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May 13, 2002
EARLY EARTH
First Animals May Have Lived
1.2 Billion Years Ago

Sandstone surface with several traces of animal slime
Perth - May 10, 2002
 In the May 10th issue of the weekly magazine Science, an Australian-Swedish team of scientists report fossil evidence that animal-like organisms were around more than 1200 million years ago. This is more than twice as old as any animal fossils generally accepted by palaeontologists. It is more in agreement, however, with some calculations made by molecular biologists of when animals appeared on Earth.
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EARTH OBSERVATION
DigitalGlobe Cuts Prices For Satellite Imagery
 Longmont - May 8, 2002
 DigitalGlobe has been forced to slash prices for its QuickBird Imagery Products. Although the company currently holds the prize for the highest resolution commercially available satellite images, growing competition from other suppliers has reduced any premium Digital Globe could charge for its products.
First Light From SPOT 5
 Toulouse - May 10, 2002
 The first images taken by the High Resolution Geometric (HRG) instruments aboard the CNES Spot 5 satellite were obtained on Tuesday, 7th May. Initial analysis shows that the quality of the data matches the expected technical specifications.
  • Aqua Spacecraft Launched To Study Earth's Water Cycle
  • Massive Icebergs May Affect Antarctic Sea Life And Food Chain
  • Changing Antarctica Viewed By NASA Satellite
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    STATION NEWS
    Putting Science In A Box
     Huntsville - May 7, 2002
     People talk about thinking "outside the box," but some science experiments aboard the International Space Station will be safer and easier when they are done inside a box. A glovebox that is.
  • NASA Ames Receives First Plant Images From Space Station
  • Next Shuttle May 31
  • Atlantis Lands In Florida

    • SPACE TOURISM
    Shuttleworth's Odyssey Could Make Space Tourism Routine
     Moscow (AFP) May 9, 2002
     "Afronaut" Mark Shuttleworth's successful flight to the International Space Station (ISS) could pave the way for a whole generation of wealthy amateur cosmonauts, a trend more than welcome for Russia's cash-strapped space agency.
  • Have Space Suit Have Souvenir
  • Students' Pizza Crust Takes NASA Space Food Prize
  • Tourism's Pitch Men Get Ready

    • TERRADAILY
    Space Storm Shield Offers Protection At A Price
     Greenbelt - May 10, 2002
     New observations from a NASA spacecraft reveal that a layer in the Earth's outer atmosphere acts like a heat shield by absorbing energy from space storms, which reduces their ability to heat the lower atmosphere. However, it imposes a heavy toll for its services by creating a billion-degree cloud of electrified gas, or plasma, that surrounds our planet.
    NASA Study Leads to Better Understanding of Ozone Depletion
     Pasadena May 9, 2002
     Scientists have unraveled a mystery about hydrogen peroxide that may lead to a more accurate way of measuring a gas that contributes to depletion of Earth's protective ozone layer.
  • South Korea Calls North Back To Talks While Working On Dam
  • China Rolls Out Barbed Wire To Keep N.Koreans From Foreign Embassies
  • Learning To Forecast Solar Storms In Future

    • TECH SPACE
    Wiring the Fashion Trend of the Future
     Pasadena - May 10, 2002
     Looking for the ultimate accessory? Someday, you might be able to wear your computer. JPL engineer Ann Devereaux is hard at work developing the Wearable Augmented Reality Prototype (Warp), a personal communication device. The voice- activated wearable computer allows easy, real-time access to voice communication, pictures, video, people and technical reports.
  • Super-Fast Flashes Could Help Scientists See into a Nucleus
  • Powell Plugs Science As Foreign Policy Tool
  • Marshall Pollution Solution Gets NATO's Attention

    • TERRORWARS
    Disarmament Of Iraq To Prevent Nuclear Proliferation In Gulf: Report
     London (AFP) May 9, 2002
     The United States seeks to prevent Iraq from obtaining weapons of mass destruction in order to stop nuclear proliferation to Iran, Saudi Arabia and even the United Arab Emirates, says a strategic survey released Thursday.

    US To Sanction Chinese, Moldovan, Armenian Firms For Exports To Iran
     Washington (AFP) May 9, 2002
     The United States announced Thursday it would slap sanctions on Chinese, Armenian and Moldovan firms it accused of transferring sensitive technology and equipment to Iran.
  • Is It Time To Vaccinate Everyone Under 30 Against Smallpox?
  • Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses Examined As Potential Bioweapons
  • US Warns Trio Of Old Foes To Avoid WMDs

    • CIVIL NUCLEAR
    Taiwan To Dump Toxic And Nuclear Waste In War-Torn Solomon Islands
     Honiara (AFP) May 8, 2002
     A Taiwanese company has won permission to dump up to three million tonnes of industrial waste containing lead, mercy and arsenic on a largely untouched island in the war-torn Solomon Islands, state run radio said here Wednesday.
  • New Research Could Spearhead Permanent Nuclear Waste Storage
  • European Rights Court Issues First Ruling Against Russia
  • Peaceful Life In Belarus's Contaminated Zone

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    SPACEMART
  • Iridium Signs Deal With Telstra In Bid To Win Aussie Outback Market
  • UK Eases TV Ownership Rules
  • TRW Signs Confidentiality Agreement Northrop To Explore Deals
  • Iridium Targets Merchant Seamen With Easy Calling Packages
    • CORE SPACE
  • Ocean Cores May Give Clues On Climate Change
  • Ice Coring Team Heads For Alaska

    • NUKEWARS
  • US Threatens Iraq, Denies Specific Invasion Plans
  • Russia To Raise Fragments From Kursk Sub
  • India Gives Thumbs Up To Strategic Nuke Force

    • GPS NEWS
  • Keeping Track Of Field Scientists
  • Orbital Wins LA Bus Management Contract
  • AeroAstro Leverages Globalstar To Build Low-Cost Asset Tracker

    • ENERGY TECH
  • NASA To Test Microwave Effects On Plant Growth
  • Microwaves Could Cut Chemical Production Costs
  • Turning Sewage Farms Into Power Plants

    • IRON & ICE
  • NEOs Prefer Binaries
  • ESA To Probe Asteroid Blind Spot
  • New Study Reveals Twice As Many Asteroids

    • UAV NEWS
  • Fire Scout UAV At China Lake For First Flight
  • Pegasus Team Completes Engine Test Milestone
  • Dassault, Sagem Announce Plan To Develop Tactical Drones

    • MISSILE DEFENSE
  • Regional Spy Ships Watch Taiwanese Games
  • Pentagon Flags New Aegis Sale To Japan
  • Pakistan Concerned Over Indian Missile Tests

    • EXO WORLDS
  • New Evidence For Organic Compounds In Deep Spaces
  • Evidence For Young Planets Found In Dusty Orbit About Close Star
  • Where Are The Other Earths Beyond The Solar System?

    • SPACE SCIENCE
  • Theory Asserts The Existence Of Mirror Matter
  • Adding Trillions Of Years To The Universe
  • X-Ray Flashes To Gamma-Ray Bursts
  • Los Alamos Researcher Says 'Black Holes' Aren't Holes At All

    • DRAGON SPACE
  • Shenzhou-5 May Carry Out First Chinese Manned Mission
  • China To Put Man In Space Within Two Years
  • Shenzhou: Half Way There - Analysis by Morris Jones

    • SPACE.WIRE