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) -- The Ares I-X rocket stood more than 325 feet tall on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Spectators watched in awe as its massive solid rocket motor blazed to life with a thunderous roar, and the spacecraft rose off the launch pad. http://www.physorg.com/news179156798.html Space & Earth Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:47:44 EST news179156798 (AP) -- Astronauts climbed aboard space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for an afternoon liftoff to the space station, as the sky over the launching site gradually cleared. http://www.physorg.com/news177603466.html Space & Earth Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:18:17 EST news177603466 (PhysOrg.com) -- In readiness for launch on 2 November, ESA`s SMOS and Proba-2 satellites - encapsulated in the launcher fairing - have been transported from the cleanroom and installed in the launch tower at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. http://www.physorg.com/news175955862.html Space & Earth Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:00:01 EST news175955862 (AP) -- Bad weather was interfering with NASA's attempt to launch a new, experimental rocket for the second day in a row early Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news175930078.html Space & Earth Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:40:02 EST news175930078 (AP) -- Apple Inc. updated its iMac desktop computer line Tuesday and introduced a mouse that responds to the touch of fingers instead of using buttons or scroll wheels. http://www.physorg.com/news175261528.html Electronics Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:46:06 EST news175261528 (PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time in more than a quarter century, a new vehicle is sitting at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ares I-X flight test vehicle arrived at the pad atop of a giant crawler-transporter at approximately 7:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news175257006.html Space & Earth Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:30:34 EST news175257006 (PhysOrg.com) -- The Expedition 20 crew members had a light-duty work day and performed a variety of maintenance and science-related tasks Monday as they prepare for a busy week aboard the International Space Station. http://www.physorg.com/news173459010.html Space & Earth Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:10:02 EST news173459010 (AP) -- Workers at Russia's manned space-launch facility lifted to the launch pad on Monday a rocket that is to send Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two astronauts to the International Space Station. http://www.physorg.com/news173354908.html Space & Earth Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:30:02 EST news173354908 (AP) -- Like many people, I often find myself with a dozen open browser tabs and countless bookmarks as I plan trips or comb through reviews for a new gadget. http://www.physorg.com/news167500371.html Technology Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:54:55 EST news167500371 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's next generation of spacecraft will have the safest-ever astronaut escape system, a modern-day version of the reliable Apollo system. Like Apollo, the Orion launch abort system will swiftly propel the crew capsule away from the nose of the Ares I rocket and out of harm's way in case of an emergency on the launch pad or during ascent to orbit. http://www.physorg.com/news166285466.html Space & Earth Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:25:03 EST news166285466 NASA's Max Launch Abort System, or MLAS, is scheduled to be tested June 15 at the agency's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. The launch window extends from approximately 5:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. EDT. http://www.physorg.com/news163352117.html Space & Earth Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:37:12 EST news163352117 (AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis and a crew of seven thundered away Monday on one last flight to the Hubble Space Telescope, setting off on an extraordinarily ambitious repair mission that NASA hopes will lift the celebrated observatory to new scientific heights. http://www.physorg.com/news161272307.html Space & Earth Mon, 11 May 2009 14:52:06 EST news161272307 Sharp Corporation will release into the Japanese market a new notebook PC employing an optical sensor LCD for the touchpad. Its new touch-sensing recognition method allows handwritten input and intuitive direct-touch operation. http://www.physorg.com/news159554433.html Electronics Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:41:04 EST news159554433 (AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour is on a launch pad, ready to rocket off on a rescue mission if shuttle Atlantis needs help when it flies to repair the Hubble Space Telescope next month. http://www.physorg.com/news159193884.html Space & Earth Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:32:02 EST news159193884 (AP) -- NASA feels it has a good shot at sending shuttle Discovery to the international space station on Sunday following repairs out at the launch pad. http://www.physorg.com/news156165994.html Space & Earth Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:27:03 EST news156165994 (PhysOrg.com) -- With liftoff just five days away, ESA's GOCE spacecraft - encased in the protective half-shells of the launcher fairing - has been transported from the cleanroom and installed in the launch tower at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. http://www.physorg.com/news156008237.html Space & Earth Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:38:39 EST news156008237 (PhysOrg.com) -- During the past three to four years, the instances of bed bug infestations have increased at an alarming rate at motels and hotels around the world. Instances of bed bug infestations have been reported at major hotels in areas such as Chicago and New York. http://www.physorg.com/news155573710.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:56:41 EST news155573710 (PhysOrg.com) -- Small robots the size of riding mowers could prepare a safe landing site for NASA's Moon outpost, according to a NASA-sponsored study prepared by Astrobotic Technology Inc. with technical assistance from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news154790420.html Space & Earth Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:20:55 EST news154790420 (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 NASA's Kepler spacecraft is on its way to the launch pad and will soon begin a journey to search for worlds that could potentially host life. http://www.physorg.com/news154281121.html Space & Earth Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:52:42 EST news154281121 At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA managers are engaged in the executive-level Flight Readiness Review, or FRR, to evaluate Discovery`s readiness for launch. http://www.physorg.com/news152900011.html Space & Earth Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:14:14 EST news152900011 Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which can include symptoms such as pain in the legs, who participated in supervised treadmill exercise improved their walking endurance and quality of life, according to a study in the January 14 issue of JAMA. The treadmill exercise also improved walking performance for PAD patients without the classic symptoms of pain in the leg muscles. http://www.physorg.com/news151089142.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:12:22 EST news151089142 (PhysOrg.com) -- Space shuttle Discovery's installation to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters was completed Sunday afternoon. http://www.physorg.com/news151081085.html Space & Earth Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:58:05 EST news151081085 You probably know that poor diet and lack of exercise can lead to dangerous deposits of fatty plaques in arteries. But it is not just the heart that is affected - blood flow can be blocked to the legs too, leading to pain when walking, immobility and even in extreme cases, amputation. http://www.physorg.com/news148543359.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:02:39 EST news148543359 A new study highlights the role of a charge-switching enzyme in nervous system deficits characteristic of multiple sclerosis and other related neurological illness. http://www.physorg.com/news145181846.html Biology Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:17:26 EST news145181846 (PhysOrg.com) -- Space shuttle Endeavour began moving off Launch Pad 39B at NASA`s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday morning at 8:28. It will take about seven hours to reposition the shuttle for launch on Launch Pad 39A. Launch is targeted for Nov. 14 at 7:55 p.m. EST. http://www.physorg.com/news143990296.html Space & Earth Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:18:16 EST news143990296 At 9:19 a.m. EDT this morning, space shuttle Atlantis began its slow trek from Kennedy Space Center's massive Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A, a journey that should take approximately six hours. http://www.physorg.com/news139757970.html Space & Earth Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:39:30 EST news139757970 Ten million Americans have peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and research shows that the highest risk populations include African-Americans (twice as likely to develop clogged leg arteries), seniors (12-20 percent develop PAD) and diabetics (one in three who are over the age of 50 develop PAD). Legs for Life(R) -a community health and public information program -recommends that older Americans take its free, online self-assessment quiz. http://www.physorg.com/news139677489.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:18:09 EST news139677489 (PhysOrg.com) -- Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, Aug. 30. Atlantis is targeted to lift off Oct. 8 to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. http://www.physorg.com/news138986454.html Space & Earth Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:20:54 EST news138986454