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India plans to launch satellite mapping service on website

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to launch its own satellite imaging system on its website within six months, according to the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) on Thursday. “We are going to launch our own satellite images on the … Continue reading

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Venturing to Venus

An artist’s rendering of the Venus Express. An artist’s rendering of the Venus Express. In the twilight sky, low on the horizon, glows a brilliant body. Occasionally mistaken for a UFO, the planet is actually our nearest neighbor and Earth’s … Continue reading

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Quake hits Asia with huge internet blackouts

If you’ve been wondering what’s up with your Asia-based guild members on WoW, here’s what: a nasty earthquake near Taiwan disrupted all six major undersea fiber optic cables on Wednesday, and knocked out internet for nearly all of Asia, with … Continue reading

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China quake death toll rises above 8,700

CHENGDU, China – A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central China, killing more than 8,700 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth in the country’s worst quake in three decades. … Continue reading

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