Topic: Huntsville

G8 summit focuses on accountability, but where is it?

As the G8 countries this weekend emphasized the need for more accountability on their aid pledges, relief groups decried the fact that many pledges made at previous G8 summits have gone unmet.
06/27/2010 12:42 pm

Classic review: Space

A fact-laden novel on the space program.
06/27/2010 07:05 am

Canada earthquake measures 5.0; shakes Ottawa, Toronto, and U.S.

Canada earthquake: Parliament building in Ottawa evacuated. Workers also left buildings in Toronto
06/23/2010 06:51 pm

Draconid meteor shower: NASA prepares for potentially damaging 2011 meteor shower

Draconid meteor shower: NASA is assessing the risk to spacecraft posed by the upcoming 2011 Draconid meteor shower, a seven-hour storm of tiny space rocks.
06/16/2010 05:58 pm

NASA searching for what's left of 60 lb. meteor that streaked across Alabama sky

The space agency is asking people in northeastern Alabama to keep an eye out for any unusual looking rocks.
06/07/2010 01:26 pm

Falcon 9 inaugural flight has a lot riding on it

There will be many eyes checking out the inaugural flight of the private Falcon 9 rocket Friday, launching from Florida.
06/04/2010 12:02 pm

Gallery Famous political party switches

Air Force's mystery spaceship: X-37 gears up for launch

The Pentagon took over the X-37 program in 2006 after NASA couldn't keep it alive. But the Air Force has been tight-lipped about the spaceship. The craft will launch this month.
04/04/2010 05:56 pm

Amy Bishop case: Why no red flags were waved before shooting spree

Neurobiologist Amy Bishop, charged with killing three faculty colleagues at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, had a squeaky-clean public record despite several brushes with the law. There's more than one reason her record didn't follow her.
02/17/2010 02:23 pm

Professor charged with murder: Did tenure pressure play a role?

A neuroscience professor at the University of Alabama-Huntsville has been charged with capital murder for killing three people after opening fire at a faculty hearing. Dr. Amy Bishop reportedly had learned that her request for tenure had been denied for a second time.
02/13/2010 01:25 pm

Obama's budget would scrap NASA's moon mission

President Obama's budget for NASA seeks to end its back-to-the-moon program, rely more heavily on private companies, and invest in new technologies for human space exploration.
02/01/2010 06:51 pm

Five cities that will rise in the New Economy

From Seattle to Huntsville, Ala., five cities are poised to prosper in the New Economy because of exports, innovation, clean technology, and healthcare.
11/20/2009 12:00 am

New Economy cities: Huntsville eyes next launchpad for growth

Heavily reliant on aerospace and defense, Huntsville looks to biotech and other industries for new growth.
11/20/2009 12:00 am

Global News Blog Canada: One town's G-8 makeover

09/01/2009 01:00 am

NASA denies new space program is too risky, pricey

Engineers designing NASA's next moon rocket defended their work to a committee appointed by President Barack Obama.
07/30/2009 01:00 am

The New Economy Job hunting? This week's unusual openings.

04/30/2009 01:00 am

Flower shows brighten winter's gray days

Think spring by attending a nearby flower show.
02/24/2009 12:00 am

USA

08/07/2008 01:00 am

From the back of a bike to the moon

American space research returns to its original launching pad in Huntsville, Ala.
01/31/2008 12:00 am