News tagged with terrestrial communications
Why are orchids so successful?
In terms of diversity, orchids are one of the most successful groups of flowering plants, with over 22,000 species. Both pollinating animals and mycorrhizal fungi are believed to have been important in the ...
Sep 13, 2011 |
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STEREO Reveals Solar Storm Related to Failure Aboard Communications Satellite
(PhysOrg.com) -- Observations from NASA's twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft have allowed Naval Research Laboratory scientists to see recent solar activity that may have produced ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 07, 2010 |
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Earth microbes may contaminate the search for life on Mars
Bacteria common to spacecraft may be able to survive the harsh environs of Mars long enough to inadvertently contaminate Mars with terrestrial life according to research published in the April 2010 issue of ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2010 |
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NTU team studies world's fastest satellite Internet connection
In disaster-struck areas where terrestrial communications may be down, the deployment of rescue teams becomes extremely challenging. A team led by Assistant Professor Lee Yee Hui from the School of Electrical and Electronic ...
Oct 14, 2009 |
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How does this grab you? Study identifies first ancestor with a 'grasping hand'
In the Late Paleozoic (260 million years ago), long before dinosaurs dominated the Earth, ancient precursors to mammals took to the trees to feed on leaves and live high above predators that prowled the land, ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 29, 2009 |
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