Science news articles about 'sky'

  • Wild Sky Wilderness bill approved in House

    SEATTLE, May 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. House approved a bill creating the Wild Sky Wilderness in Washington state, officials said Wednesday.
  • Volcano in Chile spews lava and blasts ash 12 miles into sky

    SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- The Chaiten volcano spewed lava and blasted ash more than 12 miles into the sky on Tuesday, prompting a total evacuation of the provincial capital and other settlements....
  • A healthier July Fourth: Eco-friendly fireworks and flares poised to light up the sky

    ... in air, researchers are developing more environmentally friendly fireworks and flares to light up the night sky while minimizing potential health risks, according to an article scheduled for the June ...
  • In Beijing, Blue Skies Prove Hard to Achieve

    Beijing’s skies are so polluted that authorities are considering emergency measures during the Olympics.
  • Sky islands: metaphor or misnomer?

    ... that the populations of small mammals living on mountaintops in the Great Basin—on islands in the sky—are not as isolated as previously thought. "Niche modeling is a quick and straightforward approach ...
  • New LIDAR system sees the sky in 3-D

    ... looking for water droplets, however, the LIDAR sends a beam of light vertically into the sky. The "echo" here is a reflection of that light from different layers in the atmosphere. This reflection is ...
  • NASA renames observatory for Fermi, reveals entire gamma-ray sky

    ... Monitor (GBM). The LAT team today unveiled an all-sky image showing the glowing gas of the Milky Way ... it especially bright. The LAT scans the entire sky every three hours when operating in survey mode ...
  • New Probe's First Gamma Ray Sky Map Unveiled

    Officials working with the spacecraft formerly known as GLAST celebrated the probe's new name, Fermi, with the release of its first image of the full gamma ray sky.
  • Safer skies for the flying public

    ... airlines wants to move, and other variables for the thousands of flights that crisscross U.S. skies daily. The airlines then choose the flights. While developing the air traffic optimization model, ...
  • Steins: A diamond in the sky

    ... promising science ahead of us. I'm already looking forward to encountering our next diamond in the sky, the much bigger Lutetia." The OSIRIS imaging system's Wide Angle Camera (WAC) worked perfectly ...
  • Halloween Sky Show

    The planets are gathering for spooky sunset sky show on Oct. 31st. Read today's story to find out where to look.
  • Space shuttle Endeavour blasts into night sky

    Space shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted into the night sky Friday, bound for the international space station and the most extreme home makeover project ever attempted by astronauts. The ...
  • Meteor lights up skies over Western Canada

    CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A massive ball of fire that lit up the skies over two Western Canadian provinces on Thursday evening was likely among the biggest meteor events to be witnessed in Canada ...
  • Thanksgiving sky: Jupiter, Venus, moon together

    ... just families that are getting together this Thanksgiving week. The three brightest objects in the night sky - Venus, Jupiter and a crescent moon - will crowd around each other for an unusual group ...
  • Possible meteor streaks across B.C. sky

    Some lucky people across B.C. were treated to an amazing light show Tuesday afternoon when a bright object streaked across the twilight sky.

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