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 Washington (AFP) Aug 19, 2009 
US ambitions for manned space exploration have hit a major hurdle in the wake of severe budget constraints, according to preliminary findings of a panel appointed by President Barack Obama. Reaching Mars was deemed too risky while returning to the Moon by 2020 was ruled out barring an additional three billion dollars per year to replace the retiring space shuttle fleet and build bigger rocke ... read more 
San Francisco (AFP) Aug 18, 2009SmartZip has built a free online tool for prospective home buyers and real estate investors eager to mine gems from the rubble of the US foreclosure avalanche. Engineers at newly-launched SmartZip.com crafted software to rate the appreciation potential of homes by analyzing job trends, population growth, crime statistics, school districts, real estate price patterns and more. The result ... 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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Seoul (AFP) Aug 19, 2009South Korea Wednesday postponed the launch of its first space rocket just eight minutes before the scheduled blast-off, due to a technical fault. Mission controllers suspended the launch at 4:52 pm (0752 GMT) and began dumping the rocket's fuel, the science ministry said. It was the seventh time since 2002 that the project, operated in partnership with Russia, has been delayed. The Korea ... more 
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Aug 20, 2009A new aerospace-themed middle school created through a partnership between the Space Foundation and Colorado Springs School District 11 (D-11) has opened with more than 500 students, 42 teachers, and onsite support from the Space Foundation. The Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy is named in honor of Colorado native and astronaut John L. "Jack" Swigert, who served on NASA's Apollo 7 and Apollo ... more 
Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 20, 2009A new study in the Journal of Food Science explores the impact of space flight on the nutritional value of foods. Maintaining the health of the crew aboard a spacecraft is a critical issue especially during extended trips. Because foods may lose their nutrients during extended space missions, food scientists are analyzing ways to increase shelf life of nutrients in the food. Researchers at ... more |
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San Francisco (AFP) Aug 18, 2009Five Facebook users are suing the social network for doing what made it an online superstar -- letting members share aspects of their lives on the Web. A lawsuit filed Monday in a southern California court accuses Facebook of being a data-mining operation that does not deliver on promises to give users strict control of data uploaded to profile pages. Facebook has dismissed the lawsuit ... more  
Davis CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2009The first certified winner of the UC Davis "Western Cooling Challenge" is Coolerado Corp. of Denver. Recent federal tests showed that their five-ton commercial rooftop unit should be able to air-condition a typical big-box store with less than half the energy needed by conventional cooling units. "Coolerado's entry in the Western Cooling Challenge was the first to take our rigorous tests ... more 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 19, 2009Researchers have created the tiniest laser since its invention nearly 50 years ago, paving the way for a host of innovations, including superfast computers that use light instead of electrons to process information, advanced sensors and imaging. Because the new device, called a "spaser," is the first of its kind to emit visible light, it represents a critical component for possible future ... more |
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