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First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Virgin Galactic

Armin van Buuren Will Go to Space

Looks like Justin Bieber isn’t the only musician to head into space in the near future! Armin van Buuren, the Dutch DJ, will head into the stratosphere making him the very first DJ in space!Though, Bieber and van Buuren will not be on the same galactic ... [Published KISS FM 93.1 - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Armin van Buuren, Justin Bieber, Earth's Atmosphere, Virgin Galactic

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

10 Threats to the World’s Stunning Coral Reefs

1 of 3Coral reefs: stunning, diverse, found worldwide, and incredibly fragile, despite the fact that they look like they?re made from stone. These delicate, beautiful structures are microcosms, communities filled with organisms living in a mutually beneficial ... [Published Care2 - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Carbon Dioxide, Threat, Ocean Acidification, Pollution, Algae

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Solar energy for flight

Airlines around the world are weighed down by the high cost of fuel. That same expensive fuel also releases toxins that can last in the Earth?s atmosphere for more than 100 years. ... [Published CNTV - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Solar Power, Earth's Atmosphere, Toxin

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Seagull in stars: 50 years after first female space flight

When Valentina Tereshkova, call sign Chaika (Seagull), reached orbit on June 16, 1963, she believed she had opened space up to women forever. Yet 50 years on, female cosmonauts remain an anomaly in the Russian space program.Read the Timeline of the historic ... [Published RINF.com - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, Vostok 6, Nikita Khrushchev, Earth's Atmosphere

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

European Space Agency

“Albert Einstein” Delivers Gear to Expedition 36 Crew

The "Albert Einstein" approaches the International Space Station's Zvezda service module. Credit: NASA TVEurope’s Automated Transfer Vehicle-4 (ATV-4) automatically docked Saturday at 10:07 a.m. EDT to the aft-end port of the Zvezda service module. The ... [Published Nasa.gov - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Albert Einstein, Zvezda, European Space Agency, Earth's Atmosphere

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Tripologist: Should radiation worry you when flying?

Should I be worried about the effects of radiation when I fly?Ionising radiation has the potential to damage cells, tissues and enzymes.When you fly aboard a commercial aircraft, you are exposed to a higher dosage of ionising radiation than at ground ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Radiation, Sydney (Australia), Dosage

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Greenhose Quandary

A switch from coal to gas in power generation helped to reduce U.S. emissions by 200 million tones, or 3.8 percent, to the level of the mid-1990s.Earth’s atmosphere received a record amount of manmade carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions during 2012, even as ... [Published Earthweek - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Greenhouse Gas, Methane, Carbon Dioxide, Natural Gas

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Strange, glowing night clouds continue to spread

(Wired) Just after summer sunsets in northern latitudes, shimmering, wispy clouds appear in the twilight sky. This year, these noctilucent clouds have appeared earlier and farther south than ever before.Noctilucent clouds exist higher in Earth’s atmosphere ... [Published WorldNetDaily - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Earth's Atmosphere, Early Warning, NASA

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Strange, Glowing Night Clouds Continue to Spread

Just after summer sunsets in northern latitudes, shimmering, wispy clouds appear in the twilight sky. This year these noctilucent clouds have appeared earlier and farther south than ever before.Noctilucent clouds exist higher in Earth’s atmosphere than ... [Published Wired News - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Earth's Atmosphere, water vapor, James Russell, Atmosphere

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Mars' Atmosphere Is Constantly On The Move

Researchers have discovered that temperatures in the Martian atmosphere regularly rise and fall twice a day.According to the findings published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, temperatures can swing by as much as 58 degrees Fahrenheit during ... [Published Red Orbit - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Atmosphere, Earth's Atmosphere, NASA

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

The Epitome of Cool: Neil Armstrong and David Scott, 1966

Neil Armstrong and David Scott in the Gemini VIII capsule, after splashdown, March 16, 1966. Credit: NASA.So, you’ve just endured a harrowing experience where your orbiting spacecraft has gone wildly out of control. You somehow — while undergoing the ... [Published Universe Today - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Neil Armstrong, David Scott, Nancy Atkinson, Astronomy, Gemini 8

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Another asteroid flyby- ‘Awesome!’ (2)

THIS is a revised version of a chart, lifted from United States National Aeronautic Space Agency (NASA’s) Near Earth Objects Programme posting of June 4, 2013. “Near Earth Objects” or “NEO’s” include comets. But the concern of the White House Geeks, as ... [Published The Guardian Nigeria - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Planetoid, Aphelion, NASA, Benny Peiser

Quotes

" 3 … 2 … 1 … The rockets light! The shuttle leaps off the launch pad in a cloud of steam and a trail of fire. Inside, the ride is rough and loud. Our heads are rattling around inside our helmets. We can barely hear the voices from Mission Control in our headsets above the thunder of the rockets and engines. For an instant I wonder if everything is working right. But there’s no more time to wonder, and no time to be scared."

30th anniversary of Sally Ride becoming 1st American woman in space (video) [Published SCPR - 8 hours ago]

"We are aware of the security issues that arise in deals with foreign firms, but because we want real competition and expertise, we will create conditions that will allow and encourage their participation" Zeevi said

U.S. publishes details of missile base Israel wanted kept secret [Published Modesto Bee - Jun 03 2013]

"If an enemy of Israel wanted to launch an attack against a facility, this would give him an easy how-to guide. This type of information is closely guarded and its release can jeopardize the entire facility" said an Israeli military official who commented on the publication of the proposal but declined to be named because he wasn?t authorized to discuss the...

U.S. publishes details of missile base Israel wanted kept secret [Published Lake Wylie Pilot - Jun 03 2013]

...The Oslo seminar was entitled "Let's talk about the weather - and start preparing for changes!" , and it was jointly organized by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign, WMO, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, the Centre for International Climate...

2013 summer climate outlook for West Africa and Sahel [Published World Meteorological Organization - Jun 03 2013]

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30th anniversary of Sally Ride becoming 1st Ame... [Published SCPR - 8 hours ago]
Armin van Buuren Will Go to Space [Published KISS FM 93.1 - 11 hours ago]
How Stunning Aurora Video Was Made [Published National Geographic - 13 hours ago]
Video: Meet ALMA, a revolutionary new telescope [Published EarthSky - 14 hours ago]
The Rocky Road to Warsaw [Published Conservation International - Jun 18 2013]
Carbon inhaled by Amazon Rainforest is exhaled ... [Published Environmental Monitor - Jun 17 2013]
BLOG: Straight ahead to SA [Published Illawarra Mercury - Jun 17 2013]
Cold Snap 116 Million Years Ago Triggered... [Published Red Orbit - Jun 17 2013]
Solar energy for flight [Published CNTV - Jun 17 2013]
10 Threats to the World’s Stunning Coral Reefs [Published Care2 - Jun 17 2013]
Ford Sets Goal of Reducing CO2 Emissions 30% by... [Published Puregreencars - Jun 16 2013]
Seagull in stars: 50 years after first female s... [Published RINF.com - Jun 16 2013]
“Albert Einstein” Delivers Gear to Expedition 3... [Published Nasa.gov - Jun 15 2013]
Tripologist: Should radiation worry you when fl... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 15 2013]
Ford cuts CO2 emissions 37 percent per vehicle ... [Published Greentech Lead - Jun 14 2013]
'The Daughter Star': A Shiny Start to a New Sci... [Published Kirkus Reviews - Jun 14 2013]
Report from Starship Century [Published Centauri Dreams - Jun 14 2013]
EPA Continues Imposing Costly and Unnecessary N... [Published Heartland Institute - Jun 14 2013]
Greenhose Quandary [Published Earthweek - Jun 14 2013]
Orbiter solves more Mars mysteries [Published SEN - Jun 14 2013]
NASA Confirmed Alien Invasion? [Published The Guardian Express - Jun 14 2013]
Strange, glowing night clouds continue to spread [Published WorldNetDaily - Jun 14 2013]
NASA Proves Mars Has More Water in Its Atmosphe... [Published The Guardian Express - Jun 14 2013]
Up, up and away [Published Timmins Daily Press - Jun 14 2013]
Action filled, but less than super [Published INDenver Times - Jun 14 2013]
Solution concepts for the production of biogas [Published Environmental Expert - Jun 13 2013]
Navy Researchers Put Dark Lightning to the SWORD [Published Universe Today - Jun 13 2013]
Strange, Glowing Night Clouds Continue to Spread [Published Wired News - Jun 13 2013]
Mars' Atmosphere Is Constantly On The Move [Published Red Orbit - Jun 13 2013]
The Epitome of Cool: Neil Armstrong and David S... [Published Universe Today - Jun 13 2013]

Blogs

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Video: Meet ALMA, a revolutionary new telescope [Published EarthSky - 14 hours ago] The inauguration for the ALMA Telescope occurred in March 2013. I was lucky enough to be a part of the small envoy of journalists selected to cover the occasion, along with EarthSky’s talented videographer Martha Morales . Below is a video we created ...
Report from Starship Century [Published Centauri Dreams - Jun 14 2013] We’re fortunate to have had Centauri Dreams regular Adam Crowl not just as an attendee but a speaker at the recent Starship Century symposium in San Diego. Here Adam, in the first of a two-part report, gives us a look at the speakers and their ideas. ...
Temperatures in Mars’ atmosphere rise and fall ... [Published EarthSky - Jun 13 2013] Researchers using NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have found that temperatures in the Martian atmosphere regularly rise and fall not just once each day, but twice. “We see a temperature maximum in the middle of the day, but we also see a temperature ...
A Sunny Day on a ‘Super-Earth’? [Published Centauri Dreams - Jun 13 2013] When a distant planet moves in front of its star as seen from Earth, the slight drop in starlight is often enough to allow sensitive instruments to make a detection. We call the degree to which the star’s light is diminished the ‘transit depth,’ and ...
Rapid adaptation is purple sea urchins’ weapon ... [Published EarthSky - Jun 12 2013] In the race against climate change and ocean acidification, some sea urchins may still have a few tricks up their spiny sleeves, suggesting that adaptation will likely play a large role for the sea creatures as the carbon content of the ocean increases. ...

Audio/Video

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Meteors Hitting America [Published FOX Business - Video - May 28 2013]

Press Releases

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Spurlock Poirier Landscape Architects Earn Top ... [Published PR.com Press Releases - Jan 24 2013]