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Phoenix Enters Safe Mode Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2008 NASA'S Phoenix Mars Lander entered safe mode late yesterday in response to a low-power fault brought on by deteriorating weather conditions. While engineers anticipated that a fault could occur due to the diminishing power supply, the lander also unexpectedly switched to the "B" side of its redundant electronics and shut down one of its two batteries. During safe mode, the lander stops ... read more Venezuela launches first satellite with Chinese technology Caracas (AFP) Oct 29, 2008 Venezuela entered the space age Wednesday as its first satellite, built with Chinese technology and launched from China, blasted into orbit. Named after Simon Bolivar, the hero of South American independence, the communications satellite Venesat-1 is a "construction of socialism" and a symbol of Latin American integration, according Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. Chavez, accompanied ... more |
Climate change, Brexit threaten to wilt Dutch tulips
G7 holds 'strategic' talks in climate hotspot Italy The giant sheep helping Tajikistan weather climate change Five dead in China after tornado rips through Guangzhou 'Everyone sits out': Yangon parks offer heatwave relief Production of minerals for clean energy is insufficient: UN Despite climate crisis, US Green Party struggling for traction Herds of endangered hippos trapped in mud in drought-hit Botswana The Indian villagers who lost their homes to the sea US astronauts prep for first crewed flight on Boeing's Starliner
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The Great Cosmic Challenge London, UK (SPX) Oct 30, 2008 Today cosmologists are challenging the world to solve a compelling statistical problem, to bring us closer to understanding the nature of dark matter and energy which makes up 95 per cent of the 'missing' universe. The GRavitational lEnsing Accuracy Testing 2008 (GREAT08) PASCAL Challenge is being set by 38 scientists across 19 international institutions, with the aim of enticing other ... more LM Receives Contract For USAF Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness Program Denver CO (SPX) Oct 30, 2008 The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $30 million contract for the development phase of the Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness (SASSA) technology demonstration program. Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will develop a technology demonstration payload to provide tactical space situational awareness with dedicated communications. The surveillance system will ... more India Poised To Be Major Player In Satellite Manufacturing Chennai, India (IANS) Oct 30, 2008 India can become a major player in the emerging small satellite manufacturing industry. The country's space agency has estimated a market potential of 50 satellites over the next decade, worth around $1.5 billion, says a space official.Keeping this in mind, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has already formed a special team to manufacture small satellites. ISRO will launch two ... more Strange Martian Landforms Are Paleo Climate Clues Tuscon AZ (SPX) Oct 30, 2008 One of the most fun and fascinating aspects of space exploration is discovering geological processes and terrain different from those found on our home planet, says Matt Balme, who is leading a team that's decoding Martian mystery landscapes known as Transverse Aeolian Ridges or TARs. Balme, a research scientist with the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute, says TARs have no exact ... more |
Chinese astronauts repair space station's solar wings after debris impact
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 25, 2024 The crew of the Shenzhou XVII, stationed on China's space station, successfully repaired damage to the core module's solar wings caused by space debris. This repair was accomplished during the count ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 The potential for "super grids" to stabilize energy supply during hurricanes is being explored by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Caribbean islands ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 A national survey conducted by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Michigan State University, and the University of Michigan reveals that Americans living close to large-scale solar (LSS) farms g ... more
Zap Energy reaches new heights in fusion technology with 37-million-degree plasma
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2024 Over the past ninety years, humanity has explored various fusion technologies, yet only a select few have managed to generate a thermal fusion plasma with electron temperatures surpassing 10M C. ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 Estuaries, where freshwater rivers meet the sea, are not only ideal for birdwatching and kayaking but also serve as potential sources of renewable, "blue" osmotic energy. A recent study published in ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 22, 2024 A novel DC-DC power converter developed by Kobe University promises enhanced energy storage and conversion efficiency, marking a key step in advancing microgrid technologies. This new converter, des ... more |
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First Ariane 5 For 2009 Arrives At The Spaceport Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 30, 2008 Preparations are starting for another busy year of Arianespace launch activity, with the initial Ariane 5 of 2009 now delivered to the Spaceport in French Guiana. The heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA arrived this week aboard the MN Colibri, one of two ocean-going vessels that transport launch vehicles from their European manufacturers to South America. After docking at the Pariacabo port near ... more Halloween Storms Of 2003 Still The Scariest Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2008 By the eerie light of a Halloween moon, while a chilly wind blows autumn-dry leaves askitter on bare and fingered branches, scary things can happen. Blood-sucking bats, creepy-crawly spiders, and a bevy of Halloween horrors give a fright on October 31. But did you know the weeks surrounding this All Hallow's Eve mark a haunting milestone? - the 5-year anniversary of some the most powerful ... more C2SAT Signs A Frame Agreement With Seanet Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Oct 30, 2008 C2SAT has signed a frame agreement with Seanet Maritime Communications for the delivery of 60 stabilised VSAT antenna systems. Initially two antennas will be delivered to Seanet for immediate test installation on ships. Seanet will focus on the business area's maritime GSM services which the company in the autumn received several new orders. Seanet announced recently that the company aimed ... more |
Lockheed Martin hands over advanced radar system to Missile Defense Agency
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2024 The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) at Clear Space Force Station in Clear, Alaska, has completed its final acceptance stage, known as DD250, and was officially transferred to the Missile Defe ... more Madrid (AFP) April 26, 2024 Spain will send US-made Patriot air defence missile systems to Ukraine, which has asked for more military equipment to resist Russian attacks, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said Friday. ... more Luxembourg (AFP) April 22, 2024 The European Union on Monday frustrated Ukraine's urgent plea for more air defence capabilities by failing to come up with concrete commitments at a meeting of foreign and defence ministers. ... more
Framatome Launches $50 Million Expansion at Lynchburg Facility
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 April 25, 2024 - Framatome inaugurated a $50 million expansion project at its Mill Ridge Road location in Lynchburg, Va, in the presence of local officials. This facility is one of three in Lynchbur ... more London, UK (SPX) Apr 23, 2024 Small modular reactors (SMRs) are set to revolutionize the nuclear industry by leveraging assembly line production to minimize costs and shorten construction times compared to traditional large reac ... more Undisclosed, Ukraine (AFP) April 23, 2024 The clocks had stopped at the exact moment Russian missiles recently ripped into the Ukrainian power plant, where workers were clearing scorched debris under a gaping hole in the roof. ... more
Latvians asked to turn basements into air-raid shelters
Riga (AFP) April 27, 2024 Authorities in Latvia called on residents to use Saturday's annual "Big Clean-up Day" to turn basements into air-raid shelters, with many in the Baltic country concerned they could be Russia's next target. ... more London (AFP) April 24, 2024 Amnesty International said Wednesday that the post-World War II order was on the "brink of collapse", threatened by bitter conflict on multiple fronts to the rapid and unregulated rise of artificial intelligence. ... more Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 26, 2024 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Friday that Russia's capture of a major nuclear power plant threatened a radiation catastrophe, as the country marked the anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. ... more |
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