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Exoplanets Can Keep Protoplanetary Discs from Disintegrating

Taking advantage of the capabilities provided by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope – currently under construction in Chile – astronomers were able to gain a deeper understanding of how a nearby planetary system is set up. The research team was able to provide additio...

13 April 2012
04:48 GMT

World's Largest Submillimeter Camera Ready for Use

The 10,000 superconducting sensors experts at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) installed inside the Submillimeter Common-Use Bolometer Array (SCUBA2) camera are finally ready to use. The instrument is now the largest submillimeter camera in the world. Installed on the James Clerk Maxwell...

6 December 2011
06:22 GMT

CfA Commends ALMA Inauguration

Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) praise the opening of the world's most advanced radio observatory for scientific studies. Though not yet completed, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is already surpassing any other similar instrument. At this point, o...

4 October 2011
03:37 GMT

World's Most Advanced Radio Telescope Revealed

Earlier today, officials from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced that the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is finally opened for business, after many years of construction. ESO also released a number of images showing the telescope and its surroundings. Located 5,000 meters (16,40...

3 October 2011
10:58 GMT

ALMA Begins Service for Radio Astronomers

Officials at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) report that the massive Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope has finally opened its eyes, and that it is now ready to support scientific investigations. The instrument is located on the Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile, and cu...

3 October 2011
06:34 GMT

First European ALMA Antenna Reaches Designated Site

On Wednesday, July 27, the first European antenna built to augment the capabilities of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) reached its new home, the Array Operations Site.The AOS is located in Chile, where the ALMA site is being constructed. When completed, the Array will be one of the largest and...

28 July 2011
10:46 GMT

F.E.A.R. 3

How long can little girls with asymmetrical haircuts scare someone? Let's say they get a man for a few times when they first meet. Let's say that the scare attempts are well hidden behind mech action and some very solid shooting mechanics the second time around. Can the same horror clichés work a thi...

6 July 2011
07:31 GMT

Quick Look: F.E.A.R. 3

I kinda like the concepts behind the F.E.A.R. series of games, the combination between a pretty traditional first person shooter and the sudden scare elements, even if both of the previous games in the Warner Bros. published franchise were flawed in a lot of ways.F.E.A.R. 3 arrived this summer and promises to deliver...

23 June 2011
18:41 GMT

Advanced Radio Antenna Transferred to the CfA

Officials with the US National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that one of the prototype antennas used to test the validity of a massive observatory will be transferred within the United States, and not internationally as it had originally planned. The NSF representatives said that the Harvard-Smithsonian Center f...

5 April 2011
08:22 GMT

Two New Telescopes Will Boost the Field of Astronomy

Chile and Mexico are currently hosting construction efforts meant to produce two new, advanced telescopes, capable of utilizing groundbreaking technology for looking into the Universe deeper, further and in more detail than ever before. The new scientific endeavors are the Atacama Large Millimeter Array Project (ALMA...

4 February 2011
10:05 GMT

Astro2010 Endorses CCAT Observatory

Experts who make up the Astro2010 panel have recognized the importance of the planned CCAT observatory, and have proposed that the machine be constructed.The panel is organized by the National Research Council's (NRC) Board on Physics and Astronomy (BPA), in collaboration with the Space Studies Board (SSB).The N...

17 August 2010
06:42 GMT

ALMA Links Three Antennas

Engineers and scientists working at the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA), in Chile, announce that they have finally managed to link three antennas together. Two of the structures were already linked last year, but now another one was added, and the entire ensemble functions as an interferometer. W...

4 January 2010
17:31 GMT

ALMA Steps Up Astronomy to New Heights

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is one of the world's most powerful telescopes, and also one that is placed in an ideal position to observe the Universe. Situated atop the 5,000-meter plateau of Chajnantor, in the Chilean Andes, the array benefits from exquisite meteorological and atmosph...

24 September 2009
05:55 GMT

F.E.A.R. 2 Is Getting Reborn in Single Player

Monolith Studios, as the developer, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, as the publisher, are announcing that F.E.A.R. 2 will be getting a new downloadable content pack set to expand the single player content of the shooter.The DLC will be called Reborn and is set to arrive on the PlayStation 3 from Sony, the...

4 August 2009
04:15 GMT

F.E.A.R. 2 Goes Up Against an Armored Front

Monolith is saying that it plans to release a new map pack for its F.E.A.R. 2 shooter. The Armored Front content is coming on May 21 for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 and is set to offer two maps and some customization options.The Conductor Map is built around a fight to get out of a train yard that is built aro...

18 May 2009
02:39 GMT

ALMA Engineers Install First Two Antennas

Engineers dealing with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), currently under construction in the Chilean Andes and the result of an international cooperative effort, announced another milestone in the project, namely the construction and connection of two of the future telescope's antennas...

7 May 2009
16:51 GMT

UK Ships Out ALMA's 'Ears'

Soon, the first set of “ears” for the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope, which is currently under construction in Chile, will be shipped out from England. The UK is in charge of delivering the first receivers for the international project, which will create a telescope that totals the observ...

25 March 2009
06:02 GMT

F.E.A.R. 2 Demo Arrives on January 22

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, as the publisher, and Monolith Games, as the developers, are announcing that a demo version of their upcoming first person shooter F.E.A.R. 2 will be released on January 22 on all the platforms on which the game will be launched, meaning the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the ...

19 January 2009
14:12 GMT

F.E.A.R. 2 System Requirements Revealed

F.E.A.R. 2 is one of the most eagerly expected first person shooters of 2009. The game is set to arrive for the PlayStation 3 from Sony, the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PC and the release dates are February 10 for North America and February 13 for Europe. And now potential players can check if their systems are g...

15 January 2009
03:44 GMT

F.E.A.R. 2 Demo Exclusive for Qore Subscribers

Sony announced that the PlayStation 3 demo for the upcoming F.E.A.R. 2 first person shooter from Monolith would only be available for those users who have a subscription to the Qore multimedia gaming magazine launched for the platform sometime last year.The demo is set to arrive this week, although no official date i...

12 January 2009
12:31 GMT

F.E.A.R. Lost a Lot of Fans Because of Expansions

F.E.A.R. 2 is set to arrive in early 2009, on February 13, and the developers at Monolith Studios say that the game needs to bring back all those fans who have been driven away from the franchise by the expansions and ports that other companies handled in the past.The original F.E.A.R. was developed by Monolith but d...

30 December 2008
12:31 GMT

F.E.A.R. - Achievements (Xbox 360)

F.E.A.R. is not the first of its kind and there have been plenty of action horror titles over the years, but Monolith is by far one of the most skilled developers to ever tackle this genre. It's a simple first person shooter but, at the same time, the story and action turn it into something completely different ...

11 June 2008
08:58 GMT


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