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Orbital Sciences Corporation
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Two of Orbital Sciences Corporation facilities, including the company's headquarters, were searched by US federal investigators on Thursday as part of a probe into the aerospace company's contracting practices.
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Mount Soputan
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The volcanic 5,800-foot Mount Soputan erupted in central Indonesia on Thursday, sending plumes of smoke and ash 5,000 feet into the air and covering the nearby villages in soot. Residents living near the crater of Mount Soputan, located on Sulawesi island, had been evacuated before the blast an...
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Warren Rupp Observatory
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Visitors have an opportunity to see the universe Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Warren Rupp Observatory. The excitement of staring into space to visit the galaxies, black holes, stars, planets or the solar system is something that can be shared by the entire family at no charge. Public nights are held on the...
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Makhtesh Ramon
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Makhtesh Ramon (Ramon Crater) is a geological feature of Israel's Negev desert. Located at the peak of Mount Negev, some 85 km south of the city of Beersheba, the landform is not actually an impact crater from a meteor, but rather is the world's largest makhtesh. The crater is 40 km long and 2-10 km wide...
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DMCii and 21AT
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China and UK strike space deal Chinese and UK companies have agreed a deal that will result in three high-resolution Earth observation spacecraft being built to map China's extraordinary growth from orbit. The deal was penned between Guildford satellite imagery provider DMCii and Beijing-base...
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Plesetsk Cosmodrome
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Plesetsk Cosmodrome is located about 800 km north of Moscow and south of Arkhangelsk
At the beginning of the 1960, US intelligence has already placed Plesetsk high up in the list of suspected ICBM sites. Francis Gary Powers' reconnaissance flight on May 1, 1960, which resulted in famous U-2 inc...
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Montauk Observatory
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Montauk Observatory seeks home for $30G telescope The $30,000 telescope a Montauk astronomy group bought is a marvel, a high-powered instrument for seeing deep into space from the darkness of Long Island's eastern tip. Now, it just needs a home. [url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suf...
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Anushandhitsu Chokro
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I first heard about Anushandhitsu Chokro ("Circle of Inquiring Minds", henceforth abbreviated as Achokro) from Dr. Dipen Bhattacharya, who teaches physics and astronomy at California's Riverside Community College. Dipen is also a research professor at University of California R...
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Chilbolton Observatory
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The Chilbolton Observatory is home to CFARR, the Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research. CFARR provides the UK and European science communities with advanced radars and other ground-based remote sensing facilities in support of high quality atmospheric science, radar and rad...
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A sophisticated security system has been installed at Edinburgh's Royal Observatory to protect millions of pounds worth of equipment from vandals.
Motion sensors and access control panels have been installed on all doors at the facility on Blackford Hill.
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Saudi Arabia Earthquake
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Western regions of Saudi Arabia may be at risk from an unusual type of earthquake caused by failed volcanic eruptions, according to a team of Saudi and US scientists. They analysed some of the thousands of mini-earthquakes that hit the region in spring 2009, after a volcano eruption failed but still...
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Mathematics
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The Dawn of Math For ancient civilizations, knowing math was a matter of life and death. To build city walls that could repel raiding tribes required geometry. To build irrigation ditches or develop a calendar that would tell when to plant crops required complex calculations. Some ancients went fo...
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Hayden Planetarium Space Theatre
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Megantic Observatory
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Observatory atop Mont Mégantic has a strong attraction for stargazers Starry skies are a star attraction of this remote corner of Quebec by the Maine woods, far from night sky glow that blots them out in settled areas. Seizing on the angle, Mégantic region's tourist guide bears a Reach for the Stars s...
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Highland Road Observatory
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The observatory celebrated the 10th anniversary of the discovery of 11739 Baton Rouge at a small party Saturday evening. The gathering also marked the return of its 20-inch reflector, the telescope which was used to discover the asteroids, after it was sent to Pennsylvania for cleaning and resur...
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