An image of the Wolf-Rayet star R136a1, the most massive star known. Credit: Wikipedia. Bonn, Germany-(ENEWSPF)- In 2010 scientists discovered four ‘monster’ sized stars, with the heaviest more than 300 times as massive as our Sun. Despite their incredible luminosity, these exotic objects, located in the giant star cluster R136[Read More…]
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Curiosity: Orbiter Images NASA’s Martian Landscape Additions
The four main pieces of hardware that arrived on Mars with NASA’s Curiosity rover were spotted by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera captured this image about 24 hours after landing. The large, reduced-scale image points out the strewn hardware: the heat shield was[Read More…]
Bruce Willis Couldn’t Save Us from Asteroid Doom
Students discover asteroid-splitting technique in Armageddon would not work University Leicester-(ENEWSPF)- According to the internet hysteria surrounding the ancient Mayan calendar, an asteroid could be on its way to wipe out the world on December 21, 2012. Obviously this is pretty unlikely – but if an asteroid really is on[Read More…]
Video: Zooming in on the Scene of Curiosity’s Landing
Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Follow along on a tour of the landing scene of NASA’s Curiosity rover in this video made up of images from two NASA orbiters. The movie begins with a global image from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor, then switches to views from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE)[Read More…]
Curiosity: New Mars Rover Beams Back Images Showing its Descent (Video/Text)
This color thumbnail image was obtained by NASA’s Curiosity rover during its descent to the surface of Mars on Aug. 5 PDT (Aug. 6 EDT). The image was obtained by the Mars Descent Imager instrument known as MARDI and shows the 15-foot (4.5-meter) diameter heat shield when it was about[Read More…]
New Signs of Trouble for Kemper Coal Plant: Mississippi Power Reportedly Fires Construction and Engineering Firms
Move Prompts New Questions of Kemper Plant’s Viability Jackson, MS–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2012. Today, Sierra Club learned that Mississippi Power has effectively terminated the company’s partnership with two companies highly involved in the design and construction of the Kemper County Coal Plant. KBR, a Texas-based company, was jointly responsible for the[Read More…]
EPA Reaches Agreement with Carmeuse Lime to Control Dust from its Chicago Plant
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2012) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached agreement with Carmeuse Lime, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Chicago lime manufacturing facility. The company will pay a $350,000 fine and spend $125,000 on lead abatement in south side neighborhoods. “As a result of[Read More…]
Protein That Boosts Longevity May Protect Against Diabetes
Sirtuins help fight off disorders linked to obesity, new MIT study shows. CAMBRDIGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2012. A protein that slows aging in mice and other animals also protects against the ravages of a high-fat diet, including diabetes, according to a new MIT study. MIT biology professor Leonard Guarente ’74 discovered[Read More…]
Refunds Stemming From Reebok’s Settlement With FTC Mailed to Consumers Who Bought EasyTone and RunTone Shoes and EasyTone Apparel
Company Paid $25 Million for Refunds to Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Advertising Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2012. In connection with the Federal Trade Commission’s settlement with Reebok International Ltd, a settlement administrator is mailing approximately 315,000 checks to consumers who bought allegedly deceptively advertised toning shoes and apparel from the[Read More…]
Six in 10 Adults Now Get Physically Active by Walking
Less than half get enough physical activity to improve their health Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2012. Sixty-two percent of adults say they walked for at least once for 10 minutes or more in the previous week in 2010, compared to 56 percent in 2005, according to a new Vital Signs report[Read More…]
