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Mars Kicks Up The Dust As It Makes Closest Approach To Earth
Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 04, 2005NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped this picture of Mars on October 28, within a day of its closest approach to Earth on the night of October 29. The large regional dust storm appears as the brighter, redder cloudy region in the middle of the planet's disk. Work Bolsters Life On Mars Theories 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2005A Keck School scientist and his collaborators are the first to find methane-producing bacteria in arid desert soils, providing a springboard for future experiments on the distant planet. Titan: Greenhouse And Anti-Greenhouse 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2005Like Earth, Titan has a greenhouse effect. So does Venus, a whopping one, and so does Mars. Venus is the queen of the greenhouse effect. Ninety-nine point nine percent of the energy reaching the surface of Venus is retained by the greenhouse effect. Titan, though, comes in a close second. |
MINERVA To Help Explore Itokawa
Japan (SPX) Nov 04, 2005MINERVA (MIcro/Nano Experimental Robot Vehicle for Asteroid) is a small robot lander whose weight is less than 600g. Although it is a tiny lander, MINERVA can investigate the surface of Itokawa using three small color CCD cameras. New Launch Date For Venus Express Baikonur, Kazakhstan (ESA) Nov 03, 2005 
On Monday 31 October, following a final cleaning and inspection of the Venus Express Spacecraft, the payload fairing of the Soyuz launch vehicle was installed again after it had been removed just a week before after the discovery of contaminants.Universal Space Network & Honeywell To Provide Telemetry Services For LRO Newport Beach CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2005 
Universal Space Network announced Thursday that it has been awarded a subcontract from Honeywell Technology Solutions to perform pre- launch engineering for S-band telemetry, tracking and control services to support the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission. |
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Odd Energy Mechanism In Bacteria 
Corvallis OR (SPX) Nov 04, 2005Scientists at Oregon State University have successfully cultured in a laboratory a microorganism with a gene for an alternate form of photochemistry � an advance that may ultimately help shed light on the ecology of the world's oceans. Model Helps Assess Ocean-Injection Strategy For Combating Warming 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Nov 03, 2005In searching for ways to counteract the greenhouse effect, some scientists have proposed capturing the culprit�carbon dioxide�as it is emitted from power plants, then liquefying the gas and injecting it into the ocean. But there are pitfalls in that plan. Hu Says Stronger China Means Peace And Stability 
Hanoi (AFP) Nov 01, 2005Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday tried to calm fears in Asia about Beijing's growing might but left no doubt that China intends to re-balance a unipolar world dominated by the United States. Solving The Mystery Of The Tibetan Plateau Edmonton AB (SPX) Nov 04, 2005 
A University of Alberta physicist who helped solve the age-old mystery of what keeps afloat the highest plateau on earth has added more pieces to the Tibetan puzzle. |
Lockheed Martin Successfully Flight Tests Low-Cost Autonomous Attack System
Orlando FL (SPX) Nov 04, 2005Lockheed Martin conducted a successful operator-in-the-loop flight test of the LOCAAS, a low-cost autonomous attack system at Eglin AFB, FL on Oct. 21. LOCAAS is an autonomous, wide-area search miniature munition that is equipped with a LADAR seeker. India Can Be Trusted With US Nuclear Technology: State Dept 
Washington (AFP) Nov 03, 2005The United States on Wednesday defended its landmark nuclear deal with India, saying it would be far easier to monitor New Delhi's atomic energy activities within the fold of the international regime than outside of it. BMD Focus: Teaching The Right Stuff 
Washington (UPI) Nov 03, 2005U.S. Air Force Space Command has launched an ambitious program to maximize the value it gets out of its technically trained personnel. Pentagon Stepping Up Efforts To Combat Roadside Bombs In Iraq: General 
Washington (AFP) Nov 03, 2005The Pentagon is considering putting a three-star general in charge of stepped-up efforts to combat insurgent bombings in Iraq, senior defense officials said Thursday. |
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