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Russian Aerospace Industry Needs State Help 25 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 26, 2013 The Russian space industry is plagued by such a great number of problems that the government cannot afford to leave it to its own devices, Deputy Prime Minis...
Map carved onto surface of ostrich egg may be oldest showing New World 23 Aug 2013 | 01:53 am
Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2013 The carved surface of an ostrich egg shows what is thought to be the oldest known depiction of the New World on a globe, a U.S. map society says. The globe, dated to aro...
New predictive method pinpoints arsenic hotspots 23 Aug 2013 | 01:53 am
Washington, District Of Columbia (AFP) Aug 22, 2013 European and Chinese researchers have built a model to predict the presence of arsenic groundwater contamination in China and elsewhere where milli...
ISS-Inspired mWater App Identifies Healthy Water Sources 23 Aug 2013 | 01:53 am
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 23, 2013 What if that clear, sparkling stream coming from the ground or a faucet were teeming with contaminants? How would you know? Whether you live in some remote region of Afr...
Change of Venue for NASA's IceBridge Antarctic Operations 22 Aug 2013 | 02:46 am
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 22, 2013 This fall, NASA's Operation IceBridge will base its annual Antarctic campaign out of National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station, a change from the mission's previou...
New map reveals Earth's gravity not the same around the globe 22 Aug 2013 | 02:46 am
Perth, Australia (UPI) Aug 20, 2013 Australian scientists say satellite and topographic data has provided the most accurate map of the variations in Earth's gravity at locations around the world. The...
Roscosmos denies plans to launch Proton rocket from Baikonur on Sept 15 18 Aug 2013 | 11:49 pm
Moscow, Russia (Voice of Russia) Aug 19, 2013 Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) Baikonur department head Anatoly Belokon has refuted the alleged plans to launch a Proton rocket from Baikonur on Septem...
Thai villagers mistake Google worker for government snoop 15 Aug 2013 | 03:18 am
Bangkok (AFP) Aug 14, 2013 Thai villagers on Wednesday apologised for mistaking a Google worker for a government snoop as he carried out mapping for the Internet giant's "Street View" programme in a ...
Norway says no to Apple request to photograph Oslo for 3-D maps 13 Aug 2013 | 07:54 pm
Oslo, Norway (UPI) Aug 12, 2013 The Norwegian government, citing security concerns, says it has denied a request from Apple to do a 3-D mapping of the capital city of Oslo. Norway's National Security...
HI-SEAS Mission Now in its Final Days 11 Aug 2013 | 10:17 pm
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2013 The Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) is nearing the end of its 120-day mission on the northern slope of Mauna Loa. Six people have been liv...
