Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- On March 18, 2011, the MESSENGER spacecraft entered orbit around Mercury to become that planet’s first orbiter. The spacecraft’s instruments are making a complete reconnaissance of the planet’s geochemistry, geophysics, geologic history, atmosphere, magnetosphere, and plasma environment. MESSENGER is providing a wealth of new information and some surprises.[Read More…]
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EPOXI Finds Hartley 2 is a Hyperactive Comet
Jets can be seen streaming out of the nucleus, or main body, of comet Hartley 2 in this image from NASA’s EPOXI mission. The nucleus is approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) long and .4 kilometers (.25 miles) across at the narrow “neck.” Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD Greenbelt, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Hartley 2’s hyperactive state,[Read More…]
NASA Spacecraft Confirms Theories, Sees Surprises at Mercury
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- NASA scientists are making new discoveries about the planet Mercury. Data from MESSENGER, the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury, is giving scientists important clues to the origin of the planet and its geological history and helping them better understand its dynamic interior and exterior processes. NASA’s MErcury Surface,[Read More…]
Model Lighting Ordinance Released to Promote Responsible Outdoor Lighting
Tucson, AZ-(ENEWSPF)- The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) announce public release of the Model Lighting Ordinance (MLO), a valuable guide for environmentally responsible outdoor lighting in North America. The MLO is an outdoor lighting template designed to help municipalities develop outdoor lighting standards that reduce[Read More…]
Construction Begins on World’s Largest Solar Power Facility
BLYTHE, CA–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2011. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today joined local officials and representatives from Solar Trust America at a ceremony launching the start of construction on what will be the world’s largest solar power facility. Located on public lands in[Read More…]
THC Administration Halts Disease Progression, Decreases Mortality In Primate Version of Human Immunodeficiency Virus
New Orleans, LA–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2011. The long-term administration of delta-9-THC, the primary psychoactive compound in marijuana, is associated with decreased mortality in monkeys infected with the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), a primate model of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) disease, according to in vivo experimental trial data published in the June[Read More…]
Nerve Cells Grown From Stem Cells Give Insight Into Parkinson’s
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–17 June 2011. Oxford University researchers have succeeded in using stem cell technology to grow nerve cells in the laboratory from initial skin samples taken from Parkinson’s patients. It’s the first large-scale effort of its kind in the UK. The advance will allow nerve cells that are just like[Read More…]
House Votes to Block Assistance to Farmers Preparing for Droughts, Floods and Pests
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2011. Summary: The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed an amendment to the fiscal 2012 agriculture spending bill that would prohibit the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from implementing its new departmental regulation on climate change adaptation. The USDA is working to assist the nation’s farmers,[Read More…]
Departments of Justice, Health and Human Services Highlight Joint Efforts to Combat Health Care Fraud in Philadelphia
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 17, 2011. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited Philadelphia today where they participated in the sixth regional health care fraud prevention summit. The summits bring together a wide array of federal, state and local partners, beneficiaries, providers[Read More…]
DOE Offers $150 Million Conditional Commitment for a Loan Guarantee to Support Breakthrough Solar Manufacturing Process
Transformational Technology Could Cut Production Costs of Silicon Wafers in Half Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the offer of a conditional commitment for a $150 million loan guarantee to 1366 Technologies, Inc. for the development of a multicrystalline wafer manufacturing project. The project will[Read More…]
