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News | Archive (10 September 2008) [Page 3]
IBM supercomputer Blue Gene/P boosts Bulgaria's advance towards knowledge-based economy
— 14:59 GMT | TechnologyThe Bulgarian State Agency for Information Technology and Communications (SAITC) and IBM Bulgaria today announced the Bulgarian IBM Blue Gene/P - the first installation of the world famous Blue Gene computer in Bulgaria. SAITC will use IBM Blue Gene/P for high-end computing-intensive projects in life sciences, new drugs discovery, financial modelling and education…
Cassini spacecraft images ring arcs orbiting with Saturn's moons
— 12:34 GMT | AstronomyNASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a faint, partial ring orbiting with one small moon of Saturn, and has confirmed the presence of another partial ring orbiting with a second moon. This is further evidence that most of the planet's small, inner moons orbit within partial or complete rings. Recent Cassini images show material, called ring arcs, extending ahead of and behind the small moons Anthe and Methone in their orbits…
First beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN successfully steered
— 12:16 GMT | PhysicsThe first beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN was successfully steered around the full 27 kilometres of the world's most powerful particle accelerator at 8:28 GMT this morning. This historic event marks a key moment in the transition from over two decades of preparation to a new era of scientific discovery…
NGC 7331: A large spiral galaxy
IBEX mission successfully launched