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A Superbright Supernova That's The First Of Its KindBerkeley CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2009 An extraordinarily bright, extraordinarily long-lasting supernova named SN 2007bi, snagged in a search by a robotic telescope, turns out to be the first example of the kind of stars that first populated the Universe. The superbright supernova occurred in a nearby dwarf galaxy, a kind of galaxy that's common but has been little studied until now, and the unusual supernova could be the first of ... read more |
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QinetiQ's Dragon Runner Robots Are Sent To Afghanistan
Farnborough, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2009Responding to an urgent operational requirement QinetiQ has announced that it has been awarded contracts by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to supply approaching 100 Dragon Runner robots, associated spares and technical services to support of current military operations in Afghanistan. Dragon Runner is a small, rugged robot that weighs between 10-20kg depending on the chosen configuration ... more Explorers Census 17,650 Ocean Species Between Edge Of Darkness And Black Abyss
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 25, 2009Census of Marine Life scientists have inventoried an astonishing abundance, diversity and distribution of deep sea species that have never known sunlight - creatures that somehow manage a living in a frigid black world down to 5,000 meters (~3 miles) below the ocean waves. Revealed via deep-towed cameras, sonar and other vanguard technologies, animals known to thrive in an eternal watery ... more Atlantis astronauts install gadgets on second spacewalk
Washington (AFP) Nov 21, 2009Shuttle Atlantis astronauts on Saturday completed the second of their mission's three spacewalks to maintain and install more high-tech gadgets on the International Space Station. The sortie was delayed by over an hour after false depressurization alarms earlier rang through the orbiting outpost and jolted mission specialists Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik awake after just two hours of sleep ... more |
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Customizing Electric Cars For Cost-Effective Urban Commuting
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Nov 19, 2009Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have converted a 2001 Scion xB into an electric commuter vehicle that will serve as a test bed for a new community-based approach to electric vehicle design, conversion and operations. The vehicle is part of a new research project, ChargeCar, headed by Illah Nourbakhsh, associate professor of robotics. The project is exploring ... more Subcommittee Congratulates NASA On Receiving TIME Magazine Award For Ares Rockets
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2009House Committee on Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN) and Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Chairwoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) congratulated National Administration of Space and Aeronautics (NASA) on making TIME's List of 50 Best Inventions of 2009. NASA's Ares rockets placed number one among the best inventions of the year. The Ares rockets placed before several remarka ... more NASA 'Drops' Next Gen Robotic Lander During Autonomous Tests
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 18, 2009NASA has successfully completed a series of autonomous "drop" tests of a robotic lander test article - in a record 10 months - to demonstrate the ability to perform a controlled landing on the moon or other airless planetary bodies. During recent tests at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., the lander test article was suspended up 10.5 feet from the landing pad. Releas ... more |
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