Here’s a round up of some of the news released by the Asgardia Space News team from the last 24 hours! New Research Shows Cosmic Radiation Could Dumb Us Down Before We Get to Mars https://bit.ly/2ZKPsZv Are we getting ahead of ourselves and radiation might be to much in traveling to Mars? Astrophysics Legend Nikolai Kardashev, Civilization Ranking Scale Author, Died Age 87 https://bit.ly/2MIcv3h Nikolai Kardashev contributed greatly to the field of astrophysics and radio astronomy and will always be remembered. Astronauts Gear Up to Mine the Moon https://bit.ly/2Yzv54Z Astronauts on the ISS start to test devices that may be used in mining on the moon. What are they and how will they work? Don't forget to follow the Parliamentary and Asgardia Team blogs today! Parliamentary Blog https://bit.ly/2Yzrij4 Asgardia Team Blog https://bit.ly/2YH8Fhq What are your thoughts about the weekends’ articles? Comment below!

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The Asgardia Space News team released a lot of news items since our last digest on Friday! Chandrayaan 2's Fourth Step Towards the Moon Accomplished https://bit.ly/2GGYLCc India’s Chandrayaan 2 completed it’s fourth orbit out of five on it’s trip to the Moon. What is it and what are its mission parameters? Everything is Under Control, China Just Crashed into the Moon https://bit.ly/2MDtFir According to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration, one of its two small twin-satellites, Longjiang-2, crashed into the Moon July 31. Why did they do that? What's the European Data Relay System All About? https://bit.ly/2GGLfOU The European Data Relay System (EDRS) is a sophisticated laser communication network, developed in a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus. What is it and why was it created? Filling Mars 2020 Rover With Nuclear Fuel Heats Anticipation of July 2020 Launch https://bit.ly/2KpQdQW The Mars 2020 Rover is coming together nicely. What is still needed to be done before launch? Sci-Fi Sunday https://bit.ly/2ZyfYF4 Each week we bring you some of the top stories in Sci Fi! This week we have old is the new hotness, crossovers news, and renewals of series! Why is the Milky Way Warped? Scientists Get Closer to Answer https://bit.ly/2MDHZHJ Astronomers were able to chart the galaxy in 3D on a larger scale than ever before finding it that the Milky Way is much more twisted and warped than previously thought. Why is that? Surprise! 100-Meter Asteroid Zooms Past Earth https://bit.ly/2MJlRvR On July 31 2019 an asteroid flew past the Earth. Why wasn’t it detected and how large was it? Parliamentary Update https://bit.ly/2OFjTPo Each week the members of parliament hold an informal sitting. Here’s the news we have from this weeks meeting! Millions of Black Holes Exist – and Scientists Think They Know How to Find Them https://bit.ly/2YECTNL Two astrophysicists say they have a plan on how to locate black holes. How are they going to do it and why? Don't forget to follow the Parliamentary and Asgardia Team blogs today! Parliamentary Blog https://bit.ly/2Yzrij4 Asgardia Team Blog https://bit.ly/2YH8Fhq What are your thoughts about the weekends’ articles? Comment below!

// Physical Sitting Confirmed // Parliament has agreed to hold a physical sitting after passing a vote on the matter during the Parliamentary sitting earlier this month. Chairman of Parliament, Lembit Öpik cited this physical sitting as an important moment for the nation as it would allow Parliament to come together to establish intense workshops over the duration of the Sitting. The focus for the Physical Sitting will be on the development of Asgardia’s economy - this sitting will be an ‘economic summit’ of sorts that will have the goal of jumpstarting the Nation’s drive towards financial independence. In addition to it being a physical meeting, there will also be full digital facilities to enable those who are unable to attend to connect remotely - this decision was taken to ensure the highest possible attendance and accessibility. --- // Parliament Discuss improving security // Parliament has been discussing security - As a digital Nation, it will come as no surprise that Asgardia faces a wide range of cybersecurity challenges that it must be prepared for. The Minister of Safety and Security highlighted during the Parliamentary Sitting that this would be a primary focus for their work. With plans to develop a communications network of its own in outer space, Asgardia will need to develop robust laws and standards to ensure that infrastructure and residents are safe from possible ‘cyber-attacks’. --- // Voting results will be released soon // In a previous sitting, members of Parliament voted to have ‘open votes’ - while the votes have always been recorded for posterity - open voting means that the results of the voting, including the names of the members of Parliament that voted, will be made a matter of public record. In the coming days, once the votes are counted and verified by the due process outlined by the counting commission, the results are expected to be released by way of decree from the Head of Nation, Dr. Igor Ashurbeyli. --- // Simultaneous Translation Service // Asgardia is in talks with video conferencing software provider ‘Zoom’ to potentially be their flagship customer for their upcoming Simultaneous Translation Service. Asgardia has been developing a relationship with Zoom for some time after selecting it as the platform for digital gatherings and meetings. The new translation service will mean that Asgardia can come one step closer to holding its meetings in all 12 languages outlined in the Constitution - something that Parliament has been working towards and researching for some time. Being able to provide the meetings and Sittings in multiple languages will help to provide the maximum accessibility for those that are not fluent in English and will help to promote a better dialogue between the Parliamentarians. Currently, meetings are held in English and translations into Russian and Spanish are provided by skilled interpreters.

Worlds Fantastic, Worlds Familiar: A Guided Tour of the Solar System by Bonnie J Buratti A book is written by a scientist with plenty of expertise in the subject. And there's an asteroid named after the author! https://bit.ly/2KdPrHO

Discovered by Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi in 1801, the dwarf planet Ceres was the first, and largest, object to be considered an asteroid. It is located in the Asteroid Belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and accounts for 33% of the entire belt’s mass. Do you know any great facts about the dwarf planet Ceres? Comment below!

Here is a round up of some of the articles the Asgardia Space News team released in the last day! Happy birthday, Yury Romanenko! https://bit.ly/2Oyiavc Yury Romanenko spent 430 days 20 hours 21 minutes 30 seconds in space. He celebrated his 75th birthday on August 1 2019. Read all about him and his accomplishments! Video of the Week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVanMpqo94E Watch this video about a ‘promising world’ for life — the newly found Super-Earth. The GJ 357 planet, which is 31 light-years from Earth, was discovered by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite TESS. Surprisingly, it receives the same amount of energy as Mars from the Sun. Could there be life on this Super-Earth? Credits: Space.com LightSail 2’s Solar Sail Soars to Success! https://bit.ly/2KnJ7N8 LIghtSail 2 successfully completed its orbit around the Earth becoming the first solar sail craft to do so. What is it? Who made it? What are they trying to accomplish? Russian Scientists Gear Up to Test Artificial Gravity Centrifuge on the ISS https://bit.ly/2MCVZBo Artificial gravity is one of the technologies that are crucial to long term habitation and exploration of space. Russian scientists are exploring one way on how to create it. How are they doing it and what tests are being conducted? Setting a New Record for Fastest Trip to the ISS https://bit.ly/2YCFoA2 Getting supplies to the ISS safely and quickly is a crucial task. The Progress MS-12 cargo ship just beat all records recently. How did they do it? Mars 2020 Rover Team 'Advancing on all Fronts' https://bit.ly/2YxDsZT NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is coming together at a quick pace. What is its status and how long before it heads to the Red Planet? Don't forget to follow the Parliamentary and Asgardia Team blogs today! Parliamentary Blog https://bit.ly/2Yzrij4 Asgardia Team Blog https://bit.ly/2YH8Fhq What are your thoughts about today’s articles? Comment below!

The Asgardia Space News team has been bringing the latest space, science, and tech news to Asgardians for the last year. We don’t want you to miss even one article so here’s the latest in the last 24 hours! NanoRacks: First UAE Astronaut, Student Experiments and 'Death Wish Coffee' in Space https://bit.ly/2ysf6pz Did you know that in less than two months first Emirati astronaut arrives at the ISS to conduct a series of scientific experiments? Scientists Take a Photo of What Einstein Described as 'Spooky Action' https://bit.ly/2GF509m Einstein once described the phenomenon of quantum entanglement as a 'spooky action at a distance.' Scientists have finally captured a photo of the phenomena that Einstein and other scientists of his time thought was impossible. How did they do it? Lessons from Anti-Satellite Weapon Tests https://bit.ly/2K5f6CA Anti satellite weapon tests, are they a good idea or not? What impact would they have on space travel and living in space? Area 51 Among Spacecraft — Mysterious X-37B https://bit.ly/2LOoZXr The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, what is it? What types of missions did it fly? We don’t know much but we do know some. Snowball Planets May Be Habitable After All https://bit.ly/2YDbyzs A new study published in AGU’s Journal of Geophysical Research says that these types of planets may be possible. How could we survive? What types of conditions would there be? Dark Shadows of the Apollo 11: Previously Hidden Moon Landing Scene Released https://bit.ly/2K7sQg5 The original footage from the Apollo 11 moon landings was found and auctioned off. Now the world can watch that historic footage with never before seen footage included! Don't forget to follow the Parliamentary and Asgardia Team blogs today! Parliamentary Blog https://bit.ly/2Yzrij4 Asgardia Team Blog https://bit.ly/2YH8Fhq

Winds on Neptune are very strong. The speed of hurricane winds on the planet exceeds 2000 km / h. Only once a spacecraft approached and studied the planet: it was NASA’s Voyager 2, in 1989. During the expedition, the existence of a magnetic field was confirmed, and several new satellites were discovered. No new expeditions to the planet are planned in the near future.

Did you know that Asgardia has a news section? Here's some of the articles from the last 24 hours that you may have missed! Investing in the Business of Space: Should You Do It? https://bit.ly/2MlTqDO Virgin Galactic will become the first commercial space company to go public. Is this a good idea? Should you invest? Human-Animal Hybrids to Be Made in Japan https://bit.ly/3179WvG Japan has green lit an experimental study of animal-human hybrids with human-cell organs. Can it be done? Should it be done? The Sun, Recreated in a Lab on Earth https://bit.ly/2YgMvTy Physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recreated solar winds in a lab using a Big Red Plasma Ball – a model of our sun. What is it? What did they learn and what does this mean for future space study of our star? Italian Astronaut Reports Signs of Climate Change Seen From Space https://bit.ly/2LOnTeb Italian ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano has a birds eye view and will command the orbital laboratory on the ISS. He had some profound words to say on the matter. Starship Evolution: More Upgrades of SpaceX Rocket Announced https://bit.ly/2YvOD4Y The work always continues to make space travel safe and economical. Elon Musk announced updates to their starship that will make the long trip to Mars. Don't forget to follow the Parliamentary and Asgardia Team blogs today! Parliamentary Blog https://bit.ly/2Yzrij4 Asgardia Team Blog https://bit.ly/2YH8Fhq

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A message written by Asgardia’s Minister of Information and Communication, Lena De Winne, has been featured on the official Mexican Space Agency website. Read about it in the article by the AsgardiaSpaceNews team! https://bit.ly/2SNnklA #AsgardiaSpaceNation #AsgardiaSpaceNews

Every week we release a weekly round up of top sci fi news in the media. This week, we lost an icon of the genre. https://bit.ly/2MnG8GQ #AsgardiaSpaceNews