Category Archives: earth

Satellite Collision Puts Hubble at Risk

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The already hobbled Hubble Space Telescope could be further harmed by space debris from Wednesday’s unprecedented satellite collision, a chief NASA scientist told ABC News. There has always been a small risk that Hubble and other spacecraft could be damaged … Continue reading →

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Algae Can Save the World – Again

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Nicholas Eckelberry, co-founder and inventor of OriginOil, stands next to two test batches of nannochloropsis algae at the company’s laboratory in Los Angeles December 12, 2008. OriginOil is in a race with hundreds of other companies to find an affordable … Continue reading →

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Plate Tectonics

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Plate tectonics is one of those topics that you generally skim through in junior high. But what exactly are plates and how are they related to earthquakes? Plate tectonics is a theory that has become a well-accepted reason to explain … Continue reading →

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Europe shivers, but world is getting hotter

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

It might feel cold in Europe but the world is getting hotter and global warming remains a danger, the United Nations weather agency WMO said Friday. “The Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, Michel Jarraud, has stressed that we mustn’t … Continue reading →

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