WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 3, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Syracuse, New York, is awarded a $551,012,019 cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price incentive (firm-target), and firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering and technical support and production of the submarine AN/BLQ-10 electronic warfare systems on new-construction and in-service submarines.   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 4 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Do women talk more than men? It might depend on their age The stereotype that women are much more talkative than men is pervasive across many cultures, but a widely reported study by University of Arizona researchers in 2007 refuted the claim, finding that men and women speak roughly the same number of words per day - around 16,000. A new, larger follow-up to that study paints a more nuanced pictur  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's InSight Finds Marsquakes From Meteoroids Go Deeper Than Expected Captured by the HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on March 4, 2021, this impact crater was found in Cerberus Fossae, a seismically active region of the Red Planet. Scientists matched its appearance on the surface with a quake detected by NASA's InSight lander. NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona With help from AI, scientists disco  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 3 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's InSight Finds Marsquakes From Meteoroids Go Deeper Than Expected Meteoroids striking Mars produce seismic signals that can reach deeper into the planet than previously known. That's the finding of a pair of new papers comparing marsquake data collected by NASA's InSight lander with impact craters spotted by the agency's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The papers, published on M  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * 'We must take every action to make this transition as smooth as possible and ensure that our veterans receive the health care and benefits their service earned.' * * * U.S Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) wants to make it easier for members of our military to get the benefits they deserve after leaving the armed forces. The Arizona lawmaker and Rep. Young Kim (CA-40) are leading a bipartisan e  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 4 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * U of A faculty and staff nationally recognized with presidential honors Five University of Arizona faculty members have been recognized with some of the nation's highest honors for their contributions to science, education and mentorship. The prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Mentoring and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engi  more