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    Can they make a space elevator?  Nov 7, 2009
    "The question Artsutanov asked himself had the childlike brilliance of true genius. A merely clever man could never have thought of it -- or would have dismissed it instantly as absurd. If the laws of celestial mechanics make it possible for an object to stay fixed in the sky, might it not be possible to lower a cable down to the surface, and so to establish an elevator system linking earth to space?" -- Arthur C. Clarke, 1979, "The Fountains of Paradise" ... Most models for an elevator into... (CNN)

    Gigantic, chilly Jupiter has its peers across the universe  Nov 7, 2009
    Our own Jupiter has chilled to an unearthly deep freeze, due to its distance from the sun ... Up close, Neptune, like Earth, is a blue planet, not because it displays blue oceans, but because it consists of mostly cloudless gas ... On Earth, we look up and see blue, sunlit air concealing the blackness of space beyond. (Boston Globe)

    Rare Earths Shortages May Hurt Tech Firms  Nov 7, 2009
    China has become the top supplier of metals called "rare earths" essential in many tech products but it may be hoarding supplies and harming German companies ... There is not a speck of green on the site, only the monochromatic monotony of earth and debris ... A sign on the edge of the heap lists the 71 substances it contains: iron, of course, as well as 17 metals with hard-to-pronounce names like yttrium, dysprosium and neodymium, the so-called rare earth metals. (BusinessWeek)

    Stripping down to the cosmic skeleton  Nov 7, 2009
    An unusual supernova unearthed in seven year old data may be the first example of a new type of exploding star ... Measuring the distances from Earth of over 150 galaxies allowed the astronomers to obtain a three-dimensional view of the structure, which extends over at least 60 million light years. (Astronomy Now Online)

    More territory revealed on Mercury  Nov 7, 2009
    An unusual supernova unearthed in seven year old data may be the first example of a new type of exploding star ... Previous Earth and spacecraft-based observations showed that Mercury s surface has a very low concentration of iron in silicate minerals, a result that led to the view that the planet s crust is generally low in iron. (Astronomy Now Online)

    Frontiers of the future: Is there anybody out there?  Nov 7, 2009
    Given the mind-boggling, ego-diminishing size of the universe, is it possible that earth is the only place where life flourishes. Scientists - and science enthusiasts - are betting 'no. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)

    Sweating the Space-Junk Problem  Nov 7, 2009
    A NASA diagram of the thousands of man-made objects, 95 percent of which are junk, orbiting the Earth in both low and geosynchronous orbits. A NASA diagram of the thousands of man-made objects, 95 percent of which are junk, orbiting the Earth in both low and geosynchronous orbits ... More than 20,000 pieces of space junk are orbiting planet Earth, putting our communications satellites in serious danger. (Fox News)

    Remember Raiders fans, things can get worse  Nov 7, 2009
    In sum, the meek may never inherit the earth, but these days the strong are watching it sift through their fingers. Yes, the Tom Cable quagmire is a fascinating tale, one with moral, contractual and athletic implications that haven't yet fully been mined. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Moons friends say no to future lunar crashes  Nov 7, 2009
    McKay said he doesn't think there are any serious biological issues with either forward contamination or back contamination, so repeated travel back and forth between Earth and the moon shouldn't pose too big a risk in that respect. Cultural and natural landscape "Whether you agree or disagree with the protests about the LCROSS mission, it shows that the moon is perceived as a cultural place as well as a celestial body orbiting Earth," said Beth Laura O'Leary of the Department of Sociology and... (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Space junk buzzes station while crew sleeps  Nov 7, 2009
    The station flies in an orbit about 220 miles (354 kilometers) above Earth at a speed of about 17,500 mph (28,163 kilometers per hour). Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Scientology cult targets Ghanaian children  Nov 7, 2009
    He solved his population problem by exploding them in volcanoes on earth ... They then inhabited the few remaining bodies on earth and are still stuck to us to this day. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Success in space elevator competition  Nov 7, 2009
    Instead, electrically powered vehicles would run up and down a cable anchored to a ground structure and extending thousands of miles up to a mass in geosynchronous orbit -- the kind of orbit communications satellites are placed in to stay over a fixed spot on the Earth. Electricity would be supplied through a concept known as "power beaming," ground-based lasers pointing up to photo voltaic cells on the bottom of the climbing vehicle -- something like an upside-down solar power system. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Tant: Galileo opened heavens for scientific discovery  Nov 7, 2009
    What Galileo did was to turn the telescope from the mundane Earth to the majestic cosmos ... Earth's own moon must have thrilled the old stargazer, because even a low-power telescope can reveal lunar features like gaping craters and craggy mountains creating long shadows across the mysterious moonscape ... The largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter is nearly a dozen times the diameter of our Earth, and when it is visible it is one of the brightest objects in the nighttime heavens. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Globalization  Nov 7, 2009
    Follow News & Politics. Editor: Updated: Today Topic. (Salon)

    Will the Leonids Roar Again?  Nov 7, 2009
    Out of the plane's window I could see meteors raining down from space, a deluge so intense it appeared as if Earth were under attack ... The Leonids are bits of debris spread along the orbit of a periodic comet named , which has a 33-year-long orbit that can bring it rather close to Earth ... During the 2008 pass, Earth came rather close to the debris ejected in 1466, about 16 orbits ago. (SkyAndTelescope.com)

    Monsanto takes a punch to the gut  Nov 7, 2009
    In 2009, trade and globalization have transcended their "old economy" ghetto and become central to the "new economy," healthcare and even the Earth s very survival. Remember the stimulus bill that promised a job-supporting down payment on the infrastructure and technology needed to rebuild our country. (Salon)

    Dogs vs. SUVs vs. the earth, debunked  Nov 7, 2009
    This is something the American people can't tolerate and I don' think they will," said Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe, the panel's ranking Republican and a vocal skeptic of climate chance science. But Kerry said it has long been shown that voluntary action has not contained the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that are being trapped in the atmosphere. Those gases are causing a dangerous warming of the earth, according to many climate scientists. "Not taking action is more expensive," said... (Salon)

    Lightning's 'NOx-ious' Impact On Pollution, Climate  Nov 7, 2009
    Near Earth's surface, ozone can harm human and plant health; higher in the atmosphere, it is a potent greenhouse gas; and in the stratosphere, its blocks cancer-causing ultraviolet radiation ... Scientists think lightning's contribution to Earth's NOx budget -- probably about 10 percent -- is relatively small compared to fossil fuel emissions ... Pickering offered one important caveat to the findings: The value of 7 kilograms per flash was derived without consideration of lightning from storms... (Science Daily)

    Click to read:Team wins $900K in Space Elevator Games  Nov 7, 2009
    Theoretically, such an elevator would provide access to space by climbing up a tether anchored in the ground and extending out to a mass orbiting in a fixed spot over the Earth, just as communications satellites do now ... Nugent said he personally doesn't believe a space elevator would work on Earth but may be practical for the moon or Mars. (CBS News)

    'Only a matter of time before terrorists use weapons of mass destruction'  Nov 7, 2009
    Images sent to Earth by the Chandra X-ray Space Observatory. The Berlin Wall has been restored to how it looked 20 years ago. (Yahoo News -- Biological and Chemical Weapons)

    Looking Up: Pondering life on other worlds  Nov 7, 2009
    Despite this possibility, life on other worlds is often heard as a prime motivation for space travel and supposedly is meant to help us understand life on Earth ... As observing techniques improve and observatory searches expand, the quest for more Earth-like planets proceeds ... Exobiologists start by assuming the best chance to find life will be on worlds similar to Earth. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)

    3Giant Crack in Africa Will Become New Ocean»  Nov 7, 2009
    "We know that seafloor ridges are created by a similar intrusion of magma into a rift, but we never knew that a huge length of the ridge could break open at once like this," said Cindy Ebinger, professor of earth and environmental sciences at the University of Rochester and co-author of the study. The result shows that highly active volcanic boundaries along the edges of tectonic ocean plates may suddenly break apart in large sections, instead of in bits, as the leading theory held. (Fox News)

    Space Tourism a Reality by 2012  Nov 7, 2009
    Routine commercial travel to outer space may be the norm as soon as 2012, as the next generation of spacecraft designed by private sector firms like Virgin Galactic, Orbital Sciences Corp., Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and others transport adventure-seeking civilians into low-Earth orbit. There, they can see the sun rise many times a day, and experience the breathtaking curve of planet Earth that only NASA astronauts such as Neil Armstrong or Buzz Aldrin have previously seen ... "This is... (Fox News)

    Creationists defeated in Kansas school vote on science teaching  Nov 7, 2009
    In redrafting guidelines for science teaching, the board removed language suggesting that key concepts such as a common origin for all life on Earth and for species change were seen as controversial by the scientific community ... Unlike traditional creationism, which claims that God created the earth in six days, proponents of intelligent design say the workings of this planet are too complex to be ascribed to evolution. (Yahoo News -- Church-State Issues)

    Space elevator team wins $900,000 from NASA  Nov 7, 2009
    Despite LaserMotive's success, it is still a long way away from what would be needed to carry humans to Earth orbit, as proponents envision ... Instead, a ship could climb along a fixed structure, like a beam or cable, suspended in space from a permanent geostationary satellite 22,000 miles (35,000 kilometers) above Earth. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Spacecraft reveals much about Mercury's history  Nov 6, 2009
    Mercury is a third the size of Earth and slightly larger than Earth's moon. Scientists are interested in Mercury because it's one of four planets -- including Earth, Venus and Mars -- that resemble each other in composition. (Florida Today)

    Column: Voices for climate change  Nov 6, 2009
    Tears of yearning for a different way of life, the way of living in balance and harmony with the earth and her creatures. Tears of hope and joy to know that we can bridge our differences, we can reach out across political and religious divides to stand together, united as a rainbow-colored, interfaith bundle of sticks that wraps all the way around the planet Earth. (Hudson Sun, MA)

    Global warming draws heat at board meeting  Nov 6, 2009
    Joe Sixpack wrote on Nov 1, 2009 9:39 AM:" Clean renewable energy is a good thing to invest in regardless of the "global warming" debate.The fact of the matter is that the sun has a much bigger influence on temperatures on Earth than supposed "carbon costs". The carbon cost issue appears to be bogus and was perpetuated by global governments that need a way to tax and control all countries. The carbon tax is an elaborate way to take sovereignty away from the United States. It should be fought... (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)

    Will E.T. Look Like Us?  Nov 6, 2009
    pointing out, correctly, that a certain inevitability would predict that humanoids should have evolved more than once on Earth ... In fact, Mayr calculated that even though there have evolved perhaps as many as 50 billion species on Earth, only one of these achieved the kind of intelligence needed to establish a civilization. (Scientific American)

    Disney will give Mickey Mouse a makeover  Nov 6, 2009
    "Holy cow, the opportunity to mess with one of the most recognizable icons on planet Earth," said Warren Spector, the creative director of Junction Point, a Disney-owned game developer that spearheaded Epic Mickey ... "Holy cow, the opportunity to mess with one of the most recognizable icons on planet Earth," said Warren Spector, the creative director of Junction Point, a Disney-owned game developer that spearheaded Epic Mickey. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Juneau's Banghart named state's chief museum curator  Nov 6, 2009
    For example, at the system's Juneau museum, a 6-foot-diameter sphere donated by NOAA presents scientific information about the Earth and solar system. The Science on a Sphere exhibit uses computers and video projectors to display planetary data about the atmosphere, climate and the oceans. (Juneau Empire)

    Mercury Throws Geologists a Curve  Nov 6, 2009
    There's sodium and potassium, which had been detected by observers on Earth, along with calcium and magnesium ... The evidence comes from Messenger's neutron spectrometer, which has found a dearth of low-energy neutrons coming from Mercury ... So one of three things happened: (1) somehow Mercury came together with a paucity of lower-density silicates, the kind found abundantly in Earth's crust; (2) it endured a period of extreme heating from the young Sun, which caused many elements simply to... (SkyAndTelescope.com)

    Mickey Mouse to get a makeover  Nov 6, 2009
    Holy cow, the opportunity to mess with one of the most recognizable icons on planet Earth, said Warren Spector, the creative director of Junction Point, a Disney-owned game developer that spearheaded Epic Mickey. The effort to re-engineer Mickey is still in its early stages, but it involves the top creative and marketing minds in the company, all the way up to Robert A. Iger, Disneys chief executive. (India Times)

    Looking to the Future on the 75th Anniversary of the Birth of Carl Sagan  Nov 6, 2009
    Paine was the NASA Administrator during the Apollo 11 moon landing and was a passionate and long time advocate for Mars exploration, writing, "driving forces will motivate humans to settle Mars...and will provide a unifying force that reaches out to all people on Earth.". Bill Nye, the Science Guy - Welcome duction. (NASA Watch)

    Daze of the fathers  Nov 6, 2009
    Comics courtesy of Earth 638 (Lot 2. 13J, 2nd Floor, Atria Shopping Centre, Jalan SS22/23, Damansara Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor). (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    * OTHER RELEASES  Nov 6, 2009
    In the future, when Earth has become almost uninhabitable, a greedy company seeks to make a handsome profit by taking control of an alternative planet to which some of the population can be moved, but its advance team comes under attack from dangerous creatures that resemble large bears. Actually. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Stars:Cosmic road signs to alien life?  Nov 6, 2009
    When scientists search the heavens for habitable worlds beyond Earth, they don't necessarily know what to look for ... There is an approximate coincidence between the time it took intelligence to evolve on Earth and the lifetime of the sun. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Paleoecologists Offer New Insight Into How Climate Change Will Affect Organisms  Nov 6, 2009
    5, 2009) An article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences written by a team of ecologists, including Robert Booth, assistant professor of earth and environmental science at Lehigh University, examines some of the potential problems with current prediction methods and calls for the use of a range of approaches when predicting the impact of climate change on organisms ... The article was written by Stephen Jackson of the Department of Botany and Program in Ecology at the... (Science Daily)

    Tech: UAVs converted to climate scouts  Nov 6, 2009
    In a modern-day rendition of beating swords into plowshares, a pair of unmanned military aircraft have been turned over to NASA for research on Earth's environment ... NASA plans to use a specially outfitted Global Hawk aircraft to verify measurements of atmospheric gases taken by the AURA satellite, one of 15 NASA spacecraft now monitoring Earth. (MSNBC -- Environment)

    The Pilot Whose Book Soared  Nov 6, 2009
    After he finds that roses are common flowers on Earth, he cries because he believes his planet's flower was the only one in the world and special. It's OK, says the fox, who urges the prince to love his own rose: "You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.". (Investors Business Daily)

    Water geysers on Saturn moon take center stage  Nov 5, 2009
    Striking new photos of water-vapor geysers erupting from Saturn's moon Enceladus were beamed to Earth this week by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in orbit around the ringed planet ... "If we can put the pieces together a liquid ocean under the surface, heat driving the geysers and the organic molecules that are the building blocks of life - Enceladus might turn out to have the conditions that led to the origin of life on an earlier version of Earth," Cassini scientist Bonnie J. Buratti wrote on... (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Counting downNASAs uncertain future  Nov 5, 2009
    The space agency would give more consideration to buying rides into low Earth orbit on other people's spaceships, and give more thought to its own Ares I rocket project, which went through a largely successful test flight last week ... The long-term goal of exploration would shift from a high-tech replay of the Apollo moon effort to an incremental program with different, lower-gravity destinations, such as near-Earth asteroids or Martian moons. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Device like Star Trek replicator is in the works  Nov 5, 2009
    Taminger and her team managed to build a number of parts that looked exactly the same as parts built on Earth, down to the microstructure scale ... The effects of zero-g often comically exaggerated any mistakes, and allowed the team to improve the overall process for Earth manufacturing as well ... Spare parts for Mars Beyond low-Earth orbit, such new manufacturing technology could enable space colonists to use local metal resources , Mars or in the asteroid belt. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Must stop climate change  Nov 5, 2009
    Some people eagerly respond to impassioned statements about climate change, such as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's warning we cannot compromise with Earth ... The more of us who drag our feet on preventing climate change, the more likely it will be that the land will dry up that will be needed to grow the food for the expected 9 billion to 11 billion people on earth when the worlds population size levels out, resulting in widespread famine, disease and death. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Success in 'space elevator' competition  Nov 5, 2009
    Instead, electrically powered vehicles would run up and down a cable anchored to a ground structure and extending thousands of miles (kilometers) up to a mass in geosynchronous orbit _ the kind of orbit communications satellites are placed in to stay over a fixed spot on the Earth. Electricity would be supplied through a concept known as ``power beaming,'' ground-based lasers pointing up to photo voltaic cells on the bottom of the climbing vehicle _ something lik 00004000 e an upside-down solar... (India Times, India)

    Astronaut and 'Terrible Towel' Return to Pittsburgh  Nov 5, 2009
    He holds a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics as well as a Bachelor of Science in Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; a Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University; and a Master of Science in Physical Sciences (planetary geology) from the University of Houston, Clear Lake. He entered the United States Air Force in 1990 and is a distinguished graduate from the United States Air Force ROTC,... (NASA Watch)

    STS-129 Prelaunch Events and Countdown  Nov 5, 2009
    As Atlantis' flight concludes, the NASA blog will detail the spacecraft's return to Earth. For NASA's launch blog and continuous mission updates, visit. (NASA Watch)

    Falling fertility  Nov 5, 2009
    All this misses the point: there are too many people for the Earth s fragile ecosystems. It is time to stop and ideally reverse the population increase. (The Economist)

    Some Methane Formation Not Biologically Based?  Nov 5, 2009
    4, 2009) Scientists in Washington, D.C. are reporting laboratory evidence supporting the possibility that some of Earth's oil and natural gas may have formed in a way much different than the traditional process described in science textbooks ... Anurag Sharma and colleagues note that the traditional process involves biology: Prehistoric plants died and changed into oil and gas while sandwiched between layers of rock in the hot, high-pressure environment deep below Earth's surface ... Some... (Science Daily)

    Global media campaign launched to mark Universal Children's Day  Nov 5, 2009
    The logo features rays of light -- symbols of the sun, longitude and latitude -- symbols of the earth, electronic waves that represent the media, and sprouts that symbolize children. Together, the four icons convey the message "Global News Day for Children". (Xinhuanet, China)

    Malaysia Won't Return "Allah" Bibles  Nov 5, 2009
    by earth5661 November 5, 2009 12:26 AM EST ... by earth5661 November 5, 2009 12:33 AM EST ... These laws are understood by most peoples on Earth. (CBS News)

    Creationists defeated in Kansas school vote on science teaching  Nov 5, 2009
    In redrafting guidelines for science teaching, the board removed language suggesting that key concepts such as a common origin for all life on Earth and for species change were seen as controversial by the scientific community ... Unlike traditional creationism, which claims that God created the earth in six days, proponents of intelligent design say the workings of this planet are too complex to be ascribed to evolution. (Yahoo News -- Church-State Issues)

    Carbon Atmosphere Discovered On Neutron Star  Nov 5, 2009
    The researchers calculate that the carbon atmosphere is only about 4 inches thick, because it has been compressed by a surface gravity that is 100 billion times stronger than on Earth ... In Earth's time frame, the estimated age of the neutron star in Cas A is only several hundred years, making it about ten times younger than other neutron stars with detected surface emission ... The carbon atmosphere is thought to be only about four inches thick, with a density similar to diamond and a pressure... (Science Daily)

    Green Is Cool, But US Land Changes Generally Are Not  Nov 5, 2009
    "What we highlight here is that a significant trend, particularly the warming trend in terms of temperatures, can also be partially explained by land use change," said Niyogi, a Purdue earth and atmospheric sciences professor and the Indiana state climatologist, who is the corresponding author of the article. "People realize that land use cover also is an important forcing and not only at local but at regional scale," said Fall, whose doctoral research at Purdue focuses on the impacts of land... (Science Daily)

    Atlantis Gets Nov. 16 'Maybe' Launch Date  Nov 5, 2009
    Nicole Stott, an astronaut who is currently on the space station, will return to Earth with the Atlantis crew after living in space for more than two months. Her return on the shuttle will mark the final time it is used to rotate space station crew members. (SkyAndTelescope.com)

    Messenger spies iron on Mercury  Nov 5, 2009
    Previous Earth and spacecraft-based observations had detected only very low amounts of iron in the silicate minerals covering the innermost world ... Closest planet to the Sun; smallest in Solar System Visited by Mariner 10 in 1970s; by Messenger currently Diameter: 4,880km, about one-third the size of Earth Second densest planet in Solar System; 5 ... 3x that of water Caloris basin is largest known feature (1,300km in diameter) Possibility of water-ice in permanently shadowed craters Huge iron... (BBC News -- Science)

    Atheist group gathering in Seattle  Nov 5, 2009
    liv4fun wrote on Nov 4, 2009 1:36 PM:" TDN Bad Girl - Your "Truth and Science" has been proving it's self wrong for centuries!!! The earth used to be flat??? Coffee used to be good for you, oh wait, it not, oh wait, it is again. Global Warming??? Look over the years and see all the Truths that have been changed or altered by science. Scientists are always proving themself wrong and thats OK. We can now believe the next thing they say because they are "Experts"??? One thing science has proven... (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Taming the Sandes  Nov 5, 2009
    The 4Deserts Series is one of a kind, made up of four seven-day stage races across some of the harshest terrain on earth the Gobi Desert in China, Atacama Desert in Chile, the Sahara Desert in Egypt and Antartica. Competitors can take part in any event at any time, except for The Last Desert in Antarctica which requires the completion of two of the 4Deserts, which includes the Gobi March, the Atacama Crossing and the Sahara Race. (iAfrica.com)

    Weekend Magazine: Three Rivers Film Festival  Nov 5, 2009
    After a spacecraft from Earth lands, with a disc carrying images from the planet, Egon decides to build a spaceship and travel there. The journey through the heavens is heavenly, with Egon manning an instrument panel cobbled together from dandy detritus, such as manual typewriter keys, and with sounds like pinball machines and a car motor turning over. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    'Weird Creatures' Finds a Mole Lizard  Nov 5, 2009
    From the rainforests of Borneo to the Australian outback, host Nick Baker explorers some of the remotest corners of the Earth every Wednesday at 9PM. On last week's premier episode of the third season, Nick flew to Australia just after breeding time for a rare sighting of an extremely endangered fish the leafy seahorse ... So as part of this series I headed to Mexico City (the only place on Earth that this animal is native) and discovered a story that really moved me: This film may be the last... (Fox News)

    NASA Probe Sees Changing Seasons on Mercury  Nov 5, 2009
    In addition to flying by Mercury, the spacecraft flew past Earth in August 2005 and Venus in October 2006 and June 2007. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)

    Teams Battle For $2 Million At Space Elevator Games  Nov 5, 2009
    "The challenge is put on by Spaceward, but the prize money comes direct from NASA.And while $2 million is a lot of money, NASA said it will be money well spent.The same technology the teams are using for the challenge could be used in the future by NASA here on earth and even beyond.Andrew Petro with NASA's Centennial Challenge Program said, "We might be able to power instruments on the surface of the moon or on the surface of Mars from orbit, and beyond that, we see a real application of this... (KERO 23, CA)

    Libraries need to promote learning atmosphere  Nov 5, 2009
    Tragically, even the Peace Corps Resource Library in Washington, D.C., does not keep published work written by its own volunteers, the salt of the earth. Popular government-sponsored programs are rare. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Giant crack in Africa may create a new ocean  Nov 5, 2009
    "We know that seafloor ridges are created by a similar intrusion of magma into a rift, but we never knew that a huge length of the ridge could break open at once like this," said Cindy Ebinger, professor of earth and environmental sciences at the University of Rochester and co-author of the study. INTERACTIVE. (MSNBC -- International)

    BEN THERE, DONE THAT: Haven't we already done this?  Nov 5, 2009
    Here I am, 20 years later, grounded and perplexed at the billions of dollars fruitlessly spent, which have placed us numerous trips to the moon back into high-orbit around Earth, seemingly locked to the one planet that, surprisingly, still tolerates our existence ... NASA recently took one giant leap back to 1969 when it successfully tested the new Ares 1-X rocket, which didn t even leave the atmosphere before its boosters exhausted and it fell back to the Earth. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)

    EXCLUSIVE: Secrets of Google's 3-D Mars, Moon  Nov 4, 2009
    Michael Weiss-Malik, Product Manager, Mars in Google Earth So, Moon and Mars in Google Earth are a lot like a video game ... Noel Gorelick, Lead Engineer, Mars in Google Earth Prior to coming to Google, I worked on seven Mars missions and the Cassini mission to Saturn, for Arizona State University as a NASA contractor ... Michael Mars in Google Earth actually has imagery that I helped create and that Noel helped create. (National Geographic)

    > read more  Nov 4, 2009
    There's sodium and potassium, which had been detected by observers on Earth, along with calcium and magnesium ... The evidence comes from Messenger's neutron spectrometer, which has found a dearth of low-energy neutrons coming from Mercury ... So one of three things happened: (1) somehow Mercury came together with a paucity of lower-density silicates, the kind found abundantly in Earth's crust; (2) it endured a period of extreme heating from the young Sun, which caused many elements simply to... (SkyAndTelescope.com)

    This Week's Sky at a Glance  Nov 4, 2009
    How accurately can you time this event for your point on Earth. Telescope users in the American West can watch Jupiter's moon Ganymede partially occult Io from 9:06 to 9:13 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. (SkyAndTelescope.com)

    Newfound Dinosaur Armored Like a Tank  Nov 4, 2009
    "For years, Bill and Kris have been collecting fossils from a critical time in Earth's history, and their hard work has paid off," said Lawrence Witmer, a paleontologist at Ohio University who was not involved with this study ... The dinosaur is described in the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences ... Man unearths largest hoard of gold ever found with metal detector. (Fox News)

    The One Thing  Nov 4, 2009
    But the Earth god himself, Al Gore, whose net worth (including two houses) in 2000 was under $2 million, now he's worth hundreds of millions and stands to make even more as energy prices "necessarily skyrocket" (to quote President Obama) and government forces us to go green. And if he loves the Earth so much, why does he eat meat. (Fox News)

    Deep space objects guide Earths GPS system  Nov 4, 2009
    Deep space objects guide Earths GPS system - Space ... Deep space objects guide Earths GPS system ... GPS satellites send signals to a receiver in down on Earth. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Astronomers see 'skeleton' of the universe  Nov 4, 2009
    SANTIAGO: Astronomers in Chile and Japan have for the first time seen part of the "cosmic web" of galaxies that permeates the known universe in a gigantic assembly some seven billion light-years from Earth ... Astronomers in Chile and Japan have for the first time seen part of the "cosmic web" of galaxies that permeates the known universe in a gigantic assembly some seven billion light-years from Earth. (India Times, India)

    GORE'S BIG PROFITS FROM 'GLOBAL WARMING'...  Nov 4, 2009
    co.uk/earth/energy/6491195/Al-Gore-could-become-worlds-first-carbon-billionaire ... co.uk/earth/energy/6491195/Al-Gore-could-become-worlds-first-carbon-billionaire. (The Drudge Report)

    Grant helps classes explore nature  Nov 4, 2009
    The science curriculum units, which the workshops enhance, are: Five Senses and Wind (kindergarten), Habitats (Grade 1), Earth and Space (Grade 2), Rocks and Minerals (Grade 3), Life Cycles: Plants (Grade 4) and Classification and Adaptations of Living Things (Grade 5). The LLCT hopes that their grant will support a key outcome as specified in the Massachusetts Science Frameworks: Students will understand that the fundamental purpose of science is to provide a clear, rational, and succinct... (Lincoln Journal, MA)

    Top-of-the-line and affordable tech travel tools  Nov 4, 2009
    After your hike is over, connect the watch to your PC with its USB cable, and Google Earth will plot your trek. $599. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    DreamWorks Studios and Doubleday Acquire Rights to 'Robopocalypse'  Nov 4, 2009
    His other books include "Where's My Jetpack?: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future That Never Arrived," "How To Build a Robot Army: Tips on Defending Planet Earth Against Aliens, Ninjas, and Zombies," and "The Mad Scientist Hall of Fame: Muwahahaha!" His next book, titled "Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown," is scheduled for release next year. "Bro-Jitsu" was optioned by Nickelodeon Movies and Wilson hired to pen the screenplay adaptation. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Global warming  Nov 4, 2009
    Those gases are causing a dangerous warming of the earth, according to many climate scientists. "Not taking action is more expensive," said Kerry. (Salon)

    Shuttle launch dress rehearsal wraps up amid uncertainty  Nov 4, 2009
    I can't predict the future, but I know that we will have a robust space program, that we will explore beyond low Earth orbit, and that KSC will play a prominent role in the processing, launch, and recovery of the payloads and spacecraft that are integral to making that a reality ... We are going to build a spacecraft to take humans beyond low Earth orbit; its name is Orion, and it is going to be built here at KSC. The first piece of tooling for this new vehicle has already arrived in the newly... (Florida Today)

    Discovery offers clearer picture of Mercury  Nov 4, 2009
    Mercury is a third the size of Earth and slightly larger than Earth's moon. Scientists are interested in Mercury because it's one of four planets - including Earth, Venus and Mars - that resemble each other in composition ... Mercury, the planet nearest the sun, is often hard to see from the Earth. (AZCentral -- News)

    GALAXY PICTURE: Cosmic Ray Mystery Solved?  Nov 3, 2009
    Cosmic rays, which are actually high-energy subatomic particles, are constantly bombarding Earth ... Unlike cosmic rays, light isn't affected by magnetic fields, so we can see it from Earth and accurately trace its source ... As expected, the VERITAS team found higher amounts of gamma rays coming from the starburst galaxy M82 (pictured), about 12 million light-years from Earth. (National Geographic)

    Shedding light on the cosmic skeleton  Nov 3, 2009
    They have now used two major ground-based telescopes to study this structure in greater detail, measuring the distances from Earth of over 150 galaxies, and, hence, obtaining a three-dimensional view of the structure. The spectroscopic observations were performed using the VIMOS instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope and FOCAS on the Subaru Telescope, operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. (EurekAlert!)

    NASA preps for final shuttle launch  Nov 3, 2009
    Station flight engineer Nicole Stott will return to Earth aboard Atlantis. The weekend work kept NASA on track for the Nov. 16 launch. (USA Today -- Tech)

    Skywatch: Leonid meteor shower  Nov 3, 2009
    Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, with a diameter more than 10 times that of Earth's ... At that scale, Earth would be the size of a BB.. (AZCentral -- Travel)

    SMOS Satellite Successfully Launched: First-ever Satellite To Attempt To Measure Ocean Salinity From Space  Nov 3, 2009
    SMOS is part of ESA's Living Planet Programme, aimed at improving our understanding of the Earth system and the impacts of human activity ... 29, 2009) A new European Earth observation satellite will be launched in the early hours of Monday November 2 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia ... (May 28, 2009) ESA's next Earth Explorer, SMOS, has just passed the all-important Flight Acceptance Review, signifying that all the elements that make up the mission are in place for launch later... (Science Daily)

    Saturns equinox brings longnight  Nov 3, 2009
    Like Earth, Saturn experiences two equinoxes per orbit ... 5 Earth years, to be exact so there is much more time between equinoxes than on Earth ... "Our solar system formed from a dusty disk, so by understanding the dynamics in a disk like Saturn's rings, we can gain insight into how Earth and the other planets in our solar system were made," Spilker said. (MSNBC -- Technology)

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