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Space hotel will offer view from the topThe Galactic Suite Space Resort is reportedly on track for a grand opening in 2012 - and if you have a few million bucks to spare, you can book your place today. [VIDEO]
iol.co.za Tuesday, November 03, 2009How Noise Can Help Quantum EntanglementWouldn’t it be nice to be an electron? Then you, too, could take advantage of the marvels of quantum mechanics, such as being in two places at once--very handy for juggling the competing demands of modern life. Alas, physicists have long spoiled the fantasy by saying that quantum mechanics applies only to microscopic things.Yet that is a myth. In the modern view that has gained traction in the past decade, you don’t see quantum effects in everyday life not because you are big, per se, but because those effects are camouflaged by their own sheer complexity. They are there if you know how to look, and physicists have been realizing that they show up in the macroscopic world more than they thought. “The standard arguments may be too pessimistic as to the survival of quantum effects,” says Nobel laureate physicist Anthony Leggett of the
university of Illinois. [More]
Scientific American Tuesday, November 03, 2009How astronomy freed the computer from its chains(Science in Public) The 2009 Australian Prime Minister's Prize for Science goes to astronomer/engineer Dr. John O'Sullivan.When you use Wi-Fi?at home, in the office or at the airport?you are using patented technology born of his work.His team created a technology that made the wireless LAN fast and robust. And their solution came from his efforts to hear the faint radio whispers of exploding black holes.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, November 03, 2009Deep Space Objects Guide Earth's GPS SystemQuasars used as signposts to measure positioning of GPS satellites.
SPACE.com Tuesday, November 03, 2009Emission Impossible?: Is Dark Matter Behind the Hazy Radiation at the Milky Way's Center?A haze of radiation at the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy that appears in sky maps taken by two spacecraft at two different wavelengths likely results from a population of high-energy electrons, according to a new analysis of gamma rays in the galaxy. Curiously, some researchers maintain, those electrons are not readily explained by known astrophysical processes--and work is under way to determine if dark matter particles might be responsible. [More]
Scientific American Tuesday, November 03, 2009Shedding light on the cosmic skeleton(ESO) Astronomers have tracked down a gigantic, previously unknown assembly of galaxies located almost seven billion light-years away from us. The discovery, made possible by combining two of the most powerful ground-based telescopes in the world, is the first observation of such a prominent galaxy structure in the distant Universe, providing further insight into the cosmic web and how it formed.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, November 03, 2009Stellar deal: NASA awards $2 million to X Prize winners for helping develop a lunar landerLess than one month after NASA crashed its Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) into the moon's surface in order to analyze the resulting plume of debris for signs of water , the U.S. space agency is handing out nearly $2 million on Thursday to engineers developing technology for a much softer landing on the lunar surface as part of the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander X Prize Challenge . [More]
Scientific American Tuesday, November 03, 2009Lunar Landers Take FlightAfter a suspenseful race to the finish, NASA handed out a $1 million prize to Masten Space Systems. The company, based in California, participated in the Northrup Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. The Armadillo team out of Texas earned the $500,000 second place prize. Each team that competed had to design, build and fly a module from one landing pad to another, and then return. They only had 135 minutes to complete the tasks, and were judged based on the precision and accuracy of their landings. The Masten team had difficulty getting their craft ready to fly for their scheduled attempts on Wednesday and Thursday. However, the judges allowed the team to worth through the night and attempt a flight on Friday, which turned out to be the winning attempt. The spirit of the competition was similar to that of the $10 million Ansari X-prize, where groups competed to build a privately funded manned space craft. The hope is that new technology will be developed privately, allowing advancement to
About Tuesday, November 03, 2009Injected cells stop body from attacking selfA virtually unlimited supply of rare cells can now be produced in the lab to fight diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis in mice
Newscientist.com Tuesday, November 03, 2009MediaScape Launches Cignal HD On SES WORLD SKIES' NSS-11 SatelliteThe Hague, Netherlands (SPX) Nov 04, 2009 - SES WORLD SKIES has
announced at the CASBAA Convention in Hong Kong that it has concluded a new multi-year agreement with MediaScape, Inc to provide an additional transponder of capacity on the NSS-11 satellite at the orbital location of 108.2 degrees East.
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