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NASA Space Network to begin new design phase for ground segment

The Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment effort successfully completed its Key Decision Point - B review at NASA allowing the project to proceed into Phase B of its lifecycle, the Mission Definition Phase. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NASA Mission Gets Closer to Solving Magnetic Reconnection Mystery (w/ Videos)

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is designing a mission to investigate one of the most fundamental and explosive physical processes in the universe - magnetic reconnection. Known as the Magnetospheric MultiScale (MMS) ...

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Space launch system program completes step one of combined milestone reviews

America's next heavy-lift launch vehicle -- the Space Launch System -- is one step closer to its first launch in 2017, following the successful completion of the first phase of a combined set of milestone ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Nuclear fusion simulation shows high-gain energy output

(PhysOrg.com) -- High-gain nuclear fusion could be achieved in a preheated cylindrical container immersed in strong magnetic fields, according to a series of computer simulations performed at Sandia National ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (43) | comments 120 | with audio podcast

LightSquared tries to revive broadband network

A Virginia company is trying to revive its plan for a national high-speed wireless network, arguing that it can address federal regulators' concerns over interference with GPS devices.

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created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

SLAC, Stanford team focuses on high-energy electrons to treat cancer

Accelerator physicists at SLAC and cancer specialists from Stanford are working on a new technology that could dramatically reduce the time needed for cancer radiation treatments. The team ran an initial experiment ...

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created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

India has Red Planet Fever

Mars fever has gripped India. In a recent report from the Planetary Science and Exploration conference that was held in December 2011, scientists from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) are making ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 5

Vega moves closer to its first liftoff

(PhysOrg.com) -- The integration of Vega's first, second and third stages is now complete at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The new rocket is moving full speed ahead towards its maiden flight at ...

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created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

One promising puzzle piece for confirming dark matter now seems unlikely fit

Like jazz musicians who make up a melody as they go along, scientists often improvise even after an experiment is underway. One recent example of this comes from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Launched ...

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created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 11

Early results from hydraulic fracturing study show no direct link to groundwater contamination

Preliminary findings from a study on the use of hydraulic fracturing in shale gas development suggest no direct link to reports of groundwater contamination, the project leader at The University of Texas at Austin’s ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (6) | comments 7

SpaceX completes crucial milestone toward launching astronauts

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is now one more step closer to sending astronauts to orbit. The commercial space firm announced today that it has completed a successful review of the company’s ...

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created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 46

Ancient artifacts yield their secrets under neutron imaging

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, neutron images in 3 dimensions have been taken of rare archaeological artifacts here at ORNL. Bronze and brass artifacts excavated at the ancient city of Petra, in Jordan ...

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created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast


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