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The Case For Spirit's Water
Moffett Field - Mar 09, 2004On the heels of the announcement that the Opportunity site on Mars was 'soaked' in water some time in its distant past, the rover teams have identified candidates for trace water at the Gusev crater site. Mars Rovers Watching Solar Eclipses By Twin Moons Pasadena - Mar 09, 2004 
Though the Viking Landers in the 1970s observed the shadow of one Mars' two moons, Phobos, moving across the landscape, and Mars Pathfinder in 1997 observed Phobos emerge at night from the shadow of Mars, no previous mission has ever directly observed a moon pass in front of the sun from the surface of another world. |
Grants Will Help Advance Human Support Technologies
Moffett Field - Mar 08, 2004NASA has selected two scientists from NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., to receive grants to conduct research in advanced human support technologies. Kucinich Says NASA's Budget Should Be Tripled 
Ohio - Mar 09, 2004Ohio Congressman and Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich today called for a tripling of NASA's budget. Boeing Executive Speaks to Aldridge Commission 
St. Louis - Mar 08, 2004Boeing provided industry perspective on managing large, complex "systems-of-systems" for the President's commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond during a public hearing today in the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. |
Lack Of Women Threatens China's Long Term Stability
Hong Kong (UPI) Mar 09, 2004A serious shortage of women is looming in China, threatening family and social stability in the world's most populous country. In 2002, for every 100 newborn girls, there were 117 boys born. By 2020 there could be 40 million more men than women. Analysis: One Country, Two Tactics 
Hong Kong (UPI) Mar 09, 2004Tempers flared in Beijing and in Hong Kong over the weekend as anti- and pro-democracy forces clashed in a war of rhetoric over democratic activist Martin Lee's testimony to the U.S. Senate last week. Loral Offer Occasional-Use Service On Telstar 10 To The Asia Pacific Region 
Bedminster - Mar 08, 2004Loral Skynet will provide occasional use services on its Telstar 10 satellite, covering Asia, Australia, parts of Europe and Africa with C-band, and Korea, Taiwan, Macau and China, including Hong Kong, in Ku-band. |
Maryland Facing Mass Chicken Slaughter To Contain Bird Flu
Pocomoke City (UPI) Mar 09, 2004Maryland agriculture officials were killing more than 300,000 chickens Sunday and setting wider quarantine boundaries after confirming a pocket of avian flu. Climate Has History Of Fast Changes 
Boulder (UPI) Mar 09, 2004Those who think global climate change requires many years to unfold might want to take note of other worldwide temperature alterations in the past 15,000 years, which occurred, in geological terms, quick as a flash. Ocean's Surface Could Have Big Impact On Air Quality 
Columbus - Mar 04, 2004Certain ions bouncing around on the ocean's surface and in droplets formed by waves may play a role in increasing ozone levels in the air we breathe, new research suggests. |
Study Gives Lowdown On High-Temperature Superconductivity
Toronto - Mar 04, 2004A new study by theoretical physicists at the University of Toronto and ULCA could bring scientists one step closer to the dream of a superconductor that functions at room temperature. New Web Site For Biogeoscience Community Announced 
Washington - Mar 08, 2004The emerging field of biogeoscience will soon have a new home on the World Wide Web. In January 2004 the Geological Society of America was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to develop and maintain a Web site dedicated to furthering this rapidly evolving scientific discipline. |
Electro-Optic Sensors Boom In New Battlefield Environment
San Jose - Mar 09, 2004Technological advances, coupled with changes in military doctrine, are expected to drive the European military airborne electro-optic (EO) systems market. Recent analysis by Frost & Sullivan reveals that this market is estimated to generate about EUR 800 million by 2013. Ham Radio Cool To Internet Via Power Lines 
Cincinnati (UPI) Mar 05, 2004Cinergy is denying its planned launch next week of high-speed Internet service delivered over power lines could cause ham radio interference. |
X-Rays From Saturn Pose Puzzles
Huntsville - Mar 09, 2004The first clear detection of X-rays from the giant, gaseous planet Saturn has been made with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Chandra's image shows that the X-rays are concentrated near Saturn's equator, a surprising result since Jupiter's X-ray emission is mainly concentrated near the poles. Existing theories cannot easily explain the intensity or distribution of Saturn's X-rays. Silicate Stardust Found In A Meteorite 
St. Louis - Mar 08, 2004Ann Nguyen chose a risky project for her graduate studies at Washington University in St. Louis. A university team had already sifted through 100,000 grains from a meteorite to look for a particular type of stardust -- without success. ND SatCom introduces new software for SkyWAN product line 
Friedrichshafen - Mar 08, 2004ND SatCom, a leading global supplier of satellite based broadband, broadcast and military communication network solutions today announced the release of its new software version 5.31 for its SkyWAN product family. Northrop Grumman Delivers 16th Joint STARS Aircraft To Air Force 
Melbourne, Fla - Mar 08, 2004Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the 16th E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft to the U.S. Air Force, a month ahead of schedule. The company is the Air Force's Joint STARS prime contractor. Northrop Grumman Missile Warning System To Protect German C-160s 
Rolling Meadows - Mar 09, 2004Germany's Ministry of Defense has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to provide a passive missile-approach warning system to protect additional C-160 Transall transport aircraft. KVH Demos TACNAV M100 GMENS with Satellite Tracking Capability To Army 
Middletown - Mar 04, 2004The U.S. military's desire for "Blue Force Tracking" - the ability for every friendly vehicle in the field to share position and status data with commanders and other units via secure networks may see new promise with KVH Industries prototype TACNAV M100 Ground Mobility Enhanced Navigation System with satellite communication capability. |
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