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FAQ: Inside Astronaut Mark Kelly's Space Shuttle Mission
The space shuttle Endeavour's final flight is scheduled to launch on April 19. Here's a look at the details of the upcoming STS-134 mission to the International Space Station.
Air Force Primes X-37B Space Plane for Next Secret Mission
The U.S. Air Force is preparing its second X-37B robot space plane for a secret spaceflight in March.
Scientists release stunning satellite imagery of cyclone Yasi from space (w/ Video)
Earth observation scientists at the University of Leicester have recorded stunning images of tropical cyclone Yasi by orbiting satellites.
Giant radio telescope goes multi-national
In the quest to discover more about our Universe and the birth of stars and galaxies, a new UK telescope connected for the first time to others across Europe has...
GOES-13 Satellite sees Groundhog's Day on ice
Punxsutawney Phil predicted that spring will come on time, and NASA satellite data suggests that residents in more than one-third of the U.S. are now anxious for the prediction to...
Mission Accomplished: Mapping the Solar System
Gallery: NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer Finishes Its Amazing Survey of Small Bodies, Asteroids and Comets
"Killer" Winter Storm Seen From Space; U.S. Blanketed
A new NASA picture shows just how big the current U.S. winter storm is. Hitting at least 30 states, it's among the worst in 50 years.
In Images: How to Build a Giant Ice Dome
A huge ice dome erected in Obergurgl, Austria, now serves as a bar. Here's how the engineers built it.
Scotland eyes grid connection to Norway
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Scottish officials said they were working with Norway to develop ways to link their energy grids across the North Sea.
Stardust spacecraft adjusts flight path for comet meetup
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just over two weeks before its flyby of comet Tempel 1, NASA's Stardust spacecraft fired its thrusters to help refine its flight path toward the comet. The Stardust-NExT...
Cluster encounters a natural particle accelerator
ESA's Cluster satellites have flown through a natural particle accelerator just above Earth's atmosphere. The data they collected are unlocking how most of the dramatic displays of the northern and...
The first mission to Mercury
As the team of scientists behind NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft eagerly awaits the craft's entry into Mercury's orbit on 17 March, we could soon get answers to questions about the origin,...
Tracking the origins of speedy space particles
NASA's Time History of Events and Macroscale Interaction during Substorms (THEMIS) spacecraft combined with computer models have helped track the origin of the energetic particles in Earth's magnetic atmosphere that...
CryoSat ice data now open to all
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists can now tap into a flow of new data that will help to determine exactly how Earth's ice is changing. This information from ESA's CryoSat mission is...
Cosmic Visions from Paranal Observatory
The ESO’s telescopes atop Cerro Paranal in Chile form the Paranal Observatory. Here they serve as the backdrop for fabulous views of the night sky.
Why is that star wearing a dusty belt?
The hottest, most massive stars generate fierce stellar winds that affect their surroundings. So how is it that one such star can hold on to its dusty belt without it...
Fleet of INL-designed Mars hoppers could swiftly explore other worlds
Mars is our next frontier. We'd like to know whether the Red Planet ever hosted its own life forms and where it might be able to host human explorers....
February launch scheduled for Robonaut 2
NASA's Robonaut 2 is primed and ready for launch aboard space shuttle Discovery in February. R2 is so ready, in fact, that it's going up ahead of its legs, which...
This Is Your Massive Snowstorm, America
Huge Winter Storm NASA Goddard Flickr Stream This January may have been the snowiest month on record here in New York, but it looks like the winter isn't anywhere near ready to...
Arctic home to mysterious mercury deposits
More mercury is deposited in the Arctic than anywhere else on the planet. Norwegian NTNU researchers think one explanation for this may lie in the meteorological conditions in the Arctic...
Refining atmospheric climate models
A long, frustrating search for the source of "extra" aerosols seen in field experiments but not in models might have come to an end when scientists at Pacific Northwest National...
Muon makes tracks in EXO-200 detector
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Enriched Xenon Observatory-200, a prototype observatory that will search for exotic decays of fundamental particles of matter, passed a significant if unofficial milestone last month: its detector...
Where's Saturn? Cassini Spacecraft Helping Provide More Accurate Planetary Coordinates
Astronomers have had a solid handle on the orbits of our solar system's planets since at least the 17th century, when Johannes Kepler formulated his laws of planetary motion. But...
On The Origin Of Physical Dynamics And The Reason Of Existence Of Special Relativity
Abstract The origin of physical dynamics and the reason of existence of special relativity are explored. This endeavour is started by analysing the logic of nature. Next, only mathematics is used...
Image: The glare of the sun
This view of Antares, the Apollo 14 Lunar Module as it sat on the moon's Fra Mauro Highlands, reflects a circular flare caused by the brilliant sun.
Solar Eclipse Photos: The View From Space
Unique views of a stunning partial solar eclipse were captured by two separate satellites in a series of breathtaking images of the sun, moon and Earth as they briefly aligned...
Everyday Tech From Space: Water Recyclers Make Pee Potable
NASA has developed inventive ways to distill clean drinking water for astronauts from everything from ambient station humidity to the crew's own urine.
The Sky Is Falling ... More Than We Thought
Small meteorites are more likely to strike Earth intact than scientists once believed