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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and its pursuit of Mars will cross a milestone in 2020 with its Martian exploration program. The American space agency has been developing robots to be sent across to the unchartered mission since a couple of years now and is looking at its humanoid robot, Valkyrie to establish a base on the Red Planet

Posted by Quinn Sena in robotics/AI, space | Leave a Comment on The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and its pursuit of Mars will cross a milestone in 2020 with its Martian exploration program. The American space agency has been developing robots to be sent across to the unchartered mission since a couple of years now and is looking at its humanoid robot, Valkyrie to establish a base on the Red Planet

07.30.
2019

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Physicists Just Recreated The Sun’s Strange, Spiraling Magnetic Field in The Lab

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in physics, space | Leave a Comment on Physicists Just Recreated The Sun’s Strange, Spiraling Magnetic Field in The Lab

07.30.
2019

The spinning ball of plasma that is our Sun produces a spinning magnetic field too, and where that magnetic field weakens, solar winds can escape.

Now scientists have been able to recreate those same effects in a lab for the first time, meaning we can study the bizarre science around our star at close quarters, without a trip across the Solar System.

Knowing how this magnetic field and its associated plasma flows behave is crucial in improving our understanding of how and when solar storms might impact Earth, and potentially put our communications systems and infrastructure under severe strain.

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ISS receives prototype bacteria-based space mining kit

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in robotics/AI, space, transportation | Leave a Comment on ISS receives prototype bacteria-based space mining kit

07.30.
2019

Stand by to start space mining – not on an asteroid, but aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Delivered to the station by an unmanned Dragon cargo ship on July 27, an experimental mining kit developed by a team led by the University of Edinburgh will use bacteria to study how microorganisms can be used to extract minerals and metals from rocks on asteroids, moons, and planets.

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This company says it has a lunar space suit that will be ready for NASA’s 2024 Moon mission

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07.29.
2019

NASA is hyper focused on sending humans to the lunar surface by 2024, and those astronauts are going to need space suits to pull off the job — suits that the space agency currently doesn’t have. Now one company, with decades of experience making space suits for NASA, says it has an ensemble that could be ready by the agency’s ambitious deadline.

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On 26 July 2010 asteroid 1991 PT2 was officially renamed as 134346 Pinatubo after Mount Pinatubo. The asteroid was discovered by Eric Walter Elst in 1991

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07.29.
2019

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How your immortal consciousness will travel the universe

Posted by Paul Battista in life extension, neuroscience, physics, space | Leave a Comment on How your immortal consciousness will travel the universe

07.29.
2019

In about 100 years, theoretical physicist Michio Kaku believes we’ll explore the universe as pure consciousness — traveling at the speed of light, looking at asteroids, comets, meteors, and eventually the stars. “All of this within the laws of physics,” he says.

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Apollo 11: 50th anniversary of the moon landing

Posted by Genevieve Klien in space, virtual reality | Leave a Comment on Apollo 11: 50th anniversary of the moon landing

07.29.
2019

We look back at the historic 1969 moon landing of the Apollo 11. Hear stories from the original crew, explore photos and experience the launch in VR.

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NASA’s Valkyrie robot could help build Mars base

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07.28.
2019

Jump to media player The semi-autonomous robot is able to use human tools and guide itself across difficult terrain.

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New Mexico chile plant selected to be grown in space

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07.27.
2019

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (AP) — It’ll be one giant leap for chile-kind.

A hybrid version of a New Mexico chile plant has been selected to be grown in space as part of a NASA experiment.

The chile, from Española, New Mexico, is tentatively scheduled to be launched to the International Space Station for testing in March 2020, the Albuquerque Journal reports.

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Undetected ‘city-killer’ asteroid nearly misses Earth, shocks scientists: reports

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07.27.
2019

This is the video of the close encounter of Asteroid 2019 OK we have been Twitting all day with the Earth: https://watchers.news/2019/07/24/asteroid-2019-ok/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter pic.twitter.com/3e4UyPcdPl — ASAS-SN (@SuperASASSN) July 25, 2019.

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