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Stars help to track space junkBarcelona, Spain (SPX) May 31, 2011 A team of researchers from the Royal Institute and Observatory of the Navy (ROA) in Cadiz (Spain) has developed a method to track the movement of geostationary objects using the position of the stars, which could help to monitor space debris. The technique can be used with small telescopes and in places that are not very dark. Objects or satellites in geostationary orbit (GEO) can always be found above the same point on the Equator, meaning that they appear immobile when observed from Earth. By ni ... read more |
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  Building the future at ESA - ESA Bulletin 146 In a first for the Bulletin, we take a wide look at technology development across the whole agency, from Science and Robotic Exploration, to Earth Observation and Telecommunications and Integrated A ... more | .. |
  NASA and Hawaii Partner for Space Exploration NASA and Hawaii have agreed to collaborate on a wide range of activities to promote America's human and robotic exploration of space. The partnership also will contribute to the development of educa ... more | .. |
  On-Orbit Orion MPCV Navigation System Tested During STS-134 Shuttle Mission In an unprecedented on-orbit maneuver, Commander Mark Kelly completed the first ever Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV)-like approach to the International Space Station at 3:24 a.m. CDT as part ... more | .. |
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  CU-Boulder to participate in NASA mission to land on an asteroid A University of Colorado Boulder team will be part of a mission selected yesterday by NASA to launch a spacecraft to an asteroid and pluck samples from its surface to better understand the formation ... more | .. |
 Final Endeavour spacewalk marks 1,000 hours of station EVAs The crew of the US space shuttle Endeavour wrapped up their fourth and final spacewalk Friday, a walkabout that surpassed the 1,000th hour of such trips to build the International Space Station. ... more | .. |
  Exam-obsessed Hong Kong makes celebrity tutors rich Cut-throat competition for exam success in Hong Kong's high-pressure education system has spawned a new breed of teacher - celebrity tutors with near cult-like status and millionaire lifestyles. ... more | .. |
  Guide vests robotic navigation aids for the visually impaired For the visually impaired, navigating city streets or neighborhoods has constant challenges. And most such people still must rely on a very rudimentary technology - a simple cane - to help them make ... more |
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 NASA Selects OSIRIS-REx as Next New Frontiers Mission NASA has selected the University of Arizona to lead a sample-return mission to an asteroid. The OSIRIS-REx team is led by Dr. Michael Drake, Director of the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planeta ... more | .. |
  Commentary: Shining citadel redux In January 1981, when Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the 40th U.S. president, he declared the federal budget to be out of control. ... more | .. |
 NASA aims to grab asteroid time capsule NASA on Wednesday said it plans to launch the first unmanned US spacecraft to a deep space asteroid in 2016 to collect samples and return them to Earth for further study. ... more | .. |
NASA to Launch New Science Mission to Asteroid in 2016 NASA will launch a spacecraft to an asteroid in 2016 and use a robotic arm to pluck samples that could better explain our solar system's formation and how life began. The mission, called Origins-Spe ... more |
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  NASA's Spirit Rover Completes Mission on Mars NASA has ended operational planning activities for the Mars rover Spirit and transitioned the Mars Exploration Rover Project to a single-rover operation focused on Spirit's still-active twin, Opport ... more | .. |
  Scientists trick the brain into Barbie-doll size Imagine shrinking to the size of a doll in your sleep. When you wake up, will you perceive yourself as tiny or the world as being populated by giants? Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden ... more | .. |
 Spacewalkers Prepare for Third Excursion STS-134 Mission Specialists Drew Feustel and Mike Fincke will conduct the third spacewalk of the mission Wednesday. They will be trying a new pre-breathe protocol designed to replace the overnight c ... more | .. |
 Welcome home, Paolo! ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli landed back on Earth this morning to conclude his 159-day mission to the International Space Station. Paolo had been serving as the flight engineer for Expeditions 26 and ... more |
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Greenland truce or Trump win? Davos "framework" pauses tariffs but not the takeover boasts
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  GMES Masters seeks innovative uses for Earth observation data Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs Martin Zeil joined with ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain in launching the GMES Masters competition, seeking out innovative commercial uses of Earth obs ... more | .. |
  Feuding helium dwarfs exposed by eclipse Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a unique feuding double white dwarf star system where each star appears to have been stripped down to just its helium. We know of just over ... more | .. |
NASA to sample an asteroid with new space mission The US space agency on Wednesday announced plans to send the first unmanned spacecraft to an asteroid to collect samples and return them to Earth for further study. ... more | .. |
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  ISS astronauts inspect tile damage, chat with pope Astronauts completed an inspection of the heat shield tiles on the underbelly of the space shuttle Endeavour Saturday after a first-ever papal video call to space from Pope Pope Benedict XVI. ... more | .. |
 Shuttle Tile Inspection Clears Endeavour For Return To Earth Mission managers cleared Endeavour's thermal protection system for re-entry after analysis of data and images from an early-morning focused robotic inspection of the tiles. A conversation with ... more | .. |
 Endeavour astronauts wrap up second space walk Two astronauts completed a second of four scheduled space walks of the Endeavour shuttle's final mission to the International Space Station on Sunday, the US space agency said. ... more | .. |
  'Computer synapse' analyzed at the nanoscale Researchers at Hewlett Packard and the University of California, Santa Barbara, have analysed in unprecedented detail the physical and chemical properties of an electronic device that computer engin ... more |
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 Damaged shuttle tile to get closer look: NASA NASA plans to take a closer look Saturday at a damaged heat shield tile on the underbelly of the space shuttle Endeavour, but mission managers downplayed the inspection as no cause for concern. ... more | .. |
 NASA aims for July 8 launch of last-ever shuttle flight NASA said Friday it is aiming to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on July 8 for the last-ever flight of the 30-year-old American shuttle program. ... more | .. |
 STS-134 Arrives, Crew Begins Work at Station Endeavour docked with the International Space Station at 5:14 a.m. CDT Wednesday, bringing an advanced scientific instrument that could answer basic questions about our universe, perhaps shedding li ... more | .. |
  Power plants vulnerable to hackers: security firm US computer security research firm NSS Labs warned on Thursday that it uncovered new ways that hackers could sabotage power plants, oil refineries or manufacturing operations. ... more |
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Astronauts inspect damaged tiles on shuttle Astronauts are examining several heat shield tiles that appear to have been damaged during the shuttle Endeavour's ascent into orbit, but NASA said Wednesday there was no cause for concern. ... more | .. |
  Japan TEPCO workers enter reactor building Workers briefly entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant Wednesday to measure radiation levels and check for damage, the operator said. ... more | .. |
 Researchers demonstrate autonomous robots able to explore and map buildings There isn't a radio-control handset in sight as several small robots roll briskly up the hallways of an office building. Working by themselves and communicating only with one another, the vehicles d ... more | .. |
 Controlling robotic arms is child's play Catching a ball is no problem for most people. Getting a robotic arm to catch a ball using a catcher attachment is a bit trickier. To find out just how tricky it is - or to see if it's easier than t ... more |
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