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Russia Conducts First Experiment In Preparation For Mars-500
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 30, 2007Russian scientists have completed the first stage of preparations for an experimental Mars mission simulation, Mars-500, a medical research institute announced on Thursday. The purpose of the main experiment, expected to begin in late 2008, is to simulate a space flight to Mars taking into account all ramifications, including a 250-day "trip" to the Red Planet, a 30-day period on its surface, an ... more Embryonic Star Captured With Jets Flaring 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 30, 2007A developing star wrapped in a black cocoon of dust is seen sprouting giant jets in a new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The stellar portrait, captured in infrared light, offers the first glimpse at a very early stage in the life of an embryonic sun-like star -- a time when the star's natal envelope is beginning to flatten and collapse, and streams of gas are escaping. The observatio ... more Instrument To Unveil New Worlds By Blocking Out Starlight 
New York NY (SPX) Nov 30, 2007Ben Oppenheimer calls starlight "the bane of planet hunting." Although more than 250 planets are known to orbit other stars, so far no one has been able to get a good look at any of them. That's largely because a star's glare is millions of times brighter than a planet, so trying to see a planet next to a star is akin to trying to spot a firefly next to a spotlight, from thousands of miles away. ... more Hubble Captures Grand-Design Spiral Galaxy M74 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2007Messier 74, also called NGC 628, is a stunning example of a grand-design spiral galaxy that is viewed by Earth observers nearly face-on. Its perfectly symmetrical spiral arms emanate from the central nucleus and are dotted with clusters of young blue stars. In the new Hubble image a smattering of bright pink regions decorating the spiral arms can also be seen. These are huge, relatively s ... more NASA's GLAST Satellite Arrives At Naval Research Lab For Testing 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2007NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) has arrived at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington for its final round of testing. The GLAST spacecraft has successfully completed two of its three environmental tests at the prime contractor, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in Gilbert, Ariz. These tests included exposure to extreme vibrations and electromagnetic fie ... more |
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Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 30, 2007More than 260 planets have already been discovered orbiting other stars, and new ones are found almost every month. Having trouble keeping track? Help is on the way. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., has revamped its award-winning PlanetQuest website with improved tools to help users stay on top of the latest discoveries. PlanetQuest 2.0 features include: - The Visu ... more Scientists Solve Cosmological Puzzle 
Hamilton, Canada (SPX) Nov 30, 2007Researchers using supercomputer simulations have exposed a very violent and critical relationship between interstellar gas and dark matter when galaxies are born - one that has been largely ignored by the current model of how the universe evolved. The findings, published today in Science, solve a longstanding problem of the widely accepted model - Cold Dark Matter cosmology - which suggests ther ... more China says ties with US damaged, amid naval row 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2007US actions over Tibet and Taiwan have damaged relations between China and the United States, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said Thursday amid a row over US naval calls to Hong Kong. "Recently, due to the erroneous practices of the US, relations have been disturbed and harmed," foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said. Liu cited a US congressional medal awarded to the Tibetan s ... more Lockheed Martin-built Trident II D5 Missile Achieves Record 120 Successful Test Launches In A Row 
Silverdale WA (SPX) Nov 30, 2007The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test launch today of a Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) built by Lockheed Martin. The Navy launched the unarmed missile from the submerged submarine USS HENRY M JACKSON (SSBN 730) in the Pacific Ocean. The Trident II D5 missile now has achieved 120 consecutive successful test launches since 1989 - a record unmatched by any other large ballistic mi ... more US, China, feud over Taiwan, Tibet, port dispute 
Washington (AFP) Nov 29, 2007The United States and China on Thursday traded rhetorical broadsides over US actions on Taiwan and Tibet, as well as Beijing barring a US warship from a family holiday get-together in Hong Kong. Beijing insisted Washington's recent arms sales to Taiwan and support for Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama had left relations "disturbed and harmed" and linked those steps to last week's port- ... more |
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Manila (AFP) Nov 29, 2007Storms Hagibis and Mitag have blown out of the the Philippines, the weather bureau said Thursday, as the death toll climbed to 29 and rescuers continued to battle rough seas in search of the missing. The coast guard said 12 Chinese fishermen went missing after two boats capsized Wednesday in rough seas near Pag Asa island off the country's western coast. Two Filipino airforce pilots are ... more In Bali The Other USA Will Be With The World 
Reston VA (SPX) Nov 30, 2007Looking ahead to the U.N. Climate Change Conference that begins next week, a diverse chorus of elected officials and citizens are speaking out to assure the international community that Americans are moving global warming solutions forward, despite the lack of White House leadership. "The other U.S.A. will be with the world in Bali," said Larry Schweiger, president and CEO, National Wildlife Fed ... more Having The Climate Cake And Eating It Too 
Morogoro, Tanzania (SPX) Nov 30, 2007Is it possible to solve climate change, reduce poverty and save biodiversity at a single stroke" It might seem like a dream, but this is exactly the issue that is being discussed at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) in Bali 3-14 December 2007. The key is to include reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) in the Kyoto Protocol so that developing countries c ... more Recipe For A Storm: The Ingredients For More Powerful Atlantic Hurricanes 
Madison WI (SPX) Nov 30, 2007As the world warms, the interaction between the Atlantic Ocean and atmosphere may be the recipe for stronger, more frequent hurricanes. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have found that the Atlantic organizes the ingredients for a powerful hurricane season to create a situation where either everything is conducive to hurricane activity or nothing is-potentially making the Atlantic more ... more Mismanagement threatens Asian water crises: ADB study 
Singapore (AFP) Nov 29, 2007The mismanagement of resources, not scarcity, will lead to water crises in developing Asian nations, said a study commissioned by the Asian Development Bank and released on Thursday. Urbanisation, industrialisation, population growth and climate change were likely to put a strain on the region's water resources, it said. But Asia had also developed the expertise and the technology to ens ... more
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