Science Now (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
... ()."This is the first time an asteroid impact has been predicted," writes planetary astronomer David Morrison in his NEO News e-mail newsletter. The discovery reflects the increasing capability of the worldwide watch for NEOs, he says, which in this case was smoothly coordinated through the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For the...
MSNBC.com: Space News (Free subscription) | yesterday
5:26 p.m. ET A very small asteroid will streak into the skies over Sudan tonight, astronomers announced. It is expected to burn up in the atmosphere, creating a show. It will not .It is the first time an asteroid "impact" has been predicted with near certainty, astronomers said.The is only about 6 feet in diameter (3 meters) and poses "no risk to those on the ground," said David Morrison...
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... breakthrough in 47 minutes. Jon Mitchell's cross was sliced by Andy Porteous towards his own goal. David Morrison ran in and on the goal-line slammed the ball into the net against the run of play. Bo'ness then had their best spell for 20 minutes. Back came Musselburgh but once again they missed a lot of chances. Manager McGlynn then changed the formation to a 2-4-4 in an effort to...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
... pretend that these tickets are worth face value, but in practice, they're worth far more," said David Morrison, deputy director with the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.Even so, one state lawmaker groused that the upper-deck Sox seats were "crappy," lamenting how Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf invited some officeholders into his skybox for the 2005 World Series.In the current ticket...
News from www.lacrossetribune.com (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
... oil at about 30,000 gallons. Those estimates were changed Tuesday to about 50,000 gallons, said David Morrison, an MPCA emergency response specialist, who called that figure a “very rough ballpark estimate.”That’s about as much fuel as a Boeing 747 can carry and a fairly large amount to have occurred in a spill. The MPCA deals with between only six and 10 spills that compare in size...
News from www.lacrossetribune.com (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
... delay traffic on County Road 23 for at least most of today, according to the sheriff’s department.David Morrison, a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency emergency response specialist, said that four oil cars likely had leaks, causing an estimated 30,000 gallons to spill into the soil. Pools of the yellow liquid had formed next to and underneath the cars carrying oil from South Dakota...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
... support the idea that life forms could be exchanged between planets such as Earth and Mars," said David Morrison, an astrobiologist at NASA's Ames Research Center."Now we know that species from three very different organism groups — bacteria, lichens and invertebrate animals — are able to survive at least short periods under space vacuum and also under some restricted conditions of...
Space.com (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
... support the idea that life forms could be exchanged between planets such as Earth and Mars," said David Morrison, an astrobiologist at NASA's Ames Research Center."Now we know that species from three very different organism groups â€" bacteria, lichens and invertebrate animals â€" are able to survive at least short periods under space vacuum and also under some restricted conditions...
Live Science (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
... support the idea that life forms could be exchanged between planets such as Earth and Mars," said David Morrison, an astrobiologist at NASA's Ames Research Center."Now we know that species from three very different organism groups – bacteria, lichens and invertebrate animals – are able to survive at least short periods under space vacuum and also under some restricted conditions of...
US News (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
... support the idea that life forms could be exchanged between planets such as Earth and Mars," said David Morrison, an astrobiologist at NASA's Ames Research Center."Now we know that species from three very different organism groups — bacteria, lichens and invertebrate animals — are able to survive at least short periods under space vacuum and also under some restricted conditions of...
Space Ref (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
... Who: Speaking at the event will be S. Pete Worden, director, NASA Ames Research Center; David Morrison, acting director, NASA Lunar Science Institute; Daniel Andrews, LCROSS project manager; Anthony Colaprete, LCROSS principal investigator; Jennifer Heldmann, LCROSS observation campaign lead; Craig Elder, LCROSS spacecraft manager for Northrop Grumman, Redondo Beach, Calif., LCROSS...
Scripting News (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
David Morrison, via email: "I've been reading your site for a few years now, and couldn't think of anyone else to ask this question to. Are there any feeds or releases of the Democratic Convention speeches in just audio format. I'm traveling out of country, can't sit and watch on a computer, and don't have the bandwith to download video. Been searching for a few days, and can't seem to...
Big News Network.com (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
... and Ian Thorpe don't have to recompense the taxpayer.In a letter to The Sydney Morning Herald, David Morrison sprang to the defence of Olympians in the green and gold.'If taxpayer-supported athletes owe anything to us as a nation, it's simply to train well and do their best on the day,' he wrote. 'If we make them feel they owe us more than that, we should be ashamed of ourselves.'...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
... and Ian Thorpe don't have to recompense the taxpayer. In a letter to The Sydney Morning Herald, David Morrison sprang to the defence of Olympians in the green and gold. "If taxpayer-supported athletes owe anything to us as a nation, it's simply to train well and do their best on the day," he wrote. "If we make them feel they owe us more than that, we should be ashamed of ourselves."...
