Science

Setting a satellite to catch a satellite

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e.Deorbit closing on target satellite

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A New Kind of Black Hole, Once a Theory, Now Firmly within Observers' Sight

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Wireless, wearable toxic-gas detector: Inexpensive sensors could be worn by soldiers to detect hazardous chemical agents

Using the sensors, the researchers hope to design lightweight, inexpensive radio-frequency identification (RFID) badges to be used for personal safety and security. Such badges could be worn by soldiers on the battlefield to rapidly detect the...

Hubble Captures Vivid Auroras in Jupiter's Atmosphere

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Astronomers are using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to study auroras — stunning light shows in a...

ALMA discovers dew drops surrounding dusty spider’s web

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No need in supercomputers: Russian scientists suggest a PC to solve complex problems tens of times faster than with massive supercomputers

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JUGENE (Jülich Blue Gene) -- a supercomputer built by IBM for Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany.

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Getting Close to Jupiter

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This illustration depicts NASA's Juno spacecraft at Jupiter, with its solar arrays and main antenna pointed toward the...

CAVES: exploring inner space for outer space

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