It's a fact of life for anyone boarding a plane: all electronic devices need to be turned off during take-off and landing.
Telecom
Jul 26, 2013
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Astronomers have investigated a small population of stars in the halo of the Milky Way Galaxy, finding its chemical composition to closely match that of the Galactic disk. This similarity provides compelling evidence that ...
Astronomy
Feb 26, 2018
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The sun-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 has made a successful test flight in Hawaii, where it has been grounded for repairs on its round-the-world trek, the Swiss-based project said Saturday.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 28, 2016
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You're sitting in an aeroplane, maybe reading a book or watching a movie, a tray of unopened food in front of you. Suddenly, the plane jolts and starts to bump up and down. You grab hold of the armrest, hastily tighten your ...
Other
Sep 14, 2016
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Today, astronomers unveiled the most complete 3-D map of the local universe (out to a distance of 380 million light-years) ever created. Taking more than 10 years to complete, the 2MASS Redshift Survey (2MRS) ...
Astronomy
May 25, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A conjecture presented in 1985 – the Andrews and Robbins conjecture – has recently been proved for the first time. It is thus clear that the structure which goes by the name of "totally symmetric ...
Mathematics
Jan 25, 2011
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An international team of astrophysicists has discovered something wholly new, hidden in the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
Astronomy
Jun 2, 2023
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Today, large-scale communication satellite constellations, also known as megaconstellations, have been more and more popular. OneWeb launched the first batch of satellites of an initial 650-satellite constellation in February ...
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2019
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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the region around a star known as R Sculptoris, a red giant located 1,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Sculptor. Recent observations have shown that the material ...
Astronomy
Jan 14, 2015
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The EU refused Saturday to back down on a planned pollution tax on airline companies after reports China has put an Airbus order on ice and growing discontent in the United States.
Environment
Jun 25, 2011
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