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A CADRE of Mini-Rovers Navigate the Lunar Terrain of SLOPE

November 5, 2021
. A CADRE of Mini-Rovers Navigate the Lunar Terrain of SLOPE NASA’s Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE) project is developing small robots programmed to work autonomously as a team to explore the lunar surface. A team of shoebox-size rover scouts was recently put to the test at a NASA Glenn Research Center lab. The facility…
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Pegasus spyware group blacklisted by the US government

November 4, 2021
The US Department of Commerce has ordered American companies to not sell their tech to NSO, citing reports that the group’s Pegasus spyware is used against journalists, government officials, activists, and more. In its press release, the regulator says that the company is…
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Starlink delays orders by years for unlucky customers who played with the site’s digital map

November 4, 2021
It was an exciting moment when Starlink rolled out preorders for its satellite internet service in February since it can potentially provide faster speed and better service to those in rural areas or with spotty internet access. But a single feature on the Starlink site is causing preorders to be delayed by years and there appears to be no fix in sight, an issue first spotted by Ars…
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Getting NASA Data to the Ground With Lasers

October 28, 2021
. Getting NASA Data to the Ground With Lasers Two optical ground stations, including one managed by JPL, will support NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration mission when it launches this fall. NASA launches satellites…
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How to Find Hidden Oceans on Distant Worlds? Use Chemistry

October 28, 2021
. How to Find Hidden Oceans on Distant Worlds? Use Chemistry A new study shows how the chemicals in an exoplanet’s atmosphere can, in some cases, reveal whether or not the temperature on its surface is too hot for liquid water. In our solar system, planets are either small and rocky (like Earth) or large and gaseous (like Neptune). But around other…
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You Can Help Train NASA’s Rovers to Better Explore Mars

October 26, 2021
. You Can Help Train NASA’s Rovers to Better Explore Mars Members of the public can now help teach an artificial intelligence algorithm to recognize scientific features in images taken by NASA’s Perseverance rover. Artificial intelligence, or AI, has enormous potential to change the way NASA’s spacecraft study the universe. But because all machine…
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