more

	Google buys French startup that helps machines see Google on Wednesday announced a deal to buy Moodstocks, a French startup behind technology that helps smartphones recognize whatever they are aimed at. ... more		China's Midea buys nearly half of German robotics firm Kuka Chinese appliances giant Midea moved a step closer to fulfilling its ambition to acquire German industrial robotics firm Kuka with two weekend deals raising its stake to nearly a majority. ... more

Manipulating light to advance quantum entanglement research

Top Japan start-up Sakana AI touts nature-inspired tech

Galileo daughter mission named Celeste to strengthen navigation resilience

OrbitOutlook integrates diverse network to help avoid collisions in space		Mercury's Surface Arose from Deep Inside the Planet		Dutch Radio Antenna to Depart for Moon on Chinese Mission		What Happens When You Steam a Planet		Mars Rover's Sand-Dune Studies Yield Surprise
How Planetary Age Reveals Water Content		Unusual form of sand dune discovered on Mars		'Squishy' motors and wheels give soft robots a new ride		Recent Hydrothermal Activity May Explain Ceres' Brightest Area		ChemCam findings hint at oxygen-rich past on Mars

Researchers trace Mercury's origins to rare meteorite

Alex Parker Discovers Moon Over Makemake in the Kuiper Belt

When it comes to brown dwarfs, 'how far?' is a key question

Building a smart cardiac patch

3-D printing produces cartilage from strands of bioink

Curiosity rover analysis suggests Mars has oxygen-rich history

Robotic vehicle's soft engine provides torque without bending

Foldable 3D, man-made proteins could make use by dates for medicines obsolete

Russia to spend $60M in 2016-2018 to fund space voyages to Moon, Mars

China launches new carrier rocket: state media

Airbus Defence and Space top construct new clean rooms in Poland

Chinese Space Garbageman is not a Weapon

China's new launch center to get new viewing areas

SSL Satellite For Dish Begins Post-Launch Maneuvers According To Plan

United Nations and China agree to increased space cooperation

Meet RobERt, Dreaming Detective for Exoplanet Atmospheres

Hundreds Of Events Worldwide Scheduled For Asteroid Day 2016

NASA Weighs Use of Rover to Image Potential Mars Water Sites

Opportunity is on its Final Science Campaign at 'Marathon Valley'

Scientists model universe with Full General Relativity

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