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TRW has been selected by NASA as the winner of an industry competition to build the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. To be named the James Webb Space Telescope in honor of the second NASA administrator, the new telescope will be the most powerful telescope ever built with a mirror nearly three times that of the Hubble Space Telescope. Japan Launches H2A Rocket With Two Birds On Board 
Tokyo (AFP) Sep 10, 2002Japanese engineers worked against the clock Tuesday to sort out a last-minute payload glitch which threatened to delay the launch of Japan's H2-A unmanned rocket. The problem was sorted out just in time to enable the launch to proceed today, with a successful liftoff at 5.20pm JST (0820 GMT). Details to follow.
No Place To Hide From The Beagle 
Paris (ESA) Sep 10, 2002Of all missions sent to Mars only one, the Viking 26 years ago, has dared to search for life. Its only conclusive result was that finding proof of extraterrestrial life proved to be much harder than expected. Second attempts never followed. EO Birds Confirm Rapid Changes In Earth's Polar Ice Sheets 
Pasadena (JPL) Sep 10, 2002Recent NASA airborne measurements and a new review of space-based measurements of the thickness of Earth's polar ice sheets concludes they are changing much more rapidly than previously believed, with unknown consequences for global sea levels and Earth's climate. Climate Scientists Complete 1,000-Year Rerun Of New Climate Engine 
Berkeley - Sep 10, 2002Scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) have just completed a 1,000-year run of a powerful new climate system model on a supercomputer at the US Department of Energy's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Solar Storms A Growing Concern 
Boulder - Sep 10, 2002While weather likely has been a common topic of conversation since ancient humans first learned to articulate their thoughts millennia ago, one of the hottest topics today among scientists is space weather.
Purdue Creates Self-Generating Nanotubes With 'Dial-Up' Properties 
West Lafayette - Sep 02, 2002Nanotubes, stringy super molecules already used to create fuel cell batteries and tiny computer circuits, could find myriad new applications ranging from disease treatment to plastics manufacturing to information storage, reports a Purdue University research team. Space Proves Its Mettle As Emerging Battlefield 
Nellis AFB - Sep 09, 2002A recently concluded exercise has proven that space is rapidly improving all aspects of the battlefield operations, said the commander of last month's 11-day Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2002. China Launches Drive To Promote Science, Technology 
Xiamen - Sep 10, 2002China's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has launched an ambitious science and technology advancement program, with an aim to promote 12 key technologies and their applications during the period from 2001-2005. X-47A Taxies Out For More Runway Experience As Tests Continue 
El Segundo - Sep 10, 2002Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector has achieved another milestone in preparation for the first flight of its X-47A Pegasus experimental unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with the successful completion of the vehicle's second taxi test at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif.
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Pasadena (JPL) Sep 10, 2002  To most vehicle owners, the value of their vehicle decreases while the mileage on the engine increases. That wisdom does not hold true for NASA's ion engine, whose odometer continues to spin to the delight of its owners.A Thermodynamic History Philadelphia - Sep 10, 2002  A new book by Gino Segre, a theoretical physicist at the University of Pennsylvania, makes temperature the theme of a journey through science, history and culture, revealing the surprisingly deep ways in which this subtle parameter has shaped humans and their world.A Wheel Within A Wheel Washington - Sep 10, 2002  A nearly perfect ring of hot, blue stars pinwheels about the yellow nucleus of an unusual galaxy known as Hoag's Object. This image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures a face-on view of the galaxy's ring of stars, revealing more detail than any existing photo of this object. The image may help astronomers unravel clues on how such strange objects form.Biomass Hydrogen Conversion Breaks 100 Hour Operational Run Blakely - Sep 10, 2002  Researchers using biomass from peanut shell ended a 100-hour experiment to demonstrate hydrogen production. They announce a method to sequester vast amounts of carbon while making fertilizer. This is one of the largest biomass to hydrogen projects in the U.S.Diamonds Tell How Old Continents May Have Formed Washington - Sep 10, 2002  Diamonds are much more than just pretty gemstones. Scientists have found that these valuable minerals, and the smaller minerals sometimes included in them, can reveal the details of how and when the oldest parts of our planet formed. |
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