News tagged with arm
Meteorite Found on Mars Yields Clues About Planet's Past
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Aug 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is investigating a metallic meteorite the size of a large watermelon that is providing researchers more details about the Red Planet's environmental history. ...
Space Porch Open for Business
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The International Space Station has a new "engawa" -- and it's open for business.
Rover Confirms Meteorite on Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Composition measurements by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity confirm that this rock on the Martian surface is an iron-nickel meteorite.
Out on a limb: Arm-swinging riddle is answered
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Biomedical researchers on Wednesday said they could explain why we swing our arms when we walk, a practice that has long piqued scientific curiosity.
NASA patches air-purifying system on space station
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Jul 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A space station air purifier was working again Sunday after it shut down at the worst possible time, when company was still visiting and had swollen the on-board crowd to a record 13.
German making progress after double arm transplant
Jul 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The recipient of the world's first complete double arm transplant scratched his head and back and beamed at his doctors Wednesday, saying he was on the path to independence a year after the pioneering operation.
Astronauts Move Japanese Exposed Section to Station
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Jul 21, 2009 |
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Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts completed the delicate move of the Japanese Experiment Section from Endeavour's payload bay to the end of the Japanese Exposed Section, the so-called "porch" on the Kibo ...
Spacewalk Day: Astronauts install new porch on lab
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Astronauts working inside and out installed a porch for experiments on Japan's enormous space station lab Saturday, accomplishing the major objective despite microphone static that often drowned out ...
Free Spirit: Rock Under the Belly
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Engineers placed a rock underneath the test rover at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., on July 1, 2009, to more closely simulate Spirit's predicament on Mars.
Mars Rover Yielding New Clues While Lodged in Martian Soil
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars rover Spirit, lodged in Martian soil that is causing traction trouble, is taking advantage of the situation by learning more about the Red Planet's environmental history.
Researchers develop new and efficient breast biopsy technique
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Researchers have developed a new breast biopsy technique that could lead to decreased procedure times and reduced patient discomfort and morbidity, according to a study performed at Roberts Research Institute, the University ...
Multi-core ARM Chips Slated For Smartphones Next Year
Jun 16, 2009 |
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ARM is the chip design company that makes processors for smartphones like the Palm Pre and Apple iPhone 3G. By next year we can expect to see dual-core processors in smartphones, with quad-core to follow sometime ...
Spirit Takes a Peek at Her Belly
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new image of Spirit's underbelly is helping engineers assess the rover's current state and plan her escape from soft soil. The panoramic mosaic of multiple images was taken by the microscopic ...
Hubble departs shuttle for new discoveries
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May 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A rejuvenated Hubble Space Telescope, more powerful than ever, departed the space shuttle Tuesday and sailed off for new discoveries.
Refurbished Hubble Ready to Resume Exploration
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Hubble Space Telescope has been with us for nearly two decades. In that time, its breathtaking images have captured people’s imaginations and its groundbreaking science has revealed some ...
