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Deep Impact To Launch Jan 12Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 11, 2005 
Launch and flight teams are in final preparations for the planned Jan. 12, 2005, liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., of NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft. The mission is designed for a six-month, one-way, 431 million kilometer (268 million mile) voyage. |
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Earth Is Still Ringing From Quake
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jan 11, 2005Almost two weeks after the earthquake and ensuing tsunami that devastated huge areas of Asia, the Earth is still ringing like a bell, according to ANU scientists. Subduction Zone, Shallow Depth Make Lethal Mix In Earthquake 
Bethlehem PA (SPX) Jan 11, 2005The position of the earth's tectonic plates is key, says Lehigh University seismologist. The location of the recent earthquake that triggered a deadly tsunami in the Indian Ocean came as no surprise to geologists, says Anne Meltzer, a world-renowned seismologist at Lehigh University. |
Chandra Finds Evidence For Swarm Of Black Holes Near The Galactic Center
Cambridge MA (SPX) Jan 11, 2005A swarm of 10,000 or more black holes may be orbiting the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, according to new results from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Going Beyond Einstein: Spacetime Wave Orbits Black Hole 
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2005Astronomers Jon Miller (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) and Jeroen Homan (MIT) have seen evidence of hot iron gas riding a ripple in spacetime around a black hole. This spacetime wave, if confirmed, would represent a new phenomenon that goes beyond Einstein's general relativity. |
Space Cooperation For Disaster Relief
Paris, France (ESA) Jan 11, 2005The recent tragedy striking the coastlines of the Indian Ocean has highlighted the benefits of international cooperation in Earth Observation for the management of disaster relief, while demonstrating the scope for improved cooperation in the future. Gorillas In The Midst Of Extinction 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 11, 2005Satellites provide a bird's eye view of planet Earth, and the space-based vantage can be extremely useful to people interested in viewing out-of-the-way places. Conservationists, for example, must monitor far-flung areas in need of protection. |
Saturn's Immense Icy Cloud
Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 11, 2005Ice particles are key players in the ever-changing panorama at Saturn, according to a new study led by a University of Colorado at Boulder professor using an instrument on the Cassini spacecraft. Spitzer Sees Aftermath Of Pluto-Sized Collision 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 11, 2005Astronomers say a dusty disc swirling around the nearby star Vega is bigger than earlier thought. It was probably caused by collisions of objects, perhaps as big as the planet Pluto. |
Trimble Equips Poland's Agriculture Restructuring Agency With GPS Technology
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2005Trimble announced last Friday it has supplied 156 of its GeoExplorer series of rugged GPS handheld receivers to Poland's Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture. Comtech Awarded $2.8 M Contract For Cellular Satellite Equipment In India 
Melville NY (SPX) Jan 11, 2005Comtech Telecommunications' subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., was recently awarded a $2.8 million contract to provide satellite communications equipment to a leading CDMA Cellular Operator in India. |
The Scanner You Can Take Anywhere
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 11, 2005An image scanner built into a piece of flexible plastic little bigger than a credit card has been developed in Japan. According to the British science magazine New Scientist, the idea is that you will plug the scanner into a mobile phone which will both provide power for it and act as its display and storage medium. NJIT Professor Discovers New Mixing Method For Microchip-Sized Labs 
Newark NJ (SPX) Jan 11, 2005By alternating the flow of fluid through tiny plastic pipes, a team of mechanical engineers at New Jersey Institute of Technology has discovered a new and speedier way to mix liquids, which in turn will someday produce better and safer medications. |
Researchers Develop New Tool To Detect Agents Of Bioterrorism
Livermore CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2005Scientists have developed a new "biological smoke detector" to help protect against potential bioterrorist attacks, according to a study published in the Jan. 1 edition of Analytical Chemistry. Feature: Dallas Police Have New Eyes 
Dallas TX (UPI) Dec 30, 2004Dallas police have joined a growing national trend toward remote video surveillance systems. It's small compared to Chicago's plan for a $5.1 million citywide network, but the goals are the same: to reduce crime and enhance security. |
XM Radio Tops 3.1 Million Subscribers Ahead Of Year-End Goal
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 11, 2005XM Satellite Radio announced December 27 that it recently surpassed 3.1 million subscribers, the company's year-end goal for 2004. Nanotechnologists' New Plastic Can See In The Dark 
Toronto ON (SPX) Jan 11, 2005Imagine a home with "smart" walls responsive to the environment in the room, a digital camera sensitive enough to work in the dark, or clothing with the capacity to turn the sun's power into electrical energy. Researchers at the University of Toronto have invented an infrared-sensitive material that could soon start doing these things. |
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