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CoFluent Studio-Professional services to assist or deliver on a specific design phase, integrating the tool to your engineering practices and environmentNASA Return to Lunar Orbit Will Scout for Future Human Exploration
Atop an Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida sits the first step in what will surely be a long and arduous task for NASA--returning humans to the moon. The LunarFuture Mars Explorers Face Dusty Challenges
"One of the biggest threats is the extra-fine dust that coats the planet. And the problem is, researchers have never had any sample of the powdery grit to study, so they don't know exactly how itA Microwave-Beamed Sail for Deep Space
"What got the Benfords headlines not so long ago was the speeds they were proposing. Five years or less to Pluto? That’s almost a halving of New Horizons’ travel time, and it makes for some intriNASA Vision Plans Doomed, Space Advocacy Group Reports
Sounds like a bit of an overstatement by the headline, but they may have a point.LSD treatment for alcoholism gets new look
"After perceiving similarities in the experiences of people on LSD and people going through delirium tremens ... they felt LSD may be able to trigger such a turnaround without engendering the paiAllentown Company Helps NASA with Mars Rover Project
Longevity Coatings applies high-tech protective coating to valves that NASA plans to use to extract oxygen from lunar and Martian soilDetailed Look at the Next Mars Lander
"Named after the resilient mythological bird, Phoenix is based upon a lander that was meant to fly in 2001, but administratively mothballed by NASA."Russian space general searches for life on Mars
Though not in person, obviously. He's the head of the Russian space agency, most of whose workers are paid less than the average shopworker here in the UK, and he's planning a probe to Phobos to colleSea of Cortez Expedition by New England Aquarium Vice President Gregory Stone
Join researchers as they use a 1500-foot submarine to explore the deep water biodiversity in the El Bajo Seamount.Pluto-bound Spacecraft Spots its Target
"The New Horizons probe, set to swing by Pluto and its moons in 2015, plucked the small planet from a star-filled image during a checkout period using the spacecraft’s long range camera..."Abandoned Industrial Buildings, In Photographs
I do love a bit of decayed industrial infrastructure, if only from an aesthetic point of view. I blame too many Skinny Puppy albums and cyberpunk novels.Magsails on the Solar Wind?
"...the possibilities of magnetic sails using a different kind of propulsion. Rather than being pushed by photons, a magsail interacts with the plasma of the solar wind."Star Mission of a Lifetime
"...a key factor in the Drake Equation [...] is the question of whether technological societies have an average lifetime. Do they invariably survive to reach the stars, or do they destroy themselHawking Says Humans Must Colonize Space
Genius physicist joins my campaign to get the human race off-planet. Well, he said it off his own back really, but I'm sure he'd support me in one of my futurist rants at the pub. Go Steve! Big up yo'Spectacular Crystals & Mines Explored [w/PICS]
Interesting piece on discovery & exploration of 1 of richest crystal mines in world -- with huge crystals among largest in world. [Check out attached photo gallery; excellent pics.]Barnard’s Star and the ‘Wait Equation’
"When do you decide to launch a starship? It’s a question based as much on cultural assumptions as technology."Bureau for Bitching and Moaning
"I ran into Brian Dunbar of the Liftport Company in the comments section over at Murdoc Online, and asked him if he’d do an interview." This is part one thereof."We have water!": NASA finally confirms water on Mars
we have water, water on Mars, mars, nasa, water mars, water found on mars, life on mars, earth mars, mars exploration, mars Nasa, Phoenix explorer, Mars mission, Phoenix lander, space explorationMoon's Magnetic Umbrella Seen as Safe Haven for Explorers
"Not only does the magnetic field preserve an unsullied lunar surface but it would partially protect any astronauts strolling beneath - the lunar fields are strong enough to deflect solar wind ioUndercity.org
"I’m particularly fascinated by underground infrastructure and environments, as well as all of the forgotten, invisible, and abandoned places that exist in cities." Looks like an interestingCreating Music
Evolving environment for online music creation and exploration through interactive games.Gully Gazing: Scientists Search for Flowing Water on Mars
"One of the more perplexing finds on Mars are features that look like the product of groundwater seeping to the surface." It's that time of month for the 'water on Mars' meme again, it seemsEurope targets its own Moon and Mars missions
"Digging on Mars and drilling on the Moon could become the main aims of Europe's space effort. These were the enticing prospects discussed at a meeting ... about the European Space Agency's explo
