Thursday 11 April 2013

Has Lockheed Martin Developed a Quantum Computer ...

Lockheed Martin may have developed a working quantum computer, the D-Wave . ... taking computing into the strange, subatomic realm of quantum mechanics.

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Quantum Physics? Elusive Gravitational Waves? – Science Club ...






Einstein came up with the special and general theories of relativity and created the seeds for ...

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Scientists await new worlds as Cern collider is refitted






GENEVA: As two yellow-helmeted electricians rise slowly on a hoist from the cavern floor to check cabling on a huge red magnet, Cern scientist Marc Goulette makes clear he sees cosmic significance in their task. "When this refit is completed," he says, ...

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NASA Announces Plan for Capturing Asteroid






The capture would be performed robotically, and the relocated asteroid would become a destination for astronauts to explore—and, possibly, for space entrepreneurs to mine. The idea may sound more like science fiction than national policy, but it ...

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FAA's supercomputer will be first 'tourist' in space

I really didn't think we were that close to space tourism, but apparently tickets will go on sale soon, at least after all the pesky little safety issues are dealt with. Then there's the fact that there's not really anywhere to go off-planet right now ...

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CERN physicist Tom Whyntie explains the universe for beginners






The video by Tom Whyntie, a physicist at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), breaks it down for beginners, explaining what happened right after the Big Bang. He shows how scientists study by replicating the heat, energy and activity ...

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Shaking ExoMars

Space science image of the week: the ExoMars Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module undergoes vibration tests at ESA’s ESTEC test centre

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Herschel images

Recent images from ESA's Herschel space observatory

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Mars Images

New images of the Red Planet's Thaumasia region by ESA's Mars Express

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Exploring Saturn

Recent Cassini images of the ringed planet and its enigmatic moons

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Top nuclear scientist visits Liverpool

CERN, based at Geneva, Switzerland, operates the world's largest particle research laboratory, in which the University of Liverpool has long had a major involvement. CERN's main function is to provide particle accelerators, such as the the Large Hadron ...

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Explosive crater twins on Mars


Dramatic underground explosions, perhaps involving ice, are responsible for the pits inside these two large martian impact craters, imaged by ESA’s Mars Express on 4 January.



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Space Travel Shown To Increase Risk Of Cancer

As we prepare to enter the age of space tourism, researchers believe it might be healthier to stay on Earth. In a new study, scientists found that mice exposed to 56Fe radiation, a high-energy radiation prevalent in space, developed tumors in their ...

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NASA's Curiosity rover says Mars missing most of its atmosphere

NASA's Mars mission Curiosity rover has found out that Mars is missing most of its atmosphere. Much to the dismay of those who were planning to shift bag and baggage to the 'Red Planet' following the discovery of an atmosphere suitable to life, the ...

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Space Flights seem to be uncertain






cw sxc space expedition corporation WILLEMSTAD – Michiel Mol, CEO of Space Expedition Corporation, is unsure whether Hato Airport will be available for space tourism flights. This was reported by the ANP news agency. The current policymakers in ...

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'Research at CERN-From the Highest Energies to the Smallest Particles': CERN ...

A new era of discoveries in particle physics began with the start of collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in 2009. Scientists use the 27-kilometer-round LHC to collide protons and lead ions at nearly the speed of light and record ...

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The beginning of the Universe explained in just three minutes

The beginning of the Universe explained in just three minutes. Really loving this fantastic three-minute intro to the early days of the Universe, narrated by CERN physicist Tom Whyntie. The video comes via the good folks at TEDEd, who pair world-class ...

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White House budget could impact NASA's Mars rover program

The president's 2014 budget request includes a whack at a high-profile element of NASA: Planetary science, including the Mars program that last year put the rover Curiosity on the red planet. The White House proposal, which trims NASA's overall budget ...

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NASA's Rover Curiosity Reveals Mars Losing Atmosphere






Nasa's Mars rover Curiosity has reported that the Red planet has lost a large part of its original atmosphere and is gradually turning cold. This image shows the first holes into rock drilled by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, with drill tailings around ...

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