India launched a rocket Monday carrying seven satellites into orbit, including a Canadian orbiter that will scan for asteroids that could be hurtling toward Earth.
Space Exploration
Feb 25, 2013
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A countdown began Saturday for next week's launch of an Indian rocket that will carry seven satellites into orbit, including an Indo-French venture for studying the world's oceans, India's space agency said.
Space Exploration
Feb 23, 2013
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Condensation trails that airplanes produce mean not only a white-streaked sky on some days, but an increase in the amount of high-level clouds and, by extension, warming temperatures, according to a Penn State researcher.
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2013
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It's like doing robotic surgery in zero gravity: Imagine scavenging defunct communication satellites for their valuable parts and recycling them to build new ones for cheap.
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2013
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The End Of The World As We Know It—TEOTWAWKI—is littered with predictions that didn't quite pan out.
Other
Dec 12, 2012
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In the search for rogue nukes, researchers have discovered an unlikely tool: astronomical radio telescopes.
Earth Sciences
Dec 5, 2012
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The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is looking to the sun for energy in an effort to help Marines do away with diesel-guzzling generators now used in combat outposts, officials announced Nov. 29.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 29, 2012
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Arianespace has launched two satellites from the South American country of French Guiana that will provide telecommunication services to the Eastern Hemisphere.
Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2012
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Over the next few weeks, an ER-2 high altitude research aircraft operating out of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va., will take part in the development of two future satellite instruments. The aircraft ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 18, 2012
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(AP)—India's national space organization has marked its 100th mission by launching French and Japanese satellites.
Space Exploration
Sep 9, 2012
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