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The study of exoplanets could help scientists answer big questions about our place in the universe, and whether life exists beyond Earth. But, these distant worlds are extremely faint and difficult to image directly. A new study uses Earth as a stand-in for an exoplanet, and shows that even with very little light -- as little as one pixel -- it is still possible to measure key characteristics of distant worlds.

NASA is keeping a vigil over its Opportunity rover as the tenacious robot has been forced to shut down its systems and enter sleep mode as a massive storm has encompassed her; the storm even bigger than the ones expected to decommission the rover over 14 years ago.

Very recently on the 5th May, NASA’s Mars Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport(InSight) missionwas launched using a United Launch Alliance (ULA)AtlasV 401rocketfrom Vandenberg Air Force Base on a 300-million-mile trip to Mars to study for the first time what lies deep beneath the surface of the Red Planet. Guest blog written by Chip Downing.

According to the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), less than ten percent of engineering professionals in the UK are women, the lowest figure in Europe. Latvia, Bulgaria and Cyprus are leading the way, with female engineers making up almost 30%. Here, Helen Marston, engineer at resistor manufacturer, Cressall, discusses the role of women in engineering throughout history.

In the opening keynote of NIWeek in Austin, Eric Starkloff launched right in.The Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing at National Instruments commenced with praise for his audience of engineers and then at the close challenged them.

AVXis celebrating the continuing success of NASA’s Curiosity rover (also known as the Mars Science Laboratory), which has spent roughly 2,100 Martian solar days - or sols, which comprise 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35.244 seconds - investigating the planet’s Gale Crater since it landed on 6th August, 2012.

One of the most common industrial applications are mixers, as they feature a motor coupled to a paddle or propeller. While the connection is simple, mixers can be used in chemical, food, paint, adhesive and other industries complicating coupling selection.

Although the summer is fast approaching and school begins to wind down,it's not a time to stop learning, especially in critical Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. The National Summer Learning Association reports that students lose an equivalent of two months of their grade-level math computational skills over the summer. And, when kids return to school in the fall, about nine out of ten teachers will spend as much as three w...

UPS and ARRIVAL are working together to developapilot fleet of 35 electric delivery vehicles (EVs) to be trialed in London and Paris.These zero tailpipe emission, lightweight composite vehicles have a battery range of more than 150 miles (240km), which is higher than other EVs currently in service. The vehicles will also come equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) that help to improve safety and reduce driver fatigue.

AVX Corporationwill deliver two technical presentations, teach a tutorial training seminar, co-chair a conference session, and exhibit at the22ndannual Components for Military and Space Electronics Conference and Exhibition (CMSE 2018), which will take place 7th-10th May 2018 at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Los Angeles.