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Solar System's Young Twin Has Two Asteroid Belts Boston MA (SPX) Oct 28, 2008 
Astronomers have discovered that the nearby star Epsilon Eridani has two rocky asteroid belts and an outer icy ring, making it a triple-ring system. The inner asteroid belt is a virtual twin of the belt in our solar system, while the outer asteroid belt holds 20 times more material. Moreover, the presence of these three rings of material implies that unseen planets confine and shape them.
... read moreMore design flaws found in Ares I rocket 
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Oct 26, 2008 More problems have been found with the design of the next-generation manned U.S. spacecraft launch rocket, leading some to wonder if it will ever be built. Computer models show tNASA's 309-foot-tall Ares I rocket could be affected by "liftoff drift," in which its motor could cause it to jump sideways at ignition, The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel ... more |
Brazil flooding death toll surpasses 100
2023 'year of record climatic hazards' in Latin America: UN High hopes for carbon capture, underground storage New Iceland plant scales up CO2 removal from air Brazil flooding death toll reaches 100 Brazil flooding death toll reaches 100: official Greta Thunberg fined over Swedish parliament climate protests Estonia summons Russian envoy over GPS jamming April temperatures in Indonesia hottest for more than four decades Indonesia April temperatures hottest in four decades: weather agency 
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US space tourist remembers 'a beautiful ballet'
Moscow (AFP) Oct 27, 2008US video game guru Richard Garriott, who completed a 30-million dollar trip to the International Space Station this month, said Monday that his flight to space was like "a beautiful ballet." "The launch of the Soyuz TMA-13 was like a beautiful ballet. Strong and confident but elegant," said Garriott, speaking alongside two Russian cosmonauts at the Star City space training camp near Moscow. ... more Astronauts To Vote From Space 
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 28, 2008In this day and age, people engage in their right to vote from all over the world. But this Nov. 4, few ballots will have traveled as far as those cast by two NASA astronauts. Commander Edward Michael Fincke and Flight Engineer and Science Officer Greg Chamitoff are living and working onboard the International Space Station. Though they are 220 miles above Earth and orbiting at 17,500 mile ... more ESA's Lunar Robotics Challenge 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 28, 2008The Teide volcanic peak on the island of Tenerife acted as a mock-up of the Moon landscape last week, with eight European student teams tuning, testing and driving their lunar rovers in preparation for a robotics competition that took place during the dark nights of last weekend. Roving on the Moon is not easy. Lunar robotic explorers have to travel in a vacuum, over rough and steep terrai ... more Copenhagen Suborbitals Tests Hybrid Rocket 
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 28, 2008Danish based Copenhagen Suborbitals is developing a one person spacecraft and its booster rocket. We aim to send a person into space on a suborbital trajectory above 100 km. Our first milestone is to get safe and reliable rocket engines working. Sunday the 19th of October 2008, we tested our first hybrid rocket engine in Copenhagen. The test was a complete success and during the 10 seco ... more |
  
Today at the CPUC: Legislative Lifeline for Ratepayers as AB 1999 Amends Utility TaxLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 11, 2024 In a rapid response to public outcry and mounting pressure, California lawmakers have taken decisive action to amend Assembly Bill 1999 (AB 1999), aiming to cap the controversial Big Utility Tax. Th ... more  
Today at the CPUC: PG and E Enhances Net Billing Programs for Solar and Storage SystemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 10, 2024 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG and E) has taken a significant step forward in enhancing its solar and storage system policies by submitting the Third Substitute Sheets for Advice Letter 7149-E ... more 
Today at the CPUC: SDG&E's Revised Tariff Plans Under ScrutinyLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 09, 2024 In a recent submission to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) presented amendments to its energy tariffs through Advice Letter 4361-E-A. This filing ... more
  
Quantum advances enhance understanding of high-temperature superconductorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 10, 2024 Technological advancements like superfast levitating trains, long-range lossless power transmission, and faster MRI machines hinge on the development of materials that superconduct electricity at ro ... more 
Private investment fuels race for nuclear fusion power in USNew York (AFP) May 6, 2024 Spurred on by major technological advances and huge private investment, the United States' nuclear fusion sector could be producing electricity within ten years, industry players say. ... more 
US forges new 'battery belt' in hopes of electric futureGreensboro, United States (AFP) May 9, 2024 Growing up, Devante Cuthbertson assumed he might have to leave his North Carolina hometown to pursue a career, but a new multi-billion-dollar Toyota battery plant is offering him a reason to stay put. ... more |
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Analysis: Germany can help next president
Berlin (UPI) Oct 27, 2008 The next U.S. president should turn to Germany as a key ally for solving security issues around the world, according to a group of experts. As the race for the White House draws to a close, analysts are already preparing for the time ahead. No matter who wins the presidency -- Barack Obama or John McCain -- the successor of George W. Bush will have to tackle a number of tough security ... more Analysis: New Army cyber task force 
Washington (UPI) Oct 27, 2008 The U.S. Army has set up a special task force to counter the theft of sensitive data about cutting-edge defense technology by hackers who are breaking into the computer networks of military contractors. The Defense Industrial Base Cyber Security Task Force was quietly established earlier this year in the face of what an Army document says are continuing large-scale thefts of "controlled ... more IAEA still undecided on nature of Iran nuclear program 
United Nations (AFP) Oct 27, 2008UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed El Baradei said here Monday that his agency was still unable to determine whether or not there were undeclared nuclear activities in Iran. "I regret that we are still not in a position to achieve full clarity regarding the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran," the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the UN Gen ... more |
  
Canada tops up German fund for Ukraine air defensesOttawa (AFP) May 10, 2024 Canada's defense minister announced Friday Can$76 million (US$56 million) for Germany's ramp-up of air defense equipment procurements for Ukraine. ... more 
RTX launches space-based missile detection systemLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Raytheon, a business of RTX (NYSE: RTX), has launched an advanced ground system, now operational at the U.S. Space Force's Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC). The ... more 
Pentagon chief pushes for donation of more Patriot systems to KyivWashington (AFP) April 30, 2024 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday he has been encouraging countries with Patriot missile systems to donate them to Ukraine, which has appealed for more of the air defense batteries. ... more
  
Fuel rods from GE Vernova's Nuclear Fuels are under evaluation at Oak RidgeLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 11, 2024 GE Vernova's Nuclear Fuel business, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), has delivered high burnup fuel rods to the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for post-commercial operati ... more 
Sam Altman-backed nuclear start-up crashes after Wall Street debutNew York (AFP) May 10, 2024 The share price of nuclear energy start-up Oklo, chaired by OpenAI boss Sam Altman, fell sharply Friday on its first day of trading on Wall Street. ... more 
France's next-gen nuclear reactor gets green lightParis (AFP) May 7, 2024 France's nuclear safety regulator on Tuesday gave the green light for a next-generation EPR nuclear reactor in Normandy to be put into service, some 12 years later than initially planned. ... more
  
In south Brazil, race to deliver aid ahead of new stormsPorto Alegre, Brazil (AFP) May 9, 2024 Teams raced against the clock Thursday to deliver aid to flood-stricken communities in southern Brazil before the arrival of new storms forecast to batter the region once again. ... more 
Rescue operations continue in flooded southern Brazil despite new rainPorto Alegre, Brazil (AFP) May 12, 2024 Rain continued to soak waterlogged southern Brazil on Saturday, bringing fresh misery to victims of flooding that has killed 136 people so far. ... more 
School's out: how climate change threatens educationBangkok (AFP) May 9, 2024 Record-breaking heat last month that prompted governments in Asia to close schools offers fresh evidence of how climate change is threatening the education of millions of children. ... more |
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