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January 08, 2010
SSTL Wins Key Role In Galileo Programme
London, UK (SPX) Jan 08, 2010
SSTL has been selected by ESA to supply 14 navigation payloads for the deployment phase of the Galileo satellite navigation system which was announced by the European Commission. SSTL is teamed with OHB-System of Bremen, Germany for the provision of these fully operational Galileo satellites. The two companies agreed to work together as a "core team" on Galileo at the end of 2007, with OHB taking the role of prime contractor and builder of the spacecraft "bus" and SSTL taking full ... read more

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ISRO Reviews Cryogenic Engine
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Why Won't the Supernova Explode
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Astronomy Question Of The Week: How Old Is The Universe
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Rohrabacher Suggests Partnership With Russia On Asteroid Interception Project
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Indian "Vyomanauts" All Set To Rise Up In Space
London, UK (PTI) Jan 08, 2010
Reports indicate that the Indian media has branded its astronauts as "vyomanauts", a word derived from the Sanskrit language. According to a report in New Scientist, the tongue-twisting term comes from the Sanskrit for sky or space - that is - 'vyoma'. The closest Sanskrit word to astronaut would have been vyomagami, for something that passes in the sky. The other word for an ... more

DeLorme And SPOT Unveil First Handheld GPS with Satellite Communicator
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Jan 08, 2010
Spot and DeLormehave jointly announced the world's first rugged, handheld GPS and satellite communicator product. The DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator will be the first handheld GPS navigation device capable of sending customized text messages even when the user is operating far beyond the range of cellular communications. General product availability is scheduled ... more

Astronomers Simulate How White-Dwarf Stars Merge And Go Supernova
Garching, Germany (SPX) Jan 08, 2010
Supernovae are spectacular events: Suddenly somewhere in the heavens a "new star" lights up and shines as bright as a whole galaxy consisting of billions of stars. The mechanisms behind these cosmic catastrophes are varied. Researchers at the Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics in Garching have now used computer simulations to confirm that some of these bright supernovae are due to the merger ... more

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JWST Mirror Segments Shipped To Marshall Space Flight Center


XMM-Newton Sensors Celebrate A Decade Of Discovery


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Israeli anti-missile system shoots down major strategic threat

Israel succesfuly tests anti-rocket system

Aegis BMD System Upgrade Tracks Sophisticated Missile Targets

France wants to save Airbus military transport project

LockMart Awarded Contract To Provide Sniper And Nav Pods To Turkish Air Force

Boeing wins UAE deal for six military transport aircraft

Death toll from US missiles rises to 13: Pakistani officials

Hovering drone draws rave reviews at CES

US drone attack kills five in Pakistan: officials

Greenpeace says made to 'pay' for climate summit failure

Greenpeace climate protesters released from Danish jail: police

Australia suffers hottest decade as globe warms

French nuclear group Areva to sell stake in Eramet: reports

Bulgaria shuts nuclear reactor for maintenance

Iran in new threat over uranium swap deal

Cutting Edge Probe Will Lead To Better Solar Cells

Glitter-Sized Solar PVs Produce Competitive Results

Shell fails to honor solar warranties

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Second Smallest Exoplanet Found To Date Discovered At Keck
Kamuela HI (SPX) Jan 08, 2010
Planet hunters using Keck Observatory have detected an extrasolar planet that is only four times the mass of Earth. The planet is the second smallest exoplanet ever discovered and adds to astronomers' growing cadre of low-mass planets called super-Earths. "This is quite a remarkable discovery," said astronomer Andrew Howard of the University of California at Berkeley, or UCB. "It shows tha ... more

'Year 2010' smart-card bug turns Germans back to cash
Berlin (AFP) Jan 7, 2010
German shoppers hit by a "Year 2010" computer bug that bit 30 million bank cards fell back this week on a popular and proven means of payment -- cash. Ines Klem, 45, for instance, said she would withdraw "between 20 to 50 euros (30-70 dollars) on a regular basis to be sure to have no more problems." Klem had tried to buy food and found herself with a full basket and no way to pay for it ... more

Opportunity Examinines 'Marquette Island's' Interior
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2010
Opportunity has been investigating the rock known as "Marquette Island". The rock abrasion tool (RAT) was used to grind a 1.5 millimeters (0.06 inch) into this very hard rock for further investigation by the other rover instruments. On Sol 2110 (Dec. 24, 2009), the RAT itself was imaged to determine the amount of remaining grind bit. Then, a microscopic imager (MI) mosaic was performed on ... more

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New Tidal Streams Found In Andromeda Reveal Galactic Merger History


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Talks start in Guinea on new prime minister

Elephant kills US woman and her child in Kenya

Chinese FM heads to Africa

VW says 2009 Chinese sales hit record 1.4 million cars

Electric car Think to be assembled in US in 2011: report

Geely Automobile mulls ways to collaborate with Volvo

'Year 2010' smart-card bug turns Germans back to cash

Hubble Telescope peers at oldest ever galaxies

2010 tech bug hits German credit cards

Mini-Research Module MRM1 At Cape For Shuttle Processing

Astronauts Dock At ISS

Expedition 22 Keeps Busy While Awaiting Additional Crew Members

Shuttle Endeavour readied for a space trip

Space shuttle Atlantis lands back on Earth

Atlantis Ready For Landing Friday

ISRO Reviews Cryogenic Engine

Indian Cryogenic Engine Rocket Launch Put On Hold

Rocket-Motor Test Supports NASA, DOD And Commercial Missions

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Plastic Logic aims QUE e-reader at business crowd

3-D TV a rage at Consumer Electronics Show

Boeing Laser Demonstrator Program Accepts Oshkosh Military Truck

Death toll from US missiles rises to 13: Pakistani officials

US-Russia nuke deal in weeks, maybe months: experts

Atlantic Eye: Lollygagging along

Pentagon gives OK for Taiwan missile deal: official

Greenpeace says made to 'pay' for climate summit failure

Birds Provide Clues In How Humans Learn Speech

New Approach Tracks Evolution's Footprints In Human Genome

VW says 2009 Chinese sales hit record 1.4 million cars

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French nuclear group Areva to sell stake in Eramet: reports

More Eurostar misery as winter chill brings mayhem

Astronomers Say Alien Dust Is Nothing To Sneeze At

WISE Eye Spies First Glimpse Of The Starry Sky

Astronomers Map The Shape Of Galactic Dark Matter

Most Earth-Like Exoplanet Started Out As A Gas Giant

Cosmic Dark Energy Detected In Galaxies Nearest Earth

Space Systems Loral To Supply Lunar Mission Propulsion System

Split Personalities Of A Galactic Size

Massive Stars Easy Targets For Planet Hunters

Edelmans Give 15000 Telescopes To Classrooms Nationwide

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