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Pluto-Charon Origin May Mirror That Of Earth And Its Moon
Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 01, 2005The evolution of Kuiper Belt objects, Pluto and its lone moon Charon may have something in common with Earth and our single Moon: a giant impact in the distant past. A Glow In The Martian Night 
Moffet Field CA (SPX) Jan 31, 2005Jean-Loup Bertaux is Principal Investigator for the spectrometer instrument onboard the ESA's Mars Express orbiter. His SPICAM instrument team detected a night glow on Mars, and they have now published their discovery in the January 28th edition of the journal Science. Quake Moved Sumatra By Only 20 Centimeters: Danish Scientists 
Copenhagen (AFP) Jan 31, 2005The Indonesian islands of Sumatra moved only 20 centimeters on average after last month's Asian earthquake and tsunami, and not dozens of meters as previously feared. |
Iran, Russia Sign 'Zohreh' Satellite Deal
Tehran (IRNA) Jan 31, 2005Iran and Russia Saturday signed an agreement on the design, consultations, testing and lift off of the 'Zohreh' satellite. Zohreh will have the capability of telephone communication, fax link, transmission of data and broadcast of radio and TV programs throughout Iran. Powell's Legacy At The FCC 
Chicago IL (UPI) Jan 28, 2005Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell disclosed last week that he is resigning, and analysts already are remarking that his tenure on the FCC was marked by dramatic changes in telecom regulation. Intelsat Announces Completion Of Acquisition By Zeus Holdings 
Bermuda (SPX) Jan 31, 2005Intelsat has announced the successful closing of the amalgamation under Bermuda law of Intelsat and a subsidiary of Zeus Holdings Limited ("Zeus"). |
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Chiao And Sharipov Take Spacewalk To Reconfigure ISS Systems
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 31, 2005The International Space Station crew is wrapping up another eventful week, highlighted by the mission's first spacewalk. Sharipov and Chiao stepped outside Wednesday at 2:43 a.m. EST. NASA Asks Lehigh Students To Analyze Debris From Failed Columbia Shuttle 
Bethlehem PA (SPX) Jan 31, 2005Every year, seniors in Lehigh University's Failure Analysis course peer through microscopes to learn the variety of ways in which different materials deform and crack. They apply their new skills to specimens from machines and buildings that have been damaged in real-life situations. Underwater Trials For Robotic Arm 
Moscow (ESA) Jan 31, 2005In the Hydrolab facility at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre on the outskirts of Moscow, two men prepare to don awkward looking spacesuits. Nearby, a mockup of a Russian module destined for the ISS and a robotic arm are at the bottom of a large pool. |
Colder Cold War Brewing In Asia
Anaheim Hills CA (UPI) Jan 28, 2005The ingredients for a new Cold War, with an oriental flavor, are popping up in the East China Sea, surrounding Taiwan and Okinawa. Stirring the pot are political tensions, territorial rivalries, competition over energy resources between Japan and China, and China's military build-up. Commentary: Bush As King Canute 
Washington (UPI) Jan 26, 2005The White House announced last Tuesday that the federal budget deficit for 2005 was projected to rise to $427 billion. That is $96 billion more than the confident prediction the Bush administration made last July, saying the deficit would be "only" $331 billion. The Coming Of The Shiite Empire 
Jerusalem (UPI) Jan 31, 2005The good news is that Iraqis turned out in sufficient numbers for their elections to endow their elected new government with the mantle of legitimacy, writes Martin Walker. |
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