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UCI Scientists Discover Minimum Mass For Galaxies
Irvine CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2008By analyzing light from small, faint galaxies that orbit the Milky Way, UC Irvine scientists believe they have discovered the minimum mass for galaxies in the universe - 10 million times the mass of the sun. This mass could be the smallest known "building block" of the mysterious, invisible substance called dark matter. Stars that form within these building blocks clump together and turn ... more Tracing Tiger Stripes 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2008In a feat of interplanetary sharpshooting, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has pinpointed precisely where the icy jets erupt from the surface of Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus. New carefully targeted pictures reveal exquisite details in the prominent south polar "tiger stripe" fractures from which the jets emanate. The images show the fractures are about 300 meters (980 feet) deep ... more Frontline View From Command Chiefs At Strategic Space And Defense 2008 
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Aug 28, 2008The command chiefs will once again bring their unique perspectives to the Strategic Space and Defense conference in an important panel discussion about the on-the-ground reality in the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other theaters around the globe. The panel, "Frontline Views of the Chiefs," will take place on Wednesday, 8 October at 1430 hrs. This signature panel is a key component of ... more New space telescope begins to comb the cosmos 
Washington (AFP) Aug 27, 2008A new space telescope revealed the glowing gas of the Milky Way, pulsating stars and a flaring faraway galaxy as it began its mission to unveil the mysteries of cosmic gamma rays, NASA said. The US space agency released Tuesday the first all-sky map created by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, previously known as GLAST, with two high-tech instruments that scientists hope will help them ... more NPL To Create Encyclopedia For Space Nanomaterials 
London, UK (SPX) Aug 28, 2008The European Space Agency (ESA) has appointed the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) to survey nanotechnology capabilities in Europe. NPL's Nanomaterials group will lead a consortium to identify the next generation of nano and smart materials that will be used in future space missions. "Advances in nanotechnology are crucial to Europe's space programme," says Laurie Winkless, Higher ... more |
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Dallas TX (SPX) Aug 28, 2008Water on Mars? Scientists suspected the presence of H2O on the surface of our planetary next-door neighbor, but it took a series of tests and University of Texas at Dallas Professor John Hoffman's instrument aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to prove it. Hoffman will tell audiences at the Museum of Nature and Science on Aug. 30 how he and his team made one of this century's first major ... more Sony Expands US nav-u Personal Navigation System Product Line 
San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2008Sony has announced four new feature-packed nav-u personal navigation devices (models NV-U94T, NV-U84, NV-U74T and NV-U44) which add more brand icons, search functionality and photo viewing features. "Sony is bringing entertainment to navigation," said Mike Kahn, director of marketing for mobile electronics products in the Sony Electronics' Digital Imaging and Audio Division. "We've added ... more Cornet Technology Awarded US Navy Maritime Embedded GPS Adapter Contract 
Springfield VA (SPX) Aug 28, 2008Cornet Technology has announced that its Communications division has won a contract to develop next generation Maritime Embedded Global Positioning System Adapters (MEGA) for the U.S. Navy, SPAWAR Systems Center in San Diego, California. The new MEGA is a VME card that hosts the Navy's critical global positioning receiver system application module. It is form, fit, and functionally ... more NAVIGON Delivers Free Real-Time Traffic Updates For Life 
Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 28, 2008NAVIGON has announced it is making Free Real-Time Traffic Updates for Life standard on a wide range of its new products this fall. Free traffic updates will be available on NAVIGON devices spanning high-end to entry-level price points starting at $229 MSRP. NAVIGON is continuing to deliver on what has proved to be a category-changing move. In 2007 the company shattered the subscription ... more OPIS Launches iGas iPhone App To Help Consumers Shop For Fuel 
Gaithersburg MD (SPX) Aug 28, 2008Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) has launched an innovative new service on the iPhone that will help millions of users shop for the cheapest fuel. "The iPhone changes the game for consumers when shopping for the best prices on goods and services. The immediacy of being able to use the iPhone to perform targeted internet queries anywhere allows people to optimize their purchasing dollars ... more |
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Cherry Hill NJ (SPX) Aug 28, 2008Lockheed Martin's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Airspace Management System (UAMS) solved one of the more difficult challenges facing military services and their industry partners by successfully demonstrating the ability to deconflict groups of in-flight UAVs during a test near Pittsburgh, PA. Sponsored by the Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, a team lead by Lockheed Martin Advance ... more Walker's World: The price of Putin 
Paris (UPI) Aug 27, 2008 The extraordinary European summit to be convened Monday by French President Nicolas Sarkozy is intended to agree on a common policy toward Russia in the wake of its short, sharp war with Georgia. Given the divisions of interest between those who depend on Russian oil and gas and those more concerned with a resurgence of Russian bullying, only optimists think it is likely to succeed. ... more Russia slams West, looks to China for support 
Dushanbe (AFP) Aug 27, 2008Russia on Wednesday lashed out against Western criticism of its actions in Georgia as President Dmitry Medvedev discussed the situation in the Caucasus with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao. "The Russian president informed his Chinese colleague about the situation in South Ossetia and Abkhazia," Kremlin spokeswoman Natalya Timakova said after the talks, referring to two Georgian rebel region ... more Outside View: Space spy race speeds up 
Moscow (UPI) Aug 27, 2008 Replacements are expected soon in the "space spy community." Yet another American Navstar Global Positioning System satellite will be launched into low Earth orbit in the fall. It might seem an ordinary event, had it not been for this satellite being equipped with a platform for intelligence equipment. A purely navigational GPS has turned into an advanced intelligence system ... more Iran general says Israel too vulnerable to attack 
Tehran (AFP) Aug 27, 2008The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said on Wednesday that Israel is too vulnerable to Iran's longer-range missiles to dare launch an attack. "Our strategic assessment shows that if the Zionist regime took action, whether alone or with the United States, in minimal time all of its territory would be vulnerable because this country lacks strategic depth ... more
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