News tagged with satellite radio

Better weather forecasts with a map showing atmospheric vapour

Weather forecasts, satellite navigation in cars and the inspection of dikes or natural gas fields: these applications using satellite data would all be even more accurate if we knew more about the distribution of water vapour ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Newborn Black Holes May Add Power to Many Exploding Stars

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers studying two exploding stars, or supernovae, have found evidence the blasts received an extra boost from newborn black holes. The supernovae were found to emit jets of particles ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Stern's threat to quit Sirius could be empty talk

(AP) --Howard Stern is threatening to leave Sirius XM Radio Inc. now that the shock jock and the satellite radio provider are getting set to enter contract talks in 2010.

Technology / Business

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blast from the Past Gives Clues About Early Universe

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope have gained tantalizing insights into the nature of the most distant object ever observed in the ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 5

Sirius XM passing $2 royalty fees to subscribers

(AP) -- Listeners of Sirius XM Radio Inc. are getting $2 fees added to their monthly satellite radio bills, in what's effectively a price increase for consumers.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

IBM Links SatNav to Car Radios

(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM has filed a patent that could put an end to losing your favorite radio channels while you are driving long distances. Their idea is to combine satellite navigation with the car radio to ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 weblog

Free radio stations and podcasts sans computer

Television and radio broadcasts used to be free. Stick an antenna in the air and that's still true even though much of it has now gone digital. As technology advanced, we got better delivery methods of those free signals ...

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nanosatellite to Study Antifungal Drug Effectiveness in Space

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is preparing to fly a small satellite about the size of a loaf of bread that could help scientists better understand how effectively drugs work in space. The nanosatellite, known as PharmaSat, ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Sirius XM Radio planning to stream to iPhone, iPod

(AP) -- Financially struggling Sirius XM Radio Inc. is planning to stream its subscription radio service to the iPhone and iPod Touch devices from Apple Inc. beginning this spring.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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