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The PARASOL Satellite Moving Off the A-Train's Track
(PhysOrg.com) -- After nearly 5 years of concurrent operations with the Afternoon Constellation, known as the "A-Train," the PARASOL satellite is going on another orbit "track." The A-Train includes a number ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 04, 2010 |
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NASA's A-Train of satellites 'on track' with hurricane research
NASA has several satellites that orbit the Earth one behind the other on the same track. They're called the "A-Train" and one of the things they study is tropical cyclones. There are also other satellites ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Hundreds queue as iPad 2 hits Japan
Hundreds of Apple fans in Japan queued to snap up the iPad 2 Thursday as the latest version of the popular tablet finally went on sale after a month-long delay caused by the March 11 quake and tsunami. ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 28, 2011 |
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NASA earth observation satellite fails to reach orbit (Update)
A NASA satellite that aimed to study the impact of aerosols on climate plunged into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, delivering a $424-million blow to the US space agency.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 04, 2011 |
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NASA earth observation satellite fails to reach orbit (Update)
A NASA satellite that aimed to study the impact of aerosols on climate plunged into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, delivering a $424-million blow to the US space agency.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 03, 2011 |
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With A-List help, Glory aims to unravel uncertainties about aerosols
NASA's Glory mission is scheduled to launch Wednesday, Feb. 23, from Space Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 5:09 a.m. EST (2:09 a.m. PST) in the middle ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Introducing the A-Train
Mention the "A-Train" and most people probably think of the jazz legend Billy Strayhorn or perhaps New York City subway trains — not climate change. However, it turns out that a convoy of "A-Train" satellites ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 27, 2010 |
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From eye to brain: Researchers map functional connections between retinal neurons at single-cell resolution
By comparing a clearly defined visual input with the electrical output of the retina, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies were able to trace for the first time the neuronal circuitry that ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Solar-powered bamboo radio could prove a design for life for Madagascar
(PhysOrg.com) -- A design student who has created a blueprint for a solar-powered radio, constructed entirely from bamboo, is hoping her idea will help build a social enterprise opportunity in Madagascar. ...
May 27, 2010 |
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Heat-resistant adhesive for building work
The "Parasols" in Seville feature components that are designed to be glued instead of bolted together. To prevent the adhesive from melting, it needs to withstand temperatures of up to 60 degrees. Researchers ...
Jan 19, 2010 |
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Satellites illuminate pollution's influence on clouds
Clouds have typically posed a problem to scientists using satellites to observe the lowest part of the atmosphere, where humans live and breathe, because they block the satellite's ability to capture a clear, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 27, 2008 |
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Proposed astronomy missions selected for further study by NASA
NASA has awarded the University of Colorado at Boulder $1 million to lead the study of a space observatory to find Earth-like planets in distant solar systems and open the search for life outside our solar ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 22, 2008 |
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