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Hungary's Toxic Sludge Pond: Before and After

(Oct. 11) -- Google has released before-and-after satellite images of the area in Hungary that was deluged by a flood of toxic sludge last week. The caustic substance, which is a byproduct of aluminum processing, is partially made up of iron oxide, giving it a red color. And now the once verdant area around the Hungarian...

Air Force Considers New Space Plane

(Sept. 20) -- In less than two decades, the Air Force may be using something akin to a space plane to place its satellites in space, according to a new report. The Air Force recently revealed at least a few details of what had been a classified study of its future reusable launch system, according to Aviation Week & Space...

NASA Preps Quest for 'Holy Grail of Hurricane Science'

(Aug. 5) -- We know when they form, where they form and where they are likely to go, but the "why" and "how" and "how strong" of hurricanes remain something of a mystery. That ambiguity won't stand for much longer if NASA has anything to say about it, however. This month, the agency better known for its space-faring...

Turns Out, 'Zombie Satellite' Not as Evil as It Appeared

(July 15) -- It may have captured the imagination of science-fiction enthusiasts around the world, but fears that an out-of-control "zombie satellite" could wreak havoc in space have turned out to be largely unfounded, according to the company that owns it. "There was some panic originally," Steve Good, Intelsat's global...

Junkyard Circling the Earth Is Growing, Scientists Say

(April 17) -- Imagine half a million marbles circling Earth -- a sort of celestial obstacle course for the International Space Station, shuttles and satellites. That's the increasingly problematic issue of orbital debris. The objects can be as big as a defunct satellite, but -- traveling at speeds of 17,500 miles an hour...

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WATCH: Asteroid Comes Oh-So-Close To Satellites

Space scientists at NASA have an eye on asteroid 2012 DA14 .

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Gogo and AeroSat get friendly on Ku-band, bring international in-flight WiFi closer

Gogo has a virtual lock on in-flight WiFi for the US, but most of us forget that everything goes dark the moment you decide to cross the border.

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Fate Of Canadian Satellite Project Unclear

Industry Minister Christian Paradis says Canada is committed to a project that would see the construction of new satellites, but the company contracted to design the Radarsat Constellation says it's losing engineers and scientists because the government isn't spending the money required to actually build them.

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Kay Koplovitz: Arthur C. Clarke Inspired MeThen; Peter Diamandis Inspires Me Now: Lessons in Abundance and Exponential Thinking

I didn't know about the concept of abundance or exponential thinking as I embarked on my career in the '70s.

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Spring NASA Photos: Satellite Images Seen From Space

With the onset of spring comes first the buds on trees and then the riot of green leaves, which is so pervasive it can even be seen from space.

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05/30/12 Kinect launches into space to detect flailing... Source: Digital Spy Microsoft 's Kinect sensor is being used to construct twin satellites that can dock together in mid-orbit.
05/30/12 Satellites Now Used to Pinpoint Populations Struck By... Source: TMCnet And now they are being used to estimate a city's population from space when hurricanes or tsunamis or earthquakes devastate regions, to help speed up medical and disaster relief efforts.
05/30/12 How Consumer Electronics Will Drive Space Exploration Source: Big Think Several space engineering companies are taking advantage of the power, size and price of modern consumer electronics to create a new generation of satellites.
05/30/12 'Space archeologist' uses satellites to peer into the... Source: NBC - WPTZ NewsChannel 5 - Plattsburgh NY As children, everyone dreams of finding a long-lost city, or countless archaeological treasures much like the ones discovered by Howard Carter in the tomb of Tutankhamen.
05/30/12 Iran unveils domestically manufactured satellite... Source: Tehran Times - Iran During a ceremony held on Wednesday in Tehran, a domestically designed and manufactured satellite navigation system, named the Nasir 1, was unveiled.