Professor: We have a 'moral obligation' to seed universe with life

Space & Earth / Astronomy

7 hours ago | 3.5 / 5 (17) | 27 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Eventually, the day will come when life on Earth ends. Whether that’s tomorrow or five billion years from now, whether by nuclear war, climate change, or the Sun burning up its fuel, the last ...

Better weather forecasts with a map showing atmospheric vapour

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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Weather forecasts, satellite navigation in cars and the inspection of dikes or natural gas fields: these applications using satellite data would all be even more accurate if we knew more about the distribution of water vapour ...

UB geographers help map devastation in Haiti

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In the wake of the earthquake in Haiti, University at Buffalo geography students are participating in a global effort to enhance the international response and recovery effort by helping to assess damage, using images hosted ...

Russia wants to charge more for rides to space: report

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

10 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 2

Russia, which is set to hold a monopoly on flights to the international space station (ISS), wants to charge more for rides on its Soyuz rocket, the space agency head said Tuesday.

Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station

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(AP) -- Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station.