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In the early years of the "space race" (1957-1975) two men sought to test a scientifically simple yet culturally complicated theory: that women might be innately better suited for space travel than men. In 1960 the thought of a woman in space was a radical one, and justifiably so. On the ground 75% of American women did not work outside the home and females were banned from military flight ... read more 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 07, 2009Russia plans to launch a cargo spaceship to the International Space Station from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on October 15, a Mission Control official said on Tuesday. "The launch of a Soyuz-U carrier rocket with the Progress M-03M cargo spaceship is scheduled for October 15 at 05:17 Moscow time [01:17 GMT]," the official said. The space freighter, the third of Russia's ... more |
G20 billionaires could end world poverty in one year's earnings: Oxfam
Australia set to cede COP31 hosting rights to Turkey COP30 dragged into clash over gender language Brazil's Lula hunts for deal at Amazon climate summit EU states back new delay to anti-deforestation rules Lula lands in Amazon to press for climate deal To combat climate anxiety, COP negotiator recommends meditation Nations 'still far' from deal at UN climate talks: France Nearly a third of women face partner or sexual violence: WHO Belgian climate case pits farmer against TotalEnergies 
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Louisville KY (SPX) Oct 07, 2009Saturn is rotating five minutes faster than previously thought, a fact that sheds new light on the planet's composition. Wave patterns in Saturn's clouds show that scientists have been using the wrong rotation rate for the planet, said Timothy Dowling, a planetary atmospheres researcher at the University of Louisville, who helped make the discovery. The work by Dowling and his colleagues ... more  
London, UK (SPX) Oct 07, 2009Some of the UK's finest astronomers have taken a break from their star gazing to become stars themselves of an exciting new photography exhibition by acclaimed photographer Max Alexander. The new exhibition, funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and showing at the Royal Albert Hall, celebrates the careers of the talented UK scientists at the forefront of our ... more  
Manama, Bahrain (UPI) Oct 5, 2009 In line with its bid to take on a leading role in international shipping, Bahrain has become the first Arab state to tap into a global ship-tracking system. The system will allow Bahrain to bolster its coastal security and maritime rescue operations. It will also be able to better track its own growing fleet of vessels round the globe, within an estimated 1,000 miles of its coast ... more |
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Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 06, 2009Just imagine. A spaceship plunges out of the night sky, hits the ground and explodes. A plume of debris billows back into the heavens, leading your eye to a second ship in hot pursuit. Four minutes later, that one hits the ground, too. It's raining spaceships! Put on your hard hat and get ready for action, because on Friday, Oct. 9th, what you just imagined is really going to happen ... more 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 06, 2009A new analysis of Cassini observations of Jupiter shows that an "inverse energy cascade" mechanism could be supplying the energy that powers and maintains the intense jet streams that typically rip through Jupiter's atmosphere at the same speeds as much shorter-lived hurricanes and tornadoes do on Earth. Exactly what mechanism generates and perpetuates dozens of ferocious, relatively ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 06, 2009Herschel has delivered spectacular vistas of cold gas clouds lying near the plane of the Milky Way, revealing intense, unexpected activity. The dark, cool region is dotted with stellar factories, like pearls on a cosmic string. On 3 September, Herschel aimed its telescope at a reservoir of cold gas in the constellation of the Southern Cross near the Galactic Plane. As the telescope scanned ... more |
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