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Hubble Catches Pluto Changing With The YearsWashington DC (SPX) Feb 5, 2010 NASA today released the most detailed set of images ever taken of the distant dwarf planet Pluto. The images taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show an icy and dark molasses-colored, mottled world that is undergoing seasonal changes in its surface color and brightness. Pluto has become significantly redder, while its illuminated northern hemisphere is getting brighter. These changes are most likely consequences of surface ices sublimating on the sunlit pole and then refreezing on the other pol ... read more |
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San Francisco (AFP) Feb 2, 2010ABI Research said Tuesday that Apple's iPad highlights the "real start" of a tablet computer market that should grow more than tenfold to reach about 57 million devices sold annually by 2015. "Apple's iPad is not the first media tablet," said ABI senior analyst Jeff Orr. "But it does help define this new device category." The main focus of a media tablet is entertainment, according to th ... more 
Washington (AFP) Feb 4, 2010Pluto, the dwarf planet on the outer edge of our solar system, has a dramatically ruddier hue than it did just a few years ago, NASA scientists said Thursday, after examining photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. They said the distant orb appears mottled and molasses-colored in recent pictures, with a markedly redder tone that most likely is the result of surface ice melting on Pluto's ... more 
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 2, 2010As iPad commanded the technology world's attention, Google continued working quietly on tablet computer software that could run rivals to Apple's latest creation. Pictures of what a Google tablet might look like were featured at a Chromium developers web page on Tuesday along with talk of how touchscreen controls could work based on the Internet titan's Chrome computer operating system. ... more |
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Orbital Sciences Happy While Lockheed Is SadDulles VA (SPX) Feb 04, 2010 Orbital Sciences has announced the company's strong support for the Obama Administration's new direction for the country's civil space programs, as outlined in the recently-released GFY 2011 proposed budget for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Under a new five-year program for the 2011-2015 period, NASA intends to stimulate the development of advanced technologies and new business models, building the foundation for 21st Century solar system exploration, Earth climate moni ... read more |
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