New NASA control room begins operations
NASA scientists responsible for controlling operations aboard the International Space Station are now working in a new mission control room.
NASA scientists responsible for controlling operations aboard the International Space Station are now working in a new mission control room.
Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2006
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Astronomers at Russia's Pulkovo Observatory are refuting a prediction that a giant comet will collide with the Earth late this month.
Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2006
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The only established present-day heir to Christopher Columbus says the navigator and admiral was born in the northern Italian port city of Genoa.
Other
Oct 12, 2006
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The U.S. Department of Energy says it is continuing a project designed to determine the feasibility of storing carbon dioxide in brine formations.
Environment
Oct 12, 2006
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A U.S. biologist says his discovery of a molecule that induces the dispersion of biofilms will affect numerous industries during coming years.
Oct 12, 2006
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University of Chicago chemist David Mazziotti has developed a new method for determining the behavior of electrons in atoms and molecules, a key ingredient in predicting chemical properties and reactions. He presented the ...
General Physics
Oct 12, 2006
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A first-of-its kind analysis of fifty years of remotely sensed imagery from the 1950s to 2002 shows a dramatic reduction in the size and number of more than 10,000 ponds in Alaska. The analysis, by University of Alaska Fairbanks ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 12, 2006
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One of the last remaining New England whaling ships has provided unexpected insights into the origin of halogenated organic compounds (HOCs) that have chemical and physical properties similar to toxic PCBs and the pesticide ...
Environment
Oct 12, 2006
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The smallest collection of genes ever found for a cellular organism comes from tiny symbiotic bacteria that live inside special cells inside a small insect.
Oct 12, 2006
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Wireless technologies add flexibility and mobility to most users’ lives, but disabled people often find access to these new technologies beyond their grasp. To address these challenges, Georgia Tech’s Center for Advanced ...
Engineering
Oct 12, 2006
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