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Galactic Tendrils Shed Light On Evolution Of Spiral GalaxiesHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Sep 09, 2010 Around the Milky Way galaxy and in the vicinity of our immediate cosmic neighborhood, known as the "Local Group" of galaxies, traces of spiral galaxies swallowing dwarf galaxies have been known since 1997. But the Local group with its three spiral galaxies and numerous dwarfs is much too small a sample to see whether theoretical predictions of the frequency of such digestive processes match observations. Now, for the first time, a new survey has managed to detect the tell-tale tendrils of galactic ... read more |
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 26, 2010Mars exploration is preparing for another surge. NASA and the European Space Agency are pooling their resources for a powerful new set of missions later this decade, and next year, we will see the launch of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, Russia's Phobos-Grunt mission, and China's Yinghuo orbiter. With several active missions currently exploring Mars, we've taken our attention away f ... more  
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 24, 2010Find dusting those tables and dressers a chore or a bore? Dread washing the windows? Imagine keeping dust and grime off objects spread out over an area of 25 to 50 football fields. That's the problem facing companies that deploy large-scale solar power installations, and scientists presented the development of one solution - self-dusting solar panels ? based on technology developed for space mis ... more  
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Aug 24, 2010Astrobotic Technology, a Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) spin-off company has announced that Caterpillar will be a sponsor its first robotic expedition to the lunar surface. The initial Astrobotic mission will revisit the Apollo 11 site in April 2013 with a five-foot tall, 160-lb. robot broadcasting 3D high-definition video. The mission will carry payloads to the Moon and convey the exper ... more |
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Scientists challenge US optimism on oil spill damageWashington (AFP) Aug 19, 2010 Scientists said Thursday they found a large underwater plume of oil that spewed from BP's ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, as a government expert grew cautious on earlier assertions most of the oil has disappeared. The growing doubts came as US authorities said that crews would not completely seal the well until September, more than a month after plugging the site that triggered the world's worst-ever maritime oil spill. Writing in the journal Science, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution marine bi ... read more |
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