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Russia launches navigation satellites

Russia on Friday successfully launched three satellites for its global navigation system Glonass on a Proton-M rocket from its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Russian space agency said.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Endeavour poised for next-to-last US shuttle flight

NASA Sunday readied the space shuttle Endeavour for its final mission with liftoff set for 8:56 am (1256 GMT) Monday on the next-to-last flight for the American shuttle program.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 15, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New Russian missile failure sparks UFO frenzy

Russia's new nuclear-capable missile suffered another failed test launch, the defence ministry said Thursday, solving the mystery of a spectacular plume of white light that appeared over Norway.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 26




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Facebook falls flat in public debut (Update 3)

(AP) -- In the hours before Facebook's stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the first time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reminded the company's 3,500 employees not to get caught up in the hoopla surrounding ...

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Finding an alternative to feeding fish fish

Scientists at the University are developing a new plant-based product that could replace fishmeal, reducing the need for farmers to feed fish to other fish at a time when more than 90% of EU waters are at ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Positive thinking, persistence pay off in job search: study

(HealthDay) -- A study that followed recently unemployed people for five months -- or until they landed a new job -- found that staying positive and being persistent helped people find work sooner.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Hollywood studios lose landmark download case

Top Hollywood film studios Friday failed in their attempt to stem the flow of illegal downloads when they lost a landmark appeal against an Australian Internet provider.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Carbon capture and storage -- new research shows tough road ahead to realize potential

Government plans to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to reduce carbon emissions received a cautious welcome today. A new report concluded that most of the uncertainties facing these technologies can – ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers revolutionize closed captioning

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever since closed video captioning was developed in the 1970s, it hasn't changed much. The words spoken by the characters or narrators scroll along at the bottom of the screen, enabling hearing ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (21) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

SpaceX, NASA readies for April 30 launch to ISS

Preparations for the April 30 launch of the SpaceX's Dragon commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station are underway without major problems, a top NASA official said Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Delicate rescue saves stranded $1.7B US satellite

Air Force ground controllers delicately rescued a $1.7 billion military communications satellite last year that had been stranded in the wrong orbit and at risk of blowing up - all possibly because a piece ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 17, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 8

DARPA chief leaving for Google job

Google on Monday confirmed that Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency chief Regina Dugan is taking a yet-to-be-revealed role at the Internet powerhouse.

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created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Questions linger in US on high-tech voting

A series of problems with electronic voting machines has raised fresh questions about election technology as newer computerized systems gain ground for the 2012 US election.

Technology / Other

created Mar 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2


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