The Real Cause Of Low Oil Prices
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 13, 2015 -
With all the conspiracy theories surrounding OPEC's November decision not cut production, is it really not just a case of simple economics? The U.S. shale boom has seen huge hype but the numbers speak for themselves and such overflowing optimism may have been unwarranted. When discussing harsh truths in energy, no sector is in greater need of a reality check than renewable energy.
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wants to shake up satellite industry
Hawthorne, Calif. (UPI) Jan 13, 2015 -
Elon Musk wants to grow the presence of SpaceX in the satellite communications industry. Establishing a profitable satellite operation would bring in the kinds of stable revenue streams that Musk needs to pursue more adventurous missions - like a manned colony on Mars.
But Musk says a cozy relationship between the U.S. Air Force and other aerospace and defense industry contractors is p ...
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Russia delays decision on using ISS after 2020
Moscow (AFP) Jan 13, 2015 -
Russia has delayed a ruling on its future use of the International Space Station, a source in Russia's space agency said Tuesday, as economic turmoil buffets the country's space programme.
NASA has said the ISS will remain operational until 2024, but Russia - which since the termination of the US shuttle programme is the only country able to ferry astronauts to the international station -- ...
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Rivers Are Draining Greenland Quickly: NASA-UCLA
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2015 -
Rivers of glacial meltwater flowing over Greenland's frozen surface may be contributing as much to global sea level rise as all other processes that drain water from the melting ice sheet combined, according to researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, and NASA.
The new finding was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research is ded ...
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U.S. intel agency contracts for BAE Systems software
San Diego (UPI) Jan 13, 2015 -
BAE Systems' commercial GXP Xplorer software is to be used to modernize the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's data stores and libraries.
The management software will be deployed globally to support the agency's transition from legacy image product libraries to commercial-based information storage capabilities and allow easier sharing of data, the company said.
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NASA releases retro-styled travel posters for newly discovered planets
Washington (UPI) Jan 14, 2015 -
As a unique way to draw attention to the increasing number of exoplanets discovered by the repaired and reinvigorated Kepler, NASA published three throwback travel posters showcasing alien worlds Kepler-16b, Kepler-186f and HD 40307g.
The first destination planet showcased as part of NASA's Planet Quest and its Exoplanet Travel Series was Kepler-16b, a Saturn-mass planet that is half ga ...
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New Navy missile ready for operational testing
Patuxent River, Md. (UPI) Jan 13, 2015 -
The final developmental free flight test of Raytheon's Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 has been conducted in California by the U.S. Navy.
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command said the test involved the missile being launched from an F/A-18 at a moving maritime target. The missile destroyed the target, it said, and met all primary test objectives.
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