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Incredible Technology: Inflatable Aircraft Could Cruise Venus Skies

Source: Space.com A big robotic airship could ply the skies of Venus for up to a year, giving scientists an unprecedented look at Earth’s hellishly hot “sister planet,” the craft’s developers say.

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Google subsidiary wins rights to restore iconic Hangar One and manage Moffett Field

Source: Tech Times techtimes.com By Randell Suba Planetary Ventures, a company operating under the umbrella of Google, has been awarded by the General Services Administration (GSA) and NASA to renovate and manage the Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View, California.

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WASP Gives NASA’s Planetary Scientists New Observation Platform

Source: NASA.gov Scientists who study Earth, the sun and stars have long used high-altitude scientific balloons to carry their telescopes far into the stratosphere for a better view of their targets. Not so much for planetary scientists.

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NASA-Funded Science Balloons Launch in Antarctica

Source: nasa.gov By: Karen C. Fox, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center In the bright light of Antarctica’s summer sun, a NASA mission launched its first 18 science balloons between Dec. 27, 2013, and Feb. 2, 2014.

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New Climate-studying Imager Makes First Balloon Flight

Source: NASA.gov Understanding Earth’s dynamic climate requires knowledge of more than just greenhouse gases. One of the key measurements scientists measure is reflected solar radiance, or the amount of outgoing sunlight energy scattered from Earth’s surface and atmosphere. Watching solar … Continue reading

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