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Ongoing Preparations for Mars Swing-by
Paris, France (ESA) Jan 30, 2007This view of Mars (visible towards the top of the image) and of the Milky Way was taken by the OSRIS camera on board the Rosetta orbiter on 3 December 2006, during the last series of instrument check-outs. In this image Mars is heavily overexposed and therefore surrounded by a halo of scattered light. OSIRIS (Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System) will continue to image Mars during the next major mission phase: the swing-by of planet Mars at the end of February 2007. Spirit Studies Layered Rocks And Wind-Blown Drifts 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 30, 2007With the rover's third Martian spring just around the corner, Spirit is healthy and has started acquiring movies with the navigation camera in search of dust devils wheeling across the terrain. Spring officially begins on Martian day, or sol 1103 (Feb. 8, 2007). During the past week, Spirit acquired microscopic images of a soil target called "Londonderry," which is an active wind drift shaped by the motion of bouncing sand grains. Japanese Women To Try Lipstick With Touch Of Button 
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 26, 2007Tech-savvy but fashion-conscious Japanese women who want to try an instant makeover discreetly now have a chance to do it at the touch of a button. In a project meant to help design "the department store of the future," Japan's top cosmetics maker Shiseido on Friday launched with partners a virtual make-up simulator on a trial basis. |
Northern Lights Research Enters Final Frontier
Calgary, Canada (SPX) Jan 30, 2007An international team of scientists -- including physicists from the University of Calgary -- will begin gathering the most detailed information yet about the ever-changing northern lights, as a multi-year research project enters its ultimate phase with the launch of five NASA satellites from Cape Canaveral next month. University Of Alberta Space Research To Solve Aurora Mystery 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 30, 2007On February 15, NASA will launch the largest number of scientific satellites ever sent into orbit aboard a single rocket. A handful of Alberta scientists will be at Kennedy Space Center watching and waiting. For Dr. Ian Mann and Dr. John Samson, researchers in the Department of Physics at the University of Alberta, the real fun will begin when the satellites start taking measurements in the eye of space storms above observatories spread across North America. The James Webb Space Telescope Model Gets Around 
Seattle WA (SPX) Jan 30, 2007The American Astronomical Society (AAS) held their annual meeting in Seattle, Washington during the second week in January, and Dr. John Mather, Nobel Prize winning scientist at NASA Goddard was there to talk about the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). JWST is scheduled for launch in 2013. JWST will find the first galaxies that formed in the early Universe, connecting the Big Bang to our own Milky Way Galaxy. |
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Harnessing Static To Improve Wireless Signals
Chicago IL (SPX) Jan 30, 2007Can network interference be used to expand and enhance communication for wireless devices such as cell phones, computers and personal digital assistants? Daniela Tuninetti, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, explained that this seemingly illogical concept is not all that strange if you take a closer look at what is going on. Crash Boom Bang And How To Walk Away 
Hampton VA (SPX) Jan 30, 2007She's no comic book author, but a NASA senior research engineer looking for ways to improve aircraft and spacecraft. Jackson has studied materials, structural designs that can better absorb energy, and crash simulations for 25 years -- first for the Army and now for NASA. She works at what is now the Landing Impact Research at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. Expedition 14 Talks To Martha Stewart 
New York NY (SPX) Jan 23, 2007Martha Stewart, homemaking expert and popular television personality, chatted with the crew of Expedition 14 Monday morning. The event started at 11:40 a.m. EST and was shown on NASA TV. Stewart asked the Expedition crew members about their experiments on station, the view of Earth from their vantage point, and life in their orbital home away from home. |
China To Promote Manned Space Flight And Lunar Probe
Beijing (XNA) Jan 30, 2007China will promote manned space flight, lunar exploration and a number of other science and technology initiatives in 2007, said Minister of Science and Technology, Xu Guanhua, here on Monday. "These key projects are vital to upgrading China's innovation capacity and consequently its economic competitiveness," said the minister. The ministry will invite experts to discuss budget requirements and the feasibility of these projects. Several projects will get underway by the end of this year, said Xu. Chance For European Student To Join The NASA 2007 Summer Academy 
Paris, France (ESA) Jan 30, 2007At the initiative of the International Space Education Board, ESA has decided to sponsor one European student to participate in the NASA Academy 2007 summer session. Loral Wins Action Against Cablevision Subsidiary 
New York NY (SPX) Jan 30, 2007Loral Space and Communications has won a jury verdict in the Supreme Court for the State of New York in its contract action against Rainbow DBS Holdings, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation. The unanimous verdict will result in a judgment of approximately $51 million to Loral. |
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