Companions of Earth—minimoons, quasi-satellites and horseshoes
The Earth has one steadfast companion – the moon has been locked in orbit around the Earth since its violent formation more than four billion years ago.
The Earth has one steadfast companion – the moon has been locked in orbit around the Earth since its violent formation more than four billion years ago.
Space Exploration
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Searching for specific images may become easier thanks to a new tool that generates image queries based on a sketch or description of objects in spatial relationships. The tool, which has been proposed by researchers from ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 11, 2016
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Cold plasma looks like the glow from the "Star Wars" blue light saber but this beam of energy, made of electrons that change polarity at micro-second or nanosecond speeds, could help bones heal faster, according to a study ...
Plasma Physics
Aug 11, 2016
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Paying ransoms to terrorist kidnappers may encourage more abductions and worsen the situation for others, according to new research from UT Dallas.
Social Sciences
Aug 11, 2016
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When a terrorist struck Nice, France, on July 14, a new French government app designed to alert people failed. Three hours passed before SAIP, as the app is called, warned people in and around Nice to the danger on the city's ...
Software
Aug 11, 2016
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ls in table football. The next step will be to program the robot with some strategy and organise a competition among robots.
Robotics
Aug 11, 2016
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Maggie Slessor's friends think she's a robot.
Robotics
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Research undertaken by The University of Manchester has found that most people shop on fashion apps at 8pm, and apps with strong social media integration are the most popular.
Software
Aug 11, 2016
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In June 2007, Australia was pummelled by five East Coast Lows. The most significant of them, which struck on June 8-9, is still referred to as the "Pasha Bulker" storm, after the 76,000-tonne bulk carrier that ran aground ...
Environment
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A real possibility exists that foreign hackers could throw a monkey wrench into the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in the fall, a Stanford expert says.
Security
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