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August 11, 2016

The First Commercial Interplanetary Mining Mission
Moffett Field, CA (SPX) Aug 10, 2016
Deep Space Industries has announced its plans to fly the world's first commercial interplanetary mining mission. Prospector-1 will fly to and rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid, and investigate the object to determine its value as a source of space resources. This mission is an important step in the company's plans to harvest and supply in-space resources to support the growing space economy. "Deep Space Industries has worked diligently to get to this point, and now we can say with confidence t ... read more

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Cassini discovers flooded canyon on Titan Saturn's moon Titan is home to a steep canyon flooded with hydrocarbons. Radar instruments on Cassini revealed the canyon as the NASA probe explored the branches of Titan's northern sea Ligeia Mare. ... more		Cassini shares infrared imagery of Saturn clouds Cassini's latest offering could be an abstract painting, a close-up of a marble or tie-dyed T-shirt. But according to NASA, which shared the image online Wednesday, the shot reveals Saturn's clouds. ... more		Evidence of Martian life could be hard to find in some meteorite blast sites Scientists in their preliminary findings suggest signs of life from under Mars' surface may not survive in rocks excavated by some meteorite impacts. Scientists analysing samples from Mars' su ... more
				Curiosity Has Disproved 'Old Idea of Mars as a Simple Basaltic Planet' As NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) celebrates four years on the Red Planet Leicester planetary scientist Professor John Bridges recounts the mission's success and explains what is next for the ... more		Lockheed Martin, NASA Ink Deal for SkyFire Infrared Lunar Discovery Satellite Lockheed Martin has just signed a contract with the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a miniature infrared satellite to provide scientists with advanced imaging of the Moon ... more

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

India to Explore Planetary Evolution in Its Ambition Mars Mission-2 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) invited scientists from all over the country to join in its second Mars mission, which will focus on addressing questions regarding planetary evolution proc ... more		From Sci Fi to reality: Unlocking the secret to growing new limbs Many lower organisms retain the miraculous ability to regenerate form and function of almost any tissue after injury. Humans share many of our genes with these organisms, but our capacity for regene ... 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		China launches first mobile telecom satellite China on early Saturday successfully launched the first satellite for mobile telecommunication. The Tiantong-01 satellite was launched at 00:22 a.m. Beijing Time, at southwestern China's Xicha ... more
				Rover Game Released for Curiosity's 4th Anniversary on Mars As Curiosity marks its fourth anniversary (in Earth years) since landing on Mars, the rover is working on collecting its 17th sample. While Curiosity explores Mars, gamers can join the fun via a new ... more		NASA releases 'Omics: Advancing personalized medicine from space to Earth' NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) is releasing the video "Omics: Advancing Personalized Medicine from Space to Earth", to highlight its Twins Study, coinciding with National Twins Days. This is th ... 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

Researchers find most volcanic activity on Mercury stopped over 3 billion years ago New research from North Carolina State University finds that major volcanic activity on the planet Mercury most likely ended about 3.5 billion years ago. These findings add insight into the geologic ... more		Mineral Veins on Mars Were Formed by Evaporating Ancient Lakes Mineral veins found in Mars's Gale Crater were formed by the evaporation of ancient Martian lakes, a new study has shown. The research, by Mars Science Laboratory participating scientists at the Ope ... 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 prepares for new round of manned space missions The rockets expected to carry China's second orbiting space lab Tiangong-2 and the Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft into space have been delivered to Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. ... more
Astronomers catalogs most likely 'second-Earth' candidates Looking for another Earth? An international team of researchers has pinpointed which of the more than 4,000 exoplanets discovered by NASA's Kepler mission are most likely to be similar to our rocky ... more		What's Inside Ceres? New Findings from Gravity Data In the tens of thousands of photos returned by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, the interior of Ceres isn't visible. But scientists have powerful data to study Ceres' inner structure: Dawn's own motion. ... more		NASA releases Twins Study video update ahead of National Twins Days NASA has a set of twins among its astronauts, and is using the opportunity to learn more about exposure to the stresses of spaceflight and how those lessons can be applied to personalized medicine on Earth. ... more		China's Midea grabs near-95% stake in German firm Kuka Chinese appliance giant Midea said on Monday it had secured almost 95 percent of German robotics firm Kuka, in the face of European fears over losing control over the high-tech company. ... more

	CSRA explores human-machine interaction for Air Force CSRA has been awarded a $7.5 million U.S. Air Force contract to conduct research and development on mission-critical processes and tools used by airmen, the company announced Thursday. ... more		Scientists discover light could exist in a previously unknown form New research suggests that it is possible to create a new form of light by binding light to a single electron, combining the properties of both. According to the scientists behind the study, from Im ... 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

Rhea Shines Brightly About Saturn		Pluto Flyby - A Year Later		As dry as the moon		Aladin wind probe ready for Aeolus		China begins developing hybrid spacecraft
US company gets historic nod to send lander to moon		Is Earthly life premature from a cosmic perspective?		First wave-propelled robot swims, crawls and climbs using a single, small motor		New robot overcomes obstacles		Astrobiologists study Mars on Earth

China's Jade Rabbit lunar rover dies in blaze of online glory

Mars Gullies Likely Not Formed by Liquid Water

Opportunity Surpasses 43 Kilometers on the Odometer

Digging deeper into Mars

Engine burn gives Mars mission a kick

Heart hazard for Apollo astronauts: study

Apollo astronauts experiencing higher rates of cardiovascular-related deaths

China's Agreement with United Nations to Help Developing Countries Get Access to Space

Humanity in Dire Need of Global System to Prevent In-Space Collisions

Chinese mega-telescope obtains data on 7 million stars

China to expand int'l astronauts exchange

Mitigating health risks of long duration spaceflight

The Case of the Missing Ceres Craters

Chinese tracking ship Yuanwang-7 starts maiden voyage

HawkEye 360 brings space-based radio frequency mapping and analytics to new applications

New remote-controlled microrobots for medical operations

Alien Solar System Boasts Tightly Spaced Planets, Unusual Orbits

Why are there so few large craters on dwarf planet Ceres?

NASA's Next Planet Hunter Will Look Closer to Home

Avoiding stumbles, from spacewalks to sidewalks

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