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U.S. company plans $265M spaceport in UAE
Feb 17 2006 11:05PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A day after Space Adventures announced it was in a venture to develop rocket ships for suborbital flights, the company said Friday it plans to build a $265 million spaceport in the United Arab Emirates.
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Next shuttle crew: NASA taking right steps
Feb 17 2006 10:16PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The commander of the next space shuttle said Friday that NASA has taken the right steps to reduce the amount of potentially lethal foam that falls off during launch.
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Ancient tree possibly found in Indiana
Feb 17 2006 10:16PM (CT)
EDINBURGH, Ind. (AP) - A large oak tree dug up last summer in a gravel pit could be 6,000 years old or more and might have been entombed by a glacier during the last ice age, scientists say.
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Panel to put off jumping mouse decision
Feb 17 2006 6:58PM (CT)
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The government said Friday it will put off a decision on whether to strip endangered species protection for the Preble's meadow jumping mouse, citing contradictory evidence on whether the rodent is unique enough to warrant special consideration.
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Scientists find 1st neutrinos in project
Feb 17 2006 6:50PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Hoping to unlock the mysteries of black holes and the Big Bang, a team of scientists from Japan and seven other countries has apparently detected its first neutrinos in a multiyear project underway in Antarctica.
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Development may spread old pesticides
Feb 17 2006 6:49PM (CT)
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - Development of former farmland can disturb pesticides spread nearly a century ago and contaminate nearby water sources, according to a study by researchers at Dartmouth College.
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U.S.-Mexico combine for telescope project
Feb 17 2006 2:07PM (CT)
SIERRA NEGRA, Mexico (AP) - In the biggest joint Mexico-U.S. scientific venture ever, builders are finishing a monster telescope on top of a volcano that will let astronomers look back 13 billion years and uncover secrets about the creation of the universe.
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Greenland glaciers melting at faster rate
Feb 17 2006 8:31AM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Warmer temperatures over the past decade have sped up the march of Greenland's southern glaciers to the Atlantic Ocean, where the ice and water they spill contribute more to the global rise in sea levels than previously thought.
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Gov't to seek bids to manage science lab
Feb 17 2006 2:47AM (CT)
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - For the first time in more than four decades, the federal government will seek competitive bids for the contract to manage the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the Department of Energy announced.
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Groups sue feds over Colorado River fish
Feb 17 2006 1:25AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Five environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the federal government Thursday, saying it has failed to protect endangered fish in the Colorado River.
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