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Sun storms could help clear away space junk
Scientists see an unexpected upside in the energy being thrown off by violet solar eruptions
NuSTAR spacecraft arrives in California
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, mission arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Friday morning after a cross-country trip by truck from the Orbital Sciences...
Russian space freighter docks with ISS
MOSCOW, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- An unmanned Russian space freighter docked with the International Space Station Saturday, mission control said.
NASA sees a weakening Cyclone Funso's 'closed eye'
Powerful Cyclone Funso's eye has been clear in NASA satellite imagery over the last several days until NASA's Aqua satellite noticed it had "closed" and become filled with high clouds...
Record-Setting Astronaut Retires from NASA
NASA astronaut Jerry Ross, the first person to fly seven space missions, has left the agency.
LA's solar power ranks second in Calif.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Los Angeles has come in second in a survey of California cities for the amount of solar installations and solar electricity generated, a...
Remembering the Apollo 1 Fire (Infographic)
On Jan. 27, 1967, the crew of Apollo 1 was killed when fire engulfed their spacecraft during a ground test. The disaster stalled America's race to the moon for a...
New Clues Into Moon's Magnetic Mystery Revealed
Researchers are still unclear about what might have powered this ancient lunar magnetic field.
Canadian teenagers send Lego man into space
Using home-stitched parachute and equipment found on Craigslist, two 17-year-olds send Lego-naut 80,000ft into the airTwo Canadian teenagers have sent a Lego man into the outer reaches of the Earth's atmosphere using a...
New Star Discoveries Found in Antique Telescope Plates
New types of variable stars were discovered from old photographic plates.
Blue marble 2012: Amazing high definition image of Earth
A new high-definition version of the Blue Marble has been taken from the newest Earth observation satellite. The just-renamed Suomi NPP satellite took numerous images on January 4, 2012 and...
NASA's J-2X engine kicks off 2012 with powerpack testing
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new series of tests on the engine that will help carry humans to deep space will begin next week at NASA's Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi....
Photo from NASA Mars orbiter shows wind's handiwork
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some images of stark Martian landscapes provide visual appeal beyond their science value, including a recent scene of wind-sculpted features from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE)...
VIDEO: Supply rocket blasts off for ISS
A rocket carrying supplies for the International Space Station has blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Debris from way out there
"Well, here it is," said aerospace engineer William Ailor as he paused next to the hulking metal shells arrayed along the plaza outside a visitor entrance at Aerospace Corp.'s El...
Skywatching Guide: How to Observe the Bright Twin Stars Gemini
Here's what you need to know to spot this celestial stunner.
Molten blobs create moon flashes
Mysterious lunar lights are the superhot remains of meteorites pelting the surface
Guinness World Record: DESY's X-ray laser FLASH shoots fastest movie
It's official: The world's fastest movie was shot by DESY's X-ray laser FLASH in Hamburg, Germany.
Will Sunscreen Protect You From the Solar Flares?
You should always wear sunscreen, but there's no need to wear more than normal during a solar flare.
Three Space Shuttle Veterans Chosen for Astronaut Hall of Fame
A spacewalker, a four-star general and an ex-astronaut chief will join the Hall of Fame this year.
Wayward Mars probe splashed down off S. America
Space junk experts say a failed Russian Mars probe crashed near South America Coast
A galactic magnetic field in a lab bolsters astrophysical theory
Why is the universe magnetized? It's a question scientists have been asking for decades. Now, an international team of researchers including a University of Michigan professor have demonstrated that it...
Opening of UK site producing the heart of Galileo
The first Galileo satellites are already in orbit, with more on the way. Today ESA’s Director General and the UK’s Universities and Science Minister attended the grand opening of the...
Most Massive Galaxies Had Frenzied Star-Forming Pasts
Astronomers found a link between active starburst galaxies in the early universe to giant elliptical galaxies we see today.
The Rings of Pluto?
Like other bodies in the outer Solar System, Pluto may have have rings orbiting it. Finding these rings could be important for the safety of NASA's New Horizons mission -...
Russia opens talks with NASA and ESA with plans for manned lunar base
On January 19, 2012, Roscosmos, the Russian Space Agency began talking to the United States and Europe about the stuff dreams are made of... a manned research base on the...
French institute prepares for gene-therapy push
French institute prepares for gene-therapy pushNature 481, 423 25012012 doi: 10.1038/481423aAlison AbbottGenethon relaunches itself as a force for translational medicine.
A Dozen Science and Tech Stories to Expect in 2012
Asteroid Fly-By On January 31, the 20-mile-long asteroid Eros makes its closest pass by Earth in 37 years. It will miss us by 16.5 million miles, but that's still close...