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Space Exploration News

Colliding Galaxies Swirl in Dazzling New Photo

A spectacular new image of two colliding galaxies shows a cosmic region teeming with stellar activity.
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Space Exploration News | Sunday, 8 August 2010

Senate Approves NASA Bill, Extra Space Shuttle Flight

The U.S. Senate passed a NASA authorization bill Thursday that would add a space shuttle flight to the manifest next year, and require the space agency to get started immediately on a heavy-lift rocket capable of supporting manned missions beyond low-Earth orbit.
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Space Exploration News | Sunday, 8 August 2010

Solar Tsunami Revealed in New Photo

A dramatically vivid new image of the sun shows the Aug. 1 solar eruption in the star's northern hemisphere that blasted charged particles in Earth's direction, triggering stunning aurora displays and geomagnetic storms that lasted about 12 hours.
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Space Exploration News | Sunday, 8 August 2010

Looking for the Moon? It Rises at Dawn

Many stargazers enjoy the challenge of spotting the moon in the evening twilight sky as soon after its dark new moon phase as possible. But this month, moon lovers should rise at dawn.
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Space Exploration News | Sunday, 8 August 2010

Relevant Technology Developments

Silicon melts in reverse

Thermodynamic quirk could benefit semiconductor industry
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Relevant Technology Developments | Sunday, 8 August 2010

Cities may be attracting hurricanes

Modelling shows that a built-up coast can alter the path of tropical cyclones
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Relevant Technology Developments | Sunday, 8 August 2010

A global map of forest heights

US researcher sees the wood for its trees
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Relevant Technology Developments | Sunday, 8 August 2010

'Straintronics' debuts in graphene

'Wonder material' has yet another wondrous property
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Relevant Technology Developments | Sunday, 8 August 2010

  • Mobile electrons spotted on topological insulator

    Experiment confirms high surface conductivity read full article

  • Rolling rubber bands stretch students

    Tumbling ribbons have surprising shapes read full article

  • Walking robot navigates bumpy ground (w/ Video)

    (PhysOrg.com) -- A robot named MABEL with a human-like gait can walk over rough terrain in University of Michigan electrical engineering professor Jessy Grizzle's lab. read full article

  • Nanomaterials poised for big impact in construction

    Nanomaterials are poised for widespread use in the construction industry, where they can offer significant advantages for a variety of applications ranging from making more durable concrete to self-cleaning windows. But widespread use in building materials comes with potential environmental and health risks when those materials are thrown away. Those are the conclusions of a new study published by Rice University engineering researchers this month in ACS Nano. read full article

Habitable Planets News

Tilting solar sails will ease geostationary congestion

Satellites can be made to hover above a fixed point on the ground without having to orbit exactly on the equator




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Habitable Planets News | Sunday, 8 August 2010

Chlorine study suggests moon is dry after all

A new analysis of Apollo samples throws cold water on the notion of a damp moon




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Habitable Planets News | Sunday, 8 August 2010

Deep impact market: the race to acquire meteorites

In a trade that extends from Moroccan souks to eBay, scientists are in a controversial race with dealers to acquire precious specimens




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Habitable Planets News | Sunday, 8 August 2010

Giant balloons could clear out space junk

Satellites in low-Earth orbit could blow helium bubbles at the end of their lives, increasing their drag through the atmosphere




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Habitable Planets News | Sunday, 8 August 2010

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