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MIT project seeks to arm robotic training with data

MIT project seeks to arm robotic training with data

   The space shuttle's 45-foot robotic arm may look simple and automatic as it gracefully lifts a multi-ton satellite from the cargo bay and lets it drift off into space.

Posted : Thu, May 29, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Mapping Earth's soil moisture

Mapping Earth's soil moisture

   Professor Dara Entekhabi will lead the science team designing a NASA satellite mission to collect global soil moisture measurements and other data seen as key to improving weather, flood and drought forecasts and predictions of agricultural productivity and climate change.

Posted : Mon, Apr 28, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Academy Honors 13 For Major Contributions To Science

Academy Honors 13 For Major Contributions To Science

   The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) will honor 13 individuals with awards recognizing extraordinary scientific achievements in the areas of biology, chemistry, solar physics, ecology, mathematics, oceanography, paleontology, social sciences, and psychology.

Posted : Thu, Jan 24, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

NASA Spacecraft to Make Historic Flyby of Mercury

NASA Spacecraft to Make Historic Flyby of Mercury

   On Monday, Jan. 14, a pioneering NASA spacecraft will be the first to visit Mercury in almost 33 years when it soars over the planet to explore and snap close-up images of never-before-seen terrain.

Posted : Fri, Jan 11, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News
 
 
 
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