TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Space Shuttle Atlantis Blasts Off The space shuttle Atlantis rumbled into space on Thursday afternoon, carrying the European scientific laboratory Columbus to the International Space Station. nytimes.com |
U.S. says "virtual fence" on border ready for use WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-tech "virtual fence" on part of the U.S. border with Mexico is finally ready for service and the technology can fight illegal crossings all along the frontier, the Homeland Security chief said on Friday. feeds.reuters.com |
NASA Makes Mock Capsule for Escape Test HAMPTON, Va. (AP) -- The aluminum and steel cone-shaped object with a pair of white fuzzy dice hanging from an interior beam is the same size and shape of a spacecraft being designed to take astronauts to the international space station and then to the moon. But this mock-up of the Orion crew vehicle is headed for the New Mexico desert.... hosted.ap.org |
Not a Mercury or Saturn, but It Goes Way Off Road There’s a lot to like about the concept vehicle taking shape at the Johnson Space Center. nytimes.com |
Bush Sets Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goal President Bush called for the United States to stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and challenged other countries to commit to goals of their own. nytimes.com |