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Killer GRB Unlikely In The Galactic Neighborhood![]() Columbus OH (SPX) Apr 18, 2006 Are you losing sleep at night because you're afraid that all life on Earth will suddenly be annihilated by a massive dose of gamma radiation from the cosmos? Well, now you can rest easy. Hubble Captures Pair Of Nearby Cosmic Jewels ![]() New images by the Hubble Space Telescope have captured the most detailed picture to date of the open star clusters NGC 265 and NGC 290 in the Small Magellanic Cloud � one of the Milky Way's nearest galactic neighbors. NASA Simulation Beats Gravity Wave Overloads ![]() NASA scientists said Tuesday they have developed a new computer model that can simulate the gravitational waves generated by merging black holes without crashing. |
US, China Renew Science Pact For Five More Years![]() The United States and China renewed Tuesday an agreement on cooperation in science and technology as President Hu Jintao flew into the country for his first official visit. ANU Joins Giant Magellan Telescope Group ![]() Australia's National University is the latest international partner to join the consortium developing Giant Magellan Telescope, which will be the largest optical instrument in the world. Company Offers Sub Orbital Launches Of Small Payloads For 99 Dollars ![]() Masten Space Systems said Tuesday it has begun a "CanSats To Space" payload program intended to carry 350 gram, soda-can sized payloads into sub-orbital space and back, beginning in 2007. |
Aeroflex Expands Their Radhard MSI Logic Multipurpose Transceiver Family![]() Aeroflex has released the the UT54ACS164646S 5/3-volt, 16-bit, MultiPurpose Registered Transceiver. The UT54ACS164646S offers features unmatched in the MSI Logic industry such as cold- and warm-sparing, voltage translation, asynchronous two-way communication and signal buffering. Mirabilis Expands Into Satellite Broadcast Industry ![]() Mirabilis Ventures announced its acquisition of the transportable earth station (TES) operations of Chameleon Communications, marking Mirabilis' presence in the satellite transmission arena. Nano Generators Powered By Good Vibrations ![]() Generators fabricated from wires only nanometers or billionths of a meter wide can convert vibrations to electricity, experts told UPI's Nano World. |
India Opens New Integration And Test Facility![]() The country's largest satellite integration and test facility, the ISRO Satellite Integration and Test Establishment (ISITE), opened on Monday. The establishment, one among the very few in the world and on par with the best, was inaugurated by national security adviser M K Narayanan. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Gauge Indian Ocean Pollutants ![]() U.S. researchers have successfully sent a fleet of aerial drones over the Indian Ocean to track pollutants responsible for dimming Earth's atmosphere. NASA Cuts Shuttle Mission Spacewalks By One ![]() NASA officials said Tuesday the shuttle Discovery crew will perform one fewer spacewalk during their visit to the International Space Station, currently planned for July. |
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