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10 most important world events of 2009
February 22, 20111. Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th, and first African American, President of the United States. Moreover, in October 2009, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy...
EPA unveils air quality check tools
November 20, 2007The same technology that allows computer users to zoom in on satellite pictures of their homes is now available to learn about air quality, U.S. regulators say. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made available Monday two tools that let computer...
Russia launches telecom satellite
November 18, 2007The Russian space agency Sunday launched a telecommunications satellite into orbit from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. A Proton-M carrier rocket launched the Sirius 4 Ku/Ka-band satellite, which has a 15-year service life and carries 54...
Japan lunar orbiter frees mini-satellite
October 10, 2007Japan's unmanned lunar orbiter has started taking pictures and released a miniature satellite to help map the moon. The Kaguya lunar craft, launched Sept. 14, jettisoned the first of its two 110-pound "baby" satellites Monday, Space.com...
- September 17, 2007
European Space Agency satellites show sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk to its lowest level in 30 years. Researchers say the ice melt may open the Northwest Passage, which has historically been impassable by boat. "The reduction in just one...