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Wake Up And Smell The Coffee - On The Moon! Hunstville AL (SPX) May 19, 2009 ![]() NASA To Test World's Largest Rocket Parachutes For Ares I ![]() With Memorial Day just around the corner, NASA plans a spectacular aerial display May 20 of the newly designed parachute recovery system for its Ares I rocket. The centerpieces for the test are the three massive main parachutes - measuring 150 feet in diameter and weighing 1-ton each - the largest rocket parachute ever manufactured. The Ares I, the first launch vehicle in NASA's Constellat ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director ![]()
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USA Could Lose New Moon Race![]() The USA could lose a new "race to the Moon" with China, according to a space analyst. Dr Morris Jones, an Australian writer and space analyst, claims that America is losing its strategic lead in spaceflight. He claims that a rapidly advancing Chinese space program will soon have the capability to send Chinese astronauts to the Moon. In his latest book, "The New Moon Race" ... more Protecting Lunar Outposts From Dangerous Radiation ![]() Alien creatures are the least of NASA's worries when it comes to moon travel. There are several potential threats to future missions - with space radiation at the top of the list. Now, a group of students at North Carolina State University has developed a "blanket" of sorts that covers lunar outposts - the astronauts' living quarters - to provide astronauts protection against radiation whi ... more Lawmakers To Honor Space Pioneers ![]() This coming July 20 marks the 40th anniversary of men first landing on another celestial body. And in looking back at this historic time, lawmakers from the state that's home to Kennedy Space Center ( KSC ) want the nation to honor two major firsts from the early days of America's space program, starting with the lunar landing. Florida's two U.S. senators, joined by three of their House co ... more Focused On Phobos ![]() Efforts to reach the martian moon Phobos have long been outshined by missions to the Red Planet itself. Now, scientists in Russia, Canada and the U.S. are preparing their own missions to the largest moon of Mars. Mars actually has two moons: Phobos and Deimos. They might more properly be called satellites, however, because they are extremely small, only a few kilometers in diameter. ... more |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 16, 2025 A novel molecular architecture developed by researchers at Kobe University accelerates light upconversion by enabling faster intramolecular energy movement. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2025 In the search for more efficient renewable energy technologies, researchers at the University of Utah have spotlighted the potential of Ruddlesden-Popper perovskites-layered hybrid materials with pr ... more ![]() ![]() San Pedro CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2025 ABC Solar Incorporated, one of California's longest-standing solar energy firms, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a grand opening and public celebration at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles ... more ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 04, 2025 In a significant advance for nuclear fusion research, the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics has achieved a new world record for the triple product dur ... more ![]() ![]() Boston MA (SPX) Jun 04, 2025 Quaise Energy has moved out of the lab and into the field with the first demonstration of its novel drilling technique on a full-scale oil rig just outside of Houston. The company, formed only seven ... more ![]() ![]() Davis CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2025 Lightweight, powerful lithium-ion batteries are crucial for the transition to electric vehicles, and global demand for lithium is set to grow rapidly over the next 25 years. A new analysis from the ... more |
NASA Twin Spacecraft May Reveal Secret Of Lunar Origin![]() Two identical NASA spacecraft are preparing to enter a point in the universe that may eventually answer the question of how our moon was born. The spacecraft duet, called Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or Stereo, are nearing a zone known as the Lagrangian points. At these points, the gravity of the sun and Earth combine to form gravitational wells where asteroids and space dust t ... more Earthshine Reflects Earth's Oceans And Continents From Dark Side Of Moon ![]() Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Princeton University have shown for the first time that the difference in reflection of light from the Earth's land masses and oceans can be seen on the dark side of the moon, a phenomenon known as earthshine. The paper is published in this week's edition of the international journal Astrobiology. Sally Langford from the University of ... more Lunar Gardening - A Greenhouse On The Moon By 2014 ![]() "Imagine a bright flower on a green plant in a little dome-shaped growth chamber, sitting on the landscape of the moon, with the Earth rising up behind," said Taber MacCallum, CEO of Paragon Space Development Corporation. "I think it's a great vision." That vision of the first moon flower will likely become a reality, perhaps by 2014. Paragon has teamed up with Google Lunar X-PRIZE contend ... more |
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![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2025 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has secured a seven-figure agreement with NATO to deliver a comprehensive daily monitoring and intelligence platform, reinforcing the Alliance's ability to respond swiftly ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2025 York Space Systems (York), the Denver-based aerospace technology company dedicated to the rapid deployment of complete space mission solutions, reports that its Dragoon mission is ready for launch. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Jun 13, 2025 Homeland defense has entered a new era with the proliferation of nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles and President Donald Trump's Golden Dome proposal aims to invest in protecting the United States against modern threats. ... more ![]() ![]() ![]() Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 14, 2025 Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom will lead the construction of the first atomic power plant in Kazakhstan, the world's top uranium producer, the Central Asian country's authorities said on Saturday. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) June 11, 2025 The World Bank is re-entering the nuclear energy space "for the first time in decades," its President Ajay Banga said Wednesday, as it works towards meeting growing electricity demand in developing countries. ... more ![]() ![]() London (AFP) June 10, 2025 The UK government Tuesday said it will invest billions of pounds in the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant as it strives to meet net zero and energy security targets. ... more ![]() ![]() ![]() London (AFP) June 4, 2025 Britain's most hazardous building threatens to leak radioactive water until the 2050s unless the clean-up of a former nuclear power plant is quickened, UK lawmakers warned on Wednesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Jerusalem (AFP) June 11, 2025 Israel is to expel by the end of the week four French nationals held after security forces intercepted their Gaza-bound aid boat, France's foreign minister said Wednesday, as an Israeli NGO said one of the French campaigners was briefly put in solitary confinement. ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (AFP) June 9, 2025 India deployed coast guard aircraft and a warship on Monday after a Singapore-flagged container ship caught fire off the southern coast, the defence ministry said, with four crew members missing. ... more |
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