News tagged with living space
Bringing Mars back to Earth
The search for life should be an essential component of a sample return mission from Mars, according to a recent report examining the science behind such a venture.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Astronomy team discovers nearby dwarf galaxy
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by UCLA research astronomer Michael Rich has used a unique telescope to discover a previously unknown companion to the nearby galaxy NGC 4449, which is some 12.5 million light years ...
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Astronomers discover complex organic matter in the universe
In today's issue of the journal Nature, astronomers report that organic compounds of unexpected complexity exist throughout the Universe. The results suggest that complex organic compounds are not the sole d ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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US marks 50 years since second human spaceflight
Three weeks after the world marked 50 years since Russia's Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel in space, the United States is honoring the American who followed him, Alan Shepard.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 05, 2011 |
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Live long and prosper, Xanthoria elegans
(PhysOrg.com) -- Space is a hostile environment for living things, but small organisms on the Expose-E experiment unit outside Europe's Columbus ISS laboratory module have resisted the solar UV radiation, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 01, 2010 |
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Scientists Reproduce a Building Block of Life in Laboratory
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA scientists studying the origin of life have reproduced uracil, a key component of our hereditary material, in the laboratory.
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Greening university classrooms
In today's frenetic world, many urban dwellers spend more than 80% of the day indoors. Bringing nature in to living spaces by enhancing homes and offices with ornamental plants has become another popular facet of the move ...
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Social networking sites 'keep deleted photos' - research
User photographs can still be found on many social networking sites including Facebook after people have deleted them, British researchers said Thursday.
May 21, 2009 |
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Space Station video now live on Internet -- mostly
(AP) -- NASA has started beaming live video from just outside the International Space Station, but there's a catch: The online feeds are available only when the station's crew is asleep or off duty.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 11, 2009 |
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