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 Paris, France (ESA) Jun 08, 2009 
ESA Member States have unanimously voted to extend the Envisat mission through to 2013. Envisat - the world's largest and most sophisticated satellite ever built - has been providing scientists and operational users with invaluable data for global monitoring and forecasting since its launch in 2002. "The decision to extend the Envisat mission operations, taken during the last ESA Earth ... read more 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2009The spacefaring nations of the world are coming to the conclusion that the space debris issue has evolved from a minor nuisance to a full-blown imperative. Hundreds, if not thousands, of decision makers, engineers, managers, politicians and policy makers have focused their attention on how to deal with the fast-growing threat to operational satellites and future access to space. All that ... more |
G20 billionaires could end world poverty in one year's earnings: Oxfam
Australia set to cede COP31 hosting rights to Turkey COP30 dragged into clash over gender language Brazil's Lula hunts for deal at Amazon climate summit EU states back new delay to anti-deforestation rules Lula lands in Amazon to press for climate deal To combat climate anxiety, COP negotiator recommends meditation Nations 'still far' from deal at UN climate talks: France Nearly a third of women face partner or sexual violence: WHO Belgian climate case pits farmer against TotalEnergies 
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Washington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2009Delivering on the regional and global ambitions of its business, SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES has announced at the ITW conference in Washington, D.C. that Telefonica del Peru has signed a three-year deal for nearly a full transponder of satellite capacity to extend its reach to corporate, cellular and residential customers in remote areas of Peru. Telefonica del Peru is using 33 megahertz of ... more  
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 08, 2009Many people consider the Apollo lunar landings one of the crowning achievements of human ingenuity. But not so many people realize that the epochal first steps by human beings on another world - which took place 40 years ago next month - likely would not have been possible without the technological experience and capabilities of MIT. In celebration of that singular accomplishment and MIT's ... more  
Paris (AFP) June 7, 2009Agnes Guillot dreams of one day seeing a giant 50-centimetre (20-inch) -long white rat called Psikharpax scuttling fearlessly around her lab. If so, it will be time to scream... but out of joy, rather than fear, for it could be a turning point in the history of robotics. Psikharpax - named after a cunning king of the rats, according to a tale attributed to Homer - is the brainchild of ... more  
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 08, 2009Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers have obtained one of the sharpest views ever of the Arches Cluster - an extraordinary dense cluster of young stars near the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way. Despite the extreme conditions astronomers were surprised to find the same proportions of low- and high-mass young stars in the cluster as are found in more tranquil ... more |
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Blade-coating advances promise uniform perovskite solar films at industrial scaleTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025 Researchers at Zhejiang University have mapped critical parameters governing crystallization in blade-coated perovskite films, clarifying pathways to manufacture high-efficiency solar cells and opto ... more  
Floating solar panels show promise, but environmental impacts varyCorvallis OR (SPX) Nov 18, 2025 Floating solar panels are emerging as a promising clean energy solution with environmental benefits, but a new study finds those effects vary significantly depending on where the systems are deploye ... more 
High efficiency and stability achieved in perovskite cells using fullerene derivativesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2025 Researchers in China have enhanced the performance and durability of inverted perovskite solar cells by creating two new 56pi-electron fullerene derivatives known as C60-TFB and C60-TFP for use as e ... more
  
Mechanical power by linking Earth's warmth to spaceDavis CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025 Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have invented a device that can generate mechanical power at night by linking the natural warmth around us to the cold depths of space. The inventio ... more 
High precision measurement advances fusion plasma diagnosticsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2025 Researchers have demonstrated that controlling the electric potential within fusion-grade plasma is vital for sustaining energy confinement in nuclear fusion reactors. The team used a heavy ion beam ... more 
Redesigned satellite battery set to advance LEO power systemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2025 ESI Motion has announced SatBat, a new battery engineered for spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit. SatBat integrates a Heater and Battery Management System, aiming to improve power storage and management ... more
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Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2009The battle to get kids off the couch and playing outside just reached a truce. The Hidden Park, an ingenious iPhone app developed by an Australian studio, takes the fun of playing computer games outdoors. "We wanted to create a gaming environment that gets kids off the couch and out into the great outdoors, without compromising their enjoyment of digital entertainment," says James Kane, di ... more 
Shanghai, China (SPX) Jun 08, 2009Actel has announced the winners of its 2009 Actel Cup China Students FPGA design competition. Chosen from more than 300 submissions by students from 190 universities, designs from Xian University of Electronic Science and Technology and South China Agricultural University were tied for first place, meeting the contest's very high standards for creativity, including three key qualifications: high ... more 
Encino CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2009TechnoCom announces SpotOn GPS, a mobile advertising and marketing content delivery platform that provides comprehensive turn-by-turn navigation, search and mapping. SpotOn GPS leverages advertising with the utility of navigation, one of the most popular mobile applications. A hosted solution, SpotOn GPS delivers fully-customizable interactive and location-aware advertising, offers, coupon ... more 
San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2009Golden Eagle Insurance is offering California commercial fleets Onboard Advisor, a first-of-its-kind fleet management solution that helps companies increase fleet safety and productivity, save on commercial auto insurance premiums, and much more. In this challenging business climate, Onboard Advisor's real time vehicle tracking and daily driver reports can improve routing and dispatching a ... more |
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Lunar impactor Theia originated near Earth and Sun analysis reveals
40 000 near-Earth asteroids discovered!
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