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December 03, 2009
A Superbright Supernova That's The First Of Its Kind
Berkeley 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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ESA Astronaut Frank De Winne Safely Back On Earth
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Space shuttle Atlantis lands back on Earth
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Robo-chefs and fashion-bots on show in Tokyo
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Vast Scope For Research On Moon
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Memory Foam Mattress Review & Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison

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QinetiQ's Dragon Runner Robots Are Sent To Afghanistan
Farnborough, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2009
Responding 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, 2009
Census 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, 2009
Shuttle 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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Handover Ceremony Paves Way For Launch Of Final European ISS Modules


The Lunar Oasis


Astronauts Complete First Spacewalk
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Canadian Astronaut Robert Thirsk Lands On Earth

Bipartisan Letter Calls For Increased Funding For Human Spaceflight

Russian Cosmonaut Feoktistov Dies At 83

Orbiter Puts Itself Into Safe Standby

Mars Meteorite Debate Continues

Opportunity Continues Study Of 'Marquette'

WISE Spacecraft Ready For Launch Dec 9

Ariane 5 Getting Ready To Launch Helios 2B Reconn Satellite

Boeing Ships High-Def Broadcasting Satellite DIRECTV 12 To Launch Site

Ball Aerospace Selected For Second NASA GMI Microwave Imager

GOES-14 (O) Moving Into On-Orbit Storage Around Earth

TerraSAR-X Image Of The Month: Oil Disaster Off The Australian Coast

'Eyes' of Herschel Will Survey Trans-Neptunian Region

Astronomy Question Of The Week: Why Is Pluto No Longer A Planet

New Horizons Hits Halfway Mark Between Saturn, Uranus Orbits

Data From Outer Space Opens New Frontiers

A Superbright Supernova That's The First Of Its Kind

Fermi Telescope Peers Deep Into Microquasar

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Customizing Electric Cars For Cost-Effective Urban Commuting
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Nov 19, 2009
Researchers 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, 2009
House 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, 2009
NASA 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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Team Prepares To Uplink Commands To Spirit


NASA And Microsoft Allow Earthlings To Become Martians


Crew Continues Docking Preps
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Nigerian group to facelift a notorious Lagos slum

China tells West to heed poor nations on climate change

Climate change may be dire for Nigeria, minister warns

Hybrid-Electric Supercar With Microturbine Technology To Debut At LA Auto Show

GM's China sales speed past those in US

China's Geely to own Volvo technology: report

Black Hole Caught Zapping Galaxy Into Existence

LHC Sets New World Record

Two Circulating Beams Bring First Collisions In LHC

Expedition 21 Crew Lands In Kazakhstan

Four "Butterflynauts" Emerge On ISS

ISS Crew Members Prepare For Departure

Space shuttle Atlantis lands back on Earth

Atlantis Ready For Landing Friday

Shuttle undocks from station, returns to Earth

NZ Rocket's GPS Battery Dies

NASA Uses Twin Processes To Develop New Tank Dome Technology

Rocket Stars: The Guys Making Rocket Science A Career

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Opportunity Approaching "Marquette Island"

Can Spirit Be Freed

Goddard Team Develops New Carriers For ISS

Demilitarisation - Getting Shot Of The MLRS Rocket Stock

Prize awarded for wireless energy systems

Professor To Predict Weather On Mars

Robots Ask 'Are You Being Served'

Fantastic Voyage

Defining A Flexible Path To Human Space Exploration

B-1 bomber set for avionics upgrade

Driver-less car in high-speed rally assault

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A Mars Rover Named "Curiosity"

Amnesia-Like Behavior Returns On Spirit

Robot Armada Might Scale New Worlds

Kangaroos On The Moon

Establish One Or More Self-Sustaining, Permanent Space Colonies

IAI Unveils Robotic Platform Designed For Ground Forces

Oases For Life On The Mid-Caymen Rise

NASA Chief Praises Commercial Spaceflight, Suborbital Science, And Innovation Prizes

BEXUS 8: Stratospheric Balloon Experiment Launched

Teams Win At NASA National Lunar Robotics Competition

New Concept May Enhance Earth-Mars Communication

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