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June 10, 2014

Space weather report for an alien world
Paris (ESA) Jun 10, 2014
For the first time, ESA is providing regular space-weather reports for a spacecraft orbiting another planet. When your spacecraft is surfing deep into the atmosphere of an alien world, you need the latest information on conditions that could affect your trajectory. If that planet is Venus, that means knowing what's happening on our Sun in real time, because solar activity can greatly influence conditions like atmospheric density and the radiation environment at Earth's closest neighbour. Sin ... read more

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				Russia may join forces with China to compete with US, European satnavs Russia and China are eyeing a number of joint high-tech projects, ranging from creation of a new long-range passenger plane to joining forces on a satellite navigation system to compete with America ... more		Russia Says GLONASS Accuracy Could Be Boosted to Two Feet GLONASS accuracy could be boosted from nine to two feet by 2020, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said at the "Tekhnoprom" forum in Novosibirsk. "In 2013, our main task was to ens ... more

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Supercomputer emulates teenager to pass 'Turing Test' A Russian supercomputer posing as a 13-year-old boy has convinced judges that it is human, becoming the first to pass the "Turing Test" in a historic moment in artificial intelligence, British scientists said. ... more		Here come the 'brobots' A team of researchers at the University of Twente (Netherlands) and German University in Cairo (Egypt) has developed sp*rm-inspired microrobots, which can be controlled by oscillating weak magnetic ... more		Five European NATO powers vow to tackle 'hybrid threats' Colombia inks $4.3 bn deal to buy Swedish warplanes US to hold new military exercises with Trinidad and Tobago		Dell's COTS technologies used for X-47B system Dell is spotlighting the role of its data center solutions in the U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman program for the X-47B unmanned combat air system. ... more
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	Eurofighter jet crashes in Spain, pilot killed A Eurofighter jet crashed while attempting to land at an air base in southwestern Spain on Monday, killing its pilot, the defence ministry said. ... more		New honor for Global Hawk UAS The U.S. Air Force's award for excellence in aircraft sustainment has been awarded to the service's RQ-4 Global Hawk program. ... more

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