Russia, NASA Pick Astronauts for Yearlong Orbital Mission
Arctic Deep-sea Litter Doubled in Past Decade
7.11.2012, 20:16
Scientists have found that the amount of debris lying on the sea floor in the Arctic has doubled over the past decade, a biologist and deep-sea expert at the Alfred Wegener Institute for
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Cyber crooks get smart on smartphones
18.09.2012, 17:00
A Norton report says one in 10 people have experienced a cyber attack on a smartphone. It's made DW's Naomi Conrad worried about mobile banking as she goes on a journey in cyber
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Smartphones and clever apps spur photography in Germany
17.09.2012, 19:00
The classic camera is in retreat, but Smartphones, apps and digital cameras are making up for it – particularly in Germany. At Photokina, the world’s largest photography trade
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Penguins and their strange habits: RT myth-busting in Antarctica
20.05.2011, 9:57
There is a long-standing myth that Antarctic penguins flip over at the sound of a passing plane. Unable to right themselves, they risk dying a terrible death in the snow. RT’s team
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U.S. NASA sets Apr. 29 for Endeavour shuttle launch to ISS
20.04.2011, 8:29
Following a daylong flight readiness review on Tuesday the U.S. space agency has set April 29 as the date for the launch of space shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station (ISS),
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Chinese shops may soon offer 'human-like' milk from GM cows
15.04.2011, 8:25
Milk from genetically engineered cows, which is similar to human breast milk, may hit shelves of Chinese shops in about two years, China's Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
China's
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Sotheby's sells pre-Gagarin spacecraft for $2.9 million
13.04.2011, 8:17
The Vostok 3KA-2 space capsule that carried a mannequin and a dog into space as a rehearsal for Yury Gagarin's manned space mission has been sold at a Sotheby's auction for $2,882,500.
The
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50 years after Gagarin flight Russia still has star dreams - Medvedev
12.04.2011, 8:45
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hailed Yury Gagarin's flight into space 50 years as a symbolic, revolutionary event, adding that his country still dreams about "conquering"
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NASA's Messenger makes first orbital photo of Mercury
30.03.2011, 8:07
NASA's Messenger spacecraft, the first ever to enter the orbit of Mercury, has fetched its first photo, the project's website said.
The image, the first ever obtained from a spacecraft in
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NASA's Messenger spacecraft enters Mercury orbit
18.03.2011, 8:03
NASA's Messenger spacecraft has become the first to enter orbit of Mercury, the space agency said on its website on Friday.
At 03:45 Moscow time [0:45 GMT] Messenger turned off its main
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NASA extends Discovery shuttle's last mission
4.03.2011, 8:01
The Discovery shuttle will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) one day later than previously planned, the space agency said on its website.
"Space shuttle and
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NASA astronauts complete six-hour spacewalk
1.03.2011, 8:54
U.S. astronauts Steve Bowen and Alvin Drew completed a six-hour spacewalk, the first of the STS-133 mission, NASA said on its website on Tuesday.
The spacewalk, which lasted about six
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U.S. Discovery shuttle blasts off for ISS from Florida
25.02.2011, 8:02
U.S. shuttle Discovery has blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the International Space Station, NASA said on Friday.
The shuttle was launched on Thursday at 22:53 GMT
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NASA adds another shuttle flight to its schedule
21.01.2011, 8:02
NASA has set a target launch date of June 28 for its Atlantis shuttle, making it a de-facto final flight of its space shuttle fleet.
This summer's launch of the Atlantis will not be
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