Astrobiology

THE 2023 GLOBAL EXPLORATION SUMMIT WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE EXPLORERS CLUB IN NEW YORK

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
UNESCO, National Geographic, University, The Explorers Club, SETI Institute, Exploration, Astrobiology, Goddard Space Flight Center, GLEX, Research, James Webb Space Telescope, Congress Center, Thought, Amazon, SETI, NASA, World Heritage Site, Planetary science, Biology, Culture, Mining, Whaling, Terceira Island

PORTO, Portugal, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Explorers Club announced the first 15 explorers of this year's lineup for the Global Exploration Summit (GLEX Summit) that will take place on Terceira Island (Azores, Portugal), from June 14-16.

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  • PORTO, Portugal, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Explorers Club announced the first 15 explorers of this year's lineup for the Global Exploration Summit (GLEX Summit) that will take place on Terceira Island (Azores, Portugal), from June 14-16.
  • More than 40 panels will showcase the missions and scientific research that they are conducting as they explore land, oceans and space.
  • In the spotlight will be the Artemis Mission, the James Webb Space Telescope, ocean conservation, as well as polar exploration, biology, planetary sciences and archeology.
  • University students, researchers and professors have a 50% discount, applied on the GLEX Academic pass.

NRL fungal experiment launches as Artemis I payload

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Friday, August 26, 2022
Biology, Research, Human, Survival, V-2, Kennedy Space Center, Marines, Astrobiology, Engineering, International Space Station, Aspergillus niger, NASA, Orion, United States national laboratories, Ray (optics), Radiation, Astronaut, DNA, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge, GLOBE, SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation, The Lab, DNA repair, ISS, Fungus, Space Launch System, Artemis, Biomaterial, Lab, NRL, Stennis Space Center, System, Communications satellite, Silviculture, Vaccine, Paraffin wax, D.C, Moon

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will launch as part of NASAs scheduled Artemis I mission to orbit the moon Aug. 29.

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  • Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will launch as part of NASAs scheduled Artemis I mission to orbit the moon Aug. 29.
  • The NRL experiment will use samples of fungi to investigate effects of the deep space radiation environment outside of Earths protective magnetosphere.
  • The fungal experiment will become the first biological project performed at NRL to be launched to space.
  • The NRL experiment is one of four space biology investigations selected for Biological Experiment 01 (BioExpt-01) mission aboard the Orion spacecraft by NASAs Space Biology Program .

Go!Foton Announces General Availability For NEMO, Groundbreaking “Any Density” Optical Patch Panel

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Data management, Technology, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Networks, Internet, Hardware, Astrobiology, Foton, Soyuz program, Photonics

Go!Foton, a world leader in optical connectivity solutions for service providers and data centers, today announced general availability for NEMO (Network Enhanced Manageable Optics), its innovative lightweight patch panel.

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  • Go!Foton, a world leader in optical connectivity solutions for service providers and data centers, today announced general availability for NEMO (Network Enhanced Manageable Optics), its innovative lightweight patch panel.
  • NEMOs spreadable adapters allow superior access and secure fiber management for any number or type of connection.
  • It is ideal for todays high-capacity and data-rate intensive telecommunication and data communication networks, said Go!Foton CTO Dr. David Z. Chen.
  • Go!Foton ( www.GoFoton.com ) is an innovative solutions provider with proven expertise in optics and photonics that solves real world problems in volume, one at a time.

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Extracts First Oxygen from Red Planet

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Physical sciences, Chemistry, Natural sciences, Chemical elements, Reactive nonmetals, Reducing agents, Colonization of Mars, Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment, Natural Resources, In situ resource utilization, Astrobiology, Perseverance

A toaster-size, experimental instrument aboard Perseverance called the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment ( MOXIE ) accomplished the task.

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  • A toaster-size, experimental instrument aboard Perseverance called the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment ( MOXIE ) accomplished the task.
  • Rocket propellant depends on oxygen, and future explorers will depend on producing propellant on Mars to make the trip home.
  • MOXIE works by separating oxygen atoms from carbon dioxide molecules, which are made up of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms.
  • "\nA key objective of Perseverance\'s mission on Mars is astrobiology , including the search for signs of ancient microbial life.

CHZ Technologies to Model Thermolyzer Waste-to-Energy Technology Through Agreement With NREL

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Astronomy, Astrobiology, Circumstellar habitable zone, Extraterrestrial life, Extraterrestrial water, Planetary habitability, Search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Plastic, Space science

The objective of the agreement is to use NREL's high-performance computing capabilities plus data from CHZ Technology's ThermolyzerTM technology to maximize the efficiency and achieve larger scale Thermolyzer systems.

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  • The objective of the agreement is to use NREL's high-performance computing capabilities plus data from CHZ Technology's ThermolyzerTM technology to maximize the efficiency and achieve larger scale Thermolyzer systems.
  • We are grateful for this opportunity to illustrate how improvements in design of the Thermolyzer technology will lead to a global solution to waste plastics.
  • "We are grateful for this opportunity to illustrate how improvements in design of the Thermolyzer technology will lead to a global solution to waste plastics," said Ernest Zavoral, CEO of CHZ Technologies, LLC.
  • CHZ Technologies, LLC, based in Austintown, Ohio,was established in 2014 with the purpose of creating an innovative, unique multistage thermal process through its patented Thermolyzer technology.

OKEx lists Chiliz's CHZ, driving engagement in sports and entertainment

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
OKEX, Astronomy, Astrobiology, Circumstellar habitable zone, CHZ, Space science

CHZ deposits on the OKEx exchange were opened at 7:00 am UTC, March 3.

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  • CHZ deposits on the OKEx exchange were opened at 7:00 am UTC, March 3.
  • Spot trading pairs of CHZ/USDT and CHZ/BTC went live at 10:00 am UTC on March 3, and withdrawals will be activated at 10:00 am UTC, March 4.
  • Founded in 2018, Chiliz's platform, Socios.com, is designed to help clubs and teams increase fan engagement and unlock new revenue streams.
  • OKEx couldn't be happier to support this important initiative," commented OKEx CEO Jay Hao.

OKEx lists Chiliz's CHZ, driving engagement in sports and entertainment

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
OKEX, Astronomy, Astrobiology, Circumstellar habitable zone, CHZ, Space science

CHZ deposits on the OKEx exchange were opened at 7:00 am UTC, March 3.

Key Points: 
  • CHZ deposits on the OKEx exchange were opened at 7:00 am UTC, March 3.
  • Spot trading pairs of CHZ/USDT and CHZ/BTC went live at 10:00 am UTC on March 3, and withdrawals will be activated at 10:00 am UTC, March 4.
  • Founded in 2018, Chiliz's platform, Socios.com, is designed to help clubs and teams increase fan engagement and unlock new revenue streams.
  • OKEx couldn't be happier to support this important initiative," commented OKEx CEO Jay Hao.

Breakthrough Initiatives to Fund Study into Search for Primitive Life in the Clouds of Venus

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Natural sciences, Articles, Astrobiology, Search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Nature, Interstellar travel, Breakthrough Initiatives, Biosignature, Yuri Milner, Astronomy, Breakthrough

The study is inspired by the discovery, announced yesterday, of the gas phosphine, considered a potential biosignature, in the planet's atmosphere.

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  • The study is inspired by the discovery, announced yesterday, of the gas phosphine, considered a potential biosignature, in the planet's atmosphere.
  • "Finding life anywhere beyond Earth would be truly momentous," said Yuri Milner, founder of the Breakthrough Initiatives.
  • Breakthrough Watch is astronomical program to develop Earth- and space-based technologies that can find evidence of primitive life on Earth-like planets in our cosmic neighborhood.
  • All these philanthropic initiatives are funded by Breakthrough Foundation established by Yuri and Julia Milner.

Breakthrough Initiatives to Fund Study into Search for Primitive Life in the Clouds of Venus

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Natural sciences, Articles, Astrobiology, Search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Nature, Interstellar travel, Breakthrough Initiatives, Biosignature, Yuri Milner, Astronomy, Breakthrough

The study is inspired by the discovery, announced yesterday, of the gas phosphine, considered a potential biosignature, in the planet's atmosphere.

Key Points: 
  • The study is inspired by the discovery, announced yesterday, of the gas phosphine, considered a potential biosignature, in the planet's atmosphere.
  • "Finding life anywhere beyond Earth would be truly momentous," said Yuri Milner, founder of the Breakthrough Initiatives.
  • Breakthrough Watch is astronomical program to develop Earth- and space-based technologies that can find evidence of primitive life on Earth-like planets in our cosmic neighborhood.
  • All these philanthropic initiatives are funded by Breakthrough Foundation established by Yuri and Julia Milner.

Jacobs Supports NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Mission

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Thursday, August 6, 2020
Outer space, Spaceflight, Astronomy, In spaceflight, Mars rovers, Astrobiology, Mars, Perseverance, Rover, Exploration of Mars

DALLAS, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently built a new calibration device for the Mars Perseverance Rover which will seek signs of past microbial life and collect rock and soil samples.

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  • DALLAS, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently built a new calibration device for the Mars Perseverance Rover which will seek signs of past microbial life and collect rock and soil samples.
  • Launched July 30, 2020, NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover will travel over a seven-month period to the red planet.
  • Once it lands, the rover will use several analytical science instruments to search for signs that there once was life on Mars.
  • "NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover is equipped with sophisticated scientific instruments to aid in the search for signs of past life on Mars," said Jacobs Critical Mission Solutions Senior Vice President Steve Arnette.