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Seed Bank For The MoonSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 20, 2010 In 2009, it was found that some polar regions of the Moon are the coldest places in the solar system. It's even colder there than distant, frozen Pluto! Some craters are permanently blocked from sunlight, and apparently lack sources of heat from underground. These areas aren't just cold at certain times. They never get warm at all. The Moon's cold traps have been celebrated for another reason. They apparently hold large quantities of water ice, which could be highly useful to astronauts in the fut ... read more |
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Sydney, Australiw (SPX) Apr 12, 2010Robots are coming to a Moon near you very soon. Aside from a new fleet of orbiters, some will be landing within three years. There will be rovers deployed on the Moon, and sample return missions. This new wave of missions is brought to you by the governments of the USA, China, India and a collection of private ventures. With so much attention focused on revisiting the Moon, it's time to re ... more  
Washington (AFP) April 9, 2010Two astronauts from the shuttle Discovery began a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk Friday, working on an ammonia tank on the outside of the International Space Station, NASA said. Mission specialists Clayton Anderson and Rick Mastracchio left the shuttle's airlock at 0531 GMT for the first of three space walks during the 13-day mission to resupply the space station. Mastracchio, the lead sp ... more  
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2010Cyborgs - human beings merged with machines - are a staple of science fiction. Star Wars's Darth Vader, Star Trek's Borg, and the Cybermen of Dr. Who are variations on this theme - and it's no coincidence they're all "bad guys." Cyborgs symbolize one of our greatest fears: that over time, we will become so enmeshed in our technology that we lose our humanity. The real-life application of c ... more |
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Japan unveils humanoid robot that laughs and smilesOsaka (AFP) April 3, 2010 Japanese researchers said Saturday they have developed a humanoid robot that can laugh and smile as it mimics a person's facial expressions. The robot, Geminoid TMF, can move its rubber facial skin to imitate a smile, a laugh showing teeth, and a grim look with furrowed brows, by receiving electric signals from the person it is modelled on. The researchers demonstrated with a robot made to look exactly like an attractive woman in her 20s with long dark hair. The woman and the robot were dressed ... read more |
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