Science
Space Station study to help your heart on Earth E-mail
Saturday, 11 July 2009
Muscles deteriorate in space, including the heart muscle. Because bones and muscles must be exercised even more in space than on Earth to keep them in tip-top shape, NASA is beginning a comprehensive study called Integrated Cardiovascular that hopes to find out more about how to counteract impaired heart function, both in space and here on Earth.

 
Could we live as old as Rapamycin-injected mice? E-mail
Friday, 10 July 2009
A drug called Rapamycin is injected into humans to help lessen the rejection of a new organ. However, U.S. scientists found that it significantly extends the lifespan of invertebrates, and now mammals (mice). They are excited because further research may produce a way to delay the onset of cancer and other aging disease and, thus, produce longer lives in humans.

 
GeoDome brings learning alive in 21st century E-mail
Thursday, 09 July 2009
AARNet is demonstrating its inflatable dome, interactive software, immersive learning, digital projector, three-dimensional, high-definition GeoDome theatre that it says will "engage Australian students and make the curriculum come alive."

 
How do you hide a blue whale? Ask Australian astronomers! E-mail
Wednesday, 08 July 2009
Australian astronomers have found an image of a blue whale hiding inside massive galaxy Centaurus A. You can’t see the galaxy in the night sky because it is invisible to your naked eyes, but take a look at it on their CSIRO website.

 
Robotic hummingbird being built by U.S. to spy E-mail
Tuesday, 07 July 2009
The Defense Sciences Office of DARPA is developing a robotic hummingbird it calls the Nano Air Vehicle that one day will provide indoor and outdoor reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities for the United States within urban environments. No, it is definitely not a bird-brain scheme!

 
Could U.S. go to the Moon on the cheap? E-mail
Monday, 06 July 2009
Alternative plans for the United States to return to the Moon are being kicked around in the space community. One NASA engineer is proposing a shuttle-derived plan that would get the United States to the Moon at one-fifth the cost than the current Constellation plan. We could call it the Cheapellation plan.

 
Watch Space Station go over as fireworks burst in mid-air E-mail
Sunday, 05 July 2009
As the Fourth of July 2009 weekend celebrations occur in the United States, people in America and other parts of the world will be able to see spectacular views of the International Space Station fly over the night sky as it orbits 220 miles (355 kilometers) above. Fire off those sparklers and celebrate international cooperation of science and technology!

 
Computing grid tested on Large Hadron Collider E-mail
Sunday, 05 July 2009
The world’s largest particle accelerator is testing its Worldwide LHC Computing Grid in order to prepare for its re-start later in 2009.

 
NASA LRO snaps some hellish pixs of Moon E-mail
Friday, 03 July 2009
NASA announced on July 2, 2009, that the first images of the Moon have been returned by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The LRO Camera took the pictures near Hell E crater.

 
Mississippi gets BIG award, again! But, it's not GOOD! E-mail
Friday, 03 July 2009
For the fifth year in a row, Mississippi has the largest percentage of obese people in the United States. Thirty other states have over one in four people in the really heavy category (obese). It’s a big problem, and its getting bigger.

 
See lavender sunset compliments of Russian volcano E-mail
Thursday, 02 July 2009
The Russian volcano Sarychev Peak erupted on June 12, 2009, and now you can see a plume of ash and sulfur dioxide mixing with the normal sunset to produce a lavender, or purplish, sunset throughout the northern United States and Europe.

 
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