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Meet the 'swarmies'--Robotics Answer to Bugs
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Meet the 'swarmies'--Robotics Answer to Bugs

Researchers are developing software that instructs small, wheeled robots to work together in searching an area for a particular material. 

Voyager Map Details Neptune's Strange Moon Triton
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Voyager Map Details Neptune's Strange Moon Triton

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft gave humanity its first close-up look at Neptune and its moon Triton in the summer of 1989.

As Seen By Rosetta: Comet Surface Variations
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As Seen By Rosetta: Comet Surface Variations

A new image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko shows the diversity of surface structures on the comet's nucleus.

Oco-2 Data to Lead Scientists Forward Into the Past
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Oco-2 Data to Lead Scientists Forward Into the Past

NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, which launched on July 2, will soon be providing about 100,000 high-quality measurements each day of carbon dioxide concentrations...

Sun Sends More 'tsunami Waves' to Voyager 1
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Sun Sends More 'tsunami Waves' to Voyager 1

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced a new "tsunami wave" from the sun as it sails through interstellar space.

Seeking Reality in the Future of Aeronautical Simulation
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Seeking Reality in the Future of Aeronautical Simulation

Computer simulation software is being used to help design future airliners that will cut fuel consumption, reduce polluting emissions, and fly more quietly. 

Managing the Deluge of 'big Data' From Space
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Managing the Deluge of 'big Data' From Space

Researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are developing new strategies for managing large and complex data streams. 

Century-Old Science Helps Confirm Global Warming
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Century-Old Science Helps Confirm Global Warming

A new NASA and university analysis of ocean data collected more than 135 years ago by the crew of the HMS Challenger oceanographic expedition provides further confirmation...

Microsoft and Nasa Bring Mars Down to Earth Through the Worldwide Telescope
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Microsoft and Nasa Bring Mars Down to Earth Through the Worldwide Telescope

Today, Microsoft Research and NASA are providing an entirely new experience to users of the WorldWide Telescope, which will allow visitors to interact with and...
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