News tagged with whirlwind
Mars Dust Devil Has Colorful Effect in Image Series
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have combined a trio of shots taken seconds apart through different colored filters to create a special-effects portrait of a moving dust devil on Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Project Whirlwind comes home
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Project Whirlwind Computer collection -- a compilation of pioneering digital computing research conducted at MIT in the 1940s and 1950s -- has been transferred back to the Institute from ...
May 25, 2009 |
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James Murdoch steps down as BSkyB chairman
(AP) -- Media executive James Murdoch, under pressure over his role in Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal, has stepped down as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting PLC, the company announced Tuesday.
Apr 03, 2012 |
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The sounds of Mars and Venus are revealed for the first time
In a world first, the sounds of Mars and Venus are revealed as part of a planetarium show in Hampshire this Easter.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Hot interest in image sharing website Pinterest
Christine Martinez spent the past week frolicking on the Caribbean island of St. Barth after becoming a star by sharing her sense of style at Pinterest.com.
Mar 11, 2012 |
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Mars orbiter catches twister in action
(PhysOrg.com) -- An afternoon whirlwind on Mars lofts a twisting column of dust more than half a mile (800 meters) high in an image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Global winds could explain record rains, tornadoes
Two talks at a scientific conference this week will propose a common root for an enormous deluge in western Tennessee in May 2010, and a historic outbreak of tornadoes centered on Alabama in April 2011.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Indonesian tech frenzy tantalizes venture capital
(AP) -- Venture capitalists from Silicon Valley to New York all have the same question about Indonesia's come-from-nowhere tech frenzy: Are the young entrepreneurs that have piqued their interest smart bets ...
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Computer pioneer Ken Olsen dies at age 84
(AP) -- Kenneth Olsen, a computer industry pioneer and co-founder of Digital Equipment Corp., has died. He was 84.
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Ten years later for PI-led mission to Pluto, Kuiper Belt
Billy Joel wrote a song, "This is the Time," and my favorite verse from that old piece goes like this:
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 23, 2010 |
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Cyclone lasting more than 5 years detected on Saturn
Researchers from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) have been monitoring a cyclone on Saturn for more than five years. This makes it the longest-lasting cyclone detected to date on any of the giant ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Gowalla app syncs with Foursquare and Facebook
Gowalla on Thursday rolled out a redesign that included letting members of the location-based social network share "check-ins" at Foursquare, Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook Places.
Dec 02, 2010 |
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