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DEIMOS joins MARS and its satellite of instruments on seafloor
Mar 19, 2009 |
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The planet Mars has a moon named Deimos, so it seems only appropriate that the ocean observatory MARS in Monterey Bay have its own DEIMOS. This DEIMOS, however, is an underwater acoustic package designed to ...
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Unexplored Arctic region to be mapped
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 03, 2008 |
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A scientific expedition this fall will map the unexplored Arctic seafloor where the U.S. and Canada may have sovereign rights over natural resources such as oil and gas and control over activities such as mining.
Scientists detect lowest frequency radar echo from the moon
Jan 08, 2008 |
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A team of scientists from the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL’s) Research Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and the University of New Mexico (UNM) ...
Mars radar opens up a planet’s third dimension
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2008 |
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ESA’s Mars Express radar sounder, MARSIS, has looked beneath the martian surface and opened up the third dimension for planetary exploration. The technique’s success is prompting scientists to think of all ...
After Five Years, NASA's Aura Shines Brightly
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- On July 15, 2004, NASA's Aura spacecraft launched from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base on a mission to study Earth's ozone layer, air quality and climate. Aura's data are helping scientists ...
Action replay of powerful stellar explosion
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Astronomers have made the best ever determination of the power of a supernova explosion that was visible from Earth long ago. By observing the remnant of a supernova and a light echo from the initial outburst, ...
Black hole sheds light on a galaxy
Apr 18, 2008 |
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A light echo occurs when interstellar gas is heated by radiation and reacts by emission of light. An international team led by Stefanie Komossa from the Max Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics in ...
Cardiac ultrasound imaging goes to handheld
Sep 02, 2008 |
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Non-invasive imaging has revolutionized the diagnosis of the most common cardiac diseases such as valve problems and coronary heart disease. In addition, imaging techniques are developing rapidly and we anticipate that non-invasive ...
Major Antarctic study to begin next year
Dec 07, 2005 |
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Sixty-two Australian researchers will spend 10 weeks next year sampling and surveying the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica.
Swedish Agency Develops Underwater Wireless Technology
Oct 09, 2007 |
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The Swedish Defense Research Agency, FOI has developed an underwater wireless technology that has been tested for accurately predicting weather conditions, sea pollution and earthquakes. The new technology is a vast improvement ...
Focus on the future: Long-term goals help us resist unhealthy urges
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Imagine a delicious pile of French fries next to a low-fat green salad. After resisting the fries, can you really be expected to go to the gym instead of watching TV? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Re ...
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