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Souped-Up Rockets For Shenzhou Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 29, 2008 
As China reviews the success of its first spacewalk, plans are being drawn for China¿s first space laboratory. We now know that this spacecraft will be known as Tiangong 1, and that will receive multiple visits from Shenzhou spacecraft. Beyond this, nobody outside of China seems totally sure of how China will manage its next missions. Online space forums have been filled with speculation, ... read moreTitan Is Electric 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2008Many scientists believe that precursor molecules for life are more likely to form on planets or satellites where electrical storms occur in the atmosphere. Physicists at the University of Granada and the University of Valencia (Spain) have been analyzing data sent by the Huygens probe from Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, and have proved "in an unequivocal way" that there is natural elec ... more
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NASA's Phoenix Mission Faces Survival Challenges
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2008In a race against time and the elements, engineers with NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander mission hope to extend the lander's survival by gradually shutting down some of its instruments and heaters, starting today. Originally scheduled to last 90 days, Phoenix has completed a fifth month of exploration in the Martian arctic. As expected, with the Martian northern hemisphere shifting from summer ... more NASA Orbiter Reveals Details Of A Wetter Mars 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2008NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has observed a new category of minerals spread across large regions of Mars. This discovery suggests that liquid water remained on the planet's surface a billion years later than scientists believed, and it played an important role in shaping the planet's surface and possibly hosting life. Researchers examining data from the orbiter's Compact Reconnaissa ... more NASA-Enhanced Dust Storm Predictions To Aid Health Community 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 29, 2008NASA satellite data can improve forecasts of dust storms in the American Southwest in ways that can benefit public health managers. Scientists announced the finding as a five-year NASA-funded project nears its conclusion. Led by investigators Stanley Morain of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, and William Sprigg of the University of Arizona in Tucson, scientists evaluated the in ... more Lloyd's Turns To Infoterra For Flood Risk Assessments 
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 29, 2008Infoterra has been selected by Lloyd's to implement an innovative web-based flood risk assessment service that will help Managing Agents across their 80 syndicates to gain a geographic perspective on their exposure to flood risk. Using the new service, each Lloyd's Managing Agent is able to submit a complete portfolio of property addresses via a web service. The portfolio is matched ... more |
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China tells Microsoft to rethink 'black-out' anti-piracy tactics: report
Beijing (AFP) Oct 28, 2008China has told US software giant Microsoft to reconsider controversial new anti-piracy tools that cause computer screens to turn black if a pirated program is identified, state media reported. "Whether the 'black-out' method should be adopted is open to question," said Yan Xiaohong, vice director of the National Copyright Administration, according to a report carried by Xinhua news agency ... more Hong Kong Space Museum Announces Refurbishment Project 
Hong Kong (XNA) Oct 29, 2008The Hong Kong Space Museum Tuesday announced that a 34 million HK dollars (about 4.4 million US dollars) renovation project will be carried out at its Space Theater. Curator of the Space Museum Chan Ki-hung said that the project scope is to install a new digital planetarium projector and replace the seats with an interactive system. "With a resolution exceeding 48 million pixels, the ... more US tech giants join move to protect freedom of speech online 
San Francisco (AFP) Oct 28, 2008Google, Microsoft and Yahoo on Tuesday unveiled a code of conduct aimed at defending online freedoms against attacks by oppressive regimes in China, Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere. A "Global Network Initiative," bringing together Internet companies, human rights organizations, academics and investors, commits the technology firms to "protect the freedom of expression and privacy right ... more |
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