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New Delhi (PTI) Dec 05, 2007The Administrative Reforms Commission has recommended the use of space technology and global information systems by local bodies in villages and cities to hasten growth and increase efficiency and transparency in services. In the latest recommendations submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Commission headed by Veerappa Moily cited the example of Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh and Qatar, a Mi ... more China Will Soon Have Its Own Moon Globe 
Beijing (XNA) Dec 05, 2007China will make its own lunar globe soon, using pictures and data collected by its own moon orbiter, said an official in charge of the country's moon exploration mission on Tuesday. "I believe that China will soon come up with a full map of the moon," said Hu Hao, head of the lunar exploration center under the Commission of Science Technology and Industry of National Defense (COSTIND). "Th ... more Asteroid Shower 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 05, 2007Mark your calendar: The best meteor shower of 2007 peaks on Friday, December 14th. It's the Geminid meteor shower," says NASA astronomer Bill Cooke of the Marshall Space Flight Center. "Start watching on Thursday evening, Dec. 13th, around 10 pm local time," he advises. "At first you might not see very many meteors-but be patient. The show really heats up after midnight and by dawn on Friday, De ... more UBC Astronomers Discover How White Dwarf Stars Get Their Kicks 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Dec 05, 2007University of British Columbia astronomer Harvey Richer and UBC graduate student Saul Davis have discovered that white dwarf stars are born with a natal kick, explaining why these smoldering embers of Sun-like stars are found on the edge rather than at the centre of globular star clusters. White dwarfs represent the third major stage of a star's evolution. Like the Sun, each star begins it ... more The Restless Atmosphere Of Venus 
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 05, 2007Venus Express has studied the true extent of Venus's restless atmosphere. This includes the planet's glow, its highly variable south polar vortex and the dynamic upper atmosphere, different from what is seen on any other rocky planet of the Solar System. Venus' faint glow of light coming from molecules in the atmosphere is providing scientists a detailed look into its physical and chemical proce ... more |
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London, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2007This week, Algeria celebrates the 5th anniversary of its first satellite, AlSAT-1 which marked the beginning of the country's national space programme. Five years on, the African nation not only benefits from improved cartography, pollution monitoring and petrology information, but also makes a significant contribution to international disaster response. AlSAT-1 was launched on 28th Novemb ... more Atlantis Crew And Launch Team Prep For STS-122 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Dec 05, 2007From astronauts practicing shuttle landings to engineers and technicians running tests on space shuttle Atlantis, NASA's Kennedy Space Center is excitedly preparing for its fourth shuttle launch in 2007. The shuttle is scheduled to lift off at 4:31 p.m. EST on Thursday to begin mission STS-122. "Things are going extremely well," Launch Director Doug Lyons said. "The launch team is executing the ... more China says space ambitions no cause for foreign concern 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 4, 2007Budding space power China on Tuesday sought to counter fears of an Asian space race and accusations it is ignoring the needs of its poor in pursuit of glory. "We will always adhere to the principle of the peaceful use of space," said Chen Qiufa, vice minister of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, in a government Internet forum. He added that China wo ... more Radiation Flashes May Help Crack Cosmic Mystery 
Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 05, 2007Faint, fleeting blue flashes of radiation emitted by particles that travel faster than the speed of light through the atmosphere may help scientists solve one of the oldest mysteries in astrophysics. For nearly a century, scientists have wondered about the origin of cosmic rays-subatomic particles of matter that stream in from outer space. "Where exactly, we don't know," said Scott Wakely, Assis ... more AFRL And Boeing Demonstrate That UAVs Can Perform Automated Aerial Refueling 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 05, 2007Can an unmanned air vehicle be made smart enough to autonomously rendezvous with a tanker aircraft and refuel? Based on recently concluded flight tests by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and Boeing [NYSE: BA], it can. "By adding an automated aerial refueling capability to UAVs, we can significantly increase their combat radius and mission times while reducing their forward staging needs a ... more |
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Beppu, Japan (AFP) Dec 4, 2007As industrial powers debate global warming, some of the greatest concern lies in the remote Himalayas where melting glaciers pose catastrophic risks, experts say. The retreat of the ice causes so-called glacial lakes in the Himalayas, which are a key source of water to densely populated South Asia -- a region that already suffers deadly floods on an annual basis. "We don't have much time ... more Green Morality 
Stanford CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2007We can disguise environmentally harmful practices and dress them up in words to help ease our consciences, argues Albert Bandura of the Department of Psychology at Stanford University, but such practices will have a negative impact on the planet and the quality of life of future generations, no matter how we label them. Writing in the Inderscience publication International Journal of Innov ... more China's desert is shrinking: government 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2007China's desert area is shrinking as a result of years of forest restoration efforts, but it still accounts for more than a quarter of the country's territory, the government said Tuesday. Desertified area decreases by 1,283 square kilometres (510 square miles) a year now, compared with an annual expansion of 3,436 square kilometres in the late 1990s, said Zhu Lieke, vice minister of the Stat ... more Climate change: Asia's mega-deltas in frontline from flood risk 
Paris (AFP) Dec 4, 2007Asia's massive delta cities have most to fear from catastrophic storm floods driven by climate change, according to an OECD report published here on Tuesday. Of 136 port cities assessed around the world for their exposure to once-in-a-century coastal flooding, 38 percent are in Asia and 27 percent are located in deltas, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said. ... more Bali climate meet must show results: Pacific islands 
Beppu, Japan (AFP) Dec 4, 2007Leaders of small Pacific island states threatened by rising sea levels on Tuesday called for action rather than empty rhetoric at a key climate change conference underway in Bali. Young Vivian, prime minister of the tiny Pacific state of Niue, said he feared the high-profile meeting in Bali would be "talk, talk, talk and meeting, meeting and meeting." "I don't know, maybe next year there ... more
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