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Slip Sliding Away On The Red Planet
Pasadena (JPL) Mar 10, 2004On February 9, the wake up song for Opportunity was 'Slip Sliding Away' by Simon and Garfunkel in honor of the experience the prior day when Opportunity first tried to scoot up the crater slope at Meridiani Planum. The ambitious rover aimed for its target and willingly went forth up the slope; nevertheless, Opportunity slipped and slid in the sand, making it only half way to its target. Enigma Of Uranus Solved At Last 
Paris (AFP) - Mar 10, 2004Uranus has puzzled scientists ever since the probe Voyager 2 did a flyby in 1986 and found that its magnetic field appeared to break the planetary rulebook. The evidence from Earth, Jupiter and Saturn determined that a planet's magnetic field should be like that of a bar magnet, with a north and south pole that runs roughly along the sphere's rotational axis. |
Phoenix Final Rehearsal Goes Well
Bremen - Mar 10, 2004With the successfully completed taxi tests of Phoenix, EADS SPACE Transportation achieved another milestone this week: At Lemwerder Airport near Bremen, the prototype of a future space transport system proved its ability to detect and automatically correct track deviations on the ground. The braking system also underwent extensive testing. Space Station Research Yields New Information About Bone Loss 
Houston - Mar 10, 2004A new NASA-funded study revealed how bone loss increases the risk of injuries, highlighting the need for additional measures to ensure the health of spacecraft crews.The study provides new information about bone loss caused by prolonged spaceflight. The study is in the online version of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. |
Pitching For Peace In Pakistan
Islamabad (UPI) Mar 10, 2004The Pakistan-India cricket series beginning Wednesday in Lahore promises to be a rough one, but many on the sidelines Pakistan are welcoming the games as a chance for more than an improved team score. Ideally, a friendly game of cricket can take the edge off Pakistan and India's long-standing enmity by bringing the fans of the rival countries together in their love of the game. |
Foreign Media Has Eyes For China
Hong Kong (UPI) Mar 10, 2004Leading Hong Kong entertainment magazine Ming Pao Weekly may soon hit the newsstands in mainland China, with its publisher expected to announce a merger deal with a Chinese media company this week. Overseas media are racing to get into China for a slice of what has been called one of China's last extravagantly profitable areas, the media market. |
Beefing Up Highway Security A Growing Concern
Detroit - Mar 10, 2004Imagine a truck that can detect an airborne bio-hazard and alert authorities before it can cause harm or havoc. Or spot and track illegal trespassers or attackers even in complete darkness -- and repel them should they try to disable the truck's advanced surveillance and communications capabilities. Or sense an incoming missile and knock it out of the sky. Black Soot And Snow: A Warmer Combination 
Greenbelt - Mar 10, 2004Global warming might be the last thing on your mind while snuggled up inside during a raging snowstorm. But, scientists say what happens to that snow over the next few days, as its plowed and turns filthy along our roadsides, contributes to climate change. UPI Energy Watch 
Washington (UPI) Mar 10, 2004The long-delayed Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline to transport Caspian oil to the Turkish port of Ceyhan is progressing. BTC Co. Chief executive Michael Townshend has said that the construction work on the Georgian section of the $3.6 billion BTC pipeline is proceeding according to schedule. STORServer Unveils the World's Largest Capacity Backup Appliances 
Colorado Springs - Mar 10, 2004STORServer, Inc. -- manufacturer of the all-in-one enterprise Backup Appliance -- announced today that it is shipping its latest line of backup recovery solutions. The new K-Series models utilize the latest in tape technology from Qualstar to provide the largest capacity backup appliances in the world. Smart Catalysts Detects, Traps And Deactivates Airborne Bugs 
St Louis - Mar 10, 2004An environmental engineer at Washington University in St. Louis with his doctoral student has patented a device for trapping and deactivating microbial particles. The work is promising in the war on terrorism for deactivating airborne bioagents and bioweapons such as the smallpox virus, anthrax and ricin, and also in routine indoor air ventilation applications such as in buildings and aircraft cabins. |
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