Space
NASA Ames Hosts Three Day Lunar Science Conference Vodcast
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, August 21, 2008 Source: NASA Lunar Science Institute NASA Ames Hosts Three Day Lunar Science Conference Vodcast Play Vodcast Now Greg Schmidt, Deputy Director, NASA Lunar Science Institute: We're at the NASA Ames Research Center, at the very first NASA Lunar... Read more…
Arctic sea ice melts to second worst on record (AP)
AP - New satellite measurements show that crucial sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has plummeted to its second lowest level on record. Read more…
New space telescope begins to comb the cosmos (AFP)
AFP - A new space telescope revealed the glowing gas of the Milky Way, pulsating stars and a flaring faraway galaxy as it began its mission to unveil the mysteries of cosmic gamma rays, NASA said. Read more…
McCain to Bush: Keep Space Shuttle Options Open (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - WASHINGTON ? Acknowledging that a NASA authorization bill is unlikely to be enacted this year, three Republican senators ? including presidential candidate John McCain (R-Ariz.) ? have written President George W. Bush imploring him to direct NASA to hold off for at least a year taking any action that would preclude the agency from flying space shuttles beyond 2010. Read more…
Mars rover leaving crater after yearlong probe (AP)
AP - The plucky Mars rover Opportunity is driving out of a giant crater nearly a year after a dangerous descent to examine exposed bedrock. Read more…
Mars Rover Begins Climb Out of Vast Crater (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA's Opportunity rover is slowly but surely hauling itself out of a vast Martian crater after nearly a year plumbing the interior for secrets of the red planet's ancient past. Read more…
Sudanese rebel group denies hijacking plane (Reuters)
Reuters - A spokesman for the Abdel Wahed faction of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) on Wednesday denied the Darfur group had any role in hijacking a Sudanese passenger plane. Read more…
Holy cow! Cattle possess magnetic compass: study (AFP)
AFP - European scientists who studied satellite images of cows and deer around the world have discovered that these animals tend to align themselves with Earth's north-south magnetic fields while they graze or rest. Read more…
French wine makers look to the skies for help (Reuters)
Reuters - French vinters are turning to outer space to outwit foreign rivals, with new satellite technology giving an overview of vineyards' physical characteristics and potential. Read more…
Scientists See Moon as Research Outpost, Training Ground (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - MOFFETT FIELD, California — One of the host of challenges facing NASA as the agency plans to rekindle robotic and human exploration of the moon is the development of a corps of investigators and technologies suitable for long-term missions akin to the research stations that dot Antarctica. Read more…
