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Herschel Finds Hot Water Vapor Around a Carbon StarParis, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2010 Using the European Herschel space telescope, an international team including astronomers at Observatoire de Paris, Institut de Radio Astronomie Millimetrique and Observatoire de Grenoble in France observed hot water vapor formed somewhere that was previously thought to be impossible: deep into the atmosphere of a red giant pulsating carbon star, CW Leonis. This result, published in the 2 September 2010 issue of Nature magazine, should help to understand how this type of evolved star produces and e ... read more |
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Moorestown NJ (SPX) Sep 14, 2010The U.S. Navy, supported by Lockheed Martin has completed Combat System Ship Qualification Trials for upgraded Aegis Combat Systems installed aboard two Navy ships. The Navy determined that the Aegis Combat Systems aboard the cruisers USS Mobile Bay and USS Philippine Sea are fully operational. As part of the cruiser modernization program, the computer suites on these ships were upgr ... more  
London, UK (SPX) Sep 14, 2010Space is set to become an important resource for UK disaster response efforts. DMCii is leading a new European Space Agency (ESA) project to design and build a system for the UK civil resilience community - those tasked with responding to and recovering from disasters - putting space-based systems at their disposal. The system will be used for all types of emergencies listed in the UK's Na ... more  
Cambridge MA (SPX) Sep 14, 2010Beyond the orbit of Neptune reside countless icy rocks known as trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs). One of the biggest, Pluto, is classified as a dwarf planet. The region also supplies us with comets such as famous Comet Halley. Most TNOs are small and receive little sunlight, making them faint and difficult to spot. Now, astronomers using clever techniques to cull the data archives of NASA's ... more |
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Connecting With The TroopsThe Hague, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 15, 2010 Dedicated to keeping armed forces connected, SES World Skies has announced that the Services Sound and Vision Corporation (SSVC) has extended agreements to deliver television and radio programming to British troops around the world. The non-profit organization will utilize two SES World Skies satellites, 30MHz on NSS-12 and 27MHz on NSS-806, to distribute a popular mix of news, sports and entertainment channels from The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) to remote military installations. ... read more |
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