A University of Arizona Astronomer is proposing to create a shield between the Earth and the Sun to reduce global warming.
India has served notice that it intends to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile to achieve worldwide reach with its nuclear arsenal.
China takes U.S. plans to boost its space military capabilities very seriously and is likely to respond with energetic counter-measures of her own.
U.S. intelligence analysts are concerned that Iranian preparations to launch a satellite in early 2005 could be a cover to advance its missile technologies.
The United States could attack Europe's planned network of global positioning satellites if it was used by a hostile power such as China according to a new report.
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When anti-coalition forces in Iraq used jammers last year to thwart Global Positioning System precision-guided munitions in that theater, it represented a new, but not unexpected, challenge for the U.S. military: The first time an adversary challenged its dominance in space.
During the past two years, scientists have successfully tapped the chemical reactions from decomposing organic matter on the ocean floor to create fuel cells that can provide low levels of electrical power for many months.
A bid by India and the United States to expand space ties will bring the world's two largest democracies closer and provide a platform to launch global projects to benefit developing nations according to analysts.
The author argues that more research needs to be done on the hazards of space debris to assess the risks it poses to large-scale space expansion like the proposed return to the moon initiative.
Power capacity generated by the wind surged by more than a quarter last year, mainly thanks to an expansion in Germany and other European countries, according to industry figures.