AScribe Science News Service articles from December 2005

AScribe Science News Service archives from December 2005

New Views of Universe Attracting Scientists to Chicago Dec. 9-13; Meeting Will Honor Influential University of Chicago Cosmologist David Schramm, Inaugurate Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics.
December 2, 2005... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists will puzzle over the physics of the beginning of the universe, a mysterious force called dark energy that works against gravity, and many other cosmic mysteries...

Chabot Space & Science Center Receives Buzz Aldrin Space Education Award; SpotBeam Award From California Space Authority Recognizes Education Programs.
December 5, 2005... Byline: Chabot Space & Science Center OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chabot Space & Science Center received this year's Buzz Aldrin Space Education Award given by the California Space Authority (CSA) in an awards ceremony...

New Technology for New Exploration of Hydrothermal Vents.
December 5, 2005... Byline: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WOODS HOLE, Mass., Dec. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Advances in undersea imaging systems, the development of new vehicles and instruments, and improved seafloor mapping capabilities have enabled...

The science of moving dirt.
December 6, 2005... Byline: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa, Dec. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- It can compact, grind, mix, shake and otherwise analyze the soil and earthworks that support roadways and construction projects. And it can do all that testing...

Poinsettias Are More Than a Pretty Plant; University of New Hampshire Professor Leads Class, Nation's Growers in Poinsettia Growing Trends.
December 8, 2005... Byline: University of New Hampshire DURHAM, N.H., Dec. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- For visitors to the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore Center this month, the 12-foot-tall tree of poinsettias in the lobby brings holiday cheer to...

JHU-STSCI Team Maps Dark Matter in Startling Detail.
December 9, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Dec. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Clues revealed by the recently sharpened view of the Hubble Space Telescope have allowed astronomers to map the location of invisible "dark matter" in unprecedented...

University of California, Santa Barbara Researcher Tapped by Europeans for Design of Instrument to Test Soil on Mars.
December 12, 2005... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The European Space Agency (ESA) announced today support of a new program that will include development of an instrument for testing deep...

NASA Briefing Details First Comet Sample Return to Earth.
December 15, 2005... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA will brief news media at 10 a.m. Pacific time (1 p.m. Eastern time) Wednesday, Dec. 21, about the return of the Stardust capsule. The capsule was carried...

Foundation to Nurture Top Young Scientists.
December 16, 2005... Byline: The Kavli Foundation OXNARD, Calif., Dec. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Kavli Foundation and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) share a common interest in the nurturing of young scientists. Now the pair have joined forces...

New York Academy of Sciences Signs Lease at 7 World Trade Center; Preeminent Scientific Institution to Take 40,000 Square Feet on 40th Floor.(Company Profile)
December 16, 2005... Byline: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- New York Academy of Sciences President Ellis Rubinstein and World Trade Center developer Larry A. Silverstein have announced that the internationally renowned...

NASA Announces January Events for Stardust Capsule Return.
December 19, 2005... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the early morning hours of Jan. 15, 2006, NASA's Stardust mission returns to Earth after a 2.88 billion mile round-trip journey carrying a precious cargo...

Partial Ingredients for DNA and Protein Found Around Star.
December 20, 2005... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered some of life's most basic ingredients in the dust swirling around a young star. The ingredients - gaseous...

Futuristic Ferry Boats Will 'Fly' Over the Water.
December 21, 2005... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- When this futuristic ferry hits the water in 2007, it won't be wet for long. Part boat, part plane, this new hydrofoil-style craft will literally...

NASA Prepares for Return of Interstellar Cargo.
December 21, 2005... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA's Stardust mission is nearing Earth after a 2.88 billion mile round-trip journey to return cometary and interstellar dust particles back to Earth....