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July 28, 2009
Astronomers Discover Rare 'Green Pea' Galaxies
New Haven CT (SPX) Jul 28, 2009
A team of astronomers has discovered a group of rare galaxies called the "Green Peas" with the help of citizen scientists working through an online project called Galaxy Zoo. The finding could lend unique insights into how galaxies form stars in the early universe. The Galaxy Zoo users, who volunteer their spare time to help classify galaxies in an online image bank, came across a number ... read more

Astronauts complete final Endeavour spacewalk
Washington (AFP) July 27, 2009
Two astronauts returned from open space Monday after installing cameras on the International Space Station's new Japanese laboratory during the final spacewalk of the space shuttle Endeavour mission. Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn floated out of the ISS for four hours and 54 minutes, returning to the decompression chamber at 1627 GMT, after completing several maintenance and research tasks ... more

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Living In A Dying Solar System Part One
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 28, 2009
There is a lot of hysteria on the Internet these days that the ancient Mayan calendar, which ends in 2012, portends the end of the world through a variety of possible astronomical events: rogue comets, supernovae, or even supposed "energy" from the galactic center. The reality is that the Mayans simply tracked astronomical cycles. They were not psychic. This preoccupation with doomsday has ... more

Latvia Signs Cooperation Agreement With ESA
Paris, France (ESA) Jul 28, 2009
Latvia becomes the second Baltic country to sign a Cooperation Agreement with ESA. ESA's Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations, Peter Hulsroj, and Latvian Minister for Education and Science, Tatjana Koke, signed the Cooperation Agreement in Riga on 23 July 2009. Latvia follows Estonia, which signed a Cooperation Agreement in 2007, and discussions are currently ongoing with ... more

KVH Ships 500th TracPhone V7 Maritime Broadband Antenna
Middletown RI (SPX) Jul 28, 2009
"The TracPhone V7 and mini-VSAT Broadband are changing the entire way we do business," explains Scott H. Bryant, captain of the fishing vessel American No.1, operated by Fishermen's Finest of Seattle, WA. He isn't the only one coming to that realization as commercial operators and leisure boat owners are making the change from oversized, overpriced, and underperforming traditional VSAT solutions ... more

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  • Texas State Students Perform Microgravity Research With NASA

  • TerraSAR-X Image Of The Month: Ship ID In Kiel Fjord And Baltic Sea

  • Maximizing Scientific Return Of The Moon Rovers

  • Astronomy Question Of The Week: Whither Goest Thou, Milky Way

  • Integral Disproves Dark Matter Origin For Mystery Radiation

  • Thermal Testing Of Gaia's Deployable Sunshield Assembly Begins
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    Lynx Aerodynamic Design Tested In USAF Wind Tunnel
    Dayton OH (SPX) Jul 27, 2009
    XCOR Aerospace has announced that it has finished a series of wind tunnel tests of the aerodynamic design of its Lynx suborbital launch vehicle. The tests took place at the U.S. Air Force test facility located at Wright-Patterson Air Base near Dayton, OH, using an all-metal 1/16th scale model of the Lynx. "Ever since the Wright Brothers pioneered wind tunnel testing here in ... more

    JPL Mars Sandbox Testing Continues For Spirit Extraction
    Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 27, 2009
    Mars rover team members have begun a new phase of testing at JPL - using longer-duration experiments - in their preparations for driving Spirit again on Mars. They have completed assessments of individual maneuvers, using the test rover in a box of sloped, soft soil that simulates conditions at the patch of Martian ground called "Troy," where Spirit's wheels have dug themselves hub-deep. ... more

    Craters, Lava Flows And Tectonic Features Near Ma'adim Vallis
    Paris, France (ESA) Jul 27, 2009
    The Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera imaged a region close to Ma'adim Vallis, one of the largest canyons on Mars, finding craters, lava flows and tectonic features. After Valles Marineris, Ma'adim Vallis is one of the largest canyons on Mars. The region, lying south-east of Ma'adim Vallis, was imaged on 24 December 2008. The pictures are centred at about 29 degrees S and 182 ... more

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  • Obama says US, China to shape 21st century

  • NKorea hints at disarmament talks with US

  • China, Taiwan leaders in historic exchange of messages

  • Teamwork crucial to fighting cyber crime: Microsoft

  • Russia To Test Its Nuclear Deterrent With Supercomputers

  • Russian Navy Ends First Stage Of Nerpa Sub Trials In Far East

  • Gates warns of tough sanctions if Iran rebuffs US overture
  • Bangladesh plans to spend billions fighting climate change
  • New Supercomputer May Solve Some Of Earth's Problems
  • US, China upbeat on climate treaty: US envoy
  • Brazil Unveils Hydrogen Bus
  • Energy chiefs meet at French president's office: photographer
  • Audi to open new plant in China in September: report
  • USAF Accepts Second LockMart SBIRS HEO System For Operations

  • MSU Scientists To Design Optics For New Solar Mission
  • India Building Four Tonne Satellite Bus
  • China's First Space Telescope Anticipated To Be Launched In 2012
  • European Space Agency Launches UK centre
  • Earth Observation Satellite UK-DMC2 Ready For Launch
  • Launch Of UAE Satellite Postponed
  • New Sunscreen For ISRO's Manned Mission
  • ESA And EUMETSAT Sign GMES Framework Agreement

  • Hubble Space Telescope Captures Rare Jupiter Collision
  • Stowage And EVAs Occupy Shuttle And Station Crews
  • Pakistan seeks drone technology
  • Russia begins construction on new nuclear sub: reports
  • Clinton: Iran pursuit of nuclear weapons 'futile'
  • US, China set broad table for first top-level 'dialogue'
  • Russian navy chief says failed missile 'not ideal': report
  • Return of prodigal US pleases Asia



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