|
|
|
NSF Awards Space@VT Grant To Improve Space Weather Understanding Blacksburg VA (SPX) Aug 31, 2009
Members of Virginia Tech's Space@VT research group are receiving a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build a chain of space weather instrument stations in Antarctica. Space weather affects a variety of everyday consumer technologies including global positioning systems (GPS), satellites for television reception, and cellular phones. Also, the understanding of space ... read moreUS considers alternative to Europe missile sites: report
Washington (AFP) Aug 29, 2009The US government has developed possible alternative plans for a missile defense shield that could drop proposed missile bases in Poland and the Czech Republic, The New York Times reported Saturday. Citing unnamed administration officials, the newspaper said the change would please Russia and Germany but could sour relations with US allies in Eastern Europe. Barack Obama administration ... more
|
Apple blocking Dalai Lama, Kadeer, iPhone apps: report
US telecom company fined for bribing Chinese officials Apple blocking Dalai Lama iPhone applications: report Detroit flight plot may prove boon for security firms AT&T wants out of landline business Apple wins iPod hearing loss lawsuit Nuance buys British voice-to-text company SpinVox Facebook, Twitter to face more sophisticated attacks: McAfee Google plans Android event in January Hacker pleads guilty in huge credit card theft case
| |||||||||||||||
| Previous Issues | Aug 30 | Aug 28 | Aug 27 | Aug 26 | Aug 25 |
| . |
South American leaders attack US bases plan
Bariloche, Argentina (AFP) Aug 28, 2009South American presidents attacked plans for US bases in Colombia at a summit on Friday, and issued a statement warning "foreign military forces" against threatening national sovereignty. The meeting, in the Argentine mountain resort of Bariloche, heard fears from Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez and his leftwing allies that the bases were part of a US strategy to act freely in Latin America ... more Commentary: Honor among terrorists
Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2009 Heated denials notwithstanding, Scotland's "compassionate release" of convicted Libyan Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi was part of a three-way oil deal between Britain, Libya and Scotland. The two key players were Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, the ebullient Libyan leader's second son and heir apparent, and Sir Mark Allen, former head of MI6's counter-terrorism department. ... more Map Characterizes Active Lakes Below Antarctic Ice
Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 31, 2009Lakes in Antarctica, concealed under miles of ice, require scientists to come up with creative ways to identify and analyze these hidden features. Now, researchers using space-based lasers on a NASA satellite have created the most comprehensive inventory of lakes that actively drain or fill under Antarctica's ice. They have revealed a continental plumbing system that is more dynamic than scienti ... more |
. |
| . |
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Interoperability Between Manned And Unmanned Platforms
Bethpage NY (SPX) Aug 25, 2009A leader in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), Northrop Grumman successfully demonstrated Joint STARS and E-2 Hawkeye interoperability between manned and unmanned platforms during a recent virtual joint military demonstration involving U.S. and coalition forces. The demonstration, Empire Challenge 09 (EC09), was executed by U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) and aimed at ... more Israel assembles Iron Dome unit
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Aug 24, 2009 Israel's drive to deploy the Iron Dome anti-missile shield against short-range rockets fired by Hezbollah and Hamas has moved up a gear with the induction of the first battalion to man the batteries that will operate on the borders with Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. Iron Dome intercepted three 122mm Grad rockets, the type used by Hezbollah and the Palestinians, in southern Israel July 15 ... more NASA's A-Train Of Satellites On Track With Hurricane Research
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 25, 2009NASA has several satellites that orbit the Earth one behind the other on the same track. They're called the "A-Train" and one of the things they study is tropical cyclones. There are also other satellites outside the A-Train that are used to study different aspects of tropical cyclones. The satellites that form the A-Train provide unique information about tropical cyclones, the collective ... more |
. |
| Previous Issues | Aug 30 | Aug 28 | Aug 27 | Aug 26 | Aug 25 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2009 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |