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Japan considers exporting SM-3 missilesTokyo (UPI) Aug 5, 2010 Japan may export the ship-launched Standard Missile-3 system, a change from the country's current ban on selling arms and weapons. Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 block 2A system is an advanced version of the SM-3 series jointly under development with the United States and other countries. The missile's kinetic warhead is a Lightweight Exo-Atmospheric Projectile, a non-explosive hit-to-kill device. The launching ships will be updated with Aegis LEAP Intercept computer software and hardware. ... read more |
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Tokyo (UPI) Aug 5, 2010 A pair of Japanese and American computer experts say they've calculated the value of Pi to 5 trillion decimal places, double the previous record. Engineer Shigeru Kondo teamed up with U.S. computer science student Alexander Yee to push the calculation of the mathematical constant, PhysOrg.com reported Thursday. Pi, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, starts wit ... more  
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 04, 2010NASA scientists created a unique collection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) spectra to interpret mysterious emission from space. Because PAHs are a major product of combustion, remain in the environment, and are carcinogenic, the value of this PAH spectral collection extends far beyond NASA and astronomical applications. For years, scientists have been studying a mysterious infrar ... more  
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 05, 2010The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, at its 34th session in Brasilia, Brazil, has, for the first time, endorsed a study in science heritage. The thematic study on the Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy, prepared within the framework of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, presents an overall vision of astronomical heritage and attempts to identify some of the most outsta ... more |
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Egypt launches third telecom satelliteCairo (UPI) Aug 5, 2010 The media battle for hearts and minds in the Middle East is certain to intensify with Egypt's launch of its Nilesat-201 satellite. Egyptian satellite-TV provider Nilesat, which serves the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf, launched the satellite. Egyptian Information Minister Anas al-Fiqi said that the new communications platform will boost Egypt's competitive position in this strategic sphere, MENA news agency reported Thursday. Egypt's newest communication satellite, design ... read more |
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