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October 26, 2016

Cursed not, Difficult yes
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Oct 26, 2016
Hopes of another successful landing on Mars were dashed last week when the Schiaparelli probe went missing in action during its descent onto the Red Planet. Pictures released over the weekend from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter appear to show a parachute and a disturbed area of the Martian landscape. Early investigations suggest that the lander's parachute opened earlier than planned, and caused the lander to plummet to the surface from as high as 4km, possibly exploding on impact. The g ... read more

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US, China hold second meeting on advancing space cooperation Representatives from US and Chinese government agencies held the second US-China Civil Space Dialogue to advance collaboration on space activities, the US Department of State said in a press release ... more		Titan experiences dramatic seasonal changes As Titan approaches its northern summer solstice, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed dramatic seasonal changes in the atmospheric temperature and composition of Saturn's largest moon. Wint ... more		Tatooine worlds orbiting 2 suns often survive violent escapades of aging stars Planets that revolve around two suns may surprisingly survive the violent late stages of the stars' lives, according to new research out of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and York University. ... more
				Feeling the Rhythm Many astronauts play instruments, and some have even made music in space. Few have danced in space, though, perhaps because crew members find it difficult to tap their toes when weightless. Or it co ... more		Russia plans to revive lunar rover moon exploration program The Russian Academy of Sciences' Space Council has plans to revive a moon exploration program using lunar rovers, Russian media reported, citing a laboratory head from the academy's Space Research I ... more

New bacteria groups, and stunning diversity, discovered underground One of the most detailed genomic studies of any ecosystem to date has revealed an underground world of stunning microbial diversity, and added dozens of new branches to the tree of life. The b ... more		3D-printed organ-on-a-chip with integrated sensors Harvard University researchers have made the first entirely 3D-printed organ-on-a-chip with integrated sensing. Built by a fully automated, digital manufacturing procedure, the 3D-printed heart-on-a ... more		AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE Ghosts of the Deep: China's AJX-002 XLUUV and the Geopolitics of Undersea Power Global Invacom unveils XRJ transceiver for government and defense satcom		When quantum scale affects the way atoms emit and absorb particles of light In 1937, US physicist Isidor Rabi introduced a simple model to describe how atoms emit and absorb particles of light. Until now, this model had still not been completely explained. In a recent ... more
				Scientists simplify model for human behavior in automation Human unpredictability is a problem in the increasingly automated systems people use every day. Scientists from Nanjing Institute of Technology's School of Automation in China and the University of ... more		Oldest known planet-forming disk found A group of citizen scientists and professional astronomers, including Carnegie's Jonathan Gagne, joined forces to discover an unusual hunting ground for exoplanets. They found a star surrounded by t ... more

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Uranus may have two undiscovered moons NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus 30 years ago, but researchers are still making discoveries from the data it gathered then. A new study led by University of Idaho researchers suggests ther ... more		China to enhance space capabilities with launch of Shenzhou-11 Monday's successful launch of the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft is another step forward to put China among leading players in space technology, said Alexander Zheleznyakov, a Russian expert on history of s ... more		AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: study Ethiopia's mega-dam ranks 15th globally		Curious tilt of the Sun traced to undiscovered planet Planet Nine - the undiscovered planet at the edge of the solar system that was predicted by the work of Caltech's Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown in January 2016 - appears to be responsible for th ... more
European craft crashed on Mars, possibly exploded: ESA A tiny lander despatched to Mars on a trial run had crashed and possibly exploded on the Red Planet, mission control said Friday, confirming Europe's second failed attempt to reach the alien surface. ... more		Possible Clouds on Pluto, Next Target is Reddish The next target for NASA's New Horizons mission - which made a historic flight past Pluto in July 2015 - apparently bears a colorful resemblance to its famous, main destination. NASA's Hubble ... more		Small impacts are reworking the moon's soil faster than scientists thoug The Moon's surface is being "gardened" - churned by small impacts - more than 100 times faster than scientists previously thought. This means that surface features believed to be young are perhaps e ... more		2016 Ends with Three Supermoons Step outside on October 16, and take a look at the moon. Not only will the moon be full, but on that day, the moon will be at it's closest point to our planet as it orbits Earth. This makes the Octo ... more

	Deep down fracking wells, microbial communities thrive Microbes have a remarkable ability to adapt to the extreme conditions in fracking wells, according to a study published in the October issue of Nature Microbiology. Scientists led by researche ... more		Robotic cleaning technique could automate neuroscience research For scientists listening in on the faint whispers of brain neurons, a first-ever robotic technique for cleaning the tiny devices that record the signals could facilitate a new level of automation in ... more

New fabrication method expands material options for quantum devices

Nuclearn secures $10.5 million to expand AI platform for nuclear operations

China penalises popular app Xiaohongshu over content

Germany stalls Chinese takeover of tech firm Aixtron		Astronomers find oldest known planetary disk		A graveyard of broken dreams and landers		Modeling floods that formed canyons on Earth and Mars		Did it crash or land? Search on for Europe's Mars craft
ALMA spots possible formation site of icy giant planet		Going Out in a Blaze of Glory: Cassini's Grand Finale		Microbial life on mars		MAVEN mission observes ups and downs of water escape from Mars		Rover Conducting Science Investigations at 'Spirit Mount'

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Citizen Scientists Seek South Pole "Spiders" on Mars

In a first, brain computer interface helps paralyzed man feel again

Brand-new cochlear implant technology born from frictional electricity

New mobile robot to support agri-tech experiments in the field

China to enhance space capabilities with launch of Shenzhou-11

Did Europe's Mars lander survive? Time will tell: ESA

Building Blocks of Life's Building Blocks Come From Starlight

Euro-Russian craft enters Mars orbit, but lander's fate unknown

Microscope Will Seek Biological Samples On Red Planet

Stephen Hawking opens British artificial intelligence hub

Ambitious space satellite projects set for liftoff

China's permanent station plans ride on mission

Robot explorers headed for Mars quest: ESA

Anxious wait for news of Mars lander's fate

Chinese astronauts reach orbiting lab: Xinhua

China closer to establishing permanent space station

Astronauts enjoy range of delicacies on Shenzhou XI

Scientists simulate a space mission in Mars-analogue Utah desert

DARPA Helps Paralyzed Man Feel Again Using a Brain-Controlled Robotic Arm

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