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New Studio Cinipix to Shoot Film Footage in Outer Space
ReutersMay 20 (TheWrap.com) - Cinipix, a new Hollywood studio run by Todd Slater, will send a ship into space to shoot footage for its upcoming film "Newcomers." This marks the first Hollywood involvement in a private space mission. Former NASA astronaut... -
Sun fires off fourth major solar flare of the week--more expected
There she goes again! The same region of the sun that brought you three powerful solar flares in a 24-hour span from Sunday night to Monday evening let loose Tuesday night with another explosive flash of ultraviolet radiation and sent tons of its own...
Tags: Astronomy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Solar Storms (2012)
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Mars rover Opportunity breaks distance record; what took so long?
After nine years on the job, NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity has finally broken a 40-year-old record for the longest distance driven on another world. The Mars rover Opportunity has been exploring the Red Planet’s surface since landing in...
Tags: NASA Mars Exploration Program
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Boca Raton businesses make 'top 50' ranking of women-owned firms
Two women who are business owners in Boca Raton have never met, but would likely have a lot to talk about over lunch. Terry Lehmann and Barbara Levine both founded successful businesses that were named in May to a "Top 50" list of flourishing women-owned...Tags: Sales, Business, Justice System, Boca Raton, Lawyers
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Watch: Space rock strikes moon with force of 5 tons of TNT
The biggest explosion ever recorded on the moon was caused by a space rock roughly the size of a beach ball. It weighed 80 pounds and was just over 1 foot wide, but it was going incredibly fast, traveling through space at speeds of 56,000 mph. And...
Tags: Explosions, Space Programs, Science and Technology, Weaponry, Emergency Incidents
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NASA rover Curiosity drills into second Martian rock; prepares to study it in detail
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — NASA's Curiosity rover drills again. The space agency said Monday that Curiosity has bored a hole in a second rock and will transfer a pinch of powder to its onboard laboratories later this week for analysis. Sunday's drill... -
Impacto de meteorito genera destello de luz en la luna
ReutersPor Irene Klotz CABO CAÑAVERAL, EEUU, 17 mayo (Reuters) - Un telescopio que apunta a la luna ha capturado imágenes de una roca de 40 kilogramos impactando la superficie lunar y generando un destello de luz, dijeron el viernes científicos de la NASA.... -
RNA was a key ingredient in primordial soup that led to life
How did we go from a lifeless Earth with no oxygen to a planet teeming with life and that essential element? Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found one crucial clue: iron and RNA. The team managed to re-create conditions of life on...Tags: Biology, Biotechnology Industry, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry
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Wind blasts on Neptune, Uranus may shed light on exoplanet weather
Inscrutable ice giants Neptune and Uranus have only a thin rind of windy weather over their fluid contents, a team of planetary scientists say. The research published in the journal Nature relies on decades-old data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft -- and...
Tags: NASA Voyager Program, Science, University of Oxford, Science and Technology, University of Arizona
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NASA to lease old KSC shuttle pad for commercial launches
WASHINGTON -- An old space shuttle launch pad at Kennedy Space Center soon could be home to commercial rockets under a plan announced Friday by NASA. The agency plans to lease what's known as Pad 39A to prospective tenants. Possible candidates include...Tags: SpaceX, Kennedy Space Center, Orion Space Mission
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Nanotube factory setting up shop in Newport News
TidewaterBizA maker of heat-resistant nanotube fiber moved into a facility near Oyster Point in Newport News. BNNT, LLC is in the process of setting up equipment, including a laser, in its factory at 300 Ed Wright Lane after finalizing financing with a group of...Tags: Science and Technology, Nanotechnology, Plant Openings, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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