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NASA Hopes It's Time To Explore TitanPasadena CA (JPL) May 24, 2011 The Cassini spacecraft recently uncovered evidence that implies the possible existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon, Titan. In fact, Titan has been characterized as having one of the most Earth-like surfaces in the Solar System. If the TiME mission is flown, it may provide the first direct exploration of an ocean environment beyond Earth. The objective is to send a spacecraft to Titan which would release a lander probe. However, this probe would be like a boat, sin ... read more |
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  Satellites monitor Icelandic ash plume As Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano spews ash high into the atmosphere, satellite observations are providing essential information to advisory centres assessing the possible hazards to aviation. Th ... more | .. |
  Israel to switch Hawks for David's Sling The Israeli air force is considering phasing out its U.S.-built Raytheon Hawk surface-to-air missiles, backbone of its air-defense network since 1965, and replacing them with David's Sling, a weapon being developed by Rafael Advances Defense Systems. ... more | .. |
  Karlsruhe Invisibility Cloak: Disappearing Visibly "Seeing something invisible with your own eyes is an exciting experience," say Joachim Fischer and Tolga Ergin. For about one year, both physicists and members of the team of Professor Martin Wegene ... more | .. |
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  F-35 now 'unaffordable': Defense official The cost of building the F-35 fighter jet, set to replace a large part of the US warplane fleet, is "unaffordable" in its current version and must be reviewed, the Pentagon's top acquisition official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Achieves Major Production Milestone for Air and Missile Defense Radar Raytheon has produced the first group of S-band transmit/receive (T/R) modules for the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar program. The modules have been thoroughly tested and have prove ... more | .. |
 TerraSAR-X images Urban sprawl around Istanbul Nobody knows exactly how many people live in Istanbul, but there are thought to be about 15 million inhabitants of this city on two continents. Images from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zen ... more | .. |
  Libya rebels eye OPEC meet as oil minister 'defects' Libya's regime had its back to the wall as it faced NATO air strikes, the apparent defection of its oil minister and threats of prosecution by the International Criminal Court. ... more |
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Stratolaunch secures major funding to scale hypersonic flight services
Orion to advance IARPA system for tracking small space debris
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 Libya rebels eye OPEC meet as oil minister 'defects' Libya's regime had its back to the wall on Wednesday as it faced NATO air strikes, the apparent defection of its oil minister and threats of prosecution by the International Criminal Court. ... more | .. |
  Researchers demonstrate autonomous robots able to explore and map buildings There isn't a radio-control handset in sight as several small robots roll briskly up the hallways of an office building. Working by themselves and communicating only with one another, the vehicles d ... more | .. |
  Hall Statement on Final Flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Ralph Hall (R-TX), made the following statement after the successful launch of the STS-134 mission, representing the final mission of the ... more | .. |
 Senators press Pentagon on Russo-Iran missile work Four US senators frequently critical of the White House on national security issues pressed the Pentagon on Monday to say whether Russian entities were helping Iran develop ballistic missiles. ... more |
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  ADTI Launches High Performance Antenna Arrays Protype Program Advanced Defense Technologies has announced the Company (ADTI) in collaboration with Texas A and M University has designed and developed high performance antenna arrays from 2 GHz to 40 GHz. T ... more | .. |
 US Army's Apache fires first Hellfire missiles at sea British Army Apache helicopters have recently fired Hellfire missiles for the first time whilst flying from a Royal Navy warship. In a significant milestone in proving the capability of Apache to op ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Receives Contract to Produce Additional APG-79 AESA Radars Raytheon has received a contract from Boeing for the second procurement in the four-year Multi-Year III program to produce and deliver APG-79 active electronically scanned array radars for F/A-18 Su ... more | .. |
  Two government buildings on fire in Tripoli after blasts A security services building and the headquarters of Libya's anti-corruption agency were on fire in the capital Tripoli early Tuesday after apparently being hit in NATO air strikes. ... more |
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Keck backed team advances first graviton detector concept
Trump offers Egypt to mediate on Ethiopia dam
US to repeal the basis for its climate rules: What to know | .. |
Kadhafi arrest warrant sought despite truce offer The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor applied Monday for a warrant for Moamer Kadhafi's arrest for crimes against humanity, a day after the Libyan strongman's regime offered a truce in return for a halt to NATO-led air strikes. ... more | .. |
  India Lines Up Three PSLV Launches This Year Indian Space Research Organisation is lining up three PSLV launches from Sriharikota spaceport by October this year, its Chairman K Radhakrishnan said Friday. He said PSLV-C17 would launch GSA ... more | .. |
  Boeing to Begin Maintenance Work on SBX Missile Defense Radar Boeing will begin maintenance and upgrade activities this week in Seattle for the Sea-based X-band Radar (SBX), which arrived in port on May 10, passing through Puget Sound and Elliott Bay. SB ... more | .. |
  Israel plans big boost for spy satellites Israel has disclosed that a large, but unspecified, chunk of the funding for its upcoming multiyear defense plan will go to launching spy satellites to provide round-the-clock real-time surveillance of Iran and other "areas of interest." ... more |
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 NATO sees 'significant' gains against Kadhafi forces A NATO air offensive around key Libyan cities has significantly impacted Moamer Kadhafi's forces, halting the shelling of the rebel-held port of Misrata in the last 24 hours, the alliance said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Where is Ai Weiwei? There's still no sign of Chinese artist and regime critic Ai Weiwei, 39 days after his arrest by Chinese police, with the West unable to convince Beijing into releasing him. ... more | .. |
 NIST super-stable laser shines in minivan experiment In a step toward taking the most advanced atomic clocks on the road, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed and demonstrated a super-stable laser opera ... more | .. |
 Deepwater Horizon Spill Threatens More Species Than Legally Protected Marine species facing threats from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico far exceed those under legal protection in the United States, a new paper in the journal BioScience f ... more |
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Cleaner ship fuel is reducing lightning in key shipping lanes, research finds
Solar cycles seen in Antarctic fast ice history
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  TE MANA successfully test fires PHALANX CIWS HMNZS TE MANA has successfully test-fired her Close in Weapons System (CIWS) during exercises in the South China Sea. The CIWS (also known as a Phalanx) is a 6 barreled radar controlled 20mm m ... more | .. |
  CryoSat Greenland camp receives royal guest ESA's CryoSat team working on the Greenland ice sheet has been honoured with a visit from a Dutch delegation including HRH Prince of Orange. The visit is part of a tour to learn more about climate c ... more | .. |
  Science Highlights from Mercury's Orbit As the first spacecraft to orbit the planet Mercury, MESSENGER has the opportunity to make many observations of the Solar System's innermost planet that had not previously been possible. Each of MES ... more | .. |
  First test flight for biggest China drone China's unmanned helicopter, the Qingdao Haili V750, successfully completed a brief test flight at Weifang Tianxiang Aerospace Industry's factory in Shandong province. ... more |
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 Israel to spend $2B on missile defense Israel's announcement that it will spend $2 billion on building up its anti-missile defense system over the next few years, on top of whatever it can squeeze out of the Americans, underlines the military's deep concerns that the country faces a new kind of war. ... more | .. |
  Doppler effect found even at molecular level - 169 years after its discovery Whether they know it or not, anyone who's ever gotten a speeding ticket after zooming by a radar gun has experienced the Doppler effect - a measurable shift in the frequency of radiation based on th ... more | .. |
 All Eyes on the Shuttle Perhaps one of the most impressive images is that of a space shuttle lifting off the launch pad. But more than just an impressive sight, images play a critical role in shuttle flight safety. Each su ... more | .. |
 E. Timor rejected Chinese radar over spy fears: report East Timor rejected China's proposal to build a radar on its territory after concerns it would be used for intelligence purposes, according to WikiLeaks, a report said Tuesday. ... more |
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