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| December 04, 2008 |  |
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 Paris, France (ESA) Dec 04, 2008 
A pale yellow dot to the human eye, Earth's twin planet comes to life in the ultraviolet and the infrared. New images taken by instruments on board ESA's Venus Express provide insight into the turbulent atmosphere of our neighbouring planet. Using Venus Express, it is possible to compare what the planet looks like in different wavelengths, giving scientists a powerful tool to study the phy ... read more 
Honolulu HI (SPX) Dec 04, 2008Some Space Cadets regard the cancellation of the X-20 / Dyna-Soar experimental spaceplane in 1963 as a mistake that deprived the US space program of many advanced technologies. Actually, it was an inefficient and backward-looking vehicle that could never have evolved into an operationally useful design - and this is exactly why it should have been built and flown. ... more
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2008Dr. Keiji Tachikawa, President of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on 2 December signed a cooperation agreement through which JAXA will assist UNESCO by bringing the benefits of space technology to the monitoring of World Heritage sites. With this agreement JAXA joins a group of more than 50 partners, including 25 space agenci ... more  
Hilo HI (SPX) Dec 04, 2008When a person looks up into the nighttime sky, they see stars, planets, and galaxies across a sea of darkness. The movements of planets and seasonal variations to the constellations have been relatively the same for thousands of years. What if the sky changed overnight and a new star brighter than anything else appeared? Would it be noticed if it happened in the 16th century? A few ... more  
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 04, 2008Russia will launch two telecoms satellites on February 11, the Russian Satellite Communications Company said on Wednesday. The Express-AM44 and Express-MD1 spacecraft have been built under the Russian Federal Space Program for 2006-2015, and will be launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan by a Proton-M carrier rocket with increased lifting power. "The Express-AM4 ... more  
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 04, 2008NASA's Swift Gamma-ray Explorer satellite rocketed into space in 2004 on a mission to study some of the highest-energy events in the universe. The spacecraft has detected more than 380 gamma-ray bursts, fleeting flares that likely signal the birth of a black hole in the distant universe. In that time, Swift also has observed 80 exploding stars and studied six comets. Comets? ... Come ... more |
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New Delhi, India, (SPX) Dec 04, 2008In view of the exceptional value it has added towards development of geospatial science, The Institute of Photogrammetry (IPI), University of Hannover will be felicitated by GIS Development with the award for 'Building Geospatial Capacities and Knowledge Network' during the inaugural ceremony of Map World Forum on February 10, 2009 at Hyderabad, India. Prof. Christian Heipke, current Head ... more  
Washington (UPI) Dec 2, 2008 Boeing announced Monday that the Airborne Laser successfully activated a high-energy laser through its beam control/fire control system last week. The company said the test was the final stage of the first full ground test of the entire weapon system integrated aboard the aircraft. Boeing is the prime integrator for the ABL program. The company said the test was carr ... more  
Washington (AFP) Dec 3, 2008The authors of a report warning that a nuclear or biological attack is likely within five years present their sobering findings Wednesday to vice-president-elect Joseph Biden. The bipartisan commission will also brief President George W. Bush on their report, which accuses his administration of failing to treat possible biological attacks with the same priority as the spread of nuclear ... more |
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