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Dry ice find hints Mars was a wetter place: studyWashington (AFP) April 21, 2011 NASA has discovered that the south pole of Mars is home to 30 times more dry ice than previously believed, suggesting that the red planet was once a much wetter place, said a study on Thursday. Taking data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, researchers found "large quantities of ancient atmospheric carbon dioxide may be trapped in the solid chunks of dry ice," said the study published in the journal Science. "The results add to a growing pile of evidence suggesting that long ago, ancient Mars ... read more |
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  PSLV-C16 Puts Three Satellites In Orbit It was "a sweet seventeen" for the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Wednesday, with the PSLV-C16 scoring a spectacular success by putting three satellites into orbit with precision. It ... more | .. |
  A Galactic Rose Highlights Hubble's 21st Anniversary In celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's deployment into space, astronomers pointed Hubble at an especially photogenic group of interacting galaxies called Arp 273. ... more | .. |
  Resourcesat-2 Will Beam Back Huge Data On Resources The remote-sensing satellite, Resourcesat-2, put up by PSLV-C16 on Wednesday, "will become a workhorse for the global community" with the huge data it will send back on the earth's resources, said R ... more | .. |
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  Paparazzi In Space For the second time, an attempt to take a photograph of a Space Shuttle docked with the International Space Station has been thwarted. Russia has again declined to undock a Soyuz spacecraft for a ph ... more | .. |
  Iran To Put Monkey Into Orbit Iran plans to launch a monkey into space in mid-September, the ISNA news agency said on Wednesday, citing Iranian Space Agency head Hamid Fazeli. The monkey will be sent into orbit in a capsul ... more | .. |
  Underwater robots join search for tsunami victims Two underwater robots operated by a joint US-Japanese team have searched a bay in northeast Japan for bodies of victims swept away by a tsunami nearly six weeks ago, officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  US lawmakers ask Apple about tracking feature US lawmakers are seeking an explanation from Apple following a claim that iPhone and iPads are constantly logging the location of the devices and storing the information in a hidden file. ... more |
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SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts
Space Systems Command activates System Delta 80 for assured space access
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 PSLV Success Lifts ISRO Gloom Putting the dreaded 63-second failure of last Christmas when GSLV-F06 burst into flames and plunged into the Bay of Bengal behind them, Indian space scientists drew solace from yet another edition o ... more | .. |
 Ariane 5 Cleared For Launch With Yahsat Y1A And Intelsat New Dawn Arianespace's second heavy-lift flight of 2011 has been authorized for its April 22 liftoff following the launch readiness review at the Spaceport in French Guiana. Originally scheduled for li ... more | .. |
 Design Flaw Behind GSLV Crash Design deficiency in the shroud (cover) at the bottom of the cryogenic stage has been identified as the primary factor in the crash of Isro's GSLV-F06 flight on December 25, 2010, over the Bay of Be ... more | .. |
  Radio signals could 'tag' distant planets British astronomers say the search for exoplanets outside our solar system could seek out radio "auroras" like ones detected on Jupiter and Saturn. ... more |
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  Satellites can give advance hurricane info Satellites can monitor tropical storms and predict surges in strength to warn when a storm is about to become a hurricane, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Carbon monoxide detected around Pluto British astronomers say they have confirmed the presence of poisonous carbon monoxide gas in the atmosphere of Pluto, the only dwarf planet with an atmosphere. ... more | .. |
  Obama will attend shuttle Endeavour launch US President Barack Obama plans to attend the April 29 launch of the space shuttle Endeavour from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, a White House official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
S. Korean firm unveils robot playmate for kids South Korean telecoms operator KT on Wednesday rolled out a robot playmate for children in a move aimed at cashing in on the potentially lucrative industry. ... more |
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Philosopher argues AI consciousness may remain unknowable
Climate driven model explores Neanderthal and modern human overlap in Iberia
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 Goa Seeks ISRO Expertise For Mapping Mangroves, Sand Dunes Goa government will take the help of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to map its sand dunes and mangroves as part of the crucial 2011 CRZ rules. State Environment Minister Aleixo Sequira sa ... more | .. |
  Netanyahu thanks Obama for 'Dome' missile funding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US President Barack Obama on Monday for helping fund a missile defense system protecting the Jewish state from Palestinian rockets, the White House said. ... more | .. |
Apple devices logging movements: researchers A pair of British security researchers said Wednesday that the latest version of Apple's operating system for the iPhone and the iPad is constantly recording the location of the devices and storing the information in a hidden file. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable missile Pakistan's military on Tuesday said it had successfully test-fired a newly developed short-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. ... more |
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 Using GPS Data To Model Effects Of Tidal Loads On Earth Surface For many people, Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite technology is little more than a high-tech version of a traditional paper map. Used in automobile navigation systems and smart phones, GPS ... more | .. |
  Unmanned military aircraft get a boost Unmanned military aircraft running on lithium-ion batteries received a boost for future development with a new a U.S. Air Force contract designed to fund work on longer lasting and cheaper batteries of the mineral compound. ... more | .. |
  Could Low-Cost Space Missions Keep Astronomy Aiming High Whether in the present so-called 'age of austerity' or more generous times, arguing for funds for space exploration can sometimes be hard and constrained budgets mean that some excellent scientific ... more | .. |
  Scientists See Solar Outburst In Exquisite Detail The largest disturbances to the Earth's geomagnetic environment occur when it is buffeted by solar material hurled in our direction by explosive changes in the Sun's atmosphere. These Coronal Mass E ... more |
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The Quantum Age will be Powered by Fusion
Physicists map axion production paths inside deuterium tritium fusion reactors
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 CSA Celebrates A Decade Of Success With Canadarm2 Ten years ago, Canadarm2 was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. A larger, more robust successor to the Shuttle's Canadarm, Canadarm2 has provided a ... more | .. |
 It's A "Go" For Endeavour's Launch On April 29 NASA managers announced that space shuttle Endeavour is ready to launch next week on its final flight to the International Space Station following a daylong Flight Readiness Review on Tuesday. Endea ... more | .. |
 The Shocking Environment Of Hot Jupiters Jupiter-like worlds around other stars push shock waves ahead of them, according to a team of U.K. astronomers. Just as the Earth's magnetic "bow-shock" protects us from the high-energy solar wind, ... more | .. |
  USAF Looking At Ways To EASE Space Acquisition The Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space Programs spoke about space acquisition during the 27th National Space Symposium here April 14 in a speech delivered on behalf of the Under Secre ... more |
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 Last Shuttle Ride To ISS For ESA Astronaut With "Dark Matter" Hunter ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori and the five other astronauts of the STS-134 mission will be launched to the International Space Station on Space Shuttle Endeavour on 29 April to deliver a pioneering ... more | .. |
 NAVIGON Updates iPhone Nav App NAVIGON AG has announced the availability of the eighth update for its iPhone app, MobileNavigator, the most feature-rich navigation solution on the iOS platform. The update adds a Reality Scanner f ... more | .. |
 TomTom Makes Driving Safer With Active Driver Feedback TomTom has announced Active Driver Feedback and WEBFLEET OptiDrive; two new features focused at further increasing TomTom's safety and efficiency benefits for businesses. Active Driver Feedbac ... more | .. |
 Jobs hopes to return 'as soon as he can': Cook Apple's ailing chief executive Steve Jobs remains involved in major strategic decisions at the company and hopes to return to work full-time as soon as he can, a top Apple executive said on Wednesday. ... more |
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