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No defects found in reproductive ability of male mice returning from short stay in space

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Fertility, Mating and Breeding, Medical Topics, mice, Monkeys, NASA, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Space Probes, Space Station

Male mice raised in space using specially developed cages were returned safely to Earth. The sperm production/fertilizing ability of the mice were normal and the reproduction ability of the offspring were not affected by their parents' stay in outer space. The findings on the effects of the environment in space on the male reproductive system will contribute to the accumulation of basic knowledge for humankind to expand the range of its activity to space.

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Biodiversity of insects modeled from space satellite data

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Biodiversity, Ecology, Ecology Research, Extinction, Nature, Rainforests, Satellites, Space Probes, Space Station

With freely available radar data from satellites, biodiversity in forests can be analysed very well. Researchers now report that biodiversity even of tiny insects can be reliably modeled from space.

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Mars once had salt lakes similar to those on Earth

October 19, 2019 0 Comments Asteroids, Comets and Meteors, Astronomy, Mars, NASA, Solar System, Space Exploration, Space Missions, Space Probes

Mars once had salt lakes that are similar to those on Earth and has gone through wet and dry periods.

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Origin and chemical makeup of Saturn's Moon Titan's dunes

October 18, 2019 0 Comments Astronomy, Astrophysics, Moon, NASA, Saturn, Solar System, Space Exploration, Space Probes

Astronomers exposed acetylene ice — a chemical that is used on Earth in welding torches and exists at Titan's equatorial regions — at low temperatures to proxies of high-energy galactic cosmic rays.

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Stranded whales detected from space

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Dolphins and Whales, Environmental Awareness, Environmental Issues, Geography, Marine Biology, Satellites, Sea Life, Space Exploration, Space Probes

A new technique for analysing satellite images may help scientists detect and count stranded whales from space. Researchers tested a new detection method using Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite images of the biggest mass stranding of baleen whales yet recorded. It is hoped that in the future the technique will lead to real-time information as stranding events happen.

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Analysis of Galileo's Jupiter entry probe reveals gaps in heat shield modeling

October 15, 2019 0 Comments Jupiter, Microarrays, Nature of Water, Organic Chemistry, Solar System, Space Exploration, Space Probes, Thermodynamics

The entry probe of the Galileo mission to Jupiter entered the planet's atmosphere in 1995 in fiery fashion, generating enough heat to cause plasma reactions on its surface. The data relayed about the burning of its heat shield differed from the effects predicted in fluid dynamics models, and new work examines what might have caused such a discrepancy. Researchers now report their findings from new fluid radiative dynamics models.

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Sharing data for improved forest protection and monitoring

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Ecology, Ecology Research, Floods, Forest, Nature, Satellites, Space Exploration, Space Probes, Trees

Although the mapping of aboveground biomass is now possible with satellite remote sensing, these maps still have to be calibrated and validated using on-site data gathered by researchers across the world.

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NASA's Curiosity Rover finds an ancient oasis on Mars

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Astronomy, Mars, Moon, NASA, Solar System, Space Exploration, Space Missions, Space Probes

If you could travel back in time 3.5 billion years, what would Mars look like? The picture is evolving among scientists working with NASA's Curiosity rover.

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Deep learning used to create virtual 'super instrument'

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Computers and Internet, Hacking, Information Technology, NASA, Space Exploration, Space Missions, Space Probes, Virtual Reality

Scientist describe a new algorithm that combines the capabilities of two spacecraft instruments, which could result in lower cost and higher efficiency space missions. The virtual 'super instrument,' is a computer algorithm that utilizes deep learning to analyze ultraviolet images of the Sun and measure the energy that the Sun emits as ultraviolet light.

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New satellite may make flood prediction easier

September 25, 2019 0 Comments Floods, Geography, NASA, Natural Disasters, Space Exploration, Space Missions, Space Probes, Water

A satellite on schedule to launch in 2021 could offer a more comprehensive look at flooding in vulnerable, under-studied parts of the world, including much of Africa, South America and Indonesia, a new study has found.

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