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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 |
Pakistan evacuates half a million people stranded by floods
Floods, landslides kill at least 11 in India's Jammu region Morocco tests floating solar panels to save water, generate power Smog then floods: Pakistani families 'can't catch a break' 'Ruins': Pakistan's Punjab reels from flood surge Jon Batiste wants his music to make you fight climate change UK watchdog probes power firm Drax over biomass source Norway, environmentalists back in court over oil field permits Japan confident on wind power after Mitsubishi blow Climate-driven wildfires reversing pollution progress in N. America: study 
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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 |
  
Space solar power study outlines potential role in Europes clean energy futureLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 Space-based solar power could significantly reshape Europe's energy system by 2050, according to new research in the journal Joule. The study estimates the technology could reduce Europe's reliance ... more  
Mitsubishi Electric to Lead JAXA Fund Project on Next Generation Solar Cells for SatellitesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 2, 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) has been chosen as a representative organization under JAXA's Space Strategy Fund for the initiative "Development of Domestic Solar Cells, Cover Glass, ... more 
SolarDaily Exclusive: One Small Contractor Forces CPUC to Blink on 150% Storage RuleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 On August 13 at exactly 4:38 p.m., Southern California Edison (SCE) pressed send on an email that landed like a hammer blow across California's solar industry. The subject was clinical: "Suspension ... more
  
Researchers use electrochemistry to boost nuclear fusion ratesVancouver, Canada (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 Using a small bench-top reactor, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have demonstrated that electrochemically loading a solid metal target with deuterium fuel can boost nuclear f ... more 
Is Fusion Energy Becoming the Space Race of This CenturyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Encouraged by the potential of clean, continuous, high-density power, commercial investment in fusion energy has grown to more than US$9.6 billion over the last five years, according to IDTechEx ana ... more 
German firm gives 'second life' to used EV batteriesAachen, Germany (AFP) Aug 21, 2025 A German company is putting used electric vehicle batteries to new use by stacking them into fridge-size units that homes and businesses can use to store their excess solar and wind energy. ... 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 |
  
CerraCap backs Space Kinetic to accelerate space superiority and missile defenseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 CerraCap Ventures has invested in Space Kinetic Corp., a cleared national security innovator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The move aligns with CerraCap's push to speed space defense technologies and bolster the United States strategic edge as space becomes increasingly contested ... more 
Germany to start deliveries of two Patriot systems to UkraineBerlin (AFP) Aug 1, 2025 Germany said on Friday it will soon start delivering two more US-made Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine, as Kyiv faces a growing number of Russian drone and missile attacks. ... more 
Israel military intercepts Huthi missile fired from Yemen; Gaza civil defence says Israel strikes kill 30Jerusalem (AFP) July 29, 2025 Sirens sounded in several Israeli cities, including Jerusalem, on Tuesday as the military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, with Huthi rebels later claiming the attack. ... more
  
Fire at nuclear plant after Russia downs Ukrainian droneMoscow (AFP) Aug 24, 2025 A fire broke out Sunday at a Russian nuclear power plant after the country's military downed a Ukrainian drone, the facility said after the blaze was put out. The "device detonated" upon imp ... more 
Taiwan vote on restarting nuclear plant failsTaipei (AFP) Aug 23, 2025 A Taiwanese referendum on whether to restart a nuclear power plant failed on Saturday after the number of votes in favour fell short of the legally required threshold. Ma'anshan Nuclear Powe ... more 
Sweden picks mini-reactors for first nuclear expansion in 50 yearsStockholm (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 Sweden said Thursday that it had selected so-called small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) for its first nuclear power expansion in a half-century. The government said three or five of the ne ... more
  
12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 Twelve people were killed and four are missing after part of a bridge under construction collapsed Friday in northwest China, state media reported. A video published by state broadcaster CC ... more 
Robots deployed for Fukushima radioactive debris removalTokyo (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Japanese technicians at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have sent in remote-controlled robots to one of the damaged reactor buildings as part of preparations to remove radioactive debris. ... more 
Survivors claw through rubble after deadly Pakistan cloudburstBar Dalori, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 19, 2025 In the middle of the night, by the glow of their mobile phones, rescuers and villagers dug through the concrete remains of flattened houses after massive rocks crashed down on a remote Pakistani ... more |
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