Archive for August, 2007
Scotsman
Nasa keeps an eye on exploding star
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
The image was taken by Nasa’s 950kg Spitzer Space Telescope, which has just celebrated its fourth anniversary in space. It is the first infrared space …
Space telescope detects star system water Science Daily (press release)
Star System Soaked With ‘Rain’ Space.com
NASA’s Telescope Finds Insights Into Evolution [...]
August 31st, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
Scientific American
No Evidence Of Improper Alcohol Use By Astronauts Before Space …
Science Daily (press release) - 4 hours ago
Science Daily — A NASA safety review released August 29 found no evidence to support claims that astronauts were impaired by alcohol when they flew in space …
Nasa debunks claims of drunken space flights Independent Online
Investigation by NASA [...]
August 30th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll, NASA, Politics | No Comments
Science Centric
Neutron stars warp space-time, UM astronomers observe
Hindu, India - 8 hours ago
Independent work reported by Sudip Bhattacharyya and Tod Strohmayer of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center bolsters the results reported by Cackett and …
Warping Space and Time to Understand a Collapsed Star Wired News
NASA confirms Einstein EETimes.com
Warped space-time helps pin down neutron star size New Scientist [...]
August 30th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
The Money Times
Long-term Increase In Rainfall Seen In TropicsScience Daily (press release) - 5 hours agoNote: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. New! Search Science Daily or the entire web with Google:Tropics getting extra rainy, NASA boffins say RegisterAs Predicted, Global Warming Fuels More Tropical Rainfall LiveScience.comTropical [...]
August 29th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
Collectspace.com
NASA To Send Luke's Lightsaber Into SpaceSlashdot - 2 hours agoVerunks writes "In honor of the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, NASA will launch Luke Skywalker's original Jedi lightsaber into space along with the crew of …NASA Carries Star Wars To Space Cinema BlendNASA shuttle to launch Luke's lightsaber Collectspace.comLuke's Lightsaber To Head To Space Aboard [...]
August 28th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
NewsBusters
Rainfall increasing over tropical oceansScience Daily (press release) - 2 hours agofull story NASA Space Sleuth Hunts The Trail Of Earth's Water (February 1, 2007) — For the first time, NASA scientists have used a shrewd spaceborne …IPCC Member: NASA’s Hansen Moving 'Dangerously Away From … NewsBustersall 2 news articles
August 28th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
CTV.ca
A red moon on the riseSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 1 hour ago"This will be a magical eclipse out your way," said Jim Garvin, chief scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. …Earth’s shadow to swallow the moon Monday Maui NewsLunar eclipse Tuesday Canada.comTotal Lunar Eclipse Wee Hours of Tuesday, North America Aug [...]
August 27th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
Internet pioneer prepares for 'space web' to take offScotsman, United Kingdom - 9 hours agoThe project is being worked on by Nasa and America's Jet Propulsion Lab and is not connected with Google. The scientist said while space probes currently …
August 27th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
NASA lessons get down to EarthLos Angeles Times, CA - 2 hours agoBut instead of traveling to space, the teachers, from grades kindergarten through 12, gathered at the NASA Dryden Education Center in Palmdale, …
August 26th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
Bad Engineering Plagues the Space ShuttleDesign News, MA - 11 hours agoBy Category It’s hard to believe that anything could have been done cheaply to save costs on the NASA space shuttle. Yet that appears to be exactly the case …
August 26th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
Government tests 1st vessel for exploring unknown ocean areasWLNE-TV (ABC6), RI - 8 hours agoThe center in Rhode Island will operate like the NASA space center in Houston — which is constantly in contact with the astronauts in outer space, …
August 25th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments