Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Astrophysics Explorer Program has selected two missions for launch in 2017: a planet-hunting satellite and an International Space Station instrument to observe X-rays from stars. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) were among four concept studies submitted in September 2012.[Read More…]
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Surprising Signs Of Stars Close To Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole
Evanston, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), have discovered signs of star formation perilously close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, according to a new Northwestern University paper. If confirmed, this would be the first time that star formation was[Read More…]
Johns Hopkins Team Uses Hubble In Record-Breaking Search For Farthest Supernova
Source: Hubblesite.org Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- A team of astronomers at The Johns Hopkins University has used data gathered by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to spot a supernova that exploded more than 10 billion years ago, breaking the previous record by roughly 350 million years. Nicknamed in a nod to Woodrow Wilson,[Read More…]
Illinois Lawmakers Pen Strong Support For Medical Marijuana Bill
IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013. As Illinois lawmakers consider granting qualified patients legal access to medical marijuana, Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie) and Sen. Bill Haine (D-Alton) took time to support House Bill 1 in the State Journal Register. The two Illinoisans comprehensibly expounded on the bill’s contents, describing a heavily monitored[Read More…]
Audubon Victory For Panama Bay
Protected Status for Vital Wetlands Reinstated by Court Ruling Bay of Panama (Karl Kaufman) Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013.Today the Bay of Panama received a reprieve from destructive development as the Panamanian Supreme Court reinstated the protected status for the Bay of Panama wetlands, removing the temporary suspension it had placed[Read More…]
A ‘Green’ Sahara Was Far Less Dusty Than Today
Research points to an abrupt and widespread climate shift in the Sahara 5,000 years ago CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013. As recently as 5,000 years ago, the Sahara — today a vast desert in northern Africa, spanning more than 3.5 million square miles — was a verdant landscape, with sprawling[Read More…]
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs Nils Daulaire on World Health Day 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013. On April 7, 2013, we celebrate World Health Day to commemorate the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO), which marks its 65th anniversary this year. To celebrate WHO’s anniversary, we focus attention on this year’s World Health Day theme: high blood pressure, a significant public[Read More…]
Federal Judge Orders FDA to Broaden Access to Emergency Contraception
Court rules FDA must allow over-the-counter sale of “morning-after pill” to women of all ages and lift current point-of-sale restrictions NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013. In a landmark decision, a federal judge has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lift longstanding restrictions that impede and delay women’s access to[Read More…]
Study: Low Doses Of THC Provide Cardioprotection
Tel Aviv, Israel–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013. Low doses of THC are cardioprotective in mice, according to preclinical data to be published online in the journal Biochemical Pharmacology. Israeli scientists assessed in impact of a single ‘ultra-low’ injection of THC in mice prior to ischemia (the restriction of blood supply to tissues).[Read More…]
Interagency Working Group Calls for Integrated Management and Planning for a Rapidly Changing Arctic
Launches new Arctic Science Portal; Underscores need for streamlined, ‘whole of government’ approach with stakeholder, Alaska Native engagement WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. An interagency working group chaired by Interior Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes today released a report that calls for an integrated management strategy for the rapidly changing Arctic.[Read More…]
