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'Spinstars' - First Polluters of the UniversePotsdam, Geramny (SPX) Apr 28, 2011 From the analysis of the chemical composition of some of the oldest stars in our Galaxy, an international team of astronomers led by Cristina Chiappini from the Leibniz-Institut fuer Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP) and the Instituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) presents new clues on the nature of the first stellar generations in our Universe. "We think that the first generations of massive stars were very fast rotators - that's why we called them spinstars", explains Chiappini. Their findings will be ... read more |
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  Chip satellites depart on Endeavour's final launch A group of Cornell-developed, fingernail-sized satellites may travel to Saturn within the next decade, and as they flutter down through its atmosphere, they will collect data about chemistry, radiat ... more | .. |
  Profiling Polar Craters with the Mercury Laser Altimeter MESSENGER's Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) uses a laser to measure the distance from the spacecraft to Mercury's surface. The instrument sends a laser pulse to Mercury and measures the time it takes ... more | .. |
  NASA Receives European Commitment To Continue ISS The Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) for the International Space Station partner agencies met Wednesday, April 27, to discuss increased efforts to use the station as a test-bed for exploration. ... more | .. |
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  Five Things About NASA's Voyager Mission Here are five facts about NASA's twin Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, the longest continuously-operating spacecraft in deep space. The Voyagers were built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena ... more | .. |
 NNSA Announces New Space Debris Modeling All this week, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is highlighting its advanced supercomputing capabilities with a week of features demonstrating the science and technology work done ... more | .. |
 Cargo Craft Launches as Crew Prepares for Space Shuttle The ISS Progress 42 resupply craft launched Wednesday morning to replenish the International Space Station. Launch was at 9:05 a.m. EDT (7:05 p.m. Kazakhstan time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The ... more | .. |
  Russia to build aerospace defence shield Russia will build a national aerospace defense shield by the end of 2011, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Viktor Ozerov told reporters on Tuesday in the cosmonau ... 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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  Boulder, Huntsville are "Final Two" in National Solar Observatory Competition The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA Inc.) has elected to pursue advanced negotiations with the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Alabama in Huntsville ... more | .. |
  Meteors from Halley's Comet Looking for an adventure? Get up in the wee hours of the morning May 6th and head out into the country, far from the city lights. You won't be alone. The birds will be up and singing about the comin ... more | .. |
  Goodrich Delivers ORS-1 Satellite Goodrich, the prime contractor for the Operationally Responsive Space-1 (ORS-1) satellite, has announced that the pre-ship review was successfully completed last week and the satellite is being prep ... more | .. |
  World's Smallest Ku-band Maritime VSAT Terminal Receives FCC License KVH Industries has announced two key developments for its new TracPhone V3 satellite communications system and mini-VSAT BroadbandSM network. The first shipments of the TracPhone V3, the smallest Ku ... more |
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  Apple denies tracking iPhones, to fix 'bugs' Apple on Wednesday dismissed claims it was tracking iPhone users but said it would fix software "bugs" that resulted in location data being unencrypted and stored for up to a year. ... more | .. |
 Russia launches cargo vessel for space station An unmanned Russian cargo vessel set off Wednesday on a mission to supply the crew on board the International Space Station with a new shipment of equipment and supplies. ... more | .. |
  US budget cuts mean no more ET monitoring A monitoring system for potential extraterrestrial communication has been shelved due to budget cuts, one of its partners said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  US shuttle flight is a celebrity love story, too It may be hard to top the royal wedding, but the second-to-last US space shuttle flight set to coincide with the Friday nuptials of William and Kate is a star-studded love story in its own right. ... 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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  GOES-13 Satellite Eyeing System With High Risk of Severe Weather A low pressure area currently over northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin has created conditions that call for a forecast of severe weather in the eastern third of the U.S. and one area is even la ... more | .. |
 SES To Invest In New Luxembourg Satellite Control Facilities And Business Center In a foundation stone laying ceremony SES S.A. celebrated its EUR 34 million investment in a new state-of-the-art satellite control facilities at its Betzdorf campus as well as in an additional Busi ... more | .. |
 Global Crossing Inks New Capacity Deals With SES WORLD SKIES Well positioned to serve emerging markets, SES WORLD SKIES has announced three new capacity deals with Global Crossing to meet growing connectivity demand across Latin America. The agreements ... more | .. |
  Red Flag Space Operations: Not Just A Flyer's Exercise The 21st Space Wing made Air Force history in February as two of its space control units participated in Red Flag 11-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. This was the first time Air Force Space Command ... more |
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 Resourcesat-2, Youthsat, X-Sat functioning satisfactorily The country's latest remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 and two micro satellites launched by home grown PSLV-C16 rocket on April 20 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh ''are functioning satisfact ... more | .. |
 STS-134 Astronauts Arrive at Kennedy for Launch The six astronauts for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission to the International Space Station now are at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for their prelaunch preparations. The crew arriv ... more | .. |
 Researchers working to advance predictability research initiatives Faculty from the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology are leading the school's predictability research initiatives with multiple projects that could one day lead to more accurate forecasts o ... more | .. |
  Rice-born detector finds heaviest antimatter Physicists at Rice University and their collaborators have detected the antimatter partner of the helium nucleus, antihelium-4. This newly observed particle is the heaviest antimatter particle ever ... 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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  Countdown begins for Chineses space station program Authorities in charge of the manned space program unveiled plans on Monday to build a 60-ton space station, made up of three capsules, and develop a cargo spaceship to transport supplies. The China ... more | .. |
 Searching for dark matter and antimatter The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) will be located outside the International Space Station (ISS) and will use its various detectors to seek cosmic radiation in space. On 29 April 2011, at 21:47 C ... more | .. |
 Researchers build time machine to visually explore space and time Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have leveraged the latest browser technology to create GigaPan Time Machine, a system that enables viewers to explore gigapixel-scale, ... more | .. |
 NASA's Chandra Finds New Evidence on Origin of Supernovas Astronomers may now know the cause of an historic supernova explosion that is an important type of object for investigating dark energy in the universe. The discovery, made using NASA's Chandra X-ra ... more |
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Countdown begins for Friday's US shuttle flight Countdown began Tuesday for the US space agency's launch of the shuttle Endeavour, with preparations proceeding smoothly and the weather forecast looking pleasant for the Friday liftoff, NASA said. ... more | .. |
  DLR measures the shape of a barn owl wing in flight The flight of birds is still largely unexplored; in particular, the movements performed during the beat of a wing and the airflow around the wing remain a puzzle to scientists. The German Aerospace ... more | .. |
 The Big Picture Wins Big Remember life before cell phones? Or GPS? Or tablet computers? Kind of hard, isn't it? Air traffic management researchers feel the same way about life before the Future ATM (Air Traffic Management) ... more |
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