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Human-Like Space Robot Goes Mobile With Leg, Wheels
Houston (SPX) Aug 09, 2004Human-like hands, fingers and even television camera eyes have been hallmarks of NASA's Robonaut, but recent work seeks to give the nimble robot legs, or at least a leg, and even wheels. |
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Perseids To Storm August 11?
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2004The Perseid meteor shower, an annual celestial event beloved by millions of skywatchers around the world, returns to the night sky this week near the North Star and the constellation Perseus. Lightning Bolts From Saturn 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2004The Cassini spacecraft, which began its tour of the Saturn system just over a month ago, has detected lightning and a new radiation belt at Saturn. |
Hubble In Trouble
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2004One of four science instruments aboard NASA's Hubble's Space Telescope suspended operations earlier this week, and engineers are now looking into possible recovery options. Instrument Aboard Hubble Space Telescope Suspends Operation 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2004One of four science instruments aboard NASA's Hubble's Space Telescope suspended operations earlier this week, and engineers are now looking into possible recovery options. |
Astronomers Link Moving Microquasar To Star Cluster
Socorro NM (SPX) Aug 06, 2004Astronomers studying data from the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) and other telescopes have concluded that a binary pair of stars forming an energetic microquasar was blasted out of the cluster in which it was born by a supernova explosion some 1.7 million years ago. Mapping The Galaxy, And Watching Our Backyard 
Paris (ESA) Aug 06, 2004One of ESA's most ambitious current projects has the aim of compiling the most precise map of one thousand million stars in our Galaxy. Gaia, a spacecraft which will carry two of the most sensitive cameras ever made, is due to be launched in 2010. |
Spirit's Flood Of Papers
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2004Scientific findings from the NASA rover Spirit's first three months on Mars will be published Friday, marking the start of a flood of peer-reviewed discoveries in scientific journals from the continuing two-rover adventure. Endurance Crater's Dazzling Dunes 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 09, 2004As NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity creeps farther into "Endurance Crater," the dune field on the crater floor appears even more dramatic. This approximate true-color panoramic camera image highlights the reddish-colored dust present throughout the scene. |
Cosmic Cowboy
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2004A brand of researcher can now breathe life into the aura of a patient nomad who searches the horizon for signs of a new world. McDonald Observatory astronomer Bill Cochran discusses how a West Texas telescope has begun chalking up discoveries of extrasolar planets. Mid-Atlantic Study Yields Trove Of New Species, Insights And Questions 
Oslo, Norway (SPX) Aug 09, 2004Exploring life in the mid-Atlantic at various depths down to 4 km (2.5 miles), 60 scientists from 13 countries on a two-month expedition have surfaced a wealth of new information and insights, stunning images and marine life specimens, several thought to be species never before known to science. |
NASA Tech Gives Breathing Room
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 09, 2004In a rescue situation such as a fire or a chemical spill, every second is crucial for both the rescuer and those who need help. AAI Expands Ground Control System To Other UAV's 
Anaheim CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2004AAI is expanding the capabilities of its exclusive One System Ground Control Equipment for use among an array of UAVs. |
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