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IBEX Maps The BoundariesMoffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2010 Since its October 2008 launch, NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft has mapped the invisible interactions occurring at the edge of the solar system. The images reveal that the interactions between our home in the galaxy and interstellar space are surprisingly structured and intense. IBEX provides global imaging of the interstellar boundary much like a weather satellite provides data about global and regional weather patterns on Earth. The Voyager spacecraft are like weather stat ... read more |
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Paris, France (ESA) Aug 19, 2010A special kind of titanium and a manufacturing technique used to build the Ariane 5 rocket could become the next successful spin-offs from Europe's space programme, benefiting the oil and gas industry. Together with space sensor technology that could be used in new offshore drilling tools, these exciting developments are the result of several technology demonstrator projects just completed ... more  
Santa Clara, Calif. (UPI) Aug 16, 2010 The search for extraterrestrial intelligence could yield proof of its existence within 25 years, a U.S. scientist involved in the quest says. Speaking at the SETI Con convention in Santa Clara, Calif., Seth Shostak - senior astronomer at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute in Mountain View, Calif. - said, "I actually think the chances that we'll find ET are pretty g ... more  
Paris (AFP) Aug 18, 2010If a human ever sets foot on Mars, will it be a giant step or an exhausted shuffle? Long-term space flight so weakens fitness that an astronaut heading to the Red Planet may lose up to half the power in key muscles in the course of the mission, scientists have found. The loss - equivalent to a crew member aged between 30 and 50 returning home with the muscles of an 80-year-old - would ... more |
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LibDem leader speaks out against TridentLondon (UPI) Aug 18, 2010 Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has spoken out against renewing Britain's nuclear deterrent, denouncing its huge cost at a time of social benefit cuts. The renewal of the submarine-launched missile system called Trident was agreed in 2007 and is due by 2024 - at a cost of around $30 billion. Clegg, who spoke out against renewing the system while in opposition, said there was no reason for him to change his mind now that he is in government. Trident is a "kind of technology an ... read more |
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