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Giffords' Astronaut Husband 'Extremely Hopeful' of Wife's Full Recovery
The astronaut husband of shot Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is 'extremely hopeful' for her recovery.
Astronomers calculate mass of largest black hole yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Weighing 6.6 billion solar masses, the black hole at the center of galaxy M87 is the most massive black hole for which a precise mass has been measured....
Dot Earth: So this Reporter says to this Scientist...
A translation algorithm for scientists from Mars and reporters from Venus.
Study: Moon water came from comets
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- The moon has had water throughout its history, some supplied externally, some internally, researchers from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville reported.
Tevatron reaches the end of the road
US Department of Energy rejects plan to extend Tevatron operations until 2014
Hubble finds that puny stars pack a big punch
(PhysOrg.com) -- A deep survey of more than 200,000 stars in our Milky Way galaxy has unveiled the sometimes petulant behavior of tiny red dwarf stars. These stars, which are...
Jupiter, the Moon and Uranus Offer Skywatching Show
Jupiter, the moon and Uranus will over a skywatching show as the crescent moon passes north of both planets on Jan. 9 and Jan. 10.
Magnetic pole shift forces airport makeover
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Don't think of this as another sign of the apocalypse, but Earth's magnetic north pole has been shifting enough that Tampa's airport has to repaint...
Asteroid could yield solar system clues
GRAND FORKS, N.D., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. and European astronomers say a newly discovered asteroid with an unusual and violent history could reveal clues about the early solar...
Green: Cape Wind is Cleared for Takeoff - Mostly
The offshore wind project has obtained its final government permit but still faces the hurdle of selling roughly half the power.
We Won't Have Enough Power For Interstellar Travel Until At Least 2211, According to New Calculations
On the bright side, that's sooner than others suggest Interstellar travel won't be possible for at least 200 years, according to a former NASA propulsion scientist who has some new calculations. And by...
Thunder storm radiation amazes physicists
Italy's AGILE mission monitors gamma rays from thunderclouds
Origin of life on Earth: 'Natural' asymmetry of biological molecules may have come from space
Certain molecules do exist in two forms which are symmetrical mirror images of each other: they are known as chiral molecules. On Earth, the chiral molecules of life, especially amino...
Christmas Comes Twice for Russians in Space
Cosmonauts living on the International Space Station is taking some time to celebrate a second Christmas today.
Space Pictures This Week: Fiery Eclipse, Blue Lagoon, More
The space station makes an eclipse cameo, streams of dust carve a nebula, blue fans decorate Mars, and more in the week's best space pictures.
Great Hunter Orion Now Looms Large in the Night Sky
The well-known constellation Orion, the Hunter, is dominating the winter night sky this month.
Brazil releases science blueprint
Brazil has released plans to take its science base from strength to strength in the coming years.
How the sun gets its spots
Sunspots are huge, dark, irregularly shaped--and yet, temporary--areas of intense magnetism on the sun that expand and contract as they move.
Exoplanetary systems
(PhysOrg.com) -- There are now about fifty stars known with more than one orbiting planet - they are the exoplanetary equivalents of the solar system. These stellar families are critical...
Future lunar landing sites mapped out
Heres the map of the future: a look where all the contestants in the Google Lunar X PRIZE intend to land on the Moon, in hopes of nabbing the $30...
Hotspots in fountains on the sun’s surface help explain coronal heating mystery
GREENBELT, Md. -- Observations from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the Japanese satellite Hinode show that some gas in the giant, fountain-like jets in the sun's atmosphere known as...
Statistical analysis can estimate crop performance
Madison, WI December 23, 2010 -- Scientists at Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom, in collaboration with the International Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Syria have...
NASA Stuck in Limbo as New Congress Takes Over
The agency is still waiting for funding to carry out a mission approved by the last Congress.
Jets implicated in solar riddle
Scientists say jets of super-heated gas, called spicules, could be responsible for maintaining the extraordinary high temperatures in the Sun's outer atmosphere.
Chicago News Cooperative: Volunteers at Planetarium Excel Where Machines Lag
The Adler Planetarium in Chicago is enlisting thousands of volunteers with little scientific training to help detect minute differences between images of outer space.
From Breasts To Structural Formulas
In his voyage to the land of the giants, the so-called Brobdingnag, Gulliver does not exactly perceive breasts the way Hugh Hefner would. The nipple was about half the bigness of...
Scientists probe puzzle of sun temperature
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A puzzle as to why the sun's outer atmosphere is millions of degrees hotter than its churning surface may have been partly...
Extreme Planet Makeover
The new "Extreme Planet Makeover" on the NASA/JPL PlanetQuest site lets you roll up your sleeves and create your very own planet.