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August 15, 2016

Sierra Nevada Corporation helps Juno "Keep Cool and Science On"
Sparks NV (SPX) Aug 15, 2016
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is celebrating the early success of NASA's Juno spacecraft as it stabilizes its orbit around Jupiter and begins powering on scientific instruments for data collection. Built by Lockheed Martin, Juno is the first solar-powered spacecraft designed to operate at such a great distance from the sun, making SNC's electronic-free thermal devices critical in helping keep the spacecraft's temperature regulated without drawing power away from the spacecraft's scientific paylo ... read more

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Scientists to unveil new Earth-like planet: report Scientists are preparing to unveil a new planet in our galactic neighbourhood which is "believed to be Earth-like" and orbits its star at a distance that could favour life, German weekly Der Spiegel reported Friday. ... more		Methane-Filled Canyons Line Titan's Surface Liquid methane-filled canyons hundreds of meters deep with walls as steep as ski slopes etch the surface of Titan, researchers report in a new study. The new findings provide the first direct eviden ... more		NASA to map Asteroid Bennu from the ground up How do you study the topography of an asteroid millions of miles away? Map it with a robotic cartographer! NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith E ... more
				Limited power as Mar Lab approaches Murray Buttes MSL drove over 45 meters on Sol 1428, closer to the Murray Buttes. I helped select ChemCam targets again this morning, and was glad to see that some of them made it into the weekend plan. The ... more		Opportunity going back for closer look at grooves seen in images Opportunity is wrapping up the exploration 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater. On sol 4452 (Aug. 1, 2016), the high terrain walls of the valley prevented the low elevation Odysse ... more

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

The First Commercial Interplanetary Mining Mission 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 t ... more		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		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		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

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

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		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		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		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
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		Using plasma technology to improve bone healing Cold plasma looks like the glow from the "Star Wars" blue light saber but this beam of energy, made of electrons that change polarity at micro-second or nanosecond speeds, could help bones heal fast ... more

	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		Rhea Shines Brightly About Saturn Rhea, like many moons in the outer solar system, appears dazzlingly bright in full sunlight. This is the signature of the water ice that forms most of the moon's surface. Rhea (949 miles or 1, ... more

Manipulating light to advance quantum entanglement research

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Galileo daughter mission named Celeste to strengthen navigation resilience

Mineral Veins on Mars Were Formed by Evaporating Ancient Lakes		Pluto Flyby - A Year Later		As dry as the moon		Astronomers catalogs most likely 'second-Earth' candidates		CSRA explores human-machine interaction for Air Force
China's Midea grabs near-95% stake in German firm Kuka		Aladin wind probe ready for Aeolus		What's Inside Ceres? New Findings from Gravity Data		NASA releases Twins Study video update ahead of National Twins Days		China prepares for new round of manned space missions

Scientists discover light could exist in a previously unknown form

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

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