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Dawn team members check out spacecraft
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mission managers for NASA's Dawn spacecraft are studying the spacecraft's ion propulsion system after Dawn experienced a loss of thrust on June 27. Dawn team members were able to trace the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 08, 2011 |
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A mobile guide for buses and trains
If people had access to a fully-fledged system to help them navigate public transport, it could persuade many drivers to switch to their local trains, buses and trams. Researchers are busy developing an application ...
Jul 08, 2011 |
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New map shows makeup of British landscape
Scientists have released a digital map that shows in unprecedented detail the mosaic of vegetation and land-cover types that makes up the British landscape.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 06, 2011 |
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The apps that eat your wireless data
(AP) -- If you have a cellphone with a monthly limit on how much data you can use, here are some tips on what types of phone use will gobble up your precious megabytes:
Jul 05, 2011 |
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Review: Sites break down neighborhood traits
(AP) -- If you find a home on the market that has the right look, amenities and price, you're still only halfway there.
Jul 02, 2011 |
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Land use change influences continental water cycle
Forests, and tropical forests in particular, play an important role in the global water cycle. Delft University of Technology PhD researcher Ruud van der Ent (TU Delft, The Netherlands) has recently shown that evaporation ...
Jun 28, 2011 |
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New CryoSat-2 satellite redraws Arctic sea-ice map
Scientists have produced the most extensive map of Arctic sea-ice thickness yet using just two months' worth of data from the European Space Agency's ice mission, CryoSat-2.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 22, 2011 |
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NASA details achievements of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
NASA has declared full mission success for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). As a result of the mission, LRO has changed our view of the entire moon and brought it into sharper focus with unprecedented ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Police halt Google 'Street View' project in India
Indian police said on Tuesday they had ordered Google to stop taking photos of the city of Bangalore for its Street View product because of fears the images could be used by militants.
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Google 'applying for China mapping licence'
Google and its joint venture partner in China have applied for a licence to operate an online mapping service in the world's biggest web market, a news report said on Tuesday.
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Google Maps Navigation soon to be available offline
(PhysOrg.com) -- All About Phones, a Dutch-based tech site has released information that implies that Google Maps Navigation will have an offline version before the end of the summer. The information, which is o ...
Jun 09, 2011 |
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First-of-its-kind fluorescence map offers a new view of the world's land plants
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., have produced groundbreaking global maps of land plant fluorescence, a difficult-to-detect reddish glow that leaves emit ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Predictive model offers accurate remote mapping of plant communities
A PhD student at the University of Leeds has developed a fast, accurate and inexpensive method of creating detailed vegetation community maps over very large areas, by coupling aerial photographs with data ...
Jun 01, 2011 |
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New NASA map reveals patterns of tropical forest carbon storage
A NASA-led research team has used a variety of NASA satellite data to create the most precise map ever produced depicting the amount and location of carbon stored in Earth's tropical forests. The data are ...
May 31, 2011 |
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Google's Street View starts mapping India
Google launched its "Street View" project in India on Thursday aiming to collect panoramic images of the vast country ranging from its palaces to its slums.
May 26, 2011 |
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