AScribe Science News Service articles from July 2004

AScribe Science News Service archives from July 2004

Photo Release: Hubble Studies Sequences of Star Formation in Neighbouring Galaxy.
July 1, 2004... Byline: European Space Agency - Hubble GARCHING, Germany, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the iridescent tapestry of star birth in a neighbouring galaxy in a panoramic view of glowing gas, dark...

Cassini Spacecraft Arrives at Saturn.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The international Cassini-Huygens mission has successfully entered orbit around Saturn. At 9:12 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, flight controllers received confirmation...

Fresh Cassini Pictures Show Majesty of Saturn's Rings.(Cassini spacecraft)
July 1, 2004... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The first pictures taken by the Cassini spacecraft after it began orbiting Saturn show breathtaking detail of Saturn's rings, and other science measurements...

Glimpse at Early Universe Reveals Surprisingly Mature Galaxies; Observations Challenge Standing View of How and When Galaxies Formed.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A rare glimpse back in time into the universe's early evolution has revealed something startling: mature, fully formed galaxies where scientists expected to discover...

Launch Advisory: Aura Postponed 24 Hours to July 11.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The launch of NASA's Aura spacecraft atop a Boeing Delta II rocket has been postponed by at least 24 hours to Sunday, July 11, at 3:01:57 a.m. Pacific Time....

FITS Format Liberation: DIY Astronomical Images With the Expert Touch.
July 8, 2004... Byline: European Space Agency - Hubble GARCHING, Germany, July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- For many years astronomical images from the world's telescopes were reserved for an elite of astronomers and technical people. Now anyone with a desktop...

Best Ever UV Images of Saturn Rings Hint at Their Origin, Evolution, Says CU-Boulder Team.
July 9, 2004... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The best view ever of Saturn's rings in the ultraviolet indicates there is more ice toward the outer part of the rings, hinting at ring origin and...

Tips From Indiana University About the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following is a list of Indiana University Bloomington professors who can offer insights into the Olympic Games. The games will be held in Athens, Greece, Aug....

Moravian College Professor's Book Wins Catholic Press Association Award.
July 12, 2004... Byline: Moravian College BETHLEHEM, Pa., July 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- A collection of critical and interpretive essays about a controversial French Catholic priest, co-edited by a Moravian College professor, has received an award from the...

Cassini-Huygens Mission Status Report: Spacecraft Emerges From Behind Sun.
July 12, 2004... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., July 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Cassini spacecraft emerged from behind the Sun today after being in solar conjunction since July 5. The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired...

National Corn Growers Association Announces Valuable Maize Genome Data Now Available to Scientists; Ceres, DuPont, Monsanto Transfer Genetic Information to Improve Public Research.
July 13, 2004... Byline: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Valuable maize (corn) research is now available to research scientists working to sequence the maize genome, the National Corn Growers Association...

55-Cents-Worth of Gas to Sacramento? It Can Be Done! CSULA Super Eagle Is First in Nation, Second in World in Society of Automotive Engineers' Supermileage Competition.
July 14, 2004... Byline: Calif. State University, Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carrying on the California State University, Los Angeles, tradition of national number one award-winning student-built...

System to Monitor Heat Panels Could Safeguard Future Spacecraft.
July 14, 2004... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Heat-shielding panels on future spacecraft could be constantly monitored from liftoff to landing to ensure safety, according to engineers who are developing a...

Launch Advisory: Aura Launch Rescheduled for July 15.
July 14, 2004... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The launch of NASA's Aura spacecraft atop a Boeing Delta II rocket is rescheduled for Thursday, July 15. Launch is set for the opening of a three-minute...

Aura Spacecraft Launched to Better Understand the Air We Breathe.
July 15, 2004... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., July 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Aura, a mission dedicated to the health of Earth's atmosphere, successfully launched today at 3:01:59 a.m. Pacific Time from the Western Range of Vandenberg...

UC Santa Cruz Acting Chancellor Leads $1.5 Million Federal Study of Math, Science Programs; National Institutes of Health Funds Four-Year Study of Programs That Encourage Minority Students to Pursue Careers in Biomedical Research.
July 21, 2004... Byline: University of California, Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, Calif., July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Responding to a critical shortage of young people who are interested in math and science, the federal government is investing $1.5 million at the...

Groundbreaking Study on the Impact of Climate Change: Unequal Burden on African Americans.
July 21, 2004... Byline: Redefining Progress WASHINGTON, July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Center for Policy Analysis and Research (CPAR), the policy arm of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., (CBCF) released its study this morning, containing...

UC Santa Barbara Manages Wildfire Hazard Center; Expert Available.
July 21, 2004... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Fire season is an extremely busy time for Dar Roberts, principal investigator of the Southern California Wildfire Hazard Center and...

MacArthur Foundation Awards More Than $5 Million to Help Reduce Nuclear, Biological, and Space Weapons Dangers.
July 22, 2004... Byline: MacArthur Foundation CHICAGO, July 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced four grants totaling more than $5 million to train scientific and technical experts working on...

Saturn's Rings Offer Fresco of Color.
July 22, 2004... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., July 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- With shimmering pinks, hues of gray and a hint of brown, a newly released image of Saturn's rings resembles a fresco where nature is the painter. The Cassini...

Keck Foundation Awards Cal State Northridge $300,000 for Innovative New Teacher-in-Residence Project.(W. M. Keck Foundation)
July 23, 2004... Byline: Calif. State University, Northridge NORTHRIDGE, Calif., July 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The W. M. Keck Foundation has awarded Cal State Northridge $300,000 over the next two years for an innovative new program that puts K-12 teachers...

Carnegie Mellon University Hosts American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund Summer School on Green Chemistry.(Brief Article)
July 27, 2004... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, July 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF) is sponsoring a summer school on green chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University. Close to 100...

Robert J. Birgeneau Appointed UC Berkeley Chancellor.
July 27, 2004... Byline: University of California OAKLAND, Calif., July 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Robert J. Birgeneau, an internationally distinguished physicist and current president of the University of Toronto, today (July 27) was appointed the ninth...

Brookhaven Lab Biophysicist F. William Studier Wins R&D 100 Award For New Method That Simplifies Protein Production.
July 28, 2004... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., July 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- F. William Studier, a biophysicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, has won a 2004 R&D 100 award for developing a new...

Woods Hole Scientific Community Signs Diversity Initiative.
July 29, 2004... Byline: Marine Biological Laboratory WOODS HOLE, Mass., July 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Woods Hole Scientific Community Diversity Initiative was signed Tuesday, July 27 by the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), the Woods Hole Laboratory of...

Titan's Purple Haze Points to Fuzzy Past.
July 29, 2004... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., July 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Encircled in purple stratospheric haze, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, appears as a softly glowing sphere in this colorized image taken on July 3, 2004, one...

Pocket Gophers Serve As 'Ecosystem Engineers'.
July 31, 2004... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Love them or hate them, pocket gophers have an important effect on the soil and plants where they live. They serve as small "ecosystem engineers"...