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1. World-wide Campaign Sheds New Light on Nature's "LHC"

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   Recent observations of blazar jets require researchers to look deeper into whether current theories about jet formation and motion require refinement. This simulation, courtesy of Jonathan McKinney (KIPAC), ... Thursday, 11 March 2010

2. Heads of Agency International Space Station

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   ... they noted the outstanding opportunities now offered by the ISS for on-orbit research and for discovery including the operation and management of the world's largest international space complex. The heads ... Wednesday, 10 March 2010

3. Atom smasher set for high speed bash by early April: CERN

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   Geneva (AFP) March 10, 2010 - The world's most powerful atom smasher will be brought up to unprecedented power by early April, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said on Wednesday. ... Wednesday, 10 March 2010

4. American Aerospace Accepting Research Reservations On Last Shuttle Mission

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   Radnor PA (SPX) Mar 10, 2010 - American Aerospace Advisors has announced that it is accepting commercial reservations for research on STS-133 (ULF-5), the last scheduled Space Shuttle mission, which ... Tuesday, 09 March 2010

5. Possibility of Past Water on Mars Takes a Hit

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   ... that look very much like water-generated features," said Jim Zimbelman from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, one of the researchers. "So, we should not jump to a water-related conclusion ... Tuesday, 09 March 2010

6. Rocket To Go To Moon Under Design

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   Beijing, China (XNA) Mar 09, 2010 - A new heavy-thrust carrier rocket is under scientific research, with the goal of sending astronauts to the moon, scientists said. ... Monday, 08 March 2010

7. Alternative Energy Crops In Space

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   Huntsville AL (SPX) Mar 09, 2010 - What if space held the key to producing alternative energy crops on Earth? That's what researchers are hoping to find in a new experiment on the International Space ... Monday, 08 March 2010

8. Is That Titan Or Utah

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   ... working with a "volunteer researcher" who has put his own spin on data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, they have found some recognizable analogies to a type of spectacular terrain on Earth known as karst ... Sunday, 07 March 2010

9. ISRO Fires Up L110 Liquid Core Stage Of GSLV- MK3 Launcher

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   Mahendragiri, India (SPX) Mar 08, 2010 - Indian Space Research Organisation conducted the static test of its liquid core stage (L110) of GSLV Mk III launch vehicle, for 150 seconds at its Liquid Propulsion ... Sunday, 07 March 2010

10. From 2-Trillion-Degree Heat, Researchers Create New Matter

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    College Station TX (SPX) Mar 08, 2010 - A worldwide team of researchers, including 10 from Texas A and M University, have for the first time created a particle that is believed to have been in existence ... Sunday, 07 March 2010

11. Bolden: There is No "Plan B" In Development

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    ... the ISS. But today, Bolden issued a memo saying there is no "Plan B" and that he only asked two agency directors to help develop an accelerated plan for research and development on a heavy lift ... Friday, 05 March 2010

12. Winds of Change

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    ... study is much deeper than previous X-ray observations. Using this data, researchers believe that each year several times the mass of our sun is being deposited out to large distances, about 3,000 light ... Thursday, 04 March 2010

13. From NACA To NASA: 95 Years Of Innovation In Flight

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    ... legacy of innovative aeronautical research that continues at NASA today. ... Wednesday, 03 March 2010

14. Predicting The Fate Of Stem Cells

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    Troy, NY (SPX) Mar 03, 2010 - Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered a new method for predicting - with up to 99 percent accuracy - the fate of stem cells. ... Wednesday, 03 March 2010

15. Seeing Eye-to-Eye on How to Fly

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    The National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, or NACA, which celebrates its 95th anniversary on March 3, provided the nation's earliest research and helped develop important technologies, as well as ... Tuesday, 02 March 2010

16. Scientists now listen to the solar wind

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    Ann Arbor, Mich. (UPI) Mar 2, 2009 - U.S. scientists say they have "sonified" solar wind data, allowing researchers to listen to the solar wind that's usually represented as numbers or graphs. ... Tuesday, 02 March 2010

17. Astronomically Large Lenses Measure Age And Size Of Universe

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    Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 03, 2010 - Using entire galaxies as lenses to look at other galaxies, researchers have a newly precise way to measure the size and age of the universe and how rapidly it is expanding, ... Tuesday, 02 March 2010

18. MRO Radar Maps Extensive Subsurface Martian Ice

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    A radar on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has detected widespread deposits of glacial ice in the mid-latitudes of Mars.NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASI/University of Rome/Southwest Research Institute Sure, ... Tuesday, 02 March 2010

19. Follow Closest Flyby of Phobos in Real Time

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    ... at just 67 km above the surface, precise radio tracking will allow researchers to virtually peer inside the mysterious moon. You can follow the flyby in "real time," — allowing for the ... Tuesday, 02 March 2010

20. Using Gravitational Lensing to Measure Age and Size of Universe

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    ... lensing! Astronomers have used it to measure the shape of stars, look for exoplanets, and measure dark matter in distant galaxies. Now its being used to measure the age and size of the Universe. Researchers ... Tuesday, 02 March 2010