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Hubble captures rare Jupiter collision

For the past several days the world's largest telescopes have been trained on Jupiter. Not to miss the potentially new science in the unfolding drama 580 million kilometres away, Matt Mountain, director of ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jul 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2




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The 2012 transit of Venus

On June 5th, 2012, Venus will pass across the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Review: Android 4.0 phones from HTC aren't identical twins

It seems there is a new crop of Android phones every few months, which is great if you're in the market for a new phone.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Hubble to use moon as mirror to see Venus transit

This mottled landscape showing the impact crater Tycho is among the most violent-looking places on our moon. Astronomers didn't aim NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to study Tycho, however. The image was taken ...

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created May 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Flying 3-D eye-bots

Like a well-rehearsed formation team, a flock of flying robots rises slowly into the air with a loud buzzing noise. A good two dozen in number, they perform an intricate dance in the sky above the seething ...

Electronics / Robotics

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fujitsu develops world's smallest and slimmest palm vein biometric authentication sensor deployable in tablet devices

Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced development of the world's smallest and slimmest palm vein authentication sensor that is capable of being employed in tablet devices. By upgrading the technology's ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hubble images searchlight beams from a preplanetary nebula

(Phys.org) -- The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been at the cutting edge of research into what happens to stars like our sun at the ends of their lives. One stage that stars pass through as they run ...

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created Apr 28, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 25 | with audio podcast

Dawn spacecraft reveals secrets of giant asteroid Vesta

(Phys.org) -- Findings from NASA's Dawn spacecraft reveal new details about the giant asteroid Vesta, including its varied surface composition, sharp temperature changes and clues to its internal structure. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Amateur astronomers to 'Target Asteroids!'

(Phys.org) -- Researchers on NASA's robotic asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, are turning to amateur astronomers for new data on near-Earth asteroids in a citizen science observing campaign called ...

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created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Hubble's panoramic view of a turbulent star-making region

(Phys.org) -- Several million stars are vying for attention in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of a raucous stellar breeding ground in 30 Doradus, located in the heart of the Tarantula nebula.

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created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Hubble sees Messier 70: Tight and bright

(Phys.org) -- In this image, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the brilliance of the compact center of Messier 70, a globular cluster. Quarters are always tight in globular clusters, where the ...

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created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2


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