Lots of news has been released in the last 24 hours! Here’s the daily digest to help you see it all! The Kilopower Project To Put a Nuclear Reactor On Mars https://asgardia.space/en/news/The-Kilopower-Project-To-Put-a-Nuclear-Reactor-On-Mars Kilopower says that nuclear power could be used to power projects to explore the Red Planet. ExoMars Mission Could be Delayed Due to Parachute Problems https://asgardia.space/en/news/ExoMars-Mission-Could-be-Delayed-Due-to-Parachute-Problems There was a failure of the parachute when they tested it. Does this mean the mission may be delayed? Astronomers Estimate the Number of Earth-like Planets That Could Host Life https://asgardia.space/en/news/Astronomers-Estimate-the-Number-of-Earth-like%20Planets-That-Could-Host-Life A new study has taken a crack at estimating how many Earth like planets may be circling suns like ours. How is this important? Most Detailed and Beautiful Cosmic Fog Simulation https://asgardia.space/en/news/Most-Detailed-And-Beautiful-Simulation-Of-Cosmic-Fog Researchers from Yale University created the most detailed cosmological simulation ever of a huge patch of the Intergalactic medium and it’s incredibly breathtaking! Third Stage of Old Rocket Mysteriously Explodes in Orbit https://asgardia.space/en/news/There-Was-a-Bang-In-Orbit-By-Night-Any-Danger-In-Sight Something made it explode and no one knows why. Space debris maybe? What's Stopping Us From Mars Exploration? https://asgardia.space/en/news/What-stopping-us-from-Mars-exploration This seems like a simple trip but there are some hurdles that need to be overcome first. Don’t forget to follow these two to stay updated on all things Asgardia and Asgardia Space News! Parliamentary Blog https://bit.ly/2Yzrij4 Asgardia Team Blog https://bit.ly/2YH8Fhq What are your thoughts about the weekends’ articles? Comment below!

Lots of news has been released in the last 24 hours! Here’s the daily digest to help you see it all! NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Team to Select Two of the Four Sites on Bennu Asteroid https://asgardia.space/en/news/NASAs-OSIRIS-REx-Team-To-Select-Two-Of-the-Four-Sites-on-Bennu Choosing a site for landing is tricky business. What sites were considered for OSIRIS-REx to land on Bennu? Staying Clean Aboard ISS: It's Harder Than You Think https://asgardia.space/en/news/Taking-a-Shower-on-the-ISS Zero gravity can be tricky to live in. NASA released a great video on how astronauts shower on the International Space Station. Fluorescent Glow May Help Astronomers Find Extraterrestrial Life https://asgardia.space/en/news/Fluorescent-Glow-May-Help-Astronomers-Find-Extraterrestrial-Life Scientists are always trying to find ways to detect life on exoplanets. The Royal Astronomical Society are looking at biofluorescence to suggest life on exoplanets. Researchers Are One Step Closer to Determining Source of Methane on Mars https://asgardia.space/en/news/Researchers-Are-One-Step-Closer-to-Determining-Source-of-Methane-on-Mars Scientists are still looking to find what is causing methane on Mars. One set has already eliminated a possible suspect. India: Closer to the Moon, Closer to Becoming Fourth to Soft-Land a Rover on the Moon https://asgardia.space/en/news/India-Closer-to-the-Moon-Closer-to-Becoming-Fourth-Soft-Land-Moon Chandrayaan 2 is making it’s last step to the moon. It might just make the history books! Don’t forget to follow these two to stay updated on all things Asgardia and Asgardia Space News! Parliamentary Blog https://bit.ly/2Yzrij4 Asgardia Team Blog https://bit.ly/2YH8Fhq What are your thoughts about the weekends’ articles? Comment below!

Lots of news has been released in the last 24 hours! Here’s the daily digest to help you see it all! Asgardia National Award Design Contest Winners & Prizes https://asgardia.space/en/news/Asgardia-National-Award-Design-Contest-Winners-Prizes Congratulations to the winners! Astronomers Find Giant Jupiter in Young Star’s Disk https://asgardia.space/en/news/Astronomers-Find-Giant-Jupiter-in-Young-Star-Disk A team of astronomers released a study in Nature’s Astronomy about their approach that allowed them to locate a planet even more massive than Jupiter. How’d they do it? NASA Measures Solar Shockwave for the First Time https://asgardia.space/en/news/NASA-Measures-Solar-Shockwave-for-the-First-Time The sun helps maintain life on our planet but there’s still so much we don’t know about it. The Magnetospheric MultiScale satellites are helping us understand it just a bit more. ‘Intergalactic Sounds’: Italian Astronaut to Play DJ Set on ISS https://asgardia.space/en/news/Italian-Astronaut-to-Play-DJ-Set-on-ISS Did you catch the DJ show streamed live from the ISS? No? Well, we’ve got the information about it here. Satellite Discovered in Churyumov-Gerasimenko Comet Orbit https://asgardia.space/en/news/Satellite-Discovered-in-Churyumov-Gerasimenko-Comet-Orbit Comet 67P has spawned its own satellite. What is it and how did that happen? Parliamentary Blog https://bit.ly/2Yzrij4 Asgardia Team Blog https://bit.ly/2YH8Fhq What are your thoughts about the weekends’ articles? Comment below!

Here’s a round up of some of the news released by the Asgardia Space News team from the last 24 hours! How Do Galaxies Evolve? Study Proposes New Way to Find Out https://asgardia.space/en/news/How-Do-Galaxies-Evolve-Study-Proposes-New-Way-to-Find-Out Thanks to a new high tech study by a team from the University of Arizona we may have achieved another step in understanding how galaxies are formed. Perseid: Meteor Show of the Year https://asgardia.space/en/news/Meteor-Show-Of-The-Year From July 17 to August 24 the Perseid meteor shower happens. But what are they and what is the history of this phenomenon? Curiosity Rover Finds a Curiously Unusual Boulder On Mars https://asgardia.space/en/news/Curiosity-Rover-Finds-a-Curiously-Unusual-Boulder-On-Mars The Curiosity rover continues to make discoveries on the red planet. What is so unique about this boulder? Sacrificial Satellite to Solve Space Debris https://asgardia.space/en/news/Suicider-Satellite-to-be-launched A new satellite that self destructs is being created. What is it and why does it need to be destroyed? Private Chinese Companies Get Closer to Affordable Launches https://asgardia.space/en/news/Chinese-Private-Companies-Are-Getting-Close-To-The-Affordable-Launches A Chinese private space launch company is testing their own reusable rockets. Who are they and how will they compete with other companies? 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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For seven years now, on August 5, Curiosity celebrates his birthday on Mars singing "Happy Birthday" with its engine, since the rover has no speakers. Happy birthday Curiosity!

Here’s a round up of some of the news released by the Asgardia Space News team from the last 24 hours! 10 Space Cat Memes You Need to See on International Cat Day https://asgardia.space/en/news/10-Space-Cat-Memes For International Cat Day we put together a fun little list of funny cat memes to celebrate this day of the cat. Halal Menu Now Available Aboard ISS https://asgardia.space/en/news/Halal-Menu-Is-Now-Available-on-The-ISS A collaboration between two organisations to produce a personal halal menu for the first UAE astronaut. Who are they and what did they do? ICO Releases Statement of Concern Over Facebook’s Libra Coin https://asgardia.space/en/news/ICO-Releases-A-Statement-Of-Concern-Over-Facebooks-Libra-Coin ICO announced in a tweet that the statement on Libra-related privacy concerns was ready to be viewed. What concerns are there? Something We’ve All Been Waiting For: An Artificial Wearable Tail https://asgardia.space/en/news/An-Artificial-Wearable-Tail Developers from Keio University Graduate School of Media Design in Tokyo have created an artificial wearable tail prototype, called Arque. Why did they create it and what types of applications could it have? What Existed Before the Big Bang https://asgardia.space/en/news/What-Existed-Before-the-Big-Bang A discovery sheds light on how dark matter was born, suggesting that dark matter may have existed even before the Big Bang. What is it and what does it mean in learning about the formation of the universe? Parliamentary Blog https://bit.ly/2Yzrij4 Asgardia Team Blog https://bit.ly/2YH8Fhq What are your thoughts about the weekends’ articles? Comment below!

Here’s a round up of some of the news released by the Asgardia Space News team from the last 24 hours! ‘Good Economics’: Lembit Öpik on the Differences Between Apollo and SpaceX https://bit.ly/2KBUNM2 Chairman of the Asgardia Parliament was quoted in the International Business Times financial outlet recently. Roscosmos Declares Price War on SpaceX? https://bit.ly/2yHKK2x Looks like there’s a bit of a price war going on between the two. Why is that and how are they changing their prices? James Webb Telescope Deploys Mirror https://bit.ly/2ZEzsYQ The James Webb Telescope continues to test to make sure it’s ready for launch. Watch the video of it’s mirror being deployed! Hello From the Other Side: Planets Can Send Signals Long After They Die https://bit.ly/2MKXHRt Can planets still sing to us once they are gone? Why Russia’s Most Beautiful Women Choose Asgardia https://bit.ly/2YRjr4p The Asgardia-inspired ‘In Cosmic Unity: Time and Space’ art exhibit hosted a special event! Parliamentary Blog https://bit.ly/2Yzrij4 Asgardia Team Blog https://bit.ly/2YH8Fhq What are your thoughts about the weekends’ articles? Comment below!

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!