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Spinning Black Hole Clue In Gamma-Ray Burst Signatures
Dublin - Apr 05, 2003Spinning black holes could be responsible for at least some of the immensely powerful gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) astronomers observe coming from distant galaxies. On Tuesday 8 April, Sheila McBreen of University College, Dublin, will tell the UK/Ireland National Astronomy Meeting in Dublin that her analysis of the way gamma-rays were emitted over the course of outbursts from a large sample of GRBs has revealed particular signatures, most likely to be those of a rotating black hole either being "spun up" or "spun down". |
Sun's Role In Climate Change Continues To Spark Debate
Dublin - Apr 08, 2003Has a growing trend in the brightness of the Sun contributed to global warming over the last few decades? One study published recently says it has but Judith Lean will tell a joint session of the UK/Ireland National Astronomy Meeting and Solar Physics Meeting in Dublin that a different study has come to the opposite conclusion when she tackles the controversial topic of the relationship between our climate and the Sun on Tuesday 8 April. Iowa-based Company Takes Soyfoods to Space 
Ames - Apr 08, 2003NASA astronauts will soon have the opportunity to enjoy chili in space thanks to an Iowa-based company. Soy Creations, a division of Triple "F", Inc., has developed for NASA a freeze-dried chili with a meat analogue made from soy protein. The product was approved in December for addition to the astronaut baseline food list by scientists at Johnson Space Center. Prolific NASA Orbiter Adds Thousands Of Photos To Mars Album 
Pasadena - Apr 08, 2003The winds of Mars leave their marks on many of the 11,664 new pictures being posted on the Internet today by the camera team for NASA's Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) mission. |
Thermo Wins Bid To Refinance Globalstar For 67% Stake
San Jose - Apr 08, 2003Globalstar, the world's most widely-used handheld satellite phone service, today announced the completion of its auction to select an equity investor who will fund the company toward the completion of its Chapter 11 process. Globalstar, in consultation with its official committee of unsecured creditors, selected Thermo Capital Partners as the successful bidder. UAV Collision-Avoidance Flight Demonstrations Scheduled 
Edwards - Apr 08, 2003A new series of NASA-sponsored flight demonstrations of collision-avoidance systems being developed to enable remotely or autonomously operated aircraft to fly safely in civil airspace shared with piloted aircraft are planned for the first week in April over Southern California's high desert. |
Think Small When Powering Today's Electronic Soldier
Richland - Apr 08, 2003On the battlefield, having a reliable source of power to operate the many advanced electronic devices a soldier carries is essential. Beyond Buck and Wernher 
Scottsdale - Apr 08, 2003Space advocacy began a long lifetime ago, in the Depression-era rocket societies. Rather than progressing since those days, we seem trapped in them, endlessly assembling handfuls of local enthusiasts and dreaming of co-opting powerful financial or political patrons, writes John Carter McKnight. To abandon old 1930s Buck Rogers dreams and Wernher von Braun tactics for a spacefaring 21st Century, we need new projects and methods of leadership. |
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Europe Readies Next Launch After December Disaster Paris - Apr 07, 2003 
Engineers at the European spaceport in South America were putting the final touches on Monday to the first launch of an Ariane 5 since a disastrous failure on December 12 cast a shadow over the rocket's reliability, officials said. The launcher is carrying two satellites, the 2.95-tonne INSAT 3A for India and the 1.76-tonne Galaxy XII for the US telecoms operator PanAmSat, which are to be placed in geostationary orbit.NASA Ties El Nino Induced Drought To Record Air Pollution From Fires 
Greenbelt - Apr 03, 2003Scientists using NASA satellite data have found the most intense global pollution from fires occurred during droughts caused by El Nino. The most intense fires took place in 1997-1998 in association with the strongest El Nino event of the 20th century. Titan Awarded NRO Engineering Omnibus Contract having Potential Value of $48 Million 
Washington - Apr 03, 2003The Titan Corporation has been awarded a contract from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) valued at $48 million over five years to provide engineering services to NRO's Operational Support Office Engineering Division, under the Deputy Director for Military Support (DDMS). |
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