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![]() Knoxville TN (SPX) Apr 29, 2010 Asteroids may not be the dark, dry, lifeless chunks of rock scientists have long thought. Josh Emery, research assistant professor with the earth and planetary sciences department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has found evidence of water ice and organic material on the asteroid 24 Themis. This evidence supports the idea that asteroids could be responsible for bringing water and organic material to Earth. The findings are detailed in the journal "Nature." Using NASA's Infra ... read more |
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5G International Develops Dedicated USV Navigation System![]() 5G International recently completed their rigorous Middle East testing programme of an improved navigation system on their 7m Interceptor Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) Following a successful development and testing of the MKII USV navigation system, three navigation controlmodes are now available offering: + autonomous - fully automatically following a preplanned mission + semi ... more SDO Observes Massive Eruption And Scorching Rain ![]() Just last week, scientists working with NASA's new Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) released the most astonishing movies of the sun anyone had ever seen. Now, they're doing it again. "SDO has just observed a massive eruption on the sun-one of the biggest in years," says Lika Guhathakurta of NASA headquarters in Washington DC. "The footage is not only dramatic, but also could solve a longst ... more Syria,Iran arm Hezbollah with improved missiles: US ![]() US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday accused Iran and Syria of arming Hezbollah with increasingly sophisticated rockets and missiles, saying the militia's arsenal undermined stability in the region. "Syria and Iran are providing Hezbollah with rockets and missiles of ever-increasing capability," Gates said at a joint news conference with his Israeli counterpart, Ehud Barak. "And ... more |
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![]() Washington (AFP) April 28, 2010 Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans to join a major UN nuclear disarmament summit next week in New York, even as the US and other powers seek tougher sanctions at the world body to halt Tehran's suspect atomic work. Iran's UN mission said president Ahmadinejad applied Wednesday for a US visa to lead Iran's delegation to the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) review conference opening Monday at the United Nations headquarters. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be among more than 30 fore ... read more |
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