PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Source: American Geophysical Union Novel spots found on Jupiter WASHINGTON-- Scientists have observed unexpected luminous spots on Jupiter caused by its moon Io. Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, January 24, 2008 Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Giant Storm Eruption at Jupiter Unearths a Buried Past Scientists around the globe have observed an astonishing and rare change in Jupiter's atmosphere -- a huge disturbance churning in the middle northern... Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Source: Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Tunguska catastrophe: Evidence of acid rain supports meteorite theory Moscow/Bologna/Halle. The Tunguska catastrophe in 1908 evidently led to high levels of acid rain. Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, July 10, 2008 Source: European Parliment Reliable space assets needed for an independent European Security and Defence Policy Security and defence The European Union needs a common approach to defending its interests in space, says an own-initiative report by... Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, July 4, 2008 Source: European Space Agency Herschel acoustic and vibration tests Herschel acoustic and vibration tests The Herschel spacecraft is now undergoing a series of mechanical tests at ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESTEC. Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, July 4, 2008 Source: Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC announces ambitious BP1.906bn science funding programme The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) on Thursday 3 July announced a three-year BP1. Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, July 4, 2008 Source: European Commission GALILEO: the procurement for the first constellation of the European navigation satellites will now start Today the European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) have launched the procurement of the first... Read more…

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Thursday, July 3, 2008 Source: Ulysses hanging on valiantly The Ulysses spacecraft, whose mission was expected to end on 1 July 2008, is hanging on valiantly as spacecraft controllers wait for a sign of the fuel freeze that would end the mission. Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, July 3, 2008 Source: European Space Agency Rosetta awakes from hibernation for asteroid encounter Spacecraft controllers have just awoken Rosetta from hibernation to prepare for its encounter with asteroid (2867) Steins on 5 September. Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 Source: European Space Agency Procurement of full Galileo System Begins Today, the European Commission - with the support of ESA - is launching the procurement of Galileo, a global navigation system composed of 30 dedicated navigation satellites... Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 Source: European Southern Observatory Austria to join ESO on 1 July 2008 Today, at a ceremony in Vienna, the Austrian Minister for Science and Research, Johannes Hahn and the ESO Director General, Tim de Zeeuw, signed the formal Accession... Read more…

AP - A "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas-Louisiana coast this year is likely to be the biggest ever and last longer than ever before, with marine life affected for hundreds of miles, a scientist warned. Read more…

AP - An appeals judge says the Environmental Protection Agency must regulate the water discharged from ships as a way to protect local ecosystems from invasive species. Read more…

LiveScience.com - With food and fuel costs soaring and the financial costs of global warming becoming reality, a new cure-all prescription has emerged: The average American should eat less. Read more…

Reuters - Hurricane Dolly moved inland after tearing into the south Texas coast on Wednesday with 95 mph (150 kph) winds, pouring torrential rain on the U.S.-Mexico border area and threatening floods. Read more…

AP - The European Union proposed an import ban Wednesday on products derived from seals that are killed in a cruel way, a move that could hurt the annual seal hunt in Canada — the largest in the world. Read more…

AP - Obama tells Israelis he's committed to their security, speaking with Hamas rockets as backdrop ... McCain denies he misstated timing of Iraq surge; says some elements began before Bush's order ... McCain credits Bush for drop in oil and gas prices ... Economy top issue, but energy concerns grow in AP-Ipsos poll ... McCain airs radio ads in U.S. Berlins Read more…

Reuters - Meat and milk from cloned animals may not be safe to be sold in the European Union after all, the bloc's top food safety agency will say on Thursday after a rethink on the issue, EU sources said. Read more…

Take a look at this very recently recorded UFO video (November 2007). It was captured by a construction worker in Costa Rica, using his cell phone to record the encounter. D2 Technorati Tags: UFO Video, Costa Rica Read more…

UFOLOGY, I found out, was not all about science and I found out about that the hard way. Mainstream UFOlogist like Jacques Vallee, Ray Fowler and Kevin Randle among others found out the hard way that the 'quacks' like me were telling the truth. Even the founders of APRO the LORENZENS wrote about Flying Saucer occupants and the weird zone. Read more…

Brad Steiger is looking for true, up-close-and personal encounters with ghosts or monsters. He is not just seeking encounters with good old Bigfoot, cat creatures, or lake monsters, but with the vast menacing menagerie of the creatures from the darkside. Local monsters are welcome. If the experiencers knows, of a troll under a local bridge, that is as important to this book as the Loch Ness Monster. If the experiencers have photos, that would be wonderful. Read more…

What are some of the key points in the report released Thursday, July 10, 2008, that was prepared by Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) investigators? The report's authors, Glen Schulze and Robert Powell, are identified as highly-trained experts in technical and scientific fields relevant to this investigation. Schulze in particular is reported to have an extensive background in radar systems. Although the report itself includes many sections of a highly technical nature, much of the language in it is plain-spoken. Read more…

Are you receptive to messages? If you suddenly found yourself communicating with someone or something that you didn't think was capable of it, how would you react? I faced this question one day as the Earth tapped in to me while I was doing some altered state work. Our Earth is an intelligent, loving being with something to tell us. During a meditation one day she chose to say it to me. It was a surprise to have this communication, albeit a pleasant one. Read more…

After the Texas UFO incident last month, we come to the conclusion that we are not alone in the cosmos. It's time for people in today's world to wake up. We think that we are the center of the universe. We are not. Read more…

Humans are inherently good inside. The problem is the social conditioning for centuries by the upper echelon, religions, governments, the Chits and their underlings. When I was in college one of the courses required watching a set of videotapes on advertising techniques. I was stunned at what advertisers do to ensure consumers buy their products. It is classic memetic engineering. Politicians do the same thing. They study the psychological profiles and every bit of personal information they can accumulate. They even have people go to the courthouse to go through the properties to see what types of communities are where. Read more…