NASA Seeks $35 Billion Rocket to Reach for Planets
The U.S. National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) unveiled on Wednesday plans to build a $35-billion powerful rocket called Space Launch System.
NASA Reveals $10 Billion Giant Rocket Plan
NASA revealed on Wednesday its plan to build a giant deep-space rocket to transport astronauts for space explorations. NASA's announcement was done after a year-long extensive discussion with Congress over the project's cost, scope and technical parameters. The Obama administration withheld its plans while it obtained an independent cost estimate for the Space Launch System.
Sarah Palin Allegations: What are the Effects of Cocaine Abuse?
The Sarah Palin book, The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, by Joe McGinniss is out. The book oozes with salacious allegations. McGinniss apparently moved next door to Palin to write a book about her. The book is packed with stories that could make a blockbuster movie. It exposes stories about cocaine, a one-night stand with a basketball hero and a love triangle, the atlanticewire.com reports.
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Solar Flare Could Unleash Nuclear Holocaust Across Planet Earth, Forcing Hundreds of Nuclear Power Plants Into Total Meltdowns
Forget about the 2012 Mayan calendar, comet Elenin or the Rapture. The real threat to human civilization is far more mundane, and it's right in front of our noses.
NASA Assures Satellite Debris Poses Little Danger
NASA has admitted that it is 'concerned' about a dead satellite the size of a school bus that is scheduled to fall back to Earth but insisted that it isn't a danger to anyone on the planet.
Arctic Ice Melting to Lowest Level, Outpacing Predictions
At current ra6es of melting, the Arctic will be largely ice-free in the northern summer 40 years sooner than projected.
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Say YES Australia
When it's free to pollute, businesses keep polluting. But when it costs to pollute, big polluters make an effort to do things in a cleaner way.
Astronomers Discover ‘Super-Earth’ Exoplanet 36 Light-years Away
Astronomers announced on Monday that they have discovered a planet outside our solar system that could potentially support life.
Shark Fin Trade Ban Passes California State Senate
Sharks are a little safer from human beings as the California Senate passed the ban on selling and possession of shark fins last week.
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Australia's proposed emissions trading scheme has won praise from Beijing, where it will be the model for one of six Chinese pilot schemes to be introduced in 2013. Jiang Kejun, head of the Chinese government's energy and environmental policy agency, said pilot carbon trading schemes currently being researched would trial different designs based on schemes from Australia, Europe and California.
Prenatal Exposure to Common Chemicals Called Phthalates Linked to Brain Damage
According to the American Chemistry Council, a family of plasticizer compounds called phthlates are fine and dandy additions to everything from wall coverings, flooring, toys, perfumes, shampoos and IV tubes.
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The Conservation Council says a surfing competition soon on Kangaroo Island could wipe out the entire breeding season for a vulnerable bird species in South Australia.
Biologists Baffled by Off-Pattern Whale Migration and Behavior
Marine scientists are struggling to explain a significant change in the migration pattern of whales visiting Victorian bays this year. Th Dolphin Research Institute is unsure what has caused the change in the whales' movement pattern.
Rio Tinto Gets New Water Deal in Pilbara for $292 M
Australian mining giant Rio Tinto got a new water deal in Pilbara. The company, which announced the deal Friday, secured the agreement in exchange for surrendering its entitlement from the Millstone aquifer.
Aboriginal Clans to Spare Dugong from Hunt for Next 5 Years
The dugong will be spared by four Australian clans from their hunt for the next five years. The four traditional owner groups promised to temporarily stop the hunt after negotiations with the Queensland government.
NASA Delays GRAIL Mission to the Moon
High winds on Thursday morning prompted NASA to delay its GRAIL mission to the moon. The $496-million GRAIL mission will provide a very detailed map of the moon's gravitational field, allowing them for the first time to better calculate the composition of its crust, mantle and core.
NASA Reveals ‘Earth-Return’ of a Dead Satellite
There will be one less space junk hovering above Earth come late September or early October, this according to U.S. space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as it revealed on Thursday the impending return of a research satellite that lost its steam in 2005.
Bushfire Alert for Pippingarra Residents
The Fire and Emergency Service Authorities (FESA) reissued on Friday a bushfire alert for residents of Pippingarra in Port Hedland. Reports said the blaze that is razing between Marble Bar Road and Beebingara Creek has become out of control and unpredictable.
Do Dolphins Talk? Study Attempts to Decipher Dolphin Language
Dolphin whistles aren't just random sounds for other dolphins but are a way the animals "talk" to each other, according to a new study.
Look Up in the Sky: Dazzling Supernova Reaches Peak Brightness
Scientists and amateur astronomers are foregoing sleep as the closest, brightest supernova of its kind in 25 years lights up the night sky.
Meteor Showers Source of Earth’s Precious Metals
A study by researchers at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom theorises that a meteor shower 3.9 million years ago was the source of previous metals on the planet Earth.
Earth’s Gold Came From Outer Space
A new study shows that most of the gold and other precious metals found in Earth today came from a barrage of meteorites that pummeled Earth 3.9 billion years ago.
Project Aware – Dive Against Debris Month in September
The call is out for scuba divers all over Australia to participate in Dive Against Debris. So grab your gear and hit the water as our ocean needs you!
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Nuclear Cars: They're Not Science Fiction Anymore
In the nuke-crazed 1950s, Ford wanted to put mini reactors in cars. That didn't fly, but now we're hearing of radioactive thorium lasers that could power a car 300,000 miles without recharging. But what if two of them have an accident?
Why Would a Hawaiian Coffee Shop Import Bananas?
On Hawaii's Big Island, a Starbucks outlet sells Ecuadoran bananas. It's a trivial example of the way the twisted logic of global business creates its own unsustainable reality.
Domino's Pizza Launches Lunar Lunacy
The pizza company announces 'plans' to build the first restaurant on the moon, but can't guarantee delivery in 30 minutes or less.
Philippine Town Suspends Public Viewing to Allow Captured Croc Rest
The local and international attention that "Lolong" got after it was captured last week stressed the 21-foot crocodile that Bunawan town officials suspended on Wednesday public viewing to allow the now famous reptile some rest.
Celebrate Landcare Week
It's Landcare Week - 5-11 September 2011 - and we've teamed up with Be Natural to help raise awareness about Landcare and the help they give to the Australian Bush.
Barefoot Power – Power to the Third World
Kerosene, according to the fact sheet provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO), can effect the lungs, brain, skin, eyes, and cause other behavioural issues - burns from the fuel is a dangerous side effect also.
Philippine Crocodile Catch Spurs Hunt for Bigger Reptiles on the Loose
Last week's haul by the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources of a record 21-foot crocodile spurred many residents of Agusan del Sur Province to become Crocodile Dundees.
'Impossible Star' Baffles Scientists
A newly discovered star with a primitive chemical composition has left scientists to rethink previous star formation models.
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