[Larger image] A second Jupiter-sized planet has been detected orbiting 47 Ursae Majoris, a star similar to the sun. In a striking parallel to our solar system (bottom), both Jupiter-size […]
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Note: An image and animation of the moon-forming event are available from http://www.swri.org/press/impact.htm The “giant impact” theory, first proposed in the mid-1970s to explain how the Moon formed, has received […]
NASA Ames Coordinates Huge Hurricane Observation Campaign
Learning how to increase the warning time before Atlantic hurricanes make landfall is a goal of some100 U.S. researchers from NASA and other agencies who will a begin a 5-week […]
YourLogoGoesHere Joins Space Race
YLGH Major Sponsor of The Da Vinci Project Wednesday, August 15, 2001 (Toronto, ON, Canada) – YourLogoGoesHere (YLGH) is heading where no company has gone before. YourLogoGoesHere, a leader in […]
SpaceDev Completes Test Firing of Micro Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
SpaceDev, the world’s first publicly traded commercial space exploration and development company announced today that it has test fired its revolutionary new miniature orbital Maneuvering and Transfer Vehicle (MTV). The […]
Space Media Expands Stars Academy for New School Year
SPACEHAB Subsidiary’s Education Program Adds Cultural Component for 2001-2002 SPACEHAB, Inc. (, a leading provider of commercial space services, today announced that its Space Media, Inc.(TM) (SMI) subsidiary is expanding […]
CBD: STEREO Mission Phase C/D/E Effort
[Commerce Business Daily: Posted in CBDNet on August 13, 2001] [Printed Issue Date: August 15, 2001] From the Commerce Business Daily Online via GPO Access [cbdnet.access.gpo.gov] PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS […]
Genetic secrets of metal-eating plants uncovered
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Genes thought to allow plants to accumulate large amounts of metal in their tissues have been identified and cloned by a Purdue University scientist. The finding […]
NASA solar aircraft sets altitude record; communications, environmental breakthroughs expected
NASA’s solar-powered, propeller-driven Helios aircraft set a new world record altitude of 96,500 feet on Monday, surpassing the old record for aircraft without rocket power by more than 10,000 feet. […]
PanAmSat Names Joseph R. Wright, Jr. Chief Executive Officer
PanAmSat Corporation (NASDAQ: SPOT) today named former Director of the Federal Office of Management and Budget Joseph R. Wright, Jr., 62, as chief executive officer. Mr. Wright is a member […]