Astronauts on ISS practice moon base cement-mixing tech in microgravity
17 Aug
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Astronauts on ISS practice moon base cement-mixing tech in microgravity

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NASA Space Technology Artistic depiction of NASA astronauts at the lunar south pole carrying out early work to establish an Artemis Base Camp.(Image credit: NASA)While astronauts aren't back on the moon yet, they're already getting ready for construction.An International Space Station experiment aims to mix and match ingredients for moon construction, as NASA aims to land astronauts there as soon as 2026 under its Artemis program.The astronaut landing mission Artemis 3, and its immediate successors, will use temporary base, but the goal of NASA's Artemis Accords is to build a permanent base. But making new buildings on the moon is complicated, which is why astronauts are testing cement-mixing techniques on the ISS before flying there."NASA and its international partners are studying ways to make it economical to construct satellites in space, as well as build...
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NASA uses Cold Atom Lab in space for first time
13 Aug
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NASA uses Cold Atom Lab in space for first time

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NASA Space Technology A new study released on Tuesday examines the use of NASA's Cold Atom Lab (pictured) on the International Space Station. File Photo courtesy of NASAAug. 13 (UPI) -- For the first time, ultra-cold atoms have been used to detect changes in the surrounding environment in space, taking a step of revolutionizing how quantum science can be used.A new study released Tuesday in the science journal Nature Communications, NASA's Cold Atom Lab on the International Space Station measured subtle vibrations of the orbiting lab.The team using the Cold Atom Lab made their measurements with an interferometer, a quantum tool that can accurately measure gravity, magnetic fields and other forces. Earth-bound scientists use the tool to study gravity and technologies to help aircraft and ship navigation.Physicists hope using such technology in space will allow...
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Kidnapping: Nasarawa Assembly Directs LG Chairmen To Convene Security Summit
13 Aug
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Kidnapping: Nasarawa Assembly Directs LG Chairmen To Convene Security Summit

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NASA Space Technology August 13, (THEWILL) The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has directed the chairmen of the 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the State to collaborate with traditional rulers and security agencies to organise a security summit within two weeks.The directive follows rising incidents of kidnappings across the state.Speaker of the House, Danladi Jatau, issued the directive while reading a resolution on a matter of public interest raised by the Deputy Speaker, Muhammad Adamu Oyanki.Oyanki had drawn the lawmakers attention to the alarming rate of kidnappings in his constituency and across the state.Commending Oyanki and the Assembly members for their contributions to the motion, the Speaker said, The resolution of the House is to the effect that we commend His Excellency, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, and security agencies for their efforts in...
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NASA data suggests there’s liquid water deep beneath Mars’ surface
13 Aug
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NASA data suggests there’s liquid water deep beneath Mars’ surface

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NASA Space Technology NASA's InSight Mars lander acquired this image of the area in front of the lander using its lander-mounted, Instrument Context Camera (ICC). Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechOne of the prerequisites for life as we know it is liquid water—and there’s direct evidence of it having once existed on Mars. However, that was billions of years ago, and  today the planet’s temperature is well below the freezing point of watermeaning that any water near or on the surface is almost certainly frozen solid.However, a new study published August 9 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that there may be liquid water on Mars today—or, more accurately, in Mars. The study suggests that there’s liquid water deep, deep in the Martian crust—at least five miles down, and potentially as far as 15 miles.This means...
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