Apr 14, 2009

The asteroid into the atmosphere

October 6 last year, astronomers found a 4 meters long and weighing about 83 tons of asteroid 2008 TC3, the calculation results show that, 2008TC3 chance of colliding with Earth as much as 100%. At this time, arrived at the asteroid from the Earth's atmosphere is only 19 hours before. However, in the asteroid entered the atmosphere after the combustion exhausted, residues falling in the Nubian Desert in northern Sudan, about 30 kilometers outside, the scattered wreckage of a number of asteroids and weighing about 3.95 kilograms. 



 This is the first time scientists are tracking the course of asteroids colliding with Earth. Scientists believe that in 1908 and swept the Tunguska forest in Siberia large asteroid celestial bodies in general, may be every 200 years the Earth will be hit first. Once the asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere, colliding with Earth after the explosion or disintegration occurs. Such as an asteroid exploded in a city or directly over the collision will lead to a devastating disaster. 



 Astronomers pointed out that although the number of science fiction movies of asteroids colliding with Earth would, in fact, the possibility of asteroids colliding with Earth exist. For the existence of threatening to destroy the asteroid is very necessary, but such a threatening asteroid, or even more complex than the movie. 



 Best to avoid such a disaster is to change the asteroid crashed into Earth orbit. 



 Space Shuttle Discovery's safe return to Earth 



 ● The United States space shuttle Discovery, landed safely on the 28th the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the successful completion of the delivery to the International Space Station components and solar panels bracket task. 



 Discovery Time in the Central Plains at 3:14 on the 29th to land because of bad weather than the scheduled time for more than an hour late. 



 Discovery's trip is the first space shuttle flight this year. Time of the next space shuttle flight is tentatively scheduled to present on May 12. 



 Obama video greetings from the International Space Station astronauts connection 



 ● Barack Obama President of the United States, on the 24th and the International Space Station astronauts on the 10 video connections, greeting each other with questions. In the call, the International Space Station Commander Mike? Fink told Obama, a space station orbit the earth every 90 minutes around every 24 hours to see the sunrise 16. 



 Sandra female astronauts? Magnus, in November last year, started work at the space station, Barack Obama in the video signal, to see her because of weight loss and long hair in the air being released into the atmosphere. Obama asked: "long hair in the space station trouble? Want to cut point? Popular short hair." Magnus replied: "honestly, I cut hair look good, so long insisted on staying . " 



 This is the first time since Barack Obama became president talk with astronauts. Obama connection with the day with the astronauts, as well as primary and secondary school students from Washington, their own question: "What astronauts eat?" "Can play in space electric?" "There are few stars in space?" "What in order to become an astronaut? "... ... the International Space Station astronauts original Permanent 3. 



 On the 15th of this month, seven space shuttle Discovery astronauts traveling from the United States John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, launched into the international space station on the 17th. Discovery is scheduled to leave on the 25th International Space Station, on the 27th to return to the Kennedy Space Center. 



 Microsoft plans to cooperate with NASA to create a virtual telescope 



 ● Microsoft announced the establishment of and cooperation between NASA, Microsoft World Telescope (WorldWide Telescope) project, will be NASA's Mars Exploration United States and other celestial bodies of a large number of photos. Coming through the system, the public will be able to access from worldwidetelescope.org Mars, the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, the universe of high-definition images and scientific information. 



 NASA officials said, which is in line with the new NASA Administrative open and transparent policy. NASA provided to the Microsoft for more than 100 TB of data, including the August 2005 launch of the Mars Exploration Orbiter (MRO), lunar exploration Orbiter (LRO), such as photographs. It will help stimulate the general enthusiasm for astronomical exploration.

Hubble Space Telescope archive images found abandoned by the new exoplanet

Photographs from 1998 found in extrasolar planets 



 NEW YORK News April 3, according to foreign media reports, astronomers have recently re-examine the  Hubble telescope the past 15 years shooting a large number of images and data files, and from the discovery of a previously overlooked new extrasolar planets. 



 HR8799 To further explore the surrounding stars in a star running more planets, astronomers have carefully studied the  Hubble telescope in 15 years a large number of images collected by data files. Astronomers using a shading method, the stars have been observed to mask the bright light, so that may be found running around some of the star exoplanet light of the weak. It is through this method, astronomers finally taken in 1998 found an image of this extrasolar planets. This technology can be applied from Hubble telescope is similar to the more than 200 data sets can also be used by ground-based telescopes to obtain a large number of image data. 



 University of Toronto astronomer David -is one discoverer. David said that Now we have proved the feasibility of this approach. We can be applied to all observational studies and researches files, can be used to discover whether these images in a hidden planet. Hubble data files can best embody the scientific efficiency. It is easy to understand, and its structure is very suitable for information search scientists. According to the U.S. computer scientists Rensselaer Polytechnic Peter - Fox introduced so far  Hubble data files have been used for more than 6 times. In fact, experimental or other scientific tools have had a mass of information, but most are hard-copy format or hard to read vs Reserve, but not after the general analysis. 



 Hubble data file for David's research work provides the meta-data and query functions. David explained that You can use different parameters, different goals and different wavelengths name query, query is easy. But more importantly, the data quality is very high, they are processed and calibrated, it is also a high-quality search results. Proven this technology in the next may be more widely used. David said launched in the near future," James - Webb "telescope, will certainly use this technology as the search for extrasolar planets, one of the strategy. We need a way to diminish the stars shine. James  - Webb telescope will be launched in 2013, and dedicated to the search for extrasolar planets Kepler Space Telescope was previously launched in early March. 



 David further explained that the Department of extrasolar planets is a difficult observation of celestial bodies, which is located in our solar system around a star outside the run. Although, according to astronomers speculated that in reality there are many extrasolar planets to be discovered, but so far, astronomers identified only 300 extrasolar planets, which some of the planet's environment, with the formation of life on Earth's environment very similar. So far, astronomers are red through the space telescope to collect data to understand the atmosphere of extrasolar planets. However, as soon  Spitzer infrared telescope will all run out of the refrigerant, which would severely limit the capacity of its observation. Astronomers said that from the Earth to an extrasolar planets to see the atmosphere, it is necessary for a large number of calories eruption, and the atmosphere necessary for the existence of no wind or very little wind. In addition, when this Department of extrasolar planets from the star behind it through, the cover star, the planet is a clear need to just quiet night, so that astronomers can accurately measure the thermal emission of its minor changes. 



 As of January 2009, scientists around the world in a total of 285 planetary systems discovered 335 extrasolar planets. In the near future, they seem to discover another planet  Previously found to have the atmosphere of extrasolar planets are orbiting telescope  Spitzer found. Need to add that, in the current discovery of extrasolar planets, most of them are Jupiter-like gaseous giant planets like. These planets are usually very close distance from the star, so the surface temperature is usually over in a few hundred degrees Celsius.

Fear of an earthquake disaster area with the recurrence of strong earthquakes

The scientific community that a strong earthquake on the 6th morning, resulting in many dead or missing in the central region of Italy, as located at the plate and the other two micro-plate to take care of the Convergence area prone to earthquakes of this on, but do not rule out the next few months of strong earthquakes will happen again. 



 Italian Institute of Geophysics, said that early morning in the Apennine mountains (Apennines) earthquake in central, as far as measuring the size of six. Second, place in Rome, about 100 kilometers northeast of the Agency. Bear the brunt of the historical city of Aquila. 



 Edinburgh, Scotland, "the British Geological Survey agency" experts said Mason, Apennine mountain was prone to strong earthquakes, earthquake occurred on the 6th degree of the earthquake that is not surprising. 



 Apennine ridge runs through the Italian peninsula, in the past century, the mountains and the surrounding area of five large earthquakes have occurred, claiming about 34,000 lives. The earthquake occurred on the 6th for the past twelve years to the third largest, has a radius of 140 kilometers range of feeling. 



 Paris, France, "Institute of Geophysics," said geologist , Italy The earthquake occurred very close to the surface in place, it can be said is that the underground city of Aquila. 



 Northern Ireland University of Ulster, Professor of Geophysics Mike Barry said that these form a "complex tectonic"; to Apennine mountain as an example, the problem in the normal fault, the crust was brittle underground sideslip actions, fault and therefore follow the torn oblique angle.

400 million U.S. dollars a space school speech class and explain

This year is the 40th anniversary of the human landing on the moon, as the Apollo lunar exploration plan to the designers of cars, U.S. scientists, Dr. von Stockhausen Dyson to encourage students to: "everything must have curiosity and imagination, learning to use his right brain that are flowing creativity and imagination, think of someone unexpected, and then left to the implementation of the use, step-by-step. This is done to determine a person's event, the key difference. " 



 By the "corporation of Taiwan Association of Space and Science Education" (TASSE) with the United States in Houston sponsored by the Association for Space Education "HASSE Space School 2009 lecture tour," in March for the continuation of the popular lecture, will be 4 this weekend / 11 (Taichung), 4 / 12 (Taipei) again brought the value of a class of 400 million U.S. dollars, so that you dream of a round! Free to invite all kinds of high school to university together groups of students and parents. 



 March 1 this year, organized by "Inspire me! Imagination! Curiosity!" Seminars attracted 160 students and parents present, unprecedented that the bottom of my heart everyone has fun space dream! Re-debut of HASSE Space  lecture tour of schools, will also bring a range of exciting courses. Will be in space by the Houston Association of Science Education and Executive Director Mr. Liu Zhuoyu, the United States Mr. John Dankowski Space Center and Space Association teachers, and students all share the U.S. NASA Space Center, the latest development information, the U.S. life scientists and astronauts wisdom, motivate and inspire more young people. 



 NASA Space Center, Mr. John Dankowski, will be at the scene by the gas gun and insulated bricks for a "space shuttle thermal tiles" experiment, will enable us to know how the space shuttle in a state of high-speed friction to penetrate the atmosphere, and not because of overheating explosion! 



 Fantasies such as astronauts in the weightless space shuttle-like floating in from top to bottom, is the hearts of many people looking forward to life, but you do not know is that life is sometimes in a weightless state! "Weightless flight," the curriculum, physical science teachers will be way, the experimental demonstration of weightlessness, so you do not need to enter the space shuttle, you can see a rare state of weightlessness! 



 NASA moon landing 40th anniversary, the United States Space Science Education Association of Houston, will take you into the earth from the space where the most recent! The value of a class of 400 million U.S. dollars, so that you embrace the dream of space to satisfy the imagination and curiosity!

British Columbia Department of Earth Sciences major teaching and research centers to build

Governor on the 6th Gordon Campbell announced that British Columbia province of 37.5 million yuan funds sponsored by the University of British Columbia Department of Earth Sciences Building, built teaching and research, looking forward to become the largest British study of earth science innovation leader and the province of British Columbia oil and gas, mining industry, to cultivate future leaders. 



 Gordon Campbell said that the establishment of the Department of Earth Science teaching and research center is expected to allow the mining province of British Columbia's leading international standards, and mining and in-depth study of the relationship between climate change. Building the new building, so that the Institute for Earth Science teachers and students and the mining industry who can benefit each other. 



 Earth Science Teaching and Research Building, a total budget of 7,500 million, half of the provincial government invested 37.5 million yuan, is expected in summer 2010 to begin construction to provide 480 job opportunities. 



 Mining construction flaunt environmental technology, environmental design by the energy (LEED) certification, provided by British Columbia, Department of nature, such as the Earth's oceans and Statistics Department and the Department of research. 



 Director of the Gore post-secondary education (Murray Coell) said that the investment in tertiary education, you can quickly see the cost-effectiveness. Province of British Columbia was a dearth of experts in earth science, earth science teaching and research building investments can make up for this demand. 



 Near completion of the museum put on Biological Diversity (Beaty Biodiversity center andMuseum) teaching and research building, the Pacific will be the Earth-based expansion of the museum covers an area of 14,570 square feet is expected early in 2010 the opening of the current teachers every year attract thousands of museum visitors are born . 



 Du University of British Columbia (Stephen Toope) to thank the provincial government and businesses, Department of Earth Sciences of the strong teaching and research centers sponsored and foresight. Duplessis said the investment in equipment, cultivation of students is to train the next British Columbia provincial and global mining leader. 



 The next 10 years of mining in Canada is expected to need 15,000 technicians, Department of Earth Sciences graduate teaching and research center for the province of British Columbia's oil and gas, mining industry, to maintain prosperity in the future situation.

Apr 2, 2009

Global Ocean Observing local victims seek

Institute of Oceanology, State Oceanic Administration of the second satellite marine environment National Key Laboratory of Dynamics researcher Xu Jianping 

With economic development, scientific and technological progress, mankind should not only intensify the study of natural disasters, and try to predict the day, week, month, year or even the weather conditions, but also a prediction a few years, dozens of years disasters to happen so that mankind can advance on disaster prevention at the source. And to accurately forecast the weather still need to be large-scale and even global, regional and long-term accumulation of observational data, but also the need to enhance maritime disasters caused by weather or the awareness of anomaly. In fact, the development of marine science, especially in the business of ocean and climate forecasting technology, on the ocean wide (the size of the Earth accounts for 71%%) large-scale, quasi-synchronous and deep-seated lack of survey data has been restricted bottlenecks in their development. The advent of the 20th century 90's section of the Argo buoys, and in 2000 launched the international Argo program to bring ocean and atmospheric scientists a rare opportunity, so that depth of human understanding and knowledge of the sea real-time large-scale changes in weather conditions improve and marine forecasting accuracy, effectively prevent the worsening global weather and marine disasters, the desire will become a reality. The frequency of natural disasters the world is at the call of human need to strengthen the global ocean observing real-time. 

With the international Argo program on an international series of newly developed high-tech marine technology, such as Argo Profiling Float, satellite communications systems and data processing technology in the global ocean at the creation of a real-time, high-resolution and fully automated monitoring system so that Express, accurate, large-scale gathering of the global upper ocean temperature and salinity of the water profile information, help people deepen their understanding of ocean temperature and salinity vertical structure, circulation and energy, as well as understanding the process of water balance and to reveal the sea ─ ─ the mechanism of interaction, to further improve the model initial fields and improve the air-sea coupled model, thereby enhancing the long-term weather forecasting and the ability of short-term climate prediction, including with the ENSO-related events (such as floods, droughts, etc.) of the forecast capacity and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation and other re-recognize. 

North of the Pacific, this region not only has the world's oceans and borders in the West most ─ ─ Kuroshio flow, as well as the global ocean and climate system, the largest inter-annual changes ─ ─ El Nino phenomenon, but also across the Pacific and Indian Oceans have great Warm Pool, as well as precipitation with the world's largest ─ ─ Pacific ITCZ, which is an international marine scientific research has been the hot waters, there are many issues to be dealt with major scientific frontier, much-needed strength to carry out exploration and research organizations. However, the ocean environment observation data, especially long-term, large-scale and real-time ocean observing a serious lack of information, the impact of China's marine and atmospheric scientist at the forefront of research hot areas of the outcome of the driving force for innovation. 

To this end, in the next few years, our country should be increased in the North Pacific and East Indian Ocean buoy deployment efforts. This is not only because Argo observations on the current international Nets are the only real-time of a global ocean observing system, and its observation and the accumulation of information on the marine and atmospheric science and the development of major scientific significance; but also for our country suffering from such a marine and the impact of climate disasters, maritime power, especially during the last long-standing close to the ocean off the coast of our country and not enough emphasis on the Global Ocean Observing observed a serious shortage of information on the accumulation of the countries involved in Argo real-time global ocean observing network is more important practical significance.

Mar 29, 2009

The Earth gravity field and ocean circulation satellite put into trial operation

European Space Agency announced on the 20th, the Earth gravity field and satellite ocean circulation (Goce) since launch on the 17th after the satellite control system is operating well at 0:00 on the 20th from the start, the satellite carried out a mode switch, all scientific instruments into the trial operation stage . 



     European Airlines in a press release issued that day said, Goce launched its portable satellite tracking device that is put into operation, the role of this instrument are to receive the Global Navigation Satellite System signals, and its high accuracy, except exert navigation, but also records and satellite orbit adjust. At present, the European aircraft located the Italian Earth Observation Center has received a tracker back to the first signal. In the coming weeks, Goce will complete a series of difficult tasks, such as startup electric ion drive mode and adjust, such as satellite orbit. 



     Goce satellite is launched in Europe in recent years, the Air Board's most advanced satellite to detect one, it weighed about 1 ton, equipped with a number of sets of high sensitivity detection equipment, access to the data will help scientists gain a better understanding of the internal structure of the Earth, on human study of marine and climate change will also be helpful.

Discovery astronauts finish 2nd walk JEM GPS antenna installation

The United States space shuttle "Discovery" at the International Space Station today Astronaut (International Space Station) outside the completion of the second spacewalk for the Japanese Experiment Module "I hope its" installation of GPS (Global Positioning System) antenna, a space station the construction of the final stages of completion. 



     GMT 16:51, Space Station orbiting 354 kilometers above the South Pacific Department of the Earth's orbit, the astronauts Wansen history (Steve Swanson) and Aqaba (Joseph Acaba) begin spacewalk. 



     Astronaut itinerary in accordance with our established, the implementation of the Discovery space walk 3 times in the 2nd operation, the entire process lasted 6 hours and 30 minutes. 



     Space Station yesterday, the successful launch airfoil huge solar panels, for the Earth's orbit on the space lab to do a good job the first time, generating pre-loaded with homework. History and Aqaba Wansen Yan P6 today released two of the batteries for the next mission in June to replace the battery at the time of preparation work. 



     Space Station as well as two of the Japanese Experiment Module "I hope its" global positioning system antenna installation. 



     Global Positioning System-guided Japan's cargo spacecraft will help HTV. The cargo spacecraft will be opened later this year. 



     This spacecraft can hope that its water supply, food and scientific equipment and, if necessary, may also be required for other parts of the supply station. 



     Discovery in Florida on the 15th launched, space station construction mission to implement the final phase of the job. Lasted for more than 10 years of space station construction projects in 16 countries from its birth and up to 100 billion U.S. dollars to spend.

Astronomical feat! Live asteroid hit the Earth

Astronomers detected the first time in the course of an asteroid hit the Earth, but also from its follow-up period is still space to bring it, the last and the collection and analysis of meteorites. This was published in "Nature" the study of scientific journals, not only to allow scientists to know more about the F-type asteroids, and perhaps inspire them to consider how to avoid future occurrence of the tragedy of the Earth into a planet. 



 This 14 meters wide, 83-tonne, about the bus-sized asteroid is arrived at in October last year, 19 hours before the Earth was discovered, astronomers also have an unprecedented opportunity for observation and the final route of projectile scene for the fireball. Similar to the asteroid-sized objects, it is difficult to detect in space, there is 3-4 per year into the Earth. 



 I am astonished that there is some remnants of the asteroid had not completely destroyed during re-entry, but landed in the northern part of Sudan, about 29 kilometers stretch of the Nubian Desert. By December, astronomers mobilized civil 45 University students and teachers line up in the desert meteorite fragments of a search and finally found 280 meteorites weighing from 1. 283 grams to five grams, ranging from a total of about four. 45 kilograms, the whole process is like a needle in a haystack. 



 California, "Institute of search space intelligence" (SETI) astronomers that the probability of follow-up to the Asteroids, "is only one chance of a lifetime." Involved in monitoring this asteroid Belfast Northern Ireland Queen's University professor fee, points out that scientists are now able to predict not only where the asteroid will be rammed, but also early warning, to obtain relevant information immediately. 



 The United States Arizona viewing an amateur, and October 6 last year, reported the coordinates of an asteroid discovered in Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Minor Planet Center. This is just one of hundreds of routine records, but the computer system has the magic to refuse this extra information. Gaspar, director of the center told the "natural": "I see this information and to manually make a track, it is obvious that crashed into the Earth." 



 Asteroids of this size and brightness of the Earth should not pose a risk, but Gaspar safety procedures in accordance with the standards of practice, direct-dial NASA (NASA) hotline. He also reminded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory rationale of Sanchez, who immediately calculate the asteroid orbit. Computer program shows that the probability of an asteroid hit the Earth up to hundred percent, will hit the atmosphere within 13 hours, forces one to two tonnes of TNT equivalent TNT. 



 It was named 2008 TC3, was later renamed . I Tower (Arabic meaning for the station on the 6th)." It is classified as F-type asteroids are very rare types of meteorites. Only one. 3% F is a class of asteroids, formed in 45 billion years ago, with the Earth and other planets about the solar system at the same time. Since then most of the time it at between Mars and Jupiter around the sun outside the asteroid belt running it into a collision of another track, and narrow the gap between the earth, eventually assisted by gravity at the Earth into the Earth onto the road. 



 Stay in the Nubian Desert Station "on the 6th station" and the town of Al-fat people, are said to see the return of "fireball similar to the Rocket." KLM in Africa over the driver, also 2008 TC3 to 12,000 meters per second speed collision the atmosphere, reported that there is to see a bright flash on the ground.

35 million U.S. dollars the United States and rich visit space

5 the world's first "space tourists" ‧ American millionaire Charles Simonyi is scheduled to begin on the 26th his second trip to space, is expected to become the world's first space travel "repeat." Russian Space Management department previously announced, subject to restrictions on the carrying capacity of the international space station, after the cancellation of this year Russia intends to "space tourist" project. This means that temporary Shimoni as possible to the Russian space tourist last at their own expense. 



 The first repeat space travel 



 Shimoni is scheduled on the 26th, accompanied by two professional astronauts from the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan launched to the International Space Station. He is expected to remain at the space station less than two weeks, April 7 to take "Union" manned spacecraft to return to the Earth. 



 If the successful completion of the trip, Simonyi will become the world's first space of the two "space tourists." Shimoni finish in April 2007 the first two-week trip to outer space, becoming the world's first self-financed five "space tourists." Shimoni trip that took 25 million U.S. dollars. Media reported that the cost of this trip will be more than 35 million U.S. dollars. 



 Shimoni again for reasons of space travel, the Associated Press quoted him 23 in a telephone interview to answer the report, a number of astronauts in space Shimoni Ending first told him after the tour, once again, "Flying" and the feel with the first harvest is radically different from that space to do his initiation Tour "repeat" of the idea. 



 Finally the tour at their own expense or 



 Russian Federation Space Agency officials said earlier this year, the number of the International Space Station astronauts Permanent probably by the end of May to 6 people, more than doubled in the past. Because of the space station and personnel carriers bearing stress increased after the Russian side intends to cancel this year at their own expense, "space tourists" project. 



 Heard the news, Shimoni decided to seize the "last chance." "Either now (emphasis on space travel), or no (opportunity)." He said. 



 However, even though there are still opportunities for the third space, Shimoni do not intend to have another try. "I am no longer young," the 60-year-old millionaire said that the addition of his new wife has agreed to no longer "three space travel." 



 To help achieve scientific experiments 



 Shimoni put on the first trip as a "sequel." He said that two out of space travel the same purpose, namely "to support space research, universal civil aerospace business, to introduce offspring exciting science and engineering (the outcome)." 



 The Hungarian-American millionaire has a doctorate in computer science and flight license, a former Microsoft software development division, to participate in research and development of software such as Word and Excel. 



 The space trip, the Shimoni intended to assist the completion of a number of medical and technical aspects of radiation experiments, will also use the "Windows on Earth" software for the Earth to take photographs for people to watch.

Microsoft co-operation with NASA to create a virtual telescope

According to foreign media reports on March 25, Microsoft and the U.S. space agency said on March 24 announced the establishment of cooperative relations, the cooperation will allow the software giant telescope of the virtual world (WorldWide Telescope) was the United States and other NASA Mars a large number of photographs of celestial bodies. 



 NASA and Microsoft will jointly develop a system so that the public can come into contact with Mars, the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, the universe of high-definition photos and scientific information and on-line website at worldwidetelescope.org  to explore the universe. NASA's science mission, deputy director of the Commission ‧ Edie Wheeler (Ed Weiler), said: 『for NASA, the primary problem is to allow the public easier access to U.S. scientific and astronomical information, particularly in the new The Government has recently focused on Chief will govern the case of open and transparent. 』 



 A few years ago, the search engine giant Google and U.S. space agency set up on the co-operation, the U.S. space agency to provide a lot of scientific photographs, to enhance the functions of Google Earth. At this free service provided by Google Earth three-dimensional photographs of Mars, the spacecraft real-time tracking information and a virtual trip to Mars and so on. Microsoft said the U.S. space agency will provide them with more than 100 TB of data, the global web telescope will begin later this year to integrate the information, including the August 2005 launch of the Mars Exploration Orbiter (MRO) photographs from the So far in 2006, scientists have been studying these photos. 



 Microsoft Research is responsible for external affairs vice president, Tony ‧ Hoey (Tony Hey) Say: 『such cooperation will enable people all over the world can be at the rich and interactive environment of the Moon and Mars in detail View the new photos. Want to explore the space and experience the achievements of computer science and computer technology developers, educators and students, the world's most powerful telescope instrument. 』 



 Global Telescope website will soon have  moon orbiter (LRO) photographs. The probe is scheduled to launch in May this year, aims to collect environmental information surface of the moon. Global Telescope website on line a year ago, the integration of ground and space telescope photographs analog observation to the effect of the vastness of the universe. 



 NASA Ames Research Center Director Pete Worden ‧ (Pete Worden), said: 『NASA is excited to work with Microsoft to establish cooperation with students and those who live z owl owl Quan Shu  go together to share their photos massive planet . This is an impressive astronomy resources, help to inspire our next generation to explore the passion of astronomy. 』

New York City Science Fair

By the New York City Department of Education, City University of New York (the City University of New York, referred to as CUNY) jointly organized the American Museum of Natural History, "New York City Science and Engineering Fair" (New York City Science and Engineering Fair) final, 25 Museum of Natural History in the United States held within the exhibition hall of marine biology, a total of 14 events to attract 176 high school students displayed more than 700 topics. The final 20 selected winners will attend on behalf of New York City in May, Nevada (Nevada) Reno (Reno) at the Intel International Science and Technology Competition (Intel International Science and Engineering Fair). Yesterday's exhibition, a total of nearly 40 Watson present, take part in the exhibition are about one-quarter of the total number of students, Watson variety of research projects, brisk performance. 

 Yesterday's exhibition involving 14 categories of subjects, including zoology, behavioral sociology, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, chemistry, computer science, earth and planetary science, engineering, environmental science, mathematics, medical and health science, microbiology, physics and botany. 



 Klein, director of City Board of Education (Joel I. Klein) said that these students to enter the finals are the future of the United States, President Barack Obama has pointed out a few days ago the scientific, health and medical care is still the country's key projects. Finalist in the 176 has 155 students (90%) from public schools, there is such a good student, parent-teacher should be grateful for their support and help, they are the true heroes. 



Chiang grew up in Fujian this year, 17-year-old, now studying at the Manhattan International High School (Manhattan International HS) 11 years, he take part in the exhibition are Watson yesterday to the United States in a shortest time. Entries belong to him the subject areas of biochemistry, research topics for the "DNA on the treatment of diabetes." 



Chiang at Columbia University, a laboratory, he said that the initial idea of the experiment by Professor Milan N. Stojanavic suggested that he was at two under the guidance of the instructor, independent completion of the experiment. 



 Talking about his own life four years the United States,Chiang said: "Today can be in the forefront of this final meeting, most of the parents to thank my encouragement, to thank the United States at the beginning of my assist teachers and students."Chiang father from Shanghai, the mother from Fujian, immigration to the United States, the father cooks in restaurants, the mother opened a video shop, on the whole town lived in Manhattan. After the first Chiang to the United States to study at secondary school on the city of Wagner, he did not remember that a Chinese class, usually beginning two years of his cram school go learn English, but all classmates to help him, let him be able to relax at the Education and study mode. 



Chiang said that parents found him to study as long as their efforts are allowed to dream come true. Parents work hard, even though first-generation immigrants, as English is not good, but they do not give up on their own hard work to create a happy life.

Mar 15, 2009

Melbourne 4.6 Richter scale earthquake happened more than 10 years rare

The history of Australia has just experienced the most serious forest fires in Victoria, Australia, on the 6th night also happened the past 10 years the largest earthquakes, although no serious damage, but the Melbourne metropolitan area because the building shaking people are very frightened. 


 Responsible for carrying out observation and prediction of seismic activity of the Center for Science in the Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) pointed out that this 's seismic intensity scale of 4.6, epicenter located in south-east of Melbourne, 90 kilometers Area (Korumburra). 



 Center for Science in the Earth Australia said that after the earthquake, the Center's Media Center and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology are receiving a large number of people concerned about the phone; However, Victoria's emergency ambulance service organizations, so far, apart from sporadic reports of residential damage, and there were no reports of any serious damage. 


 Center for Science in the Earth Australia staff Schneider (John Schneider) said that it was following the 1996 Melbourne region 5 on the Richter scale earthquake, the local felt earthquakes uncommon.

Mar 7, 2009

The United States lost carbon olfactory satellite

The United States first used to detect atmospheric carbon dioxide content of the Earth and its satellite distribution map drawn on the 24th due to launch failures and crashed into the sea near the Antarctic 



 According to Xinhua News Agency, the United States's first electric specific detection of the Earth and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration of greenhouse gases for such a comprehensive distribution map drawn on the 24th satellite launch failure due to fall into the sea near the Antarctic. 



 The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said that the launch in-orbit  Carbon Observer (OCO), that is odorless carbon  satellite preparation period of up to 8 years, the satellite crashed the relevant personnel of depression. 



 It is learned that NASA will set up a special committee to investigate olfactory  carbon causes of the failure of satellite launching. 



 Separation failure 



 The Associated Press reports, This is NASA since September 2001 the first time since launching a major failure of mission. The entire satellite project cost 280 million U.S. dollars. 



 NASA launch director Chuck ‧ Sandoval described the failure of the scientific community extremely disappointed. 



 In accordance with the United States "New York Times" that  Taurus XL rocket's third grade seven seconds after ignition, the rocket fairing the front of the failure isolation and arrows, with the result that is located under the fairing of the satellite can not be released into space. 



 Agence France-Presse reported, this is the first time for NASA to launch satellites using Taurus rocket.  Olfactory carbon project manager Brenton Wheeler Shi say that in the past to launch the process of fairing has never been a problem. 



 Worse 



 According to NASA official website introduction, scientists had looked forward to using the thinner carbon 』satellite to collect information to help answer a series of questions, including the location of emission sources of carbon dioxide emissions, such as geographical distribution. 



 Carbon  olfactory satellite hence the name. Its failure to make full z American scientific community criticized the efforts of NASA Earth observation also casts a shadow. 



 The United States National Academy of Sciences in 2007 warned that the Earth NASA research project has been in danger  to study less and less ad hoc, the gradual aging of the relevant satellite. 



 This month, U.S. President Barack Obama ‧ economic stimulus plan put in 400 million U.S. dollars for NASA scientific research project. The Associated Press quoted NASA Science Department is responsible for weiler person as saying: 『money all u _ Bali earth science research. 』 



 Members of the National Academy of Sciences, Columbia University Professor Ruth ‧ de Vries said: 『very sorry, when we are trying to push back on track when the Earth observation, but the accident happened. 』 



 NASA used to study under a climate change satellite  honor its launch scheduled for this summer, but this program will be thinner carbon  investigate the causes of the accident have been suspended before. 



 Copy the satellite? 



 The Associated Press reported that carbon  olfactory satellite launch fails, NASA is facing a problem is to not to recycling, or copy a thinner carbon . 



  Olfactory carbon members of a special team of Colorado State University, USA Professor Graeme Stephens ‧ that many members of task force is urging NASA to do so. 



 Will have serious impact on climate research 



 On the 24th, the United States carbon  olfactory satellite due to launch vehicle failures in the Antarctic waters near the crash, which French climate experts believe that the accident will cause serious impact on climate research. 



 United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, vice chairman of France Jean ‧ Joinet Purcell told the media that if the carbon  olfactory satellite successfully launched, it can be launched in January this year, Japan's greenhouse gas satellites simultaneously No.  breathing observations of atmospheric carbon dioxide, for climate scientists to provide the overall greenhouse gas distribution and monitoring the process of change, therefore, the failure of the launch will result in related research is very adversely affected. 



 French research center on Climate Science Laboratory experts on the 26th Peter ‧ Reyna pointed out that although the respiratory  launch filled the southern hemisphere oceans and tropical regions of Africa a blank observation of greenhouse gases, but its observation capabilities and the scope of carbon thinner than .