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  • Digi-Data Presents High-Performance Tiered Archive at Super Computing Conference Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 1:39PM AUSTIN, Texas----This week at the 2008 Super Computing Conference, exhibitor Digi-Data Corporation demonstrates the new G Series T-4000, the first model in the company’s new Continuum storage family.
  • Nortel 100G to Carry Critical Network Traffic for SC08 Conference Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 5:50AMAUSTIN, TEXAS -- (Marketwire) -- 11/17/08 -- 100G optical equipment from Nortel(1) (TSX: NT)(NYSE: NT) is bringing more speed and capacity to the high-performance demo network at SC08 .(2) SC08 is the annual international conference for high-performance computing, networking, storage and analysis taking place in Austin, Texas from November 15 to 21.
  • Taking names Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 4:52AMDetained, released
  • Datebook Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 10:04PMFRI., NOV. 14 Westlake Village Encore Meets at Westlake Yacht Club, 32123 Lindero Canyon Road, WLV. Refreshments 9:30 a.m. Meeting, program 10 a.m. Floral designer from Canfield Persons, The Oaks mall, shows how to make holiday arrangements. Flowers raffled off. Guests welcome.
  • The first pictures of not 1, not 2, but 3 planets orbiting a star Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 1:25PMAn international team of astronomers used the Keck and Gemini North telescopes on Mauna Kea in Hawaii to discover three planets in orbit around the young star HR 8799. For theorists like Lowell Observatory astronomer Travis Barman, one of the team members, HR 8799 is a gold mine, allowing broad tests of predictions for planet formation, evolution, and atmospheric physics. The most exciting ...
  • Astronomers capture first undisputed images of extrasolar planets Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 1:22PMFirst images of planetary system beyond the solar system released
  • Exoplanets finally come into view Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 1:16PMTwo studies show the first direct images of planets outside our solar system, including a three-planet system.
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  • First images captured of alien solar system Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 1:08PMTwo new planetary systems have been imaged in the Milky Way - one boasts three planets
  • BLAST! Movie Reveals Risky Scientific Adventure Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 1:45PMWelcome to Astrophysics Indiana Jones style! Five time Emmy winner Paul Devlin follows the story of his brother, Mark Devlin PhD, as he leads a tenacious team of scientists hoping to figure out how all the galaxies formed by launching a revolutionary new telescope under a NASA high-altitude balloon.
  • In a league of our own Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 2:49AMDURHAM University was yesterday named the best in Europe for its work to unlock the secrets of the universe.
  • Alumni, students honored at OBU homecoming Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 11:50PM Five outstanding Oklahoma Baptist University alumni were honored during the university’s annual Homecoming Harvest Dinner Friday in OBU’s Geiger Center. Following the dinner, six OBU seniors received honors from their peers during the annual Harvest Court ceremony in Raley Chapel.
  • NASA Selects Astronomy Student Ambassadors Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 1:27PMNASA Selects Astronomy Student Ambassadors
  • Five alumni to be honored at OBU harvest dinner Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 10:21PM  Five outstanding Oklahoma Baptist University alumni will be honored during the university’s annual Homecoming Harvest Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday in OBU’s Geiger Center.
  • PAMELA Results Mean Only One Thing: Please Trust the Scientific Process Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 4:57PMScientists from the PAMELA (Payload for Antimatter/Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics) orbiting spacecraft have published preliminary results, putting an end to months of speculation about the first direct detection of dark matter. The science team was, in essence, "forced" to publish before they had conclusive results because other scientists "pirated" data from the team. [...]
  • NASA selects student astronomy ambassadors Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 11:52AMThe U.S. space agency has selected 46 students to take part in its International Year of Astronomy Student Ambassadors Program.Two of the students, Rebecca Holmes and Norberto Gonzalez, were chosen to attend the opening ceremonies of an IYA event in Paris in January. Holmes, is a sophomore at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill who is majoring in physics and astronomy. Gonzalez is a ...
  • NASA selects student astronomy ambassadors Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 11:35AM WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has selected 46 students to take part in its International Year of Astronomy Student Ambassadors Program.
  • Huggins seminar explores underground science Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 8:52AMAcadia University will host the 29th Huggins Science Seminar Monday, Nov...
  • PAMELA bares all Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ 11:28AMSatellite data do indeed hint at dark-matter annihilation, the European team claims
  • Hubble Telescope takes great shots, but must wait for fixes Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 10:41AM NASA released a knockout image from the Hubble Telescope yesterday, saying the camera on the satellite scored a “perfect 10” after engineers got the orbiting observatory back on line following the shutdown of its data-relay system late last month. But the agency has delayed a planned servicing mission on the instrument until spring. [More]
  • NASA Engineers Restore Hubble Camera Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 4:40AMA month after a key instrument failed on the Hubble Space Telescope -- delaying a planned space shuttle mission to upgrade and repair the orbiting observatory -- NASA engineers have succeeded in restoring the main camera to working order, officials said today.
  • REAL PEOPLE DOING UNREAL THINGS Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 4:36AMIt seems quite plausible that Aristarchus of Samos, Copernicus and Ptolemy are peering down from their celestial windows in fascination as Christo Venter and his peers continue to unlock the mysteries of the universe that aroused the curiosity of the ancients in the earliest days of recorded history.
  • Hubble mission is reset for April to test new part Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 2:42AMNASA officials have again postponed the launch of the shuttle Atlantis on a final mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • New snag in Hubble updgrade Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 2:14AMWASHINGTON - The Hubble Space Telescope is working again and taking stunning cosmic photos after a breakdown a month ago.
  • Detecting dirty bomb material with ESA gamma-ray technology Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 2:54PMThanks to ESA and UK technology transfer support, a British company has developed a device based on the gamma-ray detection equipment used in ESA`s Integral astronomy satellite to detect and identify the radioactive material mixed with conventional explosives in ‘dirty bombs`.
  • Grant provides low-income students with shot at college Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 11:18PMAlong with strengthening its reputation as a prestigious research university, Baylor continues to extend its scope of research to the realm of secondary education.
  • NASA to Discuss Status of Hubble Servicing Mission Thursday Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 5:26PMNASA will host a media teleconference at 5 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 30, to discuss the status of the upcoming shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • Students recognized for academic achievement Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 1:32PMTwo seniors from two different Hilliard high schools were recognized on Oct. 27 as National Merit Semifinalists.
  • Clemson names new lab for Nobel Prize winner, Greenville native Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 6:57AMCLEMSON — Clemson University celebrated its long-time connection with Nobel Prize-winner Charles H. Townes by naming its new optical science laboratories in his honor. On Tuesday, Townes, joined by his wife Frances, unveiled the sign for the Charles H. Townes Laboratories for Optical Science and Engineering located at the Advanced Materials Research Laboratory in the Clemson University Advanced ...
  • Physics senior becomes NASA Student Ambassador Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 12:18AMPhysics senior Phyllis Whittlesey will use her status as a NASA Ambassador to encourage the campus community to look at the stars. She was one of about 52 students nationwide selected for the NASA International Year of Astronomy Student Ambassadors Program.
  • Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.26.08) Sunday, October 26, 2008 @ 5:15AM"Those aircraft that do not pass inspection criteria will be grounded or flight restricted until failed material is replaced." Source: US Navy spokesman Lt. Clay Doss. Inspections have been ordered for all US Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets after finding stress cracks in aileron hinges on at least 15 planes.
  • Aileron Hinge Inspections Ordered On F/A-18 Hornets Sunday, October 26, 2008 @ 5:15AMRoutine Checks Reveal Stress Cracks On 15 Aircraft More aging US military aircraft are under investigation for possible airframe fatigue issues. Inspections have been ordered for all US Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets after finding stress cracks in aileron hinges on at least 15 planes.
  • Copenhagen Suborbitals Developing One-Man Spacecraft Sunday, October 26, 2008 @ 5:14AMPrivately-Funded Danish Group Successfully Tests Booster Rocket A privately-funded suborbital space endeavor took another step toward its goal to launch a one-manned spacecraft into space with the October 19 test-firing of a hybrid rocket booster engine.
  • Teamsters Joins Forces With PATCO On Issues Of Concern To Both Sunday, October 26, 2008 @ 5:14AMUnions Reach Agreement On Strategic Alliance The Teamsters Airline Division announced today that it has signed an agreement forming an alliance with the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) to work together on issues that affect their members and the airline industry as a whole.
  • C172 Transporting Four Airmen Down On Okinawa, One Injured Sunday, October 26, 2008 @ 5:13AMJapanese Police Investigators Blame Fuel Starvation All four US Airmen aboard a Cessna 172 walked away from a forced landing Friday night on Okinawa, Japan.
  • General Atomics Lynx Radar Test Demonstrates Abilities Along US/Mexico Border Sunday, October 26, 2008 @ 5:13AMArea Search Mode Excels Identifies Illegal Border Crossing Activity Unmanned aerial systems and tactical reconnaissance radar manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems recently announced its Lynx Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sensor successfully identified suspected areas of illegal crossing activity along the US/Mexico border during recent border patrol operations conducted by US ...
  • What a View! Space Bubbles Would Thrill Tourists Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 4:21PMSpace tourists may get an unprecedented view of the Earth aboard a new bubble-like spaceship.
  • What a View! Space Bubbles Would Thrill Tourists Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 4:15PM The Rocket Racing League is teaming up with a private aerospace company and the state of New Mexico to build a new fleet of suborbital spacecraft designed to give space tourists a view of the Earth unlike any other.
  • Star-struck and not a celebrity in sight Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 3:39PMIn the early evening of a promising night, on the Knox College soccer practice field next to the Science and Mathematics Center, college students are getting ready for an evening with the stars. The sky is clear, and the twinkling stars seem close enough to touch.
  • Stellar Seismologists Record "Music" From Stars Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 11:52AMniktemadur writes "The BBC reports that a French team of stellar seismologists, using the COROT Space Telescope, have converted stellar oscillations into sound patterns, a relatively new technique that, according to Professor Eric Michel of the Paris Observatory, is already giving researchers new insight into the inner workings of stars. The subtly pulsating, haunting sounds are very similar to ...
  • Hubble Back to Work This Weekend, NASA Says Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 11:08AM The space telescope, which had been out of commission since late September, should have some key instruments turned back on by early Saturday, engineers report.
  • Rocket Racing Inc., Armadillo Aerospace and New Mexico Create Joint Venture to Launch Private Suborbital Space ... Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 10:00AM Space took a giant leap closer to earth today, following the launch of a new joint venture between Rocket Racing, Inc. , Armadillo Aerospace and the government of New Mexico.
  • ’68 UFO run-in at ND air base still unresolved Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 7:11AMA routine bomber flight in the pre-dawn hours of Oct. 24, 1968, turned unforgettable for navigator Patrick McCaslin.
  • Next Hubble Telescope Media Teleconference Thursday, Oct. 23 Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 4:08PMNASA will provide an update to reporters on the current efforts to restore Hubble Space Telescope science observations during a media teleconference on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. EDT.
  • Moore Foundation Awards RIT Award To Develop Noiseless Detector Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 7:03PMby Staff Writers Rochester NY (SPX) Oct 22, 2008 The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation recently awarded Rochester Institute of Technology $2.8 million to design, develop and build a zero-noise detector for the future Thirty Meter Telescope.
  • Region ‘has to do’ more on safety measures Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 5:43PMBy Bonnie James THE ability to exercise self-restraint is a crucial factor behind safe driving, Formula 3 racing driver and UN World Youth Ambassador for Road Safety, Basil Shaaban, has said.
  • How global computing grid could save the world Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 12:02AMA global grid of computers could one day be used to protect the world against disease pandemics and natural disasters.
  • VLT and Rossi XTE satellite probe violently variable black holes Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 10:27AMUnique observations of the flickering light from the surroundings of two black holes provide new insights into the colossal energy that flows at their hearts.
  • How global computing grid could save the world Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 6:51AM From bird flu to earthquakes
  • McCaffery, John Arthur ‘Jack’ Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 8:06AMOur brother Jack passed away on Sept. 20, 2008 in the local hospital with his siblings at his bedside. Throughout his illness Jack was comforted by the kindness shown by friends and family.