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Military Satellite Services Workshop To Be Held On September 22
Seoul, Korea (SPX) Aug 26, 2008Over the past decade, the APSCC Annual Satellite Conference and Exhibition, renowned as APSCC's flagship contribution to the satellite industry, has been providing a globally integrated platform that covers every sector of the satellite industry as well as a unique briefing and networking opportunity to the participants of the event. This year the APSCC 2008 event, scheduled for September ... more A Star's Death Cry; Revealing Its Secrets 
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 26, 2008A European-led team of international astronomers have discovered clues that suggest that a star that recently went supernova may have exploded more violently than previously thought and collapsed into a black hole. This brutal explosion produced a series of gamma-ray bursts that were only just able to be registered by the astronomers. This discovery could mark an important milestone for as ... more Arianespace To Launch Koreasat 6 
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 26, 2008Korean Telecom has chosen Arianespace to launch its next communications satellite, Koreasat 6. Koreasat 6 will be boosted into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz launcher from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport, French Guiana, during the second half of 2010. Koreasat 6 is the second satellite to be launched by Arianespace for the Korean operator, following ... more Strange Clouds At The Edge Of Space 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 26, 2008When in space, keep an eye on the window. You never know what you might see. Last month, astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) witnessed a beautiful display of noctilucent or "night-shining" clouds. Atmospheric scientist Gary Thomas of the University of Colorado has seen thousands of noctilucent cloud (NLC) photos, and he ranks this one among the best. "It's lovely," he ... more XMM-Newton's Massive Discovery 
Paris, France (ESA) Aug 26, 2008ESA's orbiting X-ray observatory XMM-Newton has discovered the most massive cluster of galaxies seen in the distant Universe until now. The galaxy cluster is so big that there can only be a handful of them at that distance, making this a rare catch indeed. The discovery confirms the existence of dark energy. The newly-discovered monster, known only by the catalogue number 2XMM J083026+5241 ... more |
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Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Aug 26, 2008In its latest step to develop an astronomy program, the University of Utah is joining a major international effort to map the heavens as a way to search for giant planets in other solar systems, study expansion of the universe and probe the mysterious dark matter and dark energy that make up most of the universe. With a $450,000 grant from the Willard L. Eccles Charitable Foundation and a ... more Trulia Redefines Real Estate Search Experience 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Aug 26, 2008Trulia.com has announced the launch of innovative new features that will provide users with a personalized real-time local news feed, allow for house hunting on the go and give agents, home owners and house hunters an opportunity to blog about their real estate experiences to 5 million monthly users. "We are experiencing an extremely turbulent time in the housing market. Millions of ... more GPS Tracking Plays Key Role In Arrest Of Armed Robbery Suspect 
Cary IL (SPX) Aug 26, 2008A GPS Tracking Key placed in the vehicle of an armed robbery suspect last February in Colusa County, CA, ultimately led to an arrest and conviction. On the evening of February 26, 2008, at approximately 7:30 p.m., an incident occurred at a Valero gas station at Bridge and Market Streets in Colusa. A man, reported to have been wearing a ski mask and carrying a sawn-off firearm, entered the ... more Marvell Enters Licensing Agreement With Trimble For GPS Software 
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Aug 26, 2008Marvell and Trimble have announced that they have entered into a Global Positioning System (GPS) software technology licensing agreement. With this agreement, Marvell gains direct access to Trimble's full GPS Digital Signal Processor (DSP) software as well as tools for development support and testing, all of which are backed by Trimble's historical leadership and its strong GPS intellectual ... more SiRF GPS Products Hit By ITC Decision 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 26, 2008Broadcom has announced that an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has recommended that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) bar from importation into the U.S. infringing chips of SiRF Technology Holdings, and all downstream products that incorporate those chips. The affected products include personal navigation devices (PND), GPS modules and receivers, personal digital assistants ... more |
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Brussels (AFP) Aug 25, 2008NATO insisted Monday that its ties with Russia hinge on Moscow's compliance with a Georgian peace plan, after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned of a possible break in relations. "Our relationship will be judged by the Russian compliance with the peace plan," said Carmen Romero, spokeswoman for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. "We will continue to assess regularly the status ... more Analysis: EU-Russia crisis intensifies 
Berlin (UPI) Aug 25, 2008 After days of cautious warnings, the European Union over the weekend upped the pressure on Russia to withdraw all its troops from Georgian territory. The French government, currently holder of the rotating EU presidency, over the weekend called for an EU summit in Brussels on Sept. 1 to address the conflict in Georgia -- a sign that Europe is growing increasingly frustrated with Russia ... more Gustav becomes hurricane, threatens Haiti 
Port-Au-Prince (AFP) Aug 26, 2008Tropical Storm Gustav grew into a hurricane Tuesday after emerging in the Caribbean, threatening Haiti with powerful winds less than two weeks after the country was hit by a deadly storm. "Reports from an air force hurricane aircraft indicate that Gustav has become a hurricane with maximum winds near 80 mph (130 kilometers per hour)," the US National Hurricane Center said in a 2:20 am (0620 ... more UC San Diego Engineers Helping To Make Buildings Earthquake Safe 
San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 26, 2008Engineering researchers from UC San Diego and the University of Arizona have concluded three months of rigorous earthquake simulation tests on a half-scale three-story structure, and will now begin sifting through their results so they can be used in the future designs of buildings across the nation. The engineers produced a series of earthquake jolts as powerful as magnitude 8.0 on a ... more Greenland's Largest Glaciers Predicted To Disintegrate Soon 
Columbus OH (SPX) Aug 26, 2008Researchers monitoring daily satellite images here of Greenland's glaciers have discovered break-ups at two of the largest glaciers in the last month. They expect that part of the Northern hemisphere's longest floating glacier will continue to disintegrate within the next year. A massive 11-square-mile (29-square-kilometer) piece of the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland broke a ... more
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