Thursday, July 31, 2008

Statement by Maria T. Zuber: Hearing on NASA at 50: Past Accomplishments and Future Opportunities and Challenges (SpaceRef)

Statement by Maria T. Zuber: Hearing on NASA at 50: Past Accomplishments and Future Opportunities and Challenges (SpaceRef)
Hearing on NASA at 50: Past Accomplishments and Future Opportunities and Challenges

Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
After reviewing Robert M. Hazen’s 28-page CV. of his work as an experimental mineralogist (listing grant $$$ too), as an educator, author of a dozen books and a symphonic trumpeter – I was most charmed to read that a new mineral “precipitated” by microbes in California’s highly alkaline Lake Mono had been proposed in his honor in March of this year: “hazenite”.

Austin adventurer following dad into space (w/video) (Houston Chronicle)
In October, Richard Garriott will take a voyage to the international space station aboard a Russian spacecraft.

Discovery of the source of the most common meteorites (EurekAlert!)
Astronomy & Astrophysics is publishing the first discovery by T. Mothé-Diniz (Brazil) and D. Nesvorný (USA) of asteroids with a spectrum similar to that of ordinary chondrites, the meteoritic material that most resembles the composition of our Sun. Most of the meteorites that we collect on Earth come from the main belt of asteroids located between Mars and Jupiter [1]. They were ejected from ...

Open Question: Animal Crossing Ds question! PLEASE HELP!!!?

Open Question: Animal Crossing Ds question! PLEASE HELP!!!?
Do you know in the mueseum, they have rooms for fish, fossils bugs and art. How do you donate art? Where do you find it? PLEASE HELP!!!! thanks so much if you tell me :)

Summer harvest
With the next CityBeat "Great Demo Review" nearly nine months away, we decided to thresh away at our pile of recently released local albums to see if any shimmering needles were hiding in the haystack of ...

Open Question: how to polish fossils any one know? thanks alot!?


Open Question: Did God put Potassium-40 on earth to test our faith?
Apparently it decays with a half-life of 1.25 billion years, which would allow man to accurately date fossils. Did god make it look old in order to test us? http://geology.about.com/od/geotime_dating/a/K_argon_dating.htm

Leonid Meteor Shower: November 19, 2006

Leonid Meteor Shower: November 19, 2006
Leonid near Orion. Image credit: Mark A. Brown Click to enlarge One of the best meteor showers of the year is about to get rolling, so make sure you mark

Tsunamis-not just from Earthquakes
Tsunamis, like the small one that impacted around the north Pacific today, can occur not only from earthquakes, but from asteroid or meteorite impacts, and one group of researchers say

Higuain aura-t-il une deuxième chance ?
Le sélectionneur de l'équipe de France précise qu'il attendra de voir si le jeune Argentin continue à être "performant" ou s'il est juste une de ces "météorites" qui ne tiennent

An Introduction into Biomass Energy

An Introduction into Biomass Energy
As fuel prices propel upward around the world and further concerns mount over global warming, many researchers and policy makers are looking toward renewable energy sources. For the most part, power m...

Holidaying in Johannesburg
Many people travel to the coast of Cape Town or Durban when they are looking to holiday in South Africa, leaving the Gauteng province nearly deserted. Holidays on the coast offer a spectacular, but...

Legoland California: A Theme Park For The Kid In All Of Us
Legoland California is a 128-acre theme park located in Carlsbad, near San Diego. It is the third of four Legoland parks and is the only Lego theme park in the United States. Geared to children betwee...

.Facts About Great Britain
Next time you visit Great Britain, go equipped with all the facts about it. Read on to find out all the facts about Great Britain. Great Britain is a large island surrounded by around 1,000 small isl...

Japan report: Solar power rises as fossils burn out

Japan report: Solar power rises as fossils burn out
"We believe that by reaching the cost target of ¥23 (10.7 pence)/KWh, which is equivalent to the cost of power generation using fossil fuel, will increase the market for more environmentally friendly solar systems." ...

Voting Question: Pet rock Type?
Should I get a Mineral pet Rock, A Dull Pet Rock, A Rocky Pet Rock, A Shiny Pet rock, a Invisible pet rock, a smooth pet rock, a round pet rock, a metallic pet rock, a alive pet rock, a chia pet rock, a rock with googly eye...... rock, a rock with a smily face, a rock that can run fast, a rock that can break windows, a rock that can answer yahoo answer questions, a rock that has water in it, a rock that can float, Thats it. Admiteddly i did get a little silly, but there are some serious parts in that question

Vendian (Ediacaran) fossils from the Russia
Forum: Fossils and History Posted By: Aleksey Post Time: Jul 30th, 2008 at 11:48am.

Dinosaur Fossils: Soft Tissue or Biofilm?
The original research, published in Science magazine, claimed the discovery of blood vessels and what appeared to be entire cells inside fossil bone of a Tyrannosaurus rex. The scientists had dissolved the bone in acid, leaving behind ...

Quarterly Activities and Cash Flow Report - Sydney Morning Herald

Quarterly Activities and Cash Flow Report - Sydney Morning Herald

Quarterly Activities and Cash Flow Report
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 7 hours ago
The only mineral exploration hole drilled in the project area (1998) intersected a quartzmagnetite rock interpreted as a metamorphosed Banded Iron Formation ...


Channel Resources Update - Market Wire (press release)

Channel Resources Update
Market Wire (press release) - 17 hours ago
"Channel Resources continues to refine its mineral property portfolio with the aim of creating value through the discovery of new mineral deposits," ...


Fourth Quarter Activities and Cash Flow Report - Sydney Morning Herald

Fourth Quarter Activities and Cash Flow Report
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 2 hours ago
New Projects The Company continues to actively seek new mineral projects which have the ability to add value to the Company. Currently Golden Rim Resources ...


Picking through Pebble part 2 - Homer Tribune

Picking through Pebble part 2
Homer Tribune, AK - 14 hours ago
Other rocks like those at Red Dog have sulfite minerals, which, when wet and exposed to air, can decompose and release sulfuric acid. ...


Highly encouraging first gold results from Coolac project - Sydney Morning Herald

Highly encouraging first gold results from Coolac project
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 8 hours ago
... of Meridian Minerals Pty Ltd, has returned highly encouraging first pass gold and silver results. Three mineralised vein sets have been mapped and rock ...
Quarterly Activities and Cashflow Reports Sydney Morning Herald
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