AsteroidsNews and information about asteroids.Threat of asteroids has space experts devising plan - KHNL News 8- September 12, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO, California (KHNL) - The threat of an asteroid colliding with the Earth has an international group of space explorers looking for answers. In San Francisco at the Google Foundation on Sept 22-25, 2008 the Committee on Near Earth Objects ...http://www.khnl.com/Global/story.asp?S=9001287 Underwhelmed by TechCruch50 Winners - Industry Standard- September 11, 2008 I was at home on Monday, watching the live stream of the TechCrunch50 conference, and sort of wishing I could be there. The first demo I saw was Geni's Yammer, a group messaging platform very much like Twitter , except that it's for businesses ...http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/09/11/underwhelmed-techcruch50-winners 9 Big Questions on NASA Infighting for Shuttle Astronaut Tom Jones - Popular Mechanics- September 11, 2008 As if a new administration and the rise of the private space industry weren't enough, it's suddenly become an even more critical time for NASA, with its ambitious plans to send manned missions to the moon and Mars while facing mounting fiscal and ...http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/science_news/4282377.html Hunting for Meteorites at the Bottom of the World - Universe Today- September 11, 2008 Team members gather to inspect and collect a meteorite being placed in a Teflon bag. Photo credit: M. Keiding, 2007 Antarctica's distinctive, unforgiving environment is truly unique. But add to that setting the otherworldly task of looking for ...http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/11/hunting-for-meteorites-at-the-bottom-of-the-world/ Opinion: Underwhelmed by TechCruch50 Winners - PC World- September 11, 2008 I was at home on Monday, watching the live stream of the TechCrunch50 conference, and sort of wishing I could be there. The first demo I saw was Geni's Yammer, a group messaging platform very much like Twitter , except that it's for businesses ...http://www.pcworld.com/article/150975/opinion_underwhelmed_by_techcruch50_winners.html The Yin-Yang of Ultraviolet Radiation - Space News- September 11, 2008 Now that we have passed through summer, replete with warnings about the health hazards of exposure to ultraviolet radiation, the subdued light of autumn provides the ambiance in which to take a more balanced look at what UV radiation has meant to ...http://www.space.com/searchforlife/080911-seti-uv-radiation.html Attempt to play son's video games was a miserable failure - Marion Star- September 11, 2008 Like almost every 14-year-old boy in the world, my son, Max, is obsessed with video games. Left to his own devices, he would spend all of his waking hours staring at screen saving the world - or conquering it. He kills aliens or plays in a rock band ...http://www.marionstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080911/OPINION02/809110301 CRACKERS: Hello everyone - Malta Independent Daily- September 11, 2008 In this weeks issue of Crackers we bring you a very interesting article about the beginnings of our planet, Earth. As far as we know, Earth is the only place where life is found. But sometimes we might ask ourselves, what makes it so special One ...http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=75085 |