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NASA Spacecraft Photographs Avalanches On Mars
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2008A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole. The image shows tan clouds billowing away from the foot of a towering slope, where ice and dust have just cascaded down. The High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took the photograph Feb. 19. It is one of approximately 2,400 ... more Liquid Water Found Flowing On Mars - Not Yet 
Tuscon AZ (SPX) Mar 04, 2008Liquid water has not been found on the Martian surface within the last decade after all, according to new research. The finding casts doubt on the 2006 report that the bright spots in some Martian gullies indicate that liquid water flowed down those gullies sometime since 1999. "It rules out pure liquid water," said lead author Jon D. Pelletier of The University of Arizona in Tucson. ... more Craters In Caloris 
Laurel MD (SPX) Mar 04, 2008As MESSENGER sped by Mercury on January 14, 2008, the Narrow Angle Camera of the Mercury Dual Imaging System captured this image, which includes the edge of the planet against the blackness of space. Much of the foreground shows a portion of Caloris basin, one of the largest impact basins in the solar system. The large crater in the bottom middle of this image has a diameter of about ... more NASA's SDO Mission to Improve Predictions Of Violent Space Weather 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 04, 2008About 93 million miles from us lies an immense nuclear furnace spanning 100 Earths. In just one second, it produces enough power to supply the entire United States for nine million years. It is the closest star, our sun. Although its light powers almost all life on Earth, the sun has a dark side. Storms from the sun can knock our finely tuned technological civilization off balance, disrupt ... more Faster Than A Speeding Bullet: Why We Track The Trash 
Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Mar 04, 2008"Near-Earth objects can travel up to 17,000 miles per hour, so a collision with a launching or orbiting satellite or with a manned space craft, could be catastrophic," said Terje Turner of AFSPC Air, Space and Nuclear Operations directorate. "Every space launch requires that these objects be tracked closely in order to avoid accidental collisions." Air Force Space Command is always busy with ... more |
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Concord MA (SPX) Mar 04, 2008TomTom announces ground- breaking features and unique content on the new TomTom GO range, including its exclusive IQ Routes technology and Advanced Lane Guidance. The innovative IQ Routes technology is based on actual average speeds measured on roads, rather than posted speed limits. This means that the new TomTom GO range determines a route by considering all possible routes and then ... more SkyBitz And StarTrak Systems Launch SkyBitz Reefer Control Solution 
Sterling VA (SPX) Mar 04, 2008SkyBitz in partnership with StarTrak Systems is launching the SkyBitz Reefer Control Solution, an affordable refrigeration monitoring and control technology, at the 70th Annual Truckload Carriers Association Convention. SkyBitz Reefer Control enables fleet managers to monitor, manage and control all of their reefer assets from any desktop By integrating the SkyBitz GLS 210 Mobile Terminal ... more MyGuide Turns To ModusLink To Streamline Its Supply Chain Operations In Europe 
Waltham MA (SPX) Mar 04, 2008MyGuide has turned to ModusLink to streamline its supply chain operations in Europe. By leveraging ModusLink's Optimized Configuration Solution for late-stage product customization, MyGuide is able to implement a more cost-effective, reactive supply chain that can adapt to dynamic shifts in demand. ModusLink will perform light manufacturing and fulfillment of MyGuide's entire line of GPS ... more Antenna Software Launches AMP Location At Gartner Wireless And Mobile Summit 
Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 04, 2008Antenna Software has announced the immediate availability of AMP Location from the Gartner Wireless and Mobile Summit. As the open and flexible location-based services engine of the Antenna Mobility Platform, AMP Location enables organizations to simplify the integration and application of the latest GPS and Location-Based Services technologies into their mobile business solutions. ... more Trimble Introduces Flexible GNSS Mapping And GIS Solution 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2008Trimble has introduced a flexible Global Navigation Satellite System receiver for Geographic Information System data collection and mapping-the GPS Pathfinder ProXRT receiver. The receiver combines a high- performance GPS receiver with Trimble H-Star technology, OmniSTAR correction capability, and optional GLONASS capability to provide various levels of positioning accuracies-from ... more |
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Brussels, March 3, 2008In order to fill critical logistical gaps in EU forces' crisis-management missions, the best solution could be provided by outsourced logistics contracts to the private sector, Henri Bentegeat, chairman of the EU Military Commission, said at a European Defense Agency conference. Although the private sector already ... more Humans Show Innate Ability To Detect The Snake In The Grass 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 04, 2008Adults and very young children apparently have an innate ability to very quickly detect the presence of a snake from among a variety of non-threatening objects and creatures such as a caterpillar, flower or toad, according to a new study by psychologists at the University of Virginia. The study appears in the March 2008 issue of the journal Psychological Science. The paper is available for ... more Will Global Warming Increase Plant Frost Damage 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 04, 2008Widespread damage to plants from a sudden freeze that occurred across the Eastern United States from 5 April to 9 April 2007 was made worse because it had been preceded by two weeks of unusual warmth, according to an analysis published in the March 2008 issue of BioScience. The authors of the report, Lianhong Gu and his colleagues at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and collaborators at ... more Gender Differences In Language Appear Biological 
Evanston IL (SPX) Mar 04, 2008Although researchers have long agreed that girls have superior language abilities than boys, until now no one has clearly provided a biological basis that may account for their differences. For the first time -- and in unambiguous findings -- researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Haifa show both that areas of the brain associated with language work harder in girls ... more Culture-shaping elite go to TED for mind-bending inspiration 
Monterey, California (AFP) March 2, 2008Comedian Robin Williams scrutinizes grim images of abuses perpetuated by US soldier guards at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Actress Cameron Diaz twirls a lock of her blond hair with a finger as she leans back in a bean bag chair and listens to a vaunted paleontologist speak of an inevitable end to humanity's golden age in the cosmos. Queen Noor of Jordan debates with Google co-founder Serge ... more
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