News tagged with research instrumentation
NASA selects science instrument upgrade for flying observatory
NASA has selected a science instrument upgrade to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) airborne observatory. The instrument, the High-resolution Airborne Wideband Camera (HAWC), will provide a sensitive, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Mars-bound NASA rover carries coin for camera checkup
(PhysOrg.com) -- The camera at the end of the robotic arm on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has its own calibration target, a smartphone-size plaque that looks like an eye chart supplemented with color chips ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Cassini to make a double play
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an action-packed day and a half, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be making its closest swoop over the surface of Saturn's moon Dione and scrutinizing the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Amazon may be planning smartphone: Citi analysts
Amazon, which began shipping a tablet computer this week, may be eyeing the smartphone market.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Magnifying research: Scientists team together to upgrade supercomputer
A group of Kansas State University scientists is boosting research across campus by making the largest supercomputer in the state even larger. The project also will benefit researchers at other schools in Kansas.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Despite budget stress, US space ties strong: NASA
Relations between the United States and its partners in space remain strong, despite tighter budgets and concerns about costs and delays in building the space station, NASA chief Charles Bolden said on Friday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Expanded VLA flexing new scientific muscle
A new and uniquely powerful tool for cutting-edge science is emerging on the crisp, high desert of western New Mexico. Outwardly, it looks much the same as the famed Very Large Array (VLA), a radio telescope ...
May 24, 2011 |
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Multi-teraflop computer system targets large-scale discovery projects
Penn State's Institute for CyberScience will target large-scale modeling, simulation and data analysis with a terascale advanced computing system, funded by the National Science Foundation's Major Research Instrumentation ...
Feb 05, 2009 |
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New Balloon Successfully Flight-Tested Over Antarctica
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and the National Science Foundation have successfully launched and demonstrated a newly designed super pressure balloon prototype that may enable a new era of high-altitude scientific ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 09, 2009 |
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