May 24, 2011
An Eumetsat image shows the ash cloud (reddish colour) billowing from Grimsvoetn, Iceland's most active volcano. A plume of ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano headed for Britain Tuesday, forcing flight cancellations and a change in US President Barack Obama’s travel plans. The eruption of Grimsvoetn has raised concerns over a repeat of last year’s [...]
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April 11, 2011
Simulated image of anticipated nuclear fallout from Japan released by the Ministry of Science and Technology on Sunday (April 10) A plume from Japan’s quake-crippled nuclear power plant would enter Vietnam Saturday night, but wouldn’t pose risks to human health, Vietnamese scientists said.  According to a group in charge of handling information related to the [...]
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November 14, 2009
Preliminary data from LCROSS indicated that the mission had successfully uncovered water during the Oct. 9 impacts into the permanently shadowed region of Cabeus crater near the moon’s south pole A “significant amount” of frozen water has been found on the moon, the US space agency NASA said Friday.(Xinhua/AFP File Photo)“We’re unlocking the mysteries of our [...]
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October 19, 2009
One week after the impact of the LCROSS probe, NASA scientists have finally found a debris plume created by the impact in the data, proving their moon strike worthwhile after all. NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) impact view is seen in this image released on October 9, 2009. Two U.S. spacecraft were [...]
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