SCIENCE News, Aug 07, 2011

Power companies prepare as solar storms set to hit Earth Sat,6 Aug 2011 10:04 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three large explosions from the Sun over the past few days have prompted U.S. government scientists to caution users of satellite, telecommunications and electric equipment to prepare for possible disruptions over the next few days. Full Story NASA's Juno probe sets sail for Jupiter Fri,5 Aug 2011 01:55 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday, sending a robotic scout on its way to Jupiter to gather details about how the solar system formed. Full Story Bad weather delays Ariane rocket launch Fri,5 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT Reuters - CAYENNE, French Guiana (Reuters) - Bad weather on Friday delayed the launch in French Guiana of an Ariane rocket carrying two satellites, the Arianespace rocket launch company said. Full Story Experts study what parasites eat to find ways to kill them Fri,5 Aug 2011 12:56 AM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in Australia are working on a technique that will allow them to starve to death parasites which are proving harder to destroy using existing drugs. Full Story NASA finds new evidence of liquid water on Mars Thu,4 Aug 2011 04:39 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA scientists have discovered new evidence that briny water flows on Mars during its warmest months, raising chances that life could exist on the Red Planet, the space agency said on Thursday. Full Story NASA confirms space shuttle debris found in Texas Thu,4 Aug 2011 01:49 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA confirmed on Thursday that a large piece of debris from space shuttle Columbia, which was destroyed in 2003, has been found in a drought-stricken Texas lake. Full Story Post-shuttle, U.S. space explorers need not be human Thu,4 Aug 2011 06:31 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Now that the shuttle fleet is permanently grounded, the U.S. space spotlight could shift toward the path-breaking astronomical science that NASA does without human beings on board. Full Story Alaska study finds female moose manipulate males to fight Wed,3 Aug 2011 04:49 PM PDT Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Moose-mating season, just around the corner in Alaska, means crisp fall days, ripe berries on the bushes and, according to a new study, animal behavior that might seem more at home in a rowdy singles bar. Full Story Spacewalkers ready space station for Russian upgrade Wed,3 Aug 2011 02:57 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A pair of spacewalking cosmonauts floated outside the International Space Station Wednesday to prepare the orbital outpost for upcoming Russian renovations. Full Story Russia says high ice melt opens Arctic trade routes Wed,3 Aug 2011 02:41 PM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Arctic ice cover receded to near record lows this summer, opening elusive northern trade routes from Asia to the West, Russia's climate research agency said on Wednesday. Full Story Cameroon, Chad sign pact to fight elephant poaching Wed,3 Aug 2011 10:00 AM PDT Reuters - YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon and Chad have signed an accord to ramp up efforts to fight poachers who kill hundreds of elephants a year in a protected park on their common border, ministers from both nations said. Full Story 20-million year-old ape skull found in Uganda Tue,2 Aug 2011 10:00 AM PDT Reuters - KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan and French scientists have discovered a fossil of a skull of a tree-climbing ape from about 20 million years ago in Uganda's Karamoja region, the team said Tuesday. Full Story Rare fossil of sea reptile found on Alaska beach Fri,29 Jul 2011 05:15 AM PDT Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska scientists have discovered the fossil of a rare, prehistoric marine reptile that is likely the most complete remnant of the creature ever found in North America. Full Story SpaceX eyes November 30 cargo launch to space station Thu,28 Jul 2011 03:20 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies, a privately owned firm developing a space taxi with U.S.-government backing, plans to launch its second test capsule on November 30 and send it all the way to the International Space Station, a company manager said on Thursday. Full Story NASA probe poised for launch to Jupiter Thu,28 Jul 2011 06:08 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A NASA satellite was hoisted aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Wednesday in preparation for launch next week on an unprecedented mission to the heart of Jupiter. Full Story

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