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Solving A 37-Year Old Space MysteryLondon, Canada (SPX) Mar 17, 2010 A researcher from The University of Western Ontario has helped solve a 37-year old space mystery using lunar images released yesterday by NASA and maps from his own atlas of the moon. Phil Stooke, a professor cross appointed to Western's Departments of Physics and Astronomy and Geography, published a major reference book on lunar exploration in 2007 entitled, "The International Atlas of Lunar Exploration." Yesterday, images and data from Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) were posted. ... read more |
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Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Mar 16, 2010Astrobotic Technology will carry 240 lbs. (109 kg) to the Moon for researchers and marketers as part of its maiden expedition in 2012 to win the Google Lunar X Prize. Science instruments, prototype exploration devices and commercial packages will be carried at $700,000 per pound, plus a $250,000 fee per payload to cover the engineering costs of integrating it into either the expedition's lander ... more  
Mogadishu, Somalia (UPI) Mar 16, 2009 Despite U.S. reluctance to get entangled again in the free-for-all conflict in Somalia, Washington is slowly being caught up in fighting Islamist militants in the lawless Horn of Africa state. The United States is has been arming the beleaguered Transitional Federal Government penned up in war-ravaged Mogadishu on Somalia's Indian Ocean coast since it was set up, with Ethiopian military ... more 
Algiers, Algeria (UPI) Mar 16, 2009 Russian arms sales to North Africa have increased significantly, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said, with energy-rich Algeria leading the pack. Moscow is eyeing Libya, like Algeria a Cold War client of Moscow, which is up for some big-ticket contracts for combat aircraft, helicopters and warships. SIPRI's annual report on global arms transfers, issued Monda ... more |
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China says 'more concerned' over Iran nuclear crisisBeijing (AFP) March 16, 2010 China said Tuesday it was growing more concerned over the Iran nuclear crisis but again resisted calls to back sanctions, insisting talks were the best way to resolve the impasse. Visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who is seeking Beijing's support for tougher UN sanctions against Iran, voiced his increasing impatience with the Islamic republic. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi pledged after talks with Miliband that Beijing would work more closely with other world powers on Ir ... read more |
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