[Science] NASA launches space communications satellite

NASA launches space communications satellite
http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/31/16781559-nasa-launches-space-communications-satellite?lite
An Atlas V 401 rocket streak into the sky from the Cape Canaveral launch pad in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. The spacecraft carries NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-K (TDRS-K) into orbit.

SKorea: Satellite working normally, sending data
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/31-Jan-2013/s-korea-joins-global-space-club-with-satellite-launch
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The first satellite launched from South Korean soil is working normally, officials said Thursday, a day after Seoul achieved its space milestone during a time of high tensions over archrival North Korea's recent threat to test a third ...

In China, hospital visits rise due to pollution, says media
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/in-china-hospital-visits-rise-due-to-pollution-says-media-324546
Beijing: Doctors in Beijing said Thursday that hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose in recent days during the latest bout of pollution, as air quality in the city began to improve.

Google Science Fair Seeks Out Next-Gen Scientists, Engineers
http://www.zdnet.com/google-ups-ante-for-third-annual-international-science-fair-7000010510/
Do you have a curiosity for science, or a ground-breaking idea that you'd like to show to the world? Google's annual Science Fair might be for you.

Ten Years Since Loss of Space Shuttle Columbia
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gqen_MXDX5FS-fg2XHNJzfPcQvVA?docId=2a52aa992f10454c918a591a02a3162a
He was just 8 when NASA lost the space shuttle Columbia and he lost his astronaut mom. Now, 10 years later, Iain Clark is a young man on the cusp of college with a master's rating in scuba diving and three parachute jumps in his new log book.

Asteroid 2012 DA14 will break records as it passes Earth in near miss
http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/asteroid-will-break-records-as-it-passes-earth-in-near-miss/
The asteroid will pass at a distance of 27,000 kilometers (17,000 miles), coming closer to Earth's surface than the satellites used to record weather data.

Christine Anderson is Having a Blast Building the World's First Commercial ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelvenables/2013/01/31/christine-anderson/
Christine Anderson worked for 30 years in the United States Air Force as a civilian, retiring in 2008, having reached the civilian equivalent of General Officer, the highest rank in the Senior Executive Service.

'Survivor' on Mars? Company Plans Reality Show about Colonizing Red Planet
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/10855/20130130/survivor-mars-company-plans-reality-show-colonizing.htm
The idea of "Survivor" on Mars may not be as farfetched as it sounds. A nonprofit organization aiming to create a reality TV show around its journey to, and subsequent colonization of the Red Planet has attracted its first investors for the bold $6 billion project, ...