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City Lights Could Reveal E.T. CivilizationCambridge, MA (SPX) Nov 04, 2011 In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, astronomers have hunted for radio signals and ultra-short laser pulses. In a new paper, Avi Loeb (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) and Edwin Turner (Princeton University) suggest a new technique for finding aliens: look for their city lights. "Looking for alien cities would be a long shot, but wouldn't require extra resources. And if we succeed, it would change our perception of our place in the universe," said Loeb. As with other ... read more |
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  Volunteers emerge from 520-day 'Mars voyage' isolation Six volunteers from a multi-national crew on Friday stepped out of an isolation module in Moscow after almost one-and-a-half years locked away from the outside world to simulate the effects of a return voyage to Mars. ... more | .. |
  NASA-sponsored study describes how space flight impacts astronauts' eyes and vision A new study sponsored by NASA finds that space flights lasting six months or more can cause a spectrum of changes in astronauts' visual systems. Some problems, including blurry vision, appear to per ... more | .. |
 Mars: How Watery a World? Does Mars have water? This question has been contentious for well over a century and a half, with extreme swings in scientific opinion - from a planet criss-crossed with canals to no water at all; f ... more | .. |
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  Boeing to Build Commercial Spacecraft at Kennedy, Create 550 Jobs The Boeing Co. will set up Orbiter Processing Facility-3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to manufacture and assemble its CST-100 spacecraft for launches to the International Space Station ... more | .. |
 Opportunity On the Lookout for Light-Toned Material The seasonal plan for Opportunity is to winter over on the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour crater where northerly tilts are favorable for solar array energy production. As such, ... more | .. |
 Mars Curiosity Rover Moved Space Launch Complex 41 For Nov 25 Liftoff The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover was moved from NASA Kennedy Space Center's Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) to Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Statio ... more | .. |
  China space prowess benefits world China's latest achievements in space exploration symbolize new gains of not only the Chinese but also the mankind. The successful docking of Tiangong-1 space lab module and Shenzhou-8 spacecraft at ... more |
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  New Supply Ship Arrives, Departure Preps and Science Under Way A new Russian resupply craft arrived at the International Space Station at 7:41 a.m. EDT Wednesday. The ISS Progress 45 docked to the Pirs docking compartment after a trip to the station that began ... more | .. |
 Space now features more Chinese stars Stargazers across the globe now have one more reason to keep their eyes on the heavens with the successful docking between China's two spacecraft. The Shenzhou-8 docked with China's first space lab ... more | .. |
  Rare near-Earth asteroid fly-by set for Tuesday A massive asteroid will make a rare fly-by Tuesday, and although it poses no danger of crashing to Earth, US scientists said this week they are eager for a closer look. ... more | .. |
  Simulating space in Gottingen Right in the heart of Gottingen - 236 cubic metres of outer space! The German Aerospace Center will now be able to conduct research on electric spacecraft propulsion systems under realistic conditio ... more |
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 Astrobiologists discover 'sweet spots' for the formation of complex organic molecules in the galaxy Scientists within the New York Center for Astrobiology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have compiled years of research to help locate areas in outer space that have extreme potential for complex ... more | .. |
 Russian space freighter docks with orbital station The Russian Progress M-13M cargo spacecraft docked on Wednesday in an automatic regime with the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's Mission Control said. The space freighter delivered ... more | .. |
 Chinese find space docking metaphor for love In the eyes of Chinese media, the country's first space docking is not only rocket science, but also a source of inspiration for an imagined space romance. In the most popular metaphor, Chines ... more | .. |
 Shenzhou 1 to 8 Chinese spacecraft grow by leaps and bounds over past decade China successfully launched its Shenzhou-8 spacecraft early Tuesday morning, marking a key step toward fulfilling the country's dreams of establishing its own space station. The spacecraft is ... more |
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AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection
Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: study
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 Rendezvous for Shenzhou The successful docking of the unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft with China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory is the end of a long saga. The road to a successful rendezvous in space has been tricky for Chin ... more | .. |
 Progress Successfully Docks With ISS On October 30, 2011, at 6:11 EDT, Progress 45 spacecraft lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. This is not normally a major event, but it was on this occasion. In fact, Bill Gersten ... more | .. |
 NASA Study of Clays Suggests Watery Mars Underground A new NASA study suggests if life ever existed on Mars, the longest lasting habitats were most likely below the Red Planet's surface. A new interpretation of years of mineral-mapping data, from more ... more | .. |
 China completes nation's first space docking China took a crucial step towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station on Thursday by completing its first successful docking high above Earth, state media reported. ... more |
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 Israel test fires rocket-propulsion system: ministry Israel on Wednesday successfully tested a rocket-propulsion system from a military base in the centre of the country, a defence ministry official said. ... more | .. |
 NASA Studying Ways to Make 'Tractor Beams' a Reality Read the 'CuttingEdge' newsletter for more about technology developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Tractor beams - the ability to trap and move objects using laser light - are the stuff of ... more | .. |
 Virgin Galactic selects second pilot Space tourism company Virgin Galactic says it has selected a U.S. Air Force test pilot to helm its passenger-carrying space planes into suborbital space. ... more | .. |
  Arianespace's no. 2 Soyuz begins taking shape for launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana Preparations for Arianespace's second Soyuz mission from French Guiana are moving forward as assembly and checkout of the vehicle continue at the Spaceport. Its basic three-stage launcher is now tak ... more |
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New fabrication method expands material options for quantum devices
Nuclearn secures $10.5 million to expand AI platform for nuclear operations
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 Mars Express observations temporarily suspended Anomalies in the operation of the solid-state mass memory system on board Mars Express have caused science observations to be temporarily halted. A technical work-around is being investigated that w ... more | .. |
 Battered asteroid may have warm core On July 10, 2010, the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe flew by the asteroid 21 Lutetia, which at the time was the largest asteroid ever to have been visited by a spacecraft. The fly-by oc ... more | .. |
 What Goes Up Must Come Down As Orion Crew Vehicle Development Continues NASA's Langley Research Center completed another successful test of the Orion spacecraft's landing capabilities in their Hydro Impact Basin. While workers prepared the 18,000-pound (8,165 kg) ... more | .. |
  Is that a robot in your suitcase? A flying robot as small as a dinner plate that can zoom to hard-to-reach places and a fleet of eco-friendly robotic farm-hands are just two of the exciting projects the robotics team at the Queensla ... more |
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Flying to rendezvous with Tiangong-1 About 1.5 km from a launch pad in the deserts of northwest China, crowds of people observed a rocket with reverence, waiting hours through the dark for the moment when the spacecraft departed for th ... more | .. |
Moscow's Mars volunteers to 'land' after 520 days Six volunteers Friday will emerge blinking into the outside world after spending almost one-and-a-half-years in isolation at a Russian research centre to test the effects on humans of a flight to Mars. ... more | .. |
 For Chinese orbiter, the chase is on For the first time, an orbiter China sends into space has a completely new mission: to rendezvous and dock with another one. At 5:58 a.m. Tuesday, a 58.3-meter-long upgraded Long March-2F rocket, ca ... more | .. |
 NASA Signs Agreement with Space Florida to Reuse Kennedy Facilities In an innovative agreement that will create new jobs, NASA has announced a partnership with Space Florida to occupy, use and modify Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-3, the Space Sh ... more |
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