http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/science_society/space_policy/ Space policy. Read the latest proposals, plans and research on space exploration. en-us Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:05:01 EST Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:05:01 EST 60 http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gif http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/science_society/space_policy/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091110141846.htm When NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launches for the International Space Station on Nov. 16 it will carry a butterfly experiment that will be monitored by thousands of K-12 students across the nation. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091110141846.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091007081625.htm With land degradation in dryland regions continuing to worsen, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification has agreed on scientist-recommended indicators for monitoring and assessing desertification that signatory countries must report on. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091007081625.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090812143938.htm Using satellite data, hydrologists have found that groundwater beneath northern India has been receding by as much as 1 foot per year over the past decade -- and they believe human consumption is almost entirely to blame. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090812143938.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090715131600.htm Forty years ago, on July 20, 1969, the United States achieved an historic first when Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the moon. Armstrong's now famous words, "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," fulfilled the challenge set out nearly a decade earlier by President John F. Kennedy to land a man on the moon. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090715131600.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630180838.htm Improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the weapons of suicide bombers, are a major cause of soldier casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. A group of engineering undergraduate students has developed a new way to detect them. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630180838.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090302213945.htm A new approach to wireless communication will be able to guarantee the reachability of emergency services in a better way. 'Cognitive radio' borrows free space in other frequency bands and will also be able to organize an ad hoc network on the spot. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090302213945.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081204133606.htm For the success of a major research university, which is better: large, well-funded laboratory empires with many investigators working toward the same end, or the individual scientist toiling alone in his own laboratory or at his own desk? Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081204133606.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081117153207.htm As the global population continues to grow exponentially, our social connections to one another remain relatively small, as if we're all protagonists in the Kevin Bacon game inspired by "Six Degrees of Separation," a Broadway play and Hollywood feature that were popular in the 1990s. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081117153207.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081106122851.htm “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a sprit of brotherhood”, states Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081106122851.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081030194230.htm In this day and age, people engage in their right to vote from all over the world. But this Nov. 4, few ballots will have traveled as far as those cast by two NASA astronauts. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081030194230.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081013112443.htm How to deal with the ever-increasing problem of space debris, poses a major challenge for space agencies, industry and academia around the globe. Now, research suggests a new technique for identifying key pieces of debris that should be targeted for removal from orbit. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081013112443.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080929104611.htm The next time you see students playing an energized game of touch football or studying in the sunshine on a college quadrangle, consider this: campus green spaces can help students feel better about life and improve learning. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080929104611.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080924125049.htm Depression is a problem that could affect astronauts during long-duration spaceflights. Scientists are now developing a self-guided, multimedia program that will assist astronauts in recognizing and effectively managing depression and other psychosocial problems. In addition to protecting astronaut health, the system could have applications for health care on Earth, especially in rural locations where access to professional help is limited. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080924125049.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080926100644.htm The Netherlands is becoming more crowded. A green and open landscape is increasingly regarded as a leisure space for urban dwellers, and people are keen to retain it. Researchers analyzed the actions by concerned citizens in five green areas under threat of urbanization. He discovered, among other things, that active citizens are relatively well educated and that larger cities are less responsive to civil initiatives. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080926100644.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080826144850.htm NASA's Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope has revealed its first all-sky map in gamma rays. The onboard Large Area Telescope's all-sky image -- which shows the glowing gas of the Milky Way, blinking pulsars and a flaring galaxy billions of light-years away -- was created using only 95 hours of "first light" observations, compared with past missions which took years to produce a similar image. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080826144850.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080718092231.htm The Heads of the International Space Station Agencies have noted the significantly expanded capability the ISS now provides for on-orbit research and technology development activities and as an engineering test-bed for flight systems and operations critical to future space exploration initiatives. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080718092231.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080709153152.htm Think you have trouble getting rid of the clutter in your living room? After more than 50 years of launching rockets and satellites into space, the human race now has to deal with the clutter left behind -- or is it "above"? Dead satellites, spent rocket stages, paint flakes, and coolant from nuclear-powered satellites continue to orbit the Earth at ultrahigh velocities. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080709153152.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080227104237.htm New research questions claims made in August in the journal Science that EU conservation policy has been successful in protecting endangered birds. New research, also published in Science, reveals that the arguments presented in the study were flawed and based on inadequate data and predictions, according to critics. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080227104237.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080208182557.htm A new ASTM International standard for urban search and rescue robots and components tackles humble logistics problems that, left unsolved, could hamper the use of life-saving robots in major disasters. The advance is one result of a three-year National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) coordinated effort with first responders and robot manufacturers to develop urban search and rescue robot consensus standards. The new standard details specific ways to describe requirements for the storage, shipping and deployment of urban search and rescue robots. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080208182557.htm