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Dark, But Light: Smallest Galaxies Ever Seen Solve A Big Problem
Mauna Kea HI (SPX) Sep 13, 2007Mauna Kea scientists may have solved a discrepancy between the number of extremely small, faint galaxies predicted to exist near the Milky Way and the number actually observed. In an attempt to resolve the "Missing Dwarf Galaxy" problem, two astronomers used the W. M. Keck Observatory to study a population of the darkest, most lightweight galaxies known, each containing 99% dark matter. The ... more UA Astronomers Will Trace Planet Formation With Neon 
Tuscon AZ (SPX) Sep 13, 2007Astronomers have observed neon in disks of dust and gas swirling around sunlike stars for the first time. University of Arizona astronomers who collaborated in the observations say that neon could show which stars retain their surrounding dust-and-gas disks needed to form planets and which stars might already have formed planets. "When I saw the neon, I couldn't believe it. I was just amazed ... more Hubble Captures Stars Going Out In Style 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2007The colorful, intricate shapes in these NASA Hubble Space Telescope images reveal how the glowing gas ejected by dying Sun-like stars evolves dramatically over time. These gaseous clouds, called planetary nebulae, are created when stars in the last stages of life cast off their outer layers of material into space. Ultraviolet light from the remnant star makes the material glow. Planetary ... more Foton Satellite Launch To Go Ahead Despite Proton Crash 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 11, 2007The recent crash of a Russian Proton-M rocket will not affect the launch of a Foton bio-satellite piggybacked on a Soyuz rocket, since the two rockets are entirely different, a spokesman for the Federal Space Agency said Tuesday. A Proton-M rocket with a Japanese communications satellite on board crashed September 6 shortly after launch from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. ... more Getting A Taste Of Space 
Paris, France (ESA) Sep 13, 2007Samples of micro organisms, antibodies, fluorescent dyes and rock from Devon are amongst a European payload which will be sent into near-Earth orbit this week onboard an unmanned Russian spacecraft -- exposing them to the extreme conditions found in space. The Foton-M3 capsule will be launched by a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday 14th September at 12 noon BST ... more |
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Promontory UT (SPX) Sep 13, 2007On the heels of a successful Stage 1 test burn just three months ago, and with its eye on a booster flight test next year, the Kinetic Energy Interceptors (KEI) program team fired another powerful Stage 1 rocket motor yesterday, its fourth consecutive test in the past 18 months. Under contract to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Northrop Grumman Corporation is the KEI prime ... more Outside View: Upgrading Gabala 
Moscow (UPI) Sep 12, 2007 On Sept. 15, Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, will host consultations involving Russian, U.S. and Azerbaijani diplomats and military experts, who will discuss the possible use of Russia's Daryal early-warning radar in Gabala, Azerbaijan, for monitoring the Iranian missile program. Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush, who met at the Asia-Pacific Economic ... more Massive quake hits Indonesia 
Jakarta (AFP) Sept 12, 2007A massive 8.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, toppling buildings and triggering a tsunami alert across the Indian Ocean region. There was no immediate word on the full extent of casualties and damage, but at least two people were reported killed and dozens injured in the quake, which split open buildings 300 kilometres (185 miles) ... more Indonesia raises alert status on Java volcano 
Jakarta (AFP) Sept 12, 2007Scientists in Indonesia on Wednesday advised people to maintain a five-kilometre (three-mile) safety zone around a volcano that has become more active in densely-populated East Java. The alert status on Mount Kelud, considered one of the most dangerous on Java, was raised late Tuesday to "beware", the second of a four-level warning system, the vulcanology office said on its website. ... more Air pollution causes bigger, more destructive hail 
Trieste, Italy (AFP) Sept 12, 2007Air pollution hugely increases the size of hail, and thus the amount of damage it can cause to crops and property, according to a study presented Wednesday at the European Conference on Severe Storms. The interaction of man-made particles with airborne ice could also interfere with the way heat is distributed in the earth's atmosphere, with possible consequences for climate change, one of ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) Sept 12, 2007Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Russia's nuclear chief, Sergei Kiriyenko, held talks in Moscow on Wednesday as the Islamic republic tried to salvage the stalled construction of its first atomic power station. Mottaki, who arrived in Moscow late Tuesday, met with Kiriyenko, the head of the state nuclear agency Rosatom, and Sergei Shmatko, chief of Russia's Atomstroiexport ... more EU automakers reject 2012 deadline for CO2 cuts 
Frankfurt (AFP) Sept 12, 2007European automakers demanded more time on Wednesday to meet mooted CO2 emissions targets but stressed they were on board and working hard to produce cleaner cars. The European Automobile Manufacturers Association agreed with a European Commission plan to cut CO2 emmissions to 120 grams per kilometre, but by 2015 at the earliest, ACEA president Sergio Marchionne told reporters at the ... more NCAR Teams With United Airlines To Pinpoint Turbulence In Clouds: Research Can Help Reduce Delays, Injuries, Costs 
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 13, 2007A new turbulence detection system now being tested is alerting pilots to patches of rough air as they fly through clouds. The system, designed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and tested by United Airlines on commercial flights, is designed to better protect passengers from injuries caused by turbulence while reducing flight delays and lowering aviation costs. The ... more KC-30 Tanker's General Electric Power Plant Completes One Million Takeoff And Landing Cycles 
Melbourne FL (SPX) Sep 13, 2007The General Electric CF6-80E1 engine destined for Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker recently completed one million takeoff and landing cycles, illustrating the engine's reliability on the A330 aircraft. The CF6-80E1 engine, produced by GE Aviation, was designed specifically for the Airbus A330-200 and -300 platforms and powers more than 140 aircraft in operation today with 18 operators worldwide. ... more Analysis: Venezuela, China boost oil ties 
Miami (UPI) Sep 12, 2007 Venezuelan and Chinese state petroleum companies said they will spend more than $10 billion to develop the oil-rich Faja del Orinoco region, part of a continuing effort by Caracas to bolster ties between the two countries. Energy and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said the project will produce up to 1 million barrels per day at full capacity. Speaking at an OPEC meeting in Vienna ... more
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