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19:23
09/Jul
2008
NASA OIG: Final Memorandum on the Review of NASA's Plan to Build the A-3 Facility for Rocket Propulsion Testing | earth sciences - comspacewatch.com; 1071 words.
NASA OIG: Final Memorandum on the Review of NASA's Plan to Build the A-3 Facility for Rocket propulsion testing capability to efficiently meet national Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of I... Read »
19:15
09/Jul
2008
Wind Power From the Ocean (With Help from Space) | wind power - universetoday.com; 549 words.
I drive regularly through Iowa and southern Minnesota in the US, and over the past few years wind farms have been popping up in that region up almost faster than corn grows. But there may be an even b... Read »
19:15
09/Jul
2008
Where In The Universe Challenge #11 | space - universetoday.com; 505 words.
Blue is my favorite color. Especially the shade of blue in the image for this week's "Where In The Universe" challenge. The goal of this challenge is to test your skills and knowledge of our solar sys... Read »
19:15
09/Jul
2008
Phoenix Relegated to Scraping the Sidewalk | soil - universetoday.com; 485 words.
If humans ever build a city on Mars , perhaps (in its retirement) the Phoenix Lander can apply for a job with the city's public works department to scrape ice off sidewalks. Phoenix has been trying to... Read »
18:59
09/Jul
2008
New research boosts hopes of water on the moon | space - thewest.com.au; 664 words.
The ancient astronomers once deemed the Moon, like Mother Earth, to be awash with water and gave fanciful names to its seas . The space age, of course, revealed these oceans, or Mare, to be desolate,... Read »
18:46
09/Jul
2008
Headline: 'Global Warming Causing California Glacier to Grow' | global warming - newsbusters.org; 443 words.
From the " You've Got To Be Kidding Me " department: " Global Warming Causing California Glacier to Grow, Scientists Say ." What? Hasn't Nobel Laureate Al Gore and every climate alarmist in the media ... Read »
18:29
09/Jul
2008
Phoenix Delivers Soil-Chemistry Sample | soil - redorbit.com; 384 words.
Posted on: Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 14:03 CDT NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander used its Robotic Arm to deliver a second sample of soil for analysis by the spacecraft's wet chemistry laboratory, data received... Read »
17:53
09/Jul
2008
Scientists Find Evidence Of Water On The Moon | space - redorbit.com; 725 words.
15:25 CDT Scientists have decided that evidence collected from the surface of the Moon almost 40 years ago shows that water existed there since its infancy. Small green and orange pebble-like beads co... Read »
17:47
09/Jul
2008
Obama watching Bush closely in WTO talks: aide | political blogs - besternews.com; 743 words.
By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wants a successful end to long-running world trade talks, but will closely review any deal reached by the Bush admi... Read »
17:39
09/Jul
2008
Swerve left to avoid that satellite | space - physorg.com; 645 words.
Think you have trouble getting rid of the clutter in your living room? After more than 50 years of launching rockets and satellites into space, the human race now has to deal with the clutter left beh... Read »
17:39
09/Jul
2008
Orbiter's HiRISE Camera Saw Phoenix Heat Shield in Freefall on Landing Day | space - physorg.com; 628 words.
The HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the Phoenix Mars Lander, its parachute and heat shield in an image, all before Phoenix touched down on May 25, 2008. Scientists ru... Read »
17:39
09/Jul
2008
Sample-Collection Tests by Phoenix Lander Continue | soil - physorg.com; 561 words.
This image was acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on the 44th Martian day of the mission, or Sol 43 (July 7, 2008), after the May 25, 2008, landing, showing the current sam... Read »
17:22
09/Jul
2008
Yep, R.A | space - afterdowningstreet.org; 1954 words.
Wed, 2008-07-09 12:43. Dominance in Space Slips as Other Nations Step Up Efforts By Marc Kaufman, Washington Post China plans to conduct its first spacewalk in October. The European Space Agency is bu... Read »
17:12
09/Jul
2008
Evidence of water on the moon | water - silobreaker.com; 788 words.
Tiny green and orange glass balls brought back from the moon nearly 40 years ago by astronauts show . evidence that water existed there from the very beginning, scientists have said.They used a new ... Read »
17:06
09/Jul
2008
The shuttle's long goodbye | space - msn.com; 3671 words.
NASA has set the dates for the space shuttle fleet's final missions, ending with a shipment of spare parts for the space station on May 31, 2010. That schedule isn t set in stone, however particular... Read »
17:01
09/Jul
2008
Research Season Underway on Devon Island | space - nasawatch.com; 196 words.
HMP Research Station Status Report for July 9, 2008 "A week after the initial Mars Institute advanced team arrived to setup the research station for this years field season operations are running smoo... Read »
17:01
09/Jul
2008
NASA/ESA Architecture Study | science technology - nasawatch.com; 90 words.
NASA and ESA complete comparative exploration architecture study "Over the last 6 months, representatives from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (E... Read »
16:37
09/Jul
2008
'Hands Are Always on the Trigger' | middle east - foxnews.com; 1461 words.
Col. Reuters July 9: A video grab from Al Alam television shows three of nine long- and medium-range missiles being fired during a test in Iran. July 9: A video grab from Al Alam television shows thr... Read »
16:29
09/Jul
2008
Glassy Lava Beads Show Moon's Interior Harbored Water | space - efluxmedia.com; 572 words.
Scientists have found that glassy volcanic pebbles brought back to Earth by Apollo astronauts in the 1960s and early 1970s have trapped water molecules. The research, published in the journal Nature, ... Read »
16:18
09/Jul
2008
Myanmar s Cyclone-Damaged Rice Production Regions Monitored with GIS | earth sciences - gisuser.com; 696 words.
Redlands, California Subsequent to Cyclone Nargis, a category 3 tropical storm that struck the low-lying and heavily populated coastline of Myanmar on May 2, 2008, the Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS... Read »
16:00
09/Jul
2008
Low Fertility Rate Among Open Clusters Like Orion | astronomy - redorbit.com; 1105 words.
Posted on: Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 10:52 CDT A detailed survey of stars in the Orion Nebula has found that fewer than 10 percent have enough surrounding dust to make Jupiter-sized planets, according t... Read »
15:49
09/Jul
2008
Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources | wind power - physorg.com; 654 words.
Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth's ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool: global satellite maps from NASA. Scientists have been creating maps using nearly a decade of data ... Read »
15:49
09/Jul
2008
Seeing the universe through gamma-ray eyes | science - physorg.com; 487 words.
The scientists have stopped holding their breath. Three weeks after the launch of the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), researchers from Stanford University, the Stanford Linear Accelerato... Read »
15:44
09/Jul
2008
Iran tests missiles, rattles sabres | middle east - stuff.co.nz; 1090 words.
DA BOMB: A screencap from Al Alam television shows one of nine long- and medium-range missiles being fired during a test in Iran. After the missile test, Iran warned the United States and Israel it wa... Read »
15:29
09/Jul
2008
Iran tests missiles: Obama wants to discuss 'em, McCain wants to down 'em | politics - israelinsider.com; 476 words.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday that Iran's missile tests highlight the need for diplomatic engagement with Teheran and threats of sanctions to try and persuage the Irani... Read »
15:28
09/Jul
2008
I knew Pakistan would rue the day they let the Chinese parade the torch | asia - nowpublic.com; 214 words.
BEIJING - Chinese police shot dead five members of a radical Islamic separatist group in western China, state media reported Wednesday, as officials called for an all-out security push ahead of the Be... Read »
15:07
09/Jul
2008
Moon Water Discovered | space - sciencedaily.com; 1036 words.
A Brown University-led research team has for the first time discovered evidence of water that came from deep within the Moon, a revelation that strongly suggests water has been a part of the Moon sinc... Read »
15:01
09/Jul
2008
Water Found on the Moon | instruments - silobreaker.com; 1200 words.
Though the moon has many seas, scientists thought it was dry.In a study published today in Nature, researchers led by Brown University geologist Alberto Saal found evidence of water molecules in pebbl... Read »
15:00
09/Jul
2008
Hopes boosted of water on the Moon | aged care - news.com.au; 1185 words.
News. THE ancient astronomers once deemed the moon, like Earth, to be awash with water and gave fanciful names to its "seas". The space age, of course, revealed these oceans to b... Read »
14:57
09/Jul
2008
Moon Once Harbored Water, Lunar Lava Beads Show | space - sciam.com; 889 words.
MISTY MOON: Water molecules in green glassy spherules brought back from the moon, such as those shown here, indicate that the early moon was not as dry as researchers assumed. Researchers have found ... Read »
14:41
09/Jul
2008
Iran tests missiles in Gulf | middle east - signonsandiego.com; 912 words.
TEHRAN, Iran Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said aimed to show the country can retaliate against any U. Oil prices jumped on news of t... Read »
14:33
09/Jul
2008
Iran tests missilesamid tensions | middle east - besternews.com; 1211 words.
By Zahra Hosseinian and Alistair Lyon TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran test-fired nine missiles on Wednesday and warned the United States and Israel it was ready to retaliate for any attack over its disputed n... Read »
14:24
09/Jul
2008
China foils planned Islamic 'Holy War' | terrorism - jpost.com; 883 words.
Chinese police shot dead five members of a radical Islamic separatist group intent on waging "holy war," state media reported Wednesday, as top officials called for an all-out security push ahead of n... Read »
14:11
09/Jul
2008
Moon's interior 'did hold water' | space - bbc.co.uk; 688 words.
US scientists have found evidence that water was held in the Moon's interior, challenging some elements of the theory of how Earth's satellite formed. The Moon is thought to have been created in a vio... Read »
13:08
09/Jul
2008
Lucky Hubble find raises star cluster mystery | astronomy - newscientist.com; 1321 words.
The distant elliptical galaxy at the centre of the image inset is expected to harbour thousands of compact star clusters (Image: NASA/ESA/H Richer/UBC/J Kalirai/UCSC). Middleweight black holes roam th... Read »
12:20
09/Jul
2008
New VLT High Definition Video Material for Broadcasters is available for download | press releases - eso.org; 450 words.
ESO for the Public. ESO Video Compilations feature stock footage on some of ESO s facilities and projects. These collections/tapes are thought to provide a sound visual basis for any broadcaster or p... Read »
12:19
09/Jul
2008
Space Station Section | space - nasa.gov; 584 words.
International Space Station flies over Hurricane Bertha on Tuesday. Credit: NASA TVThe Expedition 17 crew of the International Space Station worked Tuesday towards completing preparations for a pair o... Read »
12:11
09/Jul
2008
NASA mission to be crystal ball into oceans' future, mirror to the past; 'it's the motion of the ocean' | statellite - underwatertimes.com; 1107 words.
NASA Using Undersea Lab to Prepare for Future Space Missions; 'Similar Challenges' In Space and Under the Ocean Creating a Window On 'Oceans in Motion'; Scientists Working to Obtain Detailed Track of ... Read »
11:58
09/Jul
2008
NASA Mission to be Crystal Ball into Oceans Future, Mirror to the Past | statellite - spacefellowship.com; 1021 words.
Jason 1 data showing the Pacific Ocean, Feb. Image credit: NASA/JPL (NASA) - Imagine the lives that could be saved from flash floods and drought, the millions of dollars in fuel costs that could be av... Read »
11:51
09/Jul
2008
Obama and McCain divided on Iran missile tests | political blogs - onenewsnow.com; 481 words.
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday that Iran's missile tests highlight the need for direct diplomacy as well as tougher threats of economic sanctions and strong... Read »
11:40
09/Jul
2008
Final Space Shuttle flight announced for 2010 | space - geek.com; 234 words.
That is the scheduled date for the last launch of the Space Shuttle Program, which has endured many triumphs and two tragic accidents since the very first launch of the Space Shuttle for mission STS-1... Read »
11:35
09/Jul
2008
Final Shuttle Launches Scheduled | space - skyandtelescope.com; 188 words.
Shiny Eye for Airborne Observatory. space agency says it's selected target launch dates for the remaining eight space shuttle missions for 2009 and 2010. The National Aeronautics and Space Administrat... Read »
11:25
09/Jul
2008
US, Russia revert to cold-war rhetoric over missile-defense plan | current news - csmonitor.com; 973 words.
Russia says that the proposed US defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic, an initial agreement for which was inked this week, is targeting Russia, not rogue states. A war of words erupted this... Read »
10:52
09/Jul
2008
Iran's missile tests divide Obama a | political blogs - realclearpolitics.com; 480 words.
Douglass K. Daniel Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday that Iran's missile tests highlight the need for direct diplomacy as well as tougher threats of economic sanctions and ... Read »
10:40
09/Jul
2008
Write Down Everything You Eat, A Method To Lose More Weight | change - efluxmedia.com; 479 words.
People writing down what they eat every day lose on average twice as much weight as those who don t, according to a new study to appear in the August issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medici... Read »
10:35
09/Jul
2008
Space shuttle gets its final assignments | space - arstechnica.com; 708 words.
On Monday NASA released the final mission dates and details of the space shuttle, marking May 31, 2010 as the last flight of this icon of modern space flight. For many young scientists and engineers, ... Read »
10:25
09/Jul
2008
NASA Sends Lockheed Martin Packing | space - satnews.com; 241 words.
NASA Sends Lockheed Martin Packing NASA NASA awarded Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems Inc. in Houston, a one-year contract extension valued at $42 million to provide integration services for carg... Read »
10:24
09/Jul
2008
Iran's missile tests divide Obama and McCain | political - courant.com; 530 words.
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday that Iran's missile tests highlight the need for direct diplomacy as well as tougher threats of economic sanctions and strong... Read »
10:16
09/Jul
2008
Iran test fires missiles in riposte to U.S., Israel | middle east - cnn.net; 1012 words.
Story Highlights. Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards test fire nine long and medium range missiles. Drill conducted in the Persian Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormouz . TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran ... Read »
10:16
09/Jul
2008
Iran sends warning with missile test | middle east - cnn.net; 1012 words.
Story Highlights. Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards test fire nine long and medium range missiles. Drill conducted in the Persian Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormouz . TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran ... Read »
10:14
09/Jul
2008
The weapons of World War III | surveillance tracking - wnd.com; 602 words.
FROM JOSEPH FARAH'S G2 BULLETIN The weapons of World War III It will 'be fought in the electromagnetic spectrum' . Editor's Note: The following report is excerpted from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, th... Read »
01:55
09/Jul
2008
Sample-Collection Tests by NASA's Phoenix Lander Continue | soil - esciencenews.com; 43 words.
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's science and engineering teams are testing methods to get an icy sample into the Robotic Arm scoop for delivery to the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA).... Read »
00:56
09/Jul
2008
Kabul attack indicates worsening Afghan situation: Obama | political blogs - sify.com; 383 words.
Photo gallery. Washington: Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama has said that if elected he would do everything to stabilise the Afghanistan situation, which is getting worse, as indicated b... Read »
00:09
09/Jul
2008
Iran seeks seat on Security Council | politics - washingtontimes.com; 509 words.
UNITED NATIONS | Tehran will seek a seat on the powerful U. Security Council next year, despite the trade sanctions the body has imposed to slow Iran 's nuclear program. "It is our right, we have not ... Read »

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