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Submission + - Moon Dust Back In NASA's Hands (ibtimes.com)

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on Friday June 24, 2011 @03:00PM

gabbo529 writes: "It's only a speck but some moon dust from the original Apollo 11 mission is back in NASA's hands. The speck of moon dust was only one-eighth of an inch (3 millimeters) wide and was attached to a transparent piece of tape. To an auction house in St. Louis it was worth between $1,000 and $1,500. However, NASA got wind of the dust and was able to get it back."

Submission + - A Map Of The Universe, 10 Years In The Making

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on Thursday May 26, 2011 @05:12PM

gabbo529 writes: "Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) have created a map of the universe, called the 2MASS Redshift Survey. The astronomers put in 10 laborious years in creating the map and it is what they call the most complete 3-D map of the local universe (out to a distance of 380 million light-years) ever created. 2MASS Redshift Survey extends closer to the Galactic plane unlike any other map of the universe before it, the region is generally obscured by dust."

Submission + - One Of Jupiter's Moons Has Volcanic Sub-Surface (ibtimes.com)

Submitted by gabbo529 on Thursday May 12, 2011 @03:31PM

gabbo529 writes: NASA scientists have discovered new information on one of Jupiter's moons, indicating it has a molten magma sub-surface. This discovery, made using data analysis from NASA's Galileo spacecraft, reveals why that particular moon is the most volcanic object known in the solar system. The moon, which is named Io, produces about 100 times more lava each year than all the volcanoes on Earth combined. The global magma ocean about 30 to 50 kilometers (20 to 30 miles) beneath Io's surface explains the moon's activity.

Submission + - Osama's Death Sets Twitter Record (ibtimes.com)

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on Monday May 02, 2011 @04:27PM

gabbo529 writes: "Twitter has been a source of breaking news since its inception five years ago, and the social network was used at a high rate last night with the death of Osama Bin Laden. Last night saw the highest sustained rate of Tweets ever. From 10:45 p.m. to 2:20 a.m. ET, there was an average of 3,000 Tweets per second,"

Submission + - NASA Satellite Shows Southern Tornadoes From Space (ibtimes.com)

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on Friday April 29, 2011 @04:28PM

gabbo529 writes: "NASA has gotten pretty good at using satellites to track natural disasters; and a tornado that twisted through the south was no different. Like it has done previously with earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis, a NASA satellite has captured a devastating natural disaster from a space satellite. An image acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from NASA's Aqua satellite on April 28, distinctly shows three tornado tracks in Tuscaloosa, Ala."

Submission + - Nintendo Chief: Consumers Don't Understand 3DS Yet (ibtimes.com) 1

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on Wednesday April 27, 2011 @03:29PM

gabbo529 writes: "Nintendo's latest financial results reveal that initial sales for the first ever 3D gaming system have been underwhelming at best. What's the reason? Nintendo chief executive Satoru Iwata says consumers have yet to fully understand the console's 3D capabilities, even when trying it out. Others think it might have something to do with the console's high price ($250) and the lack of big-name titles available (Mario and Zelda are not yet out)."

Submission + - Endeavour Crew To Be Interviewed Via YouTube (ibtimes.com)

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on Wednesday April 27, 2011 @02:18PM

gabbo529 writes: "Thanks to YouTube, the space shuttle Endeavour's last crew will be available for questions live, while they are in orbit. NASA announced a partnership with YouTube that will allow people to send in questions, in the form of short video clips, to PBS's Miles O'Brien, who will direct them to the Endeavour crew live from space. The whole process will be streamed live on PBS' Newshour YouTube Channel."

Submission + - Army Develops Android Based Framework (ibtimes.com)

Submitted by gabbo529 on Friday April 22, 2011 @07:35AM

gabbo529 writes: The United States Army is developing an Android-based smartphone framework and suite of applications for tactical operations. With the marriage between technology and military continuing to strengthen, more soldiers are getting phones for on-the-field operations. Already, the military has developed the Joint Battle Command-Platform, or JBC-P Handheld, which has an app that can be used to mark warning signals to future soldiers.

Submission + - NASA To Delay Endeavour By 10 Days (ibtimes.com)

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on Monday April 04, 2011 @11:03AM

gabbo529 writes: "NASA announced recently it will be delaying the upcoming launch of the space shuttle Endeavour — the final one for the well-traveled spacecraft. Endeavour was originally slated to launch April 19, but due to a scheduling conflict NASA is delaying it. Likely, NASA will delay it 10 days to April 29, but nothing is official yet."

Submission + - NASA Readies Discovery Shuttle For Final Flight (ibtimes.com)

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on Wednesday February 23, 2011 @03:58PM

gabbo529 writes: "After 38 trips, 352 days in orbit and more than 5,600 trips around the Earth, the space shuttle Discovery is preparing for its final launch this week. Since its creation, it has flown to orbit more than any other craft. It has set a number of precedents including first craft to feature a female shuttle pilot and female shuttle commander (Eileen Collins), the first African American spacewalker (Bernard Harris) and the first sitting member of congress to fly in space (Jake Garn).

In its final foray into space, the Discovery will set another precedent when it flies the first humanoid robot to fly in space, Robonaut2."

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