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Japan on Friday launched the world's first satellite that will exclusively collect data on greenhouse gas emissions around the world, as part of global efforts to tackle climate change. The Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) will help scientists calculate the density of carbon dioxide and methane from nearly the entire surface of the Earth, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ... read more 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 23, 2009NASA is using powerful computers and software programs to design the rocket that will carry crew and cargo to space after the space shuttle retires. But those computers will have their work checked the old-fashioned way with the first of several uncrewed demonstration launches beginning in 2009. Ares I-X, the first Ares I test rocket, will lift off from Kennedy Space Center, Fla. in the ... more |
Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: report
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales reported moving towards European space firm Bulgarian mussel farmers face risk, and chance, in hotter sea Too hot to study, say Italian teachers as school (finally) resumes US moves to scrap emissions reporting by polluters US to stop collecting emissions data from polluters 'We don't want to become a memory': minister of endangered Tuvalu EU split on 2040 climate goal ahead of UN summit EU to fast-track review of 2035 combustion-engine ban Carmakers to push EU for 2035 combustion-engine ban rethink 
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Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2009Plans for human exploration of the solar system and beyond often polarize opinions among the public and scientific communities. Some believe that humanity should progress outwards one stage at a time, while others insist that greater scientific returns are to be had by launching bolder missions, with humans exploring the planets sooner rather than later. Dr. Kai Multhaup, a physicist working ... more  
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2009Northrop Grumman will record a fourth quarter non-cash, after-tax charge of $3.0 to $3.4 billion for impairment of goodwill in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." As a result of this charge, the company will report a net loss for the fourth quarter and 2008. The company performed its required annual testing of ... more  
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 23, 2009Did you know a solar flare can make your toilet stop working? That's the surprising conclusion of a NASA-funded study by the National Academy of Sciences entitled Severe Space Weather Events-Understanding Societal and Economic Impacts. In the 132-page report, experts detailed what might happen to our modern, high-tech society in the event of a "super solar flare" followed by an extreme ... more  
Dulles VA (SPX) Jan 23, 2009At 11:19 a.m. (EST) GeoEye-1, the world's highest resolution commercial Earth-imaging satellite, collected an image over the United States Capitol and the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. The image, taken from 423 miles in space, is the world's highest resolution, color satellite image of the Inaugural celebration. The image, taken through high, whispy white clouds over Washington ... more |
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Boeing accelerates spacecraft production with 3D-printed solar panel structuresLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 Boeing has introduced a 3D-printed solar array substrate design that cuts composite build times by as much as six months for a typical solar wing assembly, representing up to a 50 percent faster pro ... more  
Mitsubishi Electric to Lead JAXA Fund Project on Next Generation Solar Cells for SatellitesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 02, 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 
Passivation breakthrough drives efficiency gains in perovskite silicon tandem solar cellsLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 An international team of researchers has achieved a major advance in perovskite silicon tandem solar cell technology by demonstrating effective passivation on textured silicon bottom cells, the indu ... more
  
First U.S. On-Shore Wave-Energy Pilot Switches On at the Port of Los AngelesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 The bright-blue floaters leaned out from the seawall at AltaSea and began to breathe with the water - up, down, up again - signaling a new chapter for America's blue-economy. With that motion, Eco W ... more 
AI systems developed to improve fusion reactor safety and performanceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 A research team led by Prof. Sun Youwen at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has unveiled two artificial intelligence systems designed to enhance the stabil ... more 
Britain's energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights onLiverpool (AFP) Aug 31, 2025 Britain's energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise it are closed and replaced by renewable energy systems. ... more |
Quebec City, Canada (SPX) Jan 23, 2009ABB is pleased to see the final phase of the GOSAT (Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite) project come to fruition. The principal component of the Japanese satellite is a spatial interferometer developed by ABB. Recently baptized "IBUKI" (meaning "breathe" in Japanese), the satellite will be launched into space on Thursday evening, January 22, at 10:30 p.m. EST (12:30 p.m. on January 23 ... more  
New Haven CT (SPX) Jan 23, 2009A team of Yale University astronomers has discovered that galaxies stop forming stars long before their central supermassive black holes reach their most powerful stage, meaning the black holes can't be responsible for shutting down star formation. Until recently, astronomers believed that active galactic nuclei (AGN)-the supermassive, extremely energetic black holes at the centers of many ... more  
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 22, 2009Google on Thursday trumped expectations and reported a net profit of 382 million dollars for the final three months of 2008 despite a billion dollars vanishing in sinking investments. Fourth-quarter earnings per share of 1.21 dollars fell far short of the 3.79 dollars per share posted during the same quarter in 2007 but they were hamstrung by one-time charges related to Clearwire and America ... more |
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France bets on 'Nostradamus' radar to spot missilesCrucey-Villages, France (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 France's defence ministry is boosting investment in a 1990s radar system, as part of Paris's push to bolster its early warning defences and curb Europe's reliance on the United States. ... more 
Israel says intercepted missile launched from YemenJerusalem (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 The Israeli military said Wednesday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen after Huthi rebels vowed to avenge the killing of their prime minister in an Israeli strike last week. ... more
Israel intercepts Yemen missiles after Huthis vow revenge for attackJerusalem (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 The Israeli military said Wednesday it intercepted two missiles fired from Yemen, after Huthi rebels vowed to avenge the killing of their prime minister in an Israeli strike last week. ... more
  
Deep Fission secures $30M to advance underground nuclear reactorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 08, 2025 Deep Fission Inc, a nuclear technology company developing small modular pressurized water reactors deployed in boreholes one mile underground, has raised $30 million in a private placement at $3.00 per share and completed a reverse merger with Surfside Acquisition ... more 
Top EU court upholds nuclear green labelVienna (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 The EU's top court on Wednesday upheld the European Commission's decision to give a sustainable finance label to investments in natural gas and nuclear power, dismissing a complaint by Austria. ... more 
Nuclearn secures $10.5 million to expand AI platform for nuclear operationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 Nuclearn has raised $10.5 million in Series A financing to accelerate development and global deployment of its AI-powered platform for nuclear operations. The round, led by Blue Bear Capital with pa ... more
  
Spain to hold state funeral for 2024 flood victimsMadrid (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Spain will pay tribute to the victims of last year's floods with a state funeral marking the anniversary of its deadliest such disaster in decades, government sources said Monday. ... more 
Global search and rescue system gets recognition as real lifesaverWashington DC (UPI) Sep 9, 2025 The world's 45-nation strong search and rescue system is being highlighted this week during the inaugural "Global Search and Rescue Day," a time set aside to honor the many humanitarian efforts under the COSPAS-SARSAT global operations. ... more 
Morocco earthquake survivors protest to demand housing aidRabat (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Survivors of Morocco's 2023 earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 people rallied in Rabat on Monday, demanding their houses be rebuilt as part of the government's reconstruction programme. ... more |
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