Tag: nasa
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Defcon 6/17: Civilization, Sun & a Stunning Interface
NASA: Civilization will end in 2013 (possibly) // Electronic armageddon on National Geographic // Supreme Court: Police officer’s texting not private
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defcon 5/27: hacking cough, fever & runny nodes
man infects himself with computer virus* video: cyberwar could cripple the nation* clarke: next terrorist threat will be from those resisting technology* india sees cyber warfare as new-gen security threat* second man jailed over scientology ddos attacks* space so full of junk that a satellite collision could destroy communications on earth* shuttle atlantis completes 32nd…
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Stephen Hawking Warns Over Making Contact With Aliens
Aliens almost certainly exist but humans should avoid making contact, Professor Stephen Hawking has warned. In a series for the Discovery Channel the renowned astrophysicist said it was “perfectly rational” to assume intelligent life exists elsewhere.
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Defcon 4/8: Hack, Talk, Listen & Panic
Uncle Scam wants you (to fight hackers) // Federal infotech pros say US at high risk for cyberattack // Security ‘guru’ Richard Clarke talks cyberwar // NASA listens for signs of life from Mars lander // April Fool’s UFO report sparks panic in Jordan
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Biowars/Envirohealth: Infection, Detection, Pollution
Obama to crush economy with massive co2 taxes next week // Pfizer ordered to pay up over ‘AIDS-like’ virus infections // Bayer beats out Exxon for most toxic corporate air polluter title // Bacteria detection is anti-terror effort // Government may have to waste millions of h1n1 vaccines // Anthrax scare leads to evacuation of…
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air force space plane: military launching robotic space vehicle
from ap: After a decade of development, the Air Force this month plans to launch a robotic spacecraft resembling a small space shuttle to conduct technology tests in orbit and then glide home to a California runway. The ultimate purpose of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle and details about the craft, which has been passed…
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ground zero: the black sun prophecy
support ground zero & purchase this episode for $1! from clyde lewis: Recently Louis Farrakhan, leader of the nation of Islam delivered a speech that sounded like it was from a Hollywood blockbuster film about aliens and the end of the world. The speech included references to a mother ship or space plane about a…
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dark, dangerous asteroids found lurking near earth
from new scientist: An infrared space telescope has spotted several very dark asteroids that have been lurking unseen near Earth’s orbit. Their obscurity and tilted orbits have kept them hidden from surveys designed to detect things that might hit our planet. Called the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), the new NASA telescope launched on 14…
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white house killing nasa’s moon mission, reports say
from computerworld: Reports surfacing this week say that the White House plans to put a stop to NASA’s plans to return to the moon. The Orlando Sentinel, quoting an unnamed White House source, reported yesterday that President Barack Obama is looking to push the space agency in a new direction. David Steitz, a spokeperson at…
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russians plan to save earth from asteroid in 2036
from allgov: Sounding like a character from the film Armageddon, Russia’s leading space official, Anatoly Perminov, warned this week that action must be taken to keep an asteroid from striking the earth in 2036. Perminov said “lives are at stake” unless Russia and other nations band together to destroy the asteroid Apophis which will pass…
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defcon 11/19: arms race, web games, cern & biometrics
raytheon to provide cybersecurity across dod networks* obama said to be close again to naming cybersecurity chief*place your bets: is cyber czar announcement really near?*US cyber defenses full of holes* senate panel: 80% of cyber attacks preventable*web security company warns of ‘cyber arms race’* icann attendees: america, surrender the root zone file!*nasa: the moon is…
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animal lovers say no to radioactive nasa monkeys
from the register: Animal rights groups are apparently not pleased with NASA’s plan to zap squirrel monkeys with repeated doses of radiation for science. The US space agency will expose between 18 to 28 of the moneys to low doses of radiation daily to better understand the effects of long-term exposure outside Earth’s protective magnetic…
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defcon 10/29: smart grid, nsa supercenters & surveillance
obama announces stimulus funding for the ‘smart grid’*obama invests $3.4b in US electricity grid*feds’ smart grid race leaves cybersecurity in the dust*flashback: corbett report: episode103 – the smart grid cometh*cyberattacks: espionage now, sabotage soon*nsa supercenters to store americans’ private data permanently*government to build $1.5b cybersecurity data center*dhs to announce cyber merger*scan of internet uncovers 1000s…
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terror drills & wargames: from israel to arizona
heavily armed law enforcement teams scattered across bay area this weekend for ‘urban shield 2009’from contra costa times: Armed officers in full battle gear will be scattered throughout the Bay Area this weekend, rescuing hostages, fighting bank robbers and quelling terrorism at the Oakland Airport, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, the NASA Ames Research Center and 22…