Wednesday, March 20, 2013

[Science] NASA lagging for a decade on meteor tracking

NASA lagging for a decade on meteor tracking
http://www.indicesmedia.com/nasa-lagging-for-a-decade-on-meteor-tracking-917
Northern, WI 03/20/2013 (indicesmedia) - America's top science official said that NASA has fallen behind by ten years in meeting a mandate laid by the Congress to detect potentially destructive meteors.

Polar bear hunting and migration 'hit by warming climate'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/20/polar-bear-hunting-migration-warming-climate
One of the most southerly populations of polar bears now has only limited time to hunt on sea ice due to a warming climate, research suggests.

Halemaumau Crater eruption impacts still felt five years later
http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Halemaumau-Crater-eruption-impacts-still-felt/9ES3mW15jkiovV-pRJ7sLQ.cspx
"It's probably one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to," said a visitor. Halema'uma'u crater is located within the active Kilauea volcano.

NASA moon craft captures pictures of crash site on lunar North Pole
http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/nasa-moon-craft-captures-pictures-of-crash-site-on-lunar-north-pole-1.1203038
LOS ANGELES -- When NASA's twin spacecraft Ebb and Flow crashed into the moon last year, scientists did not count on seeing the aftermath.

Second SBIRS satellite launched successfully
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/science_tech/new-us-military-satellite-launched-into-orbit
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin launched the second Space Based Infrared System GEO-2 spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Tuesday afternoon, marking a significant step for a project that has suffered long delays and ...

Alabama Resident Tracked and Returned Pictures Using Facebook Page Found ...
http://topnews.ae/content/215288-alabama-resident-tracked-and-returned-pictures-using-facebook-page-found-tornado
Tornado A new study has been done on the strongest tornado till date that occurred in April 2011 on the Enhanced Fujita scale at EF-5, with the speed of 200 mph and had destroyed everything that was in its path.

Sea Shepherd ships dock in Australia without boss
http://www.smh.com.au/national/battered-fleet-sails-into-melbourne-20130320-2gf0x.html
CANBERRA, Australia - The founder of Sea Shepherd left the environmental group's fleet of anti-whaling ships before they docked in Australia on Wednesday, though the government says it has no reason to arrest him at the moment.

RAHS Student Wins International Science and Engineering Award
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1316870-rahs-student-wins-international-science-and-engineering-award
Recent news talked about Roseville Area High School junior, Aditi Das, winning the International Science and Engineering Award. It was announced at the 75th Annual Twin Cities Regional Science Fair on Feb. 22-23, at the University of Minnesota.

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