Saturn images to be displayed in New York

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration says some of the best images from Saturn and the planet's rings and moons will be displayed in New York.


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NASA Phoenix Mission Ready For Mars Landing

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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is preparing to end its long journey and begin a three-month mission to taste and sniff fistfuls of Martian soil and buried ice. The lander is scheduled to touch down on the Red ...

Satellite communications by laser

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Satellites currently use radio waves to exchange data. Now the data rate has been increased a hundredfold by using lasers instead of radio signals. Two test satellites each carried a diode laser pump module developed with ...

Study says Chinese air quality standards not yet met

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With the Olympic Games in sight, the Chinese Government is committed to improving the air quality in Beijing, and has had measures in place since 1998 which have already made a difference. However, there is still some way ...

NASA's GLAST gets shades, blankets for the beach

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GREENBELT, Md. - NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is receiving finishing touches at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, near the beaches of eastern central Florida for its launch. The ...

Fecal microorganisms inhabit sandy beaches of Florida

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Traditionally, the cleanliness of a beach is monitored by sampling the bathing water a few meters from shore. But since sand is an effective filter, it follows that fecal bacteria (those from sewage) may be concentrated in ...
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