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Atomic Bullets Bring Life Not Death To Early Earth Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Nov 21, 2006 
Frenzied star-making in the Milky Way Galaxy, starting about 2,400 million years ago, had extraordinary effects on life on Earth. Harvests of bacteria in the sea soared and crashed in a succession of booms and busts, with an instability not seen before or since. According to new results published by Dr. Henrik Svensmark of the Danish National Space Center in the journal Astronomische Nachrichten, the variability in the productivity of life is closely linked to the cosmic rays, the atomic bullets that rain down on the Earth from exploded stars. They were most intense during a baby boom of stars, many of which blew up. |
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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Orbital - Contract For ComSat By SES NEW SKIES
Dulles VA (SPX) Nov 21, 2006Orbital Sciences has been selected by SES NEW SKIES of the Netherlands, to design, build and deliver the NSS-9 commercial communications satellite. This satellite will be based on Orbital's flight-proven STAR 2 platform, which will generate 2.3 kilowatts of payload power and carry 28 active transponders. A Step Towards A Quantum-based Computer Architecture 
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Nov 21, 2006A University of Utah physicist took a step toward developing a superfast computer based on the weird reality of quantum physics by showing it is feasible to read data stored in the form of the magnetic "spins" of phosphorus atoms. Largest Superconducting Magnet Ever Switched On 
London UK (SPX) Nov 21, 2006The largest superconducting magnet ever built has successfully been powered up to its operating conditions at the first attempt. Called the Barrel Toroid because of its shape, this magnet is a vital part of ATLAS, one of the major particle detectors being prepared to take data at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the new particle accelerator scheduledto turn on in Nov. 2007. |
Rosetta Healthy - On Target For February Mars Flyby
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 21, 2006The Rosetta spacecraft and its payload are in excellent health and everything is set to prepare the Mars flyby on 25 February 2007. On 26 July the Rosetta spacecraft came out of the two-month Near Sun Hibernation Mode (NSHM). The spacecraft performance during that period was nominal. Subsequently it was reconfigured to Active Cruise Mode. Rosetta is back to two ground station passes per week, which are used for telemetry recovery and S/C maintenance operations. Twin Star Explosions Fascinate Astronomers 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2006Scientists using NASA's Swift satellite stumbled upon a rare sight, two supernovas side by side in one galaxy. Large galaxies typically play host to three supernovas per century. Galaxy NGC 1316 has had two supernovas in less than five months, and a total of four supernova in 26 years, as far back as the records go. This makes NGC 1316 the most prodigious known producer of supernovas. Officials Deny Russia's Cosmos Satellite De-Orbited Over Breakdown 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 21, 2006Russian space officials dismissed media reports Monday that the Cosmos 2423 military satellite was de-orbited because its onboard equipment had broken down. Space Force spokesman Alexei Kuznetsov said the decision to de-orbit Cosmos was made because the spacecraft had completed its mission. |
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Crew Gears Up For Spacewalk On Wednesday
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 21, 2006Expedition 14 crew members will exit the International Space Station on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. EST. Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin will retrieve equipment, manually retract an antenna and photograph a docking port on the Zvezda service module. Tyurin will also hit a golf ball from the station's Pirs docking compartment. The golf swing is part of a Russian commercial activity. ATK Conducts Successful Night Test Of Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor 
Promontory UT (SPX) Nov 20, 2006Alliant Techsystems conducted a test firing of a Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM). The test had numerous objectives to obtain and validate performance data on upgrades being analyzed for the future. Among them was to collect nighttime imagery data in support of night launches of the Space Shuttle. The test also collected data that will be used to assist NASA in the development of its next-gen crew launch vehicle, Ares I. Private Space Explorer Joins Teachers In Space 
Phoenix AZ (SPX) Nov 21, 2006Private space explorer Anousheh Ansari is joining the Advisory Board of the Teacher's in Space (TIS) project of the Space Frontier Foundation. Mrs. Ansari, who recently returned from her inspiring week-long flight aboard the International Space Station, has agreed to lend her name and support to the organization's plans to fly hundreds of teachers into space aboard a new generation of private "NewSpace" vehicles now in development across the United States. |
Sensor Networks Protect Containers, Navigate Robots
St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 21, 2006Agent 007 is a mighty versatile fellow, but he would have to take backseat to agents being trained at Washington University in St. Louis. Computer scientist engineers here are using wireless sensor networks that employ software agents that so far have been able to navigate a robot safely through a simulated fire and spot a simulated fire by seeking out heat. NASA Nanotechnology Comes To Market 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2006Finding affordable ways to make technology available to everyone is a common challenge. Now, NASA has done that with the process that creates "nanotubes." A nanotube is a tiny, hollow, long, thin and strong tube with an outside diameter of a nanometer that is formed from atoms such as carbon. A hair from a person's head is around 50,000 nanometers wide. Iridium Appoints Campbell As Executive VP For Government Affairs 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2006Iridium Satellite announces the appointment of Lieutenant General John Campbell, U.S. Air Force (Retired), as the company's Executive Vice President for Government Affairs. Gen. Campbell fills a new and important role as this global mobile satellite services provider accelerates its provision of products and services to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and nearly 40 other government departments, bureaus and agencies. |
Seven-Year Stabilization Of Methane May Slow Global Warming
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 21, 2006Levels of atmospheric methane, an influential greenhouse gas, have stayed nearly flat for the past seven years, following a rise that spanned at least two decades, researchers say. Red Cross - Preparation Can Mitigate Disaster Toll 
Singapore (AFP) Nov 20, 2006Disasters cannot be prevented but community preparation and education can help mitigate their deadly toll, Red Cross officials said Monday at a conference taking place in the world's most disaster-prone region. Teeth Tell Ancient Tale 
Fayetteville AR (SPX) Nov 21, 2006University of Arkansas researchers examined the dental landscapes of prehistoric creatures from a South African province and found evidence for a dietary shift that suggests a corresponding change in the type of landscape that surrounded them. Novel Use Of Nanotechnology In Medicine Bronx NY (SPX) Nov 21, 2006 Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have received a $2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study tumor "microenvironments". Beijingers Told To Stay Indoors As Smog Hangs Over North China 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 20, 2006Beijing residents were warned Monday to stay indoors due to high pollution levels, as a blanket of heavy smog across northern China caused traffic chaos and delayed flights throughout the region. |
North Korea Cannot Miniaturise Nuclear Weapons
Seoul (AFP) Nov 20, 2006North Korea's nuclear test last month was only partially successful and it cannot yet miniaturise atomic warheads, South Korea's next spy chief said Monday. US, Japan Boost BMD Cooperation 
Washington (UPI) Nov 20, 2006The United States and Japan are going to accelerate their BMD cooperation, Japan's foreign minister said. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso told reporters in Hanoi Thursday that he and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had agreed to speed up the already close cooperation on ballistic missile defense between their two countries in order to boost regional security in Northeast Asia, the Kyodo news agency reported. Fighting An Asymmetrical Chinese War Machine 
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 20, 2006One of Washington's greatest military concerns is Chinese interest in "asymmetrical warfare," utilizing unconventional warfare if involved in a conflict with the US. Pakistan Boosts Security For "Arms For Peace" Defence Exhibition 
Karachi (AFP) Nov 20, 2006Thousands of police and paramilitary troops were deployed in volatile Karachi Monday ahead of an international defence exhibition being opened by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, officials said. Around 230 companies from more than 50 countries, including the United States, France, Germany, China and Turkey, are participating in the annual show. Organisers said this year's theme was "Arms for Peace". SkyLite B In Australia And New Zealand 
Haifa, Israel (SPX) Nov 21, 2006RAFAEL Armament Development Authority has revealed excellent results for the SkyLite B, mini-UAV in flight demonstrations held in Australia and New Zealand last month. |
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