News tagged with instrumental activities

NASA and NOAA's newest GOES satellite ready for action

NASA and NOAA's latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-15, has successfully completed five months of on-orbit testing and has been accepted into service. The satellite has demonstrated ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Maintaining regular daily routines is associated with better sleep quality in older adults

A study in the April 1 issue of the journal Sleep found that the maintenance of daily routines was associated with a reduced rate of insomnia and improved quality of sleep in older adults living in a retirement community.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New Sun-Watching Instrument to Monitor Sunlight Fluctuations

(PhysOrg.com) -- During the Maunder Minimum, a period of diminished solar activity between 1645 and 1715, sunspots were rare on the face of the sun, sometimes disappearing entirely for months to years. At ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3