Tag: outer space
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Outer space demilitarization agreement threatened by new technologies
from rawstory.com: Security experts warn weaknesses in treaties and exploitation of GPS are compromising the prohibition against space weapons. Developments in satellite technologies and cyber-warfare are threatening the internationally agreed demilitarization of outer space, according to legal and security experts. Weaknesses in existing treaties and military exploitation of GPS location systems are compromising the prohibition…
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microbes from outer space
Everyone learns in school outer space is a near total vacuum – a lifeless void. Scientists suggest, otherwise, in an article at The Daily Galaxy, “Microbes Found Preadapted for Life in Space”. Scientists surmise microorganisms on Earth, could only have received radiation-resistant genes from space-voyaging ancestors. Research reveals microbes mixed with a little sandstone can…
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pope benedict makes call to outer space
from sky news: The 12 astronauts circling the Earth have received a call from Pope Benedict XVI – the first-ever papal call to space. The pontiff addressed the shuttle and station crews from the Vatican. The Pope said he admired the astronauts’ courage, discipline and commitment. He added that he hopes the condition of shuttle…