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Space Watch: Private Space, More Rules
Washington (UPI) Feb 17, 2005The private spaceflight industry has been eagerly awaiting an upsurge in activity since the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act was signed into law last December, but last week's events in Washington put an entirely different and less exciting light on the industry's future. People Propel Shuttle's Return To Flight 
Cape Canaveral (SPX) Feb 18, 2005When Tony Mendez looks at a Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME), he sees a highly durable, specialized, complex machine that's done for more than 20 years exactly what it was designed to do. Indian Space Delegation At University Of Leicester For New Satellite Mission 
Leicester, UK (SPX) Feb 17, 2005The University of Leicester has played host to a delegation of space scientists from India to discuss plans for collaboration over a future mission. |
Japan Signs Satellite Disaster Charter
Brussels (AFP) Feb 16, 2005Japan Wednesday signed an international charter for monitoring the effects of a disaster by satellite, on the sidelines of an international summit on earth observation. Robots Ready To Get Up Walk 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 18, 2005Robots that walk like human beings are common in science fiction but not so easy to make in real life. The most famous current example, the Honda Asimo, moves smoothly but on large, flat feet. And compared with a person, it consumes much more energy. Purdue Proves Concept Of Using Nano-Materials For Drug Discovery 
West Lafayette (SPX) Feb 18, 2005Researchers at Purdue University have built and demonstrated a prototype for a new class of miniature devices to study synthetic cell membranes in an effort to speed the discovery of new drugs for a variety of diseases, including cancer. |
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Flashes In The Sky: Earth's Gamma-Ray Bursts Triggered By Lightning
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 18, 2005A great mystery was set in motion a few years ago when a spacecraft designed to measure gamma-ray bursts - the most powerful explosions in the Universe - found that Earth was actually emitting some flashes of its own. Scientists Find Rapid Changes In Southern Ocean, Fear Climate Link 
Hobart, Australia (AFP) Feb 17, 2005Scientists have discovered a rapid change in the temperature and salinity of deep waters in the Southern Ocean that could have a major impact on global climate, the team said Thursday. Researchers Find Clear Evidence Of Human-Produced Warming In Oceans 
San Diego CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2005Scientists at Scripps have produced the first clear evidence of human-produced warming in the world's oceans, a finding they say removes much of the uncertainty associated with debates about global warming. |
12 New Planets Announced
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 17, 2005The past four weeks have been heady ones in the planet-finding world: Three teams of astronomers announced the discovery of 12 previously unknown worlds, bringing the total count of planets outside our solar system to 145. Brightest Explosion Ever Observed Overwhelms Telescopes 
Southampton (SPX) Feb 18, 2005Scientists have detected a flash of light from across the Galaxy so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and lit up the Earth's upper atmosphere. Scientists Take Aim At Dark Energy Problems 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 17, 2005A panel of physicists and astronomers have been previewing emerging theories and experiments aimed at solving the mystery of dark energy, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C. |
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