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Northrop Grumman Provides Microelectronics For ESA SpacecraftLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 01, 2010 Northrop Grumman monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) are flying aboard two state-of-the-art European Space Agency (ESA) space telescopes. The Herschel and Planck spacecraft are studying the formation of stars and galaxies, as well as relic radiation from the Big Bang. Using Herschel data, scientists earlier this year produced the most detailed images of deep space from 12 million years ago when the Universe teemed with newly formed stars. "Our high-performance MMICs enable key c ... read more |
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Paris, France (ESA) Jan 25, 2010On 2 January, Mount Nyamulagira in the Democratic Republic of Congo erupted, spewing lava from its southern flank and raising concerns that the 100 000 people in the town of Sake could be under threat. Fears were also triggered in Goma as rumours circulated that an eruption was imminent at the nearby Nyiragongo volcano, which devastated the city in 2002. Following the eruption, scien ... more 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Jan 25, 2010Following the devastating earthquake on Haiti, relief organisations require rapid, reliable and meaningful information on the local situation, the state of the infrastructure and the extent of the damage for their deployment in the disaster zone. In this context, scientists from the German Aerospace Center are giving important support by providing free access to maps of the crisis region based o ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 25, 2010A new report from the National Research Council lays out options NASA could follow to detect more near-Earth objects (NEOs) - asteroids and comets that could pose a hazard if they cross Earth's orbit. The report says the $4 million the U.S. spends annually to search for NEOs is insufficient to meet a congressionally mandated requirement to detect NEOs that could threaten Earth. Congress ma ... more |
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First Tropical Depression Of 2010 Forms In NW PacificGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 20, 2010 Tropical Depression 01W formed in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean yesterday and is now headed for a landfall in Vietnam. NASA satellite data shows that the system is weakening as it continues on its track through the South China Sea. The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite, managed by NASA and the Japanese Space Agency flew over Tropical Depression 01W (TD01W) on Monday, January 18 at 0859 UTC (3:59 a.m. ET/ 3:59 p.m. local time, Vietnam). TRMM noticed that the stor ... read more |
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