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NASA Goes Down Under For Shuttle Mapping Mission FinalePasadena CA (JPL) Jan 07, 2005 
Culminating more than four years of processing data, NASA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency have completed Earth's most extensive global topographic map. |
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Saturn's Moon Iapetus Shows A Bulging Waistline
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 10, 2005Images returned by NASA's Cassini spacecraft cameras during a New Year's Eve flyby of Saturn's moon Iapetus show startling surface features that are fueling heated scientific discussions about their origin. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter On Schedule For August Launch 
Denver CO (SPX) Jan 10, 2005Even as the Spirit and Opportunity rovers complete a year of successful operation on Mars, the next major step in Mars Exploration is taking shape with preparation of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for launch in just seven months. |
Space Station Has Problem Oxygen Generator
Moscow (UPI) Jan 7, 2005An oxygen generator on the International Space Station malfunctioned but was repaired, Russian media reported last Friday. Taiwan Successfully Test-Fires Anti-Ship Missile: Report 
Taipei, Taiwan (AFP) Jan 07, 2005Taiwan has successfully test-fired its Hsiung Feng III supersonic anti-ship missile in a major military technology breakthrough expected to beef up the island's defense capabilities against rival China, it was reported here last Friday. |
Chip-Scale Magnetic Sensor Draws On Mini Clock Design
Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 04, 2005A low-power, magnetic sensor about the size of a grain of rice that can detect magnetic field changes as small as 50 picoteslas - a million times weaker than the Earth's magnetic field--has been demonstrated by researchers at NIST. Scientists Study Ocean To Understand Global Cooling 
Narragansett RI (SPX) Jan 07, 2005The depth in the ocean where calcium carbonate dissolves at a faster rate than it is deposited is called the calcite compensation depth (CCD). At present this depth is approximately 4,500 meters (14,700 feet) with some variation between and within ocean basins. |
Honeywell Begins Flight Tests Of New 13-Inch UAV
Phoenix AZ (SPX) Jan 10, 2005Honeywell announced last Thursday that it has begun flight testing a new 13-inch autonomous surveillance aircraft that a foot soldier can carry on his back. Honeywell is developing the aircraft, called the Micro Air Vehicle, for DARPA as part of its Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program. Proxity Sub Cyber Defense Announces CyberBug Ready For Sale 
St Petersburg FL (SPX) Jan 07, 2005Proxity announced Thursday that its operating subsidiary Cyber Defense Systems is making available for sale CyberBug, the first of the Company's planned product line. |
The Dynamo In The Cornfield
Madison WI (SPX) Jan 07, 2005Scientists from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, are trying to solve an enduring cosmic mystery: how does the Earth generate its magnetic field - the vast, invisible web that shapes the aurora, makes compass needles point north, and shields us from solar storms? Space To Move 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2005One of the great unknowns in the climate change debate is the effect of regional alterations on individual species. Connie Millar, a geneticist from the Pacific Southwest Research Station, discusses the importance of allowing a species to move, even as space becomes more precious and fenced off. |
Substructure Maps Show That Dark Matter Clumps In Galaxies
New Haven CT (SPX) Jan 07, 2005Hubble Space Telescope data, analyzed by a Yale astronomer using gravitational lensing techniques, has generated a spatial map demonstrating the clumped substructure of dark matter inside clusters of galaxies. Before The Beginning 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2005Interview with Sir Martin Rees, Part 2- Britain's Astronomer Royal, Martin Rees, took time from his busy schedule to talk with Astrobiology Magazine's Chief Editor and Executive Producer, Helen Matsos. His three-part interview considers a broad range of alternative planetary futures, while highlighting today's changes in one of the oldest sciences, astronomy. |
Space Vegetables Due In March
Beijing (XNA) Jan 07, 2005The first space vegetables cultivated by Shenzhen Nongke Group Corporation are expected to become common dishes on city dining tables by March. On September 27 last year, 17 species of vegetable, fruit and flora seeds, chosen by SNGC, were sent into space with the country's 20th recoverable science satellite, which returned to Earth 18 days later. Libya Set To Build Largest Telescope In North Africa 
Paris, France (AFP) Jan 4, 2005Libya has ordered a 13-million-dollar telescope from France, a facility that will give it the finest astronomical views in North Africa, the French magazine Ciel et Espace (Sky and Space) reported Tuesday. |
India's Outsource Industry Poised To Grow In 2005
New Delhi, India (UPI) Dec 28, 2004India's fledging outsourcing industry is poised to grow by 40 percent in year 2005 as the country's information technology industry continues to impress the world with its low-cost, high quality service. Major Advance Made In Transparent Electronics 
Corvallis OR (SPX) Jan 04, 2005Researchers at Oregon State University and Hewlett Packard have reported their first example of an entirely new class of materials which could be used to make transparent transistors that are inexpensive, stable, and environmentally benign. This could lead to new industries and a broad range of new consumer products, scientists say. |
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