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Asteroid to make closest approach since 1975
On Tuesday, January 31, asteroid 433 Eros will come closer to Earth than it has in 37 years, traveling across the night sky in the constellations Leo, Sextans and Hydra....
Voyage to the most isolated base on Earth
Alexander Kumar, the next ESA-sponsored crewmember to stay in Concordia, has arrived safely at the research base in Antarctica. The voyage to one of the remotest places on Earth takes...
Space Weather Center to add world's first 'ensemble forecasting' capability
Improved Forecasting to Coincide with Peak in Solar Activity
GOP Presidential Candidates: Where They Stand on Space
A summary of the Republican contenders' views on NASA and the future of American spaceflight.
Planet-hunting space telescope nets jackpot
NASA says that its Kepler Mission has found 26 planets In 11 solar systems
Russia to delay space mission due to technical problems
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to delay the next mission carrying U.S. and Russian astronauts to the International Space Station by several weeks due to problems with the spaceship's descent...
NASA to Discuss Discoveries of Material from Beyond Solar System on Tuesday
The space agency is holding a press conference Tuesday (Jan. 31).
Twitter's block move 'collaborating with censors': RSF
Media rights group Reporters Without Borders on Friday slammed Twitter's announcement that it could now block tweets from appearing in a specific country as "collaborating with the censors".
Crater with dark and bright ejecta
(PhysOrg.com) -- This Dawn FC (framing camera) image is centered on a small, young, fresh crater with bright and dark ejecta rays extending from it. This image is a brightness...
New research suggests Fomalhaut B may not be a planet after all
When the Hubble Space Telescope photographed the apparent exoplanet Fomalhaut b in 2008, it was regarded as the first visible light image obtained of a planet orbiting another star. The...
GOES-13 satellite sees 'giant white spike' of clouds bringing U.S. severe weather
(PhysOrg.com) -- Severe weather is expected to impact the southeastern U.S. today, and the GOES-13 satellite captured an image of a line of clouds associated with the strong cold front...
Space Telescope Science Institute Awarded for Being A "Best Place to Work" in Baltimore
In its February 2012 issue, Baltimore Magazine has cited the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) as one of the best places to work in metropolitan Baltimore.
Czechs sign deal to host EU's satellite navigation
(AP) -- The Czech government has signed a deal for Prague to host the headquarters of an ambitious satellite navigation system that is meant to become the main rival...
Volunteers sought for simulated Mars mission and study of 'menu fatigue'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronauts on a mission to Mars will need much more than freeze-dried ice cream to sustain them, and researchers at Cornell are working to determine the best way...
What drove the lunar dynamo? Moon's molten core was likely sustained by alternative power source
New evidence from an ancient lunar rock suggests that the moon once harbored a long-lived dynamo a molten, convecting core of liquid metal that generated a strong magnetic field...
Pakistan to improve academia-industry links
Offices of research, innovation and commercialisation (ORIC) are set to improve links between Pakistan’s universities and its enterprises. www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/entrepreneurship/http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/entrepreneurship/
Satellite controversy bubbles over for Indian space agency
Satellite controversy bubbles over for Indian space agencyNature News , 27012012 doi: 10.1038/nature.2012.9920K.S. JayaramanFour former administrators barred from government work.
Watch ‘Sahara’s end’ on the Earth from Space programme
Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. Join us every Friday at 10:00 CET for an 800 km-high tour with spectacular images from Earth-observing satellites. Watch...
Wonder, Discovery and Big Ideas: The World of Radiolab
Jad Abumrad is the host and creator of Radiolab, public radio's Peabody Award-winning program devoted to wonder, discovery and big ideas.
3-D Vision for Tiny Eyes
To estimate pouncing distance, jumping spiders compare crisp images of their prey to blurry ones
Primitive Attraction: Magnetized Moon Rock Points to Lunar Core's Active Past
The moon of today is a static orb with little to no internal activity; for all intents and purposes it appears to be a dead, dusty pebble of a world....
Life beyond Earth? Underwater caves in Bahamas could give clues
Discoveries made in some underwater caves by researchers in the Bahamas could provide clues about how ocean life formed on Earth millions of years ago, and perhaps give hints of...
Moon or Asteroid? NASA's Next Giant Leap Depends on Who'll Be President
The three chief contenders for the presidency have different ideas for America's space program.
Earth to Be Consumed By Red Giant Star (In 5B Years)
When a star runs out of gas, it swells up and all that lies in its path is destroyed - the inner planets don't stand a chance. Find out what...
World's largest chewed gumball built from Nicorette
Barry Chappell has chewed his way out of a heavy smoking habit and into the record books, but there's more to his 79-kilogram medicated gumball than meets the eye. What...
LED lights point shoppers in the right direction
Looking for an item in a large department store or mall can be like searching for a needle in a haystack, but that could change thanks to a hybrid location-identification...
Maple Leaf Gardens time capsule contents to be revealed
The contents of a time capsule found by construction workers renovating Maple Leaf Gardens, will be revealed on Thursday.
OPINION: Space invasions: what to do when stuff falls from the sky
What do you do when satellites or spacecraft start falling from space? An expert suggests that you shouldn't panic - or pick up the fragments.