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    Mar 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Naval Academy astronauts return to inspire next generation

    The course is Human Space Flight. The subject for today: analogues — the scenarios found in the world or contrived in the laboratory that NASA uses to simulate work and life aboard a space ship.
    The course is Human Space Flight. The subject for today: analogues — the scenarios found in the world or contrived in the laboratory that NASA uses to simulate work and life aboard a space ship. Naval Academy professor Ken Reightler leads the...

    Tags: Engineering, Barack Obama, Vice (movie), Rocketry, Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

    2. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Research buzz: Using Antarctic microbes to consider feasibility of life on Mars

    <strong>Description:</strong> Unusual proteins within microbes allow the organisms to survive in cold and salty conditions in Antarctica, and could in theory help support life on Mars as well, according to NASA-funded study at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The study revealed slight differences between core proteins in ordinary organisms and those known as Haloarchaea, which can live in severe conditions with extreme salinity or temperatures, for example. They studied such microbes from Deep Lake, a salty body of water in Antarctica, and found that atoms within the core proteins were more loosely connected, "allowing them to be more flexible and functional," DasSarma said.
    Description: Unusual proteins within microbes allow the organisms to survive in cold and salty conditions in Antarctica, and could in theory help support life on Mars as well, according to NASA-funded study at the University of Maryland School of...

    Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Weather Reports, Research, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Antarctica

    3. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Dennis H. McGinley Jr., electrical engineer

    Dennis H. McGinley Jr., a retired electrical engineer and model railroad enthusiast, died Tuesday of heart disease at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was 73.
    Dennis H. McGinley Jr., a retired electrical engineer and model railroad enthusiast, died Tuesday of heart disease at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was 73. The son of a Jersey Central Railroad yardmaster and a factory worker, Dennis Hayden McGinley Jr....

    Tags: Heart Disease, Electronics, Honeywell International Incorporated, Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland), Allentown

    4. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Beltway plaza mall offers free lunch, movie to furlough workers

    If you have been furloughed as a result of the government sequester, Beltway Plaza Mall has a suggestion on how to spend you time off. Starting today and running through April 29th, the Greenbelt mall is offering furloughed workers the chance to see a...

    Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Movies, Grocery Coupons, Groceries

    5. Mar 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Finding life on other planets? It's a matter of time

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration reported this week that ancient rocks on Mars analyzed by its Curiosity rover, which landed on the Red Planet in August, show that what is today a barren and inhospitable environment might well have supported living organisms quite comfortably in the distant past. Several billion years ago, scientists say, Mars had a thicker atmosphere and warmer weather and was awash in water flowing across its surface that was safe enough to drink.
    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration reported this week that ancient rocks on Mars analyzed by its Curiosity rover, which landed on the Red Planet in August, show that what is today a barren and inhospitable environment might well have...

    Tags: Astronomy, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Science

    6. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Comet PANSTARRS could be visible next week in evening twilight

    Fresh off close brushes with a comet and an asteroid last month, the planet is up for a close view of the Comet PANSTARRS as it passes by Earth. It could be visible with the naked eye or at least with binoculars.
    Fresh off close brushes with a comet and an asteroid last month, the planet is up for a close view of the Comet PANSTARRS as it passes by Earth. It could be visible with the naked eye or at least with binoculars. Such an opportunity arises only about...

    Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    7. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Anne Arundel executive names new IT chief

    Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman on Tuesday named a former colleague to replace the county's information and technology chief. Rick Durkee of Davidsonville, an IT contractor with NASA —who was chief operating officer of Matrics Inc., a...

    Tags: Bankruptcy

    8. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  8. Former astronaut shows Harford Day students pieces of Mars

    "Who here is from Mars?" was one of the first questions asked by Donald Thomas, director of the Willard Hackerman Academy of Mathematics and Science at Towson University, to the nearly 150 folks young and old who were at Harford Day School for Tuesday night's Science Cafe gathering.
    "Who here is from Mars?" was one of the first questions asked by Donald Thomas, director of the Willard Hackerman Academy of Mathematics and Science at Towson University, to the nearly 150 folks young and old who were at Harford Day School for Tuesday...

    Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Technology, Rocketry, Willard Hackerman, Science

    9. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Sun spews particles toward University of Maryland spacecraft

    The sun has spewed a pair of solar particle blasts toward three NASA unmanned spacecraft in recent days -- including one on a University of Maryland-led mission.
    The sun has spewed a pair of solar particle blasts toward three NASA unmanned spacecraft in recent days -- including one on a University of Maryland-led mission. But the risk of electronic malfunctioning is expected to be low and no impact on Earth is...

    Tags: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Colleges and Universities, Weather Reports

    10. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Chances for early-morning International Space Station sightings arise this week

    Several chances for early-morning sightings of the International Space Station will arise over the next week in Maryland.
    Several chances for early-morning sightings of the International Space Station will arise over the next week in Maryland. In each case, the space station appears brighter than a star but much further than a plane, zipping across the dark sky, so long as...

    Tags: Space Programs

    11. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Americans must speak out against Keystone

    There are about to be 830,000 barrels of the dirtiest, most inefficient oil piped clear through our country from Canada, straight over an active seismic earthquake zone, through Native American reservations, and all the way to Texas via the Keystone XL pipeline. President Barack Obama is being pressed hard to finally submit to signing off on this tar sands oil project; however, this would be a step in the wrong direction for addressing the issue of climate change. For what reason would our nation be furthering our worldwide dependence on oil when there are countless effective solar and wind projects proposed that will consequently be disregarded? Is it because our nation's officials are unaware of the climate crisis, including the ever increasing 6 million acres annually burned due to wildfires, severe droughts, and clean water shortage? Is our government too incompetent to make the switch to safe, reliable energy sources?
    There are about to be 830,000 barrels of the dirtiest, most inefficient oil piped clear through our country from Canada, straight over an active seismic earthquake zone, through Native American reservations, and all the way to Texas via the Keystone XL...

    Tags: Keystone XL Pipeline, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Barack Obama, White House, U.S. Department of State

    12. Feb 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Girls take wing at annual flying festival in Frederick

    "I flew a mother and two young daughters, probably 4 and 7 years old, and as we took off I heard this shrieking from the back of the plane," said Lin Caywood, a 12-year pilot.
    "I flew a mother and two young daughters, probably 4 and 7 years old, and as we took off I heard this shrieking from the back of the plane," said Lin Caywood, a 12-year pilot. A mother and recent grandmother herself, Caywood thought the kids were upset...

    Tags: Festive Events, Trips and Vacations, Rocketry, Breast Cancer, Space Programs

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