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August 09, 2013

Is Europa habitable?
New Rochelle NY (SPX) Aug 09, 2013
Europa, the ice-covered moon of the planet Jupiter, may be able to support life. NASA has commissioned a team of expert scientists to consider the science goals for a landed spacecraft mission to the surface of Europa, and to investigate the composition and geology of its icy shell and the potential for life within its interior ocean. The NASA-appointed Science Definition Team outlines the main priorities of a future lander mission to Europa to study its potential habitability in an article in Ast ... read more

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NASA and Korean Space Agency Discuss Space Cooperation NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and the president of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), Seung Jo Kim, met in Washington Monday to discuss collaboration in aeronautics research and spac ... more		Environmental Controls Move Beyond Earth It looks like the Government is not satisfied with controlling the environment on Earth. The EPA has already made it all but illegal to produce CO2. Did anyone tell them that humans produce this gre ... more		Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to deal with China Denmark hails 'very constructive' meeting with US over Greenland Where does Iraq stand as US turns up heat on Iran?		Bad night's sleep? The moon could be to blame Many people complain about poor sleep around the full moon, and now a report appearing in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, offers some of the first convincing scientific evidence to sugges ... more
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Scientists use gravity, topographic data to find unmapped moon craters		Australian team maps Moon's hidden craters		Moon Radiation Findings May Reduce Health Risks to Astronauts		Tiny Submersible Could Search for Life in Europa's Ocean		LADEE Arrives at Wallops for Moon Mission

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