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Mexico Readies World's Largest Radio Telescope Atzizintla (AFP) Mexico, Nov 21, 2006 
Perched at 4,600 meters on a cold, spent volcano, the Large Millimeter Telescope will use radio waves to look into the dawn of the universe when it begins a two-year testing period on Wednesday. At 2,000 tonnes and 115 million dollars, its 50-meter (164-yard) dish -- the world's largest -- is the result of a joint effort of Mexico's National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics and the US University of Massachusetts. "This telescope is capable of observing conditions prevalent when the first stars and galaxies were formed 13,400 billion years ago," INAOE astrophysicist and project manager Emanuel Mendez told AFP. |
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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Subaru T'scope Improves Eyesight By Factor Of Ten
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 22, 2006The Subaru telescope will be improving its eyesight by a factor of ten with the completion of a new adaptive optics and laser guide star system. For the past five years, Subaru's adaptive optics development team had been working on developing an advanced adaptive optics system to better remove the twinkle from starlight passing through Earth's atmosphere. At the same time, the team was developing a laser guide star system that can create an artificial star anywhere in the sky, opening up a larger portion of the sky to observations with adaptive optics. Russia To Build Telescope 'Superior To Hubble' 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 22, 2006Russia will build a deep space exploration telescope that will outstrip the U.S.-made Hubble Space Telescope, a Russian astronomer said Tuesday. Hubble, orbited in 1990, has been the most successful and expensive project in astrophysics, costing over $6 billion. Vesper Could Explore Earth's Fiery Twin 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 22, 2006Earth has a twin sister, and she's gone bad. The planet Venus is almost the same size as Earth, so it has been called Earth's twin. It's only about 30 percent closer to the sun than Earth, and at the dawn of the space age, scientists thought its cloudy atmosphere might hide a steamy jungle planet teeming with life. |
Mars Global Surveyor Mission Ends In Triumph
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2006NASA's Mars Global Surveyor has likely finished its operating career. The spacecraft has served the longest and been the most productive of any mission ever sent to the red planet. "Mars Global Surveyor has surpassed all expectations," said Michael Meyer, NASA's lead scientist for Mars exploration at NASA Headquarters, Washington. China To Participate In Russian Flight To Phobos 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 22, 2006China will participate in a Russian project to fly to a Martian moon, a deputy head of Russia's Federal Space Agency said Tuesday. "An agreement is being prepared whereby a Chinese micro-satellite, worth some $1 billion, will be installed on the Russian station Phobos-soil," Yury Nosenko has said. Genesis Findings Solve Apollo Lunar Soil Mystery 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2006Ever since astronauts returned from another world, scientists have been mystified by some of the moon rocks they brought back. Now one of the mysteries has been solved. "We learned a great deal about the sun by going to the moon," said Don Burnett, Genesis principal investigator at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. "Now, with our Genesis data, we are turning the tables, using the solar wind to better understand lunar processes." |
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China's SinoSat-2 Fails Just 10 Days After Launch
Beijing, China (XNA) Nov 22, 2006China's first direct-to-home broadcasting satellite, which had been hyped as a broadcaster of digital television signals to China's rural areas with no access to cable, has failed less than 10 days after its launch, the South China Morning Post reported, citing sources familiar with the situation. ASTRIUM To Build New ASTRA Satellite 
Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) Nov 22, 2006SES ASTRA has announced that it has awarded the contract for the construction of its new satellite, ASTRA 3B, to the European satellite manufacturer ASTRIUM. As prime contractor for ASTRA 3B, ASTRIUM will design and build the satellite. ASTRA 3B will be a state-of-the-art Ku and Ka-band spacecraft designed for the distribution of both direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services and two-way broadband services across Europe. Boeing Power/Cooling Systems To Activate On ISS 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 22, 2006Boeing's primary electrical power and cooling systems on the International Space Station (ISS) will go live during Space Shuttle Discovery's next ISS assembly mission. Astronauts, Boeing engineers and NASA mission controllers will orchestrate a precise ballet of powering down equipment, transferring it to other power channels and then plugging and unplugging more than 140 electrical connectors. |
Control Centre For Europe's Galileo Satellite Navigation System Established
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) Nov 22, 2006The foundation stone was laid yesterday at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) establishment in Oberpfaffenhofen for the new control centre for Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system. The first official step in the construction of the ground segment for the high-precision European navigation system was taken in the presence of the Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs, Wolfgang Tiefensee, the Bavarian Minister-President, Dr. Edmund Stoiber, and the Chairman of DLR, Prof. Dr Sigmar Wittig. ESA's Spacecraft Managers Contain 'Right Stuff' 
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 22, 2006They have a passion for space and are among the best engineers anywhere, managing missions worth billions of euro. But above all, ESA's Spacecraft Operations Managers are team leaders, working to motivate people and manage complex systems on the cutting edge of human knowledge. Raytheon Tech Can Help NASA Track Astronauts, Put Robots On Moon 
Marlborough MA (SPX) Nov 22, 2006Raytheon, in partnership with Hamilton Sundstrand, successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its MicroLight(TM) networked, communications and navigation system at NASA's recent desert research and technical studies annual demonstration. |
China To Build One Of Earth's Biggest Solar Power Stations
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 21, 2006China intends to build one of the world's biggest solar power stations at a cost of 765 million dollars, state press reported Tuesday. Icelandic Volcano Caused Historic Famine In Egypt 
Piscataway NJ (SPX) Nov 22, 2006An environmental drama played out on the world stage in the late 18th century when a volcano killed 9,000 Icelanders and brought a famine to Egypt that reduced the population of the Nile valley by a sixth. Diplomats Race Clock On Darfur 
Washington (UPI) Nov 20, 2006Officials with the United Nations and U.S. government say diplomats are fighting to workout a solid peace agreement for Sudan's war-torn Darfur region before the end of the year when changes in leadership on both sides could change the tone of discussion. Indonesia - Aceh Needs Three Years To Rebuild 
Singapore (AFP) Nov 21, 2006Indonesia's Aceh needs three more years to rebuild itself after the December 2004 tsunami, the head of the province's reconstruction agency said Tuesday. Geologists - New Origins Of Appalachian Mountains Athens, Ohio (SPX) Nov 22, 2006 Geologists have developed a new theory to explain how and when the Appalachian Mountain range was created. |
Bush And Abe OK Faster BMD Cooperation
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 21, 2006It's official: The United States and Japan are boosting their already strong cooperation on ballistic missile defense development. Abe Asks Denmark To Oppose Arms Sales To China 
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 21, 2006Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tuesday asked Denmark to keep an eye on China's military spending, reiterating Tokyo's opposition to European moves to sell weapons to Beijing. LM-Built DSCS Satellites Mark 175 Years On Orbit 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2006A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team have announced that the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III constellation, which provides vital communications capabilities to America's military forces worldwide, has surpassed 175-years of on-orbit service. Navy Dreams 
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 20, 2006Last week, for three days running, the Washington Times carried front-page stories about the interception of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the Kitty Hawk, by a Chinese submarine. The Mechanics Of Better Bullet Proofing Manhattan KS (SPX) Nov 22, 2006 Body armor with greater ballistics resistance is the aim of the research being carried out by Youqi Wang, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Kansas State University, with support from two U.S. Department of Defense agencies. |
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