Science
Smarter is better for Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity E-mail
Thursday, 15 February 2007
NASA has beamed up four computer upgrades to the two rovers exploring the planet Mars. The new computer programs allow them to independently select the best targets to explore.

 
Chimp tech? E-mail
Wednesday, 14 February 2007
Canadian archaeologists working in Ivory Coast have found what they believe to be 4300 year old stone hammers and anvils used by chimpanzees to crush and crack food.

 
French astronaut picked for Space Station mission E-mail
Wednesday, 14 February 2007
French astronaut Léopold Eyharts will be part of the Expedition 16 crew of the International Space Station that will deliver the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory this (northern) autumn.

 
Afternoon naps may help hearts and relieve stress E-mail
Wednesday, 14 February 2007
Researchers have recently announced that at least three daytime naps each week—each lasting thirty minutes or longer—may help to reduce the risk of dying from a heart attack.

 
NASA twin STEREO spacecraft prepare to eyeball the Sun E-mail
Wednesday, 14 February 2007
A pair of NASA solar observatory probes called STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) is  positioning themselves apart in space so they can take three-dimensional images of activities on the Sun.

 
Space station temporarily without power early Sunday morning E-mail
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
A power loss aboard the International Space Station (ISS) at about 1 a.m. EST on February 11, 2007, causes inconvenience to ISS crewmembers.

 
Scientist reports that cosmic rays cause much of Earth’s global warming E-mail
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
Danish physicist Henrik Svensmark has concluded that the Earth is experiencing less cloud cover because cosmic rays are not entering the atmosphere as frequently as normal. Consequently, Svensmark says that cosmic rays, not human-made carbon dioxide emissions, are largely responsible for global warming.

 
Evolution Sunday held on eve of Darwin’s birthday E-mail
Monday, 12 February 2007
On Sunday, February 11, 2007, churches across the United States and in five other countries are observing Evolution Sunday—what some people are calling Darwin Day because it falls on the day before Charles Darwin’s 198th birthday—a day to commemorate the connection between religion and science.

 
NASA spacecraft THEMIS to launch February 15 to study auroras near Earth’s poles E-mail
Monday, 12 February 2007
NASA is expected to launch its THEMIS spacecraft on Thursday, February 15, 2007, to study magnetic storms that affect auroras near the North and South Poles of the Earth.

 
Software cuts car fuel consumption to drive your dollar further E-mail
Sunday, 11 February 2007
Fuel consumption can be cut by more than 2.5 per cent by adding a simple piece of software to a car's engine computer.

 
International Linear Collider proposed to explore origins of universe E-mail
Sunday, 11 February 2007
An international high-energy physics research project was proposed on Thursday, February 8, 2007, at a meeting in Beijing, China. The project intends to design and build the International Linear Collider that is proposed to consist of a 30-kilometer (20-mile) linear particle accelerator.

 
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