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Moon Race Motives Part One
Moscow (UPI) Dec 6, 2007 The Moon theme will continue to dominate in 2008, because space powers now regard it as a priority. The United States, India and Japan will send probes to the Moon. After the Soviet Union and the United States completed their 1960-1970 lunar programs, few flights have been made to the Earth's satellite: these were U.S. craft Clementine (1994) and Lunar Prospector (1998-1999), with Euro ... more NASA Mega-Telescope Gears Up To Study Cosmos 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 07, 2007NASA has selected three teams of scientists to begin studying disks of dust around nearby stars starting in February 2008, using the Keck Interferometer in Mauna Kea, Hawaii. This sophisticated new system combines the observing power of the two large Keck telescopes into a single mega-telescope. The announcement follows completion of the Keck Interferometer's technology phase, in which its ... more Eaglepicher Technologies Ships First Lithium-Ion Batteries For Communications Satellites 
Joplin MO (SPX) Dec 07, 2007EaglePicher Technologies, LLC, an EaglePicher company and a leading producer of batteries and energetic devices for the defense, space and commercial industries, today announced it has shipped its first two orders for lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries to Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC). The 18-cell Li-Ion batteries will be used for communications satellites. "We have a long-term agreement ... more First Ground-Based Detection Of Extra-Solar Planet Atmsosphere Using Hobby-Eberly Telescope 
Fort Davis TX (SPX) Dec 07, 2007University of Texas at Austin astronomer and Hubble Fellow Seth Redfield has used the Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) at McDonald Observatory to make the first ground-based detection of the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system. "It's a remarkable pioneering discovery," said McDonald Observatory Director David L. Lambert. The work is an incremental step in finding life in the ... more Small Moons Of Saturn Reveal The Story Of Their Origins In New Images 
Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 07, 2007Imaging scientists on NASA's Cassini mission are telling a tale of how the small moons orbiting near the outer rings of Saturn came to be. The moons began as leftover shards from larger bodies that broke apart and filled out their "figures" with the debris that made the rings. It has long been suspected that Saturn's rings formed in the disintegration of one or several large icy bodies, p ... more |
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Sacramento CA (SPX) Dec 07, 2007Aerojet recently completed developmental testing of an innovative cryogenic oxygen/methane Reaction Control Engine (RCE) critical to ongoing lunar lander architectural decision making. Aerojet completed over 135 tests of the reaction control engine for NASA's Propulsion Cryogenic Advanced Development (PCAD) project of the Exploration Technology Development Program. The Exploration Technolo ... more ATK Receives Contract And Delivers 100th Orion Solid Rocket Motor 
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Dec 07, 2007Alliant Techsystems has received a $35 million contract from Orbital Sciences to continue providing Orion motors, and also celebrated the delivery of its 100th flight set of Orion rocket motors. The contract includes providing Orion solid rocket motors to support programs for the U. S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Air Force through 2010. ATK's Orion motors serve a versatile system of r ... more Messenger Exits Longest Solar Conjunction Period of Mission 
Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 07, 2007On Friday, November 30, the Messenger team resumed daily contact with its Mercury-bound spacecraft. Engineers had suspended their contact schedule on November 13 as the Sun-Earth-Probe angle passed below 1 degree - entering a period known as solar conjunction, when the spacecraft's trajectory moved it to the opposite side of the Sun from Earth and out of radio contact with NASA's Deep Space Net ... more Political power and economic wealth go together in China: researcher 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 6, 2007Economic wealth and political power are increasingly going together in modern China, the compiler of one of the most frequently used lists of Chinese richest people said Thursday. Rupert Hoogewerf, the author of the annual Hurun China Rich List, said about a third of the 800 immensely wealthy people on his compilation this year were members of the ruling Communist Party. Ten percent are ... more US boxed in after Iran surprise: analysts 
Washington (AFP) Dec 5, 2007The threat of war with Iran has ebbed and with new UN sanctions now an even harder sell, the United States has scant options even if it were to reverse course and engage Tehran, experts say. President George W. Bush insists that Iran remains a threat despite Monday's appraisal by US intelligence that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003, a change of heart that has sent shockwaves ... more |
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Oslo (AFP) Dec 6, 2007A small town in Norway's far north hopes to become the 'snowman capital of the world' as it seeks a share of the lucrative tourism boom in the Arctic, organisers said on Thursday. The project is still in the early stages but will likely feature a snowman theme park "a bit inspired by the Disney parks", a snow hotel, and open air activities across northern Norway's pristine Arctic. A grou ... more Like Humans, Monkey See, Monkey Plan, Monkey Do 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 07, 2007How many times a day do you grab objects such as a pencil or a cup? We perform these tasks without thinking, however the motor planning necessary to grasp an object is quite complex. The way human adults grasp objects is typically influenced more by their knowledge of what they intend to do with the objects than the objects' immediate appearance. Psychologists call this the "end-state comfort ef ... more Scientists Issue Bali Climate Change Warning 
Norwich, UK (SPX) Dec 07, 2007More than 200 leading climate scientists have today warned the United Nations Climate Conference of the need to act immediately to cut greenhouse gas emissions, with a window of only 10-15 years for global emissions to peak and decline, and a goal of at least a 50 per cent reduction by 2050. The roll-call of top climate researchers includes five University of East Anglia scientists: Prof C ... more Subliminal Smells Bias Perception About A Person's Likeability 
Evanston IL (SPX) Dec 07, 2007Anyone who has bonded with a puppy madly sniffing with affection gets an idea of how scents, most not apparent to humans, are critical to a dog's appreciation of her two-legged friends. Now new research from Northwestern University suggests that humans also pick up infinitesimal scents that affect whether or not we like somebody. "We evaluate people every day and make judgments about who w ... more Dam The Red Sea And Release Gigawatts 
Utrecht, Netherlands (SPX) Dec 07, 2007Damming the Red Sea could solve the growing energy demands of millions of people in the Middle East and alleviate some of the region's tensions pertaining to oil supplies through hydroelectric power. Equally, such a massive engineering project may cause untold ecological harm and displace countless people from their homes. In the Inderscience publication International Journal of Global Env ... more
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