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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 08, 2009 
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous and previously unknown infrared ring around Saturn. "This is one supersized ring," says Anne Verbiscer, an astronomer at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. "If you could see the ring in the night sky, it would span the width of two full Moons." Verbiscer is co-author of a paper about the discovery to be published online to ... read more 
Tempe AZ (SPX) Oct 08, 2009Astronomers at the some of the best ground-based telescopes in southern Arizona plan to observe two lunar impacts at 4:30 a.m. and 4:34 a.m. Arizona time Friday, Oct. 9. NASA is scheduled to fire a two-ton Centaur rocket, and four minutes later its shepherding spacecraft, into a crater at the moon's south pole for the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite mission, known as LCROSS ... 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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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (XNA) Oct 08, 2009Brazil and Belgium signed a cooperation agreement on space technology in the Belgian city of Liege on Tuesday, the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology announced. The accord was signed between the Brazilian Space Agency and the Belgian Space Center of Liege, ministry sources added. A ministry statement quoted Brazilian Space Agency President Carlos Ganem as saying that ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 08, 2009A Rokot carrier rocket with two European satellites is being prepared for a November 2 launch from the Plesetsk space center in northwest Russia, a spokesman for the Khrunichev center said on Tuesday. The dry run, or dress rehearsal of the launch, began at the space center in early October, according to the schedule. "The launch is scheduled for November 2. A deal to launch Rockot ... more  
Tehran, Iran (XNA) Oct 08, 2009Iran's Aerospace Research Center official announced on Tuesday that the country will launch its research rocket called Kavoshgar (Explorer) into space by the end of March 2010, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. "Iranian Kavoshgar rocket will be sent into the space by the end of the current (Iranian) year (ending on March 20) to do research studies," Head of Iran's Aerospace ... more |
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Moscow, Beijing (SPX) Oct 08, 2009Boeing and Russian aerospace company RSC-Energia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Moscow on Oct. 2 to work together on a future common docking system for advanced space exploration vehicles. The two companies will complement each other's extensive knowledge in International Space Station (ISS) design, assembly and operation to produce an international standard for docking ... more  
San Francisco (AFP) Oct 6, 2009US computer maker Dell reportedly plans to roll out a "Google phone" as market momentum builds for smartphones with Android operating systems backed by the Internet giant. Dell is teaming with telecom colossus AT&T, exclusive carrier for Apple's iPhones in the United States, to launch an Android-based smartphone next year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. At AT&T spokesman ... more  
Makuhari, Japan (AFP) Oct 7, 2009Japan's high-tech giants are gearing up for a new battle over 3D televisions offering images that jump out of the screen, but some experts doubt they will be the next big thing. Electronics makers such as Sony, Panasonic and Toshiba hope three dimensional movies will make the leap from the big screen into the home with cutting edge flat televisions on show this week at a trade fair east of ... more |
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