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Perfect 10 Image From Repaired Hubble Telescope Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2008 
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is back in business. Just a couple of days after the orbiting observatory was brought back online, Hubble aimed its prime working camera, the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), at a particularly intriguing target, a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies called Arp 147. The image demonstrated that the camera is working exactly as it was before going ... read moreSearching For Primordial Antimatter 
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 31, 2008Scientists are on the hunt for evidence of antimatter - matter's arch nemesis - left over from the very early Universe. New results using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Compton Gamma Ray Observatory suggest the search may have just become even more difficult. Antimatter is made up of elementary particles, each of which has the same mass as their corresponding matter ... more |
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 'Extreme' climate blamed for world's worst wine harvest in 62 years BHP bid for Anglo American spotlights surge in copper demand Basel Committee adds climate risks to banking supervision standards 
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atrexx Targets The North African Oil And Gas Market
Remagen, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2008atrexx has confirmed the conclusion of major contracts for the provision of satellite communications to European suppliers in the Libyan oil and gas industry. The dedicated, IP-based Virtual Private Network (VPN) will be used to provide communications to remote exploration sites and to drilling teams based in the region, which has experienced significant growth as a result of the lifting ... more Phoenix Goes Quiet 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2008NASA'S Phoenix Mars Lander, with its solar-electric power shrinking due to shorter daylight hours and a dust storm, did not respond to an orbiter's attempt to communicate with it Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Mission controllers judge the most likely situation to be that declining power has triggered a pre-set precautionary behavior of waking up for only about two hours per day to ... more New ASTRA 1M Satellite Ready For Launch On 6 November 
Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) Oct 31, 2008SES ASTRA has announced that its new ASTRA 1M satellite has been fully integrated into the fairing of the launch vehicle, a Proton Breeze M rocket, and is ready for launch on 6 November (local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The satellite built by EADS ASTRIUM on an Eurostar E3000 platform will be launched by International Launch Services (ILS) into SES ASTRA's prime ... more Review Sets Nov 14 To Launch STS-126 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 31, 2008Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to launch Nov. 14 at 7:55 p.m. EST after NASA officials conducted an exhaustive review of the shuttle, its payload and the International Space Station. The officials met Thursday during the Flight Readiness Review, a standard session that clears the way for the launch of a shuttle mission. Agency officials evaluated the processing of Endeavour and its ... more |
  
Chinese astronauts repair space station's solar wings after debris impactSydney, 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  
Super grids could stabilize Caribbean power during hurricanes, study findsLos 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
Survey reveals broad support for solar projects among nearby residentsLos 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
  
Enhancing fusion reactor control through combined plasma management techniquesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 19, 2024 Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are advancing fusion technology by integrating two established plasma control methods-electron cyclotron cur ... more 
Zap Energy reaches new heights in fusion technology with 37-million-degree plasmaLos 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 
Salt battery enhances osmotic energy capture from river-sea convergenceSydney, 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 |
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NASA, South Korea sign mutual statement
Washington (UPI) Oct 30, 2008 U.S. space agency and South Korean government officials say they've signed a statement of intent to cooperate in civil aerospace activities. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the agreement was signed Thursday in Seoul by the Director General of the South Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Munki Lee and NASA Assistant Administrator for External ... more NASA Managers Delay Hubble Servicing Mission 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 31, 2008NASA managers have announced that they will not meet a February 2009 launch date for the fifth and final shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. The decision comes after engineers completed assessments of the work needed to get a second data handling unit for the telescope ready to fly. The unit will replace one that failed on Hubble in late September, causing the agency to postpone ... more NASA Ames Collaborates To Develop Robotic Lunar Lander 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2008NASA Ames Research Center is collaborating with a commercial partner to develop a lunar lander for future low-cost missions to the moon. Under the terms of a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement with Odyssey Moon Ventures LLC, Henderson, Nev., NASA Ames will share its small spacecraft technical data and expertise with the company. In return, Odyssey Moon Ventures will reimburse NASA Ames for ... more |
  
Lockheed Martin hands over advanced radar system to Missile Defense AgencyLos 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 
EU disappoints Ukraine by failing to agree air defence deliveriesLuxembourg (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 
Ukraine has 'critical need' for air defence: NATO chiefCapri, Italy (AFP) April 18, 2024 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that Ukraine had an "urgent, critical need for more air defence", at a G7 foreign ministers' meeting on the Italian island of Capri. ... more
  
IDTechEx Discusses the Role of Small Modular Reactors in Future Energy SystemsLondon, 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 
'Everyone's afraid': Ukraine power plant workers fear fresh strikesUndisclosed, 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 
Framatome advances industrial production of new high-density nuclear fuel in EuropeParis, France (SPX) Apr 22, 2024 Framatome, in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is initiating the industrial production of Europe's first molybdenum-uranium (U-Mo) monolithic fuel, a low-enriched but hig ... more
  
UAE announces $544 mn for rain repairs, says lessons 'learned'Dubai (AFP) April 24, 2024 The United Arab Emirates announced $544 million to repair the homes of Emirati families on Wednesday after last week's record rains caused widespread flooding and brought the oil-rich Gulf state to a standstill. ... more 
France's Macron blasts 'ineffective' UK Rwanda deportation lawParis (AFP) April 25, 2024 French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said Britain's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was "ineffective" and showed "cynicism", while praising the two countries' cooperation on defence. ... more 
Post-WWII order on 'brink of collapse': Amnesty headLondon (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 |
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