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Now, your iPhone to act as chemical detector

Washington, November 29 (ANI): If scientists have their way, then smartphones like the iPhone may double up as chemical sensors that can transmit alerts to first responders about the release of dangerous chemicals.

According to a report in Live Science, a NASA scientist has unveiled a postage-stamp-sized sensor that can plug into an iPhone and [...]

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Martian water may have flowed as slurries of mud, not as trickling streams

Sydney, November 3 (ANI): A recent NASA report has suggested that Martian water most likely flowed as slurries of mud rather than trickling streams.

According to ABC News, the report, which compared signs of recent water activity in gullies on Mars with similar deposits on Earth, has implications for [...]

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New game lets you take virtual space station spacewalks

Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): A new game has been developed by NASA to give young people an “out of this world” virtual opportunity to experience the thrill of working on a mission to the International Space Station from their computers.

Station Spacewalk is based on actual work astronauts performed during the course of several NASA missions.

“It’s [...]

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NASA picks up new target for collecting water on moon

London, September 29 (ANI): After the discovery of water on the Moon, scientists have picked a new target for the planned October 9 crash of a NASA spacecraft into a crater near the Moon’s south pole, in the hopes of gathering water ice.

Earlier, the Lunar Crater Remote Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) was going to [...]

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NASA selects spot where it will search for water on the moon

Washington, September 9 (ANI): NASA has selected the target crater where its LCROSS spacecraft will search for water on the moon.

The announcement of the target location where the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, and its spent Centaur rocket will hit in October, will be made on Friday, September 11, in the main [...]

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