The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) released today a comprehensive analysis of the largest three-dimensional map of the universe ever created, filling in the most significant gaps in our possible exploration of its history.
Astronomy
Jul 20, 2020
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Since 2000, the three Sloan Digital Sky Surveys (SDSS I, II, III) have surveyed well over a quarter of the night sky and produced the biggest color map of the universe in three dimensions ever. Now scientists at the U.S. ...
Astronomy
Jan 11, 2012
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It's been said that a rug can really tie a room together. In a similar fashion, Manoochehr Shirzaei and his research team are hoping that weaving together millions of data points into terrain-covering, digital maps can help ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2023
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By the time the food we eat gets to our tables, it has traveled a long way—from production, processing and distribution to all of us consumers.
Environment
Dec 15, 2022
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A new map of the universe displays for the first time the span of the entire known cosmos with pinpoint accuracy and sweeping beauty.
Astronomy
Nov 17, 2022
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Have you ever wondered what kind of rocks make up those bright and dark splotches on the moon? Well, the USGS has just released a new authoritative map to help explain the 4.5-billion-year-old history of our nearest neighbor ...
Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2020
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You might start seeing more ads when getting directions from Google's popular mapping service.
Internet
May 24, 2016
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There isn't a radio-control handset in sight as a nimble robot briskly weaves itself in and out of the confined tunnels of an underground mine.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 21, 2013
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A previously unknown canyon hidden beneath two kilometers of ice covering Greenland has been discovered by a group of scientists, led by a team from the University of Bristol.
Earth Sciences
Aug 29, 2013
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As the harvest nears, the employees of German farmer Klaus Muenchhoff are busy making the final checks on imposing tractors ready to roll into the golden fields.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 21, 2013
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