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Mapping Japan's Changed Landscape From SpaceParis, France (ESA) Mar 17, 2011 Following the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on 11 March, satellite imagery has been vital in providing a clear picture of the extent of devastation to aid the relief effort now underway. In response to this event, which turned out to be the biggest earthquake Japan has suffered in living memory, the International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters' was triggered by the Cabinet Office of Japan the same day the earthquake struck. As a result, satellite images from several space ... read more |
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 NASA Satellites Show Towering Thunderstorms NASA's Aqua and TRMM satellites are providing data to scientists about the Southern Atlantic Ocean Sub-tropical Storm Arani, a rare occurrence in the southern ocean. Rainfall data and cloud top temp ... more | .. |
  NASA's Hubble Rules Out One Alternative To Dark Energy Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have ruled out an alternate theory on the nature of dark energy after recalculating the expansion rate of the universe to unprecedented accuracy. ... more | .. |
  Diplomats say new Iran weapons materials seized South Korea and Singapore have intercepted suspected nuclear and weapons materials bound for Iran that breach UN sanctions imposed on the Islamic republic, diplomats said Thursday. ... more | .. |
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  Joint STARS Demos Multispectral Intelligence Sensor Integrated Into New KAB With the goal of reducing the sensor-to-shooter timeline to just minutes and expanding airborne ground surveillance command and control, Northrop Grumman has completed the installation and testing o ... more | .. |
  Britain won't scrap spy planes Two British spy planes planned to have been retired this month will be kept in service for at least three additional months. ... more | .. |
  Wheels Up for Extensive Survey of Arctic Ice Researchers and flight crew arrived in Thule, Greenland, on Monday, March 14, for the start of NASA's 2011 Operation IceBridge, an airborne mission to study changes in Arctic polar ice. This year's ... more | .. |
  Oil prices dive on Japan nuclear disaster fears Crude oil prices plunged Tuesday as fears grew over a potential nuclear disaster in Japan. ... more |
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Aalyria spacetime platform tapped for AFRL space data network trials
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 DLR Releases Satellite Images Of Japanese Disaster Area After the severe earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters' was activated on the morning of the 11 March 2011. All participating institutions were asked t ... more | .. |
 NASA Images Tsunami Impact Across Northeastern Japan The extent of inundation from the destructive and deadly tsunami triggered by the March 11, 2011, magnitude 8.9 earthquake centered off Japan's northeastern coast about 130 kilometers (82 miles) eas ... more | .. |
  Multispectral Intelligence Sensor Integrated Into E-8C Keel Accessory Bay With the goal of reducing the sensor-to-shooter timeline to just minutes and expanding airborne ground surveillance command and control, Northrop Grumman has completed the installation and testing o ... more | .. |
  Asteroid 2005 YU55 To Approach Earth Nov 8 2011 Near-Earth asteroid 2005 YU55 will pass within 0.85 lunar distances from the Earth on November 8, 2011. The upcoming close approach by this relatively large 400 meter-sized, C-type asteroid presents ... more |
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  Testing Mars Missions In Morocco "This site is called Moon 2," says Gian Gabriele Ori of the International Research School of Planetary Sciences (IRSPS). He pauses, looks around, and then says with a laugh, "I don't remember the re ... more | .. |
  No-fly zone plan will be presented March 15: Clinton A plan aimed at establishing a no-fly zone over Libya will be presented March 15 to NATO, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  IAI unveils tilt-rotor 'Ghost' UAV Israel Aerospace Industries, a major manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, has unveiled a tilt-rotor drone dubbed "the Ghost" that weights just less than 9 pounds and is virtually silent. ... more | .. |
  Hawaii Astronomers Keep Tabs On Asteroid Apophis On January 31 University of Hawaii at Manoa astronomers used the UH 2.2-meter telescope on Mauna Kea to take the first new images in over three years of the potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroid ... more |
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Hydrogen nuclei experiment sharpens view of quarks inside matter
Oak Ridge team plans powerful test facility for next generation fusion components
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 Dawn Gets Vesta Target Practice There is an old chestnut about a pedestrian who once asked a virtuoso violinist near Carnegie Hall how to get to the famed concert venue. The virtuoso's answer: practice! The same applies to N ... more | .. |
 NASA And Other Satellites Keeping Busy With This Week's Severe Weather Satellites have been busy this week covering severe weather across the U.S. Today, the GOES-13 satellite and NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of the huge stretch of clouds associated with a h ... more | .. |
 Prolific NASA Orbiter Reaches Five-Year Mark NASA's versatile Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which began orbiting Mars five years ago on March 10, has radically expanded our knowledge of the Red Planet and is now working overtime. The miss ... more | .. |
  Libya has mustard gas, lacks delivery systems: monitor Libya still has over 10 tonnes of mustard gas years after signing a treaty banning chemical weapons, but has destroyed the weapons systems for using them, a watchdog organization said Thursday. ... more |
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 NATO sends ships to Libya, mulls no-fly zone NATO agreed Thursday to send more ships towards Libya's coast but put off any decision on imposing a no-fly zone against the regime, saying it needed a clear legal mandate for military action. ... more | .. |
 New EU sanctions, NATO meets on Libya The European Union Thursday extended sanctions against the Libyan regime as NATO members discussed military action to help stop the fighting in the North African country. ... more | .. |
  China returns to trade deficit in February China said Thursday it had returned to a trade deficit in February for the first time in nearly a year, as the world's number two economy tries to wean itself off reliance on exports. ... more | .. |
  Costs for F-35 fighter jets to soar: Canadian watchdog Canada significantly overpaid for new fighter jets jointly developed with the United States and its allies, a parliamentary watchdog said Thursday. ... more |
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Ancient nitrogen enzyme study illuminates early Earth conditions and life detection
Cleaner ship fuel is reducing lightning in key shipping lanes, research finds
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 NASA Warns Ice Melt Speeding Up The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are losing mass at an accelerating pace, according to a new NASA-funded satellite study. The findings of the study - the longest to date of changes in polar ic ... more | .. |
 US to put military radar on Canada border: Senators The US government will place military-grade radar along the border with Canada to thwart low-flying aircraft used to smuggle illegal drugs onto US soil, senators who sought the deployment said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 No need to attack Libya defences for no-fly zone: Britain British Defence Secretary Liam Fox said Thursday there were alternatives to wiping out Libya's air defence system to implement a no-fly zone. ... more | .. |
 UK Technology Scans The Skies For Space Hazards UK space surveillance technology is being used in ESA's first co-ordinated space tracking campaign - part of a larger programme to provide up to date and accurate information on space hazards in Ear ... more |
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 New Design Of Through-Wall Radar Enables Increased Covert Surveillance Leading technology product design and development firm, Cambridge Consultants, has launched the latest evolution of its popular Prism through-wall radar product line. The Prism 200c is a lightweight ... more | .. |
  Improved Method Developed To Locate Ships In Storms There are already systems that detect ships at sea, but a group of engineers from the UAH, led by the researcher Raul Vicen, has introduced a new development, involving "the use of artificial intell ... more | .. |
 Premature to arm Libya rebels: White House The United States said Monday it was considering whether to arm the Libyan opposition but said it would be premature to do so now, amid rising pressure on the White House over the crisis. ... more | .. |
 Sukhoi flies second T-50 prototype The second T-50 fighter prototype by Russia's Sukhoi Co. successfully completed its first flight for testing of its stability and propulsion system. ... more |
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