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 Washington (AFP) Nov 6, 2009 
The US space probe Messenger's third and final fly-by of the planet Mercury in September revealed an almost complete view of the solar system's smallest planet, leaving only the polar regions to be surveyed, NASA said. Flying at a low altitude, the Messenger (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) probe's cameras have now mapped some 98 percent of Mercury's surface, an ... read more 
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Nov 5, 2009 The U.S. space agency says blogs and tweets will be part of the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis and its mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle is to lift off Monday, Nov. 16, at 2:28 p.m. EST from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA said the STS-129 mission will be commanded by Charles Hobaugh and piloted by Barry Wilmore. Mission astronauts are R ... more
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Rome (UPI) Nov 6, 2009 Italian aerospace and defense company Finmeccanica has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Kazakhstan sovereign wealth fund for a raft of cooperation deals. The agreements cover helicopters, railways and electro-optics, including tank upgrades. Kairat Kelimbetov, the chairman of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna, and Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, chairman and CEO of ... more  
San Francisco (AFP) Nov 4, 2009Linden Lab on Wednesday announced it is adding a new dimension to Second Life online world to give businesses private places for virtual meetings. Linden launched a beta, or test, version of Second Life Enterprise "behind-the-firewall product" with a price starting at 55,000 dollars (US). Companies dabbling with Second Life Enterprise behind the safety of their computer fire walls includ ... more 
Los Angeles (AFP) Nov 3, 2009Once regarded as a quirky fad for nerds wearing cardboard spectacles, 3D films are enjoying a mainstream renaissance and this time the medium is here to stay, entertainment industry experts say. 3D has come a long way since its 1950s golden age when films such as "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" thrilled audiences and these technological advances are fueling a box office boom. ... more |
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Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Nov 05, 2009University of Alberta physics professor Craig Heinke has solved a mystery that lies 11,000 light years beyond Earth. A supernova (or exploding star), 20 times heavier than our sun blasted apart, leaving behind a small core that has puzzled astronomers since its discovery in 1999. Heinke and a colleague have identified the 20 kilometre-wide remnant of the supernova as a neutron star. It's ... more  
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2009Before our planets found their way to the stable orbits they circle in today, they wiggled and jostled about like unsettled children. Now, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a young star with evidence for the same kind of orbital hyperactivity. Young planets circling the star are thought to be disturbing smaller comet-like bodies, causing them to collide and kick up a huge halo of dust. ... more 
MOffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2009A NASA spacecraft's third and final flyby of Mercury gives scientists, for the first time, an almost complete view of the planet's surface and provides new scientific findings about this relatively unknown world. The Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging spacecraft, known as MESSENGER, flew by Mercury on Sept. 29. The probe completed a critical gravity assist to ... more |
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