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Saturn All Up By Cassini One Last Time

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  • Boulder - Apr 30, 2004
    Saturn and its rings fill the field of view of Cassini's narrow angle camera in this natural color image taken March 27. This is the last single 'eyeful' of Saturn and its rings with the narrow angle camera on approach to Saturn.
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    DELTA Concludes With Soyuz Landing
    Paris (ESA) Apr 30, 2004
    The 11-day DELTA mission to the Space Station came to a successful conclusion when the Soyuz TMA-3 command module, carrying Dutch ESA astronaut Andr� Kuipers and the ISS Expedition 8 crew, touched down early this morning near the town of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan at 07:12 local time (00:12 UTC) after a return flight of just over three hours.
    Scientists Announce Cosmic Ray Theory Breakthrough
    Los Alamos (SPX) Apr 30, 2004
    University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have proposed a new theory to explain the movement of vast energy fields in giant radio galaxies (GRGs). The theory could be the basis for a whole new understanding of the ways in which cosmic rays - and their signature radio waves - propagate and travel through intergalactic space.
    Mars Express Radar Deployment Postponed
    Paris (ESA) Apr 30, 2004
    The MARSIS team has advised ESA to delay the deployment of the MARSIS radar instrument on board Mars Express, scheduled for this week.
    Martian Water Science Early 2004
    Mountain View CA - Apr 27, 2004
    In part two of our report on NASA's Third Astrobiology Science Conference, we detour to a press conference held separately the last day of the conference that revealed the Gusev landing site of the first MER rover, "Spirit" was at last starting to show evidence of an aqueous past after all. Relating this announcement to specific papers presented at the conference, Bruce Moomaw explains how the story of Mars is getting much more complicated.
    Icing: A Chilling Subject
    Cleveland (SPX) Apr 29, 2004
    Ice. It's great to cool beverages with and skate on, but it's often hazardous to aircraft. Over the years NASA has worked to improve aircraft safety by increasing technical and in-flight awareness about icing conditions.

    Invasion Of The Traffic Cones
    London - Apr 29, 2004
    It sounds like a driver's worst nightmare. Herds of traffic cones swarm onto a highway, closing down lanes and slowing the traffic. But it's no bad dream.
    A Conveyor Belt For The Nano-Age
    San Francisco (SPX) Apr 29, 2004
    In a development that brings the promise of mass production to nanoscale devices, scientists have transformed carbon nanotubes into conveyor belts capable of ferrying atom-sized particles to microscopic worksites.

    DNA Computer Could Fight Cancer
    New York (UPI) Apr 29, 2004
    Biological molecules that react to DNA hold the promise to diagnose and treat diseases such as cancer by operating like doctors inside the body, say Israeli scientists.
    Satellites To Be Launched For Better Disaster Management
    Beijing (SPX) Apr 30, 2004
    A high-ranking Chinese space official Tuesday said the nation will launch a cluster of small satellites to allow better disaster management from space.

    New NASA Technology Helps Forecasters In Severe Weather Season
    Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 29, 2004
    NASA is providing new technology and satellite data to help forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration create the best possible forecasts of severe springtime weather.

    Alabama Cooks Up A Storm With Severe Weather Science
    Huntsville (SPX) Apr 29, 2004
    Scientists are using information gleaned from NASA satellites, aircraft and field research to better understand dynamics behind tornadoes, lightning, hurricanes and other destructive forces of nature.
    Quantum Computers Are A Quantum Leap Closer, Say Purdue Physicists
     West Lafayette - Apr 30, 2004
    A new breed of faster, more powerful computers based on quantum mechanics may be a step closer to reality, report scientists from Purdue and Duke universities.

    Space Technology Competes On Europe's Racetracks Again
    Paris (ESA) Apr 29, 2004
    As the 2004 motor-racing season gets underway, technology from Europe's satellites and launchers is being put to the test on Europe's race tracks.

    Embedded Memory About To Get A Boost With MRAM
    Palo Alto CA - Apr 27, 2004
    The launch of magnetic random-access memory (MRAM) technology is expected to revolutionize the embedded memory market. It combines the high storage and low cost of dynamic RAM, high speed of static RAM and the non-volatility of flash memory to provide a single and unified memory solution.
    No Liftoff Yet For Plan Bush
     Washington (UPI) Apr 26, 2004
    More than a dozen weeks after President George Bush announced his ambitious new plan for sending astronauts back to the moon and beyond, interest by the public and politicians has failed to ignite writes Frank Sietzen.
    India Signs With New Skies For Multi-Transponder Agreement
    Delhi (SPX) Apr 29, 2004
    New Skies Satellites and Indian Space Research Organization have signed an agreement for multiple high-powered 36 Mhz Ku-band transponders on the NSS-6 satellite. The capacity will support the launch of the world's largest free-to-air DTH service for Doordarshan, India's national broadcaster.

    8.5 Million US Homes To Add Broadband In 2004
    Boston (SPX) Apr 29, 2004
    It will be another banner year in 2004 for broadband in the United States, with the number of homes using high-speed Internet service growing from 25 million today to 33.5 million by year's end.

    Student-Built Projectile Could Help Soldiers Detect Bombs, Chemicals
    by Aaron Hoover
    Gainesville FL (SPX) Apr 29, 2004
    Infantry soldiers suspicious that a truck or box may contain explosives or chemical weapons may soon be able to find out for sure by shooting the target with a sticky little projectile that can detect the danger and report it from afar.

    Raytheon Team Confident In MUOS Technical Solution
    Arlington VA (SPX) Apr 29, 2004
    At a media briefing held today, Raytheon Company and its Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) team members described the anticipated benefits that derive from its MUOS technical solution.
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