http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- A NASA panel that investigated the unsuccessful Feb. 24 launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, has completed its report. http://www.physorg.com/news167053792.html Space & Earth Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:10:01 EST news167053792 (PhysOrg.com) -- The Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket set to launch NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory is now fully assembled at Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. http://www.physorg.com/news154281238.html Space & Earth Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:54:51 EST news154281238 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's first spacecraft dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide is in final preparations for a Feb. 23 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Carbon dioxide is the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving changes in Earth's climate. http://www.physorg.com/news152462742.html Space & Earth Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:47:43 EST news152462742 (PhysOrg.com) -- Picture a tree in the forest. The tree "inhales" carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, transforming that greenhouse gas into the building materials and energy it needs to grow its branches and leaves. http://www.physorg.com/news152208800.html Space & Earth Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:13:58 EST news152208800 (PhysOrg.com) -- Every time we get into our car, turn the key and drive somewhere, we burn gasoline, a fossil fuel derived from crude oil. The burning of the organic materials in fossil fuels produces energy and releases carbon dioxide and other compounds into Earth's atmosphere. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide trap heat in our atmosphere, warming it and disturbing Earth's climate. http://www.physorg.com/news151166361.html Space & Earth Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:39:21 EST news151166361