Tuesday, April 16, 2013

[Science] Asteroid tracking infrared sensor passes key test

Asteroid tracking infrared sensor passes key test
http://zeenews.india.com/news/space/asteroid-tracking-infrared-sensor-passes-key-test_842491.html
Asteroid tracking infrared sensor passes key test Washington: A NASA funded infrared sensor that could improve the agency's future detecting and tracking of asteroids and comets has passed a critical design test.

US Air Force says Space Fence program safe for now
http://www.satnews.com/story.php?number=83064432&menu=1
Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:24pm EDT. * Lockheed, Raytheon bidding to build new radar. * Space programs vulnerable to further budget cuts. * Decisions due in coming years on new approaches.

Antarctic summer ice melting 10 times faster
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/antarctic-summer-ice-melting-10-times-faster/article4619763.ece
Antarctic summer ice melt is now occurring 10 times faster than it did 600 years ago, with ice loss speeding up the most since mid 20th Century, new research has warned.

Dozens of new bald eagle nests reported across Pa.
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1317445-new-bald-eagle-nests-across-pennsylvania-signal-good-start
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Dozens of new bald eagle nests are being reported across Pennsylvania this spring. Officials with the Pennsylvania Game Commission say new nests have so far been sighted in Lebanon County, Allegheny County, Blair County and ...

Millions face starvation as world warms, say scientists
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2013/apr/13/climate-change-millions-starvation-scientists
Millions of people could become destitute in Africa and Asia as staple foods more than double in price by 2050 as a result of extreme temperatures, floods and droughts that will transform the way the world farms.



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