ATHLETE rover steps up to long desert trek
Sep 6, 2010 Science
(PhysOrg.com) -- The ATHLETE rover, currently under development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., is in the Arizona desert this month to participate in NASA's Research and Technology Studies, also known as Desert RATS. The desert tests offer a chance for a NASA-led team of en...Tags: Arizona Desert, Astronauts, Athlete, Desert Rats, Desert Tests, Desert Trek, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, Missions, Nasa, Physorg, Scientists, Technology Studies
New NASA HD app for iPad with expanded content available free
Sep 2, 2010 Science
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has unveiled NASA App HD, a new mobile application designed for the iPad.Tags: Hd, Ipad, Mobile Application, Nasa, Physorg
Cluster turns the invisible into the visible
Sep 2, 2010 Science
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cluster has spent a decade revealing previously hidden interactions between the Sun and Earth. Its studies have uncovered secrets of aurora, solar storms, and given us insight into fundamental processes that occur across the Universe. And there is more work to do.Tags: Across The Universe, Aurora, Decade, Fundamental Processes, Insight, Physorg, Solar Storms, Sun And Earth
The superwind galaxy NGC 4666 (w/ Video)
Sep 1, 2010 Science
(PhysOrg.com) -- The galaxy NGC 4666 takes pride of place at the centre of this new image, made in visible light with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. NGC 4666 is a remarkable galaxy with very vigorous star formation and an unusual "su...Tags: Chile, Esa, Further Study, Galaxy Ngc, La Silla Observatory, Meter Telescope, Mpg, New Image, Physorg, Pride Of Place, Ray Observations, Space Image, Space Telescope, Video Galaxy, Vigorous Star Formation, Visible Light, Wide Field Imager, X Ray, X Rays, Xmm Newton
NASA and ATK successfully test five-segment solid rocket motor (w/ Video)
Aug 31, 2010 Science
(PhysOrg.com) -- With a loud roar and mighty column of flame, NASA and ATK Aerospace Systems successfully completed a two-minute, full-scale test of the largest and most powerful solid rocket motor designed for flight. The motor is potentially transferable to future heavy-lift launch vehicle desi...Tags: Aerospace Systems, Atk, Flame, Heavy Lift, Launch Vehicle, Loud Roar, Nasa, Physorg, Rocket Motor, Segment, Solid Rocket, Vehicle Designs
Mozilla Firefox browser ‘Fennec’ available for Android and Nokia N900
Aug 30, 2010 Software
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mozilla has just released the next alpha version of Fennec (Firefox browser) for Android smartphones and the Nokia N900. With Firefox sync built into this release browsing history, bookmarks, passwords and form-fill data can seamlessly be shared between desktop and your mobile de...Tags: Alpha Version, Android, Desktop, Firefox Browser, History Bookmarks, Mobile Device, Mozilla Browser, Nokia, Nokia N900, Passwords, Physorg, Smartphones, Sync
Thought-controlled computers on the way: Intel
Aug 25, 2010 General
(PhysOrg.com) -- Computers controlled by the mind are going a step further with Intel's development of mind-controlled computers. Existing computers operated by brain power require the user to mentally move a cursor on the screen, but the new computers will be designed to directly read the words ...Tags: Brain Power, Cursor, Existing Computers, Intel, Intel Computers, Mind Computers, New Computers, Physorg
Richest planetary system discovered (w/ Video)
Aug 24, 2010 Science
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using ESO's world-leading HARPS instrument have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets, orbiting the Sun-like star HD 10180. The researchers also have tantalising evidence that two other planets may be present, one of which would have the lowes...Tags: Distances, Number Of Planets, Physorg, Planetary System, Planets Orbiting The Sun, Solar Planets, Solar System, Star Hd
Virginia Tech’s HokieSpeed supercomputer to rely on CPU and GPU synergies
Aug 7, 2010 Hardware & Gadgets
Virginia Tech's no stranger to housing supercomputers -- those folks strung together 324 Mac Pros back in 2008 just for kicks, giggles and "research" -- but their latest computing ...Tags: Associate Professor, Claim To Fame, Computer Science, Disciplines, End Users, Engadget, Gpu, Graphical Processing Units, Information Synthesis, Monolith, Orders Of Magnitude, Physorg, Supercomputer, Supercomputers, Supercomputing, Synergies, System X, Virginia Tech, Visual Information, Visualization
Hundreds of New Views from Telescope Orbiting Mars
Aug 4, 2010 Science
(PhysOrg.com) -- The most powerful telescopic camera ever to orbit Mars reveals a fresh crater, an ice mound, climate-recording layers and many other views in 314 newly released observations.Tags: Climate, Orbit, Orbiting Mars, Physorg, Telescope
