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Scientists Predict Big Sunspot Cycle Coming![]() Solar scientists said Monday the next sunspot cycle could be 30 percent to 50 percent stronger than the last one, and it could begin up to a year later than expected � although other scientists dispute the timing prediction. |
Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director ![]()
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Alcatel Demonstrates Emergency Service Based On Galileo Precursor EGNOS![]() Alcatel Alenia Space today announced that it will demonstrate the first emergency service based on EGNOS, a precursor of Galileo, in Lisbon, Portugal, on March 3rd. Atlas 5 Launch Prep Proceeding At Cape Canaveral ![]() Technicians at Cape Canaveral are preparing a Lockheed Martin Atlas 5 rocket for a launch next month to carry a European commercial television satellite into orbit. Flow Of High-Pressure Form Of Ice Tells Tales Of Interiors Of Giant Icy Moons ![]() Everyday ice used to chill that glass of lemonade has helped researchers better understand the internal structure of icy moons in the far reaches of the solar system. A research team has demonstrated a new kind of "creep" or flow in a high-pressure form of ice by creating in a laboratory the conditions of pressure, temperature, stress, and grain size that mimic those in the deep interiors of large icy moons. |
Inbound For Mars Is A Testing Time For MRO Team![]() Mars plays a mean defense. The red warrior has overwhelmed nearly two-thirds of all international spacecraft that have sought its mysteries. For NASA's latest encounter with Earth's testy neighbor, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter team will be going into battle armored with discipline, training and experience. NOAA Keeps Close Watch for Solar Storms As MRO Approaches Mars ![]() The NOAA Space Environment Center, home to the nation's early warning system for solar storms, is assisting NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission as the satellite approaches its critical orbit insertion phase. The SEC is providing daily briefings to the NASA MRO Mission Operations Assurance Group as well as providing appropriate warnings and alerts of space weather. Japanese Entrepreneur Next Space Tourist To Head Into Orbit ![]() Space Adventures Ltd. announced Monday that Japanese entrepreneur Daisuke Enomoto has signed a contract for an orbital flight to the International Space Station next September. |
New Millennium Mission Still Slated For March 14![]() NASA's Pegasus booster has been mated to its Space Technology mission 5, or ST5, payload combination in preparation to be moved from the hangar to the runway, and the rocket's Lockheed L-1011 carrier aircraft arrived at Vandenberg Monday. New Red Spot Growing Fast On Jupiter ![]() Backyard astronomers, grab your telescopes. Jupiter is growing a new red spot. Christopher Go of the Philippines photographed it on February 27th using an 11-inch telescope and a CCD camera: The official name of this storm is "Oval BA," but "Red Jr." might be better. It's about half the size of the famous Great Red Spot and almost exactly the same color. Roscosmos To Investigate ArabSat Orbit Error ![]() Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, has formed a state commission to investigate the anomaly last week that caused a Proton Breeze M vehicle to place the ArabSat 4A satellite into an incorrect orbit. The commission, led by Victor Remishevsky, deputy director of Roscosmos, plans to complete the investigation by March 30. |
Satellites Ensure Safe Passage Through Treacherous Waters In Ocean Race![]() The Volvo Ocean Race yachts have safely rounded Cape Horn on the fourth leg of their round-the-world adventure thanks to the help of radar satellites steering them away from dangerous icebergs. Advance Hastens Practicality Of Superconductivity St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 06, 2006 ![]() Trimble Introduces New Tiny Surface Mount GPS Receiver ![]() Trimble has introduced its new Copernicus GPS receiver -- a thumbnail-sized, surface-mount, low power module ideal for adding Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities to Bluetooth appliances, sport accessories, personal navigators or cameras, computer and communication peripherals as well as vehicle tracking, navigation, and security products. |
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