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Astronomy team discovers nearby dwarf galaxy
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by UCLA research astronomer Michael Rich has used a unique telescope to discover a previously unknown companion to the nearby galaxy NGC 4449, which is...
Cool sun could host habitable planet
New super-Earth detected within the habitable zone of a cool star
FOR KIDS: Mapping the invisible
Astronomers don’t know what dark matter is, but they have mapped where it’s hiding
Capsule failure delays ISS crew mission
MOSCOW, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- NASA says crew replacement on the International Space Station will be delayed following the failure of a Russian Soyuz capsule in a ground test.
Dizzyingly Fast-Spinning Stars Slow Down by Flying Apart
Twirling stars called pulsars may blast material out into space to break their spins.
Mission to land on a comet
Europes Rosetta spacecraft is en route to intercept a comet and to make history. In 2014, Rosetta will enter orbit around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenkoand land a probe on it, two firsts.
NASA's Juno spacecraft refines its path to Jupiter
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft successfully refined its flight path Wednesday with the mission's first trajectory correction maneuver. The maneuver took place on Feb. 1. It is the first...
Do black holes help stars form?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The center of just about every galaxy is thought to host a black hole, some with masses of thousands of millions of Suns and consequently strong gravitational pulls...
New planet may contain water
A new planet that lies 22 light years away from Earth and has the potential to host liquid water has been found by astronomers.
1st Private Spaceship Flight to Space Station May Slip to April: NASA
The first test launch of SpaceX's Dragon space capsule to the International Space Station will be no earlier than March 20.
2 new Kepler planets with double suns discovered
A team of NASA scientists has discovered two new planets, each of which revolves around its own double suns.
Google Earth Ocean Terrain Receives Major Update
Data from Scripps, NOAA sharpen resolution of seafloor maps, correct "discovery" of Atlantis.
Russia's Manned Soyuz Space Capsule Explained (Infographic)
The workhorse Soyuz spacecraft have been flying for nearly 45 years.
Soyuz Rocket's Bumpy Ride - The History
What was once a bicycle manufacturer in in the late-19th century evolved into a plane and rocket producer by the mid-20th century. Still a mainstay today, the Soyuz rocket has...
Super-Earth spotted in life-friendly zone
Latest exoplanet entry creeps closer to long-sought goal of habitability elsewhere
Two New Moons Found Orbiting Jupiter
Two tiny satellites add to the planet's swarm of "backward" moons and bring the full Jovian family up to 66 natural satellites.
Fireball Over Texas Caught By Police Dash Cam
A squad car from the Little River-Academy Police Department in Texas captured a fireball lighting up the night sky on its dashboard camera on February 1, 2012.
Rainbow Retinas & Fiery Cosmic Webs: Winning Images Turn Science Into Art
From a mouse's eye to the whole universe, these science images are stunning.
Tracing Our Place In Outer Space
Exploration: Spacecraft detects atoms from beyond our solar system’s boundaries
EU signs orders for eight new Galileo space satellites
The EU on Thursday signed contracts with German and French engineering firms to build and launch another eight satellites for its Galileo geopositioning system.
Russia will begin hunt for extrasolar planets
Located just south of Saint Petersburg on Pulkovo Heights, one of the greatest Russian Observatories of all times the Pulkovo Observatory is about to embark on a very...
Looks like we`re still looking for earthly life forms on other planets
In late 2010, NASA set the Internet buzzing when it called a press conference to discuss an astrobiological finding that would impact the search for extraterrestrial life. Many speculated that...
On the Edge: Skywatchers Snap Photo of Slender 'Little Sombrero' Galaxy
NGC 7814 is affectionately known as "The Little Sombrero" because it looks like a smaller version of the Sombrero galaxy.
Remnant of an explosion with a powerful kick?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Vital clues about the devastating ends to the lives of massive stars can be found by studying the aftermath of their explosions. In its more than twelve years...
'First light' taken by NASA's newest CERES instrument
(PhysOrg.com) -- The doors are open on NASA's Suomi NPP satellite and the newest version of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument is scanning Earth for...
Best Science Pictures of 2011 Announced
A spiny cucumber and a nanotube ''city'' feature among the winners of the 2011 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.
Colorful solar instrument treks east for a new career
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the world's most colorful solar instruments is moving across country for a new life dissecting the chemistry of comets and stars.
Earth's Cloudy Past Could Reveal Exoplanet Details
Two astronomers modeled the clouds of Earth's past in an effort to determine how landforms on an alien planet might appear.