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Canfield native part of shuttle refueling device creation Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:41PMRobotic refueling device succeeds aboard shuttle Atlantis Staff Report CANFIELD A Canfield
Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:26PMJoint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity
Weather is wetter, warmer Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:40PMTV meteorologist Jeff Lyons says Earth is warming, regardless of causes
Weather, Terrain Hamper Firefighting Efforts Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:51AMForest official seeks funds for recovery work for Las Conchas
Ottawa student helps with historic rowing expedition to the magnetic North Pole Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:38PMTORONTO - A Carleton University grad student has found a way to combine his two main passions — rowing and science — into one activity. And he's going to be part of history in the process.
Bring out geohazard maps; Ondoy rains are coming Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:26AMHeavier rains expected until September threaten to bring flood and landslides. Science Undersecretary Graciano Yumul warns that the residual effects of La Niña weather such as "Ondoy-like rains" remain a possibility.
KVH Ships 1,500th TracPhone System for Its Global mini-VSAT Broadband Network Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:30AMMIDDLETOWN, R.I. -- KVH Industries, Inc., announced today that 1,500 TracPhone systems for its mini-VSAT BroadbandSM network have been shipped to customers. The milestone comes only three weeks after KVH announced the completion of its original global Ku-band network plan with the addition of South American coverage.
U.S., Australian navies help climate scientists with research in pirate-infested waters Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:28AMClimate scientists have turned to the United States and Australian navies to deploy robotic measuring devices in the Indian Ocean where pirates have made the area too dangerous for researchers.
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Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsMass graves in Sudan? US group releases new photos Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:21AMNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A dug-up site in a sealed-off region of Sudan appears to be a mass grave, a U.S. satellite monitoring group said Thursday, offering the first aerial photographs from a conflict zone that outside observers can't access.
ARRL Executive Committee Approves Grants for Six Schools Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:20PMIn June, the ARRL Executive Committee reviewed grant applications for the ARRL’s Education & Technology Program ( ETP ), awarding equipment and resources valued at nearly $5000 to six schools. More than 575 schools across the country have received support from the ETP in the form of grants for equipment, curriculum and resources, as well as teacher in-service training through the Teachers ...
Flying Solo: Taking flight with Juneau's private pilots Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:45PMJUNEAU -Richard Harris had flown on plenty of small planes, but only as an adult did he ever think he might learn to fly one. "One day it hit me," he said. "What if the pilot passed out?" He decided it was time to learn to fly.
Summer ice retreats off Alaska coast at rapid rate Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:40AMOn the flight from Fairbanks to Europe last week, I had a clear view of the Beaufort Sea coast. The Condor TV display listed a groundspeed of 536 mph at 4:36 p.m. when we crossed the shoreline a...
Air quality still OK despite haze Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:52AMKUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — Despite the 500 plus hotspots detected over the last two days as a result of the raging fires in Sumatra and Borneo, the air quality in Malaysia has yet to reach an “unhealthy” level yet. Satellite images showed more than 300 hotspots in Borneo and 13 in the peninsula as at 6am yesterday. The Department of Environment’s Air ...
An enormous iceberg heading towards Canada Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:03AMAn enormous iceberg heading towards Canada
Inadvertent rainmaker Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:22AMCould planes be to blame for the rain in Spain? A new study in the July 1 issue of Science says airplanes flying through certain clouds can increase precipitation at airports.
ERS exits with final focus on changing glaciers Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:19AMSome of the last images from ESA's ERS-2 satellite have revealed rapidly changing glacial features in Greenland. In its final days, the veteran satellite gave us frequent views of the Kangerdlugssuaq glacier and its advancing ice stream.
Haze returns to M'sia due to raging fires in Borneo, Sumatra Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:10PMPetaling Jaya (The Star/ANN) - Raging fires in Sumatra and Borneo are enveloping large parts of Malaysia in haze with more than 500 hotspots detected over the last two days.
18. API flares up all over country Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:26PMPETALING JAYA: A major part of the country has been enveloped in haze due to fires in Sumatra and Borneo and there is no immediate respite in sight.
14. Haze is back Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:23AMPETALING JAYA: Major parts of the country were enveloped by haze Monday due to fires in Sumatra and Borneo.
PAGASA Weather Forecast: Tropical Depression Goring Update as of July 10, 4 p.m. Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 3:27AMAt 11:00 a.m. today, Tropical Depression " GORING " is moving West Northwest and is now outside of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Tropical Depression "Goring" is estimated based on satellite and surface data at 460 km North of Basco, Batanes (25.1°N, 122.3°E) with maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services ...
'Goodbye, cruel News of the World' Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 5:33PMJOURNO says his own farewell as News of the World signs off with simple front page message after the phone-hacking scandal.
Space reporter discusses liftoff of Atlantis, 98 previous shuttle missions Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 5:19PMCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A space shuttle commander once confided that countdowns were invented merely to make astronauts nervous, and he was nervous — every time. But when the count reached zero and the booster rockets ignited, he was in total, calm control. For a journalist like me, the jitters last longer. The final nine minutes before launch are agonizing, but so are the first nine minutes of ...
Satellite Reveals Glacial Movement Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:27PMSome of the last images from ESA’s ERS-2 satellite have revealed rapidly changing glacial features in Greenland. In its final days, the veteran satellite gave us frequent views of the Kangerdlugssuaq glacier and its advancing ice stream. Before it retired on 6 July, ESA’s ERS-2 Earth observation satellite entered an orbit to capture radar images of the same area on the ground every three days ...
PAGASA Weather Forecast: Tropical Depression Goring Update as of July 9, 8 p.m. Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 8:12AMAt 5:00 p.m. today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) Northeast of Batanes has developed into a Tropical Depression and was named " GORING ". Tropical Depression "Goring" is estimated based on satellite and surface data at 400 kms North Northeast of Basco, Batanes (24.2°N, 123.8°E ) with maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services ...
Saturday, July 9, 2011 12:00 am Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:12AMClyde Quimby, 62, knows a few things about space flight. He helped build the fuel-cell capsules that powered — and still are powering — the Voyager 1 and 2 space probes that went to Jupiter and Saturn and now are headed for the edge of the solar system.
Reporter reflects on more than two decades of NASA launches Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:13AMCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A space shuttle commander once confided that countdowns were invented merely to make astronauts nervous, and he was -- every time. But when the count reached zero and the booster rockets ignited, he was in total, calm contro ...
Our view: Shuttle ends 30-year run, but U.S. will be back Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:42PMThe program's end is not a signal that America is becoming less adventurous. It indicates that technology advances in fits and starts
One reporter's look back at the space shuttle era Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:10PMA space shuttle commander once confided that countdowns were invented merely to make astronauts nervous, and he was — every time. But when the count reached zero and the booster rockets ignited, he was in total, calm control.
Storms Threaten Friday Space Shuttle Launch Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:17PMCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — A wave of tropical storms heading toward Kennedy Space Center threatens to delay the last launch of NASA’s space shuttle program Friday morning. “It’s not looking favorable right now for launch,” said shuttle weather officer Kathy Winters, who gave a 70 percent chance of postponement. Space shuttle Atlantis is slated to ferry [...]
Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsPrince William and Catherine to visit Skid Row Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:37PMLOS ANGELES (AP) - Prince William and Catherine's visit to the U.S. will fittingly include a match of the "sport of kings" at a Santa Barbara polo ground and an evening of hobnobbing with Hollywood's version of royalty, but the couple will also make a stop in Los Angeles' most plebian neighborhood - Skid Row.
Marcus Theatres® Announces Large-Scale Digital Cinema Rollout Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:26PMMarcus Theatres ® , a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS), today announced ...
New webcams help you “know before you go” Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:21PMtraffic webcams, improved mountain pass locations , new cams in B.C.
Final countdown for shuttle, Space Coast Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 12:30PMThe last space shuttle flight may not mean the end of U.S. manned space flight but it leaves the role of Florida’s famed Space Coast very much up in the air.
Takeoffs and Landings Cause More Precipitation Near Airports, Researchers Find Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:30AMScienceDaily (June 30, 2011) — Researchers have found that areas near commercial airports sometimes experience a small but measurable increase in rain and snow when aircraft take off and land under certain atmospheric conditions.
Aircraft Affect Snowfall Around Airports Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 6:20AMResearchers say that aircraft can lead to increased snowfall around the world's major airports. New research shows that numerous private and commercial flights have been drilling holes and canals though clouds, influencing the snow and rainfall below them. The inadvertent cloud-seeding effects are facilitated by the expansion and cooling of air behind a propeller aircraft's engine blades and ...
Planes influence local weather during take-off Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:30AMLondon, July 1 : People living close to airports may not only suffer sleepless nights, they could also experience lousy weather.
Why does it rain more near airports? Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:34AMAreas around airports experience more rain and snow, say researchers, as planes trigger precipitation by flying through clouds. read more
Planes 'can cause rain and snow near airports when they take off and land' Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:58AMWashington, July 01 : Areas near commercial airports sometimes experience a small but measurable increase in rain and snow when aircraft take off and land under certain atmospheric conditions, researchers have found.
Aircraft punch holes in clouds and make it rain Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:17PMPhenomenon could boost precipitation near airports
Takeoffs And Landings Cause More Precipitation Near Airports Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:36PMResearchers have found that areas near commercial airports sometimes experience a small but measurable increase in rain and snow when aircraft take off and land under certain atmospheric conditions. The new study led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), is part of ongoing research that focuses on so-called hole punch and canal clouds that form when planes fly through certain ...
Your iPhone Is Now Officially a Star Trek Tricorder Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 3:22PMThe latest fake images of the iPhone 5 hit Gizmodo Wednesday afternoon. French designer Antoine Breiux imagines , like everyone, that the next generation iPhone will sport curved edges, a bigger screen, a more powerful processor. Pair the rumors of a bigger more powerful iPhone 5 with some new apps that enable you to check your blood pressure and scan for melanoma , and we're just going to say ...
Print Edition Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 11:35PMTuesday, June 28, 2011 3:58 PM CDT MOOREHEAD, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders have three days to prevent a government shutdown. State government leaders met all weekend, ending Sunday's talks abruptly without a budget being hammered out.
Report: 25 years since temps below average Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 4:04PMIt's been more than 300 months since the average global average temperature was below average, scientists and the U.S. government said in a State of the Climate report released Tuesday.
Geocove Plays Major Role Assessing Tornado Damage in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 9:29AMORLANDO Fla., --- When massive tornadoes ravaged southeastern states recently, emergency crews from Geocove, Inc., an Orlando technology firm that provides GIS software and implementation solutions to government agencies and corporations nationwide, sprung into action. Geocoves specialists played a major role helping Tuscaloosa, Ala. city officials assess the extent of tornado damage just days...
Tactical military satellite due for launch on Minotaur rocket Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 7:13AMThe U.S. Air Force plans to launch a $226 million mission aboard a Minotaur rocket Tuesday to reshape how deployed forces receive battlefield imagery from space, a breakthrough in the Pentagon's program to field tactical satellites on smaller budgets and faster schedules.
Iran to send monkey into space Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 12:21AMIran plans to send a live monkey into space next month, the latest advance in a missile and space program which has alarmed Israel and its western allies that fear the Islamic Republic is seeking nuclear weapons.
Asteroid Buzzes Earth in Close Shave: First Photos Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 6:31PMThis story was updated at 3:56 p.m. ET.
Asteroid 2011 MD buzzes Earth, nearer than some satellites Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 5:46PMAsteroid 2011 MD, reached its closest point to Earth just after 1 p.m. EDT, when it crept within 7,500 miles of Earth before whipping away again like a slingshot.
Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsUS space entrepreneur accused of aiding Iran Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 1:52AMWASHINGTON (AP) - Growing up in a provincial town in Iran, Nader Modanlo was fascinated by the flickering TV images of astronauts walking on the moon.