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Life On The Borderline
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 17, 2008Our planet is changing before our eyes, and as a result, many species are living on the edge. Yet Earth has been on the edge of habitability from the beginning. New work by astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows that if Earth had been slightly smaller and less massive, it would not have plate tectonics - the forces that move continents and build mountains. And witho ... more NASA to televise Columbia remembrance 
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Jan 16, 2008The U.S. space agency will televise the Astronauts Memorial Foundation's remembrance service honoring space shuttle Columbia's STS-107 crew. The ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the Columbia accident will be 10 a.m. EST, Feb. 1 at the Space Mirror Memorial at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex at Cape Canaveral, Fla. ... more Mubadala Unit To Launch Satellite 
Abu Dhabi, UAE (SPX) Jan 17, 2008Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has signed a letter of intent with Arianespace to launch the Yahsat 1A communications satellite. Yahsat is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company while Arianespace is the world's leading launch service and solutions company. The satellite is currently being manufactured by the consortium of EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia S ... more SOFIA Completes Closed-Door Test Flights 
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2008NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, has passed a significant mission milestone. It has completed the first phase of experimental flight tests, which confirmed the structural integrity and performance of the modified 747SP SOFIA aircraft that carries a huge infrared telescope. The telescope measures nearly 10 feet in width and weighs almost 19 tons. It peers t ... more Environmental Tectonics NASTAR Center Announces Launch Of New Air And Space Adventure Programs 
Southampton PA (SPX) Jan 17, 2008Environmental Tectonics National Aerospace Training and Research Center (NASTAR Center) announced that it has launched its Air and Space Adventure Programs, a series of programs designed to provide realistic flight experiences for astronaut and fighter pilot enthusiasts alike. The NASTAR Center is now offering 2- hour, half-day, full-day, and 2-day combo programs that simulate fast jet flights ... more |
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Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2008As NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft approached Mercury on January 14, 2008, it captured this view of the planet's rugged, cratered landscape illuminated obliquely by the sun. This image was taken from a distance of approximately 11,000 miles, about 56 minutes before the spacecraft's closest encounter with Mercury. It shows a region 300 miles across including craters less than a mile wide. The l ... more Scientists examine effects of wind on Mars 
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Jan 16, 2008U.S. scientists have obtained high-resolution images of Mars' wind-driven sand dunes and ridges that might lead to a better understanding of the planet. The pictures were taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The camera is capable of imaging features less than half a meter -- about 20 inches in size. The scientists said ... more Arizona Space Industry Generates Over 250M Dollars Annually, Creates 3,300 Jobs 
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jan 17, 2008Arizona is known around the world as a haven for astronomy and space aficionados, featuring some of the world's preeminent observatories, state-of-the-art telescopes and leading contributors to space exploration. The University of Arizona is the state's largest contributor to the development of astronomy, planetary research and optics endeavors in Arizona. A new study by researchers at the ... more Commentary: 2008 futurology 
Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2008Some 14 million U.S. government documents a year are classified confidential, secret and top secret for more than 29 million that are declassified -- at a total cost of $9 billion, up $3.5 billion since the al-Qaida attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. For the past two years, Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell has been trying to make security clearances uniform and interchangeable ... more Czech officials urge business deals in missile shield project 
Prague (AFP) Jan 16, 2008Czech officials on Wednesday called for their country to benefit from specific industrial spin-offs if a US defensive missile shield is to be sited in the Czech Republic. "This is not only a strategic alliance, it is not only a military alliance but it is also a business alliance that we want to promote," Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar told a meeting that is to lay the ground for ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Jan 16, 2008More than 1,000 residents have fallen ill with symptoms of poisoning in a northeastern Chinese city after drinking tainted tap water, state media reported Wednesday. More than 2,636 households in the Gaode Garden community in Fuxin city were affected in the incident on January 9 and 1,139 residents have been given medical treatment, with 59 hospitalised, the Beijing News said. Symptoms i ... more Mapping Tool Allows Emergency Management Personnel To Visually Track Resources 
Athens GA (SPX) Jan 17, 2008Tracking the location and availability of resources such as hospitals, transportation equipment and water during an emergency situation can be life-saving. A collaborative mapping tool developed by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is helping emergency management officials better coordinate event and incident planning - and real-time response. GTRI has teamed with Atlanta-based co ... more Floods in Mozambique likely to wreak more havoc than 2000-2001 
Maputo (AFP) Jan 16, 2008Current flooding in Mozambique could cause more material damage than the catastropic experience of 2000-2001, the national Institute of Natural Disaster Management (INGC) said on Wednesday. "The floods took place in three river basins ... and water levels will continue to rise till mid-February. We therefore think that these floods will be worse that those of 2000," INGC director Paulo Zucul ... more Slovakia halts EU legal challenge over CO2 emissions 
Bratislava (AFP) Jan 16, 2008Slovakia's government decided Wednesday to halt its legal challenge to a European Commission order to cut its carbon dioxide emissions after a compromise was reached, an official said. The commission has agreed to increase Slovakia's carbon dioxide emissions quota from 30.9 to 32.6 million tonnes, according to the ministry of environment in Bratislava. "We considered the 1.7 million (ton ... more US calls January 30-31 climate talks 
Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2008US President George W. Bush has called major world economies to a second round of climate change talks on January 30-31 in Hawaii, the White House's Council on Environmental Quality announced. "The two day meeting will further the shared objectives of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing energy security and efficiency, and sustaining economic growth, and will help to advance the neg ... more
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