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SMART-1 Captures Zucchius Crater Peaks
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 02, 2006This image, taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the central peaks of the lunar crater Zucchius. AMIE obtained the image last Jan. 14 from a distance of about 753 kilometers (467 miles) from the surface, with a ground resolution of 68 meters (216 feet) per pixel. Pristine Record Of Solar System's History 
Ann Arbor MH (SPX) Jun 02, 2006A small, near-Earth asteroid named Itokawa is just a pile of floating rubble, probably created from the breakup of an ancient planet, according to a University of Michigan researcher was part of the Japanese space mission Hayabusa. International Planetary Probe Meeting Set 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2006Robotic exploration of planets with atmospheres is the topic of NASA's Fourth International Planetary Probe Workshop this month in Pasadena, Calif. The June 27-30 workshop is sponsored by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at CalTech. |
ISS Crew Conduct Space Walk
Moscow (AFP) Jun 02, 2006Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov and US astronaut Jeffrey Williams left the ISS for a spacewalk early Friday, leaving the craft temporarily unmanned, Russian mission control said. Orbital: Six Satellite Payloads For ORBCOMM 
Dulles VA (SPX) Jun 02, 2006Orbital Sciences announced Thursday it has received a $17 million contract from its subsidiary ORBCOMM Inc. to supply six data communications satellite payloads. The Quest For Fusion Continues 
Madison WI (SPX) Jun 02, 2006As gas prices soar and greenhouse gases continue to blanket the atmosphere, the need for a clean, safe and cheap source of energy has never seemed more pressing. |
TMT Passes Conceptual Design Review
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 02, 2006The detailed design for the Thirty Meter Telescope is capable of delivering on the full promise of its enormous light-collecting area, according to the findings of an independent panel of experts. Neutron Star With A Wayward Wake 
Cambridge MA (SPX) Jun 02, 2006A long observation with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory revealed important new details of a neutron star that is spewing out a wake of high-energy particles as it races through space. |
SPACEHAB Satisfies One Dollar Nasdaq Minimum
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 02, 2006SPACEHAB said Thursday it has received notice from Nasdaq it is compliance with Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(5) that stipulate that a company was required to have a closing bid price of at least $1.00 per share for 10 consecutive trading days. Supercomputers Reproduce Fluid Motions Of Galactic Cosmic Duet 
Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 02, 2006A wispy collection of atoms and molecules fuels the vast cosmic maelstroms produced by colliding galaxies and merging supermassive black holes. |
Indonesian volcano active for sixth day
Jakarta (AFP) Jun 1, 2006 Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano spilled lava and heat clouds for a sixth consecutive day Thursday, sending trails of molten rock down its western slope for the first time, scientists said. US wary as Atlantic hurricane season starts 
New Orleans (AFP) Jun 1, 2006 The Atlantic hurricane season started Thursday with experts predicting more storm misery on Caribbean and US coasts while New Orleans is still battling to get over the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Indonesia quake toll soars as hospitals strained 
Bantul, Indonesia (AFP) Jun 1, 2006 The number of casualties from the Indonesian quake soared Thursday as the United Nations said hospitals were overcrowded and still lacked basic supplies to treat the mass of injured. It Takes Energy To Make A Species 
Gainesville FL (SPX) Jun 02, 2006Comfortable living is not why so many different life forms seem to converge at the warmer areas of the planet. Scientists say higher temperatures near the equator speed up the metabolisms of the inhabitants, fueling genetic changes that actually lead to the creation of new species. CONTENT PARTNERS
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Boeing Completes Environmental Tests For Wideband Gapfiller Satellite
St Louis MO (SPX) Jun 02, 2006The first of Boeing's three Wideband Gapfiller Satellites has successfully completed key dynamic environmental tests, confirming the spacecraft's structural design and mechanical integrity, the company announced Thursday. New Cruise Missile Successful In First Flight Test 
Eglin AFB FL (SPX) Jun 02, 2006The Air Force's newest cruise missile was successfully launched for the first time May 18. The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile - Extended Range was released from a B-1B Lancer and cruised more than 400 nautical miles to its target at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. World powers agree breakthrough on Iran nuclear program 
Vienna (AFP) Jun 1, 2006 A day after the United States said it could join talks on Iran's disputed nuclear program, world powers agreed Thursday on a breakthrough package of incentives and sanctions to get Iran to suspend nuclear fuel work that has raised fears of weapons development. US rejects North Korean overture 
Washington (AFP) Jun 1, 2006 The White House on Thursday rejected North Korea's suggestion that the lead US envoy to talks on its nuclear program come to Pyongyang, saying six-nation diplomacy was the way out of the crisis. |
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