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Tuesday, 22 September 2009 |
According to an Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) study, dementia, which includes Alzheimer’s disease, should nearly double, from 35 million people around the world in 2010, to 65.7 million in 2030.
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Monday, 21 September 2009 |
The H-2 Transfer Vehicle 1 (HTV-1), the first Japanese cargo ship to the International Space Station, arrived at 3:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 1947 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), on Thursday, September 17, 2009, with a appreciative 'hello' from the ISS crew.
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Sunday, 20 September 2009 |
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is just beginning its mission to explore the Moon. One of its instruments has already indicated that hydrogen (a component of water) is present at the south pole but in unexpected places: at warm spots that receive sunlight (and not just within the bitterly cold impact craters).
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Saturday, 19 September 2009 |
An international team of scientists found a small meteorite on the giant Nullarbor Plain, but even more amazing was the fact that they were able to retrace its orbit back to its parent asteroid.
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Friday, 18 September 2009 |
Australian scientists prove that stormwater can be filtered with natural and human-engineered means so that it is as safe as water purified by traditional means. As an added plus, the process is less expensive and causes fewer environmental concerns that usual water treatment processes. So, drink up!
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Thursday, 17 September 2009 |
Astronomers have found over 300 exosolar planets (or exoplanets, those orbiting about stars other than the Sun). However, they have all been gaseous objects without a solid surface. For the first time, a rocky exoplanet has been discovered.
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 |
A University of Massachusetts study has shown what happens to the quality and quantity of interactions between parents and young children when the television is on in the background.
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 |
The Chinese space agency China National Space Administration (CNSA) began construction of its fourth space center on Monday, September 14, 2009. The Wenchang Satellite Launch Center is expected to greatly expand China's ability to launch heavier payloads into space.
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Monday, 14 September 2009 |
A University of Washington study has found the bacterium Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, in marine water and beach sand on the coast of Washington and California—the first time the superbug has ever been discovered on beaches.
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Sunday, 13 September 2009 |
The collision site for the NASA spacecraft Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) has been selected by a team of lunar scientists. The lunar crater selected for the impact is called Cabeus A.
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Sunday, 13 September 2009 |
NASA announced on September 11, 2009, that its Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission is being dedicated to the memory of legendary newscaster Walter Cronkite.
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